Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-31
Daniel Webster.
An Interesting Opinion by Moses Stuart
EXTRACT From Prof. Wflkfnson's Poem
ON Webster.

Am Interesting Opinion by Moses Stuart
Extract From Prof Wflkfnson's Poem
Webster.
Prof. Wilkinson has brought to light in
the notes to his poem on Webster published
by Charles Scribners Sons) things that will
be new to most readers. For instance, the
following expressions from Prof Moses
Stuart, relating to the memorable crisis of
the compromise measures of 1850, pending
in Congress about Tne date of the writing i
'Let those who are doing such deeds of violence
against ia and truth call to mind that Athens when
obliged to him before the end of that period
to give him her highest confidence and her posts
the immortal Hschylus, in his lofty and glow
ing tragedies, introduced sentence replete with
the assemblage of those very Athenians who once
voted for his Punishment, was Allied with tears of
who was then present: And so will it be with us If
the impetuous zeal of the present hour is to march
surely preparing fer a future repentance
And is Mr. Webster to be naligned and vttuperat-
zens because he will not vote violate solemn COM
pacts? If this must be done, such day awaits this
nation politician has yet imagined proph
ct yet foretold. I will never Believe that such a
day is coming upon the State in which are to be
and Lexington a d the descendants OF the men who
immortalized themselves there. II such day must
dawn upon us, for one would say rather than gaze
upon it Hung be the heavens with blackr Patri-
stism integrity, Armness, sound Judgment: LOFTY.
saithrilltng eloquenoe, may thenceforward despair
of finding their reward among
Zone word more concerning Mr.. Webster, and then
time succeeds in Withdrawing the public confidence
from him, and he retires from Office and from public
life Suppose even the worst his enemies can wish
him should come upon him. and he should go into
the shades of retirement, and live and die there,
noticed Qf this be possible) and it were unknown
The contest gees the country is involved in bitter
and bloody war; and still his counsel is rejected and
despised. But he leaves this earthly stage OF
action and Of contest and is gathered his fatnera
IL may be without monument or eulogy to preserve
his name. If all this can be supposed and should
actually take place, what then? Can the memory of
such man perish No; posterity, Invested of par
monument, which win be inscribed on one facade
with these most signif can't words:
'Justum ct tsnacem propositi virum,
Non cvium ardor prava jubentiuM,
Mente quatit solida.'
son another facade, under his simple name, will
be carved in high relief:
SO nostrun ct decus ct columen !"
MOSES STUART.
Professor Stuart at least did not think Web
ster "fell" at that time. Mr.. Wilkinson's
notes from highly interesting collection of
Websteriana. Following is a part of Mr..
Wilkinson's poem, which is we'll illustrated
by the foregoing extract from Professor
VIM Stuart
Fixed like the pole,
He stood, whatever moved,
AS if. though sole,
The shock to take and break, it him behooved,
The shock he broke
The multitudinous main
It's waves awoke,
Woke all it's waves, and stormed the rock in vain.
To join the waves,
The mutteriug winds went forth
From all their caves,
Against him, West and Fast, and South and North
The spinning void
Of whirlwind humming by
In its cycloid,
Paused that seated strength its strength to try
And the q ODDS came:
Deep called to deep aloud
Through the great franc
OF nature, 'twixt the billow and the cloud
And deluge rolled,
From pole to pole one tide,
And weltering shouldered huge against his side.
The thunderbolt,
AS when that Titan world
Hot through the kindling air anain was hurled;
And whence it slept,
Like a swift sword unsheathed,
The lightning leept,
And round him its herce arms of fame snwreathsd.
The rending throes
OF earthquake, to and fro,
From thsir repose
Rocked the perpetual hills, or laid them low
And still he stood
For the vexed planet still,
Great good,
Pale spectre of spent storm,
Chung, like a shroud
And yelled awhile tho inviolab!e form.
But umpire Time,
Serenely wise and just,
With slow, sublime,
Unalterabe decision and august,
C1sansed this away,
And 10 the glorious front,
In candid day.
Resumed, with solemn JOY Its ancient wont.
On the grave face
Pain suffered and subdued
Had worn the trace
OF woman's passion and mans fortituds.
But other years.
In frightening pilgrim train,
Came and with tears
Wept out of thankful and remorseful pain,
Touched each deep score
That furrowed check or brow,
Forevermore
To majesty become pathetic now.
And men said, See!
This thunder-blasted form,
For you and me
Fain once to take the fury of the storm
lis it not fair?
Come, cluster round the feet,
Doubt not b at there
Still to the mighty heart our praise is sweet
And still he stood-For the vsxed planet still
''No not Of force to burst the orb can over
il ~ Vebster.