The Nevada journal., 1852-11-26
Important Neps per Adam' ! Co.
OF THE OREGON
SIX DAYS LATER.
Death of Webster,

70 tHc AotH ult III enoImVuS uull, unu
"a full passenger list.
She brings the heavy and impressive
|tidings of the death ofDaniel w ebster,
who expired at Msrshfeld on the oath
|of October, in tho list year of his age.
The following account of the last mo-
|ments of Mr.. Webster, were telegraphed
Ito the N. 0. Pieayune, from New York.
The melancholy account has ut length
been received Of The death of Daniel
Webster.
He expired precisely at twenty min
Iutes of three this morning.
During the earlier part of yesterday
afternoon there was some decrease in
the dropsical swelling of the abdomen.
and there were fewer symptoms of nau-
|sea, but there We're no signs Of rallying
Repeatedly in the course of the fore
moon and in the early part of the after.
noon, he conversed freely and with great
|clearnsss of detail, relative to his pri-
|vate affairs, and the condition of his
farm. He stated fully his plans concern
ling it, and the manner in which he de-
sired them carried out.
About half past FIVE o'clock in the
afternoon, he was seized with violent
|nausea and threw up considerable
Quantity Of black matter, tinged with
blood
Exhaustion now increared rapidly
and the physicians held another con-
|sultation, which results in the conclu-
sion that the last hour of the great
statesman was fast approaching.
lie received the announcement with
|calmness, and requested that the fe-
male members of his family should be
|called in.
Mrs. Webster, Mrs. Fletcher Web
|ster, Mrs. J. w. Paige, and Miss Downs,
entered the sick room. To each, call
ling them by name, individually, Mr.
w ebster addressed few words Of fare
well, and religious consolation.
Next at his desire, the male mem
bers of his family and those of his per-
lsonal friends who had been with him
during his last illness, viz. Fletcher
Webster, his only surviving son Sam
|uel A. Appleton, his son in law; j. w.
Paige, Geo. I. Curtis, Edward Curtis, of
New York; Peter Harvey and Charles
Henry Thomas, Of Nlarshfeld. and
Messrs. Geo |. Abbott and w. c. Zant-
|zlnger, both of the U. S. State Depart
ment at Washington, were then called
lin.
Addressing each Of these gentlemen
|by name, Mr.. Webster referred to his
|past relations with them respectively,
and bade them, one by one, an ffcction-
|atc farewell. This was about half past
six last evening.
Mr. Webster then had Mr. Harvey
called in again, and said to him:
Harvey, am not so sick but that i
know youl | am well enough to know
you! am we'll enough to call down
the richest blessings Of heaven upon you!
Harvey, don't leave me till am dead !!
Dent leave Marshield till | am dead
man ~
Then, as if speaking to himself, he
said:
''On the Gath of October. oil that is
now mortal of Daniel Webster will be
no more !"
He now prayed in his natural voice :
strong, full and cear-ending with :
|"lleayenly Father, forgive my SINS and
receive me to Thyself, through Christ
Jesus !"
At halfpast six o'clock, DR.. Warren
arrived from Boston to relieve MIR Jet.
fries as immediate medical attendant.
Shortly after, Mr.. Webster convcrscd d
with Mr.. Jeffries, who said he could do
nothing more than to administer occa-
|sionally sedative portion.
"Then," said MIR. Webster. IL am to
bear patiently till the end. If it be no.
|may it come soon."
AT 10 o'clock, P. NJ, he was still low
|er, out was perfectly conscious of every
thing that passed within his sight and
hearing.
He fingered on until twenty minutes
to 8 o'clock this morning, when death
called the great DANIEL WEBSTER to his
reward in another world.
Thus has erumbled the chief pillar Of
the American Republic.
The most painful gloom pervades all
classes, and the solemn stiffness that is
every where apparent, gives evidence
that national calamity has befallen US.
BY MORSE'S SOUTHERN LINE.
WASHINGTON, Oct. "a, p. M.-The
President called a cabinet meeting this
p M, to decide on the proper mode OF
paying respect to the memory OF MT.
Webster.
BALrMoRE, Oct 24, A. M.-On the an
noun cement Of Mr.. Webster's death,
the bells were tolled and flags were
raised at half mast, in Baltimore, Wash
|ington and Philadelphia, and all the
eastern cities. The gloom caused by
the sad news is universal.
WAsHINGToN, Oct. 25, A. MA spe-
cial messenger has arrived here to an
nounce Mr.. Websters death. The Cab
|inet has as yet taken no action in the
matter.
Mr.. Crittenden is spoken of as Mr..
fTg ~