The daily union., 1852-11-10
From the New York Express.
keminlscences OF Mr Webster.


| "Reminiscences OF MIR Webster.
When Senator Foo,e, Of Mississippi. left the Uniel
Siales Senate TO go home and become governor of ha
Stale, farewell dinner was given him by Hon John
Barney, OF Baltimore, 10 which some thirty gentlemen
were invited among them the most eminent then in
Washington. Mr.. Webster OF course. was guest. and
IN no good humor because the dinner was kept waiting
10 an unusual hour for the guests.
Everything went Oh cooly. rather, ill the parting
speeches began Mr Foole, about leaving the table TO
go down 10 The Potomac river boat felt an Inspiration 10
address the great Secretary oil Stale in person. and he
opened upon him in quite brilliant orauon in which
Mr., Webster was lod OF all his good qualities. and
probably something besides Mr.. Webster stood il
very well; but when Mr. Foole concluded, everybody
present wondered what Mr.. Webster could have 10 say
There was dead silence for while. he lifted him
sell up lazy from his chair. and taking glass of wine
IN his hand, began-not IN prose- but in poetry,
The poetry was not ned0ersiar above it-but il
iainly was eIfmpors He paid back Mr. Foote's prosac
compliments ten times over IN poetry, and the more he
ran on the more he sparkied. The whole company
utterly amazed TO Of sudden apparently dull a
man thus SO POLITICALLY inspired. The dinner long
the topic OF conversation in private circles in Washing
ton.
Some years ago in this city. Mayor Clark Qhen
mayor gave supper 10 Mr. Webster and 10 other po.
tcal friends Toward The conclusion of the festival
then unmarried daughter of Mr. Clark was introduced
and presented hun a beautiful bouquet OF flowers. "A
sudden inspiration seemed TO seize The great mind and
his Tongue al once burst iorthn prose, however, with
poetic expressions and sentiments that would have
adorned The plays OF a Shakespeare and Byron. Mr.
Webster often had these moments OF inspirations, and
While they We're upon him no mans conversation we
ever heard was ever SO rich, SO suggestive, perfectly
beautiful
The report OF this Fooe dinner speech, or of this
speech the daughter OF Mayor Clark would if they
could have been bad now be- in their way gems in
language
AgEcporE on Ma WEssrsR.-When the news was
communicated 10 Mr.. Webster al Washington, OF the
nomination of Scott and Graham a, Baltimore, in June
last, the Secretary OF Stale paused moment, and then
without moving muscle beyond showing playful smile
Graham Tar and feathers - Mr. Graham was remem-
bered coming from the gIea, tar State old North Caro-
lima, and Scott remembered for his military chapeau
and tall plume. The not intended for Mr.
Websters colleague in the cabinet, MIR Graham, for he
esteemed him highly and gave very papabe evidence of
MS respect fo and confidence IN the Secretary of the
Navy. Nor did MIR Webster entertain any but kindly
feelings towards Gen. Scott. One OF the most eloquent
speeches made in the United States Senate was in com
mendaon of Gen. Scotls brilliant and humane campaign
in Mexico.
The RELIGIOUS CHARACTER or Mr. WEBSTER Rev
Mr. Alden, in the OF the 3ls October,
in the house OF the First Parish, Marshfed, audng to
Mr.. Webster, said:
" In early life he made public profession of religion
snd his avn decision harmonzing with the influences OF
family and friends and Of the region ofcountry which
he was educated shaped he direction OF his mind Al
period he contemplated the work OF the Muis,y
ms shows the view he then entertained OF the tue end d
existence--he glory ofG1d Although he has written
sermons he probably never made speech OF import
snce mo winch was no in'erYoysn more OF less Of religious
describes the burial Of Jacob. The good old patriarch
when advanced IN years, went down from Canaan into
Egypt aud thers the last of his life
There he died Bot according the oath which took of
his son, his body carried up Canaan, and deposited
the old family tDmb in which the remain. Abra
ham and sarah Isaac and Rsbecca and the wife Of Jacob
Lea Tho passages fom Gods word upon
wb.ch our thoughts now engaged three topics
the attention which Jacob himself gave his burial the
place o his grave, aud the character OF those who fol-
lowed him ,hiiher.
These thee facts connected with the burial of Mr.
Webster, upon which we may piotaby reflect He pre-
pared his own tomb. He selected its location old
Pilgrim burial ground IL aecordance with his known
wishes he was followed 10 the tomb by bis family aud
neighbors We might speak OF its pfQ4imi,
10 The In its vastnes-, resessrs grandeur 80 EN-
lenatic OF him whose body rcpu-es near Its shore. We
bound into or out OF The ely with which 4e long
connected and with whose pro peny y his dea he
was Identified, his tomb will be visible while time shall
last IL seems hitng that men, carrying commerce
rhoud be reminded Of h.n TO whom they much BI
such considerations OF inferior worth 10 anr no ud
there IS an nexpresslbe interest," t. thshat the son
New Engiand.N
Here more last words" that are new 10 the
public, aud are presumed 10 he true
"Just bebfe he died. while lying in a halfdrea my state
apparently unconscious, except when addressed OF
passing around him room sl and solemn NJ, The
invalid, but in loud, eeaf asd lhr,ru ever
echoed through the Senate chamber, 'LFE LIFE DKAru
ment oil the hou-e startling those who heard like the
sound OF a trumpet Safouded from the oaar world that
vast mind was struggling with the yaser theme o e and
death
:" We have the coincidence anywhere noticed
that Mr Webster was not the only great whose
mind Grsys EeEy has on the eve Of death Int
we read That when Gen Wolfe was moving midnight
hrs boats The attack Quebec with Of his D.
pfoaching tate upon bis mind he repeated bis officers
THIS poem and az its close said, Gentlemen had rather
be the author OF those lines than take Quebec morrow
The parallel might be continued for none can donbt from
tho calm Of Mr. WebsIes psrtnre. that he like
Wolfe though be Ia lar higher field oil conflict Al so
conqueror even In death"