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As for Imagination, naturally Mr. WA,
iittIs, AMI Ntr. Clay has much, Bu, e,,,,-,,,, =.
psiblsc lite have effected essential ehso-,..;, ~.
MIR Wcbstrr's taste Is admirable, aa.l i,,. =,
his metaphors With skill. Mr. Ctsy's n.s.is
~ cultivated. snJ hsr.cr, though I've oft,u ~. >,
To rnstspi.or, hc is not sissy. happy SIR. W.
s'cr studies for metaphor. M-..phors vt tl.cn
selves eo'ac "a Mr.. Gay. Mr. WrbSsr pol,.l.
his bolts Mr.. Ga. throws his rough h~wn VI,
,ias ccnid have been post Mr. Webacr "a,
Yer eOuid have been. but poiwitilstandinx al thi.
Mr. Chc has becn little in dc hshit of calling
nit" ''eicisc his powers Of imagination ,lsat
nh'y arr nov almost .irmant; an. Mr. wci,..cr-
has 10 vel husbanded his ii,,c stock, that his l--
r"rA'oo "a reply to toi. Hyne, ia is.s) L. c... q
The mos beautiful, ave, the uosi b.-,Itif,,, az
the best cIprcs>edl Know ot any orator. A,s,,...
, or moc,rri.
To compare usesc gca,icmen with British a.
ancient orators - very Interesting FAR as n q
vclopcs th'ir p-culiaritias M,ln,.r h., an n,
logic Of Burke, With but liub. of Ia, .,,i.,,,,,t
imagery Clay has much or u.e wit of Sll. ri ,lau
with bat little OF his command of lan.,...,, :
Webster - ,l,c Brougt sun Of oar country Cls.
Is the Canning. Nebstcr has the grasp OF m.n.i
the vivid conception, the burning thoughts Of I'll,
6rs,-s,nd Clay has the daring We The prophetic
eye and eiivalrUus port II the last Webstcr ~
AN Erskine at the bar, and what il mnsr a ststr,-
man in addition. Clay is there os,t IL his cism.uf
with ton much OF the Corran and ts. lriAh schoob
Tor an American lawyer; but ia the Senxtr Fox
not r,adicr more brilliant. Wchs,sr h.s
the dirrctncss and aryiss rs of Cesar
speeches, SsluS has given them CLAY has an
th. vi,arity and life Of Cicero, With none Of his
polish. Webster las, much OF the condensed DOW
er and precision of the Atilenian C,ny has nj n
his esncsincss AMI energy, b,t Donc Of his lAir,
and study. The two orators united wonh .,.,.-
made a perfect Ucmosihens-s To s,,tn AS, So
merits Of the two, Ice me my then, Clay 4. a.,
orator by nature and WAS bonn to be one Web-
stcr IL an orator BY .Linc study and ..ie.,;
Clay Is always r'ady. The quicker the fla.h a.,
mon brilliant the bolt Webster thinks i,h Lee.
r'I,irity, and requires time To fory. his thunder
ana u nerve his Clay has but few rrsourr,.
IN ms carly studies Webster can call upon then.
TOR an, weapons AZ his bidding Clay appears b.t-
ter or brighter than Wells; rim b-,-ssa, hui W.h-
str appears better or brighter Hs brIsp Bob ar.
extraordinary D.er, and would make nm impr,rs
sion upon ala, assembly in ANY country But w.,
uieir eon'raricty at character admits with asivar
uge, oil placing them ia contrast ina os,ier b.tt,.
"a display them "a orators and satrsmeo n, H.,
octaie on the Cnited states, thcy exert that inf
cneE and guide our publie Affairs which x,nr,.,,,
On i.uheet VIII ever IN some dcgr,s. give A.,
Sp.e 81 party arrangements Bod, moving AMI
asuhs 'os,euier, arr irresistible n eloqns.nce in
argument, ia ioqual force. Oppoucnts must f,,lI
oei"re ulcm la Gebate, when they NOV. ON III
SAINT SIDE, They remind one Vi tlIe Wild She,,.n
moan and uIe Potomac they NEE, nj thr Bi,,.,
H'uS., A'd hcre eiea,e asunder tho mountain
from uie summit To the base leaving er,a,s AMI
fragments OF precipiccs behind, but anon dow mo,
ON ,ogether ms smoothly and calmly a. if n,tl,it.s
had happened. Their Junction aas 81 t;rSt f,,,,,
opposite and hitherto discorsnt polilicsI parsiel
Long have they flow ed over tho x.,,,, - -
run an the same channel Whthrr- as Lar. ,v,-a,s
seln 10 oincu, u,is current is % he. hr,,ks,,.r,
anu TO diseinboSue itself by difcrnt Inpuths- ~
question: unse VIII dttrInine; bot si,.-. ne,
~ ''eaA if" each other the points IL Separate,
wiz so"h be- wider and rougli,'r ulan the point OF
confluence. The Puiou,.c Nav glade On, a. n -
Yiides by this city, Ia dignity, Il. q ..n,..- Ia ma