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XI.--THE DARTMOUTH COLLEGE CASE.


In 1816, before his second term in Congress had expired, Daniel Webster
removed with his family to Boston. He had lived in Portsmouth nine
years, and he now felt that he needed a wider field for the exercise of
his talents.

He was now no longer the slender, delicate person that he had been in
his boyhood and youth. He was a man of noble mien--a sturdy, dignified
personage, who bore the marks of greatness upon him.

People said, "When Daniel Webster walked the streets of Boston, he made
the buildings look small."

As soon as his term in Congress had expired, he began the practice of
law in Boston.

For nearly seven years he devoted himself strictly to his profession. Of
course, he at once took his place as the leading lawyer of New England.
Indeed, he soon became known as the ablest counsellor and advocate in
America.

The best business of the country now came to him. His income was very
large, amounting to more than $20,000 a year.

And during this time there was no harder worker than he. In fact, his