Smyrna times., 1859-09-29
MISCELLANEO EOUS.
lIr. Everett On Daniel Webster.

At the Inauguration of the Webster Statue
in Music Hall, Boston, on Saturday week last,
Mr.. Everett delivered the grafton. 1t is very
long and exceedingly interesting. We can
only find room for the following extracts:
> = His first words in Congress, when
he came unar nounced from his native hills in
1913. proclaimed his mastery of the perplexed
web of European politics, in which the United
States were then but too deeply entangled and
from that time till his death think we all felt,
those who differed from him as well as those
who agreed with him, that he was in no degree
below the standard of his time that if PrOvi-
dence had cast his lot in the field where the
great destinies of Europe are decided, this poor
New Hampshire youth would have carried his
head as high among the Metternchs, the Mes.
selrodes, the Hardenbergs, the Talleyrands, the
Castlereaghs of the day, and surely among
their successors, who now occupy the stage, as
he did among his contemporaries at home."
He than passed to consideration of his con-
tempOraries and the questions discussed in his
time, and then proceeded to speak of his
CAREER AS A STATESMAN.
Without passing through the preliminary
stage of the State Legislature, and elected to
Congress in six years from the time of his ad-
mission to the Superior Court of New Hamp-
shire, he was on his first entrance into the
House eofRepresentatives of placed by Mr.. Speaker
Clay on the Committee of Foreign Affairs, and
took rank forthwith as one of the leading states
men of the day. His first speech had refer
snce to those famous Berlin and Milan DEGREES
and orders in Council, to which have already
alluded, and the impression produced by It was
such as TO lead the venerable Chief Justice
MARSHALL, eighteen years afterwards, in writing
TO Mr.. Justice Story, to say AT the time
when this speech was delivered did not know
Nj. Webster, but | was so much struck with 1t
that did not hesitate then to state, that he was
syery able man, and would become one of the
very first statesmen in America. perhaps the
very first
The Revolution of Greece had from its out
break attracted much of the attention OF the
civilized world. A people, whose ancestors had
originally taught letters and arts to mankind,
Struggling to regain place in the great family
Of independent states the conVulsIve efforts oi
a Christian people, the foundation OF whose
churches by the apostles in person is recorded
in the New Testament, to sha ke off the yoke o
Mahommedan despotism, possessed strange
interest for the friends of Christian Liberty
throughout Europe and America. Iresiuen'
Monroe had called the attention OF Congress tt
this most interesting struggle in December
1923, and Mr. Webster, returning to Congress
afier retirement Of eight years, as the repre-
sentative of Boston, made the Greek heVolu
ton the subject of motion and speech. IL
this speech he treated what he called 'the grea
Question of the day-the question between 40
s'lute and regulated governments he en-
gagged in searching criticism OF the doctrine
Of the " Holy Alliance and maintained To
duty of the United States as great free Powe
i0prOtect against them. That speech remain
amy judgment TO this day the aolest and mos
elective remonstrance against the principles
the allied military powers of Continental ~
rope. Mr. Jeremiah Mason pronounced u IN
best sample of Parliamentary eloquence an
sstesmanlike reasoning which our country ia
'eea.' His ndignant protest against the spir
Of absolutism, and his words of sympathy VII
% infant People struggling for Independence
we're borne on the wings of the wind throug
out Chrstendom. They were read 10 ever
hnguage, at every Court, 10 every cabinet,
every reading room, on every market place,