Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-10-31


Mr.. Webster was dressed in brown frock with
velvet collar, which was bu,toned close up to his
throat, which latter was encircled by n turned down
collar and white cravat. OF his neither habilia-
men,s took no heed, for could not look far below
his magnificent head.
| know he had no flowers; should as soon have
expected to have witnessed giant decorated with
chiid,s coral and bells. as 10 have seen Daniel
| webster with boquet in his button hole.
| AS soon rs he rose TO speak he was received with
yoclerous cheering, and having, by wave Of his
| hand, produced silence, he commenced his address
he began In rather low, but very sonorous and dis
,nct voice, which gradually increased in violence,
until 1t rolled It's meludiOus waves sound the
heads OF the vast assemblage. He did not speak
on subject which admitted Of poetic illustration,
and was not then sufficiently acquainted with A
nerican politics TO appreciate the matte. Of his add
dress--of the manner alone could form some idea.
| As ia went on he seemed TO warm up his audience,
until he got them like an lion crowbar TO red
heat, and then down he came with the ponderous
sledge-hammer of his eloquence, and moulded them
| to his will.
| From the commencement of his speech to his
close there was visible hesitation no traces of
study no appearance of effort. His eoquence flow
ed on majesticay, like stream bank high, giving
one the idea of rest and resistless might. Where
other speakers would persuade, he dictated, yet
without seeming to be over bold /; and the massive
grandeur OF his style so commanded the admiration
OF his auditory, that in the broad shadow which il
cast, all minor differences of opinions were lost
sight of for the time, and willing tributes were paid
TO tho graces of the great statesman by those who
were his fiercest political enemies.
As for myself, never dared TO look in his face
during the whole of his speech and when his voice
| ceased, and he pressed down his hat over his shag-
gy brows, and sat down calmly as if he had been
asking single question, knew that Sydney Smith
rr,t, .l,,lo 4 \
| own inability to describe as they would have de-
scribed Daniel Webster while delivering speech
on American matters and on American grounds.
| ORIGIN OF LITERARY DEGREEs.-The practice
Of comforting honors Of Literary Institutions On ndi-
viduals ofdisnguished erudi,on, commenced in the
twelfth century, when the Emperor Lotharie, hav-
| ing found in Italy copy of The Roman Law, or
! dalned that 1t should be publicly eXpoGaded in the
Schools and that he might give encouragement TO
the study, he further ordered that the public profess
sors ofths law should be dignified with the title of
! Doctors. The first person created Doctor after
this ordinance of the Emperor, was Bulgarious HUI
golinus, who was greatly distinguished for his learn
ing and literary labor. Not long afterwards, the
practice OF creating doctors, was borrowed from the
lawyers by divines also, in their schools publicly
taught divinity, and conferred degrees on those who
had made great proficiency in that science. The
plan of comforting degrees in divinity was first
|
! Paris (See Maher's Magnolia Christi Americana,
b. w., p. l34.) 1t is remarkable that the celebrated
/ DIR. Samuel johnson, when he had become eminent
In literature, could not obtain the degree of Master
of Arts, from Trinity College, Dublin though pow
eriui interest was made in his behalf for this par
| pose by Mr.. Pope, Lord Cover, and others. In
stances OF the failure of similar applications, made
in favor of characters still more distinguished Than
johnson then was, are also on record SO cautions
and reserved were Literary Institutions, n little
| more than half a century ago, in besiowing their
honoIs !-.WiIer's Life Of john Rodgers.
SpUNKy GIRLs.-The Yankee factory girls are
some. In one of the factories in Maine, recently,
| the propretors reduced the wages whereupon there
| was general determination to ''strike;" and as
they obliged TO give months notice before
quitting work, they have meanwhile issued a circu-
lar to the world at large, in which is the following
interesting paragraph-"W are now working out
our notice, and shall soon be without employment
can turn our hands to most anything-don't like to
be idie-but determined not to work for nothing
where folks can afford to pay. Who wants help ?
We can make bonnets, dresses, buildings, pies and
cakes; patch, darn, knit, roast stew and fry make
| butter and cheese, milk COWS, feed chickens and
hoe corr sweep out the kitchen, put the parlor to
rights, make beds, split wood, kndle fires wash
and iron besides being remarkably fond of babies
! in fact can do any thing the most accomplished
housewife is capable of, not forgetting the scodnc
on Mondays and Saturdays for specimens of spunli
will refer you to our overseer. Speak quick Black
eyes, fair foreheads, clustering looks beautiful as
liebe, can sing like seraph, and smile bewtching-
ly. Any elderly gentleman in want of a good house
| keeper-or a nice young man in want OF wife
willing to sustain either character i'm fact. we arc
in market. Who bids Going, going, GoNE!-
WHO'S the lucky man %
! IMPULsE.-Men who are called impusive. are
! much slandered. Are not the most noble generous
actions which adorn the annals of the world refera
bic to this agent? Reason is even exalted above
impulse but how failible is reason Is it not often
opposed to aiih, and does 1T not lead to the most
dangerous errors! So far as the boundaries of ON
experience extend, warm impulse has prompted
more good deeds than cold reason We would som.
er trust that man in whose breast Flows the fire oI
enthusiasm, than him who, cool and collected al all
times, seldom acts without suspicion and often de-
llberates till the hour Of advantage has passed. -
Faults committed with reflection, are certainly moi
more venlal than premeditaied sin. He who errs
hastily repents sincerely but the WRONG done un,r
calculation is never willingly repaired Even when
productive of harm, it is unselfsh. and the conse
quences to which 1t leads are hurtfuI to no one 50
much as to It's possessOr Pity is no STRANGER TO the
lmpuislve man, and not seldom do the tears of sym
palhy fall from his eyes. To friendship he is faith
full, and for love he would sacrifice both interest
and worldly esteem. Let us be compassionate there
fore, to the errors OF impulse, while we respect the
calm dictates of caution and prudence.
LUTHER" Music" says Luther, sis one of the
lairest and most glorious gifts Of God, to which Sa
tan Is bitter enemy for it removes from the hear
the weight ofsorrows, and the fascination Of evi
thoughts. Music is a kind and gentle sort of dsci
Pnc; it refines the passions, and improves the nm
Outstanding. Even the dissonance of unskiiCul fd
derS serves to set off the charms Of true melody as
white is made more conspicuous by decomposition 0
black. Those who love music, are gentle and hon