The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-10-30
ILLNESS OF DANIEL. WEBSTER.


spread and general gloom l,crrad,rl thu
city. Men spoke to.,,hrr in whispers, ami
the hnrth,n Of their r',r., ,r<.fio'l WIS the i'll
ness of Mr. Webster. 1t the present writing
we have no other information in r,.car,l to hi~
condition. than that he i alarrll:m"lv I'll. and
the general concurrent o;iniOn l. that the
sam'i> of hi mortal lii. are fast running out
We heard Yesterday that on Thursday hr
able Ia iiri;ite answers /. sil... lhiril let
tiers and that hr na,ic Ills r.:I T,wsr,l> tl,.
closing Of III" af1rrnooa liz symptoms ,cr;,nn,.
critical. and little or no hope Wa r>Irs,,,,l
or entertained ri his rr,'.crv, H. stronr
mind remained clear, and ~',in.. ii..,- Yg.,> u--
cniiri lHH him III p-a,er, IL, ia,ar freely
upon religions t",'i'-. ani rNprr,>~d H. con-
,irton> OF The truth of Il, ,,la,ion Tlrr,.
were present om he. or';>;"l. tr,,o T. Curtis.
E~l.- Of this city. Hon, L.:arl Curtis OF New
York, and members a.. the fanny.
The illness OF Mr. Webster produced a pra-
tnund sensation in ,hi~ city. and We have no
doubt that it will throughout The whole coun-
Try There Is now no hope entertained that
he viii Recover. We cannot allow thi- osc.a-
sion to pass without expressing the f;.r!.n->
winch We entertain No man li,nc ever
II, a mor, prutoun;! reel,a for another. than
w have for Mr. Webster. He WIS the Amer
,,.,p s-,-...p,.,, -,.,,, ,ri,-o 900. l- IL
vcr>aiion wc gathered the best ideas Of or
Government. aal the Constitution under
which We live, Notwithstanding, the eStran-r-
mcnt which has within the last two Years o.
CURED To separate u, and whici. has riven
10 Others an opportunity 10 mi>Ir:rc,rnt our
position thc sentiments of respect andattacll-
m"nt which Were planted within oar bt,st-t
IN other days, have never been ohIitrratcd-
For Mr. Wci>:vr'> trans -vl3.lclit abilities, no
man ever ;c,t a Mor. Profound regard; ana
aIrh"n-'r wirri appeared 20 - 10 br the path
ot 'lUIy lrd IN direction or!ro>i;e 10 the on,.
whi-h he ~,,w fit Ia tread. wifhi. rhr la,, two
wears. Vet the e,.l,ara:ion ha> ALWAYS been 10
IL 4 source OF extreme regret. Our comic
ri'n> ronll not disregard. ana We have no
ap"ln-ic> 30 offer that Va iii not DISREGARD
them Had va b',cn i.tl>c To them. We should
have b,.n unworthy ta l.e.l The POSITION
which VIZ IA -ind ,,s,>r TIA, w,.,t W.,
may -! ia regard 10 Mr. Webster. will l,ct
bc considered a> les mindful irpan>e of the
variance which ui la'c-aill only OF lair-has
or"nT:c! To separate Us
There WAS time when The relation wiyir,,
We held with The distinguished statesman WIS
{" 4 considerable dr-rcy confidential. and it
l. one oi the >our,c> Of satisfaction 10 IL. AN
which w now feel. ,la, duliu. the two wears
"fron'r"vrr>y, VIII, il just passed, that ir;l,
was never violated
Mr. Webster without Doubt po>>,>-..,l ti.e
most massive ar.! viyo-oi., uli,.,l THAI va, e,
er vouch>ai;.d to any one man in A,44rli-a.-
lli> speeches vii! ever hc Regarded IL the
Pnrc>t specimens Of American cio,ju,nce.anl
a among the richest treasure ct Ii, country
men, They have been carefully preserved,
an'l 80 far a> they are concerned. il NAV Toe.
SAID of them as he upon another OCCASION s..i,
the past At least i SECURE" But it i noi al
together in hi> speeches that hc va, ..n.a,.
nor IN them alone = i. ii,y,.i the vast i.owcr>
: ot hi> unsurpassed mel c,t. MIR Webster WAS
never seen Ia more advantage than within
" hi> own household, at the family ho1rl. or in
Strollimc with him over hi> farm at Mar>h,irlf
or Standin" with him upon the sea h,arh and
looking ont upon the ocean before u. which
" like th" scope of hi intellectual vision ar,car-
IL cd houm,ilc,s.
We have cnj"vrd these things. and there
are 10 events in our life in which We lav,
experienced more pleasure ~ ~e mriGr
u they in,ounrarily rise before W. ike blessed
visions Of other and better days, To hea,
HIM converse upon the pas. fhr present III,
fuiurr.in familiar, ro,lo'iUa mamncr-o IL,
d en- t" his -rrat thoughts oppressed. in the par
e ct words of nnr language. and wonder how
/ he could Tins speak and think are JOYS whicl
II We ran find no words To express. Ii was eu
~ fortune TO pass several ,la,> at his home II
i" Mar>ltirid. some >ix or cight wears ago. an,
% well We remember one beautiful nirilt. whrr
the heavens seemed to h, studded with count
y less mvriad> of stars that about min,- n'rlol
" IN the evening we walked ont. and he >too,
:" beneath the beautiful weeping elm wLirl
=" raises lis majestic form within few ls,rr> ot
'' his dwelling. and looking up through the ca!i
''' branches he apprarcc Tor several minutes {
&c he wrapped in deep thought. and at length
as if the scene. so soft and beautiful had >ur
d, gc>tcd the lines, he quoted certain verses OF
the eighth Psalm. beginning with the word,
- When consider thy heavens, the work o:
''' thy fingers; the neon and The Stars, whic
III thou hast or,lainc.i: wha; j. man, that tho
w art mindful OF linn: and the OF man tha
We thou viSit,.s; him: For ilou hast made hin
'ih little l..wer than the an., AMI hast crown
re ed him with glory and honor" ~ The deer
X low tone in which he repeated these INSPIRE,
ter wor'!~. and the deep wrapped attention viii
III which he .azed ~ through the branches OF
IN the elm. struck us with feeling Of create
'aS awe and >",mnifv than We ever felt, whcr
in wear or two later We visited some Of n,
most magnificent ra'hclral> of the old world