The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-02-26

s,,ass. delivered, ! sAisk. in Jane, 1850.
shsvs the high rsspscs which he enter
taipsa for The iAthsss d our liberty, asd
bis desire 10 Treasure al memorials Of
their greatness Henry Clay bad in'ro.
dvced 1 rssolusisn providing for the orig
inal copy ei wAshingscn's farewell ad-
arsss, and in sdyocatiss ita passage hs
~ said chat .in his parlor At Ashland.
hs had broken goblet ussd - cr'ak'ns
osp - wAshiaston. during his campaign,
which he'd been entrusted V his care BY
a sld lady. ssd in that parlcr there vas
uoshisg % dear 10 him or to those who
Waited Il a. that old broken goblet
II Webster followed, standing almost
notieulsss. bis body bent slightly for
vsxd, and his hands generally behind his
back = hs uttered bis patriotic asd
lisuiAsd words
Hs aaid he most cordially approved Of
~ rssolution; hoped il would pass. He
|bsiisysd il would grstify The country.
| hs Eiisvsd 4 weald " gratifying 70
every maa . have the farewell address
Il washinsten. written BY bic own hand.
placed in ths national library. He agreed
With the remarks Ct the senator from
Kentucky in al hs had said about the
pleasure which 1t afforded to view the
snail, aud even trifing relics Of the great
men ef the past. He conceived there was
No feeling more universal. The senator
from Kentucky had told the senate Of his
having . goblet 10 his house, and that II
was always an object gratifying to himself
sud family. and to all who visited him.
He arose principally to state an incident
corroborativs Of what the senator bad re-
lated.
About twenty years ago there was offer
cd for sale il Congress small casket o.
medals which had belonged to the cabinet
Of Washington. There were seven OF
eight Of the medals voted for by Congress
to the generals OF the Revolution. They
had been struck in Paris, and the largest
OF these was to Washington, who had
chosen for diverse the scene OF his entry
into Boston after its evacuation by thu
British. The others were to Gates, Knox
and other generals. There were also som'
10 Franklin and other men OF civil life
Washington had collected these, and hae
plscsd his own likeness in the center, ant
twelve others around him, making IN OIL
thirteen.
This collection Washington had kept
after his death it had passed into tn
hands OF bis executor, and, finally, iron
somc cause, was offered for sale to Con
cress. A resolution was offered that the
, be bought. The matter was debated
!, the other house for two days, aud wa
finally laid on the table by those u
' lievinp Congress had no constitution
power to buy them. He had kept his ey
On them, and when Congress had refused
Inc cent person and bought the cabine
They we're now at his house, and wha
persons from all parts Of the country VI
itsd him there was no object more int
: esting, and the first thing asked for Is u
!, smsll cabinet Of medals collected by Was
ipston. As Mr. Webster collected tang
: bic mementos OF Washington, so Amer
cans now treasure up mementoes OF u
: "Expounder Of the Constitution. aud
" they gaze on them with reverence, the
= hearts blood will warm, their pulses quio
. : On, their love Of liberty deepen, and thu
= !, aversion 10 tyranny increase. Always
- true son OF New England. ever devot
" TO the cause OF national freedom, e'
:. ready TO serve his country in any capaci'
though possessing talents far beyond the
" OF most Of his associates, the name
fame Of Daniel Webster will ever be
=. mired and respected Ben P7sev fo
!. IN Inc Boston Budget