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step his conclusions (sr,.,as j., a. time. .ra,,;,
fpiyf ui, susnsing. Talent is eomrnoni, -,,i,,r
Se.u, h'ugh,'oi. Genius viii .,n,bol With Tia.
Md, or grapp'e With the lion. Tsisst ut bed.
sp,rts but nv kwar,lly. Genius IL instinct irnnui
pass'on Talent u GOODNESS, 6rmh.ss, eoIl,c,,,I-
ness. Genius il. nj times errsti,c Ma, ward. i'm
prudent Talent Is straightforward, dir,st pro-
r nt a's", e,.,n's s'aseqaences, aud Looks a
hesn' ge,i"s seldom Dies. hut darts bravIy on
ward. t'e'sius takes empirc over the heart. and
The ieeiingS Talent aims for t,c r,ason all tn.
Judgment Talent never does rash ihiny Genius
often docs. Talent II praise~orti,y admired
honorcd. Genius IL adorvd, worshir,rsl i,lol,x.d
rIient taxes its vctarcs IN, lcatlii;; and
pcrsua'ies them along. Geuius imI,cis, hurrics,
inspires them onward. Genius Is alternately de
! spending and enthusiastic, Talent Is oeither -
Genus invcnts Talent discovers. Genius cr,-
atc- projects, designs Talent. conbine srran-rs,
lconG.'ets, performs. Bouapartc Was man oi
wonderful genius. Wellington is n man of cx-
usof-iinuy talents. Genius is good nj every thing.
sfore,cry thing .audacious ia every thing
ra'sn. has icss scope, less power, lesser grasp
nenius can live without stufy, and Vet dazzlr.-
| Talent must study. in order to shine. Genius
~ the diamond, polished and cssed Talent is the
carbon in the orr. Gcnirs like the snn has light
Of ITS Own. Talent, like The moon, must borrow
'r. ~, sn"i"r. t'cnins Is the fire and fame Of It,
sell Talent must have the fiat and ssri On strike
oat the spark. II Jupiter could divide his pnr,-
saNs, gcnius would WELD has lightning and tn
ient his thnnder. Gerias is splendid. Talent is
,st Taos s'-oins makes ne slsier,0Id nam, anal
talent the great nam. Cesar had genius C;ee,,n
had taicttS. Thus Caesar ~as A. ap, In the field
| IN an uic forum, and Ciccro's for n range wa.
within Que orbit, and that n starry one. Homer
haa gsnns. virgil had talents, Tor iiomcr creat,-i
and Virgil stole from him ByIrn Lad genius
Southcy has talents. Bulwer has genius. Coon.,.
has talents Genius is the charaetriis ie Of th,.
fr,pch. Talent of the English, The one re,o-
innOnZcs with the ord and the musket an,i the
other nj the polls and the musings. Tie on,
nm fry n. a.
dance, with equal f,ryor, and the other carefully
dstipguishc t,c little from the great But arm
wandering, however. My distinctions, I v IN con-
css, are not all strictly correct, but they will inn
press strongly upon the reader the distinction b.,
tween MIR. Clay and Mr.. Webster.
| As AN orator, limiting the idea To pction. cnun
citation, and the immediate impression, MIR. Claw
IS ahead, might add, fA' ahead Of MIR Webster.
Na,uic mas done more Tor him ia person, in voice,
giving him tones Is strong, as rich and as ,,-,s,
ally swelling the notes OF the or-psa and 4.
power and depth oi meditation, unrivalLd by
comparison. Has action is 10 the VERY life. ur,h,st
81. pneni,'sa,cd, Spontaneous, t,c offspring Of Tia.
passing thought Ills cotiiac.laice efnbsr,i,. tLe
passion and energy Of the moment Il exhibits.
without effort, the very picture Of indignation of
pride, of humility, Of hauyhtiuesS Of coute,nn,.
OF diseain, OF so.tncss Of ferceness OF swecincss
IL - bland, or terrible, coDtemptuous, or h,Imle
- the occasion demands i'he soul speaks ia the
lace The spirit play 3, as IL were, on every mus
| Gle visible without The eve speaks-thc fu.,,r
speeks-ihe whole body has its story 20 TIL. Ihc
ocst actor Of Shakspearian tragedy has not more
easy, all is natural, all Is unprrr,..itat.d nry,r
h'sih the nlasa who could command sueh brcati.-
less attention tor so long time over the whole
audnciy,-thc man of ttleuts, the maj, of taste
we'll ms The casual intriiopcr, tl.c uneoneeIn-
ed and uninitiatcd spectator. You forget G.,ivu..
| shjcct ~
AZ . great man, ia that character alone, Mr.
webster makes a stronger impression tl,as, Mr..
Cly. know not how the public or mysclf .,,;,.
~ the conclusion, but such Il Is Mr. ig,y seem,
IKE ono OF ourselves, who has high spirits great
genius, great Independence Of thought aud seton
AMI an almost omiiPotcnt infueuee over other
men, oet ct lac - a nal, aeieycr fcllow--ole ~
vs. we Know and like him, anal are ready q, do
him any service. We would work for him. talk
Tor him, write for him, aye fett EIr him, sh 4
hearty good will, but y,t lac is one Of us, aud We
Would obey han, net bccanse lac seems boro 20
S',hnis1, bui beeiIiise lac ~ 80 much like our
sitca htr. Webster stands hloof incomDr,.lIcr.-
sibie, understandable. We adGnirc him We aI,.
proud oi hSn. Nc have confidence la him We
believe Him equal 20 any occlsiOi, bm va lac docs
S9t scen 70 DC made a TIA same surf We arr-
he sits IS IL ir were dictator and 40 ~st,. Lon,
Ia obey. lie looks upon the multitude n.ir ,h,.H
verr rs men, and would b. sof1y " th.y did net
uliuk aid act AS he drinks nal srts Ne cast.
his eyes over the Senate as IL IL vas IL eiIrs.-
oeafl and the Senators hss eess-,aen. lie never
!
nifty - always upon him. little men may snsn
and srowf &c him, aud lac lever I,ceds them. III
one of his built AID his eas comes la his waY. he
SHAKES him on, ca raps lis ears. The school,
..Stsr seems In be ia his char and With his p.I-
pills OBJ dent to Iis fat rA1re hc ats Ike
cloud with u'andcr, storm aud tcsa,,st sinnller-
INK "a ITS folds--ur ~ the poet has Il
;. QDenehedin dark clouds IL slun,l,er lie
TIC urrrNr OF his bcAk And tightening IL his eye
Mr. Webster rasons with wonderful ei..srnc..
and precision Of LANGUAGE and thought NIr Cav
- less riHr, aud KISS prccise The hnull,.st intsl-
Al y hra.h Aiong ard assonts 60 Mr.. W clusters
ks.iuons. rsquiFrs more 0f effort 81 mind 10 1
ioiloS M Clay. Mr. Webstcr argues, "a aI.sir,.
delivering his charge g. the Jury weighing AID
situng ali the evidence, and II .cOnr.r,,ssl In
re.rhing sey thing bat Ibc ursh. Mr.. CIay argues
~ q WeFc Zoe victory, anil ~ III his wIo b,.y -
bcht that Hence Mr. Wrbssef,, srv,,,r,,, j
make an iniIrcssiua usst Mr.. Clay = do r.ot when
They arr rpaiiy ~ good. The auditory ma. dis. 1
trust Ne. Clay, bur they can ssSer dissr,ti NJ
fbstr. iel.ee Mr.. Chiy eonguersby ElOquancs,.
Mr. w ebsier 10y kcassa Mr. Wobsisr B..,er az. I
poses bmselfto attack, bat i,S,snel,es su E,stiGs
s,cry P0d'ign. lie las r4Ouists alI arousd him 4
Mr Clsy sAliies fJTfh boldly and rssl,ly s.J l,,.
himsst oprn AZ All points, bH va b. d. ,o,,, tl.,
s..-"sh him. Mr.. Mebsier i The hca,y armed
honsea With his hCiulef, and bssuk,.,. .,d -,
Mr.. tisy IL tAe .iil..s oasAlles I'D, 49,, ~. .l
s'sd his shield Mr.. Nes-tfr wi~ld. sl,,i, a..
Hiih = brassy arm. Nc. Glsy hs,st. : st,,.r I'D,
snighty an Mr. Clay viu driv,. ~ o. ,i.iste.,
hEif, ~ rctrsst pith uOftcri,d siiu ~ Wcf 4
stcT stands ty himself, Vanquisses III euern, "a
tiiey ecsnr. and D. therv impft.gs.l,l- Az ypeb-
~ y 80, t'cF tor'.iins Coclss o tlc BRIDE M
10 y. h's s'oEle sse' b'1f' ~ srTny NJ Cisy
- hke our OSn Harvey, 40 senl. al eptb,,,s.se
liil e straiogefns Ter s,st,,,se ~. - 80, -
tight Tor ~ equal Mr.. Wc6s,.r. 4 b. s4r,,' ~.
po.,ni, tp''si earE q w main srtnr,b ~ tl.s
siii sar'l BY DIVISION, BY saasseusr,. D, ,nsyel.
asd eosintcrIiis rules ' -
s'roegfr Hsan ~ lrrase s,a ,,..i,,.,., ,o,d -,
80 ~ elsy y De stronger 10 ts,ii.r ss.nibly \
ipus - Va Ss'.ais, thick NJ Nsi,ss n can ostr-
s,-ash 10y ~ thinga bcisr rqusI Ba ~ %,
- 1tay Hould esFYy i.ii ~ .jsFiiy, in site
y ~. ct'-ffT- Ar tisy's plsiisfn, ~ 80
i.es aie aslsniraiac.. NJ Wehstsr's iliHt her,-,
49, ,. tiiinef.i, hut is 80 etfi.i ~ iif tlss'
NJ tiay, siti' 81 Ppyaiar nlaHsrs 81 l,eriia- {