Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-06-24

Than fur. and never over twenty minutes iong
Bo,h were aronsed and beh@efe arguing Tor vic
,o,, ov =, nj her Senator's mlnds.fot ohio AID New
l-r.rv. and Maine. and Pennss .ans, aed Rlaede Is
land and Connecticut. knew hsrto ito. The ter
y,bIe logic of Nebsei's sentences. so cnmpaet ant
of weir HI so massive that every word seemed @
iron " as making decr,d Impression upon Clay
battered shield. Tie agile keniuckau, swift rs lie
h 10 parry ard 10 Aruss. Was but poorly defending
lis eauscliotn hahn, Senih Carolina. whose cause
he had heen pleading. had committed too roans
sins for hin, hear ms shoulders IN such y
fight and Webster tore them a. Calhoun vas
moving his hawks Eve with the wiidesr glare, and he
loaged 10 ponnce upon The Yankee and ny TO tear
him To death hW The field was kept clear, and no
other champion rerpiiied 10 enter The list.
Clay became angry. as its cause became weak, and
Webster grinned one Of those smiles OF BIZ, when lac
thinks he has victim under his paw, Ii VS. clear
10 every bod, that Gay was losing gfouhJ, and
Webst r was carving at before him. II felt
IN tina, electric atmosphere rde ehqnen,c OF con.
vtction ever creates. h excies the smile upon the
counicnancr AZ The auditor. OF draws out his Iuro-
nnIary applause The f,,i uas, Mr.. Clay 10
match for Mr.. Webster ia tile severe leg,oal anay
sis in ~h,rh he had been making hs till. lis MUD
had ne. her. disciplined IN tie rgij New In. Land
school Of question and ,cpl,. lie bad s.,vei been
iaush 10 weigh every ward. ,ad 10 use word
wi,asai SO weight. iie did not know hal il was
10 speak eriempoU Coke OF MARSHALL would
~Iirr. Norman al last awafe ri IL euor
he had been committing ia THIS three hours debate
than Mr. Clay hiuselr The battle axe aud ldud
grou. lac Immediately saw, wete not then tie YEA
pons tor him. The slcdse-hammer logic 81 the Scn.
arorffom Massat hnscts. hcthren down 81 oree, and
fetraiing lillle 10 eatth bs breath. he rushed a.
gain TO the contest, a. sportsman upon some noble
sIeed. Who meets man Of inn well enjfeht led,
~hom lie is atraid ton closely approach, bat intn
the JOINTS oil whose siled lac ESSAYS 10 dish. Clay
then came forth rs another mar ilnned and earar-
soned a gallant cavalier, who bad only read books
of chisaiy. and never looked into ofks ol logic
law.-tis cunsummaie skil as public MAN uet-
~ mare lriumphaudy displayed. 1t vas then, ~ ex-
horn e the Senate 20 save tie cuuuly-lo save
MS fron, civil wat--lu'i brother ffout drtnouug his
hands IN btuthcf's bloed.-thai the majestic and
deep-rontd notes ef has Astounding voice shook the
Senate INTO obedience, and actually dreuehed the
little audience in teais. He was irresistible. Mr.
Webster coldly repca, he had argued With him as
astatesman, bu he had no repls 10 make, II what,
however good, nothing but defamation. Bui
deelan ton had WIN the PALM. the Srnate MAS Il
ken bs storm the House instantly welded. Ia =
single evening lie Bin IN that body went through
silihe ioms Il lar--aud rr-apprated IN The seualr,
now without flc revenue objection, Tie = Il Of tie
House Perhaps man never won great yicto-
~ orer puhic buds.-and such Was bis temporary
power. thai In spite at al Tie eilotts OF he admins
trarpnn, which was almost supreme IN tic Lower
House he carried h,s we'll Known Ilud Bill alSo. AID
could have carriedn, Il the Pfcsdcu had feluIed
n"ihh's veto, by he constitutional najorl, o iwu-
fihds. u Was Din tins occasion tld MLtlt, 1, tcs
poned 10 have said 10 ttiend, i wish ron L. 70
home forever Ia my farm n Ashland fer ha,e done
all The good ! can tlo ia public iitf." Bur When his
Land Bill was p0cle{ed he's faited Ia Lave added
10 the same friend, "Ah my cnt1ncs liar know ne.
will pursne har measure rs long God blesscs ne
with life. They keep me in lie field when would
abandon all TO them"
nnsi close N, engllencd s1etrh aLefe | nm.
h do So with Tetut taucr. asuauch Is Nei have
ss'knoihine al M. Cay, the Aitx 81 or country
dnhng the re,iiuus period tie last VA with Great
Bniain He was orc OF tlteneeoiiaofs OF ll1e peace
which succeeded lie war. Tie was lhe champion
at SaHh American lndepcudenor-ihe fllher nj
The Am~,'e@n Systematic Pae,ii,atof during lint
sio,"sed -ahiul Struggle which srok the ptlirs al
The Union. when tie merits OF thr Missouri question
.ere discussed in lie WORST temper ~ aad ont Of
Congress. Upon BIS shagliefs be las horne The
hea, aud burden OF more eGi> a'tsc contests an any
othrr man IN the Country. Na u,au las carried
through s, many pans.-orismaitd so many i'm
por ant schemes, OF achieved 50 many lfumnhs lie
came To Congress as snua as The Constitution Of ms
country allowed Inn Place there anil ffafn th.f
hour 10 tbs lie has received the win g confidence
Of one oil the oldest and uobcsl states ii Tie Cout,
eracy.
PosrrrITYi is just and onr oauntr,mcr. IN i;,se
TO come. will lrl The name II lenf, Gay in hal
loved remembrance. j may not br IN The day at In.
own existence, but the time viii come AS crtipipy ps
The VIII rise. and one daN succeed nnotpT H. lie
grave. The EVIL lie has dom. ifant viii be- rcair,pber-
ed 10 moe, and the good he has done " n i've afe,
him II is The politicians fate. willie npan The rub
lie stage 10 be wronced ard to be cursed Envy and
deIraciion shower their ARROWS upon HIM Malice
and passion hurl iher tIuRdeflolfs and rerafdl,ss
Of The wong done, and otihe Consequences ofarope
one man will boldly tell YOU md The counfty tina,
an " Adm nisraton must be put dow n II uuph pute
MS the angels at the night hand III Cod" Pffinlree
nor passion anger nor excitement, escape NV hile m
pubic HE, bur 10 his rctfeme from the arena of the
political ,ht every angry passau hpshed and lhe
siora which bur yesterday ragged like Il rempest !.
calned. Asirp beyond that Ieliremehf-M least IN
the grave he f. d,f"sl beneath the cads Of The val
ley, and there he, who alive was proclaimed an en-.
envy TO his race. finds the tongues OF lie very ,e,
once so butter ~ expressions of wrong and in nrts al
outrage, nov most eloquent in praise Of the ,oo1
deeds done by him for his country and the wn,lJ
Mr. Ch.'s fare IN this icspecl has Ieen thai ofall
good and great men IN all ages In HE aoprnyJ f
hrs own conscience.-lhe applause Of tui,,a, d, and
thousands Of finn and devoted fentfs-be bs -,
ward enough,-gfis nofe th1n The choicest Ch,,s.
'endon could heslow. Seeing Mr.. Cla, as have
seen him. and knowing him as | do, my PRAYER snail
be. that he may.
" Live
Longer Than have tine to tell his ,eals
Esfr behaved mud Ia, his rule he
And when old time shall lead Inn To his end
1oodness and he fill up monument
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