The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-12-10

anu UutO SiSat pOWNh
in his owngags, putting his opinionainto
mems heads, his WI into sheir action,
and yet may never reach far onward into
the future. He win have power, in his
time, in America. by having the common
sentiments and ideos, and an ,extraor-
dinary. ability to express and SHOW their
value; great power of comprehension, Of
statement, and will. Such aman differs
from mankind in quantity, not quality.
| Where all men have considerable, he has
a gfea, deal. His power nigh, be repre-
sented by two parallel lines, beginning,
one, where his Influence begins, the
other, where his influence extends. His
power will be measured BY the length Of
the lines lateraliy, and the distance be-
twizt the parallels. That is one thng.
| Or a great man .may extend himself
forward, ini,he line Of the human march,
hi nself a prolongaiiop Of The axis Of man
kind; not reaching far sideways, in his
own lime, he reaches forward immensely,
! his influence widening as ii goes He
win do this by superiority ia sentiments.
ideas and actions. He viii differ in
quality as well as quantity, and have
much where the crowd have nothing al
all. His power, also, may be represented
lby two lines, beginning at his birth,
pointing forward, divergihgfrom appoint,
reaching far into The future, widening as
they extend; and containing time by
their stretch, and space BY their speed.
Jesus Of Nazareth wal Of this class; he
spread latefally in his life-lime, and took
in twelve Galilean peasants and a few
obscure women; now bis diverging lines
reach over two thousand years in their
stretch, and contain Two hundred and
sixty millions OF men within their spread
So much, my friends, and so long, as
preface 10 the this estimate of great
man. Daniel Webster was great man
for many years the favored son. Of
New England He was seventy years
old; nearly forty years in the councils Of
the nation; held high Office in times Of
peril and doubt; had a mighty eloquence, ]
there wefe Two millions Of readers for
every speech he spoke, and of late years
he has had vast Influence on the opinion
of the North. Hell has done great service;
spoken noble words that will endure SO
long as English lasts. He has largely
held fbe public eye; his public Office
made his personal character conspicuous.
Great men have no privacy; their bed
aud their board are both spread inlfront
of the sun, and their private character is
a public force. lie, US see what he did,
and what he was; what is the result for
the present., what the rtsul. for the1C future.
Daniel Webster was born at Salisbury,
N. H., in The borders Of civilization, ON
The 18th Of January, 1852. He was the
son OF Capt. Ebenezer and Abigail East
man, Webster. No New. .Englander had
pitched his cabin so near the north star
as Capt Webster. The family was any
thing but rich, living first in a log cabin,
then in frame-house, and sometimes
Keeping tavern. The father was a sol
der Of the French war, and in the Rev
olulien La great, brave, big, brawny man.
The mother was quite superior woman.
II is often SO. When the vhtue leaps
high in the public fountain you seek for
lthe lofty spring Of nobleness, and find II
FAR off in the dear breast Of some mother
who melted the SHOWS Of winter, and
lc ,ndensed the summers dew into fair
sweet humanity, whichnow gladdens the
lface of man in all the city Streets. Bulk
| is bearded and masculine; niceness is Of
woman's geDdering. slia
Daniel Websier was fortunate in the
outward circumstances of his birth and
breeding. He came from that class in
society whence almost all The great Inen
of America have come--lhe two Adams,
Washng,on, Hancock, Jefferson, Jack,
IsoH, Clay, and almost every living notable
[of our time. Our Hercules was also
cladled on The ground. When he visited
The, West few years ago.. an emigfant
from New-Hampshite, met him, recogi
nized bin, aud asked, sis tais the son Of
Capt. .WebseI?n'. .aIi is indeed, = said
The great man. a:What,n said he, is this
the little black Dan that used to water
The aorses2p Aud The great Daniel
Webster said, "tsis the little black Dan
that usad 10 water the hprses." He was
proud OF his history. IL a man finds the
way alone, should he. not be proud Of
having found the way? ......
He had small opportunities for academ-
icsl education. The school-masterlwas
|Habropdn, in New-H Hampshire; he was
seldom at home in Salisbury Only two
or tree monihs in the year was there q
school; and that was two. or three miles
off Thi.her went, Daniel Webster, a
brave, bright boy, "fa,ber Of the man"
The school-houss of New-England is the
cradle ofsall her greatness,
When fourteen years old, he went to
the Phillips Academy for few months;
then to study with Mr.. Wood, at Bos-
cawen, paving ga. dollar a weakn for the
food for the body, and for The food Of the
mind. He was an ambiiious boy, and
:. slon.r Mo, r.nJa. that -!