The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-12-04
THE MINNES0TIAN.
sTPrivate Life of Daniel Webster,D

! The following letter from the proof sheets of
Lanman's forthcoming work, entitled the "Pri-
vate Life of Daniel Webster" is exceedingly
interesting. 1t was addressed to the everscer
of his farm at Franklin, \. H.:
WASHINGTON, March 18th, 1852.
"JoHN TAYLOR
60 ahead. The heart of the winter is
broken, and before first day of April all your
land may be plowed Buy the oxen of Captain
Marston, You think the price fair. Pay for
the hay. | send you check for SIG0, fsr these
two objects. Put the great oxen in a condition
to be turned out and fattened. You have a
good horse and team, and think in addition
to this, four oxen and pair Of four-year- old
steers will do your work. Hyou think 20, then
dispose of the Stevens oxen, or unyoka them
and send them to the pasture, for beef 4 know
not when shall see you, but hope before
planting. Ifyou need any thing, such asguano,
for instance, write to Joseph Buck. Esq, BOs-
ton, and he will send it to you.
"Whatever ground you soO or plant, see
that it is in good condition. We want no pen
npoyai crops. a little farm well titled is
to farmer the next thing to a little wife we'll
willcd.' Cultivate your garden. Be sure tOs
produce sufficient quantities of useful vegeta-
bles. A man may half support his family from
good garden. Take care to keep my mothers
garden in good order, even, if it cost you the.
wages of a man to take care of it. have sent
you many garden seeds. Distribute them
among your neighbors. Send them to the
stores in the village, that every body may have
Il part of them without cost l am glad you
have chosen Mr.. Pike representative. He is a
true man !; but there are in New Hampshire,
many persons who call themselves Wings, who
are no Wings at all, and no better than disun
ionists. Any man who hesitates in granting
and securing to every part of the country its
just and its constitutional rights, is an enemy
to the whole country.
John Taylor! if one of your boys should
say that he honors his father and mother and
loves his brothers and sisters, but still insists
that one of them shall he driven out of the
family, what can you say of him but this. that
there is no real family love in him? You and
| are farmers but remember this that any
man who attempts to excite one part of the
country against another, is just as wicked as
he would be who should attempt to get up
quarrel between John Taylor and his ncighbor,
old Mr.. Jno. Sanborn, or his other neighbor,
Captain Burlegh. There are some animals
that live best in the fire !; and there are some
men who delight in heat, smoke, combustion,
and even general confgration. They do not
follow the things which make for peace. They
enjoy only controversy, contention and strife
A0Nc io Nltu SUCH persons. eltuef
as neighbors or politicians You have no more
right to say that slavery ought not to exist in
Virginia, than a aVirginian has to say that slave
ry ought to exist in New Hampshire. This is
question left to every State to decide for
itself: and if we mean to keep the States togeth-
er. we must leave to every State this power of
deciding for itself.
Il think L never wrote You a word before
upon politics. 1 shall not do II again. I ouly
say, love your country. and your whole coun-
try: and when men attempt to persuade YOU to
get into aquarrel with the laws of other States,
tell them that you mean to mind your own
business, and advise them to mind theirs. John
Taylor. you are free man: yOu possess good
principles; you have large family to rear and
provide for by your labor. BE thankful to the
Government which does not Oppress YOU which
does not bear You down by excessive taxation,
but which holds out to you and to yours the
hope of all the blessings which liberty. industry,
and security may give. John Taylor thank
God, morning and evening, that you were born
in such a country. John Taylor, never write
me another word on politics. Give nv kndest
remembrance to your wife and children: and
when you look from your eastern windows up
on the grave of my family. remember that he
who is the author of this letter must soon fol-
low them to another world.
"DANIEI WEBSTER