Excerpt from Eulogy on the Character and Services of the Late Daniel Webster: Pronounced at the Request of the Select and Common Councils of the City of Philadelphia, January 18, 1853 Thursday, November 4, 1852. Mr Poulson offered the followmg resolutions Whereas, The principles and opinions which Daniel Webster so nobly advocated and sustained throughout his eventful life, according to his own words, are essential to the preservation of the Union, the maintenance of the Constitution, and the advancement of the country to the highest stages of prosperity and renown - and these objeets have constituted his Pole-star during the Whole of his political career, which extended through more than half the period of the emstence of the government, and Whereas, When m the dispensations of His Prowdence, it is the will of the Almighty Ruler of the Universe to Withdraw, by death, from amongst us, and from amidst his career of usefulness, such a man, such a friend, such a gifted lover of his country, as Daniel Webster, we cannot but severely feel and deeply deplore the event as a national affliction it becomes us to bow in reverential and prayerful subniissmn before Him who gave, and ho hath taken away and Whereas, In the character and services of Daniel Webster, as a Statesman. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.