Speeches by Daniel Webster [Illustration: DANIEL WEBSTER. _From a daguerreotype by T. D. Jones. Copyright, 1901, by Dartmouth College._] DANIEL WEBSTER FOR YOUNG AMERICANS COMPRISING THE GREATEST SPEECHES OF THE DEFENDER OF THE CONSTITUTION WITH NOTES BY CHARLES F. RICHARDSON PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH IN DARTMOUTH COLLEGE School Edition ILLUSTRATED BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY 1907 _Copyright, 1903, 1906,_ BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY. _All rights reserved_ The Eastern Press Co. BOSTON, MASS. CONTENTS PAGE DANIEL WEBSTER, CHRONOLOGY ix THE FIRST SETTLEMENT OF NEW ENGLAND 3 THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT 30 THE COMPLETION OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT 50 ADAMS AND JEFFERSON 67 THE MURDER OF CAPTAIN JOSEPH WHITE 111 THE REPLY TO HAYNE 115 EXECUTIVE PATRONAGE AND REMOVAL FROM OFFICE 174 THE CHARACTER OF WASHINGTON 175 THE CONSTITUTION AND THE UNION 194 THE ADDITION TO THE CAPITOL 200 INDEX 213 ILLUSTRATIONS Daniel Webster _Frontispiece_ From a daguerreotype by T. D. Jones, in the possession of Dartmouth College Daniel Webster _Page_ vii From the crayon drawing by John Martin, in the possession of Mrs. Richard W. Grinnell Birthplace of Daniel Webster, Franklin (formerly Salisbury), N. H. " viii The Embarkation of the Pilgrims from Delfthaven _Facing page_ 14 The Landing of the Pilgrims " " 16 The Battle of Bunker Hill " " 30 Joseph Warren _Page_ 37 Marquis de Lafayette " 40 Bunker Hill Monument " 50 John Tyler " 54 Faneuil Hall " 68 John Adams " 74 James Otis " 77 Independence Hall, Philadelphia " 80 Thomas Jefferson " 82 The Declaration of Independence _Facing page_ 84 John Hancock _Page_ 91 Samuel Adams " 97 Patrick Henry " 101