The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-09

We published on Friday last elegraphic announce
ment of letter from Boston, in which Mr. Everett was
said to up claim the authorship OF the celebrated
Hulsemann letter We find that the excitement
by the publicity OF this letter by means confined to
Boston; and although il would that in some minds
first Impressions somewhat preudicsl 10 the mem
DRY OF Mr.. Webster i, is thought by his friends that
when the true and entire history OF the composition is as
cerlaned no deterioration OF his fame will result And
what, IN that case. will be The position of Mr. Everett
IN the eye OF the public! Amendments by Mr. Web
ser to the original draugh admitted by Mr. Everett
and perhaps they were very material in their nature We
doubt not they We're But, assuming every word OF the
matured document was Mr. Everets, and that Mr. Web.
sler penned no alterations in opinion no credit will
lion, particularly in view of the choice OF this particular
time. when Mr. Webster has been dead a year and a
half and when there is probably no chance of arriving at
the true history OF the entire transaction between those
two gentlemen We cannot shrink from condemnpg
the act as inconsistent with poprey in view of all the
known circumstances. Mr. Everett was a most trusted
friend OF the deceased and he himself says that when
this important letter required from the State De-
partmen Mr.. Webster ill, and il was unques-
tonably because Mr.. Everett was SO trusted that
he asked by Mr.. Webster TO relieve him Of
the manual labor OF writing the letter TO Mr., Hull
semann; and have no doubt that the tone, the
leading points, and the general character of the letter
were suggested from Mr. Webs,er's mnd-Mr. Everett
drawing them up the parchment, and applying the
rhetorical Aourishes and embellishments has disin-
guished part the slatesmanlike effort The document
then. after undergoing notifications by Mr. Webster,
went forth 10 the world. II was warmly approved by
our countrymen and by all other friends OF freedom
| The credit belonged and justly bestowed upon Web
ster. and wing orator OF the time strongly euo-
gized Webster for that stroke Of diplomacy than did Mr.
Everett! Mr.. Webser's confidence continued in him to
the last One year and the statesman reposes his
final resting place, wheD to the surprise and utter aston
shmen OF the world, the mantle is taken from him by
whose hand the spirit OF the dead could never have
suspected
such desperate ambition TO be appauded the fit
cessor OF Webster TO the honors of Massachusetts, and
be the nheor of his unsatised claims 10 national honor
cannot possibly fail being doomed the most humating
disappointment.
Without INDUCING in further comment we turn TO a
speech of Mr. Webster made in this city on The 18th OF
January 1852 to find what he said about the Hulsemann
letter Here il is:
Extract from Daniel Webstes speech al the Kossuh ban
quet, Jan. T. 1852, in Washington city
May be SO egostca as say that have nothing now
TO say upon the subject OF Hungary Gentlemen, in the
autumn Of year before last, OF health, and retired my
paterna home among the mountains of New Hampshire
was by reason OF my physical condition, confined my
house, but was the mountains, whose native ali
was bound inspire Nothing sauted my senses, moth
Ing salnied my mind my sentiments, bur freedom, full
and entire, Applause j and there, gentlemen, the
grave Of my ancestors wrote letter, which of you
have addressed to the Austrian charge d'afaires
can say nothing Of the ability displayed in that letter, bu
by them.