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<p> American statesman and orator, born at New Hampshire; bred to the bar, and practised in the provincial courts; by-and-by went to Boston, which was ever after his home; entered [[Congress]] in 1813, where, by his commanding presence and his animated oratory, he soon made his mark; was secretary for foreign affairs under [[President]] Harrison, and negotiated the Ashburton [[Treaty]] in settlement of the "boundary-line" question between [[England]] and the States; was much admired by Emerson, and was, when he visited England, commended by him to the regard of Carlyle as a man to "hear speak," as " <i> with a cause </i> he could strike a stroke like a smith"; Carlyle did not take to him; he was too political for his taste, though he recognised in him a "man—never have seen," he wrote Emerson, "so much <i> silent Berserkir-rage </i> in any other man" (1782-1852). </p> | <p> American statesman and orator, born at New Hampshire; bred to the bar, and practised in the provincial courts; by-and-by went to Boston, which was ever after his home; entered [[Congress]] in 1813, where, by his commanding presence and his animated oratory, he soon made his mark; was secretary for foreign affairs under [[President]] Harrison, and negotiated the Ashburton [[Treaty]] in settlement of the "boundary-line" question between [[England]] and the States; was much admired by Emerson, and was, when he visited England, commended by him to the regard of Carlyle as a man to "hear speak," as " <i> with a cause </i> he could strike a stroke like a smith"; Carlyle did not take to him; he was too political for his taste, though he recognised in him a "man—never have seen," he wrote Emerson, "so much <i> silent Berserkir-rage </i> in any other man" (1782-1852). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_81531"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/webster,+daniel Daniel Webster from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_81531"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/webster,+daniel Daniel Webster from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:09, 15 October 2021
Daniel Webster [1]
American statesman and orator, born at New Hampshire; bred to the bar, and practised in the provincial courts; by-and-by went to Boston, which was ever after his home; entered Congress in 1813, where, by his commanding presence and his animated oratory, he soon made his mark; was secretary for foreign affairs under President Harrison, and negotiated the Ashburton Treaty in settlement of the "boundary-line" question between England and the States; was much admired by Emerson, and was, when he visited England, commended by him to the regard of Carlyle as a man to "hear speak," as " with a cause he could strike a stroke like a smith"; Carlyle did not take to him; he was too political for his taste, though he recognised in him a "man—never have seen," he wrote Emerson, "so much silent Berserkir-rage in any other man" (1782-1852).