The weekly Placer herald., 1852-11-27
.ARRIyAL OF THE OREGON.
Sir OATS Later. fj'6na the .atgaatfe States


n We.copy from the Times x Transcript
thetfollowing summary of news brought
by tho Oregoh. Her all absorbing item
of news is the death of Daniel Webster.
Shebrihgs no later dates from New York.
Her dates from New O.leans are to Oct
26th-. The mail by the Oregon is said to
he the largest ev + delivered at San Fran
cisco. She is also heavily freighred, aand
brings 100000 goldand silver coin.-
Miss Kate Hays and mothery Messrs.
Bushnell, Harold, Wells, and Loring,
ARE among the passengers, ,s.,bs, A.
l.ater'dates from Europe are also re-
ceived via Mexico,G,s. According to the
Mexicans papers there is little doubt that
the empire wiIs be proclaimed in France
Thsiis a.delcate matter for Pope Plus
TX, who is said to have sailed on a plea
sure trip TO avoid the necessity either of
being present on the interesting occasion,
.or OF declining aniinvitation. From this
we Judge that, that very important events
have recently taken place in France, but
the telegraphic accounts in our Mexican
exchanges are exceedingly brief and un-
satisfactory 9 ba t- a o0I heH <
The British Parliament was to be con
vened, 1t was rumored that, Lord Pal
merston wculd accept Il seat in Earl Der
US cabinet. o. ir edf HaU ne lr
The difficulties between the United
States and Greece, owing, to the arrest of
Mr-eklng, missionary, had heen ami
cably arranged. 81 a',.nai .g3 saa "
=, The al absorbing topic Of intelligence
brought by the Oregon, is the death of the
S'reabstatesinan, Daniel Webster. IS lig
About nine hours before he died, with a
grandeur, he thus announced
his own, end; 8"On the gath of October,
ali that is now mortal Of Daniel Webster
VIII be no, more" There is something
sublime attendant upon the last moments
OF W ebSter, which we have not noticed
in connection with the death of anv other
great man. Calm and with a dignity pc
cullarly, his own, he contemplated the ap-
proach of his dissolution, and his last
"oido "tr"' "',. ~.>i9 for
their Simplicity, but expressedaa truth
which though he meant it not, will be re-
co5p;zedn by every American. Looking
up at the final moment toathose around
His bed side he said aIestill lhve." n'e =.
Attwerfty lninutes to three o'clock, on
the 25th OctobeFs his great, CALM, spirit
passed from among the .turnoils of earth.
In the death of such a man the whole
country is bereaved.. j, J'he distinctions of
party sink into ipsigni fcance:l the strife
for honor is as a shadow before this
"great quell:" no class may claim him,
but the people Of thirty one republics arise
to mourn when the last breath is. drawn,
and the spirit passes from the greatest Of
Americans. OF all that bright galaxy
whois left to us! Calhoun was stricken
down and the country looked with sad
torebodngs upon ''those other two. %
iWe knew that. the time was at hand for.
them also TO he gathered to their fathers.
ClEy followed; and the irnightiest genius
Eemainad grand. in his,solitude. But tie
quick succeeding blow has come and the
triumph of death.is complete. At this
time America from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, is hung in mourning.
Ihe following account ofthe last mo-
ments oflWebster was teegraphed to the
N. O. Picayune: NJ hastF li .aH ai
o.a,..t HE LAST, MOMENTS. ' ~
.-Dmlto New York, Oct. Gath, A. M.
He expired precisely at twenty minutes
to three O'Clock this morning During
the early part ofyesterday afternoon there
was some decrease in the dropsical swell
ling of the abdomen, ,aand their were few
er symptoms of nausea, but there were
no signs Of rallying. " ~ t''a Y
Repeatedly in the course ofthe forenoon
and in the early partof the afternoon he
conversed freely, with great clearness of
detail, relative to his private affairs and
the condition of his farm, He stated fully,
his plans concerning 1T, and the manner
in which he wished them carried out.
a nout b.1f.poct o3olonIy ~, itbo g..