Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-11-09
MISCELLANEOUS.
MEMORIALS TO MR.. WEBSTER.


The following letter from Mr.. Webster dated Franklin
H. May g. 1876 has been furnished for publication in
The New York Commercial Advertiser by the gentleman
whom il addressed. II characteristic Of the man,
will be read with peculiar interest al this time:
have made satisfactory arrangements respecting my
house the best OF which 10 that can leave il where
is and vet be comfortable Notwithstanding the rail
This house faces due NORTH Its front windows look 10
wa.ds the River Mermack. But then the river
"a tina south so that the eastern windows look toward III,
river also But the river has decpened its channel in this
stretch of it, in the last fifty years. that we cannot t
waters without approaching it, or going back TO The higher
land. behind The history of this change s Of consider
able importance in the philosophy oseams have observed
il practically, and know something of the theory Of the
phenomenon; but doubt whether the world will ever be
benefited either by my learning or my observation in this
respect
with beautiful just breaking out, my eye sweeps
rich and level field of 100 At the end off third OF
mile Off plain marble grave stones designating the
places where rtpnse my faher my mother my brother 10.
scph and my sisters Mehitibe, Abigail and Sarah good
Scripture Names inherited from their Puritan ancestors.
Ny father Ebepezer Webster -born Kins,on, in the
lower part the State in 739-the handsomest
saw except by brother Ezekiel who appeared and
does he me- the very finest human form tina:
ever laid eyes him 10 his coffin white forehead
tinged cheeka complexion as clear as heavenly light
Su, where am .rayng
The grave has Closed upon him. has all my BROTH
and sisters We shall be all together Blu, this is
meanchoiy-and leave IT, Dear, dear Kindred blood, how
love you all!
This tar held is before mel could lamb any part
II. H., H.,
moved H. Somehow | could never learn TO hang n
.cy had vii enough My brother Joe used TO say
that my father college order TO make equal
10 the OF the children
or hot dav in Julyt must have been of the last
years of Washngtons Administrations was making hay
with my father Just where remaining elm tree,
middle OF the afternoon The Hon. Abe Foster
NJ e. Who lived Canterbury, six niles OF, called al the
house, and into the field my father. He
worthy man. college learned and had been minister but
person Of any considerable natural powers. My
father his iiiend and supporter tie talked while IN
The field, md his way. When he was gone, my
father called him, and down beneath the elm
hay cock. He said My son, that is worthy nan-
re is member OF Congesshc goes 10 Philadelphia and
gets dollars dav While toll here II is because he had
education which never had II had his early educa
ton should ho We been in Phil .dephu in his place came
near il it But missed il, and now must work
here" "My dear father, said you shall not work. Bro
he and shall work for you and hands out and
you shalt cs'-and emmber 10 have crird-and | cry
now a, the recollection My child" said he, it is Of
,mpor,ance 10 me- live but for my chdren and
could not give your elder brother the advantages Of know
ledge, bnt do something for you. Exert yourself
improve your OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES learn-and when
am gone you will need go through the hardship
when have undergone, and which have made mo OH
mao before my u,,e.
The mex, day he took Exeter, the Phillips Exc
ter Acaiemy-pactd under the tuition of iis excellen
prrraptor, Dr.. Benjamin Abbott, still living.
Ny father died in April 1906: neither left him nor for
sock him. My opening office AT Boscawen that
might be him. closed his eyes, in this very house
He died Of ase-alter life of exerion
toll and soldier, officer, Legislator
iuJss-every .tns 'ha, could be, to whom learn
iuq n yer had d!scU,rd her 'sGpic page"
Nv hrst speech the bar made when he tn
bench he heard me q secCnd time.
He had in him what recoIIec have been the charace
OF come OF the old Puans. He deeply religious, bu
The conrt5v, good humored lacetious-
my in his age with contagious laugh, teeth all
white as nlabaser- gentle soft payful-aud yet having
heart in nin That he seemed 10 have borrowed from lion
He could own; fruwn il was but chroulness good hu
Ever Truly, your friend, DANIEL WEBSTER