The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-05-19

81 hls polisics. 10 The same giant sf izssl-
lses slll: D4nisl Webster rose. and rcd
for himself snd his collragoe. and ne
stais o. Massachusetts, = solemn pr0iesi,
which Tor simplicity sad beauty nf style.
for concentration az strength, and clear
meas IL argument, Tor tone and temper.
fordlgniiy Of thought and expression. and
for elevation Of moral feeling. Is unsur
passed. | venture 10 say. BY any STATE
paper Of any tine for any occasion.
Whilst reading this paper, there vas not
q whisper silence seened 70 approve
every word and every sentiment; deep
and even painful attention seemed 10 pro-
mise that conviction was wrought IN
The minds cf many, and all seemed Is If
just arrested in the act of perpelraung
some h0rFid deed, nnlnlenl0nally, from
which their minds seemed for moment
10 revolt Hope rose up within me-
that is Ihe word. that 10 the speech. that
is The paper, nothing more, nothing less
than what ] prayed Cor then. Ii any
thing could have touched The minds and
hearts Of such men, the protest Of Daniel
Webster and John L. Davis, Of Massa-
ehuse,ls. would have wrought upon them.
Never, never shalI forget the manner IN
which he uttered The words" We have
collected ourselves 10 witness this scene"
He spake triumphsnty Of Massachusetts
she stood erect-she had not bowed
the knee or The nsck-her soil was mir
ed With the best blood Of the revolution.
I vas losing myself wildly looked 10
the seats Of Virgins Senator'S. Where
vas Leishi Where was Tyler! | rould
have shrieked for them-the genius Of
Virginia. did agonize. No Leigh. no
Tyler was Ihere-they were already
dragged out frnm those seats, sna,ched
from the defence Of lhe journal, Of the
Senate. Of the Constitution.
No such deed could be done with such
men there. No, never, never: for well
d. | remember the speech Of Leigh; it
ca aeser be forgotten by Benton. or
Re-, OF sny one who heard IL. Il mace
Rec look like he did during the aciual
scene Of expuncuon-lIke what Judge
Wilkins called Johnny Neal-sald he.
"Johnny Neal You are . small man:"
he made Benton look like he fell in the
Chapel when he was expelled from coli
lepe at the age Of 20. weighing 100
pounds nett, for -. Yes, Sir.
Mr. Leigh was giving many beautiful and
appropriate pathological illustrations from
the Holy Scriptures. " show the mean
ing If the verb " to keep"-at last he
paused. raised his speclacles. settled
himself back upon his short leg, csugh.
his left wrist in his RICH, hand. and fixed
his eve directly and full On Tom Benton
he seemed 10 pierce him through and
through. had seen the painting OF Adam
and Eve, the picture OF the Temptation.
] had criticised that painting for the al
tempt TO pain, yisibly the influence Of The
Serpen, upon the fair mother Of US all.
| rad thought tina, an influence could not
be painted. But when saw Leigh look
al Benton, | a, once yielded the criticism
II could see something going straighI
on, Of Leigh's eve directly through him.
II Il had been a keen. cutting two. edged
sword. piercing to the dividing assunder
OF MS joints and marrow. he could not
have WINGED more; he shrunk up to one
half OF his dimensions He covered his
face with hrs hands, he fell and could Not
conceal il: and il Leigh had aimed pls-
tol all the time, and fred ball true into
his side, he could not have hurt him
worse than when he terminated the as
ful pause by saying Aad, Mr Presl-
deul. in that chaiechism which NY ninth
er ,aught me. l learned TO keep--io keep
my hands from picking m,d stealing and
my tongue from era speaking
prayed for Leigh sgsn-I looked
around and saw RIsesl | could not desisi
from speaking to him. | dld tell him
Sir, | would IN God that thus cup had
TO pass from you" He seemed 10 me
10 irel humbled. and he replied in sub
stance and nearly in words. " II any one
aIpposes that this scene was gotten up
BY me, II 10 a great mistake. lie said
more. the amount Of which was, as sup.
posed, that he never expected TO be
brought up actually 10 the damned deed.
could not pity him. he fell below con-
tempt. Benton knew he had played the
hy pocriIe; he knew he was conscience
stricken: he knew he had before the re-
spect Of many men Of worth in the opPo-
silion. OF which he (Benton) had none;
he knew it would be the bitterness Of
ashes to his taste TO be forced to vote &C.
,uaIly for expunging: and he was deter
mined that RIves. his rival. should be as
odious as himself; he drugged the cup
for him. held il 10 his lips, held him to u.
and made him drink TO The dregs. He
made more grimaces. showed more nau-
sea. than a sick man. Benton calculated
rightly: he had sunk in self esteem, and
in the respect Of others ever since. lie
DULLES him and bloffs him and his friends,