Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-02-16
"REMINISCENCES OF PUBLIC MEN.
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Alicr John Tyler had dissolved part.
ner,hip with the Wings. and was eoqast-
ting with the Democrats. he became AK.
ioa, ,hA, Daniel Webster. then Secretary
of State. should be periuaied TO with.
draw from the Cabinet. IL was frs,
proposed 10 transfer Mr.. Everett from the
British mission TO = nondsscrip, mission
% China. created for the purpose by ae,
Of Congress. and. bad he accepted. Mr.
Webster would have been sent 10 the
eour, Of ~. James. Bai il va, pretty
well known ihA, Mr.. Everett, would de-
cline - 70 20 CAnioa. preisring TO re-
main a, Icndon. % Mr.. Tyler was Per-
suAded by the Texas AnneKa,ionis,. TO
Appoin, Mr.. Cushing. Secretary Of the
Treasury (Mr Forward having resisned).
A. hin, 20 Mr. Webster TIA, be was
no, the Ma,saehusei,s man waited IN
the Cabinet The nomination was sen,
10 the Senate about ,iN o'clotk In the
esening Of the last night Of the session.
with ,ka, Of Henry A. Wise a. Minister
TO France. Both nominations were re-
jec,ed. ihA, Of Mr. Cushing by vote Of
10 10 ~. The President zen, In the
nomination, 4 second time. and they
were again rejected. that Of Mr.. Cushing
BY vote Of 10 10 ~. They were sen, in
a ,hirl time. ard each one va, rejected
by a vote Of 2 TO 20. Two hours after
ward. the ssnA,e adjourned 'ias de. and
Mr. Gushing was appointed minister and
commissioner TO China on the S,h ofMsy
following.
Mr.. Webster. the year previous, had
undertaken 10 lecture the Wings Of
MA.aehu,s,,. (in 4 speech which he de.
livered a, FAneuil Hall for having di.
yoreed ,hemselye. from presiden, Tyler.
although he remained in the Cabinet.
Declaring ,hl, be va. a Wing. he asked
where be va. TO be placed. Generally.
said be. "when divorce takes place. the
parenis divide the ehildren. should be
glad TO know where ] am TO go.'
In leu than year the shareholders
forced Mr. Webster 10 reeign ou, Of self
respect. and when he returned TO MAssa-
ehuse,,. he found ihA, be was coldly re-
ceived. lie eon.oled himself with rural
pursuits, and returned TO Washington
the next winter 10 attend 10 several i'm
por,Ant cases which he had before the
Supreme Court. But the prominent
whigs did no, call 10 pay their respects,
aud for some time he was ''sen, 20 Gov
entry" lie submitted with resignation,
and I, was finally agreed that be should
be received back into the Whig fold.
The fa,,ed calf was saddle Of fine
Sou,hdown mutton which had been
raised by John Minor Bolts. and Il was
served on the table OF Judge MAngum Of
North Carolina. then Prssiden, pro ien'
Of the Senate. A. the good cheer was
enjoyed by the distinguished guests and
the old Madeira was circulated with the
,un. the ooldness was ,hAwel away. and
Mr.. Webster was cordially received
among the Wings again. Bat the Mass
Aehuse,,s whig. never fully returned to
their allegiance. some Of them enlis,ing
under the Freesoil banner. while Others
followed the lead OF Abbott Lawrence.
for whom Mr.. Webster. in the later year'
Of hi, life. entertained no love.
Daniel Webster was a good tAlker. aud
some Of his sayings have been handed
down as worthy Of remembrance. Sena-
tor Ewin the father Of Mrs. sherman)
once said. in addressing the Senate on the
ruin and misery brOugh, upon the eoan-
try by Jaek.on's order removing the de-
posiis from the United States hank, tha,
the ,urnpikes in Ohio were growing up
with grass. and that the canal was SOL
i,ude. lie was ever afierwaid known
as Tom Solitude Ewing. One day Web
.,er, had been ou, drinking with party
Of friends. entered the old Senate Cham
Der. and seeing Ewing sitting spar, look
itg very glum. stepped in froni OF him
and quoted the following lines from
Cowpefs poem on aiehAhuet SeiAHA
which sAges have seen In thy fAeef
On another occasion Mr.. Webster
when visiting the old hall Of the House
Of Representatives, had bis attention
called TO the remarkable echo which re.
pea,ed audibly everything that Was 'ait
from certain places on the floor. lie va
told ,ha, this had the good sifec, Of pre-.
venting certain members. whose seat
were in those parts Of the House, from
speaking and one was mentioned esPec.
ially who would otherwise have grumbled
over every appropriation. Mr.. webs'sl
wrote on an envelope: