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THE GIFT TO Mr.. WEBsTER.-We believe
it was the New-York Era, one of the most
rabid locofeco papers in the country, that first
started the story that Mr.. Webster had been
presented with the sum of $75,000, made up
by his friends in Boston, New York, and Phil
adelphia. This absurd and ridiculous tale got
wind, and has run through the locofoco news
papers, from the Globe down, down to the Co
lumbus Democrat, like wild-ire. The New
York Correspondent of the National Intelhgen-
Ger thus speaks of the natter


"Some of the Southern and Western
newspapers, IN copying an article concern
ing Mr.. WEBSTER from a newspaper in
this city always remarkable for the over
abundance of its "news," take occasion TO
amplify an alleged gift of S75, 900 to Mr..
Webster prior to his departure for Europe.
1t Is a great pity thus is not true, for, if
some few wealthy men in New York were
10 give Mr.. Webster $4,000, it would
be but a generous cadeau, never TO be felt
by them, 10 a great man whose intellect
was devoted to the nation, instead of 20
filling of his own pocket. But il unfor-
tunately happens that there is not a word Of
truth in it. The only, the sole gifts Mr..
Webster received in this city, as he was
leaving, were, a gold snuff box, as testi-
mony of respect from an eminent banker,
and suit of black, made of American
broadcoth of the best quality so a> TO
show off the progress of American manu-
factures both in men, science, machinery
and art, 10 the best advantage over sea-
These are all the gifts-common gifts, such
as distinguished men often have; and the
other rigmdrole has been made up of some
money negotiations, such as all business
men generally make before they take a
transatlantic journey. Not single cent
Of money hes been given Mr.. Webster in
this city, and if he has raised any to travel
with, or to pay old debts with, he has CIV
en- for it what every body is compelled to
give, fair equivalents, good securities, and
an assigned day for repayment. upon which
any body almost any time can raise mon.
ey in Wall street. 1t is a pity and shame
that some of the press of the West and
South west will thus, for party purposes,
seize upon any thing to traduce an eml-
nent countryman as he is leaving land
he has never dishonored, not to disgrace
IT. we shall see, on the grea! theatre of the
old world.