The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-09-19

ligiously he was no giant lie was some
what devout, but his strength lay not in.
his religion, nor in the moral part Of
man. AS to his humanity, he bad a
share lie once bought out of slavery
two colored persons, aud blessed them
with freedom and life, and in his dying
hours they watched over his wasted form,
and shed tears of grief. My soul put on
sackcloth iu its mute study of Tie les
sons taught by his last rctrograde and
erratic course. He catered for Office
be voyaged for the Prcsidoncy--he made
wings of slavery to fy to lofty eminence
Those wings unfeathercd in his fight
be fell to earth and acknowledged his de;
feat, and in the last weeks of bis life
confessed that be was deceived. He
had believed Southern lie, and hence
bis totai wreck. From the chatbcr Of
death, we repaired to his final resting
place, situate one fourth Of mile from
the house. A natural mound in the ceu'
tire of an old Puritan buryiug ground,
surrounded by neat iron fence, contains
the remains of DANIEL WEBSTER, bis
first wife, three of his children, and one
of his grand children. A marble slab,
two feet in height, stands over the mound,
on which is inscribed simply,
DANIEL WEBSTER.
In front of the mound is seen, dt prop:
cr distances apart, six low r!iondttentSi
with inscriptions. One reads as follows;
daniel Webster, born July IS, 1882
died Oct "a, 1852. Lord, l believe.
help thou my unbelief Philosophical
argument. especially that drawn from tho
vastness Of tho Universe, in comparison
with the apparent nsiguifcance tf this
globe, has sometimes shaken my reason
for the faith which is in me, but my
heart has always assured and re.assured
me, that the gospel Of Jesus Christ must
lie divine reality. This belief enters
into the very depth Of my conscience.
The whole history of man proves it;
DANIEL WEBSTER"
The last words of Mrs. Appleton Ju-
lia Wobster) were, as recorded upon one
of tho monuments Let me 60, for the
day breaketh." Here at tie grave, we
met among others, Professor Sillintan Of
"Yale" "This spot is sacred" said
Professor G. st will be place of pill.
grimago for ever" He stated to us that
he met him short time before his death,
and Mr.. Webster introduced the subject
of agriculture, of which he was very
fond. Mr.. Webster said, in speaking of
agricultural chemistry, Law is unccr-
tain, politics are vain, but the noble
truths of science will stand forever
them l revere" He pressed him to
come to Marshfeld and instruct him Id
matters of agriculture, and added, "Had
| the wealth Of Astor, | would give
$40 o0G to make you my school-master."
Such was his humility, ind stcn his Iovo
ofagriculture.
The grave of Webster is in the midst
of his once vast domain. 1t ovcrlooks
the whole farm, and lends a view of the
broad Atlantic, whose mountain waves,
broken and tired with their tcmpossuous
weltcring march through seventy De.
grecs of longitude, conflicting with all
the winds of heaven, like weary Titans,
after battling with the gods sink down
upon their adamantino bed, aud lulled by
the mourning dirges of their voicelcss
caves, roll and rock themselves heavily
to sleep. Through all time will they
chant requiem at the foot of tho grave
of thRonce great, but now deceased
American Statesman.
Cornwall, Aug, 1855. S B.. r.