Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-18
DANIEL WEBSTER IN BRONZE.

The Ceremonies of Unwilling the Statue
Mt Concord Yesterday.
CONCORD. n. g., JUICE 1.-The statue
of Daniel Webster presented to the State
by Mr.. Benjamin Pierce Cheney, OF Bos'
Ton, was dedicated to day with imposing
civic and military ceremonies The statue
hss been located in the State House psrk,
about one hundred yards east OF The Cap,
81. The pedestal is of the finest Concord
,ran,t'e and was designed by Thomas
R,u who also executed the model Of the
s,a,ne a. Flo.-ence, Italy, the casting being
rada at Munich. lii eight feet high and
weighs 1000 pounds. Webster wears an
oId.stvIs dress suit. his sLrUle coat being
closed around him. The NO central
buttons. and its large rolling collar dis,
| closes a plain shirt-trout. Inc bottom OF
The vest ia shown below the coat sno tne
trousers are tull and flowing. The neck ls
! encircled by a brosd turned down collar
The arms are at the sides, the thumb and
| index finger of the right baud being open,
With the remaining fingers partly CLOSED,
while the lett hand holds o partly opened
manuscript. The head represents Webster
IN his later years, and is said to be remark
ably lits-hke. The figure stands on q hight
bronze base. 81 by 30 inches in size, and
in the rear of the RICH; leg there Is q regu-
lar nile of books, surmounted by manu-
script. The pedestal is g single stone
ABOUT nine feet square. On the front and
centre of the pedestal are the words,
cut in polished, raised letters,
DANIEL WEBSTER.
The other sides contain bronze panels,
that on the north bearing the coat otsrms
of New Hampshire and tha inscription:
BoRS AT SALISBURY, New HAMPsHIRE,
JANUARY, 18TH, 1882.
The south tablet contains The cost.of.
arms of the Commonwealth Of Msssachu-
sets and the legend:
DIED AT MARsHFIELD. MASS,
OCTOBER 24TI, 1852.
On the west side is the following;
PRESENTED BY
BENJAMIN PIERCE CHENEY,
To rHE STATE OF NEw HANPsHIRE,
JANUARY Is. 1886
The height of pedestal and ststue is ~
feet. and the entire cost Was $4,000. To
comply with a generally expressed de-
Are of the artist and municipal authorities
of Mupish, the statue wa placed on exhibit
ron several days prior to being shipped to
,ba limited States.
Mr.. cHENEY's R
NJ BENJAMIN Pierce Cheney, in pre-.
~ssntipg the statue to the s ate, addressed
Governor Currier as follows: our tx
celIepcy, | am happy at the fulhllment OF
an inteption which l have long cherished
OF presenting to my native State a statue
of Daniel Webster. L trust hat 1t may DC
received by you in behalf OF the people
whose political rightssre entrusted to your
care as an appropriate tribute to he mem
orv Of a son of New Hampshire, who as q
natrio, was unsxcelisd and as an orator
and Statesman was witbcGt . peer. nov
idaEvor 10 Your ExcelleUcy the conveyance
6 the statue 10 the Safe er,ced nv the
trustse, having the ns,t,Sin charge
t.,,v. Currier then in = brief speech &C
csn,ed the stsiue On bsbalt Of the State
and in the course OF Sig emarks said:
"Aa the official r, pr, sen,s,iYe Of ouI
State, / accept this memorial statue repre-
sentiug the outward TORN Snd feature o
one whom we have slEsys been ptoua Z
c,II our own; one whom our people hsE'
svsr hsen delighted to honor; one whose
oIoonarca and ststasmsn.bip have glVer
FAME and glory 10 orr State. Tins won
dsrful creation of art nov stshas unEe ne
before rs so noble. ~ msj sic, SO "IehA'
that these iron limbs almost seem to move
,hese bronzs lips 20 utter forth sucf
words of frs ard pstriotisn
as courts and Sena'es have listened Il
with wonder and admiration. AND nov
Mr.. President, in the name ct ali the PEG
ole of New Hampshire, I wish to thank the
|, sanerous donor for this great and nooie
Gift 10 our Stats, 10 our nation n to IN
world"
The following
LErrSR FROM PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
was then read:
EXECUTIVES MANSION,
WASHINGTON DC.
Jrne IL, 1886
Hon. Moody Carrier, Governor cf Ae'
Hampshire:
DEAR SIR:-Iregret that pressing othcis
5 duties will not permit me to be present q
he exercises attending the UnVeiliDg OF n
- statue Of Daniel Webster, ct Concord. o.
s Thursday next Every occasion which doe
e honor to this illustrious statesman Is .
T. extracrdiusry interest TO all American CT
lens. since our pride in his career an
achievements is not in the least limited .
ed partisan influence or by any sentiment lea
70 han national. Il would be well If in th
!, ~capitsI of every State there stood q stain
such as Concord boasts, which should nc
0onIv promptthe memory # men, but ~hlc
. Should also keep alive ,hrnogh the comm
~ centuries the love and ~v-rera,ion OF Anne
q lean people for true American greatness.
~ Ycats very truly,
ID GRny r C~LEvELASD.
&c p-sssok Nsamith. OF the Conmitte