New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-18
FROM BOSTON.

lett.r. The Organ Of Mr.. Caleb Cushing and
"a Newbupport paper, printed in Bo'ton -!
am cure don't see Why it should, a. the thing was
reall; no joke ! cant imagine what people saw
70 lsuph at in il. II the remark had any point a.
AL il must have lain in its mere simplicity and
,ru,b. Mr.. C,leb Cushing. SIS a waiter upon the
nroyideuee which is IL be manifested at Charleston
IN the Spring of 500 must, according to the nature
of things haze en- organ, and the artist VINO hngeIs
tho keys and the boys who by turns blow the bell
Ioyrs will be entitled 10 be remembered when
President Gushing has finished his journey from
Neuburyport 10 the Nhite;House, by way OF
Cbsrlsstnn. II will be no joke for some people,
vben The Courier puts TIE Posts nose out OF JOINT,
and is even with the tough Old salt VINO comlnahGs
our Democratic craft, for the way IN which II TOOK
the conceit ont of the land-lubber who tried, as
coon az he Rad signed the sbppiDg-papers, 10 crawl
an the quarterback through the cabin windows.
A ropes end was nothing TO it. Again, there :
M reason why the respectable, though duapifated
and somewhat mouldy, old municipality OF New
buryport should not have medium for commnni-
eating 10 the world at large the average OF MS
ideas on politics. morals religion and the me arts
But this, though reasonable, is notnng comic. I's
readers can sadly testify that there is no JOKE about
that. The only oddly about the matter is that 1t
should be printed and published IN Boston.
Whe have nearly got through with our speech
offerings 10 the memory of Mr.. Prescot,. The
Aorsrs Of rhetoric with which we Universal Yam
KEGS strew the graves of our great men, OF all de-
gress If bigness, have been nearly all duly depos-
tied, though a few pannlers-iull may YET come IN
from the remoter districts. Ii 10 great c0nsOla-
ton of medlocrity that one can go to ones grave
without danger of becoming the subject OF a
chronic autopsy at the hands of all kinds OF anna
teur demonstrators. If this windy desperation
land expTatiOn) Of forced breath be neces-
sary expression of general grief the excellent
and amiabe author, whose charming narratl )ns
have contributed So much 10 the harmless
pleasure of the reading public of the English race,
certainly deserved it as much as aDy one on whom
il has been vented. The Historical Society, prop
erly enough, expressed their of their loss of
so emmett an associate the day after his funeral.
And though the names of the gentlemen taking
part in IT, with the exception of Mr. Winthrop and
perhaps of old Mr. Quincy may be little known
hey ond this neighOoThoOd, there was proprlety
in their saying what they did, from their long
acquaintance official connection, or personal
friendship with the deceased. / must except, how
ever. from this category the name of Mr.. George
T. Curtis whose intrusion on that occasion excited
a very general surprise, a good d AL of indgna-
ton and some merrlment. II puzzled people to
conceive hat possible occasion man OF no pro-
fessonal or literary reputation, known even to his
neghbON only as q Slave. catchers Commissioner,
could even imagine he had TO interpoAte himself
among his elders snd his betters at such time, and
TO compel contrast OF his own image with that of
a man of eminent literary merit of a substantive
fame of gracious presence, of flowing courtesy,
which won all hearts at sight, and who abhOrred
the Fugitive Slave law AMI all its works.
Mr.. Bancrofts is undoubtedly, the best of all
the obituary addresses upon Mr.. Prescott. 1t had
discriminating energy which Mr.. Everett lacked,
with all it's sfiuence of eulogy and refinement OF
II n tuf hat hIa
tncuished rhetorican made error in taste, which
he seldom does in introducing the remark of Mr..
Thomas Grenyille to the effect that Prescott was
greater historian than Nenoph0n IL ssyorcd
little of the same zeal not according to knowledge
of Prof FELTON, i'll stating at the Webster dinner,
that Samuel Rogers told him that MIR. Webster
'was the greatest man that ever lived" Both
these venerable gen,lemen-tor Mr.. Grenyille was
A nonagenaIian as well as Mr. ROgers-knew per-
fectly We'll the Unsuitable voracty of the Yankee
nav for praise of American things and men, aud
probably made the remarks in question IN the hui
name hope OF satisfying 1t for once. Ii is not
likely they would have, either OF them, INDUCED IN
these colloqual exaggerations had they supposed
they would be remembered and recorded as their
deliberate opiDiOns-as they must have known that
they would BE- thought 10 smsck of the apOplexy
like the homilies of the Archbishop Of Granada
Ny own personal acquaintance with Mr Prescott,
though extending over many years, was OF very
perfunc,Ory character. l shall always remember,
however with pleasure the cordial smile and cOur-
teous salutation had from him the very day before
he died. / WAS walking with young person who
had never seen Mr.. Prescott, and was telling him
to look carefully at him so as to remember how he
looked As the time would come when such mem-
DRY would BE- satisfaction to him. / did not think
il would come So soon.
Mr.. Websier's statue by Powers, is arrived,
and set up, pro temport, IN the hall OF the Athe-
10 =. ,s.t, q. az IA la rn-.t
enemies of that gentleman, if he have any. 1t
seems to me 10 have no merit whatever, excepting
that of a very ugly likeness OF his face. IL makes
no pretensions to be- portrait Of his person. We
all know that Mr.. Webster was rather under than
above the middle size, with broad shoulders, short
legs and fair, round belly These Disadvantages
of proportion set of his fine, large head all the
more. BY giving him perfectly well-proportioDed
body. the artist has made the head look nothing
out of the common. And in his best days, Mr..
Websters face was very handsome, and with
fine tone of expression. Nobody would imagine
this from the statue. The expression is surly and
sulby, and such he may have worn after the
shareholders refused TO toss him single vote at
the Baltimore Convention. But surely, the artist
was not limited to that time of his life. Great fun
is made Of the costume, which, one critic SAID,
seems as if he had bought it ready made al sop-
shop; but / am willing to allow much in that
difficult matter TO the necessities of the artist.
His left hand leans on bundle of sticks, which
some ssy is Of ishDg-TOds others Of walking
sticks, and other some the tasces Of a Roman Con-
sui This last is too absurd and, as poor Mr..
Webster never rds Consul, would look Ike =
bronze satire upon him. The question now il
where 10 place it. Since seeing IT, withdraw all
NV objections TO It's being set up in some public
square of the city. 1t viii, as long as il endures
be regarded as an exPiatOry monument, in which