New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-28
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
DANIEL wEBsTERs PRIVATE CORRE-
SPONDENCE.
(SEcos AtricLE.)


The sec, nd yolame Of Mr.. Webster's Private
Correspondence opens with the following letter to
bis wife:
TO MRS c, L. r, WEBSTER.
WASHINGTON Sunday morning, January, 1884.
DEAR CARoLISE: With had a lutte una CHI
making here too. mething else to keep one alive,
fcT confess it has become exceedingly dull
Thee is Lo;hiDg of interest in Congress, and A. DO
MT 90 ont al all aid fer month have asked nobody
10 NY rooms life has become little too solitary
have read every thing in the bnoxn world except doc
TOYS bcOks botany. geology chemistry, moves, trav.
os, cbildrens books, Robinson Crusoe. &c, and a,
.asi DR. Sewal offered me bis Medical Dictionary.
.i'ste at this for tie present.
TIE same old story il TO be told about the weather
1t is cold here to-day as the south par; OF Green
land.
The Chesapeake and the Delaware are, as yet, all
sohd ice Sometime between this and dcgdsys, hope
they will get sweat.
/ answered SIS letter asking my consent 10 her
match. DO not remember what said rer6af'm; but
il ought to have been pretty much &c this effect
thst Il an important mstter that II required good
de Of celebration, end that as an immediate decision
not important there seeming to be no haste or im
p6epte in the csse would attend 10 the matter.
nite the rising of Congress and let her know the result
Of my rttleCtiors. in due season thereafter.
SET fIom your letters that one l. 2. Davis is AZ my
house good deal. Whenever there is adinner sup
per. wha other NAMES sprink lei round by way
Of earr s ment there his stands always at the head
in the mio de q the lists. want to know what Mrs.
/. L. bss to say To all this.
Neither Fletcher nor lula has written me for mouth
They must be both very busy.
DO not meen 10 write another word about ice,
weather boats, roads. take patience so must you,
in large portions.
pulse and looking solemn just about the time that Dr.
Swall was bidding noe hold out my tongue, and look
ing at it, from the nearest point 10 which his nose would
let him approach. This take as proof that there
exists between u.s. whether together or apart the proper
Al. Off
Good by. Chsrl,s has brough me little cesg older
by wsy Of inducemeut.
Give ny love 10 Julia and Sally JeDklrs
Yours DANIEL WEBSTER
Here is letter of similar chara,t ter to his sister
in law, Mrs. William Paige of Boston:
WAsHINGros, Sunday April u, 1894.
DEAR Mrs. PAIGE: My wife aud boys ran away last
Thursday, aud to,k Mrs. Newbold her son. snd her
daughter with them. They are gone up to Harpers
Ferry leaving me with nobody with NE at home but
myself" And as there is therefore, better
spondeLt ct hand feel pclsed to push myself ward
il that responsible character. " take the respon-
sibiity'
ws hasened by the protest which seems most fear
full Wild oM at first ard is not quite as gentle
~ a SUCKING dove. Ii meets anything but kind Ie-
coption in the Senate. For my part, as you know,
generally keep cool so on this occasion am resolved
10 RESTRAIN and aggrsvae my voice.
Thee was a patty at Sir Charles Vaughan's last
N,dresdsy evening, at which had the pleasure OF
seeing Mr.. Fay and ladies, and Mr.. and Mis-. Z. r.
Curtis They have all left the city for home and there
are but few Northern strangers now here l received
ytur father letter three four days ago. Say to him
AID to your husband iha, in respect to the land wa.
cam lois thew must exercise their discretion.
shall be content with whatever they think best Say
also TO your husband that could not see MIR. Iappan
in New-Yok; and that Mr. l. L. DAVIS must GIT either
his brother, tie Judge, or Mr.. Timothy Williams to
wiiie to Mr.. Tappan.
II is honii cold here; how is it with your The ice
this morning was as strong as Mrs. Ronckendorf' 3
ooI,c-that is, il would bear cat. The wind blows
Is if cid EoIus had just low struck his spear through
lis bsg in twenty places or h,s cave OF eise
dust rises as thick as falls VIXEN pckes coal fire.
Such our colni.rs.
Nv wife aid party will return hope, to m ,uow.
Mr.. Newbold goes sot 10 Ne"-iofk Ms; Eueat -
coming to Baltimore to the young lady that one OF
her iuS enes is making love to, and Will probably come
beie. -. ~,
Mary Am Mason was dancing n Sir Charles
yauahaLs az COY lark, though think the conpar-
hon would have been moe german II had been
spcak iIg of singing Instead OF dancing. do not re-
N. mb,r that your lark is great dancer thcu9h l
lbiIk bave occasionally seen him indulge in waltz
She VeLt away the heAt Day uer stay vas snoi anu
No .~ little Of her,
must pray articular regards 10 Miss Paige. The
opportunity afforded by my late visit Of cutvating the
q qra of that lady has led to the adoption OF
decidedly high estimate of her excellent qualities She
il m article as your husband would say steadily I'M
uroving:" | aud other sentimental youths would say
81 her that she wins fast and holds all she wins that
ike her mother-" but may as well stop. There is
10 know ipg where | mi hit bring myself up.
Ny dear Mrs. Paige, | an quite anxious to hear
from you, and hope to learn that you are recovering
fast from your lameness. II gives me much pain when
eyer il occurs to me that you much afflicted as
not TO be able to walk easily do fervently hope that
softer season, if we get it, Will melt away all the
rheumatism yet remaining in your hmbs
Remember me ct kindly 70 your sisters and broth.
er as wei as your father and husband and believe me,
my dear Mrs. Paige ever your aitectionate brother
DANIEL WEBSTER
Mr. wTBsTgR's OPINION on SLAVERY IN THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA.
TO
SENATE CHAMBER, Jan. H. 1888.
MY DEAR SIR: | can have possible objection 10
stating to you in any manner you may DESIRE my opin-
ioIs the various branches OF this great ana agang
subject Of Slavery.
In the first place, concur entirely in the resolution
Of the House Of Representatives passed as early rs
March 1890 at calm and dspasslonate period in our
political history. That resolution Is in the following
words:
the emancipation Of slaves in the treatment of them within
any the remaining with the several states alone TO
provide any gosons therein which humanity and true policy
In the next place entertain doubt whatever that
Copeless essiDg by the express grant OF the Con
stuton right TO exercise exclusive legislation In an
ceses whatsoever over The District OF Coiumoia ths
same having been ceded by the States of Maryland aud
Virginia ell become the seat of the Government 81
the piteG States have full authority to regulate Slav
e,y within the said District or TO abolish II altogether
Whenever in their judgment humanity and true policy
NAV REQUIRE il; and that they have full authority also
10 regulate restrain the purchase and sale OF slaves
within the said District in any manner which they may
oeer lust and expedient.
am so clearly and entirely Of opinion, that neither
by the acts of cesson by the States nor by the accept