Excerpt from Mr. Webster's Address at Andover, November 9, 1843
My Dear Sir,
At the suggestion of friends, I have looked over the printed reports of my remarks at Andover, for the purpose of publication, in a pamphlet, with some of the papers and extracts which I read, or to which I referred, put into an Appendix.
I doubt, my dear Sir, whether at this season of the year, and under the circumstances, I should have gone to Andover to address a large collection of people, if a disposition to comply with your own personal wishes, so kindly expressed, had not formed a large part of the inducement.
Will you allow me, now, as a manifestation of my esteem and regard, to present the pamphlet, in this public manner to you; and to avail myself of the opportunity for expressing the gratification which I feel, in knowing not only your intelligent and warm regard for the maintenance of the institutions of the country, but, also, that amidst the duties of your Chair, and the labor which you are known to bestow on the deeper studies belonging to your profession, you still find time to acquaint yourself, extensively, with its great and leading interests.
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Daniel Webster was a leading American statesman during the nation's Antebellum Period. He first rose to regional prominence through his defense of New England shipping interests. His increasingly nationalistic views and the effectiveness with which he articulated them led Webster to become one of the most famous orators and influential Whig leaders of the Second Party System.
Daniel Webster was an attorney, and served as legal counsel in several cases that established important constitutional precedents that bolstered the authority of the Federal government. As Secretary of State, he negotiated the Webster-Ashburton Treaty that established the definitive eastern border between the United States and Canada.
Webster tried three times to achieve the Presidency; all three bids failed, the final one in part because of his compromises. Similarly, Webster's efforts to steer the nation away from civil war toward a definite peace ultimately proved futile. Despite this, Webster came to be esteemed for these efforts and was officially named by the U.S. Senate in 1957 as one of its five most outstanding members.
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