The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-01-02
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
I think, inJune, 1850, shows the high respect
which he entertained for the fathers Of ou
liberty, and his desire to treasure all memorials
of their greatness. Henry Clay had Introduce
q resolution providing for the original copy o..
Washington's farewell address, and in advo.
eating its passage, he said that, Gin his parlol
at Ashland he had a 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 patriotio
and digniied words.
He said he most cordially approved Of the
resolution; hoped it would pass. He believed
it would crafty the country. He believed il
would be gratifying to every man to have the
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 tho pleasure
which it afforded to view the small and even
trifiing relics of the great men of the past, He
conceived there was no feeling more universal
The senator from Kentucky had told the senate
Of his having a goblet in his house, and that il
WAS always an object gratifying to himself ant
family, and to all who visited him. He aros,
principally to state an incident corroborative O;
what the senator had related. Abou
twenty-five years ago there was offered fol
sale to congress a small casket of medal
which had belonged to the cabinet of Wash
lngton. There were seven or eight of thest
medals voted by Congress to the Generals Of
the revolution. They had been struck in Paris,
a ID the largest of them was to Washington,
WIZ had chosen for the diverse the scene OF
his entry into Boston after its evacuation by
the British; the Others were to Gates, Knox,
and editorials 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, anc
Twelve others Ground his own, making in all
thirteen. This collection Washington had
kept; after his death it had passed into thu
halds of his executor, and finally, from some
cause, was offered for sale to Congress-. 4
resolution was offered that they be bought
Thu matter was debated in the Other
house for two days, and finally was lsid
on tho table by those who believed Congress
had no constitutional power to buy them.
He had kept his eye on them, and
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
interesting, and the first thing asked for i.
that small cabinet OF medals collected by Wash.
ington. Az Mr.. Webster collected tangible
mementos of Washington, 80 Americana nov
the Constitution" and as they gaze on then
with reverence, their heart-blood will warm
| their pulses quicken, their love Of liberty
deepen, and their aversion to tyranny increase
Always > true son to New England, ever de
\ voted to the cause of National freedom, eve,
though possessing talents far beyond those O.
most Of his associates, the name and fame O
Daniel Webster will ever be admired and 70
spected