Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-16

Hear % ed you VIII say that his eooueues /, founded nm No
sne,en OF modern that no read tho works of
LOT mst'uc'on al V his own, exceencss and rc,s
his voice ha. an es,tacsnay compass fos he Oils the sssss
sc .Va sss s.of' ills emphasis belongs himself
ev.0 niounoeu on no rucuor IL be reduced IN
Eanoe Hail. and the aIges, Of the esn,o arc within
w IT, o. us woe, and he speaks in then, with apparent
ne sye OF ms eoquence Is also his owns he resembles
no American orator hesr he doc, M, io,ac IN
.ne least the Addisonian eoqnce of Alexunder am,on
health aud beauty does he labor for the ees. Of
T He whose nenr on all great occasions ers.o Iod anu
TIC mage wasd oftbe enchanre.s make n,rsd.. md |
could do sss osss no. oil the suhec, this did
tai engines and ssw himself mighty in ea,b ar md ~a,
IN .nesc ms was Herculesn all the elements
o. ssan'ck proportions He never strives to aSzs eo,s.s
o. out Soes on to convince 10 conquer by ioe
aid dccamp, or armour-beare although hmdes are ysaG
70 take any part IN aud about person In his eonnr ne
own spear ' '"'y Oh ''e San OF MS
noeeve That can be said of him. that hc shows none O,
IN aGhasc which belonged the very nature of the
great father Of Roman eoquence and was con.,euons ~ All
Tvs acIs public nature he never said with him
eonSrso yet from his lofty Carriage his naughty brow his
ns ana euIed lip would judge hsi had no
Some Of his admirers talked Of his wit in debate There
@ pqueney and srug reort in his agus,en,s that by
any Pnissscd VII; that which spakles Out, and lilo
ne tne snec under discussion, and seems TO be the OF
em;on pehap Of matter ,s Of long and
pyo'echnes Of the war OF words Webster speecbrs
shofr
around such proceeding from, clowns a .,
wen orawn by powerful the anvil In the Uni;
Quaneatons superior any sogle trait of Mr. Web
se1 MIND Some have learning others more wit Some
Tv S VOICE DINERS nave more refined taste; and no,
'e 'nag'na'ion hut IN the combination of all these
powers nc has no equal He seize. SUBJECT turn. il 70 the
;; an" however difficult soon makes familiar, however
pia ano with sort of supernatural mower he M,
sses MS hearers and couos opinions Hs friends red
o"oe win delighted Willingness and his opponents give up
'e" heuectua struggles; those
hn, show that their tones altered aud tia, hsv arc
dom j. h .orS ne mas achieved over them and the thral
after ne has brushed the Of flies away soon beco
T'nte in his grasp ~ ~ oe'"'
There are many, and those of no little n,suene. ,
ad ayow their opinions that the psescnt ruee ~ no
are inferior to that which has passed away and -
nfther oprion they say requires less of talent ~
aeinnis'er government than to make cona,u,;on a..
70 cultivate peace, than eight on, a revout;opov
waf we are not converts this doctrine o conrn;so =.
gcncIa government with rights TO keen all SAFE o The
wave Of payvoence TO keep the great states from
on the rights ut the small aud care thai no stale
Cypress MS own citizens quite as la I'd task ami ,
iuGh mind prudence, labor, and calculation as did The
wo'" o. The preceding geueraton that OF csabsb;n,
Independence, and agreeing en- form Of no,a 'orei
@ mas every advantage for intellectual dycipne.
having been born among the yeonanry of Uan,n.h; nc
became early acquainted with their Capacities. rin d
iao ana from his practice lawyer anonr then, y, ,bs
commencement of his professional career he bcs,m d. me
acquainted with their character Tsers :; No % n;oe
eQai 10 ha Of The law TO teach knowIedce Of
men playing higher MS views were expanded
same motives Que Of the evils attending great men in Es,d
acn,,an,an.c ;, nc sove,amens is that they have little
oil them irom being educated privately have neysr ,r;d
Wa ana mental strength with beings of their own age
"hcn mio conenas with mnd without any of the d.,r.
ons OF society IN public school, the POWERS NJ e,ch ~.
the youth grows up manhood with
P'e' ho"icdge oi his own capacity These school exc,
cses are eicacious in taking the mind ,bs,
.ns partial trends are apt to nfu,e forward bows
neSoieSe 10 winch Mr. Webster ted il most
bic to this r'odc OF testing minds The scholar
equality he moment they ercr the ns,c,iuu All have ihs;
way 10 make ~ the wodand the thev hay. NJ.
ted lily oil to distan, places aud begin their laboy
aware Of what they have 10 do - oe "cii
VI,
10 ceore jusce hall. Of episia,o,
e 20 was thirty years OF ago be uneoaaled IN Co
en oy most powerful but generous political oononcn, NE
Lownaes In the convention Tor alteruE and amend;uS ~
and h,ghy intellectual body John Adams stated o,enw
UT ~ehssor was the 6rst among them aud indeed Ia IA
mol hesitate to say that he had in his opg
ance WIN statesmen, superior mind viewing him n, every
rcsHrc. 10 every
His enemies say that he Is ambitions; this viii M, c d.;,
without ambnon Even Tho martyrs bosom is not free fro
That Mr Webster has aines 90 ono will Senv. 6"' .
wnon toem! Dot they are not those which par hi, mini ~
plain Of bis distance COLLEGES; Others Of his COM
want OF generosity IN acknowledging merits Tn. Mi ed
w. IN an Ingredient IN the statesmans creed bo,
aver a justice IN making her balapce sheet has IN silo
0I inc OF the mediocre and little as we'll az r.
i as % 'oe great The writer Of this article 10 fol
man OF WHOM, his country should be proud and orc IN
Pou''cian shouid honor and protect; for If he
natoual aod noble '' are "uIy
ID every e9nry the character Of public map is common
ana most countries they speak of them with
,es ana 1iien with much proaigate severity Mr. Web
s mas suffered more from inud.cions and nds
admirers than from The enemies ha has
ose nauseous daercrs and orngng toad eaters who
exs' Always near great man, ADD who ready to lie 6,ne
" CRY aloud 10 his praise disgust honest admiration ana
ha MI sfnss no man has suffered more from pfu
u webster hey are not content with showing the
se Of the from the Impressions of his fossn '
us ms ensih from his deeds Of prowess they must deal
~ Tue miraculous: Such men Mir Webster REQUIRE M -
abeuoIs or ialse aids he is them. "H -""r'
., VI. .b a's OF DIS own " roay bis ame IL will
M CT 'ae ages Of this republic colossal eu,e
VT Tue prioe oil the nation and the delight of those % -
contemplate the finest efforts Of human teniu. -
vile members Of the Broad-Rock Jockey
"' o,e requested TO meet at Broad Rock on
saturday next, 1t being lie 18th of the presen,
MONTH tor the purpose Of fixing the time for The fall
meeting. ISUAM pITC,K Iyr, i''ii
Inc proprietor Of the Richmond Jockey Club.
takes tho liberty TO REQUEST fun yoaot;nr r. - y