Southern planter., 1832-10-13

"ou'q DC pfuuents perhaps wise, "a aeola an nen.
'lon Of these men. Thera acis. lheif uords. ,hsir
thoughts, vsry louks, layeleeoue ,biee,s m ,ar,,
conilovnsy. But be wliose ambition is ~ = i,.f.
er r lower order, has no need Of sncb rt.e,ye
Talent Is Of no paay exclusyelg.no IS jn.t,re
Among them, but not ofthen. IN he fesrlol
ana solitary sublimiiy Of genus stood gentleman
from virginia whom it were supcrioods Il. des,o.
nate Whose speeches we're. nniversally rea,ls
Whose satire was universally loaredi Unon whose
accents did this habiually silcss and onl;s,enne
House hang, 50 frequently with wrapt at,en,ion5
Whose fame was 80 Identified with thai hodv fd,so
long pcriodi Who was more dexterions dol,-
teri npe scholarg better versed IN ,e ooli,,c. az
our own countrya or deeper read in ihe history Of
olhenl Above all, who was more lhonuohy i'm.
bued with the ldiom Of the English lannnaoe-
more completely master Of us stionph. andbeaoty
y delicacyl or more capable ofhreath,no tbooyhls
oi hame IN words Of magic and tones Of s,l,erP
+" There was, also son Of South Carolina. still
~ the republic, then, undoubtedly, the mosl innu.
entail member Of this House. With genius em,-
nenlly mehphysical, he applied to politics his hab
sot analysis, abstraction, and condensation. and
thus gave to the problems Of Government soo,e.
thngoi that gnndeur whichthe higher maihemat.
ics have borrowed from astronomy. The wnOs Of
his mind were rapid, but caprcious, and lhero were
times when the light which flashed from Them a.
they passed, glanced like Mirror ii The sun. only
10 dazzle the beboldeL Engussed with his sub
Ieci--caTelessof Of his words-his loficst fights Of
eloquence were sometimes followed bv culbou,al
or provincial barbarsms But, though onen
lncoHect he was always fascinating. Language
with him, was merely the scafpldlnQ Of thonoh,
--employed to raise dome. which, like Angeles,
he suspended 10 the heavens.
Il equally impossible to forget or to omit,
gentleman from Kentucky, whom party has since
made the fruitful topic Of unmeasused paneayrlc
and deiraclion. Of sangune temperament, and
lmPeisous character, his defamation was mpas
stoned, his retOrls acrimonious Deficient in re-
iinenent rather thanin strength, his style was less
elegant and correct than animated and impressive.
But II swep, away your feelings with It like noun
tain torrent, and the force oi the stream lett YOU lit
tie leisure 10 remark upon It's cearness. His esti.
male OF human nature was, probably not very high.
II may be that his past associations had not tended
oexali Il Unhapplly, II is, perhaps, more likely
to have been lowered than raised by his subsequent
experience. fei Then, aud ever since, except when
thai prudence 50 naiural 10 genius preya led o.
yer his beiier judgment, lie had, generally the good
sense, or good tasle 10 adopt lofty one OF SEMI.
Ineni, whether he spoke Of measures or Of men, OF
friend, or adversary. On many occasions he was
nuble and captivating One, can never forget.
Il was the line burst Of indignant eloquence with
which he replied to the tauutIng question, .swhat
have we gained BY the war;
Nor may pass over IN silence a representative
from New Hampshire, who has almost oblileraled
all memory OF that distinction, by the superior fame
he has attained as a senator ir0m Massachusetts
Though then but IN the bud of lis political life.
and hardly conscious, perhaps, Of his own extraur-
dmay powers, he gave promise OF The greatness he
has since achieved. The same vgor Of thought;
the same force Of expression; the short sentences
the cain, cold, and collected manner; the air OF
his most solemn dignity; the deep sepulchraI IN
mpassloned voice; all have been developed only
not changed, even 70 The intense bitterness Of hs
ingId irony. The piercing coldness Of his sar
casms vas indeed peculiar to him; they seemed TO
be emanatons from the spirit Of the lev ocean
Nothing could be at once 50 novel and 50 powerful
lit was frozen mercury becoming as caustc as
red hdtiron'