Mind Imbued With Subject.

"If there be so much weight in my words, it is because I do not allow myself to speak on any subject until my mind is thoroughly imbued with it."

Power of Public Sentiment.

"I see that the Emperor of Russia demands of Turkey that the noble Kossuth and his companions shall be given up to be dealt with at his pleasure. And I see that this demand is in derision of the established laws of nations. Gentlemen, there is something on earth greater than arbitrary or despotic power. The lightning has its power, and the whirlwind has its power, and the earthquake has its power, but there is something among men more capable of shaking despotic power than the lightning, the whirlwind, or the earthquake, and that is the excited and aroused indignation of the whole civilized world.” -At a festival of the Sons of New Hampshire, 1849.

Conversation.

Webster was accustomed to place conversation above all the other means and implements by which knowledge is obtained and dispositions infused.

His Voice.

"His voice was deep-toned, like that of a great bell or organ, yet was musical, and well adapted to his sinewy Anglo-Saxon words and weighty thoughts. On great occasions, when the whole man was roused,

its swell and roll, we are told, struck upon the ears of the spell-bound audience in deep and melodious cadence, as waves upon the shore of the 'far-resounding sea.' Except in moments of high excitement he had little action-an occasional gesture with the right hand being all. In his law-arguments, he was still more sparing of gestures; his keen, deep-set eye glancing, his speaking countenance and distinct utterance, with an occasional emphatic inclination of the body, being the only means by which he urged home his arguments. The vast mass of the man did much to make his words impressive."-Mathews' "Oratory and Orators," p. 332.

Three Great Speeches.

"In political oratory it would be hard to find anything superior to the reply to Hayne; in forensic oratory it would be hard to find anything superior to his speech on the murder of White; among showy speeches it would be hard to find anything superior to the Plymouth oration."-Goldwin Smith.

His Two Most Satisfying Law Arguments.

"He was most satisfied with the argument in the 'Steamboat case' and the Dartmouth College argument."-Harvey's Rem., p. 140.

Calhoun-Opinion of.

Thought Calhoun much the ablest man in the

Senate,

Had Hay-Fever.

He never smoked. Had hay-fever every fall.

His Intense Study of the Constitution.

He once said that there was not an article, a section, a clause, a phrase, a word, a syllable, or even a comma, of the Constitution, which he had not studied and pondered in every relation and in every construction of which it was susceptible.

Had Poor Credit.

He never cared quite enough about his own finances, or took particular pains to preserve his own personal credit.

Jeremiah Mason-Opinion of.

Thought Jeremiah Mason the first lawyer of his age, and superior to any other lawyer whom he had ever met.

Benton.

Said Benton read everything; but never prac ticed his profession.

Visited Brougham.

Visited Lord Brougham and was highly entertained by him in England.

Planted Trees.

Had a great passion for planting trees and rearing fine animals,

Clay-Opinion of.

Thought Clay was no lawyer, nor reasoner. Said: "In the course of my professional life, it has happened many times that I found myself retained in the same cause with Mr. Clay. He was my senior by several years, in the profession and age. That fact gave him the right to speak first in all such cases. Often before beginning my argument, I have had to labor hard to do away with the effect and impression of his. Some of the most laborious acts of my professional life have consisted in getting matters back to the starting point after Clay had spoken."-Harvey's Reminiscences of Webster, p. 217.

Tolerated no Profanity or Vulgarity.

He never tolerated anything indelicate or profane in the stories to which he fondly listened.

Enjoyed Fishing and Shooting.

He enjoyed fishing and shooting and communing with plain people.

Would Not Fight a Duel.

Was twice challenged to fight a duel by John Randolph, but did not accept.

An Early Riser.

Was an early riser—while at Marshfield rose at four o'clock.

Lost $100,000 by Lending Name to Others.

Was said to have lost $100,000 by lending his name and influence to others.

Amphibious Animal.

Told John Trout he was an amphibious animal, because an amphibious animal lies equally well on land and on water.

Dressed Neatly.

He was always very particular about his dress. Fifteen Thousand Dollars Spent Before Received. He tried and won while Secretary of State in 1852 Goodyear v. Day-the famous India-rubber case. None of the $15,000 fee went into his pocket, but was appropriated to the payment of his debts before gotten.

His Early Case and Small Charge, but Came Up Years After.

"He was consulted by a blacksmith in the early years of his practice respecting the title to a small estate bequeathed to him by his father. An attempt was made to annul the will. Mr. Webster sent to Boston, bought fifty dollars worth of law books, studied the case carefully and won it in the courts, and as his client was poor charged him but $15. Years afterwards while on his way through New York to Washington, he was consulted by Aaron Burr to as