The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-24
SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBER "a, 1852.
[From the Bostou Atlas. October %

tho pres. writing nave no other niormation In 70
earo to his condirou than that he Is aarnpgiy i'll AMI
be gererl concurrent opinion Is that tho sands his
m, life orc fast rut ming out
We heard yesterday bat Thu rsday he eble TO
dctste snswers to some thirty leer and That he made
bis will fo~ard- the ooiug Of tue afternoon ais symp
tens become critical and little hope pressed
snteytaned Of hi recovery. hi strong mind remsiaed
clear and tmr occupied by hm IL prayer He
sp0Be freely Religious topics ed hs
Sicicns OF the truth OF Revelation cnrs preaont
the occasion. George Garis EFq Of this cltr Hon
EdSsrd Curtis of New York mrmb.rs Of the family
The illness Of slr Webster produced peofoaua sersa-
tion in this city, and nave doubt that il viii
throughout the whole country. Tnero hops
entertained That he will We cspuot allow tbis
occasion ps without cxpress ug tho feelings which
entertain No man iisiog feir more profound
regard ior another than have tor Mr.. Webster. lilo
was The Anoiic an sta.tman from who-e epseches aud
coaycraton We ga'hpel the best ideas of our
mtDt and OF tho Contribution which Eve Not
wthtsndng the estrupgsment which mas withu the last
two years occurred 10 ATE aud which mas given TO
others oppof unity Hisre position, tns
sentiments of respect ana whch plan ed
within our breast In other days have beeu oo!tte-
rated For Mr. Weott-rs transcenden5 abhlies no nan
ever ielt more profound regard aud although what
Appeared to os to be Tho pstn OF duty lea in direction
opposite to the whoh h fit to real witn,n ths
last tvo yet The separation has away BEEN TO
sonrc. OF exrems regret Oar convictions sond not
disregard aud ba apol giea to Offer that did
mot disregard ia, n Had been fsl.e to them.
should have been unworthy TO bo,d toe poiion which
va do. And We trust that It we may roy reg ard
Mr. Webster will be idered AZ ie.s miniful be-
cause OF tie variance which OF laeand only ofase-has
oceuIrtd to separate W.
the Distinguished statesman considerable degtee
confidential ana It's of the sources Of saisac ion TO
and which feel that duiiug tho two years of
controversy which have just passed that trust was never
violated
Mr. Webster without doubt possessed the most massive
ard vigorous mind that vouchsaied TO any one
in America His speeches will be regarded as
The purest specimens Of American oloqutnce, aud as
among the Richest treasure uf his country men They
have been carefully preerVed aud so far they con-
cerned It may be raid Of them he upon another occ
zion eaid tie past least sscuren But it Is al
alone Is eyjnced the OF his unsurpassed ne
leot Mr. Webster wss never seen TO moro advantage
Than With bis household the fsmily beard in
ertling with him hs farm az alars hdeid on saed
ing with him upon the beach and looking ont upon
the ocean before U.s. which like The scope OF hs inteAoc
tral vision appeared ocund'ees
We have enjoyed these things aud there events
in life In which have experienced more pleasure.
AS we write they nvoluntay rise befoe us like blessed
visions Of other ard better days To hoar him
upon the past tho present the future in familiar col
hquia listen to his great thoughts expressed
III the puIes words of language and wonder how lie
could thus speak aud think joys which can hnd
10 words to 1t ou fortune 60 pass several
days at bis homo in Marshueld some six eight years
ago and well remember beautiful night whom the
heavens to be STUDDED With countless nyrads of
Il rs h.t about rine O'Clock In the even NJ walked
out. he stood beneath the beautifut weeping elm
which rases its majestic fern within iew OF his
dwelling and luokpg up through the leify braucnes he
appeared for severed miupt's 10 be wrapped ~ deep
thought and nj length as if the scene 50 sofG and
hauntul bad suggested the liuc' he puhvd certain
yerSCk OF tie eighth Psalm beginning with tbu w1rds =
WHEN cansiGer cby heavens tue work OF tag nagefs;
the h ttarS viii ch tDOu mast Oroanrd SlSs
i Han thar tb'u are mi dfal o. h'm! ana the oa al
nan that a. un yieitet him? For hon has made him
tAtie iowe. than Tho aneeS ano la owned hl a @-n
tior. ana henor." SC the d. ep. tone IN winch n
repeated 'bese nsiited soTds 8pd th" wrapped eb
tnIon WI which hc up tnrougb the haacRcq of
tie elm struck Os with a fe'los ot gfeater ave ana
toi,mhitH tbsu felt when yesr or two tstsr
setilited come G ths mot tgoi6cent caheirals of
the Cu vsnetsuie with ivy OF Centuries, an1
mtliuweo wi the ppries OF dsty church service for
thousand years lie was thinking then of hs far dis
tat eoiio wlerep it il promised that the good this
"a ffNT pI1ZN - IIm a IN h4
nsGtb III t3ee fer hour and al tia time he
rtfa ehpnt the serptuT which no m.o has stuffed
wth greater attention ard Of which 10 mau whom
We ever saw hntw 30 1nuch Or app Jared to I'M
d Jstano aud afprecisie well, lie talked of
tho books Of the On Testament especially. api
dwct wh unau. cted pleasure upon isaiah ths rs4ms'
and esTCciais the Book of lob. Tho Book of Jlh he
said taken work Of literary genus
the most "onaerul productions OF any age or In any
hpGuaae fsa epic poem he deemed IL lar superior 60
dher 'he tisd or the ody-ey lba Two last he saii,
ieoSto uneh 81 their attraction ff0a tue mere ntrraton
Ct psfitke Uetds end from the puTlou o tbs
chef perseuagee fsom dec and slaughter but the Book
o. j. cbwas purely inte!l.ctu Dargive it, power
shown in The dialogues ot characters introduced TIE
sto SIN pie it's coUsluc ion and IN vas tle
In IL excite seina1on or arouse the sympathy
II purely intellectual production art expended
ppon The log or Of n dscgne aut not UPON he interest
ot IT. story 20 proouce it, ects This was couderne
II msrCy Intellectual work lo lead 1t through
very often end always with Ienescd delight In hiE
luo neut u the gTeatest epic written We Well
rufmher his quot iion Of some OF tho verses in the
thrty ei&h chcpt5rEleu ne Lor1s ans ysrad Job -
Of TIE vlttg4Dd aua aii Who - this th45 an nkeneth
cIUnsti tl Ius without hnV1IaoEot iltd NoH Thy
IONS hgep man for III dsntuu OF thee aod assRcr
thou me. Nhtre vast thou WIN laid formations
OF tbe earth Declare II th3u hast undfs euuing 40.
mT webster VS. hrc reecct sud bis recitation ot p1r-
cnlar pastae,s wtch be 'elt worm were sar.
passed ava cotabe Of giyins n no1s exquisite
delight 70 tbuso who eoud uppr-ciaCs them
Mr. Veb.tef grast upon esery matter upon Which
m8hkiu0 feels Ur hss felt an interest
Ar Wlbter vas one OF the best ft1ry telecs In tho
world. lie could relste auecaote with wonderful
elc and nothing was more ety thin for htn 10 sst
tie table Ia roar lis fund rt set adote AMI q
vs
ttart suject reating to history. sna especi.y 10
An ericen Goptre siona life about wtich he coud
relate some anecuote connected with o rhe pin
oil 81 characters Which. when told would thros adjt
1iona lilht upon tie naraive and lusfrate aoiue
prmnet rai' in the cha of the per0us ouytgea
II the uartacuou Ibis great git he possessed 10
degree UDsurpsSed nr NCbters table talkN
fully fqusl 70 any If his olabo Efforts in the
stnate lie could taik 70 use someg nat misnomrftc
expression o. wtt ~ ne could speak. lie had keen
tcnseoi the uderol and loved and appreciated nice
touches cf Gee ntric humor. We have many remtaia.
of tia story telling for whom At Wa,h!nyt3n we
often bgd he pleasure of dining his snbe On these
occasions u was ho purncse OF those pescn to draw him
cut aud 20 do thi-. II but start
topic in which he felt an nArrst We shall forget
liz account OF his witt Jefferson Monticello, ni
analysis OF lie character and INTEL ctua attain o
Hamilton sbo he thought bore olotec resemblance 10
the younger Ptt than any o,her ms in English or
Antitcan history, and hts auecdles of Chet Jusfcr
Nsrsbsl cd Mr. stockton, Of New Jersey, aud of
bis ride from baltimore to Washington ia wagon with
stout burly flcw who told him be was a robbor.
Bat mus olose our article IL has aiceagy etawn
to length which va did not expect or intend u shoJld
We cen Only eytres our feelings m common with those
o our fellow citzeDs upon the apoarontly approachuT
termination q ihe life Of The great staicsuugu lie has
rtd TO green aee, having exceeded tho limi pre-
SciIbtd 70 hunisn hie- q thieescure au0 ten
(From the Boston Courier O,tober 291
All Other topics, NJ tbe present. moneDt give way ia
rou o. interest to hst of TIE expected dtceae OF Mr.
Wohstsy-an event which the iuteliganos frol Marsh
cn causes US 10 iearia close NJ band Hs de ease
although bad much reduced DIS physical powers had
teen 80 faJ cht c0 10 hold rational hopes Of his
uimate recovery and Ut 20 a.e period ~ last
NhNflolaNS uptn Wpfpo al
be' ne would be aho % visi5 Boston 10 frg weeks
hnt on h.t Gay tynptos N log Character
uaunsed Themselves and II beosme appareut that the
patient was opidy sinking his proirAcred 81 ease
81 roon tn Thursday, the indications OF
etivocs tnaiscier ~ 20 oisspste all reasonable ht
tor MS hic us faulty then judged proper to make
zen On ~ nourctuent ot his onuiition a. mghs pre-
pare ne public for the exptctrd calamity and TO rrquet
ma. su political action in the Of Nr Webster
might hc suspendcd
The intelligence hat hr Webster at the point Of
death unehed Boston yesterday mornng ava spread
n oLi lAln