Connecticut western news., 1882-10-18
AT DANIEL WHISPERS TOMB.
Remarks of the President of the
 United States.

At the celebration of the anniversary of the hundredth birthday of Daniel Webster at Marshfield, the governor of Massachusetts introduced the Presi- dent of the United States, who spoke as follows
 "It is fortunately in accord with the proprieties of this occasion, no less than my own inclination, that should con- fine within narrow limits my acknowl- edgments of your fattering reception. I am deeply moved by the warmth of that reception. 1t is but further dis play of that splendid hospitality which since came within the borders of Mas sachusetts has everywhere obstructed my way with demonstrations of courtesy and respect. Applause. I trust, sir, that neither my gratitude nor my sym pathy with the purposes which have turned our reverent footsteps hither- ward to-day will be measured by my poor endeavor to give them expression. The character and genius of that H. lustrious man whose ife'moved grandly on in so many paths of eminence, in commemoration of whose birth one hun dred years ago we have gathered here to-day amid the peaceful scenes where he found rest from the fret and the worry of life, have for more than 8 gen. eration been the theme of discussion. I shall not attempt to labor in the field over which so many flashing sickles have swept and which have so long been crowded with illustrious gleaners, but may perhaps be permitted to declare my approval of what has been accomplished by the society in furtherance of the ob- jects for which it was established.
 "Itis asserted, upon what I suppose is trustworthy authority, that near the close of his honored life MT. Webster expressed 8 wish that for aiding to transmit his fame to future generations of his countrymen, for awakening in their hearts patriotism and for instruct ing them in the principles of constitu- tional government, there should be trans mitted far and wide among them such records of the effects of his genius as seemed best worthy to be thus pre- served. Many of the loftiest and most inspired of his utterances have long been as familiar as household words in the mouths of every schoolboy in tho land, but it is doubtless true that many others scarcely less dignifed in subject, mas- terly in treatment and splendid in dic- tion are comparatively unknown. In all that you have hitherto done, in all that you may hereafter do to secure the result which MT. Webster wished to se- cure, the circulation of his greatest and best works, assure you of my most earnest sympathy. No one of the rising generation of our countrymen who seeks to be instructed in those doctrines which are the basis of our federal government can by any other course so surely and so speedily attain these ends as by re- sort to that great storehouse of elo- quence and wisdom, the published writ ings of Daniel Webster.
 "And so, gentlemen of the Webster Historical Society, bid you God-speed in this and all other laudable work which you have set yourself to accomplish. Let me once more tender my thanks to you for all your kindness, and express the fervent hope that this noble Com monwealth, all it's cities and villages and hamlets, and all who toll within it's borders, may be blessed by the abiding presence of prosperity and peace"