Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-11-16

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10 his praclica. Nudge Webster lived bu, a
year afi6r%ards bat bis life was long enough
,oSenable.himl,o hear his sons first argu-
ment oand ,o;be, gralifed al thssfylfllmentof
the promising prediclionsahasskad been cir
eulased regarding gshin. He' died in April.
l806,aagoa pdi lse4isg l,d ob eU ,d3Hm si6l
saIneMay. 1897 Daniel, whom we shall
now designate byihe more dlgni6edappella.
lion oG MraM ebster, was admiuedsio prac.
lice assAuorneysand' Counsellor ofIlhei Su-
preme, Court ofgNewa Hampshire, ,5qndsin
September yearlrelinquished'his
Qtfieet chlsl lbrolher Ezekiel, who had lhen
obshinedjadmissiolf,o,he BaraToDaniel then
removed 10 Portsmouth, Ii may here be
propeEiossay that Mrs. Webster always 'es.
pouseds with, warmth the cause Of Ezekiel,
his only brother. A man Of strong naive
powers, though slow 10 action, Ezekiel only
lacked opportunity and alonger life 10 have
become distinguished parsonage. Hodied
in the prime Of life, while arguing cause
in Concord, New Hampshire, and was la,
mentcd by a large class of friends and
mourning relatives.
Daniel Webster was married in June,
1903, 10 Grace Fletcher, daughter of Rev.
Mr.. Fletcher, Of Hopkinton, New Hamp.
shire. They had four children-Grace,
Fletcher, Julia, and Edward-of whom only
Fletcher survives. Grace died early; Ed
ward was killed in the Mexican War; Julia
married one Of the Apple.ons, Of Bosom
and died few years since, esrv
Mr.. Webster resided in Portsmouth for o
period Of nine years. Tho Bar OF that time
presentedt a roll Of brilliant names.i Samuel
Dexter ndJoseph Slory,Iof Massachusetts,
William-K, Atkinson, Alorney-General o.
New Hampshire, Judge Jeremiah Smith,
jeremiah Mason, and men Of like calibre
were the leading practitioners of the law
With them was sustained pleasant anc
profitable intercourse, and the friendship
which they TO Mr.. Webster was ne
small assistance 10 the efforts of the new as
pirant Tor legal honors. Mr.. Webster.
!, practice here was chiefly circuit. He fol
lowed the Superior Cour into many Of ih'
Counties of the State, and was retained il
most Of the imporiani causes upon The dock
ct. Office he never held in New Hamp
shire, and his private professional practice
was moi remarkably lucrative. Ii has beer
remarked, as a'cirGumsiahce somewhat sin
gulur, ,that in very few cases was Mr.. Web
ser employed as junior counsel. Searcel.
a,dozen instances Of this kind occurred dur
ing hisalong career Men.had occasion 70
his services as theirdleading counsel, ar
reposed IN himsthe utmost confidence re
; lance whichwas'never misplaced regre,
ted, and which'many will now lufn wit
grateful fulsrecollecIion of the value Of hi
aid.dUph gsaa ovae SAX sdj - yaka.sV
Soon after,he Declaration Of War agains
England, Mr.. Webster was called 10 enlt
the arena OF public'lifc. Though bu,thirt
: years Of age, an early period 10 take part !
: The Councils Of a Naticn--,hc naive strengl
/. Of MIR. Websler's character had alread
pointed him out as the man that was needle
: for the times; and the undeveloped S,a,oi
: man made his first step in. that long caret
. Of public life which has identified his. nam
as Representative, Senator, Diplomailst, an
= = Cabine, Minister, with The history Of Il
!, United States. q tsds. vt' shatl i.o'
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