The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-01-28
Peter Harvcy's Rcmtnisccncc OF
Wehstcr.


AT the late Boston supper, got up by MIR.
Harvey in remembrance of Mr.. Webster, that
gentleman related hefollowing "reminiscences
of his great friend
Well then, IL you will excuse me, will I'M
dertake TO tell you an Incident applause)
you will" $50 on.o) Shall be excused
Mr.. Cushing-"Certainly, we want YOU to
DO so.nl Well, will tell you an incident
connected with Mr.. Webster in the year l846,
during General Taylor's administration. /
was in Washington a. that ,imo, living in Mr.
Webster's house. II was during the recess
of Congress, after the Inauguration Of Gen.
Taylor. IL was on a Sunday in June. We
went to Georgetown to church. After church
We drove across the bridge into Virginia.
As we were riding along in Alexandria he
told the coachman to pause before certain
house with a dilapidated and broken GATE
"That house," said he, sis the house where
frat came to board when youny man,
member OF Congress from New Hampshire.
That was the Federal head quarters. There
boarded the great Federal leaders, Gov. Gore,
Chief Justice Marshall and Rufus King, great
men, gone TO their reward. We never shall
look npon their like again. shall soon fol-
low them; care very little how soon.''--
Tears came to his eyes. | said, "Allow me
to say that when you are dead and gone, the
places which you have immortalized BY your
presence and speech, when visited by future
generations will call up "reminiscences, the
interest OF which y i'll be as much deeper than
that connected with the "reminiscences Of the
great men you have mentioned, as theirs are
superior to those OF your coachnAn." Pla-
cling his hand upon my shoulder, he said -
That is rather partial and friendly sort OF
speech. But said he, 81 am not aware
that have posthumons fame to live. l am
not SO modest as to doubt that have u rep
utation and fame that will live after me but
il has been hardly earned. Let me say to
you, my friend, that politics 10 hard road.
Keep out OF IL. have succeeded, but il |
had my life 70 live ever again, should pur-
sue my profession, and be moro at peace
Those public acts Of my life that have been
most sincere and honest, and the most for
the honor and good Of the country, have been
the ones that have been the most traduced.
Political life 10 = hard one. Sell your iron,
my friend. Get IN honest living, support your
family, and let politics alone.D Laughter and
applause.) 81 have hsd,n seid he, "many
pleasant "reminiscences connected with poll.
tics. II were not 70, man coald 1sses hso
II were not conscious Of having received III
support Of the intelligent portion Of ny fsl-
low-citizens, should sink under il. know
that large portion OF the people Of the Uni.
ted States appreciate my labors but" ssil
he, sit is a hard road, keep CLEAR Of il, sci
your iron and Let politics slone." As thor
spoke of some personal matters connected
with request he had made Of tho Admins
tration. 81 have been traduced,n said he
"and siandered, and my motives villi6ed, bu
the shaft that has sunk dsspest here [layinl
bis hand upon his breastl is the refusal O
the Administration to grant the trifing r.
quest made. They say that had my share
but the whole thing" said he, sis too con
temptlble to think Of. John, drive on, le
US 90 home to dinner." Laughter and lou
applause.l We did 60 home TO dinner, an
had pretty good one, too.
. TnK AFRICANS AT WoRK.--Two OF tn
!: Wanderers crew Of Africans has Q been smup
! gled into Mississippi, and put TO work on
!. plantation OF MIR. Montague, near Cantor
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