The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-03-09
Sidney Webster, Pres. Pierse'ss
Private Secretary. s =

With Gen. Pierce. as his Private Secre-s
tary, goes our highly esteemed friend, SD
ney Webster, Esq. In this selection Gencf-.
al Pierce has been exceedingly fortunate.--.
The relation of President and Private Sec
rctary is delicate and responsible. Ii is
strictly confidential, and can only be prop
erly filed by gentleman of education, Dis
crctlon honor, and personal accomplish
ments-one who can duly appreciate the
Importance and is equal to the duties Of Lis
position, rs IN measure the personal rep
resentadve of the President, the repository
OF bis most secret councils aud of his unHn-
tied confidence, and the almost constant
participant of his society. To say thai Mr.
Webster is such man, is to say only what
all who know him intimately, readily con-
ccdc. As there is ever a great curiosity On
the part OF the pubic to know something a.
bout those who occupy positions near the
person of the Chief Magisti ate; we will graf
lily that feeling so far as it relates to Mr..
Webster. Mr.. w. was born in Gilmanton,
in this State, in 1927. His father was Ca.
leo Webster, Esq, now deceased, a respect
able, enterprising aud successful business
man; his mother is the sister of Gen. Peas
lee, member of Congress from this district.
AfIcr receiving the advantages of thorough
and careful ome-education, he enterd Dart
mouth College in t84I, aeH .JfHca. He re-
maned there ono year, and then removed to
Yale College in New Haven, CT, where ho
graduated in l848, with high collegiate hon
ors, He left college with reputation for
thorough scholarship, gentlemanly bearing,
and upright conduct, which few obtain
Soon after leaving College he entered the Z
Law School at Harvard College, where he
remained TWO years. There he was distin-
guished Tor close application, and for the
rapid progress which he made in the acqui-
silon Of a thorough legal education, no less
than for his brilliant talents and high per-
sonal character; and he left the Law School
with the high enconiums of his teachers, our
! late Chief Justice Parker and Prof Parsons,
the former of whom always predicted for bis
young friend high position in the profession
of his choice. Such prediction from such
a source is Of no ordinary import. Imme-
diatcly on leaving Cambridge, Mr.. Webster
entered the office Of William Dchon, Esq
Of Boston, a gentleman atike'distinguished
for personal accomplishments and legal at.
tainments, where he remained one year, ac-
outing a knowledge of the practice of his
profession. In November 1851, upon ex-
animation by the Supreme Court of Massa-
chusctts he was admitted as an Attorney
/ and Counsellor at Law Before establishing
himself in business, Mr.. Webster spent few
! months in Washington, where he acquired
knowledge Of men and things and formed
acquaintances which will be Of csseatial SER
vice to him in his present position. On lis
rctarn to New hampshire, lac established
himself in business in this town, in connec-
ton with Col. John II. George, forming
legal firm OF marked ability and legal at
tainments, and with prospects for profession
al distinction second to no one within cur
knowledge.
In speaking in this complimentary man.
ner Of Mr.. Webster, we are not governed by
our strong feeling of private friendship, but
silaply express ths opinions which an uc-
quaintance Of many years, and an intimate
knowledge Of the man, have be, gotten. A
aons all the young men of our acquains-
sncc, We know OF no ore whom W
so well qualified for the
he has been se,e"'
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