The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-11-10

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Mr.. Webstrr az liberty q resame his
professional seca laliuns. AID enabled
MN 10 paw thai degree 81 attrafioa %
his prrssnal affairs Il uhitA they had
Stood in need daring his Lang absence
fraifi home. Ia shs mengh VT lansary.
1914, he had sustained hezvy iass 10
the destruction Of his house at Ports.
mauth bs the great ks- Which visited
thar place. Not remarkabl rich IN the
goods ef this world at that period. Mr..
aebstef's finances suffered a serious
blow BIZ this disaster, and he began TO
%sxitaie the question IL removing his
family either 10 Albany or Boston.
This removal was effected in August,
1876. Mr.. Webster Was we'll known
in Boston as a citizen and prpfes-
sionzl man. He was certain Of warm
welcome among old friends, and saw
many reasons ahy he shoald retarn.to
the Aeld in winch he FIRST stepped for
ward. -
Whrn Mr.. Webster removed TO Bos.
ton. he had one session 10 serve IN Con
gress as representative from n. Hamp
sure. At It's close he retired 10 has
practice 10 Baston. where Tor two years
he was permitted to repose. in the ex.
ercise 81 the duties Of private life.
In the Fall Of Is22, after a most
pressing soiicitatiopfMr. Webster yiel-
drd his consent t@s6n again for Con-
.gress. He vac eletfed by one thousand
majority over his competitor. Jesse
putnan. aud again took his seat in the
House.
In the Fall of 1874. WEBSTER was re-
elected to Congress. BY the almost unan.
imaus vote Of I. 900 out Of ]. 00n. This
remarkable Indication Of the public ia
yor was as unexpected as wcll-merited
aud gratifying. Mr.. Webster vas now
fairly settled in a public career, and he
was thenceforward but rarely absent
from stations of trust and confidence.
The PRESIDENTIAL contest in which
John Quincy Adams was finally sue
cessful, now agltated the country. Mr.
Clay accepted the post Of Secretary 81
State. The principal topic Of th,s Adj
ministration was the Panama Mission
subject of dispute, which created q
great sensation. and elected many warn
debates in Ooagress. Mr.. Webster had
Supported with earnestncss, the mated
Declaration Of President Monroe, that
any combinations Of European power;
{, promote certain objects in America
would be considered as directly affect
ing the Nation,--lni. ia accordance
with the position he had assumed. gave
acordial support to the proposed Mis-.
sian to Panama, for the settlement oi
existing difficulties. He made an able
speech on this subject in the House, in
April, 1926. The general unpopularity
Of the measure in contemplation, how
ever, caused it to fail.
On the eel December, 1920, at the
second Centennial Celebration Of the
landing Of the Pilgrims at Plymouth,
Mr.. Webster delivered the grand Ora.
tion which is nnw in the mouth Of every
schoolbny. Five years afterward, in
1925. he spike at Banker Hill, at the
semi-centennial Celebration of the glo
rious Battle which had there been
fought. In few months, he was call
ed to commemorate the services Of
Adams and Jefferson, whose deaths oc.
CARED under circumstances of such
curious coincidence. On the 22d Fe-
bruary, 1892, upon the completion Of a
century from the birth of Washington,
Mr.. Webster was called upnn to deliver
an Address at the National Capital, and
enchained the attention ofhis audience,
by fascinating delineatian OF the yir.
tues Of the Father Of his fountrvI
In November. 1926, Mr.. Webster
was again solicited to represent his
District the House, for the third time,
but before be had taken his seat. va
cancy occurring ia the Senate BY the
re ment.of the venerable Elijah II.
Mi 5, MIR. Webster was chosen to fill
that post.
Toward the close of the year 1897.
heavy domestic affection was visited
u?,a Mr. Webster, in the loss &c his
wife. They were on the way TO Wash
ington WHEN Mrs. Webster was taken
i'll, and soon died. This melancholy
event prevented Mr.. Webster from tax
ing his seat in the Senate until January
1898.
In the Senatorial career Of Mr.. Web.
ster, 50 many elements of power and
popularity have passed into record thai
u is difficult to embrace, in simple
sketch, all the peculiar features OF the
great movements ia which he took part.
Mr.. Calhoun. as Vice President, occn.
pied the Chair of the Senate. Messrs.
Forsyth, Benton. Van Buren,, Womlbu.
~, farewell, clayton and Havne, are
among the Senators. Mr.. Webster's
first parliamentary encosnter; upon his
entrance into the Senate. teak place
with Mr.. i'azewelI Of Virginia. The
subject in dispste was tie Process Bill,
con trise,l for the regulation of the pro-