Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-26
Daniel Webster's Last Speech in
the Senate.
Ben Perley Poore, in Boston Budget.

Ben Perley Poore, in Boston Budget
Webster's last speech in the Senate, delivered
think, in June 1850, shows the high respect
liberty, and his desire to treasure all memorial
of their greatness. Henry Clay had introduced
a resolution providing for the original copy o!
Washington's farewell address, and in advo.
eating its passage, he said that, Gin his parlo,
at Ashland he had broken goblet, used as
drinking cup by Washington during his cam.
paign, which had been intrusted to his care by
an old lady, and in that parlor there was moth
ing so dear to him or to those who visited it
as that old broken goblet" Mr.. Webster fol.
lowed, standing almost motionless, his body
bent slightly forward, and his hands generally
behind his back, as he uttered his patriotic
and dignifed words.
He said he most cordially approved Of tn!
resolution; hoped it would pass. He believed
would be gratifying to overy man to have thu
farewell address of Washington, written by his
own hand. placed in the National library. HI
agreed with the remarks of the senator from
Kentucky in all he had said about the pleasur,
which it afforded to view the small and ever
trifing relics of the great men of the past III
conceived there was no feeling more universal
The senator from Kentucky had told the senate
or his having goblet in his house, and that i
was always an object gratifying to hllnself ani
family, and to all who visited him. He arose
principally to state an incident corroborative Of
what the senator had related. Abou
twenty five years ago there was offered fol
sale to congress a. small casket Of medals
which had belonged to the cabinet Of Wash
ington. There were seven or eight Of thest
medals voted by Congress to the Generals d
the revolution They had been struck in Paris
and the largest OF them was to Washington
who had chosen for tbs diverse the scene Of
his entry into Boston sfter it's evacuation BY
the British; the others were TO Gates, Knox
and otherais Generals. There were also some
to DR.. Franklin and other men of civil life
Washington had collected these, and had
placed his own likeness in the center, ans
twelve others around his own, making in all
thirteen This collection Washington had
kept; after his death it had passed into tn.
hands of his executor, and finally, from some
cause, was offered for sale to Congress. 4
resolution was offered that they be bought
The matter was debated in the other
on tho table by those who believed Congress
had no constitutional power to buy them
He had kept his eye on them, ana
when Congress had refused he sent a person
and bought the cabinet. They were now at his
house, and when persons from all parts Of the
country visited him, there was no object more
that small cabinet Of medals collected by Wash.
ington. AS Mr.. Webster collected tangibls
mementOs of Washington. 80 Americans now
treasure up mementos Of the s'Expounder o.
the Constitution, and as they gaze on then
with reverence, their heart-biood will warm
their pulses quicken, their love Of hbert,
deepen, and their aversion to tyranny increase
Always true son to New England, ever de-
voted to the cause OF National freedom, evel
ready to serve his country in any capacity
though possessing talents far beyond those O
most of his associates, the name and fame d
Daniel Webster viii ever be admired and re
SDected e