, 1870-02-05
NEW BOOKS.

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NEW BOOKS.
LIFE OF DANIEL WEBSTER By GEO. TICK.
NOR Curtis, enc Of hls Literary EItcu.o.l
VOL Se- York: ?. Applrton 1 Co. Cntes-
Geleral Agent. Z. a. ayssss so9 csnVt.s.
luK AReIts for Chicago 1870
1t II Jtf too tafly 70 rey1ew, tn critical detail,
MI. Curtis Lie Of Hebstar. ~ it h2a only resche1
IT. o1t Volume aad covesz that per,od Of Nj.
Webster* lie which can hardly Be called put,1c,
The sork ociofo ~, howaver, contains mauy in.
treattz remtntscerces Of . M8n who vas prnoa-
oIJ uoze warmly admired and heartily abused
than any othef rnao Of hts day. The reader win
have guarantee Of tne trustworthlneas Of these
1enlD'tceuces, both personal and political, In tue
1&ct mat MI. CusuA prepared the WORK IN rolQt-
hett of Mr. Weastsrs teasamentalJ lnIunct.oaa.
ard 'ha', IN pursuauce Of these injuncs1osh, he
vas supplied with all the letters, nsaugc..p,s, And
ptpe11 relatbZ 10 bis Life, and, indeed. sll
tue mataf1alS oelons1oV TO tho literary
executors. Oos Of this mass OF autoblographtcl d
n d historical evidence, Mr. Curt.a has rua1e 10
biz Lie Of Webster, aud whatever may he tbs
general merits Of The worr, 1t ii but fair to pre-.
snmn that It cohtatps truth Of statement At leas.
Weausgtna tnat the public interest Will ceu;re
10 this book around tho personal history OF M.,
ha .,oo1 n, ,o,,nsn,,. n.fe 80 % a!eAs uau'
TINE Of hia oeRtn. AZ st,tesms1 10 zss. ~
fAtal r1tataSe-she one mlstAke Of lifetime.
Which, ambition oscflcsplng !tself otter m8tesL
BE had all the condittona of great statesman.
but they we're not Hell-grounded enough to tes,st
The pressure OF cttcum&t8pce9 and the kenpsat!op
,o~1I,n ro,Io-., -h,ah ..S,' :. IsS'' o1a
u,s o.c,no~sr1n1 n,."s,n..s snou-oy taA-
or.,,,,.. ~ . .rsn, ..s, ~. "a n"u W. LUG
a. ,n r,,or con,d ~, 100 ~ speaea e,oaasnce
,nno,ntrd dey<a,.a st,t..,a- - su.s. e's-
taf., wten oya fo,.n .,na .n.s. - ".a
Impossible. 1t rns fatal tn h. not,.,c., noo..
tbrn x,It he ,o,a, r., hts ro,t,c., T,",..,-
uoIs. ,or men ,non rnrret fba de.d ,,on ~, -. ~
n-,nr al cnsltnrs nts ro,n,. ~ ,,s,.ana, ~
Win ren. the e1en cnts m hts ,ntel,ecr ,.7na.-
annsnt. and dtsnos,.,oo wh,ch comhInsa, >, r1ns.
nm tnxer atore o,har n,cn ana ~ 1,n.,.-,.s
retx ~ HI. nr-.enra ,no ~, .,ra,s.a. -. -
n,ato,y, xnirb cop,n cven o,vs ronr,c,.o. -
sophlstfy. are tn., IA at,ract,se nav a. wsso ~
ava,ed inonssnns v,th hi. rn.p1c., vo-,. 49,.
ciy,c 1ccaa.ons. ar .o,r,red nmnno h.. 49,. ~
the strnte t.n.mner n,,,er or ,ns .,orT,t
He comne,crn hls career ,h,a Eew Foa,..a
otsn,. A IN. mr., nj NJ En,,ana u .,,.ss, =,
a prisoner at ,hr hnr Of h,s nun ,r,.nd, 80 na ~
wpPrr ,td rornernrn,,nn fa,, heov,s, r,or h,-,
han frpm the pre.s and men or Nez rn.,toHa
Sot n, the r1ocuanre or ercn rr.rs. 80, ~.
inn. Mr. Errrrtt and Nr cho.te c.n,s 49,, ~ -
nonn1a, fde of onsr,raa rs.,,n~ .ss
he died dy.tr.ra-ad srd s,.satn.,a', ssS
from h,s n,ob ncs,Ion Tbo, fes.,rr -, $780, ~
outraged ,rn.t faded AVA. w,th tne c,rc1 1,e...s.
.h,rh ,ar. h,r.h ~ - 90 tn'a.~ ,n.,rs
.tardx In II. strad rcx nnon,a 80 r,n,o ,n.,.
,n,,re,,ed non N w. w.ss,er.s n,,,,,ss, Va.uu 's
mn A. rnsn. ara a. . ere.t nnan tnora - ~.
fev IN vho,n the r.coId of M, m. ~, ~, ~ 49,,
~ n,rsn,, in,.rs,t " ~ '1S' W ~"
+o.r 10 ,,,s =, NJ ws,,s.s- =. 'Ne 1s.uaue
.,.,s.m., ~. =, ~. .s.~ .u,,.@ 80. >, sneo s.N .ae
n,..r. ~ ,..1.- ~ ~. 80. ,,At =. - A'.as
pn,.S, !, ~, sr.to.t ~ sno sazup'on
u.r. ~ nefore ~. .n,s,a 49, ss,,, Eass
sl1 Gle spot, It Was hardly to be expected that
Mf. Curtis would prove htmte.f to be the b,oprs.
nher Of h,s day and eeuerat1nn, or ms, he ~nuld
ela" .ot ~ paoossspnie pictures Of MS subject
or Of tie men, uanners, and customs which were
aecessot'cs. ar. castis hss beeu smoked ard df'ed
ue II aoey *Nn anuqahJ and encruated with
lie ia imperv1ous 10 tunsn,rc, .u.ceo,,o,e to
prejudice, io,tiI,ztd with much suuy. aud heayj1y
R'AHeo IN epo4 Aaeas e1petieoGas IN WeunR
biography, thettf lore, espec ally "a 1ducaIJ mai
CT, We must expect 10 be reminded OF hts publ.
e eonnensoa w.n oce.ooaas: We must
Of hts tuh,ec': aLo 70 discover him rnnn1ns on
"sg"s ys.' ;na.n,. 5at: o.,
1s4e ,rsv,ssh'e @ 1oe nsrT.1re .s enl:rs,,,na ~
one may wa'Se its dignity and sta'c.1ncss and not
commit the uulatAke Of expecting 10 It'd The
,,u,ua,t,v ~ un.vau -, ,he a.1,c,on.,v c-,,,n,o
'nuAa'". W nos"eno " sIG uet.soahs R14pa'c
-no 9ua'a1 orsct'pslons cl iltIe Alt' fep5a III.
Curtis Is neither Of soese-
.vr.n 1:ss and ,-p7 emhr,c,nu VI w.nr,r..
s,.ss 's- . IT,. "ssso, H. "o..s. s"a!
uou aud uar,culat,oa q. Dartmouth College. In
hrs chapter c nEd toue Lew nst,ef concerning
the .,atr4uap's 3 father, Ebecezer Webs1er:
,,,.i.l Iee seH " 60" ioEX Eoeat zel Msaaser con.
. .neea ~ ~. ~, ~ tIs !ox ss uss
, -, -. - .uns ~ h1aI n.1' ~ ~ ~ " 4toa
nc Il, ynif1s :n,srr Var Frn-l + fe bar,es n,s
DIST 1ne, Mth.t.,,Ie S1,iso, ~ho t,ed IL M,rcn,
s'a, ato 10 u tie t1ouEnt Abigail EsssG11. wno
'teanT ~ seccna vic 10 Aasn,s "i rue aaae
ron IL T;Trf TIE Irssun ats,n: 1: was sruu5.
.aiI, rA; the N,Lt41s teie lons ard sirc4,y; tue
'ap vi tIoR ~.s ofter pfod'e,ua<, II toefe
"clr 10 r.grlat ioaos ios cotamnn:ca loo with
ne ct unity oelow. The Lana ~ss poor OF com.
,Glt ,te1e ~as .:,t,e to oe gained i,eEe D. inc
tLx:td vi sesefe tu.!, hsenship, Asu p!teu dAa-
..r ar h Irast with she apprrae Lklou OF dagger !:
| =. tfnu{ tie pesee 0. l163 had pu: IN end 10
| he ~id atd crac! fotaY. Of tne y uEzhcru lrtsus
| 'Eto tIs se"!s1enn ot Nsh Eos AID.
| ,S,. Mo- IA, ros,eH W.nJh nJ ~
| tDe tcrest tuat s,fe.chst IRON
E1enrxc9 Kersters farm to the fIoDt;et Of Can.
ads, there I'll iutIcd, It NOT ring nardA rowing
hsasouA e4sskes Hnoee 'tsits shen lonosent OF
Lnt int ror a. r.. Is such .ceats .na !, IN N =
/ Ie nr who nso come hone fun The wara,' VI b
storE eleuerts OF Character, t. setIe dovn on
ne er!Pos's E! csLtAan ~ &c oLe o. tae loanu-
,ntnce ecrrav - " 4rree,a 80, - nj "a ~ a. ~,
upuk+s t, become . Aeyole1 rs1-n:. = pttr;pllc
2ch re&pteted citizen, and desons E.sn. Al
these sractst:a ascA 70 fact, be!o. Red TO Eoeu.
| -Ast "tos's1. ~ = nesst.oea, .oa ~ . ~ ..
arc1sne. ia, ma srrct .i1h a fu,i cn.s - n.scs
nAls xra eye, and rather 1ARc nld pron,uen,
ltntptes- u GcucAfiop, s4sc what tie n4d Rtvr1
~ ssl. As Eau aeue' anl ~ u !eSo1usa W Luz
,nire csnne.t, of a rnnf :, '.
| MIR. c,r,ls IN vtr, c1ear and tu,nute ia bill
ot+cytpt,ou CT Mr.. Weha,er', father. nrobsp.,
| ,roro the fac, inst hts nero derived hi. a x.ke{
I nrait.,es from ,he maternal e,de. pftnc motnrr
tosertr. nt ssy, but v-rx 1ittIc. aed INA, lille L
sL,or eo IN ms,u,y IN tne4r fe = woros:
40, .he mottcf nf paott, We.s,tr tne,r IS In
portaat tts:.uIn. fou ae1 kops. Tnat snr ~
A1tnau of e'tat atd E'fo1oos uLdesssauona na
w.. sus - .eaus. ~ set nsst taI!sS npt ~ y
me i'm, ,h.: ~. to an,ct nr; on;s the,r ~.
iste, out DER ov aid inst oil every o;nes me 1tr
Of ntr fa1.l'., are sel autnenflea:est Iacta''
Up to the time Of hss election 10 CoIgress, y
have aon.e iLtereetstg re74niSeences ot h.4 couek
tsit; his dtEe4oputnt and scqute't'oI
~ 4 1tudeEt; his taw Studies at Sa.,i
tur5, aud his admission 10 tie Bosto
,.r; hts marriage and family matter,
Tue record oT hM political lue cnbFscea b
nsst elec Ton ~ c !nrrrsa hts poarlou wlso rvf-I
: e:ce 10 tniE1ssy sr1ala for treason, modness.o
OF tetn:arre, aid toueAtc manufactures Ii Isl
. IL, The e1,iuo1nsnsry se.slon oi coIRtess, IN