Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-10-14

60 mass upon his lie k-no favorable sign,
'ancy' OF The value which he puts upon
men, What n lofty forehead he has!
WIN, me eye, the nose, the cheek bones OF
an indian prophet. His long fingers arc
co'iy claspcd in each other-hls brow
iiAed, and, with his chin resting on his
breast, he seems ruminaling some great
iin''"haI questInn--ur per- hance a game
III tllree handed whist like his mouth
proulgl'usIy--ln fact, it is prodlgious
NOUN : as wide and smooth as IL Connec-
'Icut clam SHE'LL it contains too, words as
smooth and slippery as clam shells me IT..
Behold! something has brought h. m to
his ieet' 'Mr. President What soft,
S'IVery, simple ulterance he gives the
word! What fine six foot, flu ed
fellow. lie has learned his ges.
lures from nature! Now lifting his hands
with an easy motion to his head-and now
they meet, like his conclusions, in one
perfect unity OF point. But he is only
suggesting to the Senate-,he question
belore 1t, is not one oil great moment, else
Harry would do the business in quite a
different style. If the honor, the reputa.
ton. the interest of the country were at
stake, he would make you feel every sort
OF way--from the maddened Indignation
of the soul, down to The calm sunshine
of the heart. To use an illustration
fromh is great Internal improvement
speech, she would cause to crawl along
with the snail.lke progress of the slug
gSh Mississippi craftsman, whiting on
tide and wind-but, superior 10 both, like
the noble steamboat, da>hing from its Prov
every impeachment, he would bear dawn
all opposition" Harry Clay is truly Il
great man; and, if We speak Of him as an
orator, he certainly stands at the head OF
The American catalogue. When say
this, To- Sc none of my deep veneration
for Patrick Henry. That man, grant,
spoke with a voice sweeter than music
in words as pure and as true as inspra-
lion'-but they were The words of liberty
and no lips, warmed with Goals from
her altar, could have failed 10 have spoken
el guenlIy. 1t was easy then to be pa.
Ir.o', and still easier 10 proclaim patriotic
sentiments--bu' in this day--no, will
not express ysell--enough is it, that we
have such men as Henry Ciay--and the
Republic is safe. Those men who sup.
pose him a great politician, have wide y
mistaken nlm-I mean politician as it is
now tAken--wilh all its trickery and
time serving. he is too frank for such,
he attempted TO act the part once, but
came near being hisycd from The stage
If Henry Clay lives at all with po>leritS
(and | do not make this posslbi ity,) II
musl be the fl st OF our Parliamentary or
ators-as The man, who was idllizel by
his fiends, and honored by those. who,
differing from his rulnics, have been i'm.
pr peri, cllled his enemies.
Ju,t before Harry, have placed the
honorable Daniel Webster. cannot
nickname him Even his name is TOO
cold and terrible to sport with. There is
nothing OF persuasion or gentleuess in
h.s counienance--if YOU love 1t al all, 'Is
IN y that we which superior abilities IN.
spre. have SAID his he, ID re minds one
of some massive castle. If you could
point from Them twn spears dipped in poi
son, with The back flags of death pa'ci
above, they would somewhat resemble
his darkend brows and furious eyes when
provoked TO combat. Then, too, is that
unearthly smile OF hs--aIways attending
his sarcasms, viii h, as an orator OF the
other house has well said, are like
",he emanalons Of the spirit OF the icy
ncean--they are frozen mercury, tecom-
ing a. caustic as red bot iron" If the
Massachusetts Senator never warns you
with his fancy, he never tails 10 delight
His mind IS a book Of we'll selected pro.
bems, which he dempnstr" ties and arran-
yes in a structure as various and as beau
liul as the pillars Of the senate room in
which he ,hnnders. Nature has cut him
out, uody and soul, for the forum; and, il
this government ever places hun in his
proper sph re, it will lie al the head Of
our judiciary, Illuminating il by his 'ali'
ous Accomplishments and profound legal
altanments.
Immediately before Webster, on the
opp site side Of the Senate, sis Calhoun
If you notice that peculiar forehead u
his, with the stiff, grizzly hair which
stands up alb we it, YOU vii! never aitel
mistake his Likeness He is the G Ell es
man in con, ersaii,n you ever listened to
lie is up! II he had not such a slo lch II
his hi. shnul ers, he would be at least sil
ieet high. But he wears the helm o
Mlnerva and that OF itself, is enough t.
make him s,oop. He has (as is alway
his manner) caught the eye oil Webster
and is avlng "ff his argument to him.
His long slim finger, how p'iniedly
shakes--his mouth, how il g. es-an! hi
eye-,hat eye, which every one marks O
E such peculiar feature--t.nw it search
Il l.