Genealogical and family history of southern New York and the Hudson River Valley : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation . ed,the children of his second marriage. Throughout his life General Webb neverforgot his debt of gratitude to Mr. Calhoun,and in after years when editor of the leadingWhig journal of America, in the days whenmen owned their own journals and were in-dependent of stockholders, advertising inter-ests, and the various influences that make thelife of the editor of the present day a misery,he had, unfettered as he
Genealogical and family history of southern New York and the Hudson River Valley : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation . ed,the children of his second marriage. Throughout his life General Webb neverforgot his debt of gratitude to Mr. Calhoun,and in after years when editor of the leadingWhig journal of America, in the days whenmen owned their own journals and were in-dependent of stockholders, advertising inter-ests, and the various influences that make thelife of the editor of the present day a misery,he had, unfettered as he was and free to actas he pleased, ample opportunity to prove hisgratitude. It was owing to this close relation-ship that General Webb was enabled in thewinter of 1845-1846 in the Northwest Boun-dary dispute, at the earnest instance of and the Hon. Willie P. Mangum, toinduce the immediate friends of Mr. Cal-houn, five in number, to unite with the Whigsin the senate to disavow any claim of latitude54° 40. Mr. Calhoun, it will be remembered,did finally come out against Mr. Polks claimof 54° 40, believing that persistence thereinwould involve us in an unjust war with Eng-. (^^(^^trtuX/r^ Urv6^^^-^ General James Watson Webb SOUTHERN NEW YORK 1455 land. Mr. Calhouns action in this matterunquestionably saved this country from war. In January, 1822, Adjutant Webb volun-teered, in the depths of winter with the ther-mometer below zero, to leave Fort Dearborn,Chicago, and go to St. Peters at the Falls ofSt. Anthony, Minneapolis. This was becausea friendly Indian had reported a plot on thepart of the Sioux to cut off the Fifth Regi-ment of Infantry, stationed at Fort Snelling,near the Falls. Adjutant Webb set forth ac-companied by a sergeant and Indian guide,with one horse to ride and break a paththrough the snow and to pack their provi-sions. They reached Rock river at night andfound the Winnebagoes, whom they had sup-posed to be friendly, but who had certaingrievances, actu
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