Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-11-06

The following letter the New York Commercial
copies from the proof sheets of the "Private Life
of Daniel Webster" now III the press of Harper
& Brothers, from the Pen of Charles Lanman, Esq.
1t is exceedingly interesting and the conclusion
is touching. 1t was addressed to his Franklin
overseer: s--.
1 WASHINGTON, March 18th, 1852.
"JoHS TAYLOR
eco ahead. The heart Of the Winter is broken,
and before the first day of April all your land may
be plowed. Buy the oxen of Captain Marston, if
you think the price fair. Pay for the hay. send
you a check for $780, for these two objects. Put
the great oxen in condition to be turned out and
fattened. You have a good horse team, and think
in addition TO this, four and pair Of four year
old steers will do your work. If you think SO,
then dispose OF the Stevens oxen, or unyoke them,
and send them to the pasture, for beef. l know
not when shall see you, but hope before plant
ing. If you need any thing, such as guano, for
instance, write TO Joseph Buck, Esq, Boston, and
he will send it TO you.
whatever ground you sow or plant, see that it
is in good condition. We want pennyroyal crops.
"a little farm well TILED is to farmer the next
best thing to'a little wife well willed.' Cultivate
your garden. Be sure TO produce sufficient guam
titles of useful vegetables. A man may half sup
port his family from good garden. Take care TO
keep my mothers garden in good order, even if it
cost you the wages of man to take care of it. l
have sent you many garden seeds. Distribute them
the village, that every body may have n part of
them without cost. | am glad that you have chos-
en- Mr.. Pike representative. He is true man
but there in New Hampshire many persons who
call themselves Wings, who are no Wings at all,
and no better than dsunionists. ANY man who
hesitates i'll granting and securing to every part Of
the country its just and its constitutional rights, is
enemy to the whole country.
4. y ohm Taylor! if one of your boys should say
that he honors father and mother, and loves his
hrnt M but pf
shall be driven out of the family, what you say
of him but this, that there is real family love in
him! You and are farmers; never talk poll
tics, our talk is of oxen but remember this-that
any man who attempts TO excite one part of the
country against another, is Just wicked as he
would be who should attempt to get up quarrel
between John Taylor and his neighbor, old Mr..
John Sanborn, or his other neighbor, Captain Bur-
leigh. There are some animals that live in fire
and there are some men who delight in heat, smoke,
combustion and other general confagration. They
do not follow the things that make for their peace.
They enjoy only controversy contention and strife.
Have no communion with such persons, either
neighbors or politicians. You have no more right
TO say that slavery ought not 10 exist in Virginia.
than n Tirginian has to say that slavery ought to
exist in New Hampshire. This is question left
to every to decide for himself; and if we mean
to keep the States together, we must leave to eve
ny State this power Of deciding for itself.
81 think never wrote you Il word before upon
politics. shall not do it again. only say love
your country, and your whole country; and when
men attempt 10 PERSUADE you to get into quarrel
with the laws of other states, tell them that you
mean to mind your own business and advise them
to mind theirs. John Taylor, you are free man
You possess good principles you have large IA
mily to rear and provide for by your labor. Be
to the Government which does not OPP
press you, which does not bear you down by
cessive taxation, but which holds out to you and
to yours the hope Of all the blessings which liberty
and security may give. John TAYLOR,
thank God, morning and evening, that you were
born in such country. ohm Taylor, never write
me another word upon politics. Give my kindest
TO your wife and children. and when
you look from your eastern windows upon the grave
Of my family, remember that he who is the author
Of this letter must soon follow them TO another
world. ....- ....y' ....
---- taDANIEI. WERSTER,,,