The Daniel Webster Memorial

The Daniel Webster Memorial

There are some political leaders who have impacted and influenced the political development of a country to a great extent. Daniel Webster is a well known and prominent political leader who has been instrumental towards the development of the United State’s political sphere. Daniel Webster, a lawyer by professional won several hearts with his exceptional oratory skills. All of his speeches were highly popular and was considered exceptional.

Development of constitutional law

As a lawyer, he was known to influence several of the laws and regulations of the country. He put forth the famous saying; power to tax was a power to destroy and that state should not be give that power in McCulloch v. Maryland in the year 1819. He has contributed vastly for the development of constitutional law by influencing judgments with his perfectly logical and well presented arguments. He represented businessman and powerful personalities and slowly he gained a strong foothold in the political arena.

Renowned politician

Daniel Webster served as a United States Congressman from the year 1813 to 1817 and 1823 to 1827. He also served as a senator between the years 1827 to 1841 and 1845 to 1850. Daniel Webster was named as the Secretary of the state by President William Henry Harrison in the year 1840. In 1841, the president died and John Tyler became the president. Webster resigned from the post immediately and later in the year 1850 he again returned to the post of secretary of the state. It was in the year 1850; Webster resolved a major dispute between Great Britain and the United States with regard to the Maine Canada border by establishing the Webster-Ashburton Treaty. By solving this issue successfully, he prevented a war possibility between the two countries.

Webster Memorial

The Webster memorial monument is found in Washington D.C. near Webster’s Massachusetts home. It is made in honor of the U.S. statesman who has significantly contributed to the development of the constitution of the country. Stilson Hutchins, the founder of Washington Post was the one who presented the statue of Webster to the United States government. The 12 foot bronze statue is placed on an 18 foot granite pedestal in a perfect manner. It looks classic and majestic. The statue was sculpted by that of Gaetano Trentanove. Along the sides of the pedestal, one can find bronze panels that reflect the life of Webster. It is also possible to see the depiction of Hayne Webster debate.

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