New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-04

pray al careless OF the dead mems bones which giut the
whiiened sepulckre Thechurches OF New England
wsTe 20 slavery and renounee the law OF ODD
His not All the blame No I, IL not the greatest part
He suaers for the inGuify OF us all
his calling aiawyerwas sonlewh st dan xcrouS lead
ing him. too or to look At the expciiens end not to In
cuIe II i means be also Just 70 Took much a, .as
urc-. net enough az principles. HIS intercourse with
politicians fun Of morsi peril How few touch po
tics aud are thence.orwsrd cleapl
Boston now mourns for hum She Il too late In her
weeping She ought 70 have put on saekcloh when the
speech Of MarSh : frs; came here She should htve
hung her flag hslfmsst when the Fugitive Slave Bin
became law; then che only bred esnnons snd
Thanked her representative Webster fell prosrsfe,
but was Boston more innocent than he' Rene nbes
me lime hundred and eigatythree men that thanked
rum Tor the speech, which touched their "eonsccncc
ana Iom,ed ou' the psth Of duty Twas she that
What sad life was hist A, Portsmouth his house
burned down, All uninsured His wife died-a loving
woman. beautiful and tendcry beloved OF several
children. all have zone before him =, the tomb
Sad man, he lived to build his chidrens monument
Do you remember the melancholy spectacle in the street.
when Major Webster, victim Ct the Xxi AN war wss
BY his father laid down IN yonder toub-a dayht too
but recently laid low How poor seemed then the
gbsty pageant in the street. empty and hollow a. the
mufed drum. For ycars 20 me be has seemed like one
OF the tragic heroes Of the recsp tale pursued BY fate
and lstery the saddesi sight in al this Western world
widowed OF much h. loved and grsspng st Whist We
not only vanity but the ssddcst yexaon OF the hesrt
have icng incurred for him. for no living or depart
cd man. He blasted us with scornful lightning; HIM.
could would not blast but only bless continually and
evomorc.
You remember the las. time he spoke in Boston-she
procession last summer You remember IL we'll What
q sad and csre-worn countenance that OF the old
man, welcomed with their mockcry OF spplausei roa
remember when the orator. wischeadod and friendly.
hearted came 10 thank him for his services he sad NOS
sword Il sayng the Union Of the comprusnsc meas
ures, not word; but for his own great services he
thanked him.
And when Webster replied he said: Here in Boston
am no, iisowned-st least here ain not iisswned"
No Daniel Webster you were not disownet In Boston
30 long a. have tongue 20 teach, heart to feel you
shall never be disowned Ii by our sin, by Bostoas
sn that the great fell Ipiiy his victims you pity
them too. But pity him more; oh. far morei Pity
the oppressed will your WIN you not pity the oppressed
in his SIM -
Look there See that face go manly strong 20 maid
en- meek Hear that voice. Neither DO condemn
thee, Co. and sin more" Listen to tho last words OF
the Cucifsd Father forgive them, fog they know uo<
The last time he was in Fanuci Hall-,t was last
June-,he sick old man-t was fsnuei fiallopcn once
il had been shut-you remember the feeble look and
the sad face felt then that Il was his last time and
foebore 10 look upon that saddened countensnce Tho
last time he In the Senate II was 10 hear his success
sor speak He stsd hour and heard Charles sumner
demonstrate thar the Fugitive Slave bin not good
religion nor good morality, nor good constitution, nor
good law.
He came home TO Boston, ard went down 70 Marsh.
field to die An old man, kroken with the storms Of
State went homc-to dic To him. 20 die was gain
lite was the only loss. His friends were about him his
dear oneehr wife bis son. the last OF six children no
had loved) Name by name hc babe them 81 farewell
and all his friends, man by man. Two coored servants
of his there-nen that he had bought out a
Slavery and had blessed with freedom end life They
watcl ed over the bedside of the dying The kindly
doctor sought TO sweeeu the bitterness Of death with
medcsted xiii, end when that filled no gave the greaS
man lte msnna that fell down from hsayen three
thousand tear ago and the shepherd David gathered
"The Lord ia my shepherd Though walk through the
valley OF the shadow of Death will tear no evils Thy roo
~ A
And Inc great man filtered out s last words. That
Is what wsnt-thy rod, thy rod thy tan my San.
That great heart bad never renounced Cpd: On, no
II had scofed at His higher law, but IN the heaV Of
hcaris, there was religion sun .a... -
Justfour yesrs after his rea. speech, ON the 2<h %
October tie MOI tai Daniel Webster went down to the
dust aud the soul to the moherly bosom OF Tod Me-
mourn for him he heeds 1t nor He needs not Psy.
The man has gone where theservant Is free iLos
hi. msster where " weary ere Of rest where the wcs'
+, ed Cease from troubling
mo farther seek b q lnesis TO dsose,
Or draw his ffsiiies E On ther dread nhode;
There they eile IN trembling HoDa Isposs'
Mlssachusettr has lost her great adopted son Hsz
lott Oh no. 81 still live" is ruer than the sick MAJ
knew
He lives and spread. aloh y ,h.,e psre eyes
! And iorf.ct virtues OF az luisns God"
His memory win long live with u.s. still dear 10 many
n loving heart What honor shall we p,yf Let the
state 20 out mindful Of his nobest services yet tesru
for his fate sad that he would FUN have filed hum with
the hunks the swine do cat and 10 man gave 70 him.
sad and fearful let her remember the force Of crcuui.
and dark temptations secret power. Lei her
member that while know what he yielded 10, and
what his Elm, God knows what al-o Is resisted, aud he
alone knows who the sinner ". The dear old mother
of us all Oh let her warn her children TO fling away
ambition ana let her charge them every ona that there
Yea God who must in deed be worshppcd aud higher
b.w OF God which must be kept though Gold and Unioa
fail Then let her ray to them, Ye have dwot long
enough in this mountain; turn ye and take your jour
Dey into the land Of FaEEDon which the Lord yosr
God ev,th you'll"
Then let her lift her eyes TO Heaven. and pray;
"swect Mercy To Oh. gates OF Heaven.
IhIs ttde.Inan lead, his in. forgiven.
The rucfgl eonfi,t tho heart risen
With vain enieiyori
And m mory ~ earlhs bitter rayea
Ehscod Drryer'
Why 20 him c0hfne H., prayer,
Whilc tindred thoughts aud ,earniDs, sears
n IA. irsl heart the purest SHIRE
With ~ that hief
The best 81 ~iiat 20 do and are
God forgive"