The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-01-13

TUE private LIFE or DANIEL WEBSTER
By Chlrles Lanaian. Ne,o Y04s---iiarper < Bso-
Tiers.
Mo Lannan tha private secretary Of the iltls-
flou5 statesman of Massachusetts, whose death the
nation has been recently called upon 10 mourn, and
in that capacity had The bes, facilities for becoming
acquainted with his private life. The subject has
been tn ,rouyhy canvassed, however, by the public
journals and their correspondents for more tam a
month past, that II is scarccy possible iJr a1y one ~
Contribute facts, and cven Mr.. Laaman's mem1ir
seems iitte than compenliOus X statement ol
what had been Published in ether iOsms. We re-
produce what he says in cor lberaiDl of our Own re-
ninisrences of tae rc 5ions charactcr Oh the d.-
ceased:
"Mr. Webster vas a believer in the Great Atone
:aent, and though, lvin. he DID IN sphefe ot pc
culiar Temptations, H. may have conaiued errors, he
needed ~ appro.nptuys ta lead hn u speeds repent
| ance. lie actiated by syIgii 0! charity which
knew ~ bounds. He treasured NJ AM ;stes II his
fellow men, and wher once wrorgcdhy 7h0sr inwhom
he had co1ilcd with a the guclessness OF child,
h III, not ret t,liac, but simpl, moved - another
sphere b,yond their reach. H. st'dent of tn.
BIB, ami read II h,b'inay IN his funiiv whenever
the ammo ,ances Of h.. III al position did nj pre-
veBt; ar1 never sat d0wa, w.lel with MS fanily
a,nn, eaiy tae bou ,ti-s OF HI: t'bs, without hr,
In plosing blessing. No naa ever thought ortaikod
with more reverence of the power and holiness ui
God. II: cane of race Of good meal was hai'-
tized in,o ana b,ca ny 4 membcr, IN h,coege days,
o ,hr Co1.feg gational Chu;ch. bu died II the coNl-
nunion Of tn Protestant Episcopal Church, oi which
he dcvout IN ,Mbor, alt cue ot the most MI
pressve that ever Witnessed going Il p Owe
The uatchcss bcants Of religion, - sec h'I1,
in foil view # the CAPITOL III, p.nci al theatre Of
hi. exploits up0a hi, knee before the altar aftak
Of the sarfane Of the Lords supper. That spec
ract, anl the ganI-uf Of hi- death, are TO me more
eloquent thin thousand sermons from human bps. "
Mr.. Web.t.r's habits whit attending t. his oiil-
a Of 4fa Ecfg hpf
''ilc Usually ~, the h.st al hi- posi- "i Gn
in the Department, al1 among The nst 20 leave
Il b1Si n, nj ii t. WAS Ol'ad his mail, and
this he accj ,ish Il IN shn time, ard at.ei Pc
cuar man 4. The oniy ,otterS tat h read VITA
aif.u we're th1 OH :l,i oAss ani, Wh:le ta q1es-
toas they brought up did r,lt,e inva5t CATION,
were generally disposed Of Immediately: al political
letters were mereiy glanced al, ani then filed away
for future co lsderation, those Of private and Ie'-
so4iai character were also ai1 a-ii', 4 be attended
to, OF answered, carly on tn ipH"wl'5 n Tnns at
! his residence; While cve.yti,n. OF an aaony 'noas
character sim,iy opened, torn IN Is" pieces, ani
! co nuitted to the basket Of waste paper. 1he
amount Of business tbat he sometimes transacted
during sin l. nIoaa5 nlay be guessed al "nen II Is
M toncd III II he moi u!i c4ucnty kcit t"p persons
icinpJyci IN writing At his dicta;ion AT tn sa'na
time for rs n u.uaily walked the foor on 81 h oc-
casions ne would give h- ch'ci cle. X sentence IL
IN, room II b. Incorporated IN d't tomato fA."r
aaA n,a,c hing % he occupied hy his pfiy"t.
sec etary, give h,n the skeleton, Ie,haps the ve,
t1.uaga at Il grivata note Liter. In addition IL
all tl-, he ma e il his business 70 grant an audience
70 al wh, mig call upon HIM. receiving digna'e'
yyith dignity, and all friends, st,a'g r, and 0c1
office seckeis with Kindness aud cordality and II
this connection. ii may be we'll TO stare TIA! those
wi, made sh rt visits generally The most sac
cas-f in attain no their end, especially II sad end'
w.re ''th1r coultry'>" OF OFFICE"
The volunc is illustrated by roiuai ot Mr.
Webster; profile sk,tc OF him, an' a sketoh re-