The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-11-10

THE hon. DANIEL WEBSTER.


ItanIel Wthxfef wa baFn m tlat town
Of Salisbury. Nrw- u nnp>hirr. on llsr Is,h
~ January. 1872. Ills age. n lIlr period
Of hi< deaih. Was accordingly sesrniy
yFaFs. nine .nanlI,s. and 81 days.
The ancestral line al sIe wrhsierfamiIy
extended bark, in suebrnlie reeonl-. 10
The early parl oi ahe Sesenseeth rrniusy.
Thomas Webster. han in l632. was The
grea..erra,-grand father ~ DasirI. tie
emirraled 10 This county from Norsolk.
England. in iile year 1886. aud svllled II
lismp,cn. N New-ilampshire. where.
saon after his arrival, lie waS united in
marriage 70 Sarah Brewer. hy ~hon I've
had tive sons aud three daughters. Ehene-
xrr. hts secund son. was born in 1867,
and was married n IIannsh Jntlkins in
July. 1900. 0ll,is sons. only me had
irsur. This was Ebenezer. grandfather
Il Daniel. who was married tu Sussnnsll
Ba,cheider III 1898. and had eight chill
dsen. of whom The oldest was Ehenezcr,
The father of.she Great Sla,esman.
Ehenczrr Webster was horn in King
slon. .Nrw.llsmpshire.~ % the 22d of
april. 1899. The selllcment was then
new. and Ehenezer's faihrf was sIiligeul
and persevering farmer. Tile stn, an &c.
tive youth. WAS early chose as one Of the
famous . Rangers nf uajer Robert Rag-
|ers. and served with lhat distinguished u
frer. under Lord Amherst. iu The French,
War of 1863. The Rangrrs were kept
in The pay oi the Crown during the con-
iinnance of The War. MIR. Webster was
one of The party which. under The COM
mand &C Majar Rogers. made an expedl-
lion 10 Crown Puin, for The purpose Of
chasli-ing The Indians and destroying their
villages-an aci whirh waa deemed es-
sen,isl 10 the preservation Of tie whites.
The Rangers were always on active duly.
and proved most efficient allies. ] he his
Tory af their trials and their trinmphs has
never been fully told. Al The conclusion
Eof the Peace, Mr.. Webster, taking adj
Vantage ot The moment OF quiet which
was afforded him. commenced selile-
meni. in company with several others. in
a bnr,ler-.o on branch of the Merri-
mack River. The place was frs, known
as llakersiown, hui was aiierward called
Salisbury--a name that will endure as
long as The history Of It's greatest Son shall
be remembered aud cherished among the
proniesi ornaments Of The country. Mr..
Webster had just commenced The neces-
sary preparations for comfortable rural
residence, when the Revolutionary s,rng-
gle began. His former reputation as one
of the body Of Rangers served 10 direct
the eyes of his neighhors toward him. and
his services were -oon in active request
as the leader in the constitution of their
military bands. Ii is needless 10 say lha,
The veteran Rangerenlered. heart and soul.
into tina, long and dubious contest. Fole-
most among the brave defenders Of the
Nation, aud skilIful. brave andeyperienr-
ed. v,e weigh. of Mr.. Webs,er's talents
was speedily manifested in the consistent
ar,lor with which The haille was maintain
ed. Mr. Webster commanded volunteer
company Of his friends asd neishhors, nm
der General Stark, in The fight al llenning-
ton. and during The engasmen, was seen
| in the ihickest Of the fray. Il had heea
given oui hy Stalk. some time previous
10 the battle. tina. il was his inieu,ion To
march To Saltwater. and a tlelarlmeal OF
Il!,e British. one thousand strong. was con-
seqnen,Iy Sent TO inereep, him. The
fnrces Of the enemy having been thus di-
vided and weakened. the American Gene
raj was enabled 10 cope with them in de-
ltail. Col. Warner was stationed IN the
tear uf The American army. will reserved
corps. while Captain Webster was order
ed 10 advance with his company Of one
ihundled men, in search OF two handled
more, who were nui upon scout. The
companies once united, Captain Webster
was to assume the command Of the whole,
and fall upon the enemy on The rear. hut
lon no account TO fiie, until the action had
icommencedo on the other side. twas on this
memorable occasion ,l,a, Gen. Stark uttered
The celebrated words Fellnw soldiers.
there is HE enemy; il we don't lake Them,
Molly Stark will he widow 10 night =
Captain Webster having fulfilled Tie duty
assigned him in collecting together The
three hundred men, awaited his share in
the hnnnrs of The day. When allowed
10 make his charge upon the enemy. with
Ipieces loaded, and with firm and equal
step. his men advanced upon he opposing
lbreas,works. Captain Webster was tho
FIRST 10 leap The offences. buithe reinforce
menis we're no, suificieh, 10 reuder the al.
tack sncressfu., and his command was
driven back. Meantime. u,c British were
Strengthened by the arrival of one Thousand
fresl, troups upon tie feld, and nrw
Itli<pasi,on Of The bai,le herame necessary
t:rneral Stark placed cap,ain Webster
land Captain t;regg on tile left wing Of The
American fmcr. Colonel Nichols on the
right, aud placed the army in strong p''
lsilinn. The result Of that struggle is !
ima,ler Of history, and . argespropor,ioI