Excerpt from The Writings and Speeches of Daniel Webster, Vol. 1 of 18 Revolution almost down to the conflict between the North and South, which he foresaw, and endeavored with all his strength to avert. His Works, therefore, offer an exceptional medium for the introduction of portraits of distinguished public men, embracing every President of the United States, from Wash ington to Buchanan, and many eminent American statesmen, orators, judges, and lawyers. To these have been added numer ous portraits of Mr. Webster and his family, pictures of his birthplace, his New Hampshire and Massachusetts homes, places associated with his education, historical paintings con nected with his Addresses, and facsimiles of famous passages in his Works, from the original drafts in his handwriting. In selecting the portraits care has been taken to reproduce them from the best originals which exist; in this as in other matters connected with the preparation of the National Edition, the chief thought has been to make the publication a worthy memorial of Daniel Webster. And, as Edward Everett said, his noblest monument must be found in his works. There he will live and speak to us and our children when brass and marble have crumbled into dust. J. W. Molnrras. 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.