The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-23

"Ths illness under which Mr.. Webster has ssf
Tered at Marshield has excited serious alarm. At
his age the disease which has greatly impaired his
physical strength could but excite sad forebodings
OF the result. At all events, the dav ca.,r ne fa
distant when that compreh...,r,v wisdom and con.
" -...us will be taken away from us in the
..ulnary course Of the life of man. There is now
however, reason to think that repose and the in
MIGRATING breath Of sea and land at Marshfeld,
will restore the health Of the great Secretary, an
send him in due time back to his post in Washing
ton, to close the important questions still pending
between our Government and foreign countries.
few weeks longer passed In the midst OF the be-
loved scenes TO which Mr.. Webster has for 30 many
years delighted to withdraw from the es of pub
lie and professional life WILL IL 10 earnestly hoped,
carry him safely through this annual attack, and
strengthen his heart for another winter OF strenu
Gus toll in the service Of his country.
"'The farm at Marshfield 10 worthy TO be the
resting place OF its ustrious owner 1t Ii shielded
by range Of beautiful hills, from the violence VI
our northeasterly storms; it has distant view OF
the ocean beyond the lowlands which every tide
overtiows; on one side a wooded promontory juts
into the sea, anu the other rises slopng high
land, on the brow Of which, in the deep repose of
nature, his kindred rest in their long sleep, with
sounds above around them but the murmurs
OF the wind through the foliage Of the dropping
trees, or the songs Of birds, the solemn voice oil
the speaking eternally from it's vast Depths the
unduiatng surface sweeps up from the marshes
and forms q table land ON which the house 81 Ids
then gently falls into smooth and spreading lawn,
then, by a deeper slope, it ascends to the western
range Of hills, which on that side shut in the pic
ture, and bound scene OF harmonious, yet richly.
varied and sweetly- contracted beauty. =
"Here, but a few weeks since, Mr.. Webster wac
accustomed to drive the transient guest over his
estate; visiting the fields, his ocean shore, his
focks, and his herds; pointing out the prospect,
and speaking with tender emotion Of the sad and
happy memories the varied views recalled con.
versing with the rustic neighbors whom he CHANGED
to meet in kind and genial tones, and on sub
jecs which he and they understood alike; uttering
from time to time glorious thoughts suggested by
grandeur, which made the moment memorable in
the listeners life But this has been in some mea-
sure interrupted. That noble form, that surpass-
ing strength of constitution, have dropped under
the protracted illness which has withheld him from
the turmoil raging outside of that secluded spot;
the drives the hills and along the loud resound.
ing sea, which he loved 30 much, have ceased.
Solemn thoughts exclude from his mind the in.
ferior topics of the ffeetipg hourj and the great
and awful themes of the future now seemingly
opening before hm-themes to which his mind
has always and instinctively turned its pro-
foundest meditations-now fill the hours won
from the weary lassitude of illness, from the
public duties which sickness retirement cannot
make him forget or neglect. The eloquent specu
lations OF Cicero on the Immortality Of the soul,
and the admirable arguments against the Epicu
rean philosophy, put into the mouth Of one Of the
colloquists in the book on the Nature of the Gods,
share his thoughts with the sure testimony of the
Word Of God. But no day passes that the affairs
Of the country do not occupy his attention. His
great mind never applied itself with camer or
more comprehensive grasp to the duties of his dc.
partment. The intellectual power asserts its 81
premacy over physical weakness and tedious dis
ease with an unfaltering energy Of soul that in
itself is good argument OF its immortality as
Cicero uttered in the ma esic accents of the
Latin tongue.
These are the dignifed pursuits that grace the
days of suffering passed by the ilustrious states
man of Marshheld. The respectful sympathies of
the country surround him in his hours of illness,
his speedy restoration"
great mass meeting advertised to be held at Jack,
son last Thursday and Friday, came of at the time
announced-but If we credit common report, il
decided failure, as far as the expectations OF
it's friends were concerned. The proceedings OF
Thursday referred to at some length in the
Mississipidn Gov. Foote was the fret speaker,
and he took the opportunity Of doing full and am.
pie justice to General Scott. He said that he knew
him to be early and original friend of the Com
promise measures and that the Wing platform
was as sound on the question Of slavery as the De.
mocratic platform. Gov. A. G. Brown, Mr.. Barry
and Mr.. Singleton also spoke; and the next day
Mr.. G. w. L. Smith held forth abusing Gov. Foote
for his course, and especially for his speech.
The Vicksburg Whig says that there were ia
persons, all told, in the procession, and that the
Democracy at jackson are disappointed at the re-
suit, ana In terrlDle snarl. SuCn, we suppose,
would naturally be the
Senator s A. Douglas was not there according
to promise. Whether he was called home to save
Illinois from being taken BY the Scott men, or
whether he had read how the Mississippidn abused
him two years ago, as Wilmot provisoist, and
of the worst enemies of the South. we cannot
say. Either reason would have been sufficient.
Watcher Courier, 18th.
RECIPROCAL BENEFITS OF LAND AND RAILROADS
The New York Economist publishes article or
the Central Railroad of Illinois, from which we
make the following extract:
GAS an illustration of the reciprocal tive benefits
derived by the road from the lands, and by the
lands would sell in limited quantities only at the
Government minimum price, 81 70; but some
gentlemen, who recently wished to purchase g
tract in wild region on the Kankakee river, six ty
were compelled to give $4,000 for 1000 acres
During the late land sales Of the Government il
that region the prices ranged from So 81 to 3
per acre, and were kept down, at that rate, on J
by agreement among the buyers not to bid on each
other, but to divide purchases. This activity ano
rise in Government lands has been apparent in
greater degree in private lands. The Federal Go
vcrnment granted $500 600 acres, which it nigh
in time have sold for ) 3,300,000; along with ar
equal quantity which it has reserved, making
Sc 600 900; but this reserved lot is selling at 5
average, through influence OF the road built witt
the quantity granted. 1t will bring at leas
ne government Will mus make
$4,000, 900 by giving away half, and the privat,
la ndholders will make at least $40 ,000, 900. Thus
II the enterpr sing gentlemen OF the company make
splendid fortune, they will still be behind tn,
Government and the citizen in profit.
The Western States, and Illinois in particular
felt the consequences of the revulsion of 1886 Sc
verely. There was an absence of money, and III
absolute inability to sell any property. The ex
penditures for the completion Of the great cana
gave little impulse to business, and since ther
che has prospered gradually, with increasing pop
ulation, until her property is under the intuenc,
Of the railroad becoming active. Some sales have
come to our knowle edge
Lee county, 800 acres, held at SO since 1912
by MIR. Wesman, sold at auction in 1882 ut )
Ogle county-400 acres offered, without ia
kers, at SIS in 1850, sold this year at.... l.
Ogle county-300 acres, MIR. Armstrong
bought in 1850 for S2,lO0, cold tina
year .................... 400
Lee county-2S0 acres sold by Mr.. Barnes
in 1850 for 5 ,000 resod for. ........... 1920
Cook county-25 acres sold in lS45 for
$500, resold in lSI7 for 200, and this
year .................. ....'......... 1900
OgIe county-Buffalo Grove lands held at
SO. have been sold at..................
Stephenson county, 200 acres offered in
1919 at 49, sold in May last at........
Oglc county-4,000 acres cost SO 50 in
1914, now offered for cash at...... ....
These are but few items among great mum
Der, and mention them here indication 0
the activity which, after n slumber Of ten years