Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-11-18
Daniel Webster's Private Life. Unpublished

The following letter is from the proOf-sheets of the
Private Life of Daniel Webster in the press of
Harper Brothers, from the pen of Charles Lanman,
Esq 1t was addressed to his Franklin overseer:
WASHINGTON, MARCH IL, 1852
"Go ahead The heart of the winter is broken, and
before the lst day of April oil land be powed
Buy the of Captain Marston, If you think the price
fair PAY for the hay | send you check Tor $3.50,
for these objects Pat the great in condition
10 be turned out and fattened You have good horse
team ana think in addition to this, four and pair
Of oury will do your work If you think
So then dispose of the Stevens oxen, unyoke them,
and send them to the pasture, for beef. know not
when shall you. but hope before planting. If you
need ANYTHING. such guano, for instance, write to
Joseph Breck Esq, Boston, and be will send it to you
"Whatever ground you plant that it is in
good condition We want no pennyrOyal crops "A lit
tie farm we'll titled is to farmer the next best thing
to a little wife well willed Cultivate your garden
Be sure 10 produce sufficient quantities of useful vege
tables man may half support his family good
garden Take care to keep my mothers garden in good
order, even it cost You the wages oil man TO take
care of f. have sent you many garden seeds. Dis
tribute them among your neghbors. Send them to the
stores in the village that everybody may have part OF
hem without ccst. am glad that You have chosen Mr..
in New Hampshire many persons who call themselves
Wings who are Wings ALL and better than dis
unonists Any man who hesitates in granting and Sc
curing TO every part o the country Its Just and cons
John Taylor! if of your boys should say that he
his father and mother and loves his brothers and
sisters but still insists that Of them shall be driven
the family what you of him but this that
there is real family love in him You and are far
mers we never talk politics. talk is OF oxen; but
remember this: that any who attempts to excite
of the country against another just wicked
he would be who should attempt get mp quarrel
between John Taylor and his neighbor, old Mr. John
Sanborn, his other neghbor Captain Burleigh.
There are some animals that live best in the fire; and
there are some men who delight in heat smoke, com.
bustion and general conhagration. They do
follow the things which make for peace. They enjoy
only controversy contention and strife. Have no CON-
munion with such persons, either nelghbors pot
Clans You have right to say that slavery
ought not exist in Virginia, than Vrgnlan has to
say that slavery ought to exist in New Hampshire
This question left every State to decide Tor se
and if to keep the States together, we must
leave every State this power Of deciding for itse
al think never wrote you a word before upon poll
ties shall not do it again. | only say, love your
country, and your whole country and when men at
tempt to persuade you to get into quarrel VITA the
laws Of other States tell them that you mind
your own business and advise them mind theirs
John Taylor you are free man. you possess good prn'
ciples; you have large family to and provide Tor
by your labor. Be thankful the Government which
does not Cypress you which does not bear you down by
excessive taxation but which holds to you and to
| Try and security may give. John Taylor thank God,
morning and evening, that you were born In such
country. John Taylor. write me another word
upon politics Give my kindest remembrance to your
wife and chdren and when You look from your
windows upon the graves of my family, remember that
he who the author Of this letter must follow them
to another world. DANIEL WEBSTER"