The Nevada journal., 1856-01-11
Lifesof Daniel Webster.

Post, by correspondent writing from
Marshfeld, in Novenber,la,t:
Mr. Fletcher Webster's fortbcominr
collection sof his fathers correspondence.
will be published in the coming winter by
Messrs. Little, Brown & Co., of Boston.
This collection, which will be comprised
in two royal octave volumes of 600 pages
each, uniform with Eyerett's edition Of
w ebster's Works, viii include only; such
letters as bear upon the social and dones-
tic lifelof the great statesman, and, l ven
ture TO say, will place him in far more
interesting light than the great body of
eyen.his admirers have been accustomed
to regard him. Indeed, it will, from the
intrinsic interest of its contents, be ear
erly sought for by those miscellaneous
readers to whom the. political career of
Mr. Webster Is a matter Of comparative
Indifference
Among the correspondents whose let
tersswlil be found in these volumes are the
two. Adamses, Madison, Monroe; Chief
Justice Marshall, Chancellor Kent, Ben
ton, Clay, sEvGrstt, ,s:Story, Jeremiah Ma
son, Lord Spencer, and Lord Ashburton.
In addition to Mr.. Webster's letters to
these and other distinguished men, there
are those which he wrote to his relations
his brother, his children, employees, s&c.
some Of them. thossstoi !. Ezekiel .Web-
ster) extending as far back as 1897, when
he was but fifteen years ofage. In regard
to Ciay's letters, Of which there are quite
al number, could not help remarkine
tho absence Of that social freedom which
might hsve been expected in a man like
him. Frsm the beginning to the end of
his life, they show him to be totally wrant
up in the small political intrigues of the
day; cogitating how to !; carry that of this
state-how to circumvent or elect this or
that candidate. They are quite volumin-
Gus, bat, as specimens Of friendly opistles,
which they were designed. apparently to
be, almost of no value The Ashburten
correspondence, mostly written while con-
Quoting the treaty negotiations, proves
what is not always the casa-how much
a first rate private understanding between
the parties may conduee to the dispatch of
business. Not few of the boundary diff
fculties must have been removed over the
nuts and wine by the distinguished partic
ipants in that transaction. They evil
IDENTIFY feltsthe highest confidence in each
others straight forwardness and honor.
The challenge received by Mr.. Webster
from John Randolph, while they are both
members Of the National House of Repre-
sentatives, takes up a portion of the cor
respondence Insthis affair General Wool
of New York, acted as the friend and ad
wiser Of Mr.. Webster, and Senator Ben
ton, of the challenging party. The sin
gular deception of Monroe Edwards, prac-
ticad upon Lord Spencer, is also told at
length. In eigteen forty three while
this notorious individually in England,
he presented to Lord Spencer forged
letter Of introduction from Mr.. Webster,
and took advantage of the civilities ex-
tended to him on that account, to borrow
of that nobleman the sum of three hun
dred pounds, having been foiled, as he
pretended in some negotiations he had
lately undertaken. Shortly after, Lord
Spencer, hearing something which led
him to suspect the character Of Edwards,
wrote Mr.. Webster, stating the circum-
stance and his suspicious, but declaring
that he was nevertheless glad of the ep-
portunity of thus showing his regard for
Mr. Webster and2those who bore his rec
ommsndation. To this Mr.. Webster re-
turned an answer, denying an acquaint-
ance with Edwards, and exposing him as
bad character; but in the meantime, the
adroit forger had managed to pay up, and
before receiving an answer, Lord Spen-
Ger wrote another letter, announcing that
Edwards had acted like an honorable man,
and apollo gizing for ever having harbored
a suspicion against Dir. Webster's friend.
A very pleasant part of the correspond
ence are the letters Of Mr.. Webster, writ
ten while law student, to his brother
Ezekiel, who was struggling to pay for his
education by keeping school in Boston,
All the spare cash which Daniel could earn
by teaching or copying deeds had been
devoted to his brothers. college expenses,
but his income was too narrow to meet
them fully. Several of the lettors relate
to the subject of deyising means for rails
ing money to defray debt of fifty dollars,
which Ezekiel had incurred in the pur-
chase Of books in Boston. This caused
the two brothers groa psFplexity. In
one of his epistles, DAN, a.ieg trying to
cheer 'Zeke' by an enumeration of the
possibilities which yet remained for rails
ing money, enters upon the following
strain of philosophic consolation
SALISBURY, November 4th, 1902.
Il have now by me two cents in lawful
federal currency. Next week I will send
them, if they be all. They will buy
pipe-with pipe you can smoke-smok-
ing implies wisdom-wisdom is allied to
fortitude-from fortitzde it is but one
step to stoicism, and stoicism never pants
for this worlds goods. So, perhaps, my
two cents, by this process, may put yc q
quite at ease about cash.