Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-02-17
MIR. MARSHALL. OF KY.

or all the great men in The present
Congress there is perhaps none so emf
nently gifted with the cOpid UerborWm--
rich and varied resources OF language
as Mr.. Marshall The following elo-
quent paragraph is extracted from a
speech lately delivered by Mr.. NJ in the
House Of Representatives; in wi hich he
describes DANIEL WEBSTER, as he appear.
ed in The delivery Of that Masterpiece
OF Congressional EIoquence, the speech
on Fool's Resolution:
"Sir, (said Mr.. M.ll know cot what
others may consider as genius or ardor.
Sir spoke the Other day Of the impres.
sion made upon my mind by the great
| Senate: from Massachusetts whpu saw
and heard him for The first time put forth
his vast powers in debate. The Demo
cratic prints sometmes called him the
"godIke" in deriSen. TO me that day
he seemed aImoet divine lie looked
the Olympian love 10 council. Had ce-
leslla wisdom chosen mortal residence,
on that majestic brow she mIghl have
fixed her throne. ! he MASSIVE gran
deur, phIIesophic cast, aRd rigorous con-
toUr Of the head, all giving inIaIIible in
dicalion OF the possession and intense
exertion OF The higher faculties OF reas
oning and investigation, contrRsted, yet
harmonized, with The wild and dreamy
light that stressned from the large dark
unlathomabe eyes, flushing as they
rolled, the &eEy soul OF ideahsm and 70
nance. Never was the appea rance oil a
man in more perfect keeping with the
true character OF his in.eIIeG; never
were head aud face more truly the type
Of the genius which animated lhem.-
Never were more VaHed, wonderful, and
TO vulgar apprehension, Incompatible
faculties conferred upoa any man. Pro
Ioundly learned, no exhibited its results
rather than its processes. No clumsy,
tatigalng, pedanuc array Of the i'm
mense mass oil his knowledge; no tedious
detail OF the vast sango OF facts from
which he had dedaced his principles.
loaded your attention or retarded bis ar.
gumenl He had studied The history of
all nations, and extracted the universe!
truths impressed upon them all that he
might apply them to the peculiar con
slItntlon and practtcel affairs OF his own
llo had bathed in the fountains and qual.
fed from the genuine sources of knowl.
edge and oi truth, and came thence i'm
bued and reeking with the essence Of
philosophy, while he lrampIed on and
rejected the trammeis Of The school,
mans jsrgon, scorning TO employ as the
inslruments,ol his demonstrali the for
NAL categoriec Of technical logic. Yet
the cIearness, Gloseness, simplicity, and
accuracy Of his statement of general
propositions, and ,.he intense. rigorous.
UDsparing severity with which he en-
forced and applied them, neither chilled
the glow nor curbed the graDduer of his
style. Along the swelling volume Of
his speech rolled proud philosophy,
seated in the lTiumphsI cRf, clad ia the
gorgeous Vestments, and breathing from
every part The rich perfume Of poetry
) itself. And what, what was his theme
that dayF The Constitution, its popular
origin, its paramount. power, its entire
independence oil State control or inter
ference, the universality of It's powers
where they did exist, and the iursdic
ton Of the Supreme Court OF the Union
Of all queStione in which their existence
= was involved. These mighty principles
were the very burden Of his discourse
Heavens, how hIsIllp wrilhed and curled
under the fierce and almost savage smile
that qulVered, ilijcbered, and played a.
round his mouth and over his swarl
: check, like lightning Ger cloud, while
he hurled back the thunders of his in
vectiVe, or poured out 10 mingled mruh
and madness the full torrent of his de-
rision and scorD upon the peculiar doc
trIOes Of the South. scattering sophisms
retordng sarcasms and fllnging defiance
upon the hunters Of the South and of the
West who pressed and swarmed around
The lion they hadToused. And abali he
my master, come here nov 10 uuteact
D me ell all -
), Here Mr.. Profit called the hour rule
J J and Mr. Marshall ceOsed 10 speak.
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