The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-06-21
Correspondence Of the Daily Pioneer)
Scenes from Boston to Marshtield.


Scenes from Boston to Marshfield.
MANSION OF wEBsTER-PURIrAN BURYING GROUND
-REFLECTiONS.
MARsHFIELD, June IL, 1854.
Marshield is but thirty miles from Boston.
The Old Colony Railroad will land you within
ten miles, and thence a pleasant ride can be
had by stage. The farms along the route pre-
sent an unthrifty appearance. The buildings
are old; many date their erection back two
hundred years. The last ten miles brings you
within sight of the Atlantic, and numerous sails
are seen glimmering afar off toward the fishing
grounds of Cape Cod. The soil along our route
was sandy, and barren. 1t strongly reminds
the traveller of Arabian deserts and Egyptian
strands.
The mansion of WEBSTER was built in the
gothic style, and is surrounded by choice trees
and shrubbery of his own planting The scene
ry around has an inviting air of stiffness and
repose. WEBSTER loved retirement that he
might commune undiSturbed with the voice Of
Nature, and the promptings of his own great
soul. Who can doubt that in making honne'
stead and grave among the memorials of Pill
grim settlement, almost within sight of the
Rock of Plymouth, that his thoughts often re-
ceivcd inspiration from the associations they
were calculated to suggest
No one enters the mansion and is in haste to
leave it. Though DANIEL has gone to judy
ment, yet the oiden hospitality is there. Twas
welcomed by Mr.. DUDLEY BAKER, superintcn-
dent of the farm, and brothcr-in-law of JoHN
TAYLOR of "Go ahead notoriety. lie showed
me the various rooms ofinterest-Library, Par
lor, and Chamber where WEBSTER died Ev-
erything in the arrangement of the ROOMS is
unchanged. The library is large and select
1t is chiefly composed of standard works of
Greek, Latin, German, English, and American
literature WEBSTER admired, but was no
blind worshipper of, the writer's who made the
Golden age of Roman history. He stored
capacious memory with their beauties, but
never lost his own originality and power off
preston.
The chamber where WEBSTER died is UMPIRE
tending in ornament but imposing in recollec-
ton 1t overooks the Atlantic, and the an
cient Pilgrim burying ground. Here lies PER-
EGINE WHITE, the first rhdc child born in
New England and many others of the old
settlers. -Four of the WEBSTER family lie bu-
ried here, DANIEL, EDWARD, JULIA, and GRACE
WEBSTER.
About a half mile hence is the old Winsow
house, built by one of the early governors Of
that name. 1t is a venerable building, and is
fast going into decay. Near it is the residence
of FLETCHER WEBSTER. l spent a pleasant
hour with his lady, and son DANIEL, promis-
ing boy Of thirteen years. Mrs WEBSTER was
once a beautiful woman, but time and sorrow
have made sad nroads. She does not relish
the idea of having the MarshGcld estate sold al
auction.
New England is losing her prestige an,
good name. Boston spends thirty thousand
dollars in riot, yet is willing to lave The
Marshfield estate sold at auction She is sell
ing her birthright for q mess Of pottage. The
next thing we shall hear of will be Plymouth
Rock st auction. What a lesson of the in
gratitude Of Republics. 1t suggests lis OWL
impressive moral.
The tomb of WEBSTER, like that of " ASH
IECToN, will be the Mecca of the America!
people. Men Of all lands will go up to visit
the sanctuary Of the mighty dead The same
tears will water the SOD that rests over the
"FatLc: of his country" and the defender ofits
Constitution. A desire to do honor to their
memory, manifested by the purchase and
adornment of Mt Vernon and Marshfcld, as
spots sacred to Liberty and Union, would dc
more to convince the world that We practice
what we preach, than ten thousand Fourth Of
July orations, and seas Of unavailing tears.
Yours, &c, SIGMA.