The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-11-10

ways xhd daniel. rrrnnffi. q ~ has "a
shef and satisfied silh lsx avn rnuns
sers back 10 bis pragsire. Jndgr W~h-
sisf Isssd bas sras sisfrwasd, huf h,s
life wss lasss rnnugls 20 enable him 10
lsrsr he sons slrst errumen,. and 10 Be-
sgaillifd alal.e ln iiIlnens n ih~ pron sing
p rdsf1.sns iIisl had k<~n eirrul=ird IT,
rasdinx him. ~ d,ed IN April. 1905.
Ia May. 1907. Daniel. whasn We shall
na~ l'su'~ wni the nsorr dlgni6sd appel.
ialin If Mr.. Weh-sef, was admitted 10
prsriirr ~ ~ Alsornty and C.nnseiInr ef
The >uplemr Cunt ei New Hampshire.
and 10 S~plr,nh~s ~ The rsssse year Kiln
qnished his af7'rs 10 I.is llnoll,er Ezekiel.
~Lo had ihrn sl,la,ned ssims~rion 10 IA
Bar. DsnirI then removed 10 Porlsmouvx
u may here Be ri 4, 10 say that Mr.
Webster always 60 12<d with warmth
ahe cause nf Ezrkirls lie onty brasher.
A msns ~ strong native paw~rs,. thoueh
slow 90 aeiian. ExekleI only Iarked OPP
rofiuniiy aud . longer lfr 10 have be-
reme Distinguished parsonage. lie
died Ia ,l'e prime of iifv. whiIe arguing q
csuse =, Concord. New H~wszhire. and
was Iasnen,ei by large cIsss of friepds
and mourning relatives.
D.niel Webster was married in June,
1908. 20 Grace Fletcher. daughter nf Rev.
Mr. Fletcher. of Hepkinlnn. New Ilamp-
shire. They had ionr children (sracs,
Fletcher, Julia, aud Edward - Of ~h.m
only Fletcher now survives. Grace died
early; Edward was killed in The Mexi.
ran war; Julia married one OF the Apple
IONS. of Busson, and died few years
since.
Mr.. Webster resided in Portsmouth
fnr perind Of nine years. The bar II
lha, time presented q roll nf brilliant
names. Samuel Dexter and Joseph Slo-
~. Of Massachusetts,, William X. Akin
SON. Ainrncv- General nf New Hamp-
shire, Judge Jeremiah Smith. Jeremiah
Mason. and men of like calibre, were tho
lrsslIng practitioners of The law. With
them was sustained pIessan, and prof
table intercourse. and The friendship which
they extended 10 Mr.. Webster was no
small assistance 10 The efforts of The new
aspirant or legal honors. Mr.. Websler's.
practice here was chitny circuit. tie
followed The Superior Cunr, inlo many
Of The Counties OF the State. and was
retained IN most Of the important cases up.
on the dorkei. Office he never held ia
New Hampsl,erc, and lls private psoirs-
sionaI practice was not remarkably Iucra-
i've. Il has been remarked rs cirrum-
stance somewhat singular, that in ve-
~ few gases was Mr.. Webster emplny-
ed as junior council. Scarcely dozen
instances Of this kind occurred during his
long career. Men had occasion for his
services as leading conncl. and rcposed !.
in him The utmost conf lenre; a reliance
whIrh was never misplaced or regretted,
and To which many will now turn with 4
grateful recollection OF the value ol Ills
aid.
Soon after the Declaration OF War
against England Mr.. Webster was cali
ed 10 enter ihe arena of public lie.
Though but thirty years Of age, an early
period TO take part IN the councils of
"a Naiion--ihe native strength of Mr.. Web
s,er's chararler had already pointed him
oui as Tile man thai was needed Cor tile
Zines; and the undeveloped Salatesman
made his first step in thai long career &c
public life which has identified his name.
as Representative, Senator. Diploma,is,.
and Cabinet Minister, with lhe history of
the Uniled States
The political contest which resulted
in the election of Mr.. Webster to the
House Of Representatives. was long and
spirited. A vehement opposition was
started against the party which he re-
presented, and although his ultimate
triumph was gratifying in the extreme,
the struggle was severe. Mr.. Webster
fnall y received . very handsome ma
jority over his opponent, and took his
seat at the extra session of the thir-
teenth Congress, in May, 1918.
His standing as an orator was spec
dily attained. 1t never degenerated
into secondary quality. and the part
assumed by him ID bis earliest public
efforts was such as few men so young
have sustained. OF the speeches Of
Mr.. Webster on the embargo and on
the appeal. Mr., Everett holds the fol-
lowing language /" His speeches on
these questions nised him to the first
rank Of debaters; He manifested upon
his entrance into public life, that vari-
ETY. Of knowledge. familiarity with the
history and traditions oi the Govern
ment, and self possession on the floor,
which in most cases are acquired by.
time and long experience. They gain
ed for him the reputation indicated by
the well known remark of Mr.. I.owndes
that the North had not his equal, nor
the South his superior !"
Mr.. Webster was reelected to the
House Of Representatives in August.
1914. His constituents, pleased that
New Hampshire could send so credit
able representative. and justly prGai
Of the honorable position attained in 50
brief period by Mr.. Mebster, again
Al ~