BOSTON, January 6, 1859.
MY DEAR SIR—Many of the personal and political friends of Daniel Webster
propose to commemorate his birth by a dinner at the Revere House in this city,
on the day of its occurrence, namely, 18th of January.
You, my dear Sir, were long associated with Mr. W., and in some of the
most important and trying scenes to which public men can be subjected, and few
know better than yourself the devotion and elevated patriotism which he brought
to the service of the country, to say nothing of that transcendent ability
which always marked his public career.
I have in my possession a letter from him written the day after the
passage of the Compromise measure, in which your name with others is mentioned
in the most complimentary manner; and I have often heard Mr. Webster speak of
you, and always in the highest terms of devoted patriotism. I speak the
sentiments of those who will honor the occasion, by extending to you a most
cordial invitation to be present. Messrs. Cushing, Choate, Everett, &c.,
&c., will be of the number.
SOURCE: John R. Dickinson, Editor, Speeches, Correspondence, Etc., of the Late Daniel S. Dickinson of New York, Vol. 2, pp. 518-9
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