The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-03
NIX CnoATE,s EULoGY ON DANIEL WEB
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II was while Mr. Webster was ascending through The
long gradaoDs OF the legal pTott highest rank
that by parallel series OF displays a stage, and in
parts totally DISTINCT by other studies thoughts and ac
llon-. he also 10 be al his death the sl OF Amer
can satesm' The last Of the mighty rivals dead be-
FORE and he stood alone Give this aspect also OF his great
ness a passing glance His public life began in May,
which this Stale had elected him. II ended when he
died. II you except the interval between his removal
LON New Hampshire and bis election 70 Massachusetts
morality, and by what enlarged patriotism. embracing
the whole country, that lite guided shall con ide
hc' err Lei me now Rx your altenton rather on the
Consider that from the day he went upon the COMMITTEE
on Fore gn Relations in l53 in ine OF war. and more
and more The longer he byed and the higher he rose
he was man whose gtea, taenis and devolioht to pub
lie duty placed and kept him in position OF associated
sole commaDd--c0minaad in The political connection
10 which he belonged, command In oppC&iiion. com
naod in powf and consider the responsibilities which
that implicsw hat care what prudence, What mastery
Of the wtr0e ground eXartnx for the conduct OF party,
Gibhon says oil Fox. abilities and civil discretion
equal to the conduct Of an empireconsides the work
he DID In that lie Of forty years The range bf SUBJ
ecs investigated aad discussed, composing the whole
theory and practice OF our organic and administrative
politics. foreign and domestic, the vast body oil instIuc
i've thought he produced and put in possession OF the
country, how much he did in CongTens as well a. at
the bar 10 fx the true Interpretation, well 10 impress
The ,ransceGdant value, OF the constitutions itself much
altogether as urst statesman lis adoption
how much to establish the general mind the great dec
trine that the government Of the Unile. States gov
ernment proper established by the people of tie Safes
not compact between sovereign communities; that
within It's limits il is supreme. and that whether il is
within its limits not, in any given exertion of ITSELF
is TO be determined by the Supeine Court OF the United
State the ultimate aIber in the last resort, from which
there appeal bul revolution. How much he did
in the coufse 0i The dscusson which g'ew out 1F The
proposed mission to Panama, and at later day, of
The removal of the depostes 10 place the executive de-
partment OF the government lis true basis, and, under
It's true limitations To secure 10 that department all its
just powers The one hand, and the other hand 10
the Senate oil that belong ihem to arrest lbe endcn
cies which he thought ut 0he TIME threatened TO sbs
tote the government OF single will OF single person, OF
great force OF character and boandl.ss popularity and Of
numerical majority Of the people, told By The head without
intermediate institutions OF any kind judicial senaior
al in place Of the elaborate system Of checks and bal
snees by which the constitution aimed a, government
OF laws, and not OF menhow much atraciiDt less pop
uar attention. but scarcely l-se Katlans 10 complete
the great work which experience had shown be left
unfinished BY the judiciary OF 1859, by providing for
the punishment OF all crimes against The United States
how much Tor securing sale currency aud irNe fnan
cia ayslem, not only BY the prrmcgaon Of sound opin
IONS but by gcod SPECIFIC adopted, bad
deteaied-how much 10 develop the vast ma,e ia re-
soaces of the county, and to push for ard the planting
OF the West not troubled by any fear Of exhaus,ng old
Sates-by liberal policy Of public lands-by viAdcang
making large classes ct Internal p'oselehis and act
ing that doctrine uniformly from 1913, whenever road
was 10 be built, or rapid supie'sed canal 10 be
opened or breakwatef or lighthouse SIT up above or
below The aow oil the tide il far beyond the ability Of
single State, OF so wide utility commerce and labor
as 10 ss TO the rank OF work general Ia lis Influences
another lie OF ut1on, because smother fo OF ths behe
cence OF union-how much 10 pro,tGi The mechan
cal and manu featuring interests oil the county, u value
OF many hundreds OF millions, after having been ured
into existence ngans his couusels, against his science
OF political economy, by policy OF ARTIFICIAL encourage
ment for being sacrificed, and the pursuits and plans of
large regions ard communltic. broken up, and the
CURED skill rquandered By sudden and capricous with
drAwa of the PROMISE OF gbvsfniieGfzhp~ hush for
the tght performance OF lhe delicate and difficult OF
all lasks, the ordering OF The foreign affairs of nation
free sensitive, self cous il is true pnb
Inc law and morality OF The State binding The con-
science OF the State yet aspiring 10 power emincDce and
command. ITS whole frame full OF abd all fire with
American feeling, sympathetic with liberty everywhere
how much Tor the right ordering OF the foreign affairs of
sucb Sise-nning In all his pocs, from hsspeech on
the Greek question 10 1929 10 his letter TO M Huse
mann IN $780, TO occupy the high plain, yeidxfy ground
winch separates influence from Intervention, TO
az pfomulgaie aatin goodwill 10 humanity ever sui
wing 10 be fer TO inquire automatically into the history
OF s struggles, 10 take Official and avowed pains 10
Certain The moment when s may be recognised
consistently, even with the great code that keeps the
peace OF The world, absalning ever from everything
which shall give any nation right under the law Of
ions 10 utter one word OF complaint at ess to reisate
by war; The sympathy, but also The neutrality OF Wash
inston--bow much to compare with honor concurrence
oil difficulties with the hs power in the world, which any
nns iess Than the highest degree Of discretion, hrmness
ability and means OF commanding respect and cor hdence
at home and abroad would inevitably have conducted to
the last cssinity disputed boundary line OF many hun
dred miles, from the 81 Cfoix The Rocky mountains
which divided eHaspefaied aud imprsccable border
population, ENLISTED the pnde and affected the inere
and controlled the politics OF particular States well
pressed the peace and honor of the nation which
The most popular administrations OF the era o the quiet.
est and best public tsengs the OF Mon aud OF
Jackson, could not sdlas which had grown compli.
eaed win other topics oil excemebt that false
night or leh would have been step down prceipce-
this line settled forever the claim OF England 10 search
our ships Tor The suppression OF the slave radessnced
ofever and new engagement entered into by treaty,
bibdng The national faith TO contrbnfe specific naval
oce tor putting an end TO the great cline of manthe
iopg prscce OF Eng and 10 enter American ship and
impress from it's crew, terminated forever; the deck
heDce orh guarded rsctedy and completely by the far
how much BY profound dscernmen by eloq nj speech
by devoted lite 10 strengthen the tes OF Union, and
oeahe ths hne and strong spIr, OF nationality through
all our nuubets-bow much, most OF all last of ALL af.
Ter me war with Mexico needless, if his counseis had
governed, bad ended IN vast acquisition of terri
toy IN presenting TO the two great antagons, sections
o our country so vast enter on 90 i'm prral
prize TO contend Tor and The aecursed faiernal sre be-
gun how much then, when rising to the measure OF
une and dIhculi, and rare greatness remembering that
be had country 10 well as local
to gndy, laying all the wealth. all the hopes OF an t.
IustIioss lite the altar OF hazardous pstriosm he
sought and won the exceeding gory which now a,
ends--wbIch In the neSl sha more conspicuousIv
Ahnd-bis name, who composes an aglaied and sAves
SINKING land Recall this seres OF conduct and niu-
eDces study them carefully in their facts and results
the reading OF yearsand you attain 10 true appreca-
non OF This aspect OF his greatnesshs public sharac-
ter and liis. aEs ts #.1t HEH
For such review the eulogy of an bour has no ROOM
and deliver II over 10 history. Somehing | would