The daily union., 1856-01-22
DANIEL wEBsrERs BIRTHDAY IN BOSTON

umn an account the festival at the Revere House. Bos-
ton on Thursday last in honor OF the birthday OF Daniel
Webster The hall where the festival given was taste
fully decorated with American flags On the wall above
the head the table hung portrait OF Mr. Webster
painted BY Ames Upon three sides Of the hall were the
fJlowng inscriptions selected from the writings OF Mr.
Webster
While the Union lasts we have high exciting crafty
ing prospects spread before for us and our children
Beyond that seek not to penetrate the veil.
God grant that my day at least that curtain may
not rise! !, 49,
When my eyes shall be turned to behold for the last
time the sun in heaven may him shining on the
broken aud dshonored fragments Of glorious union
Let their last feeble and lingering glance rather be-
hold the gorgeous ensign of the republic now known and
honored throughout the EARTH still full high advanced It's
and trophies streaming in their original lustie not
stripe erased polluted single star obscnred spread
all over in characters OF living light blazing on all its ample
folds as they float the and over the land and In
every wind under the whole heavens.
I That sentiment dear to every American heart
Liberty and Union, now and forever, one ana nsepa
rable'
Hon Edward Everett presided and at his right at the
transverse table, seated Messrs Fletcher Webster
esq., Hon. r. H. Schenck of Ohio, late United States min
lister to Brazil Hon George Ashmun Hon Nathan Hale
and James W. Paige, esq. At his left were Rev Chandler
Robbins Hon. Samuel A. Eliot Hon. David Seers, George
| Ticknor esg, and Hon. Wm Appleton.
After about hours spent in discussing the abun-
dant material repas the cloth removed and the pes
dent Mr. Everett called the company to order On rising
he was greeted ays the Boston Adverser with the most
rapturous applause which was long continued Cheer
after cheer reverberated through the hail. and il
moments before there ull sufficient to allow his
voice to be heard Our limits regret to state will
only permit us to make the following extracts from Mr..
Everes eloquent address Speaking of his great speech
of January 25 1880 in reply COL Hayne, Mr. said;
al sat an hour and half with Mr. Webster the evening
before his great effort The mpassoned parts of his speech
and those which the personalities of his antagonist were
retoed hardly indicated u his prepared brief SO
calm and unmpassioned entirely at ease ana
free from that nervous excitement which is almost una
vodabic the moment which is to put the whole
man to the proof that tempted absurdly enough to
nk him not sufficiently aware of the magnitude OF the
occasion yeniured to intimate to him that what
he to the next day would in ortnghts time be
perceived that his camness the repose Of conscious
power The battle had been Tough, and Within upon
the broad Geld of his own capacous mind for II was
Mr.. Websters habit first to state TO himself bis oppo-
nents argument in its utmost strength Hence 1t
came 10 pass that he was never taken by surprise
/ by any turn of the discussion. Besides, the moment
and the occasion were too important for epidation
A surgeon might as well be nervous who is going
| to cut within hairs breadth of great artery He
was not only at ease but sportve and full OF anec-
dote; and, as he told the Senate playfuly the next
day, he slept soundly that night tho formidable
assault Of his accomplished adversary SO the great
Cond6 slept hee of the battle of Rocro Alexander
the Great slept on the of the battle Of Arbea and
they awoke to deeds OF Immortal fame As saw him
in the evening, (f may borrow an illustration from bis
avorite amusement he unconcened and free Of
spirit some here present have often him, while
floating his fishing boat along hazy shore gently rock
ing the tranquil tide dropping his line here and there
with the varying fortune OF the sport The next morning
he was like mighty ADMIRAL dark and terrible casting
the long shadow OF his rowning tiers far the that
seemed to sink beneath him. union and pendant streaming
from tue toprnas heads and bearing down like tempest
upon his antagonist with all his strained TO the
wind and all his thunders roaring irom his broadsidcs
In regard Websters personal appearance Mr. e. said
His personal appearance contributed to the attraction
OF bis social intercourse His countenanc frame express
son and presence arrested and xed attention You could
!
man OF high mark and character. No could him
not wish to see more Of him. and this alike in public
and private Notwithstanding his noble stature and ath
letic Development In after life he was In his childhood fra
and tender. In an auobographical sketch taken down
from his dctaon be says; weak and ailing child
and suffered from almost every disease that flesh s heir
was not able work the farm This which deter
mined his father though 10 saitened circumstances to
make the effort 10 send Daniel TO coege because
said, he not 6 for anything else His brother Joe,
the wit Of the family remarked that 1T necessary to
send Dan to school to make him equal 10 the rest OF the
boys
IL was a somewhat curious feature Of New England
life at that time not wholly unknown now that it was
owing TO the fact he was weak and ang child that
Mr. Webster received 10 youth tho benefit OF college cdn
cation. This inversion Of the great law of nature
which requires in the perfect man . sound mind in
sound body was suppose occnsioned by the arduous life
required 10 be led by the industrious in cou-
try. Whatever the cause, 10 large family Of sons
the privilege of public education, IL called, was
usually reserved for the narrow-chested paeced Ben
amin of the flock the mothers darling In consideration
Of showing symptoms Of tendency TO pulmonary disease
n
bo ickered while in the pulpit and too often crept be-
fore he fifty TO corner Of his own church-yardp
Letters OF regret received from Hons John Bell OF
Tennessee John Crittenden of Kentucky, Thomas J.
Rusk Of Texas Lewis Cass of Michigan and other gentle
men who were unable to be present H#nE
| We subjon the letter from Mr. Cass, the only pub
lisbcd 10 the Boston papers
WismscTos, January TO- 1856.
/ DEAR I cannot accept your invitation TO meet the
friends Of Mr. Webster the 18th insl the anniversary
ofh birthday in order TO interchange recolccons OF the
patriot and orator and statesman, because my public du
ties win necessarily deain here To these and other
high claims to distinction in life and to fame in death he
added for tho associations Of early youth and the kind
aud friendship OF mature age well rs OF declining
years have read with deep and rnournui interest the
extract from his letter 10 you, which you were good
4 enough to enclose, written Mt the termination of the
struggle which attended the compromse measures Of
i 1850, in which he says that General Csss, General
Rusk, Mr. Dickinson, &C. have agreed that since
upon the stage Of public action crisis has
Of the country that through which Ii has just passed
and that in All human probability, other OF great
moment will again during the remainder Of our lives
and therefore win hereafter be friends, let political
differences minor subjects be what they may This
tribute OF aeconate regard to his coadjutos n com
mon struggle against common peril from him whose ser
vices preemnent will be cherished am sure win
proud recollection by all of TO whom these words Of
kindness from the tomb lon say that this en-
gageuent on the part anented friend 10 your
personal knowledge, faithfully kept II was 20. know
IL and rejoice at " And believe mar add, With not