he intended them as a kind of legacy,— a bequest to his coun

trymen.

The publishers of this volume believe that a study of Mr. Webster's mind, heart, and character, as exhibited in the selections contained in the present volume, will inevitably direct all sympathetic readers to the great body of Mr. Webster's works. Among the eminent men who have influenced legislative assemblies in Great Britain and the United States, during the past hundred and twenty years, it is curious that only two have established themselves as men of the first class in English and American literature. These two men are Edmund Burke and Daniel Webster; and it is only by the complete study of every thing which they authorized to be published under their names, that we can adequately comprehend either their position among the political forces of their time, or their rank among the great masters of English eloquence and style.

Argument before the Supreme Court of the United States, at Wash-

ington, on the 10th of March, 1818.

A Discourse delivered at Plymouth, on the 22d of December, 1820.

DEFENCE OF JUDGE JAMES PRESCOTT

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The closing Appeal to the Senate of Massachusetts, in Mr. Webster's

"Argument on the Impeachment of James Prescott," April 24th,

1821.

THE REVOLUTION IN GREECE

57

A Speech delivered in the House of Representatives of the United

States, on the 19th of January, 1824.

THE TARIFF .

77

A Speech delivered in the House of Representatives of the United

States, on the 1st and 2d of April, 1824.

An Argument made in the Case of Gibbons and Ogden, in the Su-

preme Court of the United States, February Term, 1824.

An Address delivered at the Laying of the Corner-Stone of the

Bunker Hill Monument at Charlestown, Massachusetts, on the

17th of June, 1825.

An Address delivered on Bunker Hill, on the 17th of June, 1843,

on Occasion of the Completion of the Monument.

OUR RELATIONS TO THE SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLICS.

Extracts from the Speech on "The Panama Mission," delivered in

the House of Representatives of the United States, on the 14th of

April, 1826.

ADAMS AND JEFFERSON

152

156

A Discourse in Commemoration of the Lives and Services of John

Adams and Thomas Jefferson, delivered in Faneuil Hall, Boston,

on the 2d of August, 1826.

THE CASE OF OGDEN AND SAUNDERS

179

An Argument made in the Case of Ogden and Saunders, in the Su-

preme Court of the United States, January Term, 1827.

An Argument on the Trial of John Francis Knapp, for the Murder

of Joseph White, of Salem, in Essex County, Massachusetts, on the

Night of the 6th of April, 1830.

THE REPLY TO HAYNE

Second Speech on "Foot's Resolution," delivered in the Senate of

the United States, on the 26th and 27th of January, 1830.

THE CONSTITUTION NOT A COMPACT BETWEEN SOVEREIGN

STATES

A Speech delivered in the Senate of the United States, on the 16th of

February, 1833, in Reply to Mr. Calhoun's Speech on the Bill

"Further to Provide for the Collection of Duties on Imports."

PUBLIC DINNER AT NEW YORK.

A Speech delivered at a Public Dinner given by a large Number of

Citizens of New York, in Honor of Mr. Webster, on March 10th,

1831.

THE PRESIDENTIAL VETO OF THE UNITED STATES BANK

A Speech delivered in the Senate of the United States, on the 11th of

July, 1832, on the President's Veto of the Bank Bill.

THE CHARACTER OF WASHINGTON

A Speech delivered at a Public Dinner in the City of Washington,

on the 22d of February, 1832, the Centennial Anniversary of

Washington's Birthday.

EXECUTIVE PATRONAGE AND REMOVALS FROM OFFICE.

From a Speech delivered at the National Republican Convention,

held at Worcester (Mass.), on the 12th of October, 1832.

227

273

307

339

347

EXECUTIVE USURPATION.

From the same Speech at Worcester.

353

359

THE NATURAL HATRED OF THE POOR TO THE RICH.

From a Speech in the Senate of the United States, January 31st,

1834, on "The Removal of the Deposits."

From a Speech delivered in the Senate of the United States, on the

22d of February, 1834.

362

A Speech delivered in the Senate of the United States, on the 7th of

May, 1834, on the subject of the President's Protest against the

Resolution of the Senate of the 28th of March.

THE APPOINTING AND REMOVING POWER

Delivered in the Senate of the United States, on the 16th of February,

1835, on the Passage of the Bill entitled "An Act to Repeal the

First and Second Sections of the Act to limit the Term of Service

of certain Officers therein named."

ON THE LOSS OF THE FORTIFICATION BILL IN 1835.

A Speech delivered in the Senate of the United States, on the 14th

of January, 1836, on Mr. Benton's Resolutions for Appropriating

the Surplus Revenue to National Defence.

394

407

A Speech delivered at Niblo's Saloon, in New York, on the 15th of

March, 1837.

Remarks made in the Senate of the United States, on the 10th of

January, 1838, upon a Resolution moved by Mr. Clay as a Sub-

stitute for the Resolution offered by Mr. Calhoun on the Subject of

Slavery in the District of Columbia.

THE CREDIT SYSTEM AND THE LABOR OF THE UNITED

STATES

From the Second Speech on the Sub-Treasury, delivered in the Senate

of the United States, on the 12th of March, 1838.

445

449

REMARKS ON THE POLITICAL COURSE OF MR. CALHOUN, IN

A Speech delivered in the Senate of the United States, on the 22d of

March, 1838, in Answer to Mr. Calhoun.

458

From a Speech delivered in the Senate of the United States, on the

18th of May, 1840, on the proposed Amendment to the Bill estab-

lishing a Uniform System of Bankruptcy.

"THE LOG CABIN CANDIDATE'

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From a Speech delivered at the great Mass Meeting at Saratoga, New

York, on the 12th of August, 1840.

476

Remarks at a Public Reception by the Ladies of Richmond, Virginia,

on the 5th of October, 1840.

RECEPTION AT BOSTON

A Speech made in Faneuil Hall, on the 30th of September, 1842, at

a Public Reception given to Mr. Webster, on his Return to Boston,

after the Negotiation of the Treaty of Washington.

THE LANDING AT PLYMOUTH

A Speech delivered on the 22d of December, 1843, at the Public

Dinner of the New England Society of New York, in Commemo-

ration of the Landing of the Pilgrims.

481

496

THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY AND THE RELIGIOUS INSTRUC-

TION OF THE YOUNG .

505

A Speech delivered in the Supreme Court at Washington, on the

20th of February, 1844, in the Girard Will Case.

An Argument made in the Supreme Court of the United States, on

the 27th of January, 1848, in the Dorr Rebellion Cases.

A Speech delivered in the Senate of the United States, on the 23d of

March, 1848, on the Bill from the House of Representatives for

raising a Loan of Sixteen Millions of Dollars.

551