The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-11-17

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FRANCE.
Accounts frem Paris state that the most in
eresting topic discussed in political circles 10 tn,
Isuccession of Louis Napolean. All however
that is rnm0red upon the subject 10 mere coniec
tnre. An imperial guard Of ten thousand H,er
VIII, It IS sand, be formed from the select baMai
ions OF the army soon after the imperial cleo
: tion.
NJ. Marlot, Archbishop Of Tours and late
? Bishop of Orleans has been elected to the dig
nifty ofCLrdinal.
Paris papers are principally occupied with
addresses a from va ious places calling upon tho
FRINGE to become Emperor. M
The Ministers now employ the term Excel.
iency IN the Official communications.
DANIEL WEBSTER.
Every incident connected with the death Of
THE GREAT MAN Of America and Of the age 10
full Of interest. We add here those we have not
previously published. A letter from Marshiield
The day before his death states:
"Iiis mind IS still as clear and as bright a.
the sun rising. AT this time, and for ten hours
past, when he was free from pain, he conversed
lcheeriulIy with the friends around his bedside.
and more than once playfllly reproached his
faithful nurse Sarah, for not retiring to bed.
Mr. W. is fully conscious Of his condition, as
ise evident from the fond consolation he is con-
| stantiy addressing to his mourning family and
friends. Occasionally in .he presence Of those
not his relatives, he speaks Of public matter
with calmncss and interest which clearly shows
that the welfare OF his country is still as dear to
him as ever. f ssss3 s.ss-s
! When his physicians announced his approach.
ing end, he requested that the female members
Of his family nigh. be called in, viz: Mrs.
Webster, Mrs Fletcher Webster, Mrs J. w.
Paige and Miss Downs Of New York. To each,
calling them individually by name, he address,
ed few words Of moral and religious consola.
| ton. Next he called the male members Of hia
| family, and the personal friends who have been
here the past few days, viz: + Webster. his
only surviving son; s. 4. Appleton, his son in
law ; }. w. Paige, G. t. Curtis, E. Curtiss, Of
N. r., P. Harvey, Cbas. H Thomas Of Marsh.
field, and Mess. g. F. Abbott and w. e. Zan.
finger. both Of the State Department at Wash.
ing,on. Addressing each by name, he referred
to his past relations with them respectively, and
one by one bade them an sffectionate farewell.
This about half past six. He now had Mr..
Harvey called in again, and said to him.
"Harvey, / am not 50 sick but that know you.
| am well enough to love you, and well enough
to call down the richest Of Heavens blessings
ON you and yours. Harvey, don't leave me
until am dead, Don't leave Marshfeld until
| am dead man"
The Boston "Ree gives the following addi-
,ionai 7rennisss 7oea
'.Repeatedly in the course Of the forenoon
and the early part of the afternoon, he conyers.
ed freely and with great clearness Of detail in
relation to his private affairs. In reference to
his funeral, he left explicit orders that his re.
mains be entombed upon his farm at Marshfield,
and that they be followed to their final resting
place by his family and neighbors. He also
desired that the services be performed by the
Parish clergyman. He wished for no pomp or
display. How like Daniel Webster is this re-
quest.
From half past to 10 o'clock the great man
failed rapidly. Arousing from lethargy at 10
o'clock, his countenancs became animated, and
his eye flushed with its usual brilliancy, he ex-
claimed
III STILL LlvE!"
and Immediately sunk into state Of tranquil
Inconsistencies. These ,oere the last ssords of
Webster His breathing now became fainter, and
his strength seemed entirely prostrate. He
fingered in this condition until 22 minutes to 3
o clock, when the spirit returned to its Cod
and Daniel Webster was no more.
A few moments after he had expired Mrs.
Webster entered the room, to gaze upon the
lifeless remains of her beloved partner. The
scene is beyond description. Her grief found
utterance in the most exquisitely agonizing tones
Of sorrow. So affecting scene we have never
witnessed. 1t were vain to attempt TO mirror
it, had we the power SO to do. 1t was picture
never to be forgotten
We saw Mr.. Webs'er's form few moments
after death. Though it was much changed, YET
there were those characteristics of the great
man, strong in death as they had been in life.
Mr. Webster expired at 90 minutes before 3
o'clock on Sunday, Oct. Oath. His last hour
was perfectly peaceful, and he expired SO qui
city that it was difficult to fix the precise mo-
ment of his death. gr IT, tFfs
The B Boston Atlas, Wbig journal Of great
ability which had differed from Mr.. Webster
OF late makes the following fitting remarks
When Mr.. W. bster entered pubic life, he
found among his associates, Clay, Calhoun, and
Forsyth, in the first rank Of talent. lie has
survived them all. He has followed them in the
path Of fame. Clay, Calhoun, and Forsyth
preceded him in the Cabinet. Like, himself,
they were successfully Secretaries of State, an
Office requiring the most exalted talents to per-
form well its duties Like him, neither of them
reached the Presidential chair, and in this is de-
veleped curious philosophical fact, connected
with our popular institutions. His illustrious
associates have gone down TO the grave. lie
was left alone, the last Of the glorious throng.-
South Carolina and Georgia hold the ashes Of
their llustrious sons, Calhoun and Forsyth, and
amid the beautiful and fertile glades ofthe dark
and bloody ground, sumber in the sleep of
associate, the orator Of the feelings and of tho
heart, the statesman tie patriot, and the public
idol, Henry Clay. There the soft breezes chant
his requiem, as they fan the Ieafy branches Of
the oak and the sycamore, in his far OF western
home, in the secluded vale Of Ashland. r. 5''hat
\ AT MarshieId, in the far East, within sight Of
the mighty ocean, upon which he loved 80 well
to look, and to draw great thoughts from its vast
expansp, tumultous and ever heaving with the
current and the storm, rest the lifeless RENAME
of the great New England orator and states-
man There he lived for many years--his man
SION the home Of generous hospitality. There
he died in the fullness Of years, and amid friends
whom he loved, and there will he be buried
The deep. solemn roar of the ocean bilow will +
roll on, like nature cathedral music, until time
shall be more, as It has since the morning
stars first sang together but it will fall in si-
ence upon the ear Of the mighty dead, sounds
which when living he loved SO well to hear.