The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-19

To %se ate On these subjects. remember With great
S;.tinctnsss drive watch took with HIM upon that
Of lS4e 1t a rainy msrning and We were In open
ohaiss. but he enjoyed the drive. Heavy clouds
alternately a,ing g.. and sinking, hung over the
from the northeast The state Of public affairs
was interesting at the commencement Of new adj
talked principally Of the sosns before OF the ses,
He d'd not Ike tho cpl buren, applied e the
in Hcmer, ~ ueuAly TRANSLATED and grsti6ed with
the suggs ion that there other interpretations Of
the word more elevated and full of meaning. As we
shower be said "When am at Franklin think there is
nothing like the rivers and mountains and when come
to Marsh6ed It to there is nothing like the sea
There certainly something in 1t which fills the mind
Upon The Whole, Byron was right -
Il There is . pleasure IN The , a,hless woods,
There i saciey where ncne inirudas
by the deep AZ d music IN lis roar.
For ,htse interviews in winch steal
From all may oe ard have been before,
WS %'f esn n nssr all conceal
Mr. Websters Keen relish tor the beauties of nature
gave freshness to his perception u her every Gay &C.
currences which, in sequence OF thelr anhiarity
are looked upn BY most pers ms with ndlne sence; NJ
found its vay into the papers surely never Was sucn
letter written before by statesman in polid al hts
starting tour of observation Spending but siog
day IN kchm. nd he at CLOCK to vey the ciy
the gray Of the and returning to his lodgings
a. ocock addresses that admir- able letter to his friend
and relative, Mrs. J. W. Paige, Of Boston -
II IL morning and morning sweet fresh and delightful
Eyey body knows The its meaphorica sense aP
Bus he noTnns Itself sw people nhs sl.anis q sites
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su1s Of hg 6n, sung oh Of The suo se q
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they
ss.ui Sf descriptions q abound ansassss
s 1sy ass So
poss ann saau e s morning he
beams Of ibe rising Sun. Ugh. wnss i sa,d
ss taa 's'
Know he morning acquainted with T. and love +
e,h and sweet as = IS daily new creation bre king forth
alteration, new enjoyment, and new gra. tude.
But Mr.. weos'er's mind was emiDensly pr secal and
II was by through his taste and feelings alone
hat he enteled int, this intimate communion with
ture He allied himself 20 it by OF the chief pursuits
o. his hie notwithstanding the eDgrossing nature of
bis p OCCASIONAL and official duties gave much time
ard thought to og cuture IS is given by most persons
to their main occupation. His TWO extensive farms a.
Franklin and NarshGeld--the for the much loved
place his birth the latter the scarcely less favored
SOFT of which he became possessed in middle lite
carried on UNDER his Immediate OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
the normal super Of amateur agri ultua leaving
verythpg, great and ALL to 70. ernan; but minute
ana intelligent supervision given TO particulars, to the
work Of every week. and where 1t possible every day
when at he by actual direction, and whom ,sent by
regular and detailed correspondence In the large
Of Mr. ter sleers there is subject more freque
ly treated with greater interest," than this in his
lespondence with his foreman ana others 10 relation to
his farms. Brought mp on New England farm,
days. OF old fashioned husbandry and In later He OBJ
seIvaton experiment and books had kept him up with
dSe 81 az ne &c WIN svs cry
great art OF enTchrg IT. 10 which modern chemistry has
given such extension the succession Of crops AMI h
comps rative adaptation to soil and climate; the
les of animals and their preference for draft flesh
and the dairy the construction and OF agricultural
mpements-wiih all these subjects all their branches
and details, he appeared to familiar with the
elementary principles of his profession. His knowledge
of them practical well theoretical derived In
man cement OF his owe farms. He had an esps
cal ondness for fms live stock. and possessed ad-
mirable specimens Of it. Euroocan and Ameri an.
his tate never deserted him. On of tie
last Gays OF his lfe be caused himself to be moved
to iayoIite hay-wincow, and after he had been
enjoyed ri bis friend aud tecretgry (Mr. G..
J. Abbott IN debating part OF bis will he directed
three yoiie Ike Of Hungarian to be driven to
Ibis window having entered into particular descrif
ii of their sge, bed and history gave directions for
their being weighed and measured the Following day. No
subject attracted more Of his attention in England than
farming The only public speech msde by hin in that
county of which report has bfen preserved that
mafe at the meeting "a the Royal Agricultural Society
Oxford. Bis first public address, bis retain to this
country, delivered in the STATE House ia Boston, con-
ts ed The results or his otser vatnns the agfcu re
,fE gland Many YOU my fiends must have heard
occasion 70 have heard him explain the ions
which determine h. limits within which the various
real gains be cuyaeJ to advantage in Europe snd
lea focing the doctrine OF isohermal lines ia
connection with the various grains some Of which
II.quhe iorg summer end s,me a hot sum ncr.
His remarks on this subject, evidently thrown off
wi hout generalization, would have enriched the
pages Ct Scientific j urpal On snot, err occasion re
member TO have heard him state with precision the
scent OF favoite native breed of horses with The
characteristic points os good animal; and another,
the question relative to the Indigenous origin OF Indian
corn nsme these farnr instances, which now occur
to amoDg The recoiectiops II the social board. Sc
ye1a OF uny Ierds could greatly enlarge the list
philosopher Mr.. WEBSTER lad was powerfully da vn
agriculture Could he lave chosen his precise posi-
ton in he think it Hond have been that Of an OK
ttnsivo 5ndholder corcnctipg the operations of large
fnIm at Oxford he said:-
Whatever else tend 10 aud bear,fv society Inst
should says be rcsarded as he great ounsaon
prosperity.
In the beginning Of that ado ress in the state House.
to which have referred, he said
regard agriculture az the leading iute est OF 40 iete
have a's aa II wn ron my sos and
interest,
Asthe citing Of the Norfolk Agricultural Society, a.
nedhI N, ne called agriculture 'the man usult o.
hle.n Weigbty words from such Q source What Mr..
Webster considered he leading intere, Of society and
the foundation OF national prosperity might we'll
ton Peore popular bodies he spoke Of 1T in its
meal relation. but in cir lies and propec
occasions he delighted to dwell its sublime paioso
ply And what wor,bier the ne, my friends occupy
the most exalted intellect what subject is well cacu
lated 70 task the highest powers OF thought. Wnere in
the nntura l world the OF that
neabe Power, which, in the great economy o. veseta
ton, hangs orchard and aud forest WITH the POM
pous drapey OF Msy and strips them to their shyering
branches in November which Lays universal naurc
see it now in this cold wnsing sheet Of snow,
not to tleep the steep Of death, but 10 waken her
again by The concert of birds and wsrbling brooks
and the soft breezes Of spring; and which, when
man cries TO heaven for his daily bread instead of
giving him stone, smtes the marble elods of
winter all round the globe with his creative wand and
bids the bring forth grass for the cattle and herb far
IL vice Of nan and wine that makeh glad the h.at
Of and oil that causeh his face TO shine and bread
that streI gtheneth the heart Of l meant, my
friends to have said word Of the delight taken by Nc
Webster in the heatoful and nvigoratng sports OF the
forest, tbe field, and the with wat keenness and
success he followed them, how well he undsrsto them.
In ID csc he found his avorte relaxation from the ankle
ties Office and the abors Of his profession. Toey
TO him div rtion in the proper sense OF the word.
they diverted turned away his mind ir,m the great
cares Of life and fu mis- bed him exhilarang ocsupa-
ton; which, without mental strain, stimulated and
esbed his intellectual powers. To these sports lie
bror ght all tho ecience and mastery which their ma
admis An apt pupil in the school Of old Isaac Wal