New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-24

Ne sc Of the -s thss DE- intsec, sss w y
ss ~-c,.rueaf 10 bis sentiments, but M o1uy
1914 ,urpslrd The deficiency -
~ srsn grhcsenf in generosity and geniaiffy Oh IN
s'<s~s ever roee 20 the first booors N state iaus
-.s VIII Daniel Webster. He aioyed. ne cierisosi
"a. fke tavorfe air1s and opinions Of ne
~. he brought uDsurpaesed inioTmanon AM
ssgcf sod endurance 70 champion the pY a.
. Eus,.nders rated him 10 higher nan ~. -:
-.socaie they had paeonscsoss inesgs,hr - rn.
heart was moi in the cause hs'iss 49, -, Ia i.
s; - a. :, lovalfy snd eonsistency siooe eoaia i@
-, - ,,,iz, z esnhIticp sned H. there wa no "a
"a cvchs,er's rating. His patty couh rely uS,a ha
p,.s n reB 4 u On hun ou'y because Il oe'ssol ~. "a
hrwd MOTTO see that nons,y va, - i,vsify He
fs& o. = His supporters were
~, -. 5...s. ssna which al0ne ens
.,e atariy 4 : - .,sarAa N triumph over every 10
-, .y...,.,. OF 10 ille hizhesf ofsce Of tse
-,ste but he never reached the h;ghest And hai ne
wed 10 tie aqe Of Nethusalem he never could hsVe
reached H. He Yves doomed 20 be one Of the mr.. Of
secondrJie men. But though incapable OF SAD MS
highest 10 wes a check upon those who di1. hewa'
de natural orgsn e neutral, Of recassnf or al
tating Minority. There was no getting ID anie "ecs'r
cot Of the fo0 ard II never ae n have bum 'or an
cprOrcIt Though ne could net have bis own WY De
eond prevent others from having theirs ia everything
IL can't RE 10 your sphere but can Keep you uo"H
10 mine" be more than sidby deeds no' "0iuS-
TO more luoyfnt natures. .-
No doubt WHEN HE corftEymen we're gong "ro1y,
Mr. Webster 81 times and greet oceasons' o1sre1
resOlute oYatorical resistance. lie hied up nv Voc'
and WA ned his fellow.ctlzens ~ 10 whD1eI pn
40, ,,s Ie,diro ard directing them He oppo Ell IN s
yio NJ etirff of snbifion which annexed Texas an
ssfaled Mexico. lie preached peace with EnzlanI
when the countries were gong to quhrie' eDDu.
biz of bunting" And he lost no Cpp9runty IN power
M fuf az consolidating the Unicn. These were great
meIts for which Let Mr. Webtcrs memory have all me
praise and rene it deseryes But nan ms moral "ur
..frlu a.l.usa aat.
butes been sshigly cultivated as hs iIe.ecusi cspaci
ty more-fsr niore-would have been within hs power;
and he might have produced, what he certainly ha' n)t
powefr impression for good On the national cnsrac-
Ter of his cOuntryInen And, NJ much y requredifon
those 20 whom much j. given, 1t ~ " the mShesJ
standard Mr. Webster is 10 be Inpartaly and nnally
judged -, a.,
on public opinion in America there 10 not wanting cyl
deue dat r Webter had in his lster days yielded 10
ts defefiOLBg influences and was c0ntent 70 ecOnr-
age that tpirt Of braggadocia and aggression WHICH nj
an earlier period, lie bad failed 10 arrest IL is we
think to be found equally in bis manner Of repsihng
tie conduct OF cur Government the fisheries que
tim ind in the encouragement he gave 20 awlessnes
when il fixed IFS selfish eyes on the Lobos Islands In
the one case he began by tanning flame which might
have fpesd 10 general c0nagration, had not the po1
pie OF England compelled the Derby CABINET 70 rctrsat
from their original position; in the other he Suei
State paper, unwsnsmable ~ ls iacfs un.uppotaoie
In te law and immoral % the last degree IN its pupo9e
In beth ffnrs lie must have suffered heavy morSifca
ton md may have depressed he spirits and r3n-
dered his irame accessible 10 the lnroads OF the
disease which has carried him OIL
II Is a. the director Of the excTnl relations OF Amer
ca that Europe knows most Of Mr. We0ter; aud during
The two periods when he conducted those relations. no
certainly performed services scarcely less inpOr
tant 10 America than % Europe Under Gen Harrison he
successfully removed all those difficulties which threat
ened to bring on a with England and now that tim;
hes abaed oppositon nnd prcudces on either side te
Atlantic It must be admitted on al hands that the Slave
Trade, the Boundary, and the Exra1tion Conventions
were al measures Of great and reciprocal u,eiun 80
Mr. Wcbtters second tenure OF Office, under Pfesdent
Fillmore, hes scarcely been so Characterized; but n his
conduct in the ufar a Cuba, be ssvel his country from
the rcproach and ehamc OF great crime aud IN sup
porting and carrying out the Compromise Act, rs at
least aided in pOsiponing he great question # i1ernm
separation Perhaps he alec opposed "a wei a. ne
could those designs against Mexico. Nicaragua AMI the
Sandwich Islands, which still stored for future
American ou,breaks
Both ~ a leading member Of the Whic party and a.
connected with the State Of MasRehusets, which has
gained mort ty the policy Mr. Webster was supp )rer
ofProtection principles But here also fOrtunate
ly liz great abilities thrown away. ia spite of his
orttory, freedom Of trade prevailed; and IN The II sue
Of The Wing party since it became thoroughly pro-
tcctSe there's something lker,,butiye justice IN The
approaching election Of General Pierce 10 the ProsiieB
Cyl the financial prosperity OF the general treasury nj
Washington WIN In an probability, lead TO further
duotions in The srid-ull the more easily that Mr..
Webftcr viii not DO In Congress - refist the CREST
psicy which ultes nations In the bond Of anity and
concord, and mnkes them react on each others pros
mis- characterize of American institutions ths the re
Inoya a is fouusi snd mil -xbie sou wll
nen, be feli in the progress OF political events lie
plece win be fed-Inore or oss sby-snd things win
guOn u be had never bccn had never been removed
Ttb the cqaence OF popular solutions fgOv-
efpcitlhst stafesnh atctne agents not the masters
Of puuiar opinion and wishe AMI that there j. always
redundant fupply of competent public servants.
Hence ,tcsdrcfs and consistency ia The policy Of pl.
lar governments Individual my he tickle ldchsnge.
able; but cs ere ever dreary HOMOGENEOUS in their
aims and ef6rs AS children Ike to hear the came tale
told over again 20 tie multitude Ike 70 Gee their rulers
10 iDcosftnty through the fame routine Tao watch.
words Of popular party change slowly
Thn reelection places in strong light the e.u,Is
folly Of those who dream they In the reusctaon of
the Empire guarantee TO France for the OF
revolutionary changes. BY yosl.ng all power in the
hands Of on autocrCt the French render their national
policy liable TO shit and change with all HE freaks ami
whims Nay they render that order and tranquility flr
which they yoan dependent upon the contind
his 'c certain TO be interrupted with the interruption
OF lie tr and precarious tenure In the IN )crGti,
Republic d America the survival or extinction OF a
master mind like Webster does not for IN Dmant shake
public tranqdlydoes not pcrcepiiby Affect the STEADY
course either OF domestic foreign polltics la the
French Empire now in process Of Inauguration the
death even Of Louis Napoleon woull restore anarchy
Everything would be interrupted I'LL the rivals for his
Inheritance Of power had fought II out THIS Is the in
eviablc consequence OF the people leaving tho
ment OF their Gfairs TO few instead OF keeping
IL mainly in their own hands. Popular Governments
smorg cvilsed people more truly conservative than
despo,isms or olgarchies.