The New York Herald Newspaper, November 1, 1852, Page 7

THE CRYSTAL PALACE. Whe Ceremony of Erecting the First Column. On Saturday morning, long previous to twelve o’cloek, the hour named for this ceremony, the ground on which the building will be erected, between the western side of the Reservoir and Sixth avenue, was crowded with a large | number of eitizens, anxious to witness the spectacle, and the top of the Reservoir also contained « mumber of per- wons. A large platform was erected for the accommods- tion of the speakers. Ata quarter to twelve, Governor Bunt, scoompanied by the Mayor, Common Council, and several of the heads of departments, and officials con- ected with the building, left Chambers street, and arrived at the scene of action a few minutes after twelve, amidst Woud cheering from the assemblage He was received by the engineere, and other gentlemen, and conducted to the platform, where the stars and stripes were hoisted on 8 pole one hundred and forty eight feet high, which isthe eight of the intended dome. The pillar which is imtended to form the first columm under the dome: and constructed of wrought iron, was then raised by means of a crane. amidst the loud cheers of the specta- tors and the firing of cannon, and placed on a smaller Pillar, which stood ready to receive it. Among the dis- tinguished persons present we noticed Felix Foresti, the celebrated Italian exile; Governor Hunt, Mayor Kings- Jand, Rev. Mr. Peet, Archbishop Hughes, Senator Mc- Murray, Lambert Suydany Senator Beckman, Judge Betts, Theodore Sedgwick, and a deputation from the American Institute, consisting of General Tallmadge, Henry Meigs, John A. Bunting, and Clarkson Crolius- Do@worth’s admirable band was in attendance. Mr. Tuxopone Sxpewicx, the President, then came forward, amidst much cheering, and said— Governor Hunt—In the name of the directors of the faastocistion, I thank you cordially and respectfully for the trouble which you have taken to honor this occasion with your presence, Our thanks are also eminently due to the city government, not only‘‘or their attendance here to day, but more, for tlie sagacious foresight with whieh they have extended their liberal aid to this enter prise, in its infancy, Weare also proud to see among our friends the officers of two societiee—one from our own ‘and one from a sister State—which have done so much to aise the aims and promote the interests of American ‘mdustry, to open the path in which we are now treading. Fd emging objects to which this building will be des- ar familiar tous ali, that I need not dwell upon them. Our arrangements are so far advanced that we an speak with confidense as to our ultimate success. It je sure to strike the mind of the European producer, that hhe has substantial objects to attaim by sending specimens of his skill here, which no European country can afford. On the other hand, the American manufacturer, who has | comparatively little but honor to gain by sending the | an of his skill to Europe, has a clear and distinct dueement to exhibit his goods here. If no unforeseen event occurs, we shail have it in our power to make such an exhibition of the costly artistic and luxurious products of the Old World as has never yet been seen among us. These considerations will produce their results; and we are equally confident, that the industry of cur country, with that fearless cnergy which, Vayent more than any other one thing is a distinguishing trait of our national eharacter, will eagerly enter into a contest from which, Rian! nothing but good can flow. I sball say on this heat no mot’. Those whose eyos, like iiné, Were delighted by the curpassing glories of the Lon- don exbibition— who know the power, opulence and varied resources of the Old World—who know what those crea- tures of genius, the French, are trying to effect, may well pause before they make vaunts for the future. Suffice it, we shall do every thing that Sones and fidelity can ac- eomplish Nor shall I enlarge on the benefits of an ex hibition of this kind. ‘There is no doubt whatever that there yet exists no similar means for extending the circle | of knowledge and taste—above pll, for enlarging and in- @resing that mutual good-will and confidence which is the surest bulwark of national independence, andthe only | guarantee of international peace. (Cheers) Permit me to oy, a word respecting the building iteelf. Weintend— and I believe it is not too much to claim—that the palace itself shall make an epoch in the architecture of our city. We believe that it will give an impulse to construction in ‘the material of iron, that will be of the greatest service to that interest. Iron constructions have already been carried far forward by a most intelligent and accom. mechan‘c—Mr. James Bogardus—and I believe the ex of this building will give it o eat additional impulse, Its superior lightness, dura- ity, cheapness, and facility of construction, give it immenre advantages over any other material. We are | ereotirg an edifice that will cover, on the ground floor, Swo and o half acres, and it will be donein the winter, in | months, for a sum not much varying from Ifany one compare this sum and the time, would be required for a building of any other material, except wood, the immense superiority of iron is most perceptible. (Applause.) But there are, slr, ulte- vier considerations which I with clearly te state. The large cities of the elder world, copecalt ‘on the Conti- nent, possese great galleries for popular instruction and entertainment. It is, at first sight, remarkable, though, im fact, easily intelligible, that in a country reposing en: tirely on popular power, comparatively nothing is done on a great publio scale for the pleasure and instruction of our adult people. We have no galleries~no parks. This ie not the place to say anything in favor of a park, though fan object which should be dear tothe heart of every | ew Yorker. ButI Inregard to the other object: %o point out how easy it will be hereafter to eon this building into a great People’s Gallery of Art. ‘Ite etructure is eminently = for the pao. We stand here on the city’s ground, and it will be completely im the the city hereafter to accomplish this re- no of galt. pg after our association shall have disappeared, T hope this building may stand—as loog as yonder mas. sive and majestic creation, and like that, in the hands of the public authorities, be one of thore monuments which makes the government dear to the people. (Cheers.) Allow me to eay a few words of our purpo:es—the under- poriee 3 is @ private one—fostered by no governmental — aid’; but the interest: are so numerous and divided, that mot the at col¢t is afforded for the charge of specu- lation. There are, I venture to ssy, very few undertak- Ange of equal magnitude which are represented by £0 large @ number of parties, and it thus becomes practicable to dmprers upon the direction and management of the enter- price. that broad, liberal, impartial, and. as it were, na- | tional character, which is essential to its proper develope- | ment. If our success is what we expect and imtend it shall be, we rhali claim the honor of it for eur in- stitutions—-those instituticns which enable private individuals to accomplish what in other countries vast governmental efforts are required to effect. We shall claim the honor for the country and for its people—-for that mixture of individual energy and practioal accommoda'ion which gives such wonderfal efficiency to the American character; for that public spirit and private good feeling of which we have such striking evidence here to day—bringing together, at this moment, men of all parties, to work together for a com- mon object of general interest. (Cheers.) Other con- riderations, sir, yot remain, which, at some other time, L shell ack bogber and holier persousges to develope, but which I cannot now altogether overlook. When this structure shall be raiced—when its lofty dome shall have rushed upward to the point where that flag now floa's— when its crystal surface shall reflect in streams of ra di our warm American sun—when its graceful and ajestic interior shall be filled with the choicest products of both worlds, our minds will soar upward beyond and sbove all the material considerations to which I have alluded. and will reeognise our own nothingness. and the infinite superiority of the Power by whose favor wo are permitted to do what little wo effet, And we shall thea Bnite to pour forth our thanks for iis mercies, and our supplications for His forgiveness and protection, (Loud beers.) ‘The rpenker then read a letter. whi Feeeived from the lamented Daniel Webst the Crystal Palace, which is as followe:— Deranruent or Srati Waentweron, Oct, 12, 1 Sir—I have received your favor of October 7 have exemined with care the papers accompanying It, well as the sketch of the building which you good enough to send; the larter appr tifal. Your na and that of th With you, are rufficiont gusrantees that the enterprise Will be conducted with energy, fidelity. and capacity; end there an be no doubt that an exhibition of the kind you contemplate, if properly carried out, will be of very ge- neral interest and uti You do not everrate my de- sire to promote your views. Of course I cannot, as a member of the government of the Uniied States, give you apy other aid than you have already received from the Customs Department, by making your bailding a bonded warehouse ; but I will write to the representatives of the United States at the principal courts of Europe, stating to them strongly mY sense of the importance of your en- terprise. and the numerous reasons in my mind why they should give your agent, Mr. Buscheck, all the aid and support (hat they properly can Tam, sir, with great respect, Your obedient servant. DANLEL WEBSTER, Treovore Sevowiex, Es ew York. Governor Hunt then came forward and said :—Mr. President—Availing myeelf of the invitation eo kindly extended to me by the association over which you pre. aide, 1 have come to participate in the appropriate Mionies of thir occasion. and to manifest the sincere in- terest and approval with which i vegerd your noble un- @er‘aking. You have now reared the first colamn of an @difice intended to attract t nduotions of genins, in- dustry, andart, from a! the civilized ma of the world. This liberal design is in harmony with the pre- Vailing spirit and tendercy of the age in which we live, and its Fuccersfnl ccmypletion will forma eonspicuous Tandmark in the bistory of American progress Lt is 9 generous conception, eltke honorable to the public spirit and patriotism of the citizens forming the association. and fmportant in ics influences upon the advancement and Bappinese of roviety. ‘The conquerts already made, and the increasing interest evinced by our countrymen in the eulture of those useful acts which promote the physi eal prosperity and moral elevation of a peaple, ace a souroe of just pride and encouragewent to the American ataterman. By the blescing of Providence, we are per- mitted to work outour dortiny ina period of profound Fer more than a third of a century the civii world bas been exempt from these convulsions which had ¢o long wasted the best « ef the human race Nobler purposes of men and the councils of uations, Instead of mesting in battle array, and eprending havoc aud desolation over the face of the earth, a kindlier rivalry prevails, and go- vernments cope with cach other in & more generous spirit of emulation—in works of benificence prove. ment—in the expansion of commerce—the encourage. ment of industry, and the trinmpbs of peaceful inv tion. People widely separated from each other by int: wening reas and diversi of language and institations are now drawn nearer trast by rapid aud constant commercial intercourse. Kemote countries are enabled to confer inealoulable benefits upon each other by a free isterehange of useful discoveries and improvements, thus wtimulatiog industry and skill throaghout the world— Pagers to all the fruits of its own sivilisstion, and }) diftasing over the globe the ppirit of universal 1, wlheb, In God's good time, shal) unite the | gies engage the thoughts | | teges, eo, varied and remarkable, with which our count | bis terms in Congress human family by the ties of sympathy sud eon- eord When considered pa peor ‘aspeet, the wonderful display of the industry of all nations, exhibited in ar can teaey Va Leperene 08 000 Or Re MORE im events in modern ‘y. I rejoice to witness the of my ewn countrymen to emulate so noble an ¢: 5 of the derelopement and improvement of thore natural advan- fluence of free institutions. (Cheers.) Jn eonclusion, Mr. President and gentlem the Association. permit we to co. tulate you upon this auspielous commence- ment, The whole country will rejoice in the consumm*- tion of your great purpose. Accept my sinzerest wishes that your labors in the work of civilization and benefi- cent progress may be crowned with the suceass which ix due to eo bright an example of disinterested public spirit. (Loud ebeers.) Mayor Kincsuann said—We have aseembled, centle- men, upon an occasion of deep and abiding imierort to our city, and I am proud that I am enabled to )»:ticl- pate officially in these ceremonies, and to testify. in m: public o ity. that interest im the suocess of this worl which I bave ever manifested asa private citizen, The public spirited citizens who organized, aud who have carried to successful consummation thus far, this great, I might say almost national, undertaking. deserve, as | am sure they receive, the heartfelt thanks of our community. This is ersentially a commercial city, and everything which ean temd to foster and promote increased commer- cial intercourse with foreign countries, cannot fail of awakening deep interest among all classes of our citizens. ‘The noble structure, the corner stcne of w! hes now been laid with such inspiring ceremony, in the presence of the highest magistrate in our State, is destined to effect all which its founders claim for it It will bring to our shores the products and fabrics of every clim« It will enable the citizens of this country to comp: their handiwork with that of other nations. favored, and furnish snother (oe of the elevating in- ( ol It will stimulate to renewed ardor, to redoubled zeal, in every branch of the fine arts and manufactures It will bring to our shores the, citizens of every nation and every clime, and the city of New York will ha honor of affording he in the New World, an illustration of what can be accomplished by the zeal, energy, and per- teverance of her citizens. ¥ need not, gentlemen, wish ccess to this undertaking. The circumstances, che oc- easion, the presence of an assemblage of such a character as that which surrounds me, assure it. Go on, then, gentlemen, in the noble career you have commenced—open wider the gates of commerce to our shores. Eacourage our manufactures, stimulate our artizans, and prove to the world that this country, an infant in years, is a giant in genius, enterprise science, and skill, that Ameri- can mechanics and American citizens are not afraid to meet in friendly contest those of any nation upor the earth, (Loud cheers.) General Tatumance said: I come here by your invita- tion,to demenstrate my best wishes, and I am authorized to say the best wishes of the society from which I come. We wih success to you in your undertaking. Experi- ence has shown that our country fs pursuing a course of unparalleled prosperity, and we rejoice at yeur coming into the fleid as fellow laborers, pledging yourselves for the support of the publie Broapertty. ‘he General then went on to make some remarks on the war of 1812 be- tween this country and Great Britain, and on the Mexi- can war—which we deem tobe so utterly out of place, and so-unfitting fer the occasion, that we abstain from pub- Hehing them—and concluded by wishing th: undertaking Fuccess, Mr. Hy. Mrrcs called for three cheers for the Crystal Palace, which were heartily responded to. Three cheers were given for Goyernor Hunt, General Tallmadge, and Mayor Kingsland, and the meeting dis. | persed. We have to express our thanks to Mr George J. B. Carstensen and Mr. Charles Gildenmeister, the able ar- chitects of the Crystal Palace, for their presentation to us, through our reporter, of a prety litho; h of the Crystal Palace, which the public will be able procure at the small cost of ons dolier. ‘The Palace will be completed by next May. The dome ia composed of wrought iron, and attached to the building it is mnded to erect amachine house, so that the va- rious specimens may be viewed at work. There are no less than twelve foundries at work, in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, casting the irom for this erection. Obituary. HON. FRANCIS BAYLIES, OF MASSACHUSETTS—IN- TERESTING POLITICAL REMINISCENCES. Died, at Taunton, Massachusetts, on Thursday, Oct. 28., in the sixty-ninth year of his age, the Hon Francis Bay- lies, counsellor at law, and for many years distinguished in State and national politics, Mr. Baylies was of an old colonial family, and was the author of « “History of | Plymouth,” one of the best local histories ever pub- lished. Among the members of the family to which he be- longed, who were known in public life, was Hodijah Bay- lies, who was an officer of the Revolutionary army, end ferved with reputation until the establishment of inde- pendence, He was a man of talents, and for many years held the office of Judge of Probate, Being a conspicuous federalist, he was, in 1814, appointed by the Legislature one of the members of the Hartford Convention, and of course shared in the unpopularity of that noted con- | clave. Another of the name, William Baylies, was a representative in Congress from Maseachuretts, from 1805 | to 1809, and again from 1813 to 1817. William Baylies | who also represented the Bristol district from 1833 to 1835, we believe, was another member of the same family. Francis Baylies was at different periods a member of the State Legislature, a representative in Congress, Massachusetts, Im 1820, he was electeda member of Congress from the Bristol district, and was twice re- electra, viz--in 1822 and 1824. ratait and son—and he conseq refused to join his political friends in the support of John Adams for the Pre idency. When theelection of ident devolved on the House of Representatives. in February, 1825, (in con- sequence of the failure of a cho:ce by the electoral col- the Massachusetts delegation, composed of both federalists and \ oie git Gadd whom were Daniel Webrter, 8. C. Allen, and )—agreed. with the ex- ception of Mr. Baylies, to vote fcr Mr. Adams, The vote of Massachusetts, in the House. stood for Adams, 12; for Jackson, 1—the vote of Mr. Baylies being the only vote given against Adams in the House, by the delegation ‘om the New Englend States. Ie had received their ‘unanimous v( te in the electoral colle,es. Mr. Baylies having been previously re-elected for two years, was ranked among the opponents of Mr. Adams's administration. His course excited much dissatisfaction among @ large portion of his constituents, and in the autumn of 1826 he declined a nomination for re election, in an address which occupied thirteen columns of the Taun'on Reporter. At the close of his address he said :— “ should be guilty of paltry affectation if I should say that I was insensible to the honor of a seat in Congress If my friends should again put me in nomination, t might poesibly receive 2 strong support, but I know that my election would be vehemently opposed. Under these circumstances, they shall not, with my consent, encoun ter the labor and avxiety of a doubtful contest; or tie mortification of an unsuccessful one,” In 1852 Mr. Baylies received from General Jackson the appointment of Charge d’Affuires te the Argentine re public, but owing to the situation of our relations with that country, we believe Mr. Baylies did not long remain at Buenos Ayres. His suocesor, Mr. Brent, was not appointed until 1844. the United States consul taking charge of the business at Buenos Ayres for several eats 79s, Baylies as, for the last fifteen years, retired from public life ; taking part, however, for a short time with the native Americans, when tha’ party was in vogue in Maseachusetts, He was their candidate at one time for Governer, as we have before stated lie was a man of talents, of fine literary tarte and acqvirements in historical knowledge, and was much steemed by his numerous friends and acquaintances as a worthy descendant of the Pilgrims, of whose history he has furnished a rd. The coincidence of his death with that of his former colleague, Daniel Webster, will be noted as remarkable, Theatrical and Mnsical. Bowrny Turatnr.—The entertainments this evening consist of the beautiful piece called “Town and Country. with Mr. Eddy, an excellent actor, as Reuben Glenroy, and Mirs Heron as Rosalie Somers. The amusements conclude with “La Beyadere,’,in which several of the best members of the stock company will appear. Reoapway Trearn iss Julia Dean, the distia- gnished American acticss, apy this evening : thenta, in the plece called to, » with Mr. as Ingomar, an ments will terminate with the farce of the ded Room.” A full house may be expected. Nini.o’s Ganvex,—This evoning, the distinguished can- tatrice, Madame Anna Bishop, opens with retentys English opera company. at Niblo's Garden. She appears in Flotow’s celebrated opera, (never ac re) called “Marthe.” She will be assisted by Miss Rosa J Mr, Guidi, Mr. Leach, Mr, 8 a _Bunron’s Trivatne —The plece called “Old York and New York” cocomences the entertainments, ayid the fea. toro will be th» amusing plece enti'led Begone Dull " in which Burton, Dyott, Thompson, Mrs Cooke, Mra. Hughes will sustain the principal characters “Mirehief Making” will conclude the performance. Nariowat Tiivanae —Purdy ks as active as ever in ca- tering well for his patrons, To night he offers three pie The frat is the piece oslied « Napoleon. or the Deserter and his Dog,” the next the Irish drama enti- tied “Era” and the concluding picce will be the “Mon. key of Frenkfort Watiack’s Tueatie.—Mr, J. Wallack, » great favorite, y acier of great celebrity, appears this evening, in mitablo repreremtation ot Benedick, in the comedy do About Nothing.” assisted by Mesacs, Blake Leoter. Walcott, Segui ad Miss Laura Keene, Ali will close with the “Irieh Tiger.” Astrnicax Museum —The affecting drama, entitled, " The Last Nail.”’ will be performed at this popular resort, with other very attractive entertainments, for the after. noon and evening. ' oan Va pate cee < entertainment ia owded every ing to wi ness the performances of Mr. Chanfran and other actors of celebrity. Crmety’s Ovena Hocie.—This ve of entertainmen is crowded as usval, the audiences alw y8 expressing the utmost pleasure during the performances. Woon's Minernets are very popular, oma may Mr. Barry os Polydor. The entertain- ‘Double Bed- Their negr) de- lineations afford the greatest J A fine bill ie announced for om “soe ie Colonel George M. Gronard, of the U. 8, A. Indicted for the killing of Major Joner, last June, in Florids. bas been tried and aeruitt Fille. Florida. tite’ by the Cireust Gourt st Mellen- and | once the mative American candidate for Governor of | | ster’s superintendence, THE NATIONAL OBSEQUIES. The Last Rites to Daniel Webster. Raewwennnre> THE FUNBRAL SOLEMNITIES §7 MARSHFIELD. eee Interesting Proceedings of the New York Historical Society. berks av IN rHis CITY, Rey Ke, he. ‘The Solemnitics at Marshticld, ‘The morning of Friday, the 29th of Ociober—the day set apart for contigning to the tomb the mortal remains of our greatest statesman—dawned upon the country as bright and glorious as the opening of a summer day. It seemed as if nature, like men, had, for that solemn oc- casion, hushed to stillmess all discordant elements, as a tribute of respect tothe yet unburied dead. Not a breeze came from the nigh shores of the ocean to disturb the serenity of that beautiful morning at Marshfield. The dying leaves still clung with lingering fondness to their parent stem, unrevered by the breath of the au- tumnal wind, and all things seemed toepeak to the mind of peace, harmony and love. It was, indeed, a morning well suited to that solemn ceremony which its noon day sun was doomed to witmess. ARRIVALS AT THE SCENE OF MOURNING. From an early hour the numerous roads and avenues to Marshfield swarmed with vehicles and equipages of all descriptions, conveying thousands of sincere mourners, anxious to participate in the last sad rites of friendship and respect to the illustrious dead, and to have the me- lancholy satisfaction of taking a final look at the form and features s0 enshrixed in the memory and hearts of all, Eundreds on hundreds of carriages came pouring in from every quarter, with their quota of grief stricken hearts, and all the villsges, farm houses and fields, for miles around, were impressed to afford accommodation to the innumerable teams which continued to arrive during the forenoon, so that by one o’clock in the afternoon there could mot have been less than fifteen thousand persons inand about the grounds, The distance of Marshfield from Boston is about thirty-five miles, and as there were nomeans of railroad conveyance nearer than within ten miles, and as the facilities for reaching it by water were equally unfavorable, the largest proportion of the attend- ‘ance strived by private conveyance. Most of those from Boston had left on the previous evening, and swarmed the little villages, inns and farm houses" on the route, seeking for accommodation during the night. They left at anearly hour in the morning, and by nine o’clock there was a vast congregation present. THE HOUSE AND GROUNDS. Marshfield, as seen from the road, which runs through the demesne some quarter of a mile westerly,presentsavery handsome and picturesque appearance. Itis approached by awinding carriage road, which, with a gentle descent, leads to the front of the mansion. The house stands on a slight elevation, facing the south, while before its eastern front stretches away @ long plain of marshy land, flooded at high tide and from which it takes its mame. The settlement of Marshfield is one of the ‘oldest ia New England, being next in point of antiquity to Plymeuth, rom which it is distant some twelve miles, and has mauy interesting historical reminiscences. On the little hill to the north, where now “the rude forefathers of the hamlet | sleep,” and where the honored ashes of Mr. Webster are to-day entombed, stood the second Christiam church erected on this continent by the PilgrimF athers, not a yeatige of which, however, now remains; and » little antique head stone almost from the lapse of time swal- lowed up by the soil, marks the resting place of one of those Puritan pastors who served its carliest ministra- tions. With much difficulty we made out the imscrip- tion on the stone, which runs thus:— + Here lyeth ye ashes of Ye reverend learned and pious Mr. Rector of the church of Marshfield who suddenly departed this life March ye 16 1705 apno wtatis sux 40 The mansion at the time of the Revolutionary wur be- longed to a tory, tradit@nally spoken of by the peasantry as“Wray Thomas the deserter.’? It was in the early part of the struggle converted into a temporary barrack, by some of the roy alist troops, and on their sudden retreat from it they were accompanied by its then proprietor. ‘The property was confiscated by the Revolutionary tri- bunals, but the house and demesne of Marshfield were conferred upon the wife as her dower, From her it dercended to her son, and from him passed into the hands of Mr. Webster. It is situated avout two miles from the village of Marshfield—a small intignigicant hamlet containiug some score of houses, two churches and a mill, but presenting no evidence of worldly Preeperity. Tho house has been much improved and enlarged, and it is now one of the fincst seats in that portion of the country. It was originally ® quadrangular three-storied frame building; but the addition to its southern front of awing for a library, built in pointed and extremely ornate style, and ano- ther handeome addition to its eastern front, for parlor and kitchen accommodation, have made the ‘ou: ensemble striking and picturesque, A handsome verandah, sup- ported by pillars, nd entwined with honeysuckles, sur- rounds three sides of the building, and while it adds to the beauty of the house, affords shade and shelter out of doors at all seasons. The lawn in froiit, interapere +d with fruit treee, lies spread out in gently undulating slopes till it is lost to right in the distant wood, amd on every side, north, south, east, and west, stretches the extensive farm of Marshfield, ’ The lawn opposite the eastern front | | Is shad ed by a noble old Elm tree with seats ranged round and about it, and it was beneath it that before Mr. Webster's fatal illness he bestowed his congratulations on the bridal party who had visited Marshfield. To the rear of the mansion is handsome pond, of con- siderable tize, dug, we Isp aor _ Web- an ip plies wi sprin; water from the neighbc ring ills. There ~s two oF three small artificial islands in it, and a couple of plea- ture skifls on the shore. This pond has been specially rererved for some fine Solander geese, and other rare spé- cimens of aquatic fowl, while on the other side of the house is a less pretending pend, for the dom tic fowl, of which the yard contained large numb-rs, The extensive sheds. barns, coach houses, stables and byres sbout the pri ear ample evidence to the taste and agricultural skill of the late proprietor. Mr, Web- ster. it is known, paid very great attention to his stock, and possessed upwards of a hundred head of cattle of an excellent breed, besides large herds of sheep. The farm consists for the most part of marshy, sandy soll, so that but asmall proportion of its 1,800 acres is laid out in til- lage; but yet the agricultural produce has been always adequate to the feeding of the cattle and to the payment, in kind, of some thirty or forty laborera—the customary mode of paying farm servants in that portion of the country. Mr. Webster also owned a large farm in his na- tive State of New Hampebire It was his earnest desire thst Marshfield should remain in the hands of his family, and we understand that his wishes in this, as ia all other respects, will be strletly complied with. TAKING THE LAST LOOK—SCENE ON THE LAWN: While we have thus endeavored to make our readers | somewhat acquainted with the favorite abode of the dis | tinguished statesman of New England, let us reeume the more melancholy portion of our duties in detailing the incidents of the last day on which the bright rays of the great luminary fell upon the countenance of him whom the nation mourns. “All that was mortal of Daniel Webster’ was at an early hour conveyed from the ‘library, in which it had ‘Iain since his death, and ‘placed on a bier in front of the house. umler the ehade of @ handsome silver maple tree, which in life he had much admired The body was encased in a metallic | coffin similarto that ured for Me. Clay, and so constructed as to permit of the upper portion of it being taken off, and exposing to the sight of his sorrowing friends tl head and bust of the deceased, Tt was lined with white n, and presented a bighly finished and tastefal ap- ‘ance; and within its narrow limits lay, in the tenses lesth, ail that now belonged to him whoee mu! d surpassing eloquence had invested the whole ith glory. Tretefaily woven wreatus of ovk leaves with their acorns. ivy, ‘myrtle and exotic flovers adorned the coffin, and +ecmed approprinte olferiags of respect and affection. The same habiliments by which he tized to all his nequaintance, formed his only ig sheet They consisted of a dark blue broade!oth coat, with bras buttons, white pants, patent leather gaiter boo's, white cravat and vest, and white silk gloves There was the high and lofty brow, sagge tive of noble sims and sublime feelings, more prominent (han In life. but presenting traces of tine operations of ‘ death's disrobing band’ And as, with streaming eye and un- strung nerves, the saddened gazer looked upon that m* jestic marble like eoun"enance, round waich the sadows of the grave were stealing. he felt impresved with @ sense of how calm nnd peacefal ronst have been sh transition ef the spirit from the realms of time into those of eternity, “Mild was the slow necessity of death ; The tranquil spirit fniled beneath its grasp. Without a groan. almost without a fear ; Calm as a voyager to some distant land, And full ef Wonder, full of hope as he.” The ecene around the coffin was extremely affecting There marched, one by one, in mute and mournful pro- cession, the thousands who felt a desire to take a farewell look at him whom it contained, ere the earth claimed her own forever, It was a sorrowful sight to behold the emo- tion of aged men as they passed by and looked into those familiar lineaments—now how changed; and as they felt thelr cherished reminiscences connected with the illus- trious dead. crowding upon them with an appeal to their nature not to be resisted, the old men bent with excess of ga with convulsive effort strove to wipe away the ist phling tears, And stalwortBmanhood bent low in anguish, moved quickly on, as if ashamed of exposing | ite weakness, And women meidens joinea that melancholy procession, and pnid the tribute of tears and sighs to the memory of him whom in his life they had loved and honored, And scattered in clusters about the | Jot riecd the simple villagers and farmers of Marghie)d, | his feet, ves of the bereavement which ly sustained, and recounting scenes of manners, which the lamented had rma life and them time and again. It was a scene ‘part with ma be easily effaced from the memory of those it. SIMPLE TRAITS IN THE GREAT MAN’S CHARACTER. conan Sto conversation boy! one ral enn nes away—e fine sturdy, home. spun las specimen, half » half fis dressed. in broadcloth of the same style of cut and pattern Webster was accustomed to wear—a style, in- ‘we observed to predominate among his neigh- bors. We ventured to inquire whether he had known Mr. fapiiarly! “ Femiliarly,” said he, “oh yes; every about knew him well he was such aman at them. He used often to come down diss cursing wit! eae, orf with us, shooting and fishing, for ho was very of * ‘port, aud we were always sure to heve such | times with him. And when he'd be going away | a. he'd come down and say, ‘ Uncle Simon, don’t let the house want for fish while Iam eway.’ And so neither we would; and when he returned. he'd walk down in the evening, and ask Uncle Simon how much he owed bim; and after we'd run up the score, he'd pull out his wallet, and hand us over whatever it came to.” ‘The old descendant of the Pilgrims went on thus recount- ing the simple benevolent traits of Mr. Webster's charac- ter, until something else claimed our attention, and with some reluctance we turned away from his recital. INTERIOR OF THE MANSION. During the forenoon the lower portion of the house was thrown mee psec age of the thousands of visiters. ey entered by ing room, and reseed through the library. The furniture and embel- ishments of the rooms gave evidence of the correct taste of the late owneref the mansion, The dining hall, which is of such dimensions as to be able to accommodate some thirty persons at table, is’ plain, unostentatious apart- ment, looking out on the lawn which slopes gently away = the south. a“ ce is Kris ane tasteful style. opens on the library, @ v ndsome, lofty having ® somewhat 4 tiquated ance from the anj height of ite ing. which opens on the lawn, hangsa very fine of Mr. Webster, facing one on the opposite angle, of equ size, and evidently from the pencil of the same artist, of Lord Ashburton, heving under his hand the famous treaty. On the adjoining of wall, hangs 2 life like portrait of Major Edw: +, his son, who died in the military service {1 and on the other side, is a small profile likeness, in black, executed with « scissors, of an antique looking . With approximating mose and chin, and wearing ap ex! my ap oy on the top of her head, whose identity is fixed by following words in the handwriting of the deceased stateseman—''My excellent mother, D. W.” The library also contains a handsome circular table of polished maj with « silver centre piece inlaid, bearing an inecription to the effect that it was presented to Daniel Webster in 1833 by the mechanics of Buffalo, in testimony of his services in favor of protective tariffs and national union. Six necnaas, of a neat and uniform design, stand in the library, well +tored with books. Indeed, in ¢ apartment of the house, this'feature of Mr Webster's literary taste was pro- minent. Glancing at the titles of the works, we were struck with the fact, that a Lert portion of them were of a religious type, nae the Pil; 5 Progress, the Spiritual Treasury, collections of ts and sermons, | hymn books, History of Puritanism, &c ; but there were also found on his shelves several copies of Shakspe Milton, and the works of most eminent English writers. Greek and French authors had also a large place in his library. His law library he kept at the village of Win- slow some mile distant from Marshfield; and he had another general assortment of books in his business office, small, secluded building a few rods from the house. DISTINGUISHED PERSONS AT THE OBBEQUIES. Up till noon the crowds continued to flow im without intermission. The Mayor and Corporation of Boston, and @eputations fom the Common Council, the Historical Society, the and the whig and democratic general committees of New York, besides deputations from yerious other cities and bodies, attended in testimony of their respect and reverence for the illustrious dead, We observed among them the Hon, Abbott Law- rence, Hen. Kdward Everett, Hon Rufus Choate, Hon. George Arhmun, Hon. Robert @. Shaw, Hon. George | Curtis, Hon. Robert C, Winthrop, Hon. George 8. Hillard, Hon, Mr. Davis, Hon Mr. Warren, Judge Sprague, Chief Justice Jones, President King of Columbia College, Governor Marcy, Hon, George Griswold, &c. About ‘11 o’chock General Franklin Pierce arrived in a barouche drawn by four gray horses. He was introduced to Mrs. Webster, and expressed his sircere condolence at the sad event. He soon after stood over thé coffin on the lawn. and as he looked upon the well remembered face, tears gushed to his eyes, and he appeared deeply and sensibly affected. Returning into the house. he visited the rooms and library, and seemed deeply interested in everything pertaining to the great man whose task of was ended, FUNEREAL RITES. At half an hour after noon the solemn rites com- meneed ‘The relatives and friends of the deceased oc- cupied the music room; the deputations stood in the parlors, on the opposite side of the front entrance, while the officiating clergyman, the Rev. Ebeneser Alden, a limeal descendant of one of the Pilgrim Fathers, occupied @ position on the piazza, where he co@d be heard by those within as well as by the vast multitude en the lawn. The service commenced by the reading of the follewing SELECTIONS FROM SCRIPTURE. ‘Man that is born of a woman is of few dsys and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower. and ie cut dows; he fleeth also as a shadow and continueth not, ‘And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one and bringest me into jadgment with Thee’ Who can bring a clean thing ont of an unclean? Not one. Seeing his days are determined, the number of bis months js with Thee; thou hast appointed hie bounds that he eannot pars. Turn from him, that he may rest till he shall aceom- plith as an hireling bis day. ‘ For there is hope of a tree if it be cut down that it will sprout again, and that the teader branch thereof will not ccoare ‘Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereo! die in the ground, yet tl h the scent of water it will bud and bring forth boughs like a plant. But man dieth and wasteth away. Yea, man giveth ap the ghost, amd where is he? I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that Me shal) stand at the latter day upon the earth And though after my ekin worms shall destroy this | body, yet in my flesh chal! I see God. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurreetion and the lite; be Fee believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shal) je live. And whoroever liveth and believeth in me, shell never die. Believest thou this? But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of them that € For since by man came death, by man esme alec the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adem all die, even 0 in Christ skal! ail be madeslive. i nthe in his own order, Christ the firet fruite; But afterward they that are Chri bis coming ‘Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he sha bare put down all rule, and all suthority and power. For he must reign till he hath pat all enemlee wnéez The last enemy that shall be destroyed ir death. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth ecrruption in- | herit corruption, Behold. I show you a mystery ; we chal! not a sleep, but we shall all be changed Ina moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the inst trump; (for the trumpet shall sound) and tbe dead ehsll | be raised incorruptible, and we shail be ehanged. For this corruptible mast put onincorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptibie shall have put om incorrup- | tion, and this mortal shall have put en immortality, then | shall be brought to pass the saying that ia written. Dest | | dren of men.” | her language be, “The is ewallowed up in vietory | © death, where is thy sting? O grave, where i thy | vieto ‘The sting of death ip sin, and the strength of sin is the | aw. But thanks be to God which giveth ue tke vietory through our Lord Jesus Christ. | | ‘Then followed the address of the Divine, which we pub- lished in Saturday's Hrravp and the touching solemni- ties were appropriately closed by PRAYER. “Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling pleee in all gene- | tations,’ Before the mountains were brought fortb, or ever Thon hadst formed ths earth and the world, even from ererlesting to everlasting, Thou art God. | Thoa turnest man to destruction; and sayest, return ye chil- | In that solemn event which has changed this abode into an houre of mourning, we a> knowledge Thy sovercign hand, and bow before thine in- fir ite mejesty and thine adorable power. ‘Clouds and darkness are round about” Theo; yet: justice and judg- | ment are the habitation of Thy throne; mercy and teutl thall go before Thy face.” Grant us then. venly Fa ther. the inflaenees of Thy divine spirit, chat we msy be enabled. in this the day of our calamity, both to see the viritation of Thy hand, and submit ourselves to Thy most tightrous will. We bless Thee for Thine Holy Word, which irradiates the darkness of the tomb, revealing Him for 10 long a time we were allowed to rejoice in his coun- eels. hir sffection. and care. We thank Thee that during the last hours of his life the privilege was granted to his friends, in this quiet retreat of home, to minister to his wonts snd soothe his dying pillow We rejoice thas in his iMustrious life we have seen verified Thy promize. “ Them that honor me, I will honor”? We render Thee thanks that, above all our precious memories, we can re- flect that in early life he devoted himself to Thy service ; that he ever profoandly venerated Thy character and reverenced Thy word ; that he loved the ordinances and institutions of Thino honee ; and that in his transit from earth he was enabled as wo humbly trast, to say. ¥ Thovgh T walk through the valley of the shadow of death, Twill fear no evil, for Thou art with me; Th rod and Thy stsff they comfort me.’ May the rich inheritance of hrs life. and the sad remembrance of bie death, be sovetified to our eternal good. Especially plore Thy ¢ivine blecsing upon those who to the departed the tenderest of ail human ; and whose hearts are to-day oppressed with mg affliction and serrow. To thy graslous kee) ‘we would fervently commend her from whom ou bast removed a beloved husbanii. ‘Thou bast laid Thine hand heavily upon her Yet may Lord gave and the Lord hath ta- Dlested be the name of the Lord.’ May she ond sustained in this trying hour by the consolations of the religion of Jesus, and hear the kind yoice—''In a little wrath I hid my face from thee fora moment, but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy upon thee, saith the Lord, ? Remember, also, in tender compassion, we beseech thee, the childrea who mourn the loss of an affectionate parent. Bless them and their children, and establish with them Thine ever- | lasting covenant. ‘May grace within them triumph over the fh os elena #0 that bpeor et ge fader orate | exelaim—“ me. ye! a day mourn that they rhali no more see | ho them by the ties of kindred and affec- | tien Bnable them to acquieroe in Thy sovereign qi, to ' ken away; be su] | interment at this moment, confide in Thy compassionate love. “For the Lord will | wit, Charles King, President Columbia Gollege; Br. not cast off forever. But though he cause grief. yot will | prancis;Rev. es Coped and Col, Andrew Warmer he have compassion accor ding to the multitude of his mer- ghigetars ~ 3 eles. For he doth not aifict willingly, nor grieve the chil. ‘Tho Hon. Lather Bradish presided. large circle of ‘The following are the names of the committee :— Gevoted and long. tried friends, those with whom Thy de- | J. Preseott Hall Hiram Keteby parted servant was accustomed to associate in the fa- | Tiey' William Adams, D.D., Luther R. Marsh, miliar intercourse of domestic or social life, we commit | Marshall #. Bidwell George H. Moore, unto Thee, O Phou Great Dispenser of all events, pray- | paward Curtis, Augastas ing that this impressive lesson of Thy Providence, | Prederick De P ter. Charles A, Stetson, which we are now called to learn, may result in the | Rey Thor DeWitt, D.D., Gulten 0, Verplamek. best good of our undying souls through the sancti- fying: Influence of ibe ‘Hay Spirit, And now, Lord. Wwe woul implore jeasin, upon stricl land” Enable” Thy. servant. the President ‘of the United States, and those immediately associated with him in admiristering our national affairs, to suita- bly improve that act of Thy Providence, which has r3 moved from their midst a counsellor and guide, Direct the minds of all who sont stations of authority and in- fluence, to recognise their dependence uj reat arbiter of human destiny, and the sovereign of nations. And bless the people throughout the let and breadth | of our national domain. May they feel, though the right arm of their strength is broken. and perils to our peace ‘and pro-perity impend, “it is better to trast in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.” The Lord God be with us. as He was with our fathers; let Him not leave us, nor forsake us; that Ile may incline our hearts unto ‘Him, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His command- ments, and His statutes, and His judgments, which He commanded our fathers. And now, Lord, go with us, as we follow to their last earthly resting place there mortal remains of human greatness. Wego tedeposit these sacred relics in the house appolnted for all living, there to slumber amid the ashes of the near and dear, and the sleeping dust of thore who upon these shores planted the germ of the institutions under which we dwell. Al- mighty God, wo beseech thee, go with us; let Thy visible presence cheer the heart of every mourner. AS we re- sign this body to the tomb, there to rest till summoned by the last trump to rise glorified and fitted for the renewed and final abode of its exalted and immortal spirit, may we be cheered and entertained by She pomse ot a living faith, and by the hope of a glorious reunion in the world of light and love. These fevora we ask through the prevailing merits and saorifiee of our Lord Jesus cl Cok Reaee ne Cine hee one one praise of our salvation be ascr! now an forever, Amen. During this solemn ceremony there were few hearts in that assembly unmoved—few eyes that did not pay the tribute of a tear to departed worth, PROCESSION TO THE TOMB. At its close the procession formed to escort to the tomb the venerated remains. {t was composed wholly of pe- destriams and moved, in the following order :— Funeral Car, (drawn by two elegant black horses appropriately draped.) Pall Bearers. Ara Hewett, Seth Weston, Seth Peterson, Tilden Amos, Joseph P. Cushman, Daniel Phillips. Fletcher Webster and Sons. James W. Paige. and John J. Joy, and other Relatives. Domestics of the Mansion. Attending Physician spit ome ttog Clergy mi ing Physician and officiating CI an, Belectmen of Marshfield. Committee of fifty of the citizens of Marshfleld. Governor Council, President of Senate and Speaker of House. City Government of Boston. General Pierce and Mayor Seaver. Edward Everett, Rufus Choate, Hon. Abbott Lawrence, and George Ashmun. City Governments of Roxbury, Charlestown, and Cam- bridge. Delegations from other cities and towns. Delegation from the New York Historieal Society. Delegates of New York Bar. Delegates from General Democratic State Committee, New York. Friends and Neighbors. Citizens generally. THE SEPULCHRE. It had been among the cares of Mr. Webster's latter years to construct a tomb on his own grounds, wherein should repoze the ashes of himeelf and his decendants. It stands, as we have before said, on an elevated spot, | about a quarter ofa mile northward from the house, oocu- pying the site of the old church of Marshfield, From its summit the eye takes in a large extent of country, includ- | ing the little village and its two modest spires, the man- sion and its pes nd in the distance is seen the blue waters of the ocean, which at that hour laycalm as a slumbering babe.” ‘The tomb. which is merely separated by s metal paling from the old cemetery, is @ rude and xinple excavation, rising in a grassy mound, and descend- ing tothe depth of three or four feet. Its interior is rt 1d with undressed stones. collected about the farm, and six stene steps conduct into it. Mr. Webster hadin- tended before his death, to have removed into the sepul- chre the ashes of his first wife and children, who had been interred in Boston He did not live to execute that pious duty dimself, but he requested that it should be perform- ed previous to his own interment. On the preceeding day therefore, in obedience to this expressed inclina- tion, their remains were exhumed from a vault under St. Paul's Church. and conveyed to Marshfield. There were eight bodies, and the silver plates upon the coflins bore the following inscriptions: — GRACE FLETCHER, ‘Wife of Daniel Webster. Died Jan. 21, 1828, aged 47. JULIA WERSTER, Wife of Samuel Appleton Appleton. Born Jan. 16, 1818, Died April 23, 1848. EDWARD WERSTER, Late Mojor of the First Regiment of Massachusetts In- fantry. Died at San Angel. near the city of Mexico, Jan. 23, 1848, aged 28. CHARLES WERSTER, Bon of Daniel Webster. Died December 19, 1824, aged S years. HARRIET PAIGE WEBSTER, Daughter of Fletcher. Died March 2, 1849, aged 17 monthe and 24 days. CONSTANCE MARY APPLETON, Daughter ofS A. Appleton and Julia Webster Appleton. Born May 80, 1847. Died March 15, 1849. GRACE FLETCHER WERBTER, Daughter of Fletcher wre Died February 7, 1849, aged 6. ‘The remains were de} d_on the left side of the tomb, leaving the opporite side vacant. On the plot in front stand three equare marble tablets, inscribed as fol- lows = RACE FLETCHER, Wife of Daniel Webster. Born January 16,1761. Died January 21, 1828. & Blessed are the pure in heart, for they thal! see God.” JULIA WEBSTER, of fe Samuel Appleton Appleton. Bern Jan. 16, 18'8. Died April 28, 1838. “ Let me go, for the day breaketh.” MARY CONSTANCE APPLETON, Born Feb'y7 1848, Died Marob 15, 1849, MAJOR EDWARD wensTeR, Born July 20, 1820, Died st San Angelo, In Mexico, Tn the military service of his country. Jan. 25 1848, A dearly beloved Son and Brother, Mr. Webster bas directed that a cimilar monument—no | larger, mo smaller—shall be there erected to his own memory ; the only memerial of him at present existing | there isa plain marble slab about eighteen inches in length, rising out of the mound. and bearing the inscrip- tion. Daniel Webster The little burying ground of whish this tomb may be said to form part. is supposed to be the second oldest in Now Sngland. and contains the ashes of (iov. Winslow, over whieh rise a plain monument with the following inscription quite legible upon it:— THE HONDLE JOSiAI WINSLOW Gour af w Piymouth dyed December ye 18 1030 wtath WINSLOW THE HONBLE IRAAC Dyed December yo 1 It is alo a tradition amon; grine White, the first child o | the colony, is interred here, LAST SCENE OF ALL. When the head of the procession reached the tomb, the body was borne within the enclosure and placed upon a piain deal box. or case, covered with a pall Some seven or eight hundred persons, who had left Boston by the steamboat Atlantic, and had not been able to disembark where it was expected they would arrived at the place of It was their anxious destre to be permitted to take a Inst look at the illustrious dead; and to gratify them, a» well as others who had joined in the procersion, the coffin was brought outside of the gate, and the npper portion of it taken off. Again was repoat- ed the sad scene which had taken pisee under the poplar tree. and upwards of en hour elapsed in this manner. le slowly departed, the final was said, the coffin was lowered into the tomb, and all that wae mortal of Daniel Webster passed for over from the eyes of man. who is “the resurrection and the life,” and cheering ue ~ 3 ——— Yos! the grave | with the promire of the holy and ever presen! Comforter. Fati: quenched that eye, and Death's relentless frost While we mourn, wewould not forget to gratefaliy ac- | Withered shatarm:; but the unfading fame knowledge Thy mercies, We bless Thee that Tay distin. |* hich yittec Nines Noe tte evr hom kings guished servant to whose mortal remains we are now Cali to their ind and tremble, the remembrance slout to pay our Inet tribute of respect, was permitted to With whioh the happy spirit contemplates live out the allotted period of human existence, and at- Its well epent rimage on earth, tein bis “threercore years and ten.” We bless Thee that | Shall never pars away. The Whig General Committee at the Web. ater Funeral, New Yorx, Oct, 31, 1862. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. In your paper of this morning you sy that not ono of the delegation selected by the Whig General Commit- tee attended the funeral of Mr. Webster. In thie you are mistaken; a portion of them did attend, and it was a matter of frequent regret by them that they did not meet with one member of the deputation from the Democratic Committee, either in going or returaing or at Marshield, Te was proposed to unive in performing our melancholy duty, Respectfully, GEO, H. FRANKLLY. NEW YORK HISTORIOAL SOCIETY. Interesting Remarks by the Rev. Dr, Hawkes, Ex.Licut. Gov. Bradish, Dr. Francis, Mr. Marsh and Rev, Mr. Osgood. On Saturday evening last, s epcelal meeting of the New York Historical Society was convened for the purpose of tertifying their rense of the loss selence, literature, law, and the country at large, havo sustained in the death of Daniel Webster. The room of the Society, im the Univer. sity, was filled; a saddening gloom pervaded the whole meeting ; sorrow was depicted on every countenance, and the rpeakers were at times deeply affected in the utter” ance of their «sympathies for the illustrious dead. There were several distinguished members of the learned pro fessions present, amongst whom we noticed the Honorable Chief Justice Nelson, Judge Campbell, ex-Ohief Justice Jones, J. Prescott Hall, Req. (United States District at- torney.) Hiram Ketchum, Charles ’Conor; B.C. Bene- ict, Beq ; Luther R. Marsh, Esq ; ——— Bowle, Ber.; vgustue Schell, Erq ; Rev'de. Dr. awkes, Fvancis, Do- Rey. F. L. Hawkes, DD. ‘The Cuainnay, en rising soomed deeply affected. He said -— Fellow-members of tha Soclety~Tt is the Es Maghad is the appropriate function, of am foclety, to note, as they paw. the curremt events of times; to gnther them up aud preverre them as of future history There beve been few events im history of our country 40 precsat of interent amd of 0B sequences, and none that bive so touched im ite lowest | depths of feling the heart > nation: as that which | calls us together this evening. On lichtning wings ther | come up to us, from every part of our widely ext country, the sad echoes of this overwhelming The deep symvathies of @ vation. in every form of festion, proclaim a nation’s bereavement; and a rief. ‘An oppressive gloom overshadows the land, tlt throbbing pulsations of grief pervade all hearts, am foreboding anxiety saddene every mind, at the announce ment of this event. The action of the mation seems t¢ be ruddenly arrested Im the consideration of the ment, each one, with abated breath, looks im the his fellow for that confidence and hope which he not in himself. The narioval Cabinet, at @ moment, misses its master mind and pendence, the foreign relations of the mardian and defender; commerce feels leas ite enterprises, and labor jess sure of its | guiding light and voice of wi-dom are exti | republic; jurisprudence bas lost its most | ment, eloquence ite embedied spirit, and the | cle its most attractive centro Humanity mourns | loss of one of her most gifted sons, the Constitation | | fy i te Hl Ee REF the Union one of their ablest defenders. beg a one its most self-sacrificing patriots. It tt vals that Heaven, in its manificence, vous world such men, with such minds, ae Daniel Wel ‘They come not often inany age. They are lighte, sparcely scattered slong the track of. to and shape the destiny of nations [tis sucha i has now, ‘in a blaze of glory. sunk below the horizon time, and become immortal in the two worlds at the same moment.” It is to testify the society's sense of such & lose, and to do honor to the memory of such » man, that ‘we are now assembled, The Rey. Dr. Hawars rove and said:—Mr, President—To me, sir, has been confided the «ad duty of expatiating om the merits of Daniel Webster, and, ia common with countrymen, I cannot but mourn the occasion whieh me to fulfill that duty. And yet, sir, when I call tomindthe obsequies paid by our citizens within the last few days, and the silence which at present pervades this hall, I canmet but feel that words are scarcely nece: to express tribute which all in common render to that illustrious in- | dividual to whom you have alluded. Sir, we need speak, for our hearts render a more effective tribute expressive silence. And yet. sir, we owe it to ourselves, and to him whom we mourn to speak. When such a mam as Daniel Webster dies, it becomos mot an American tobe silent, For many reasons we must stand up and make attestation before the world of the worth of him to whem} of all men, ought to be applied the epithet of * the American.’ But, sir, Ido not rhe to eulogize ‘ The effort would be presumptnous; nay, sir, the feeling of my heart would prevent the fulfilment of such @ reeolution, even should [ make it. I leave the task of eulogy to ebler tongues than mine; But, sir, this much will [ray that the head and heart te- gether make the man. Of the head of Daniel Webster I will only say thet that has been well described ina single sentence, remarkable alike for beauty and for brevity, which fell from the lip- of a worthy fab at ow xr said of the speeches and @ritings of Daaiel Wel that the lightning of eloquence flashed along the iron links the ea of argument’ 8o much sir, for his head. A for his heart, his general amfability will stand al alongside of his other numerous and geeat qualities. Thi pracy was evidenced in the fact of his hay is early earnings to the education of his 5 the tears of those who bad lived ja his service for tl years are also testimonies to the same effect, Sir, hei gone, but not lost. He yet lives. We have tim Head earth all that was mortal in him but T would faim believe he has left behind him that which his countrymen will ever prize. He has left th uyhts. noble patriotism, and a | Christian Linfu With rs fow remarks I beg leave | to submit the following resolutions : ‘Whereas, The dispentation of an all-wise Providence has removed from earth the on Daniel Webster, late Secretary of State of the Unitea States, and for balfa century astoolated in tho councils and ident with the history of the nation; and whereas, (to use his ‘own most appropriate and exprossive language) ‘it is At that we commemorate the services of national bemefiac- tore, extol their virtues and render thanks to God for eminent blessings early given and long continued te our | favored country,” | imherefore we the New York Historical Society, as a | body, would add our mournful tribute to the sounds of | eorrow which now come up from a nation’s heart at the | bereavement which but too forcibly reminds us ef @ne | who, springing from the ranks of the people, evimoed, with the generosity natural to youth, the resolute deter- | mination that belongs to the maturity of manhood ; and with indefaticable industry surmounting obstacles amidst | the vast labors of anarduous profession and continueus devotion to legislative duties prosecuted his extended researches into the domain of ge . hey | acquired in esrly life thore solid attainments whieh | the strong foundation on which he reared. in | timer, an imteliectual structure on whieh mem looked with undiminished admiration to the Inst! brought to the service of tis country the best labors ef bis head, and the bert affections of bis heait—maintain- ed bis principles with an energy, manti and elo- | quenee worthy of an Americ tates an— indomi table moral courage stood fearlessly in the from rank, in defence of the consti ution, regardless ef sonal consequences—with an intensity of patriotism thy of the purest days of the republic, acknowledged mi earthly allegiance, and rendered mo loyalty, save to hi country, and bis whole country; and. finally, with cala | dignity, in beautiful harmony with his long and illus trious career, met death wit a “ reasonabls, religious and holy hope;” thur, after* sounding all the depth: ane ehoale of honor,” adding the weight of testimony to the | truth of God, and relinquishing the glories of the etates- | = ‘to repose his foul in the humble hope of the Chris- | tian. Resolved, That while we thus feeblg Ste our sym- yatbies in a national loss we fre! that the true and p-opriate tribute which becomes American eitizens is in qouth to imitate his indefatigable industry; in manhood, ja honorable aud distuterested patriotism, and so te live. that in old age, theirs may be, as was his, the tran- quill compocure, which, resting om & Christian's hope, jiearmed death of his errors. “ Resolved, That thee resolutions be entered on the journal of the society, and a copy thereof, duly anthenti- ‘cated by the officers of the New York Historical Society, be forwarded to the immediate relatives of Mr. Webster. Mr. Lotnen R. Mansn, Counsellor at-Law, rose to se cond the resolution, He swid:— This Society, Mr. President whose purpose it hold the past und give it perpetulty, most el ae most melancholy event of prevemt history. The fabric of American history is interwrought with the geoiden threads of Webster's life and name, He was a part of all its great events, Those whose enactment was too | early for his ee ae he has touched with the im- mortality of his eloquence iia great thoaghte enrich our legislative libraries, illume the leaves on which the jurist searches for bis light. adorn the volumes of our national literature, and are ineffacably imprinted om the hearts of the American people. His splendid sentences— informed with noble sentiwent—vwill always, ae mow. echo in our schools, gladden and teach the memovies of | our students » atesmen, rod enter, as they always 0 the very constiution of Am jess charter of cur Union—that peliticd on-—binding these planetary States withiq 8 received additional assurance of i power, neeersity and permanence, by t.e lifeand by th Worcs of its great defender tHe has added durability ( granite, That escred rock against whose defiant breaq the surges of the sea had broken jrom the world’s earlied | youth, and which opened its flinty portals to receive thy rich freight that Iea,t from the Ma; flowers deck, he smote with bis magic wand, and abundant streams of grand suggestion will flow thence forever. The immortal | ound, from whence triumphal notes of freedom flew through every State, and to every heart, sustains a eom. memorative shaft, which, speaking to the long lime of | generations yet to come, will ever flame wiih Webster’¢ words of fire, The names and deeds of our heroes shing et more juminously through the atmosphere in which ¢ has enwrapped them, and his glowing words hang like starry coronets ever that ccmsecrated mount, that bolds the ashes of the Father of our country, At rare intervals, it has pleased Almighty God to give the world great types of the race—extraordi en | ents—as if to show us glimpses of the poseibilitiesof our nature. As we look down pho lees track of time, we discover, at Cogn y hig! above the level of mankind, a fow of these landmarks of humanity. The lives of such are ¢ras, Though they bow to the common lot of mortalit; | and pase to higher spheres, they yet live im the world they firet inhabited. Ry the influence of their example andthe record of their thoughts, they still lift their heads— some through the mist of centuries—and retreat. ing Lime but enlarges their proportions, Of these tran- | soendant natures, none stands forth im_ greater im | tellectnal majesty and suptemscy than he who was but yesterdey committed to the temb. The | butes and the insignia of greatness clustered about bim; were s\amped on his expansive brow; flashed from his unfathomable eye; spoke in bis trumpet tones, and throb- bed in bis mighty heart His mind. cast in the finestand | most coloess] mould, freighted with Lea ment hed ag hh and singularly harmonizing wil anatate b: vast | genial, Seemed never to have been stirred to its wimost depth'—but, however impassioned or aroused, to hold | beck reserves of power, which no occasion had ever ealled vpon bim to exb: lis pretence grand, is sive, 0d like, embelliehed and upiifted oar commoa humani- i i i E [ Ha ty. lis years rir, were not spent in the exclusive realm of poetry, nor in the dominion of philosophy; nor yet, none, in historical research or scholarly acquirement; | but, embracing all there, and tempering them im the alembic of bis own genius, he applied them, to invest with light and beauty the earnest. sturdy, and practical uses of bis life, That life will ever stand a beacon of in- struction representing the growth and the eapacities of man under Armertcan institutions, Emerging to the light of day on the outer rim of civilization, engirt by @ Nortbern wilderness—with primal nature ail around Rim —on asterile and reluctant soil—and far removed from | the appliances of an advanced socicty—he had little else to rely upon than the inflexible principles of » New | Engiand fermer and the great resources which God had | Planted im bis soul But on the ragged bilils, and undos arts of that original forest which sheltered his with patriot blood coursing nis veins, a grew this stately child of eon. by ing the ryt and conquering the surly blasts, be made. to | country school,—while hal a boy @ matehiess —thenve rising by the intensity of his energy. Ness of his character, and the stuj inter cnt; abe bale of e ie courts ; to the councils of the Union ; to the helm of attections of Ameren and to the the wedying mh - edith inertia his Ben Temple neords of his life—It he be to ang