New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-02
FROM BOSTON,.
BosToN, "Wednesday, Jan


BosTON, "Wednesday, Jan. 80, 1876.
/ was panied by. the inhumanity of your
STRUCTURES" on Mr. Everett's speech at the dinner
of the Webster men the other day Parish pol
tics." indeed Is that proper way OF speaking
on so melancholy subject! "You have given
those worthy men great cause for uneasiness,"
as Joseph Surface says in the play. Their mono
mania is a harmless one. HyOu have ever visited
an Insane Asylum, you have seen there many
grave persons, perfectly sane on all other SUD.
iects, who believe themselves to be the Duke OF
Wellington, BOnaparte, Andrew Jackson, or tue
Devil. So il is with these unfortunate gentlemen.
They are competent to manage large estates, ana
in the ordinary transactions of life no eccentrlcly
is observable; and yet they all labor under
what | believe the mad doctors call "spe-
cifc delusionr as to Mr.. Webster. Not only
do they believe him TO be greatest OF
created beings-the "wisest, yirtuousest dis
creetest, best of mankind, the greatest states
man. orator. writer and Latin scholar that ever
lived. This were nothing, for there is many
sewing circle ard book club in the country towns
that think the same of their minster-many rtl-
raj district that looks thus upon the leader of its
bar or its representative in Congress; but they
actually believed he was going TO be nominated aud
elected President of these United States. Indeed,
there may be some among them that believe II ne
had only been nominated he would have been
elected And really the one was about as posi-
bic as the other You will see at once that this
is not case for harsh treatment. Science ana
humanity alike point out to you the soothing
system" as the one most likely 10 promote cure
1t is what always employ myself.
This extraordinary lunacy is not absolutely en-
demic here. 1t is chiefly prevalent in Boston;
but ! see you have few patients OF the sans
class. and there is here and there sporadic case
about the country. Since his 9TH of March speech
there has been general disposition to humor the
delusion of these sufferers, and they do not seem
to suspect that nearly all the world IS Laughing al
them, because il is cOnsderate enough to laugh IN
It's sleeve You will observe how very badly Mr..
Everett is affected with this malady, leading him
even 10 the admission that the luminary, whose
feast was held that night, has spots on II. ms
was unnecessary and unwse, as II opens matters
which have been treated with great discretion ana
delicacy by those who have censured Mr. Webster
public life, and secuted al the absurd pretenslOhs
of lis friends in his behalf. If am not mistaken
Mr. Everett of whose thorough culture AID elegant
scholarship there is no two opinions, soon aiIer
Mr.. Websters death compared him to Burke l
ain not sure he did not put him above BURKE
Mr. Everett has an unquestiOnable right 10 his own
opinions; but think he will have to share this one
with very select party of his Boston frienas.
Mr. Websters admirers, l recOlect, were greatly
disguised that his writings obtained no sale IN
England and excited no attention there:
believe they could not even get a republisher.
| wonder ii never occurred 10 them ths'
this was because they did not deserve II.
Had new Burke indeed arisen on this side
the ocean, do they really suppose ANYTHING
-couId have hindered his having bis due Would
not bis works have been printed reprinted. and
sold aud underscld, Iryng's and Prescott ,, aud