The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-09

discussed spoke Of the book and III 'rsOn
smilel and SAID: As you see. 90 arrHn 90 my
linrry ~ to n,ve n one i'pprt.nnt ,n s ",
ior,h. aud on apartment rrs',rvn l"r WORKS X,
ton hay mM y GSir CHI ,n @r r p "St Il
n the 4 ,nnrin at VI biographies or IN in'h %,
lion / ,ther think. how 'vcr. IT rs best su ted
Str " .nttr was ernntly int,r.s IN III 5
Wis ti Jefferson and he said that very nun
il the early prejudice l'h u" NM IN u'Tu
" tn his pnittW DpiniOns III YOUTH wen n'
.nnsld rad J ~ rsOn "a Great her ti'. was ds-
pr.urd wl"n nr cam" into - r-oual 'oulh y "i'h
W. ns'd statesman unH s,,w n,,,, Inn
MIR. W 'hstrr believed him t. To- 4 SIN "r'
nun. yrry tru To- ~ runy nns Hnl WIZ v'm lou,
v.n ed that mu IL of tho abuse henp"d up'n nun
nv tir opposite purity. whirn had d' u-ru MN
of being a demnsoIu' AMI an anarchist, VIZ
m of 1cff ,rson. that he had mor' deeply I'm
pressed his opinions and tn ori"s IA w'u ~
his pra teal id,ns OF government. upon IN"
legislation and drstinl"s OF tho country. lhlh
any man that had lived.
In seeking for wcbstcr's opinion and cstl-
mate Of the famous public men Of his time, the
first question ON convcrsnnt with its history
would be- What did he think of Clay ?" Clay
was from the beginning to the end OF Websters
career his foremost and most formidable rival
They were together. first in the lower, then III
the upper House of Congress. for many years !;
both were great Wing chiefs both occupied the
high on 80 of Secretary Of State. CLAW under
John Quincy Adams Webster under Tyler and
again under Fillmore. They worc every four
years. for long period, competitors for the
Wing nomination to the Presidency. webster.
after all. was mortal. He could not stii' all
jealousy Of the brilliant. dashing. magnetic
kcntuckian. Nor did he attempt to conceal his
feelings toward Clay. Mr.. Harvey says:
H. talked very freely Of Mr.. Clay. He
..ss.. L.. L.. al flastf IA i'm N
belonged to the same party. ana their political
idrn- harmonlz"d. hut these were tne Only
matters IN which they HEt"'h. mr.; Wr' ,,ii
WAS magnnnimous enough 10 support MI ~ lny
| heart ~. when he WIS nOininut"d against iulk
! in 1874. lie went TO Psnn-ylvanin ami took tht
! stump IN his behalf Tins WAS an act inNuiNilS
great Inconvenience rs we'll IA generosity on
| MIR Wnister's part for II WIS lahorious and
eAhau-ting task. and he ielt no warmth OF pr
| sonui regard for the man whose claims he WI.
| ndvo.ntin nv. when he was about starting u
upon this tour said 10 him.:
| " should let Mr.. Clay gnt elected To- the Presl
III is not Mir Clay" he replied, e it is tn,
muse the grcat cnnsc. TIE success oi which .,
B'a I rs" Mr. GiaySis Ii to to BE- rr'sidonl lie /
qualified Tor the station. His prln'iples ar
| such ~ approve: and his ability nobody chi
| question Therefore. / am bound ~ an homes
man 10 do everything IAN. An when sny that
| lam perfectly well aware that Mr.. Clay would no
| do the same thing Tor me-.
These are but few selected from many ancc
dotes Of Web=t-rs relations with his iamou
contemporaries and his estimates OF th"m. y,
less interesting are the accounts OF his hom
life ana tnsi'- his love oi hunting and FISHING
his devotion to the interests Of his farms. hi
personal traits and religious feen-s aud opiu
ions and that of hls later days AMI death. Il,
We have exhausted our space and can only 81
M conclusion. that Mr. llnrveys volumes rar
NOT fail ~ render th" character of Daniel Wet
-i.r much moro iamiliart TO his nouutryucn. VII
honor his memory and proudly preserve hi
futue