New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-27
Nm. WEBsrERs DrArH-Meetiag Of he RAJ

Court Room, Tor the purpose Of taking measures 70
testify their Tespect for the memory Of DANs,
WEBSTER.
On motion OF ] PRsscoTr HALL, Eco, Hon CA,,s
Justice JoNEs called to the Chair aud on motion az
Seth P Staples, Eco, b w. BOnney and T. C. Beas
dict. Esqrs, were appointed Secretaries.
The following resolutions, prepared by a Cor.
u,ittee of the Har, were then read by VIM. n
Evarts, Esq.
RsolreS iIGtihc Bar of New York have read with pro
foundest ricf the death of DANIEL WEBSTER, and
spectuy oa,r aer coodoeEee to The family o. the deess
ed upon tbs sd event.
RoIteG lLsi the large capacities and varied poses
Of his into,cs la the culture and ephue Of ,Ae-s
powers in the highest sphere Of human acton sd neeas
achieyrrneGts DANIgL WsRsrsR stands fst among tie
OF k.s DAY AID generation. and ms nanic ara Ane WI
b. a treasured roSss ssion 10 his country forever
Rfsaro3 That while tee graf abilities thorough AID
learus powerful and splendid eoquenee OF Mr.
WEBSTER ca! lott our hshess stniraon tie va poole
labor and euIeu public services 20 ~cs ter nal Gee
fury. he has d, Od those noble sis aud large acquire
ments, from love Of country 20 pure and enthusiastic
sn Which 5 ssd ,aes 2, 70 IKE attest sens
non can never the fullest bGte OF affection, respect
and honor TO b. memory, too deeply Acknowledge
ResoIsed, That re just PRIDE in the knowledge that
the foundations OF Mr. WEssrESs greatness laid IN
the learning and discipline of The PROCESSION OF as
that the inst UpLs OF his fame gi.ned IA its arrDa
and that throughout long life he honor,d sud It's
Constitution snd the laws Of the land his hab reveren
to the Judicial tribunals and his perpetual efforts u
among men the several spheres OF muncp constita
touA ana international law OF the chief sohcs of his
cha seer and OF the most lasting elements ofhs
ResoreG That to the glory of his life, the OF Il.
death was close, and leaves ground for
iemeufaon r axe who hss departed hui to his coan-
try Cnly AID The OF constitutional liberty 70 which
be is lost forever
snch of our number may be 50 depced BY te Chairman
of this attend e funeral As
boaV and at all wear tue usual badge oi mourning
: p STAPLES ESQ., in moving the adoption OF the
resolutions ssd WIS not the time nor the occasion TO
90 INTO an examination of the character Of the as,ri-
Gus deceased on to pronounce eulogy upon his vir
tues and If il were, he OR So was not the man 70 do
it, He would simply remark that great man hsi fallen
among us-a great man had fallen IN lsEael-in this
Republic He great in moral powers-Sreai in his
intellectual aud physical powers. He was gifted by M
ture beyovi most But these were only the
foundations of the character he finally reared
He added % these not only virtue and intelligence
hut great industry And let Il be remembered by al
that the gifts OK nature OF very te importance
uness he who possessed them gave them right dlrec-
ZION, and followed up that direction by industry. He
knew Mr.. WEDsrER very early IN lie Az the con-
mencement a the late with Great Britain ne
Member OF the Legislature OF Connecticut, and about
the same time Mr. WEBSTER appeared IA the EastsTn
part OF the Union, and that circumstance lea nun 70
vestgste the course Mr. W. spursuing, and 20 more
Intimate know ledge OF his character than ne Oihersise
might have bad From that time TO the present ne hsi
been his wsrm-his deyOted-hs attached trend bot
not his blind friend and he knew Il. He never consult
ed with him without being greatly enlightened, and
strongthenCd in every lauda1le purpose Ana ne had
now but ~ remark that the time would come when
DANIEL WEHsrrRs character would DC SET TORN IN
truth 70 this nation. But let him who unio takes that
"a * rem, MI that lac must study most PROFOUNDLY TIE
character OF the man. and also closely investigate the
history OF tne country before he enters upon that duty
II the tas be 80 undertaken, then would the character
of the great who gone be set forth IN manner
that would prove valuable benefit 20 all who perused
the hlcgrephy-to the country and posterity.
HIRAN KErcHUM, Esq, then arose to second the
adoption Of the resolutions, and said feel, Sir, that
the Offices this day belong less to grief and than
to congratuaton and JOY is true that our us,rous
countryman, DANIEL WEBrrER, is no more numbered
among the living But it is subject OF congratuaton
that he wss permitted pass the ordinary period Of
human le that he was permitted to die as he hnd for
thirty years lived in the service of hs country that
he was permitted to die in his own house and in his
bed, surrounded by his family and his friends. think
it lie subject OF oongratulaon too that DANIEL w.
srER lived long enough prepare and supervise his
works aud give them to the public. Other great
men of country perhaps lived rather in traditions
but DANIEL WEBSTER lives on a record prepsrd
by himsel.-a record which discloses 81 ar light
his political his moral, and his religious principles
ana that record contains no word, which, dying. he
might with 10 blot out, nor amy friend OF his wish 10
erased. lie hos lived Sir, 10 prepare his NOM
meni, and there tends, and there Il will stand forever.
The rock on which the Pilgrims OF New England hrst
impressed their footsteps Is destined long reInem
bIance among men, but not longer than that Grafton
which was pronounced IN cOmmemotatiOn OF the event
two hundred years after IL occurred The monument
which shows the spot where the first great battle OF
the revolution was fought, will stand long Inoou-
mental granite ever stood but long after IS dist
psted and elaborated, the Grafton pronounced at the
aging OF the cornerstone OF that monument and the
other alton which was delivered nineteen years aer
Il viii vet IN
tell that such monument existed The names
OF John Adams and Thomas Jefferson VIII be known
to long dlstan iuiuriiy but believe that among the
lat records which vii speak OF their and make
them known among men, will be the culOgy of which
they were the theme delivered by DANIEL WEBSTER.
We oil hope, end some OF perhaps believe the
Constitution a country will be perpttuated but
we ell know-yos, we all know-that the speeches and
oration ia defense and commentator OF that Conshlu
non will live as long the English language will be
known upon ccr.h.
Mr. President will not speak of other events: but
might refer 10 the Capitol Of the cOuntry-I might
refer TO every important institution in coun,ryI
might refer to every great name IN our land among
the living or the dead saying that those Institutions and
those have been embalmed ia the elDauence OF
DANIEL WEBSTER
Mr. President, Will occupy the of This meet
ing for very few minutes IN speaking OF what know
OF the persOna characteristics OF Mr.. WEBSTER. had
long been acquainted with him. From al tnst know,
fGCm al that nave ever heard, bear testimony
here, tC-dty, that DANIEL WEBsTBB, a. II public man,
was OF the highest integrity. It always seemed
TO he acted under the immediate convection tnat
what he did was 70 be known only ms own gan
Grafton, but 20 poseriy. He always clear In Office
he regarded ptltlcn power in his hands trur;
and though always willing and deslrous 10 graiiiy bis
hienGs, be could he ielt himself Liberty, tor
an Instant Ia or'cr TO advance any prYa interest, TO
violate his great trust.
have known Mr.. WEBSTER In private circles and In
domestic life. bear testimony here to-day, that though
have received muititudes OF letters from sim, which
now have, and many that have been destroyed BY his
dQr fifs 81 lu
neri though hive had the pleasure OF meeting nm on
many occusioA and at the festive board often, where
Fittings long, bear testimony that never in my
lie did near impure thought pro.sne expires
zion from the lips Of DANIEL WEasrEh
And beer further testimony that neye IN writing
in my hearing oid he assil private character No man