Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-02-11


Webster, there they stood. Not a word was
spoken, no, muscle moved, for minute OF
more. At length Mr. Webster, making step
or two in advance, which was followed by cor
responding movement By them, said, speaking
slowly and oddly" This is a public house, and
this is my room, believe" Then suddenly
changing his tone, and throwing into his fea-
lures and voice all the stcrnness of which they
are capable and at the same time making for
ward movement and pointing to the door, he
added, in tone Of thunder--" There is the
door; march out of p In an instant the room
was cleared, and the four Adventures found
themselves in miscellaneous heap at the bot
tom of the stairs Il is said that they were com
pletcly sobercd for the rest Of the day; but they
insist, even now that Mr. Webster is no other
than old Bcclzcbub himself
Notwithstanding all this, Mr. Webster is in
general social and agreeable. lie has too much
intellect foi dcmagoguc he cannot stoop to H..
There is one incident in Mr. Webster's life that
l always rccur to with particular pleasure, and
l regard it as the noblcst effort of his gigantic
mind. mean the debate between himself and
Mr. Hayne, ON Mr. Foot's resolution, many years
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virulent attack upon him and upon New Eng
land. 1t was certainly very able effort, and
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corresponding state OF depression IL seemed
to be unanswerable, and for several days the
Wings were shy and scarce, and had no courage
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part VI "r "cus'ers rePN appeared ana
presto" the tables were turned. His speech
: ran through two or three DAYS. and only n small
rorton Of !, .,,,,o,,,od l. e., d,,, I'm, tho G,s,
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II showed sucb ner4;.,, sclcrosses.,on. sueb calm
CONSCIOUSNESS. of sune,;or;,y ,bo, !, carried in.
stan, d;,m,v 10 onr or,oncn,. and u;,hou, wait.
inn far The concln.;dD ~ tho .reecI A., victor,
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Ialieh' nave even Regarded that speech OF oil
Webster, in sublimity Of ideas, in true eloquence
and in profound logical argument, as superior I,
any ,h;nr Of b,,roan co,,,,o.;,;or .;,h.r ,,c;.n
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well as beautiful simplicity and htnessi IN tn
figure that forms the exordium to the speech
which WAS worthy nj the occasion. of The sinh
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"hen u,e manner mas ueeh tossed ior nanl
, .ays, IN .n'ek weather anu on an unknown sea
ne naturally aahs hlnseh OF inc hrsi pause u
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Not less beautiful, patriotic and sublime, wa
d the apostrophc TO the Aag of his country, firm
4 ;n,, H., ,.,,-,..,;.. 4. ~: -. n
E '"S P',''a''"" " JUS slo''" "r ia! III
hau mhh'aihed the right OF the States TO sepa'
rate IRON the Union. and MIR Webster, after an
uneoualled constitutional ar,,,,nep, tim. robke.
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profess III, IN my career, hitherto, TO have
5 kept steadily IN view the prosperity and honor
oil the whole country, and the preservation Of
h our Federal Union. Ii is TO that Union we owe
our safety at home, and our consideration and
dignity abroad Il Is to that Union that we are
Il chiefly indebted for whatever makes us most
i proud OF our country. That Union we reached
a only by the discipline of our virtues in the Sc
we're school OF adversely. 1t had its origin in the
= necessities of disordered finance PROSTATE com
r merce, and ruined credit Under its benign in
flucnces, these great interests Immediately awoke,
as from the dead, and sprang forth with newness
of life. Every year of its duration has teemed
with fresh proofs of It's utility and its blessings
and, although our territory has stretched out WI
der and wider and our population spread farther
and farther they have not outrun It's protection
or its benefits 1t has been to us all a copious
fountain of national, social, and personal happi-
J ness. have not allowed myself sir. to Took
beyond the Union, to see what might lie hidden
in the dark recess behind. | have nos eoolly
weighed the chances of preserving liberty when
the bonds that unite us together shall be broken
asunder / have not accustomed myself to hang
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