The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-16
House er Represem tatives.

WAsHI,Gr IN, Dec. 15 1852.
DEATH or DANIEL wEBsrya-Rui oaIsTIc SPEECHES
RESOLUTIONS, ETC.
A naessage was received from the 8 enHte, eommuni
eating the proceedings Of that bedy the occasion o.
the announcement Of the death OF Daniel Webster.
Mr. DAVIS. (whig) of Mass, said-I IA . for the pur
pose Of proposing action Of this uoua in response
to that learn has taken place in tho Sena reference
to the death OF Mr. Webster have tes 70 add to tho
proposition itself beyond brief expression OF reverence
and Of actonate recollection At this seat OF govern
lin the Capitol sti populsus with the hoes of his
vuce-o ills House Of which there is not individual
member but can trace something OF his nteec is wealth
political faith to the fountain Of that mighty intellect
it would be useless and to pass in revies various
acts of spoken and written thought, by which he i'm
pressed himself taceshly upon his time Mast, Of the
great original ideas which soca institutions but
the material expressionn of style which
clothed each glorious thought in garb Of appro pirate
besutypossessed OF conquerring nature that h tho
west winc, brought the sunshine with it, and egve us,
wherever he was the sense of sincerity and powc. he
has his appointed and has left to feel that
day Of life will henccorth be wintTy, that
that light bas been WITHDRAWN I have intention Of
undertaking hero to his labors interpret bis
deas yet feel tempted to that his great field Of
sctoa-lhe greatest which any statesmen hpvo-was
in undertaking to apply general principles to artificial
ard contemplated system reconcile liberty with law
to work the advance ofbery aud civilization through
and der the rule OF Law ana governmento solve that
grestest problem Of human government, how much Of
the ideal may safely be let svaccsi He sought
these objects and he sought the political power which
would enable him to sarry out these objects and he
turc-the qrod trlt ID padc Of The elder Brutus He
sought and not unsuccessfully. to throw around tue
cold impersona idea OF constitution the halo of love
s.d which in the Old World gathers round the
aynnss of thousaud years; for Ia the sttackm thus
created he thought lie saw the Of safety and per
maDepce for bis country Ills large experience and
broad forecast bin notice Of national dangers which
al did not tho wiros Of the electric telegraph
news Of startling Import unknown to tho .umbsring
village through which they Whether his fears we're
well III founded the future the best guarantee OF bis
fame. will show Bot whether well or i'll founded mat
tiers nothing to him. he Las passed through that last and
trial which he has In anticipation described In
never to be forgottea-0ne may live y ssid he,
as conque- -or hero or magistrate but he must die
q manthe bed ofdeath briggs every humsn being to
bis pure rdgiduatyto the in,ense contemplation or
to the deepest and most socma Of all -elatonsthc rela
ticn OF the creature chs crestor Eerc is that fame
and renown cannot ssst usthat all stcrnal things must
fail TO aid uswhere friends afectica, and human love
and devotedness carnot u.s. This zelationths
true foundation Of all duty-a relation perceived
sns iet n cSnseenes anu ey rsysas,9n our
lie rcveeDced tho scriptures Of truth hoaorcd the pure
morality which they teach and clung 90 the hopes Of
future life which they irspart r Webster died in ac
cords3cs with tae prevailing sentiment Of his lin the
spirit Of praye- to God and of love nan We'll might
those who ahed his dying bed ssy in the words which
~bo also had been the ,tay Of his country In peril
Nothing here for tears nothing &c vail or knock the
nothing but well or fair. And what may comfort in
death 20 sobls" He coasluded By moving the following
this oass esncurs with Senate its expression
Of grief fer the death, and rsspoe for the memory Of
has rendered TO the country h the members Of this House
will the left for the OF thirty days
That the Speaker these proceedings be eommun
Gated to the family Of the deceased and that the House now
adjourn.
Messrs. APPLETON. Of Maine, PRrsror, Of Kentucky
and SEYMOUR Of New York also euogsed the Diseased
| Mr. CHANDLER, (whs) of Pa. ssid:-Mr Speaker: The
selection the present time to make special and ON st
reference to the death Of r. Webster, may be regarded
fortunate s1a judicious An earlier moment would
have exposed euogcs to those which,
while they do justice In measure to the feelings
whence theI rprrg proofs Of sound judgment In
the utterer OF honor TO the smented object
The great departed little the record Of their WORTH
which is made In the midst Of sudden emotions when
the eebnes Of personal intercourse minges with recol
lections Of public virtue and the observed through
the tears Of recent bears with II the prismatc
hucs which disoy its fair proportions and that simp
city which Is characteristic Of true greatness And equal
y just Is Il to the dead whom We would honor aud 70
feelings which would promote that honor that we
have not postponed the to . period when time
would have migated just regret as to direct our
euloges only TO thuee lofty points OF Mr. Websters cha
rscter which strike but from sftr-which owe thei'
distinction Ices TO their sfsies with public sympathy
than 20 their elevation above ordinary assent snd orns
ry computation, That iiStADce too, In government