The sun., 1892-12-11

| tho benu ideal OF republican Senator as AM
man have ever seen In the course OF m,
| life" Josiah Quincy speaks ofhin asa figure
! cast in heroic mould and which represented
| the ideal Of American manhood"
We arc not allowed In this history to lose
| sight OF other traits OF Webster We are
| reminded that in union with his remarkable
intellect were social qualities OF n high order
His manners were charming. his nature was
genial. and he had a quick sense OF seemly
humor. Carlyle spenks OF him as diGnihed
perfectly bred man. and Harriet Martinenu
says: HE would illuminate an evening NY
telling stories. cracking jokes. or smoothly
'iscoursing to the perfect felicity OF the log
I al pnrt Of ones constitution" Ticknor, VINO
was so impressed with tho majestic delivery
o the orator. speaks OF his being at times ms
guy and playful as n kitten" 1t Ia also
to bo remem bored that he had strong do
mestic feelings He honored his father.
loved his brother. and was devoted to his wife
and children: his affection for his many
friends was pure and disinterested. He had
during his life n large share OF domestic aillic-
tion. and his deep and sincere grief shows
that no had largo heart as well as great
head. He had a constant belief in revealed
as we'll rs natural religion. His healthy dis
position was displayed even in his recrea-
tons. He was atrue disciple OF 1zaak Walton.
and he also delighted In tho chase Few men
have loved nature more After winter OF
severe work in his declining years. he
comes to Marshheld In May and writes:
Il grow strong every hour. The giants
grew strong again BY touching the earth !:
the same effect is produced on me by touching
tho salt seashoro." The distinctive virtue.
however. OF Webster was his patriotism. He
loved his country rs low mon have loved her;
he Ind profound reverence for tho Constitu-
tion and tho nation which 1t had called into
being. He smoke truly when he said. Il
am an American and know no locality
but America: that is my country" and he
was in earnest when he gave utterance to the
sentiment Il was bred indeed might say l
Was born In admiration OF our political insti.
tutions' Webster's great work was to inspire
the country with strong and enduring nn-
tional feeling: and he impressed upon tho
people everywhere. except in the cotton States
sacred love for the Union. How we'll his life
work had been done was seen less than nine
years after he died. in the Jealous appeal to
arms for the defence Of the nation.
There is no doubt that during tho last twenty
years OF his career Webster had great desire
to be President Three times he thought his
chances for tho Whig nomination were good.
but the nomination never came to him. He
cass He w,s a, thot nl,.s ~, stotesmen wbo
wor. etronro- h.,or. 49,. oovnt~v thor hofor.
, no,it;c,i non+ro,or.v ~. tha ,onv;otion -,
Mr. Hhodos that hnd bo orsr h..n named n a
bis n,rtv,e cboico il. rou,d hov. h,n, n stronT
condid,ta
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this mnxim rha ,raot aynound.r ~ tho
Constitntion va. ,ond -, ,rina and hrorhv
md at times drnnL daen. hs was not ecrunn.
lous in ohsoryin, ~. sar.nth oo,,n,arI,nnt
,rbou,b horn onl r.orod IN nov.r,u w. has
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saor.Ln.ss 80 ,,ana,, o,,,a,tions ~ W., "o
concent,on of tb. ,rtr ~ living within ,is
means and wos hahi,uoIlv carslass IN raaorJ
70 tbo navm,pt q, his dohts IJio ,r;.nd. -.
tha, ono, discbo,ood bis oh,i,ot;on.. h..;Ja'.
such assistanc. bs accentad ,ror +ho,r ~
othcr times nr.s.nts ~ nonov. hut b. ,,,,,,,d
have reiacted +hcir hountv with soor, ia
there cone with II an e.nectation n, IN Nu-
encinp his ublic actions
10, II. nos. NOW :, IN. d.,.h =, u
which If win hs r.mamhorod tooi. ,,,.os =.
the autumn of 1s5, hofora tha pr.s;.on.,n, =,
election. in which ba had h,nod - 49, 49,
the condidot. NJ the Wbic nortv Tha sto.u"t
his last days. as toll win loving d.toi, =.
Harvey. his friend and biopranhor 60 ~ eur,
passing interest. Mr. Rhodes valI e,vs tha.
the conversations of rrcnt mind. ,.hioI ,,,,iIs
still unimpaired. deliver tbemselyes NJ th.,
approach Of death to introsnection nro IT..
the most famous Of NIL tha Liscorrsa -, 60
rates in the pbrdo. n boon ~ l,mm,n,.inJ
To the very end tn. mini ~ W.hstnr ras
perfectly clear. and whcn ali o.rthIv stri,.in,
was over his true nature shot nm in IN. x,.as
sion of thoughts that nl,ed bis snri Ct.
inr Of the Iovo Of nature growing s,ronoar,.it
time no said: The man who has nnt a,'an
donel himself to s.nsua,itv fes,s ,s "n"n. roar.
advance and old ape comos q, n gr.ator I".s I"rs
ayor 1o.;ro =, !" .'N't "ess. anu
again with III. univ.rsnl fr,m. of t,,inna ,.'-,,,
which he sprang," Two wecks befo-e ho dion
he wrote what no wisbed to h. insnrihad ,,.'e,'
his monument: "philosonhic,l orrrn,o,. a '
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