Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-11-02
Great Men NeverDie.


Great Men NeverDie.
In the Grafton delivered by Mr.. Webster in Fan
cuil Hall, in 1885, on the death of Adams and JEFF
ferson, he thus tells us, and his words have now
full application to himself, that the great and good
men never die:
Adams and Jefferson, ] have said, are no more.
AS human beings, indeed, they are no more. They
are no more as in 49, bold and fearless advocates
of independence; no more, us on subsequent PERI
eds, tile head of the government; no more, as we
have recently seen them, aged and venerable Oh
jects of admiration and regard. They are no more.
They are dead. But how little is there, of the great
and good, which can die To their country they
yet live, and live, and live forever. They live in
ali that perpetuates the remembrance of men on
cart in the recorded proofs OF their own great ac-
lions, in the offspring of their intellect in the deep
engraved lines of public gratitude, and in the re-
spect and homage of mankind. They live in their
example, and they live, cmphatcally, and wlllllve
in the influence which their lives and efforts, their
principles and opinions, now exercise, on the al
fairs of men, not only in their own country, but
throughout the civilized world. superior and
commanding human intellect truly great man,
when heaven vouchsaies so rare gilt IS not tenn
porary flame, burning bright for while, and then
expiring, giving place to returning darkness. IL IS
rather a shark of feryent heat, as well us radiant
light, with power to enkindie the common mass OF
human mind; so That when IL gliinmers, III ITS own
decay, and finally goes out in DEATH no night fol-
lows, but it leaves the world all light, all on fire,
ltOLl Tie pOltHL COhkaCt III ITO oWh SP'f' I'HSoh
died; but the human understanding, reused by the
touch of his miraculous wand, to perception OF
the true philosophy, and the just mode OF nquiring
after truth, has kept on its course, successfully ana
gloriously. Newton died; yet the courses OF the
spheres are still known, and they yet move on, IN
the orbits which he saw, and described for them, in
the infnty of space"
MR. WEBSTER ON THE MORNING.
The following beautiful letter, from the pen Of
Mr.. Webster, was written TO a friend some years
ago. II will be read with much interest, not only
for It's intrinsic beauties but purely literary pro-
duciOn:
RIcnMoNp, Va:
as o clock, A. NJ, April 20, 1917.
s.M, Dear Friend:-W neither it be n favor or an
annoyance, you owe this letter ton early habits
of rising. From the hour marked ut the top of the
page, you will naturally conclude thas nv COM
pa mons are not now engaging my attention, as we
have not calculated on being early travellers to-
day.
''rhis city has "pleasant seat" 1t is high !;
the James river runs below it, and when went
out hour ago, nothing was heard but the roar of
the Falls. The air is tranquil and its temperature
mild. 1t is morning, and morning sweet, and
fresh. and delightful Every body knows the NOR
| ming in its me;aphorcal sense, applied to so many
occasions The health, strength and beauty of
early years lead to call that period the morning
of life" or a lovely young woman we say she Is
bright as the morning." and no one doubts why
| Luclur is called ''Son OF the morning."
"But the morning itself, few people, inhabitants
OF cities, know any thing about. Among all our
good people, not in thousand sees the sun rise
once IL year. They know nothing of the morning.
Their idea of it is, that ii is that part OF the day
which comes long aiteI cup OF coffee and a beet
steak or n piece of toast. With them, morning is
not new issuing of light, new bursting forth OF
the sun, waking up OF all that has life from
sort OF temporary death, to behold again the WORKS
of God, the heavens and the earth; ii is only part
| of the domestic day belonging TO reading newSpa-
q
school, and giving orders for dinner The first
streak of light, the earliest purpling Of the East,
which the lark springs up to greet, and the deeper
| and deeper colorng into orange aud red, till at
length the GLORIOUS sun, regent of the day.
this they never enjoy, for they never see it.
Beautiful descriptions Of the morning abound i'll
all languages, but they are the strongest perhaps
i'll the East where the is often object OF wor-
ship. ~. ..s -. =
sKng David speaks of taking to himself the
| "wi,igs of the morning." This is highly poetcal
and beautiful The wings of the morning are the
beams of the rising sun. Rays of light are wings.
1t is thus said that the of righteousness shall
arise with healing in his wings'-a rising sun
that shall scatter life, health and joy throughout
| the universe.
"Nilton has fine descriptions of morning, but not
so many as Shakespeare, from whose writings pages
| of the most beautiful imagery, all founded on the
! glory of morning, might be filled.
! al never thought that Adam had much the ad-
vantage of us from having seen the world while II
| was
"rhe manifestations of the power of God, like
lemericieS, are ''new every morning. and fresh
| every moment.
ave see rs fine risings of the sun Us ever Adam
saw, and its riSngs are as much miracle now as
they were in his day, and think good deal more,
because il is now part of the miracle, that for
thousands and thousands CT years he has come to
his appointed time, without the variation OF mil
liOn.ll part If second. Adam could not tell how
this might be. knew the morning-l am acquaint-
ed with it, and love it. love it fresh and sw eel
as it is-a daily new creation, breaking folth and
calling all that have life and breath and being, to
new adoiation, new enjoyments, and new graft
tude. %
DANIEL WEBSTER.
CENrnAL Ono RAILRoAD.-The receipts of the
Contra. Ohio Railroad for September amount to SO,
373, S3, and for the two weeks ending 18th Octo-
bcr S3,Ol6. SO. The number of passengers in Sep