Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1911-01-13
rHE pUrNAh! PATRIOT January - 1911
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Gladys Badger. VII, IA, NOV. 2, 10.

Daniel Webster famous American
statesman, gss born in Salisbury, View
Hsmpshire. shout fifty miles north
vest Of Portsmouth.
File onee said, in public speech "lt
/ did not happen 10 me 70 be born IN
log cabin but my elder brothers and
sisters we're born 10 a log cabin reared
amid The snewdrifts Of New Hamp-
shire at period so clearly that when
the smoke first rose from ITS rude
chimney and CURED over the frozen
hills, there was no similar evidenee Of
white mans habilaiion between II
and the settlement on the rivers Of
/ Canada
Daniel Webster went 10 school but
/ little but studied hard al home nights.
He entered Dartmouth College when
be Was fifteen
Webster graduated in 1901 and
taught In Maine academy for year
getting three hundred and fifty dollars,
which he saved much Of TO help q
younger brother through college.
After leaving the academy be studied
Law In Boston.
In 1912 he was elected To congress.
From this time on he was constantly
ia public life.
He was the greatest orator that the
United states ever produced.
Daniel Webster had q strong in
faence on the question between the
North and South and also Calhoun.
The south sas at this time strongly
opposed 10 having heavy duties or
taxes Imposed on goods brought into
the United States.
The reason for this was that the pee-
pie OF the South had never established
manufactures Of any account and had
to buy their wooden and cotton cloth
from the northern states or from
Europe.
Henry Clay a member of Congress
from Kentucky succeeded In establish
ing high protective Tariffs 50 a. to pro-
teet the American manufacturers
against Europe, but finally South Car
DINA resolved 10 resist these duties.
John e Calhoun of south Carolina
who va then vice President, protest
ed against this Tariff Of Abomina-
tons as he called it.
lie thought that it compelled the
south 10 pay such a price for cloth
and other goods that the people were
growing poorer, while the northern
manufacturers were getting rich
Calhoun demanded free trade but
the North said IL would ruin the facto-
~ owners and compel them 10 close
their factories.
Congress refused to abolish the pro-
tective tariff.
Calhoun told the people OF South
Carolina that the tariff law WAS against
the Constitution of the United States
he thought they ought 10 refuse to
obey 1t.
The people Of South Carolina decide
As Calhoun and held a state convention
at which they declared that they
would not pay duty on goods sent 10
their harbors from Europe this was
called notification.
In Charleston the people made ready
10 resist the collection OF the tax
Governor iiayne of south Carolina
said II the government used force the
state would seeede from the Union
While Governor Hayne was in
United States senate he upheld the
notification, Daniel Webster replied |
to him, closing with these well-known |
words Liberty aud Union now and
forever, one aud inseparable e"
lie saw II state Is resolved 10 leave |
the Union the National government,
must insist that IL shall remain in It's
place and obey the laws.
In some of his great speeches he
made Americans realize the inestim-
able value and saeredness OF the Union
as they had never felt IL before.
When the Civil War threatened to
destroy the nation the Union with
which that great statesman had in
spited 80 many hearts were ready 10
die 10 save 1t the north and south.
Daniel Webster died at his farm In
Marshtield, Massachusetts when scv.
enty years old.
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