New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-03
Unpublished Letters of Mr.. Webster.

WASHINGTON March l3 1922
"JOHN TAYLOR: l AIN glad to hear from you
agnin and 10 learn that you are well, ana tnat your
teams and tools ready for springs work, whenever
Tie weather will allow you 10 begun. sometimes read
books on farming; and remember that very Sensible
old author advises farmers to pillow naked ana SOW ma
kcd BY this be means that there Is no use IN GINNING
springs work till the weather is warm that farmer
may throw hsde his winter clothes and roll up his
sleeves Yet he says ought to begin Us early in the
wear rs possibe lie wrote very pretty
this subject which, az far "a | remember, nm thus:
The rolen bosom 10 the western vnds;
While mour,ain SHOWS Dissolve against the sun
And streams yet new 4 ON precpces run
r sS IN s erT ND yoe bo SUD; starr
And soad Lin uD IL snake b.neaihh. toll,
And the bright share i buried N the sod
John Taylor when you read these lne3, do you not
see the .nc MEETING and the little streams beginning 70
down the lopca of your Punch.brook pasture, and
the grG9s starting and growing IN the teang wa
ter oil green bng h ami beautiful And do You not see
your Durham smoking from heat ana prrapirauOn
as they draw along your great breaknsup plough cut
ting ard turning over the tough sward IN your meade"
in the great field Tae OF this sensible author s
Virgil; and he gives farmers much other advice soma
OF which you have been following all the winter without
even knowing that he had given It.
"lut when cod wea,hCr heavy nov and ram
Tue aloglns lsrner IA IT. house r,,,,', e.
K, him .S ,,sass y, yU when T ,h Ia Se
Then lci bun marx sheep -har-,
or hollow ifccs ior boats % number DER
His sa,k or measure liz incics ine sj0rci
Or sharpen s,aLe' anl mend each sake ami 3D.
NlSi ms crowded hains Al cary morn,
IooL t. III, ffsnary md shell In.
Give go0d breakfast To h IS Numerous kHc
III. .hiveIlnI poultry and hs iai;enIs SWINE.
And Mr.. Virgil says some other things, which you un'
.deTstand up al Franklin as well az cTOr h. did;
In chilling winter tns en,oy Their 'torc.
fc5sti iht'r h.rd'eir' and recruit i 10. roc
And wis, he go, with pins with Pleasure -Prna'i
Draws chairs around Tia G,c and tel. once more
STORES Which Oi;eR have been 10 j beiosci
SEead. clean .ole with Inns good goo, to !; a.
They Prai- is hospitality and le-
They shall sleep better stor such mos!
"John Taylor. by the tune you have got throush tis
you have read enough The sum OF oil H. he ready ior
your tpnnGs work the weather becomes warm
enough aud then put your hand TO the po ana look NOT
back DANIEL WEBSTER
WASHINGTON Wednesday March IL, 1882.
"JoHN TAYLOR: Go ahead The heart OF
the winter is broken and before the st day Of April all
your land may be plos,ed. Buy the oxen OF Captain
Marston, ii you think the price fir Pay for the hay
send YOU check for Sl6O for these two objects Put
the great in condition 70 be turned out AMI fat
tened You have good horse team, and think In ad
diiion to this. four oxen and par OF fouryear-od
will do your work. II you think So then dispose
Of the Stevens oxen unyoke them, and send them 10
the pasture for beet know not when shall see you,
but lhope before planting II you need anything, such
Is guGno. for instance write 10 Joseph Buck Esq,
Boston and he will send II 10 you
"Whaievcr ground you plant see that j. is in
good condition We wsnt no pearyroyol crops. A
little farm well titled is TO farmer the next best thing
20 a little wife wellwiled Cultivate your garden Be
10 produce sufficient quantities OF useful vegetables
man may halt support hi, family from good garden.
Take care to keep my mothers gorden in good order
even cot you the wages OF ma, 20 take care OF II.
j have sent you many garden seeds Distribute them
among your neihbOrs Send them to the stores in the
village that everybody may have part of them without
cost | am glad that YOU have chosen Mr. Pike Repre-
sentative. lie is true man hut there in New.
Hampshire many persons who call Themselves Wings,
who are no Wings HI all and no betterthan Dsunionists
Any man who hesita,es in granting and securing 10
every part OF the country ts just and it, Constitutional
rights. Is nm enemy to the whole country.
John Taylor: If one of your boys should say that
he honors his father and mother and loves his brothers
and sateTs brit still insists that enc Of them shall be
driven out of the family. what you say OF him but
The that there il no real family love in HIM You and
are farmers: never talk politics; our talk Il Of
oxen but remember this-thai any man who attempts
10 excite one part of the country against aoter just
"a wicked rs nc would be who should attempt 10 gcs up
quarrel between John IsylorHnd ms neisnoor Ola
Mr. John Sanborn his other nelshoor captain ber-
LEIGH There are some animals tnAt I'VE oest IN tHe
a,e and there are some men who delight IN heal smoke
combustion, and even general eonfagfaioh Iusy uo
not follow the things which mako FOR peace they enjoy
only controversy. contession and stfue iiS'o no
nnion with euch persons either nesh0ors or po"|
clans You have no right 10 say thar slavery
ought not TO exist in Virginia than NTSinmn rs, 10
cav that Slavery ought 70 exist in Newlitmpshi'e In
4, ouestion Jeff every SSste TO decide Tor hseI am
we mean TO keep the States together we must isve
10 every State this power OF deciding for ITSELF
81 think never wrote yoz e word before upon poll
tics shall not do Il again. only say love your coan-
try and your whole country and when men a'esnt ~
persuade Won 20 get into quarrel the laws OF other
S,.,ss ,si, shcus that YOU mean 10 mind your own
business and advise them 10 mind tneirs joan yol,
you are free man you possees gooo pm 80
have large family TO rear and 70 ~ ~ ~,
labor Be thankful TO the Government whlcn ooer ho'
Cypress you which does not bear you down o! eAeos
sfve taxation but which holds out 70 you ana 70 youi
The hope Of all the blessings which liberty industry sa
securiiy mry give John Taylor thank GOD. morning
snd evening thst You were born In such country
John Taylor, never write me another word upon Pon
aos Give my kindest remembrance 70 your "''e anu