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'''Daniel Webster''' (1782-1852) was one of the most influential [[United States Senators]] in history. He also served as [[Secretary of State]] for Presidents [[William Henry Harrison]], [[John Tyler]] and [[Millard Fillmore]], and his statue stands in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall.
'''Daniel Webster''' (1782-1852) was one of the most influential [[United States Senators]] in history. He also served as [[Secretary of State]] for Presidents [[William Henry Harrison]], [[John Tyler]] and [[Millard Fillmore]], and his statue stands in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall.
An [[attorney]] by profession, Daniel Webster was an opponent of the Slave
An [[attorney]] by profession, Daniel Webster was an opponent of the [[slavery|slave trade]] and of [[secession]]. He declared in response to [[South Carolina]]'s threats of nullification, "Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable!" Webster also negotiated the Webster-Ashburton Treaty to fix the country's northeast boundary.
In a speech to the New York Historical Society shortly before he died, Webster stated:
In a speech to the New York Historical Society shortly before he died, Webster stated: