New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-30
EUL0GY on DANIEL WEBSTER,
DELIVERED By RUFUS CHoATE,
1t Dartmouth College. on Wednesday, July p.

IL VorHL pe strange neg'eci OF Oetn hu' al" ~
proved Of the schools Of learning snd OF one OF
the most piOus and appropriate Of the Offices Of 'era
ture, If the College IN which the Intellectual HE OF
DNWL NTRsrrR began. and 70 which his name in
parts charm AID Illustration should give no Jrml ex
Iiess.cn 10 her grief IN the common sorrow-f she
should draw Of the sadtest in he procession
Of the bereaved 10 Tie tomb a, the sea Cor ID il all
ter CLASSIC shades ore a,ctionate and grateful leaf 70
set 10 he garland with which they have bound tie brow
OF her child. the nightiest departed. Others mourn
and praise Il by BIS more distant and more general
tiles 10 faue sid reRembrancc-hs supremacy of IN
tenect bis craftsmanship of so many years his elO-
uenco Of reason and Of the heart his love Of country
incorruptble conscientious and ruling every hour and
act-that greatness combined Of genius Of character
ard manner os place, OF achievement which was just
now amorgo and is not,-snd yet lives still aud ever
more You come his obcrishirg mother to closer
tie, 20 indulge on emotion more personal and more
cud-grisf and exultatiOn contendng for mastery, as
10 the bosom Of the desoated parent whose tears could
NOT binder him from excaiming " would nor exchange
ny dead son for any living one of Carstendon
Many places IN our American world have 81 oxen his
euOgy 1Osl places the service was betting. for his
removals. it not Of he treasures OF the whole coun-
try 2" 10 some it belonged with a strong local pro
rrety 20 discharge it, In the Halls Of Congress where
tie majestic form seems ever to stand, snl the deep
tones 20 lincer the decorated Of bis larger abors,
ard most dusiye glory in the Courtsof Law TO 'hose
lad.ome GIT he loved % reuu,pu..ing on again che
robes OF tla profession. ancient As mlgt.acy noble
as virtue necessary iusce-in which be found the
beginning Of Lis houoTs in Fareail Hall, whose air
breatles and burns OF him; IN tie coumerca. cities. TO
whose pursuits Bis diplomacy secured peaceful sea;
in the cities cf tie inland. around whom bis capic,1us
public affections AMI wise dscermrn., aimed ever 10
oeveCp The uucont,d resources of that other and th
larger and that newer America; in the pulpit whose
place among The higher Influences which eXat State
guide in life. consolation in death he app~e
GATED profoundly. and yindlcated 10y weighest argu
mcnt AMI tostiu Ony,Ot whose offices II Is among the
tes o. mark and point the moral oi Oh great things Of
the world the exc.ency OF dignity and the eyccleny
of rover ssn- away the prde oi me wave. passing
from our eve Co take on Immortality. IN these places
and such these there seemed reason beyond. and
O,hcr tAan the universal calamity FOR these hon0rs o
the grave. lut II so, how Ir place is ths tor such
service We are among the scores where the youth ~
Webster aWole first aud fully TO the life ~ tie mind
We stand as 10 were. at the sources physical social
moral mt, y, ctua OF that exceeding greatness. Some
row here saw that youth almost il you're. Mum
p0TaJn ridrret Someone of his iusuctors-sOn
possibly OF his classmates or nearest college friends
some o. the books he read-some OF Che apartments in
which ic studied are lete. We can almost call from
their iabIaon 10 the past, or ~ fancy, the whole spr
;ual circle which environed that time Of his life the
opinions he bad embraced the theories OF mind OF
religion OF morals. Of philosophy. 70 which be- had
SURRENDERED huself-the canons Of taste and crit
c.sm which le had accepted-tle great authors
whom le loved best, the great trophies which
began 10 disturb hsseep the facts OF history which he
bad learned. believed aud began 10 interpret the
shapes of hope and fear in which Imagination began "a
bring b, fore him the Good and evil Of the iutare Sill
the same outward world il around and above You The
sweet and solemn low OF the river cleaning through n-
teNal here ard there margins sud samples 0 che SAME
obi woods but thinhed and retiring; the range OF
green h. youder tolerant OF culture 20 tie cop, but h
ed then by prmeva forests on whose cres the last rays
suuse, ui -ered the summit Of Ascutney the great
northern igt that never sets he consultations thst wdk
around al. watch the pole the same nature uniecayel
wchangrg d. h-r. Almost the d1la'res Of To- Old p
'f.t.rluar" 81 ANN. Seneca SHtuu- ~ cr ujru0f1
"r..n amftf srt/ 5 oas h0ltf' W. Stand az the
i1 OF ste We staud. rather. WArfs stresm sud
Den hlf ifon i.ctn rnbS bur-Ls = hght-irpn Whicl
can look .l.r4 aid down. A. Y our Owa Con
g. eelf and tre lis respondent pathway 20 the seA,
We v.r-r-ie and almost would build ,iars here Al
i' hero might rarl fh6 rst3 ~ bis
supremacy We hroV tat God gave hin an Xleii-ut
- r, rd 800 uui' -,faIdug above that Of other
IAa' "n- i' N- acc-pt aud repose on yet more ws
would -no", "e could and hither We should come %
Il nay f,.p; 's lo.y lsng ge o, ole az t1e lr .ers
of William PEW c.u- naturally i-.r. .s j. w. could
nrbut-d io Iii tie gr- man the ,-u- Of i5 glory
We mc, % better here tlln eewt~re, "ws could
'cf,d o., fold fi- bracirg on 4is Nnitlrin DalDp.y
"snd observe with pleased anxiety Tho leading ilrh
az that Chariot which, b0rre on irresistible T.--.s sld
"cr2wu ly -t--di OF immortal race H. % crush fs rsss
~ the CITY and sweep away ti- 5-r-d .'r-1 ,h n
aufes' And tler-fra d. were tifter that slYui 2sk
of YOU than speak 90 you .erDirg him. Lri- aI-.,
lywler- can te added now % that waa,0 ot el tt
d., r.,l hsaqed upon bis tomb Before bee 4't - %,
rr.al.i n t.o h.mspheres H. oa-s bee seemed '9 bs
o. Vl EH! g.F.rs. uearIess Of Knowledge. IT. Fttad