Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-01-25

currency should prrvade every part and portion OF the ooun
Try diung vitality and health through every artery and
OF the body polite that tia poet roads should
extend throughout hmu difusing every where general
intelligence the People. Yet Mr. Webster had laid down
and sanctioned doctrine by which the entire paramount
powers Of this Federal Government must inevitably be
ovcrhrown. Aud this he rendered To the American
People and Tor what lay, for whS'-because the Ad.
mniStIaion determined sacrifice 10 PROSTATE
the claims OF Henry Clay.
Mr. NJ had said that ne admired Mr. Webster for remain
ing IN the Cabinet Of Mr.. Tyler without conscntng be
the slave OF him ct any II there any
who claimed authority dissolve the late Cabinet and who
had ordered HIM OF IT, Mr.. VI. did admire his hrmnoss
resisting all such claims, and refusing obey the order.
lie had also said that he had admired Daniel Webster
above all living; aud he had. lie differed from the
gentleman, his colleague from Kentucky, mir DAvIs in the
opinion that Mr.. Webster destitute OF genius He
that the world held him deficient invention, and
clumsy and heavy in management: they often said that
Others had invent and that then he could well
what they proposed He knew that generally believ
ed that Webster Of cold phegmatc temperament that
he stood among like Mount Blanc among the
tains, in lofty but cold sublimiiy.
Sir, (said Mr.. NJ know what Others may consider
genius ardor Sir, spoke the other day OF the i'm
preston made upon imagination by the great Senator
from when and heard him for the st
time put forth his powers in debate. The Democratic
prints sometimes call him the "godhke' in dcrSon. To
that dav lac seemed almost divine lie looked the q.
ympinn Ion in council. Hadcelesa wisdom chosen
tai residence that brow she have fixed her
throne. The massive grandeur, philosophc cast and
contour Of the head all giving infaibc indication
OF the possession and intense o the higher facu
ties at reasoning and nycsgaon contrasied, hamo
nzed with the wild and dreamy light that steamed from the
large dark uniahomable eyes, flashing they rolled the
very soul ct ideaism and Never the
appearance ui man in perfect keeping with
the character of his intellect; were head
and face more truly the type Of the genius which
animated them Never varied, wonderful, and
vulgar apprehension, incompatible faculties conferred
upon man. Profoundly learned, he exhibited Its
suits rather than processes No clumsy atgung pc
dantic ut the immense OF his knowledge
dious detail OF the range o facts from which he had
deduccd his principles, loaded attention retarded his
Argument He had studied the history OF all nations, and
extracted the universal truths impressed upon them all that
he might apply them the peculiar and pruct
cal affairs OF his lie had baihed in the fountains
and qusrd from the genuine of knowledge and Of
truth, and came thence imbued and reekng with the
OF philosophy while he tr1mPed and rejected the
Tammels OF the schoomans jagoon, sconing to employ
the instruments OF his demonstration the formal cate
CORES Of technical logic Yet the ceaness, closenesS
simplicity, and accuracy OF his statement Of general pro
positions, sud the intense rigorous unspang severity
with which he enforced and applied them, neither chilled
the glow curbed the grandeur OF his style Along the
swelling volume of his speech rolled proud philosophy,
the nunpha car, clad IN the gorgeous vestments
and breathing every part the rich perfume of poetry
itself And what, what his theme that day. The Con.
sutIOn, popular origin, Its paramount power,
independence Of State control interference. the unyer
salty OF Its powers where they did and the JuTisdc
ton of the Supreme Court OF the Union of all questions
which their existence involved. These mighty prnci
pies the very burden of his discourse Heavens how
his lip wnhed and curcd under the fierce and almost
wage smile that quyeed ckercd, and played around his
mouth and his check, like lightning DER cloud,
while he hurled back the ihunders Of ms nvecve pour
ed out IN mingled mrh and madness the full OF his
deson and upon the peculiar doctrines of the South
scattering sophisms reorting sarcasms, and ngng def.
upon the hunters OF the South and Of the West who
pressed and swsmed around the lion they had reused
And shall he my master, here 10 unteach all,
Here Mr. Profit called the hour rule and Mr. MARSHALL
ceased To speak.