The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1859-12-15

An Excellent Letter for every one to Read.
The following letter was written oy Dan
lei Webster nearly eight years ago. ltorig-
mates in homely topics, and proceeds from
those to others of more general import ana
interest the duties of patriot under the
Constitution and the Union
Letter from Daniel Webster to John Taylor.
WASHINGTON, March 18th, 1852.
"John Taylor Whatever ground you
SOW or plant, see that it is in good condi-
ton, We want no pennyroyal crops. "A
little farm we'll TILED is to farmer the next
best thing to "a little wife we'll willed.'-
Cultivate your garden Be sure to produce
sufficient quantities of useful vegetables. -
A man may half support his family from
good garden. Take care to keep my moth
er's garden ia good order, even ii 1T costs
you the wages of man to take care OF IL
have sent you many garden seecs. Dls-
tribute them ameng your neighbors. SEND
them to the stores in the village that every
b ~ NAV have part of them without cost.
I am clad YOU have chosen Mr.. Pike repre-
sentative. He is a true man; but there Iare
in New Hampshire many persons VINO cal
themselves Whigs-are no wings at all, ana
no better than disanionists ANY wan VINO
hesitates in granting aad securing to every
il an enemy to the whole country.
"Jobn Taylor-Ifany of your boys should
saw that he honors his father ana mother,
and loves his brothers and sisters, but still
insists that one of them shou Id be driven out
of the family, what can you say OF nlm ous
this, that there is no real family love In nlmf
You and | are farmers; we never talk poll
tics our talk is of oxen; but remember this:
that any man wholattempts toexcite one part
the of country against another, is just as
wicked as would be one who should attempt
10 get I'M a quarrel between John Taylor and
his neighbor, old Mr.. John Sanborn, or his
other neighbor, Captain Burleigh. Taere
are seine animals that live pest IN tne hrei
and there are some men who delignt In neat
smoke, combustion, and even genera coma.
grafton They do not follow the things whicn
make for peace. They enjoy only controver:
sy, contention and strife. Have no commu-
MON with such persons, either as neighbors
or politicjans You have no more rlght to
say that slavery ought not to exist in Vir-
GINA than Virginian has to say that slave
~ ought to exist in New Hampshire. Inere
is a question left to every State to decide TOR
itself; and five mean to keep the States to-
gether, we must leave to every otate 1nis
power of deciding for itself.
az think never wrote you WORD before
on politics. l shall not do it again. only
saw, love your country, and your whole csun-
try; and when men attempt to persuade you
to get into quarrel with the laws OF other
States, tell them ''that you mean to mind
your own business" and advise them to mind
theirs. John Taylor, you are a free man;
you possess good principles; you have large
family to rear and provide Tor by your la
| Dor. Be thankful to the Government which
| does net Cypress you, which does not bear
| YOU down by excessive taxation, but which
hold out to you and to yours the hope of all
the bles, ings which libs rty, industry and Sc
curity may give. John Taylor: thank Gsd,
morning aud evening, that you were born in
such country. John Taylor never write
me another word upon politics. Give my
dren; and when you look from your eastern
windows upon the graves of my, family, re-
member that he who is the author OF this
letter must soon follow them to another
world DANIEL WEBSTER"