The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-03-18

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| In the second volume of CurtiS's life of
Webster are two letters passing between
| Mr. Webster and myself. in which the
above incidents are ailudcd to.
After the argument before the Court
of Appeals. Mr. Webster returned tn
| Washington. and the next time | saw
him was in February 1899. In the course
OF conI erSatiun he asked what | was
about. and was told that | was busy III
preparing the GRAFTON that ! Was to deliv-
Ell at the public celebration OF the cen
tennial anniversary of Washington :
| birthday. He then said that there had
been some talk i'll Washington of a grard
dinner in honor of the occasion. and as
it was possible he might he called on f,n
some remarks. he had made few
scratches i'll anticipation. AS he spoke
he took from his port folio a hAlr-shcet at
blue letter paper. "n one side "f which
were six or seven sentences. which he
read The dinner he ontinued, bad been
given up. however, and if | could make
any use Of his scratches. | WAS wei
come to them. told him that my ora
ton was already memorizrd. but that |
would keep his manuscript as an auto
graph; and | brought it away with me
There was one ui Mr. W,bster'S sent
en es that fitted So we'll into what | hal
prepared that adopted and inserted it.
aud when spoke, it brought down the
house 1t was this: Washington stood
not only at the commencement of new
era, but at the head OF a new world
The next morping Il letter from Mr.
Webster was delivered to me at the
breakfast table. 1t had been written the
night before, and was brought to Balti-
more by Il fast line of coaches that made
the journey from Washington in four
hours. 1t was very brief, aud ran thus:
My LEAR SII-rhe dinner did coin" off
Look our. Very truly, ID. WEBSTER.
"Ftbraary -, lS;2.'
As may be supposed. went at once to
the evening paper III which my address
WAS to ap ,,ear, aud cancelled the sentence
above referred to.
Singularly, when the Washington pa
pers ol the 23d furnished IL report of Nh
Webster speech 1T the dinner. the Sell.
5euce had uscu was the only one of the
Something's that it contained.
When tine raj road MAS opened for trav-
81 between Baltimore and Washington.
saw Mr.. Webster frequently; but IL wan
not until we were both employed in the
important case of Wilson Is Rousseau.
III the Supreme Court. that | was a.ain
nrunSht into pro:t ssIunal relations wtIh
him. Oar client, Mr.. james q. Wll>oa.
mad no les. than seven cuunsels-Mr
Webster. Mr.. William Ii. Seward. MI.
iteserdy johnson, Mr.. Phelps. of Yer
mont, Mr.. Henderson, OF Louisiana, Mr..
Hall. of Washington, and my self The
Court had consented to our dividing the.
points-two Speaking to each. But the
difficulty WAS To get MS all together tor
consultation. At last, in despair OF sue
cCct!iug otherwise, Mr.. Wilson invited III,
To Il supper 1T the Nationai il"lci, at nine
o clock, with the understandings that u
consultation would take place at eight
v clock. 1t WAS not untll hail past eight
however, that Mr.. Webster called us TO
order, stated the object of the meeting.
and complimented our host Tor his excel
lent JUDI sment as displayed i'll the means
adopted for securing the Attendance vi his
professional advisers. Turning then to
Mr.. Seward. he said. And now. Broth
er Seward, you will begin with reading
the record Records IN those days wer"
!.ot printed. as now, but were engruSSed
"n folio cap paper, and III this particular
case the record Mas Il heavy pile OF man
uscrlpt, which Mr. Seward rested on his
lap and which would have taken several
hours to read. while there remained no,
'nore than twenty minutes before supper
would be ready. NJ. Seward, however.
began with the formal heading, and WAS
going on when interrupted b, Il burst al
lan9 which was not quoted 10y the
grave judicial manner in which Nj. Vii
er Seward to proceed. BY this time Mr..
Seward, who had as yet preserved his
nnuntenance, joined i'll the mirth: when
Mr.. Webster. Struggling his shoulders
and turning 10 our client. said. You see
now it is, Mr.. Wilson: there seems t. be
no alternative but to begin with supper
may get on better with the record after
ward; and IL supper IN an ADJOINING
room Mr.. Wilson and his counsel march
ed. with Mr.. Webster at the head of the
procession.
There was more than one good talker
at the table. and for awhile the CONVEX
$atl"n was general. 1t was not lon".
however. before we We're all listening To
ir Webster.
N''HilfN''lt 'llllt>, lil'tIllVUt OH ltn'-
bant."
He was " i the Vein" and the hours
flew BY UNDECIDED as there Streamed from
aim. in rapid succession. Anecdotes QUO
tationS. references to his hoNhood. Incl
dents i'll his early practice. descriptions
of the men who then figured upon the
scene. graphic accounts of old familiar
places. He was sometimes grave solemn
yen; sometimes pathetic: sometimes
and by no means unfreqrntlv. quaint
irnll. and humorous: sometimes setting
the table in a roar; then again moving
his hearers almost to tears. Sure of his
company. he was under no restraint, ana
seemed disposed to let bis animal spirits
run away with him to forget the emf
ncut lawyer and the great statesmen. T.
roll of the SiXtV-tiveS wears that then
weighed upon linn. and be Il hoy again
believe | am the sole survivor of thar
merry party thirty three wears ago: and
many as have been the social GATHERINGS
~ which i'll NV own ard other lands
have been present. have no such ex-
perionce as that afforded by the attempt
1t a consultation in the case Of Wilson
IS Rousseau. in they ear 1916.
ought to add that somehow or ether
when the argument came on. We fell in
to our proper places, and thar Mr.. Vii
son gained his case.
Cats Looked on with Suspicion
The cat has always been looked upon
with suspicion by the masses. A FInis-
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