Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1844-04-13


/ Ilal nn1 Ny violence ond legal mnrde
lshnud that immortal cause 30 yndcaied
I'T'Io time IL passed whom swords subdu
Ied.r The imo has como whcn Tho olcl
IIna principles Of wisdom md Justice "a
Iempiified and realized In our government
'IshulI 10 maintained only by tie words q
|Aulh and pence, and by Tho silent ballo
'tbox. Give tho people limo 10 think, I
feel and 10 ACT rightly. lilo had faith il
the people still aud with faith "pallcnc
must have her perfect work"
And there, IN The very pride Of hitGlo
Try and power, with the Iuures Of who'll
age Of victory sill fresh g. green upon hi
noble brow when thata awful gull opened
in that forum, and all that was precious
precious IN eloquence and in reason bat
been thrown 10 vain into the dark abyss
which still threatened the destruction o
ihe commonwealth there, ''on the helC
of his iame,n in the arena of his latest
national glory, sacrificing the results oil
Thirty years OF his best energies, like Cur.
sius mounted and with his arlnor on, he
leuped i.ito the gull and closed. There
was he, backed by relentless and impe
rlous tyran;, prepared TO sustain him and
that measure, with sword that never
was turned from an enemy, and who was
supported by an INSCRIPTIONS hosI, that
knew no other law or principle than his
will. But, inspired with thal unchanging
faith, he trusted that though that age
might pass away, and the ionors of The
cause might never be yindicalej in him,
YET The cause, The cause OF the American
Republic, must triumph a: last. Others
might galherthe records of his long life
Tor it--Its trophies might be reared only
over his grave; but he resolved that the
foundations OF this nations prosperity
should not be laid in kindred blood -.He
that rulelh his own temper is greater than
ne that taketh city," Give him the
civic wreath Of oak leaves which in
Rome was given to him who had saved
the life OF citizen. lie has saved the
lives OF thousands. The first drop OF
blood has moi been shed in our land for DO
lillcal offences. And now, behold! who
comes TO hail him? The Carolinas-Boru
the Carollnds; and Ovu.siu L,;aav ~
civic chaplet OF her own living oak to
wreath his honored head.
The time came when the cause tri-
umphed without the man; but there was
he, Still in his place, above all the honors
Of place--the same man with the same
purpose; and there were among the lhrong
who looked on though those strange and
doubtful scenes OF the trial Of power be-
tween the Democratic and the Monarchial
ome who watched hlm with
curious but not partial eyes, those who
had learned to doubt and criticise the
claims Of popular lavortes and partisan
leaders, and who, though wings by ma
ture and education, und familiar with the
great Statesman, were yet cold TO the
sense Of his vast relations TO the time
and its purpose, and were inclined 10 rank
hun only as one amo ing the greatest men
of our age and country, and to consider
him rs q man whose time was passed, and
who must soon be displaced by the new
men OF new times. Such men. sat mere
looking on, determined to make up their
own opinions OF him and Of others, and
not disposed to lake him on the score OF
any popular outcry or partisan support.
They watched Inn and noted down his
words and actions, day by day, week after
week and mouth alter month, criticising
his style and his comparing his eloquencc
with that OF more finished aud polished
orators and better logicians. With all
his great eloqaence, oralory is not part
OF that man J character Ii is but weup-
on III his hand; and Il there IS an enemy
10 DO destroyed, il matters not whether
Inc be scientifically pierced with polish
ed blade OF crushed will an iron mace
Great orators are commonly very un
steady, weak menin action, practical sense
land Judgment. Demostheres was Gee
70 uaitulnly was -and SO were some d
the greatest oil the British Orators -lsofx
tl3oIi0ebFoke, Burke, Sheridan, Brougllan
land others But when the time brings ]
lgreas purpose 10 a great man, capa6le o.
IappgccsAtsng and achieving i, he will no
\ tasl 90 express and sindlcale il lnlhe righ1
Ewayit he nave energy ehlhusiaslns quick
ness. courage aud sell possession. such
was The elo luence 81 our man, L wa'
Tine eloquence IT the limo and The pun
pose, 4 torfenl, delqgc that swept Z way
3all the lanoies Of logic, and aIl The Vfna'
l.neilt d tasIe.
\ Anc SO these critical observers loolse'
Jon, and noted aud marked NJ the darl
.lhoufs canle and their criticism was lof
|gotsen Tor all lelt that they wanted pot
great orator. but 4 great maa---a man 70
llihe ..lline, AMI j man tothe pufRoses
Inhe crisis came. Clouds we're rising
We looked up 10 tie armament Of on
|, eory, 10 the nights oI our age, seeking i
,lFhem their ancient lustre. All 'ssaw 81
\ cefiain stars shot madly tom thel
I Spheres, and we sa'y some STALL lrot