Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1852-11-03
MIR. wEnsrER,s LAST momr,re.


nzs~ mighty man has fallen. Daniel Webster
is dead. But short time since he stood amop,s,
men the greatest Of the great The eyes q al
world were fixed upon him and he was every wher.
regarded as an intellectual giant, That grca, ii.
tellect richly stored with wisdom has been
and those lips, whose words were accustomed q
move the great heart Of the nation. have been fo,
ever slenced. The heart thai held IN Ia cml,...
the whole American p eople, has ceased "a he,,
But while the nation mourns that Daniel wehe.,,
no longer lives to cheer and animate lis lenow
countrymen, by his glowing patriotism, ana Ii,
matchless eloquence, the lessons Of wisdom heb,.
taught us--Lis bright example--his worla.vi,,
fane, lives, and will live and be proudly cher:ss,s
in the grateful hearts Of his countrymen.
The Boston Courier furnishes tho follov.
ing particulars relative to Nlr. Webster,
death:
The last hours Of one SO beloved as i.
whose earthly career has just closed amid =
many circumstances of consolation were n
the same even tenor as all tho rest.
The people are already informed Of tbe
chief features of that deeply interesting scepe
up to the period when Mr. Webster desired
to take leave Of all who we're in the house
One BY one. in deep sorrow, but sustained BY
his own great example, the members Of his
family and the friends aud attendants came IL
and took leave OF him He desired then, d
remain near bis room, and more than onee
enjoined on those present who were not Of Lis
immediate family not to leave Mansfield I'm
bis death had taken place Being assured
by all that his every wish would be religious.
" regarded. be then addressed himself 10 bis
physicians. making minute inquiries rs 10
his own condition and tho probable termiua.
ton of his life. M sBEH
Conversing with great exactness, be seem.
ed to be anxions to be able to mark to him.
self the final period Of bis dissolution. Ha
was answered that it might occur in enc, two
or three hours, but that the time could not i.
definitely calculated
Then said MIR. Webster, i suppose |
must lie here quietly ill it comes
The retehing and vomiting occurred acain
DIR. Jeffries offered to Mr.. Webster 50 me-
thing which he hoped might give him ease
The dying Statesman remarked soma.
thing more Doctor--nore. WANT restofa.
| ton sa
Between ten and eleven O'clock he repeat,
ed somewhat indistinetly the words Poet,
poetry Gray, Gray,
Mr. Fletcher Webster repeated the Hr.t
line of the elegy The Curfew tolls the knell
Of parting day.
That's it that's it. said Mr. Webster and
the book was brought. and some star zas read
to him, which seemed 70 give him pleasure
From twelve o'clock till two there was
much restlessness, but net much suffering
the physicians were quite confident that there
was no actual pain.
A iaintncss occurred, which led him to
| think that his death was at hand While in
this condition some expressions fsll from him
indicating the hope that his mind would re-
main to him completely until the last.
He spoke Of the difficulty of the process Of
dying. when Dr. JefTries repeated the verse
Though walk through the valley Of the
shadow Of death will fear no evil. for thou
art with me; thy rod and thy staff they COM
fort me-
Mr., Webster said Immediately The fact
the fact! That is what want Thy rod
thy rod thy thy stutf!'
The close was perfectly Tranquil and easy.
and occurred at precisely twenty two minutes
before three o'clock, as b efore stated
The persons present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Fletcher Webster. Mr.. and Mrs. Paige, Mr..
s. A. Appleton, Miss Downes. Mr. Leroy
Edward Curtis, Peter Harvey, Geo Cur.
It's, Charles Henry Thomas, Esqs., George J
Abbott aud VIM G. Zantzinger, Of the State
Department DR. Jeffries and j. Mason War
rem, and the personal attendants and domes-
ties Of Mr.. Webster.
Mrs. Webster, being unable to witness thu
last moments. awaited the event il her own
apartment.