New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-21

II is scarcely too much to say that Daniel Web
rst taught his cO9,ry her Hw his Sbssner
he speak OF his country or in behalf OF ans c9 }
Po y Mh among 'S h1 the na,on Of the World
no vanity or pettiness OF BOOSTING ,r rhere ~ 10
in this particular between Mr.. Websters state
papers and many Of those mat ,ne later n than
his, is quite marked. This lofty and digniied tone one
nna public MS seM So FG s no no
Roman. felt loftier pride in the character ,h
81 pah nis ' webster felt tt IN SG his
s1 Trsm the the e III s Of his until
day his speeches are the literature OF Nn S,s
With him this honor Mothers teach their children
the love OF country in his words The schooooy
versary the orators repeat them They are are in, in
scrbed on the walls OF Gan"e9 na be orsoten
They to the American what the "a "a, Rnrp O
Until the 7th Of March 1850 he was he oracle Of
ws;is Me Seemed to dwell every preside p0t 50
pr ese mingng with every, discussion where
the power. the glory or the auth0ry o. ' Wobsnr
had never come of defeated from any intellectual
encounter lowered his spear Deore any his EIDE
had often been defeated But his arguments of
hear, and had Convinced the Of the vast ma
jority OF his countrymen OF az paT,es' ooortered
quite another antagonist He put himself IN op NCe
sition the conscience o. the North Ihe VG nI
OF aT a. 70 the Individual soul for the first time
In National history seemed TO be ,d IN eo sound
and dispassionate Judgment of Mr. Websters no no
so many other and ordinary men. he hardly knew knew
them himself man cons o9inS OF almost ErSaa o idol
airy not merely from common men ohi Ne row con,em
ssrsTes w'i Snowns " %e his for the
highest public service and knowing also nls IN
r. solely for the public advantage, can hardly
measure the influence Of ambition as ""e'""s HIS
Judgment
AGAINST THE PURITAN CONSCIENCE.
Mr. Webster was doubtless sincere when ne
stated his apprehension of dissolution OF 'he
Union and of the vast mischief to humanity II that
dissolution should be accomplished ,oTn that in
This respect it was he and not his opponents MO
was right Bst ~ W' Which ieh the they report
Mr. Websters speech of the IN OF Marcn hs iS So
S sSp 0vd hays S
he provoked encounter With the n M aaDe
@snt of consernaton and grief which went
through the North has had no paraHei, oln ''"
" Mr Webster for the first time in his lie failed
TO comprehend the temper Of the prO G, tbis eX
nostuiation with arrogance and CONTEMPT. ia IA
perhaps not ne Mas had found no
cope With him. He had failed
The adamant Of righteous side
Vie had ar old mans dread Of new order ,G OF
things He n has has es hDi Of puSc danger His
constitution arsnments remamed his mighty
oNc was a' st raging He was disappointed in
the hope that it would be given 10 nm o0 10 Would
Settle forever the questions growing Out Of sis az
never M his by own e'h pary as its cam
ddats for the Pesd9ey co On o." his friends to
cast ns fher votes for the The Dsmos
racy. and Went home to Marshheid to die prema-
tureiy. and
rolsa IN aim and hope bereaved
or old friends by the new deceived
Beside the lonely Northern sea,
Where long and the marsh lands snreah'
Laid YEARLY down his august head
II would have been fortunate for Mr.. websters
happiness and for his fame If he had diea nS
1855 But what would have been his !, am me are mfe
could have been spared til 1850 ne bs fate of
the country hung made up as s ne law Ea9 Of mann and
Il @ o TpS SG a ,ns S1TK tns and
tce the august voice of patriotism ana h cne
gnst S SGcs se OF m sne mso the
all speaking the same side He Wog on nave ave
the flag falling from sum,ers walls caught d b as II
fen splendid yonth S Si back e teVeqythns
which he had loved, everything which ne n iSa
stTeRsth of Of his manhood rayng one side
patriotism National authority law, conse earnr
throug a. his lips and repeating his maxims He
would have seen his great Gshoun m hng
guiding. Commanding. STRENGTHENING ,,aoa
mus se grant to Daniel Webster place with the
great inellects of the world He was among nrng
Great Te services to America and to the cause OF con,
IT BE- ssre 1 by S Se de his
ali the lovers of his country no man ever io Tr
her with snt9sS ys o al he s RaG
perior on earth Master of English speech mas
ter h Of t t6s comprehendns
other save Marshall ine prncGes s or IN OUR
Sistory between the day when Washington died
and the day when Lincoln took the oa'h Oh ONCE
SENATOR MoRRILLs "REMINISCENCES
The venerable Mr.. Morrill,. Father Of the Sen
ate" was brief in his tribute to Webster and
Stark. His remarks upon webster were pilnclpany
reminiscent as he had heard the great statesman
sneak ON several occasions and had met him per-
sonaIIy He said in part:
on one of these early Washington visits ! was was
present at an ai,hgh iSs hours grew late all
e eta tired. and Mr. Webster bent his head over his
oeoiber Senator in a rambling speech, and sud
denly enthused with rapturous admiration Tor mr. M
historian, the philosopher. the poet" Then Mr.;
Webster halfway raising ns hea' Senator But.
ler Of South Carolina evidently thought h so
member 10 take his seat, A day or two in c ad-
vance OF the meeting OF the Wing NatioTai oo'i,
delegate. to nominate Presidential CANDIDATE
VISITED Ssn a ecr sas Of state to
As IL was not my intention TO support Mr. Wsor
in the convention the inNllation "as a'"'l
Tcerettxd but being tcld by friend that such an
invitafton from the President Or the secretary
Of state was never 10 be declined. II was accepted
There were about dozen at me tape, Mrs.
Webster being the only lady Mr.. Webster APP
peared in his blue coat. with GIL gu. buttons tons
fight huff vest low shoes and white SILK haIi-
aSd led The conversation most happily, whether
grave or gay. Upon leaving the dlnnsGoom ,ns
Gentlemen all returned to the drawing iooii, anu i
there Vr Webster was gracious and attractive
in general and special conversation as guicky 10
,,lace every one his ease, especially as ne diu
not even allude to the coming convention , Sy
way OF inquiry as to the preparation Of hi mig
sneeches I yentured TO say ] had heard II stated
that among the passages often quoted one nad
been conceived by him many years PRIOR 10 Ut
ferance and referred to his picturesque uesciIp-
o.