Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-10-29

Of Christopher Gore, an eminent iawyt
and statesman, where be made rapid pr(
ficiency, and was admitted to the bar i
March, 1905. Returning to New Ham!
j shire, he declined profered clerkship i
Court Of which his father was now Judge
and as his father was visibly declining, b
settled beside him at Bo.cAwen till tn
old mans death, which occurred in April
1906. The next year Daniel removed t
Portsmouth, and was married the following
summer to Grace Fletcher, daughter o
Rev. Mr.. Fletcher, Of Hopkinton, N. II
BY her he had four cL;ldren-Grace
Fletcher, Julia, and Edward-of whom
Fletcher alone survives Edward died il
Mexico, in 1917, while serving rs Ma
jOr of Massachusetts, Volunteers. julia
became Mrs. Appleton, and died in Boston
some years ago. He lived nine years in
Portsmouth, and was thence elected to
Congress 10 November, Is l., and reelected
in 1914. His talents we're widely known
to be extraordinary, though he had filled
10 public station, when be was first elected
at thirty years Of age In August, 1916,
he removed to Boston, and devoted HIM
self entirely to the practice of the Law.
He declined nomination to Congress in
1918, and an election to the Senate, but
served as Presidential Ele e;tor in 1870,
and as member Of the Convention which
revised the Constitution Of Massachusetts,
in 1921. In the fall of 1922, he was
again pressed to represent Boston in Con-
gross House, and so urgently that he did
not feel at liberty to decline. He was
chosen by over 1000 majority and returned
to the Councils of the Nation, after an ab-
sence Of six years.
He distinguished himself Qs23) by a
proposition looking to an early recognition
of Greek Independence, and magnificent
speech in its support. He favored also a
like acknowledgment of South American
Independence. In 1924 he made his
great free trade speech. Reelected iu
1924 and 1926 with scarcely show Of
opposition, Mr.. Webster was in the latter
year chosen Senator of the United States
Toward the close Of 1927 his first wife
died, while he was on the way to Wash
instnn to take his seat in the Senate. Du-
ring the session Of lS29-30, occurred the
memorable debate on Foot's resolution
respecting the Public Lands, wherein Mr.
Webster, in replying to Col. Hayne, of
South Carolina. vindica.ed his right to
rank first amoug living debaters. Mr..
Webster remained in the Senate advoca-
ting the re-charter of the second United
States Bank, condsmuing the veto by
which that re charter was defeated-oppo-
sing the reelection of Gen. Jackson, and
supporting Mr.. Clay in opposition to him
opposing notification when
attempted to be put i'll practice in 1888,
opposing the tariff compromise of tha,
year-the removal Of the deposits, &c. &c
He was candidate for President in 1886,
but received the twelve votes of Massachu-
sets only. He continued to serve in the
Senate, warmly advocating the election of
Gen. Harrison in 1910, until he was called
thence to take the first place in Gen. Uar,
rison's Cabinet, which he continued to fill
after the death Of that lamented patriot
until 1913, having meantime negotiated
the Ashburtou Treaty, whereby our long
disputed Northeastern Boundary was def
ni;ely settled, and returned to the Senate
on the 4th Of March, 1915.
On the 7th of March, 1850, while the
country and Congress were both asitated
BY questions connected with the organiza-
ton of the Territories recently acquired
from Mexico, and the proposed iutroduc-
tion of slavery therein, Mr. Webster made
his memorable speech, taking ground in
favor of a compromise respecting the Ter
ritories, and against any act or proviso by
Congress aiming to exclude slavery there
from. He argued that such an act was
wholly uncalled for-that the "law Of
God " had interdicted slavery therein, land
needed no re-enactment by man. Thence
forth Mr. W. voted steadily against the
Wilmot Froviso ard all kindred measures
until, on the sudden death of Gen. Tay-
lor, duly III, ls50,) he was called by Mr..
FILLMORE to fill once more the first plac-
in the Cabinet, which he retained 10 the
last--iHitad. San.