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Biography of Daniel Webster.

quarter. tie served with credit III the old
French war, and also in the war of the rev.
olution especially under Stark, at Benning-
ton. Major Webster established himse in
a newly granted township at the confluence
of the Winnipisiogee and Pemigewasset, af-
ter the peace of 1868. In this region, then
living almost in state Of nature, the great
orator and statesman was born, and passed
the first years of his life. His opportuni-
ties of education were very deficient, and
he was indebted for his earliest instruction
to his mother, who was a woman of charac-
ter and intelligence. For few months on
", in 1876, he enjoyed the advantages of
Phillips Exeter Academy. Here his edu-
cation for college commenced; it was COM
pleted under the Rev. DR.. Wood, of Boscaw-
en-. He entered yarmouth College in 1897,
and during the four years of his study there
gave plain indication Of future eminence.-
Soon after his graduation, he engagedin pro-
fessional studies, first in his native village,
and afterward at Fryeburg, in Maine, where
at the same time he had the charge of an
academy. He eked out his frugal salary by
acting as a copyist in the office of register Of
deeds. He was moved TO these strenuous
excrtions by the wish to aid his brother to
obtain college education. Having compile
ted his law studies in the officice of Gov
ernor Gore, of Boston, he was admitted to
to the bar of Suffolk, Massachusetts, in the
year 1905. He Immediately commenced
the practice of the law in his native State
and county. His father, man of sterling
sense and character, who for the last twelve
years of his life had been Judge Of the court
of common pleas, died in 1906, but not with
out enjoying the satisfaction of hearing his
sons first speeches at the bar. In 1907,
Mr.. Webster removed TO Portsmouth, in his
native State, and soon became engaged in a
most respectable and extensive but not very
lucrative practice. In 1912, he was chosen
one of the members of Congress from New
Hampshire, and in due time Reelected
Although among the youngest members of
the House of Representatives, and entirely
without legislative experience, he rose at
once to the front rank, both in despatch OF
business and in debate. Among his asso-
ciates in the House were, Clay, Cheves,
Lowndes, Calhoun, Forsyth, and other
members of great ability. 1t was soon felt
and admitted that he was worthy to be
named with the ablest of them. 1t was the
remark of of Mr.. Lowndes that ;'the south
had not his superior, nor the north his
equal" Finding the professional fields at
Portsmouth inadequate TO the support of a
growing family, Mr.. Webster removed TO
Boston in 1916. His professional reputation
had grown as rapidly as his fame as states
man. He placed himself at once by the side
of the leaders of the Massachusetts bar
He had already appeared before the supreme
court in the United States in Washington
By his brilliant argument in the yarmouth
college case, carried by appeal to Washing
ton in 1877, he took rank among the most
distinguished iurists in this country. Ii
1920, Mr.. Webster was chosen q member
ola convention called for the purpose Of re,
vising the constitution of Massachusetts,
No one exercised more powerful influence
over its deliberations. He was offered about
this time nomination as a senator of the
United States, but declined. In 1922, he
Welded to the most pressing solicitations tt
become candidate for the place of repre-
sentative of the city of Boston in the egih
teenth Congress, and was chosen by very
large majority. The step involved grea
sacrifice of professional interest. He tool
his seat in Congress in December 1922, AM
early in the session made his celebrated
speech on the Greek revolution, an cffor
which at once established his reputation a
one Of the first statesmen of the age. In tn
, autumn of the same year he was re-electe
by a vote of 1890, out of 5000 cast. L
1926, he was again candidate, and not
ipe et
Under the Presidency Of Mr.. Adams
= (lS25-'29, } he was the leader ofthe friend
| of the administration, first in the house ofrep
resentatives, and afterward in the Senate O
the United States, to which he was electe
in June, 1927. His great speech on tn
Panama mission was made in the first ses
: sion of the nineteenth Congress.
t When the tariff law of 1924 was brough
= forward, Mr.. Webster spoke with greg
ability against it on the ground of expedien
cy. He represented one of the creates
commercial constituencies in the Union; an
+ his colleagues, with a single exception
S voted with him against the bill, This law
d however, forced large amount of the car
: ital Of New England into manufactures; an
in 1928 Mr.. Webster sustained the law
that year for more equal adjustment of III
T. benefits of protection. The change whic
:. took place in his course in this respect va
- the result of the circumstances alluded t
and was approved of by his constituents
Mr.. Webster remained in the Senate undt
VI the administrations of Gen. Jackson, ar
&c Mr.. Van Buren,, period of twelve year
m During this time the most important que
10 tions were discussed, measures Of the higl
: est moment TO the country were brought TO
- ward, and political events and combination
g of the most novel and extraordinary chara
- ter succeeded each other. Under {
e, changes of men and measures, Mr.. We
ster maintained the position of aconsttutio
al and patriot statesman, second to no
le who had ever devoted himself to the servi
ul of his country. 1880, he made what is ge
IN orally regarded the ablest of his parliame
: tary efforts. his second speech in reply
y Colonel Hayne, of South Carolina. I'll
en- gentleman in speech on resolution NOV