, 1852-12-18
Death of Hon. Daniel Webster.

Death of Hon. Daniel Webster.
The IN l5ncloy announceuent made ly
rs las, week % tie authority Of the San
Francisco pa7c:s, Las proved painfully cor
rect and the papers Of every political com
plaxi1n come &. rs Y Ii, LAST mail clad in
the weeds of mournin, .c!lAe dca.h of pAH-I
Ill WEBSTER. Tie dis a,e which termin-
atel his illustnous earthly career was Of a
drop,ical character, and with which he had
been seriously afflicted for some time prcvi-
vious 10 receiving the dread summons Of the
king Of terrors lie czpr,d aths residence
at MassLGeld, at twenty minutes past three
o'clock, on the morning OF October 24th.
Within few yeas what havoc has the grim
monster mad, amongst the mighty defend
crs Of American honor On the tented field,
Us well as AMONGST the 9 cat tXpounders Of
constitutional laW-tIi,d champions Of cur
national rights, and steadfI.t supporters Of
our republican institutions. Within the last
few years a president and ex,prcsdent Of
the United States have passed through the
vale of death the ominous beat of the muG-
fed drum, has sounded the funeral march to
the grave for large concourso of gallant
and accomplished army officers, and the
solemn notes of the mournlul bell have an
nounced at intervals, that here and there a
srATEsMAN-the pride of American free
men, and the admiration Of the world, has
passed to his reward Where are now the
senator's whose masteIly intellecls and tow
ering genius have left their impress upon
the world-gaye mould and fashion to our
laws and Institutions, and whose names will
live on imperishable record? Where now
are Wright, Calhoun, Clay, Webster, Ben
ton, Cass and Buchanan ? Where are those
once seven bright stars that were wont to
compose clustre, and the radience of whose
giant minds shone for so long time with
such efulgence in the American senate
dispelling all darkness within the council
chamber, and giving strength, vitality and
dignity to that body, as well as a name the
most enviable on the earthl The four first
have passed behind cloud The irrevoca-
BILE fiat of "ashes 10 ashes dust 10 dust !"
has been passed upon them, and they have
been stricken from the bright sphere of
their usefulness. The remaining three are
{" old and well stricken in years." and will
probably never be returned to the theatre
of their former triumphs.
-" When misioriunes come,
They come not sinsly, bot in baHsHi0n'."
In the first number Of the " Columbian
iKbecome our painful duty TO record the
death Of Hon, Henry CLAY, and now the
nation is in mourning for the death of his
great compcor in the American senate
CLAY and WEBSTER have been familiar
household words throughout the length and
breadth of our beloved country, for which
they have done SO much, and their names
will go down 10 posterity, and their memo
Ties cherished within the "heaIl of hearts,'
and brightest page of "tho bool; and vol
ume " of our country's history, until "cha-
os shall come again"
1t has been nearly forty years since Mr..
Webster FIRST entered the house of represen-
tatiyes Of the American congress from the
state Of Massachusetts,, and from that event
10 the time of his death had borne bis
blushing honors thick upon him." which
had been constantly extended 10 him by his
adopted state and through the general ad-
minisIraIions, closing a brilliant life of pub
lie service in the seventy-frsl year of his
age, occupying the important position of
secretary of state.
The mighty hath fallen, and who will
rise up 10 occupy his place? In his death
the country has lost one Of its greatest states
men, and most accomplished expounders Of
constitutional law, aud the world has lost a
"mind to comprehend the universe" The
affairs Of government will be made TO move
with their wanted regularity-time will
continue to roll on, and produce new states
men to occupy the place of the great de-
parted, yet thousand years may elapse and
the quotation still continue to be repeated in
truthiulness-" he was a man, take him all
in all we ne Ter shall look upon his like again.
bSS- We understand that every house be-
tween Olympia and the Cowlitz landing is
literally crowded with immigrant families,
and "the cry is, still they come ITO
which the people of noIlhern Oregon re-
spond-W LET THEM COME It-cnnn alnnn