The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-04-25

Oi tue hliiiBu'y, bbiotOuou uoNh
thore, drawn me away from instan-
taueous death. That one circum-
stance has changed the whole ours
rent of my thoughts and my life. ]
feel that am a different man, and
I want in the frat place to bo at
peGco with all those with whom !
have boen SO sharply at variance.
And so have come TO you. Let us
bury the hatchet, Mr.. Webster" "
"Nothipg, repliod Mr. Webster
could bo more in accordance with
my own feelings And the compact
was made. This anecdote may place
Col. Benton in an aspect now 10
many readers, but it is not new TO
his friends.
When Webster was preparing his
famous speech, in March, 1857, Mr.
Calhoun was lying very i'll. in the
old Capitol building Mr.. Webster
called on him, aud the conversation
turning on the intended speech, Mr.
Calhoun expressed an earnest desire
to hear it Mr. Webster hoped hc
would do so, rs ho himself was anx.
ious that Mr.. Calhoun should be
present Mr.. Calhoun shook his
head, and said that he feared no was
on his death bed and Mr.. Web
stor loft. fully impressed with the
belief that tho venerable statesman
wonll soon pass away.
Tho Senate chamber was crowded
to the utmost on tho dLy OF Mr.
Webster's speech. In tho course
of it the orator alluding to Mr.. Cal
houn as the distinguished and ven
erable Senator from South Carolina.
Again referring TO some statement
made by Mr.. Calhoun, Mr. Webster
referred TO him as tho eminont Sem
ator from South Carolina, whom we
AL regret % miss,from such n cause.
from his seat to day A feeble and
hollow voice, yet distinctly heard
throughout the chamber responded.
The senator from South Carolnl
is in his selt' Mr.. Calhoun had
left his bel ut the risk Of death TO
hear his friend. Until he spoke, Mr..
Webster was unaware Of his pres.
ence. Ho tnrnod suddenly, and for
IA moment showed loep emotion.
Then acknowledging the compliment
of Mr. Calhoun's presence with a
bow and smile OF profound satistlc-
ton, Mr.. Webster went on wish his
speech. To this scene Mr.. Harry
WAS an eye witness The speech
was made on the 7th Of March on
the 3lst Calhoun died.
To this narrative of q touching
character may be added ono of n
different natura-.Aat .gai Mllely
] bit tri!l6s are inlica.ivo OF charac.
ter Webster anl Calhoun were
standing Ou the steps OF uIIsb7'r
then tho hotel Of Washington.
4 drove Of mules passed Web.
s:er. said the Carolina Senator.
there go some oiyour constituents.
Yes, respond Hthe Massachusetts,
senator 'on their way South - taurh
school,. Give aul take were never
bettor illustrated or in better hu
NOR. Another aneciote--n o / III
Harvey, We believe as possibly tue
last was nJt-anl We have done.
Tariff alterations always brings
strong delegations from both sides to
. Washington. At q tune when the
subject OF revision was in c,ntem
p!auJn, u New York sugar reiuer
was drawn to Washington. lie got
before the Committee rs witness.
but wished he could once speak in
the Senate, and 'nonplus those
fools, as he styled honorable Sen9
tors Take care, said Webster
that's contempt say It again, AMI
YOU shall be summoned q the bar ot
the Senate. lie did say it again,
and WAS summoned, and made his
defeuce, purgatiou an humble ap)l
ogy, including Just what he wanted
10 say about tho tariff. anl much
more matter which reseublel the of
items in an act "for other purposes.
No Que WAS more amused thIn Nr.
Calhoun. who was in the secret, ari
Que of the fools. luis Last aacs-
dote rests on the authority Of the
witness himself Ii ID is not credit.
ed. the narrator has passed away,
with Webster, Benton, Calhoun and
Peter Harvey, from the power to re
affirm il. II not fact, it is well i'm
sgined. -PhiiddeLphid Leagsr.