Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-11-13
TRIBUTE OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO THE MEMORY
s OF Mr. WEBSTER.

"A large meeting was held IN Charleston on the
Both 1timo, to pay fitting tribute to the memory
of DANIEL WEBSTER when an eloquent address
was delivered by JAMES l.. PETTIGREw, Esq, OF
which the following is an extract:
hfr WEBsTER is the last Of the illustrious three who
SO lopg adorned the Congressional life of America He
belonged to the second Of the Republic. He came
upo stage the heroes of the Revolutionary period
were passing away and he was one of that iustrious
band who Sustained the reputation of their fathers and
gave character to the rising fortunes Of the country If
Engnd is justly proud of the Parliamentary glory Of the
peroi that illustrated by the rare genius Of PIrT
Fox and BrRKE may boast with reason Of the long
period during which Senate was illuminated by the
radiance cfsach minds CLAY, CALHOUN, and WEBSTER
and those groups to be arranged in parallel lines
there could W no hesitation in assigning Mr. Webster
his pe by the philosophic statesman, the sentenou
and clot ueat Burke.
ssBushe name OF Mr. Burke excites other and in
teresting associations That great man you know sir
held in the highest and the personal obi
CATION Of the representative to the convictions Of his
Judgment He ignored the doctrine of instructions; and
when the people of Bristol declared themselves unequivo
cay in favor of policy dsapproyed by him as at vari-
ance with the good he did not hesitate 10 fol-
low the dictates of his Judgment and expose him
self to the osracism of offended constituency Mr..
ample Of fidelity to principle the expense Of the loss of
friends He brayed the dspeasure of constituency not
only Of the highest social and political weight but
stuency to which he attached by the endearng
associations II is his rare felicity have left behind
example of frmness Of principle which none but him.
self has had the opportunity of exempfying. Others
may have been ready lay down all the advantages
of power and public station in support of the Constitution
but he is the only example Of American statesman,
placed under the necessity of offending his State de-
serting the altar of the Constitution And well and noby
did he stand the trial of that issue, and bear the
quences public dspeasare incurred in the discharge of
public duty For this his will emerge from the
tomb in which his hopes, far worldly honors were
concerned were buried before he died, with the ustre
which virtue receives from the fire Of adyersity Pre-
ulge6ant Brutus ct Casstus nqis quod corum derrat
During the brief session of the Legislature of
South Carolina, held on Tuesday, the I'd instant,
for the election of Electors Of President and Vice
President of the United States the Governor trans
mitted the following special message:
ExEcuTIvE DEPARTMENT,
COLUMBIA, NOVEMBER ., 1852.
Gentlemen Of DE Senate and House Of Representatives.:
feel nay duty officially announce you the deaths
of two of illustrious Statesmen, Henry CLAY
and DANIEL WEBSTER which have occurred since your
last meeting.
Thus in the space of three short years. have passed
away from the stage Of action three OF the greatest
that have adorned the history of county Cali
HouY CLAY, and WEBSTER names which were upon
every lip for praise blame, according to the peculiar
political tenets Of those who pronounced them They
the shining stars Of Republic One by one they
have been extngushed as though they not permit
ted TO shine but in conjunction While mourned the
loss Dg Gst I'm sac,sks hi loid cttr
homage to f inteseetunl power great
conpeers refnsh 10 mnge tears with Kentucky
Massachusetts, the tombs of their avorite Diff
fering it is true, upon the agtating subjects Of the
day. that the grave has closed them should
forget whatever Of fraity incident their mortality,
and only remember them the great intellectual lights
which shed halo Of glory around the history Of
mon country. J. III. MEANS.
In response TO this message the following resolutions
were adopted, on the motion of Mr.. MIDDLETON:
Be resoped That the General Assembly of South Ca
rona depores the bereavements which have fallen upon
the Confederacy large in the decease of those usr
Gus citizens and eminent orators and statesmen HENRY
CLAY and DANIEL WEBSTER and that whilst we have re
called to us the memory of home, ii but
adds to the pognancy of grief know that others
mourn we have mourned.
ResoIped That offer with fraternal feelings con-
doence 70 coStates Of the Union this sorrewfu
occasion and more particularly do tender it to the
Common wealths of Kentucky and Massachusetts,
Resoped That his Excellency the Governor be request
ed to communicate copy Of his message to the General
Assembly together with the foregoing resolutions to the
Executives of Kentucky and Massachusetts.
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