Smyrna times., 1859-09-29

pies against each other he held them compile
mental to each other, equally and supremely
vital and essential.
{" happened, one bright starry night, to be
walking home with him, at a late hour, froIs
the Capitol at Washington. after a skirmishing
debate, in which he had been speaking, at nc
4 great length, but with much earnestness and
warmth, on the subject of the Constitution as
forming a united government. The Planet Ju.
piter, shining with unusual brillancy, was in
full view. He paused as we descended Capitol
Hill, and unconsciOusly pursuing the train OF
thought which he had been enforcing in the
Senate, pointed to the planet and said " Night
unto night showeth knowledge - take away
the independent force emanating from the hand
of the Supreme, which mpels that planet on
ward, and it would plunge in hdeous ruin from
those beautiful skies unto the Sun; take away
| the central attraction of the Sun, and the at
tendant planet would shoot madly from its
sphere.; urged and restrained by the balanced
forces, it wheels its eternal circles through the
heavens"
Mr.. Webster, says Mr.. Everett meditated
work upon the Constitution, but professional
and official Iabors left MIN no leisure for its
execution.
EARLY MEMORIES.
Some other things, my friends. with your in
diligence, | would say thoughts, memories,
which crowd upon me; ZOO vivid TO be repress
ed, too personal almost to be uttered.
On the 18th of July, 1904. young man from
New Hampshire arrived in Boston, all but pen.
nlless, and all but friendless. He was twenty
two years of age, and had come to take the first
steps in the career of life at the capital of New
England. Three days after arriving in Boston,
he presented himself, without letters of recon-
mendaton, to MIR. Christopher Gore just then
returned from England, after official resi-
dence of some years, and solicited place in
his office as clerk. His only introduction was
by young man as little known to Mr.. Gore as
himself, and who went to pronounce his name,
which he did so indlstinctly as not to be heard.
His slender figure, striking countenance, large
dark eye, and massy brow, his general appear
ance indicating a delicate organization, his
manly carriage and modest demeanor, arrested
attention and inspired confidence. His humble
suit was granted, he was received into the Office,
and had been there a week before Mr.. Gore
learned that his name was Daniel Webster -
HIS older brother-older in years, but later in
entering life-(for whose education Daniel,
while teacher of the Academy at Fryeburg, had
drudged till midnight in the office of the Reg
lister of Deeds,) at that time taught a small
school in Short street (now Kingston street,) in
Boston, and while he was in attendance at the
commencement at Dartmouth, in 1904, to re.
celve the degree, Daniel supplied his place
At that school, at the age of 10, was then a
pupil, and commenced friendship, which last
ed, without interruption or chill, while his life
lasted of which, while mine lasts, the grateful
recollection will never perish. From that time
forward | knew, | honUred, | loved him. saw
f,,II ,,t.
flush of public triumph-in the intimacy of the
freside-in the most unreserved interchange of
personal confidence in health and in sickness,
In sorrow, and in joy; when early honors began
10 wreathe his brow, and in after life through
most Of the important scenes of his public ca
reer. | saw him on occasions that show the
manly strength, and, what is better, the manly
weakness OF the human heart and declare
this day, in the presence of Heaven and of men,
that | never heard from him the expression of
wish unbecomlng good citizen and patriot
the ulterance of word unworthy a gentle
man and Christian; that never knew more
generous spirit, safer adviser, u warmer friend.
Do you ask me if he had faults q! | answer,
he was man. He had some of the faults of a
lofty spirit, genial temperament, and a warm
and generous nature; he had none of the faults
of grovellIng, mean and malignant nature
He had especially the last lnf:mIty OF noble
mind" and had no doubt raised an aspiring
eye 10 the high hest object of political ambition.
But he did 1t IN the honest pride OF "a capacity
equal to the station, and with consciousness
that he should reflect back the honor with 1t
conferred. He might say, with Burke, that
she had no arts but honest arts )" and if he
sought the highest honOrs of the state, he did
it by transcendant talent, laborlous service, and
patriotic devotion to the public good.
1t was not given TO him any more than to the
other members of the great trlumviraIe with
whom his name is habltually associated, TO OBJ
tain the object of their ambition; but posterity
will do them justice, and begins already 10 dis
charge the debt of respect and gratitude. A
noble mausoleum in honor of Clay, and his
statue by Hart, are in progress the statue of
Calhoun, by Powers, adorns the Court House
in Charleston, and a magnificent monument to
his memory is in preparation and we present
you this day, fellow citizens the statue OF Web
ster, in enduring bronze, on pedestal of gran
ite from his native Stale, the noble countenance
modelled from life, al the meridian of his days
and his fame, aud his person reproduced from
faithful recollection, by the Oldest and most dis
tinguished of the living artists of the country.
! He sleeps by the multIludinous ocean, which be
| himself so much resembed, 10 its mighty move
ment and its mighty repose |; but his monumen-
tai form shall henceforward stand sentry at the
portals of the Capitol the right hand pointing
TO that symbol of the Union on which the left
reposes, and his imperial gaze directed, with
the Hopes of the country, TO the boundess
West. In few short years, we, whose eyes
have rested on his majestic person, whose ears
have drunk in the music of his clarion voice
shall have gone to our rest; but our children
for ages to come, as the dwell with awe-struck
gaze upon the monumental bronze, shall say, c
that we could have seen, U that we could have
heard, the great original!
Two hundred and twenty-nine years ago
this day, our beloved city received, from thu
general Court of the Colony, the honored namI
of Boston. On the long roll of those whom sh
has welcomed to her nurturng bosom, is Their
a name which shines with brighter lustrd tha
his Seyenty-two years ago this day, III
!. Constitution of the United States was tendere