Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-02-28
THE GREAT DEBATE.
From the New-York Journal Of Commerce.
WAsHiNGToN, Feb. 18th.


WAsHiNoroN, Feb. 18th.
Mr. Calhoun commenced his speech n
gainst the Enforcing Bill at ~ o'clock
to-day, and spoke till halfpast one, when
he was sieZed with dizziness of eyes, to
which he said he was subject, and was
obliged to throw himself or the indul- .
gence of the Senate for an adjournment;
which was cheerfully accorded to him.
He will proceed in his remarks to-mor-
row. The most profound and courteous
attention was afforded to him by every
body. He spoke with ease, fuency, ar
dor, and more than his former rapidily.
His enuncation and cadence were de-
cidedly bad. lie clips some his words
in such IA way that we often lose the
point of sentence; and his cadence, at
all times, is so low, that the whole SEN
tence is left as unintelligible and cabals-
tic as his doctrines of Notification. In
general, he was, by great manifest ei-
fort, cool, collected, and moderate but,
now and then, his feelings overpowering
him, he was led into cXtravagant, and
perhaps unsenatorial warmth. But no.
body felt disposed to find fault with him
for this;-every allowance was made for
his situation, and those whom he could
not convince, he deeply interested.
4 He did not touch, except incidentally,
the abstract doctrine Of Notification. -
Indeed, it was his purpose to avoid it en-
t!rely. Most Of his topics were OF Il gen
eral nature-such as the situation of ;.
Carolina-his own course in relation to
the Tariff-and the character and ten
dency of our institutions But his main
object, so far as he went to-day, seemed
to be, to show the incxpediency Of the
, Bill, and to fix upon its Southern friends
the charge Of gross Inconsistency be-
tween their principles and practice.
Extract Of Letter TO the Editors Of the American
4, Sentnel-daed Washington, Feb. 10Th.
Two days in succession have been
cxhausting my bodily strength in squeez-
ing and being squeezed, in the Senate
Chamber. And yet would go through
it all again and again, to enjoy the same
high intellectual treat which the debate
between CALHOUN and WEBSTER has af-
/ forded. The former has not reached my
, expectations. Perhaps it is owing to his
unfortunate, and | really cannot help
thinking, unnatural position. His doc
trine of Notification is sustained by no
power Of intelect-it bears down to the
earth the genius and spirit whence it
has sprung. Mr. Webster grappled him
the instant he ceased to speak, and has
/ dashed him from one rock to another un-
I til no life nor shape seems left l cannot
describe to you the effect Of his speech.
! From the Washington Correspondent Of the New
II York Advocate.
i Mr. Calhoun was occasionally eloquent
generally warm and excited, and spoke
for the most part rapidly-but his voice
was not clear, nor even firm; and his
nervous and physical system appeared to
be much weakened He was nervous
in the extreme, but this might have aris-
en- from the peculiar position in which he
finds himself placed.
Mr. Calhoun had scarcely taken his
seat, when Mr. Webster rose, as if deter
mined not to lose moment. He placed
himself in attitude-moved his chair ou,
of his way-and seemed prepared al
once for regular speech. And such a
speech l have never hcard--from q
quarter to one, (when Mr. Calhoun con.
cIuded) till three-then recess till five
o'clock-then from five till past eight o
clock tonight, when he concluded. Il
has not yet ceased to ring in my ears -
II has not been surpassed in my opinion
by any effort he ever made, not except
ing his famous speech on Foote'S rcsolu
ton on the public lands In parts it wa.
: wthering-it was annhl'atine - md iul
{ Of mixed argument s. sarcasm.