Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-01-27
AMERICA's GREATEST STATES.
NAN.

The one hundredth anniversary OF the
birthday Of Daniel Webster. which &C.
cured on the 18th instant. was htly
osl.brsted in Washington, Boston and
other places in the east. In Washington
q meeting was held to arrange for the
erection In tina. city OF . suitable monu'
msnt 10 the greatest statesman America
has ever produced. In Boston. The
MsrshH.ld Club held their annual meet
ing at the Parker House. with special
exercises In commemoration OF the GEN.
teppi.i OF the birthday Of the Rodiiks
Daniel. In Concord. New Hampshire
the anniversary was appropriately esls.
bra..d under the auspices oil the Webster
Club. At Salisbury. the birthplace OF
Webster. commemorative exercises we're
held In the old church in which Web
s,er's parents worshiped.
As time has passed away, the clouds Of
envy and jealousy which partly obscured
the name and fame OF the great ex-
FOUNDER and defender Of q national
Constitution, at the close OF his lie,
have also passed away. and the unself'
ishness and purity OF his public life now
stand forth to the view Of his country.
men in the ~effulsence Of the MONDAY
sun. The name OF Daniel Webster is
held in greater reverence and esteem
today by the American people generally
than Is the name Of any other man who,
during the present century. took part in
shaping the policy oil these United
States. The almOs, prophetic vision OF
the great statesman. when. in the United
States Senate q hall century nso, hs
portrayed the perils Of sectional strife
and foretold the horrors Of civil war. Is
now clearly recognized; and tho fact is
also recognized that the effects oil
his lifelong efforts in behalf OF the
Union did more to incits the men OF the
North to fight for the preservation OF
the Union. during the four years OF III
civil war, than did all the teachings OF
all the extreme one-idsa men the coun.
try has ever produced. The men OF the
North and Eas, who fought to preserve
the Union had learned lessons OF patriot
ism from reading in their school books
selections from webs.srs great speeches.
and perhaps one.half Of the volunteers
from the New England States engaged
in our civil war could repeat the psrora-
ton Of webs,sr's great speech OF 1880,
delivered in defense OF our national
Constitution. without referring 10 . copy
OF IL.
Webster was o man who was not fully
understood and appreciated in his "
time. Men like him live in advance OF
their age, and it Is only succeeding gen.
eratious that understand the true meas
urs OF their character. and learn the full
Value OF their services in behalf OF their
country. At the unvailiug OF the Web
s,er statue in Central Park. New York.
some years ago. Mr.. Evarts. in his noble
euloey Of Mr.. Webster, expressed this
sentiment so sloquently that his words
are here quoted. Mr.. Eva'ts said: HE
served the State. and labored for and
loved ii from boyhood up. lie withheld
NO service, he shrunk from no labor to
his country. Twenty-Five
years Of our history has shed q food
light upon tho past. and emblazoned
anew the records Of Mr.. webster's pub
lie life. challenge contradiction when
/ say that from the beginning to the end
OF that record it il true to the great prin-
ciple that presided over the birth OF this
nation and found voice in the Declare.
ton Of Independence. and was wrought
into the very fabric Of our national Con-
stitution. That great principle. a. an
nounced from those eloquent lips. is
firmly fixed in the hearts OF our people I;
Liberty and Union. and forever.
one and inseparablo.'
On Boston Common. in July. 1852,
Just before be died bfoksn.hearted be-
cause OF tho inRratituae OF the people
for whom he had spent the best years
OF his life. Mr.. Webster. in referring to
his political life. said: MY manner Of
political life is known to you all. /
leave to my country. to posteriiy and to
the world to see whether 1t will or will
not stand the test o! time and truth"
That the political acts OF his life have
stood the test Of time and truth Is now
universally admitted. And a. time rolls
on. the memory OF the upselfish patrio.
and the greatest statesman OF America
will become more and more bonored and
vaverel