Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-15
From The Alabama Monitor.
PORTRAITS OF THE Iith CONGRESS-.

| In the speech of Mr.. WILDE, of Georgia, de-
| livered in the House ofRepresentativcs in 1872,
! on the Tariff, he thus introduces, in style of
beauty peculiar to his own classic genius, a
sketch of some of the distinguished men of the
Fourteenth Congress. 0Sl6.) Mr.. Wilde says
The restrictive system is more plainly to be
traced to the embargo, non-ntercourse, non
| importation, war, and double duties. When
peace came, these duties were about to expire
new system of revenue was to be devised,
and the manufacturers, threatened, as they be-
lieved, with ruin, earnestly and humbly entreat-
cd that the amount required as revenue should
be so imposed as to enable them to stand the
shock.
Ii was under such circumstances that the
fourteenth Congress assembled. At that time
l had the honor TO be a member of this House.
1t was an honor then. What it is nop, | shall
not say. 1t is what the twenty-second Con-
gress have been pleased to make it. have
! neither time, nor strength, nor ability, to speak
| OF the Legislature of that day as they deserve
nor is this the fit occasion. Yet the coolest or
| most careless nature, cannot recur to such as
socates, without some touch of generous feel
| ing, which, in quicker spirits would kindlc in
to high and almost holy enthusiasm
LOWNDES.
Prc-cmincnt-yet not more proudly than
humbIy e-cmlncnt-among them, was gen
teman from South Carolina; now no more /;
the purest, the calmcst, the most philosophical
OF our country's modern statesmen. One no
less remarkable for gentleness of manners, and
kindness of heart than for that passioness un-
clouded intellect which rendered him deserv-
| ing of the p-ase-if ever man deserved it-of
merely standing by and letting reason argue
for him. The true patriot, incapable of oil sci.
| fish ambition, who Stunned office and distinc.
tion, yet served his country faithfully, because
| he loved her. He, mean, who consecrated
by his example, the noble prccept, so entirely
| his own, that the first station in the republic
I was neither TO be sought after nor declined-a
sentiment so just and so happily expressed, tina,
it continues 10 be repeated, because it canno,
| be improved.
! PINKNEY.
! There was, also, n gentleman from Mary.
land, whose ashes now slumber in your GENE
terry. 1t is not long since stood by his tomb
and recalled him, as he was then, in all the
pride and power Of his genius Among tht
first of his countrymen and contemporaries. at
| lurist and statesman, first as an orator, he was
If not truly eloquent the prince of rhetoricians
Nor did the soundness of his logic suffer an,
thing, by n comparison with the richness anC
classical purity of the language in which he co
piousiy poured forth those fgurative illustra
tions of his argument, which enforced whil
they adorned it. But let others pronounce hi
cuoCy. | must not, feel as if his might,
spirit still haunted the scene of its triumphs
and when dared to wrong them, indignant,
rcbukcd me.
These names have become historical Their
were others, of whom it is more difficult t
speak, because yet within the reach of prais
or envy. For one who was, or aspired to be
: a politician, it would be prudent, perhaps wise
to avoid a mention o. these men, Their acts
: their words, their thoughts, their very look
have become subjects of party controversy
But he whose ambition is of higher or lowe
order, has no need of such reserve. Talent
Of no party exclusively; nor is justice.
RANDOLPH.
Among them, but not of them, in the fearful
and solitary .ubimity OF genius, stood "A ger
teran from Virginia-whom it were supcrfr
r Gus to designate. Whose speeches were un
versally feared Upon whose accents did tn
r habitually listless and unls;ening House hang
so frequently, with wrapt attention Who's
fame was identified with that body for so lon
, period Who was more deXterous debator
a ripper scholar better versed in the politics
our own country! or deeper read in the hlstor
OF others! Above all who was more thorough
iy imbued with the idom of the English laI
. guage-more completely master OF its strengt
and beauty, and deicacyi or more capable
y breathing thoughts of flame in words of magi
n and tones Of silver
n CALHOUN.
# There was, alse a son ofSouth Carolina, ST.
I, in the service of the Republic, then, undoub
h edly, the most influential member of this llous
= With genius eminently metaphysical, he a
+ piled to politics his habits of ofanalysis, abstra
e. tlon, and condensation, and thus gave TO Il
problems of Government something OF III
grandeur which the higher mathematics ha'
le borrowed from astronomy. The wings Of i