Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-11-13
BIOGRAPHICAL.
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DANIEL / WEBSTER.

t... W. .s. From ~ AMertcd'S Otc"''t lt ..
a DANIEL WEBSTER. !,
Scarcelyhayeth the sods becniheaped
upon the grave Of. Harryofthe West,
ere the tomb must. be opened 10 70;
ceiye all that remains ofanother bright
star Of this I,epnbllc-DAnlEL WEB
srEn. TlleDemosthenes ofAmerica
is nomore! DanielWebste,is dead
and the country mourns his loss. He
needs no culogy-his fame is written
deep in the hearts ofhis countrymen
all parties acknowledge that he pos.
sesse.l the most gigantic intellect oi
the age. The New York Ereai1g
Post, q Journal Of opposite political
views from Mr.. Webster, pays him
the following tribute: !.
s"He never betrayed the politician
in the tone Or language ofhis speech
es; whatever might be the secret mo-
tives of his heart, lie always rested
his policy upon professe.liy public
grounds, Iaiid discussed them from a
nutipnal, aud never, from personal
or partizan point Of view. IN this
respettMr.W .Webstor'sp political speech-
es stand III admirable contrast with
the style Of parliamentary oratory
which ordinarily prevails at Wash-'
lington, and We cannot but think that
the loss of'llis admirable example, in
this respect, has been sensibly felt by
The Senate since he ceased actively to
participate in tho deliberations ofthat
body. s4ijfY & Esf
Ellis life has left few lessons Of
greater value than may be gathered
from the elevated of his Con-
glessional speeches. in which he ney-.
or made one undignified appeal, ,or
'indulged in one personal or an unpaIr:.
!liamentary allusion. We do not re.
collect All instance Of Mr. Webster's
being called to order, orgof his being
out oforder during the whole sof!shis
parliamentary life. This can hardly
be said of anysother person who ever
held asoa, in the Congress Of the
United States more ithan.sa single
tern" ...,,.., bo;h I,
For The annexed synopsis Of bis life
7weure indebted!t 10 tho Epenirg Posi-,
Daniel Webster, the youpgestson
of Ebenezer anil Abigail Webster,
was bornat ESalisblry.in New Hamp-;
shire, on the 18th Of January 1852.
the last year of the Revolutionary;
War. He was. therefore, aged sew,
,enty years, nine months and six days.,
when lie died. ln May, 1896. anllin
his l4tl year, lle was sont to the Ex-
.eier Academy, where ho remained,
only a few months; ln February,
1887, aud in his 18Th year, he was
sent 10 reside and study with the Rev.
Samuel Houd, the minister of the
nciglbo,ing town Of Boscawcr, wher,
fur lis board and tuition, his fail,er
paid dslsper week. .ln,ho fs,i of The
same year he entered Dartmouth Col
lcge. In 1901 lie corrvLsted his col.
lege course. and entered. upon the
study of law fu ehc office Of Mr..
Thompson, q .Lex. door neighbor Of
his falbcr, q respectable lawyer, and
subsequently a representatives Of New
Haripshire in both Houses Of Con-
gress. Partof thsiycar ls0shc spent
in teaching an Academy at Frcyburg,
III Maine, on aisalary 'ofSisa dayact-
lug at the same,imeas assistant tot the
Register ofoDee.ls5 for the county
In September. 1902 he resumcdhis
studies with Mr.. Thompson, and lie.
,,nained with him eighteen mouths
Ia July, 1904, he took up his resi-,
.dencei in Boston and pursued his stu
dies with Christopher Gore. In tho
Spring Of 1905, and 10 the i23l year
ofhis age, Mr. Webster was admitted
to practice in the Court Of Common
Pleas Of Suffolk county. Boston b..
The same year he opened q law office
at Boscawen, near hir fathers resi-
.dence. In May, 1907, hewas admit
ted as attorney andscouusellor oflhc
Supreme Court ofNew Hampshire.
In September, 1907, heremoycd to
Portsmouth, where he continued in
the practice of the profession nlno
years. II pRl ..tpgfiy ,is&l b q i
In Junc,ls0s, he was married to
Grace Fletcher, idaughterof, Rev. Mr..
Fletcher, ofiHopkinton, New Hamp.
shire, byiwhomrhe had four Children
Grace, Fletcher. ] Julia and Edward
sofwhom only Fletcher now survives.
Grace died early; Edward was killed
in tho Mexican war; Julia married
one ofthe Applctons, Of Boston, and
died afew years since. June 10Th,
1878, ian extra session,) he made his
speech, on moving a series Of tesolu-
tions ofinguiry relative to the Berlin
and Milandecrees. Duringthis Con
gressional term he spoke againstthe
incorporation ofa United States Bank
and In favor Of increasing tho navy.
December, 1913, his house, libra. j,
farnit1re and manuscripts at Ports.