Webster, Daniel.
Birth, delicacy, friendship with old sailor, 9;
at the district schools, 10;
reads to the teamsters, reads books in circulating library, 11;
at Exeter Academy, with Dr. Wood, learns that he is to go to college, 12;
enters Dartmouth College, 13;
sacrifices made to him in childhood, 14;
Ezekiel lends him money, manner of accepting devotion of those about him,
15;
studies and scholarship, 16, 17;
opinions of fellow students; his general conduct, 18;
eloquence and appearance in college, 19;
edits newspaper, writes verses, 20;
oration at Hanover, 20-22;
other orations in college, begins study of law, 23;
obtains his father's consent to Ezekiel's going to college, 24;
teaches school at Fryeburg, 25;
conduct and appearance at Fryeburg, 26;
delivers oration at Fryeburg; returns to Salisbury and studies law, 27;
goes to Boston and is admitted to Mr. Gore's office, 28;
sees leaders of Boston bar, 29;
appointed clerk of his father's court, 30;
declines the office, 31;
opens an office at Boscawen; moves to Portsmouth, 32;
early habit of debt, 33;
first appearance in court, 34;
early manner, 37;
described by Mason, opinion of Mason's ability, 38;
value of Mason's example, 40;
married to Miss Grace Fletcher, at Salisbury, 41;
home in Portsmouth, popularity, mimicry, conservatism in religion and
politics, 42;
moderate and liberal federalist, 43;
gradual entrance into politics, "appeal to old Whigs," speeches at
Salisbury and Concord, pamphlet on embargo, 44;
line of argument against embargo, "The State of our Literature," speech
at Portsmouth, 1812, 45;
character of opposition to war in this speech, 46, 47;
writes the "Rockingham Memorial," 48;
elected to Congress, placed on Committee on Foreign Relations, 49;
introduces resolutions on French decrees, votes steadily with his party,
50;
dropped from Committee on Foreign Relations, tries to obtain debate on
his resolutions, 51;
strong speech against Enlistment Bill, 52;
speech on repeal of embargo, replies to Calhoun, 54;
remarks on double duties, 55;
character of these speeches, 56;
superiority to other speakers in Congress, 57;
views as to Hartford Convention, 58;
votes against war taxes, 59;
partisanship, calls on Mr.
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