Daniel Webster
The book that I read was entitled Daniel Webster and the Rise of the National Conservation. It was written by Richard N. Current and was published in the year of Daniel Webster was brought into this world on the 18th day of January in the year 1782 in the valley of the Merrimack, near the middle of New Hampshire. He was son of a farmer and never really lacked attention while he was growing up. Webster demonstrated startling powers of assimilation and retention even as a child. He received the best of his early education from newspapers, his mother's bible, political gossip throughout the town and listening to his father's fascinating tales of great men and their battles. Webster graduated from Dartmouth college in 1801 and shortly after, in 1807 he opened a legal practice in Portsmouth, New Hampshire after a legal apprenticeship. Daniel was a leading lawyer, a wonderful orator, a father, husband, and statesmen. In 1812 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives due to his opposition to the war of 1812. In the year of 1816, Webster left the congress and moved to Boston with his wife and two children to the growing New England metropolis. Soon after his move he was earning about 20,000 dollars
Webster helped to preserve the Union by dividing the Whig party when he alienated antislavery forces. In the late presidential campaign of Jackson against Clay, Daniel was all for Henry Clay's candidacy and his economic program, but a few weeks later he changed his standing a little and wholeheartedly sided with Andrew Jackson. This is a biography of Daniel Webster, therefor the author should know almost everything about Webster. I do not think that the author was so sympathetic that he gave an unfair appraisal of Webster, I just simply think that he was a little more lenient to Webster's better side. This hindered him when he was running for presidential office because he wanted so badly to be the president, yet he did not see a need in being any ones friend. This book was an excellent source of information on Daniel Webster. The six years ahead of him were going to stand out about all of his honors in the never-ending tourney of political debate. To me the author seems sympathetic to Daniel Webster. Daniel Webster was also an alcoholic. Later that year Webster was named secretary of state by President Fillmore and supervised the strict enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act. Webster borrowed huge amounts of money from a numerous people when he was in debt and usually did not pay them back. In 1836 Webster really changed his status and decided to run for president as one of the three Whig Party candidates, but he lost. He helped to preserve the Union, being a great leader and overcoming many hardships; therefore, my perception of him is a very good one. My new view on Daniel Webster is a very good one.
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