Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-10-13
Personal character of Dan. Webster

Personal character Of Dan. Webster
On the. 18th inst, the Webster Statue,
the work of Hiram Powers, was inangurated
at Boston. Addresses appropriate to the
occasion were made by Gov. Banks, May
or Lincoln, and Professor FELTON,. The
Hon. Edwa d Everett delivered the ora,ion.
We make the following extract from the
eloquent and finished effort of Mr. Everett:
Some other things, my friends, with your
indulgence, would say: thoughts, men,
cries, which crowd upon me; too vivid to be
expressed, to personal almost to be uttered.
On the 18th OF July, 1904, young man
from New Hampshire arrived in Boston, all
but penniless, and all but frendless. He
was twenty two years of age, and had come
to tpke the first steps in the career of life
at the capital of New England. Three
days after arriving in Boston, he presented
himself " itfiout letters of recommendation 10
MIR. Christophtr Gore, then just returned
from England, after an official residence of
some years, and solicited place in his Off :
ce as clerk His only introduction was by a
young man as little knowa to Mr. Gore as
himself, and who went to pronounce his
name, which he did so iniistin city as not TO
be heard. His slender figure. striking coun
tenance, large dark eye & massive brow, his
general appearance indicating a delicate
organization, his manly carriage and mod
est demeanor arrested attention and inspir-
led confidence. His humble suit was graz
tied, he was received into the Office, and had
that his name was Daniel Webster, His
older brother--older IN years out later in en-
ie.ing life-Qor whose education Daniel,
-whiletescher of the 2. caeemy ct Fryeburgh,
bad ldrpdged till midnight in the Office OF
-RsSister of Deeds,) at that time taught a
.spaIl school In Short street (now Kingston
-etreet) Boston, while in attendance at the
commencement at DARTMOUTH, in 1910, to
receive his degree. Daniel supplied his place
At that school, at the age of ten, was then
pupil end there commenced friendship
which lasted. without interruption or chill
while his life lasted, without; of which, while
mine slssls, the grateful recollection will
iStCl pCiiob. liOW tnot titiiC ~"
knew, honored, loved him. saw hin
at all seasons and on all occasions, in ;hs
flush Of public triumph, in the intimac,
Of The 6reside, in the most unreser9ing in
terchange of personal confidence; in healtl
and in sickness, in sorrow and in JOY; whel
early honors began TO wreathe his brow
and in after lie through most of the impor
tant scenes Of his public career. ! saw hin
on occasions that show the manly strength
and what is pettei, the man ly weakness 0
the human heart; and declare this day, il
the presence Of Heaven and of men, that
never heard from him the expression of
vish unbecoming good citizen and pari
ot-the utterance of word unworthy
gentleman and Christian; that neve
knew a more generous spirit, a safer advis
er, warmer friend.
Do You ask me il be had faultsi l an
s1er, he was man. He had some of tn
faults ofs.lofty spirit, genial Temperament
and warm and generous nature; he ha
lone os the faults of grove ling, mean an
maliganf nature. He had especially the slai
ipfrmity offs noble mind.'' and had no doul
raised aspiring eye to the highest object
political ambition. But he did il in tn
honest pride Of capacity equal to the station
and with consciousness that he should r,
feet dack the honor which it conferred. II
might say, Burke, that "he had no arts b'
honest arts" and if he sought the highe
honors Of the State,he did il by traDscendeI
talent, laborious service, and patriotic d.
votion to the public good.
1t was not given to him any more than
the other members of the great triumvira
with whom his nsne is habitualy assoc
ted to attain the object of their ambition
but pos,erity will do them justice. and b
gins already TO discharge the deot,, Of r
spec. and gratitude. A noble mausoleu
10 honor of Clay,and his statue by Hart,a
in progress; the statue Of Calhoun.
Powers, sdorns the Court House in Charlie
fon. and q magnificent monument to b