coming soon, of necessity, so complicated in her policy with other nations. When new paths have to be struck out, lines of policy determined by precedents, that must have an influence upon hundreds of millions of men to come, and upon the stability and prosperity of the nation, of what incalculable worth is a large and pure patriotism, an honorable mind in our public councils, a superiority to the tricks and spirit of intrigue, and an example of the possibility and nobleness of sincere and generous party difference. When GOD takes away such men, it is certainly a time of rebuke and affliction to the nation, and such bereavements may, unless GOD avert the evil, be followed by great hazard and damage. The loss of such a mind ought to awaken into earnest vividness and importunity the sense of our dependence upon God for our country's security and welfare. For not to ourselves alone can be restricted the results of our movements, our progress, our principles, our policy. The time has come when we are acting for the world, nor has any man any adequate view of the dependence of the world's future course upon our career. There is but one way in which we can be faithful to the world, and that is by being faithful to our GOD and Savior. There is but one thing that in the multitude and prevalence of smaller men can supply the loss of great guiding intellects, and that is, a sincere and firm regard to what is right and just. That is always plain, simple, easily understood. Great principles, rectitude and justice, GOD's truth and guidance, can keep us, when great men cannot. Righteousness, indeed, is the greatest and rarest of all greatness, and nothing else can keep us, if we let that go. Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.

Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good, and our land shall yield her increase. Righteousness shall go before him, and shall set us in the way of his steps. But if, instead of righteousness, we take for our guidance a selfish, grasping expediency, disregarding the claims of humanity, justice, and GOD's word, then are we destined to work out, for the good of God's universe by our own perdition, the mightiest of all demonstrations ever yet made on earth, that great numbers and riches of population, and great advancing knowledge and intelligence, and the utmost refinement in science and art, and freedom of the press, and a perfect equality of suffrage and of representation, and a degree of personal liberty unrivalled in the world, may only be the avenues of supremacy in national wickedness and national ruin. But if so, then will be brought to pass the prophetic language of MILTON, and we shall be seen," as if GOD were weary of protecting us, to have passed through the fire, that we might perish in the smoke !"

The LORD GOD of our fathers, who hath hitherto kept and guided us, in infinite mercy preserve us from such ruin, and work out for us a complete national salvation!

The various sub-committees having completed their arrangements for celebrating the obsequies designed as an appropriate token of respect to the memory of the illustrious deceased, which were also intended to render to the citizens of this city an opportunity of manifesting their sympathy for the great and irreparable loss they and the whole country had sustained, the Committee on Programme, assisted by the Grand Marshal, presented the following

PROGRAMME OF ARRANGEMENTS

FOR THE

Funeral Ceremonies

IN HONOR OF THE LATE

HON. DANIEL WEBSTER,

On Tuesday, November 16, 1852.

The Joint Committee, appointed by the Common Coun cil of the city of New York, to make the necessary arrangements for solemnizing the obsequies of the late Hon. DANIEL WEBSTER, have adopted the following Programme of Arrangements, for the occasion.

COLONEL LINUS W. STEVENS

HAS BEEN UNANIMOUSLY SELECTED AS THE

Grand Marshal of the Day,

AND THE FOLLOWING PERSONS HAVE BEEN NAMED, AND WILL ACT AS HIS

AIDS.

ROBERT SMITH, Esq.,
ELIJAH F. PURDY, Esq.,

FREEMAN CAMPBELL, Esq.,
SAMUEL OSGOOD, Esq.,
RICHARD SCOTT, Esq.,

A. P. PENTZ, Esq.,
JAMES R. WALTER, Esq.,
GEO. A. BUCKINGHAM, Esq.,
CHESTER DRIGGS, Esq.,
WM. B. DINSMORE, Esq.,
WM. T. CHILD, Esq.,
JOHN H. WHITE, Esq..
JOHN A. BUNTING, Esq.,
WALTER E. HARDING, Esq.,
ZOPHAR MILLS, Esq.

The procession will move from the Park, at 1 o'clock, P. M., precisely, and will proceed down Broadway, around the Park to Chatham street, through Chatham street to the Bowery, up the Bowery and Fourth avenue to Astor place, through Astor place to Broadway, and down Broad