New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-23
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WASHINGTON Jan % 1854
. sriSIEY one Of Mr. STEVENS party siys tni' ne
.s,.e from Mississippi to tho Pacific is 1900 m's' i''
un,ry is rich and level and the grade forty ee' 70 re
,karough Cadottes Pass
RI. Unson Of to-day is more decidedly IN I'Vor " ~
80 A.. M;ssopr; Compromise. DOUGLAS viii SPEAK
no,row SiwNIR and CHASE Will probably rePy'
vru - tho merchants mechanics and others o. your
zinc a, the Tabernacle 70 preserve inyioiate
y Missouri COMPROMISE, has produced greai cons's rs
On IN certain quarter. "a,
The Compromise men OF ls0O in's, 'oa' O"i
s.plv faithful carrying out OF the Conpronse aels ire
:, BELL Is opposed to the bill on Indian grounds SAN
y,rsToS viii speak on II but not ms week. as nc goes
\ puvidence to deliver lecture
Ibave information from New.York Of an event whose
. Do not seemto have reachedthe public either through
k,y TRrrsr or any of its cotenporaries al uda to
80, which took place al the Aston House Wedne55'~
,-,,inc the 18th inst in honor Of DANIEL WEgsIr
,smoy Some forty persons sat down to the table ali Of
% he special friends and admirers OF hele statesman 81
N,nbfeld II was neither festive funeral OCCASION
NJ rather social interchange Of recolecuons ana sa
,,pts connected with the great man. GEORGE 0Ris"o
$50 with HIRAM KEroHux for Vice President AM
ora were the Rev DR. ADAMS, the Hon MOSES
e,s.rt, THorAs TIIEsroS, Esq CHARLES SrErs
T.o DIR FRANCIS JAxEs THAYER Esq. and hr hEf'F
a The remarks made by them and by others were np "
II cbes as eloquent conversational narratives OF In
srourse with Mr. Webs'er remembrances OF grea' oc
sons in bis career and apprecations Of Lis go.ius
| : stetton. with whom Mr. Wobser was on terms Of
| ~ater intimacy ard freedom than with perhaps
4 !, other gentleman present { ID some very n'er-
/ nc anecdotes SO did Mr. Tie,ton and Mr. Grnneh.
| a of whom enjoyed bis familiar friendship All the
kers earnestly vindcated the memory Of the rent
from the charge Of frequent in,oxicon or even OF the
lua use Of liquors 1t wasstated hattis charge had no
Af basis than on the fact that after any great mental OK
zion as in a speech Mr. Webster from nervous exhaus
I'm would lose the control Of his muscles especially those
dis knees rendering it impossible for him 70 stand with
I'd mppOrt Several instances Of this SOFT were r'iIT
nghen those who did not know that be had not tasted OIL
,,dbng intoxicating supposed him 10 be under me lnu
,,e of wine or liquor So too, the charge that Mr. Web
81 was sometimes guilty of acting from the desire Of popu
xiv in opposition TO his sense Of duty was r3iuted
~ pronounced calumnOus But these were by no means
man points Of the commemorative speeches; the denial
Ae and other unavorable reports was merely cesOry
Al accidental while the great positive qualities OF Mr.
Vieer were dwelt upon with tender affection and enthu-
sSm The meeting wus prolonged till late hour after
osh and the party separated after evening Of sober
,nSmpered enjoyment betting the object which brought
ten together There reporters present who took
pdss not for the public but in order that the anecdotes
and narratives produced by the occasion might be pre-
served believe these notes to be written out and pr
ysfey published
Your correspondent here who announced the death Of
E Bodisco, on Friday, misnforned He was in a
icsl ard hopeless condition that day and the report
ths demise was not surprising.
You may rely upon il that DEANS declaration, standing
so the Compromise of 1850, in relation to Nebraska
"a and Sonora was well considered and authora'ivey
fTed The Administration has Endorsed II, and DEANS
fIagues will stand square up TO the test The Admins
rOn plants itself on DoUGLAss Nebraska bill The Cab
Ak unit on this subject and the runors to the contrary
Eutery gToundless.
BEDIN the Popes Nuncio is still here He attended
DE Postmaster Generals party on Friday night and Is
row the guest Of Mr. SARTICEJ the French Minister The
threats that indgnies will be offered hia in New York ex
tsde greatest Indignation among Catholics, aud even
Ppants here The President and Secretary Of state are
ensNd to hear that insults may be offered him His visit
l1e was to bid the President and Secretary Of State TO
WON he brought letters from Plus TX, end Cardinal Anto
Iah his Secretary of state,l adieu.
Mr. BoDIsco is dead but there is no hope of his re-
every