The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-03-14

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self than boral : III &c., '' y - it.''
7f Bit althonpf aome e The oldest and
ablest adyocates Of K ent,,cl. s,, : ,scre I, h;s
rivals II that f;erce contest = ,o,,;c : a,n' .s
ouance and w;t bv ,,n;ya,,sa, : enis .ao u,O
4 N he bor. nwav tbe h.; chess ,, @'I ,a,,aa1a
He did not, to bs s,,re lgrocare s,S. the -.
onittal ofb;s ;nfa.no tod opd faiia,, f4;o,s ~,
but he melted evervhoil v..;nd go 49, ;;;,rors
md spectators--;nto tears ne',Icd ~,
asj 4 libation r. n;tv nvsr tha fota oe @ ora
whom ali knew r. fo he ! mnrdorsr The
subseouent trnoedv nf Tho x;c,;rns,,
MIGHT excuse r & con,d not Who'll,
iusfify. tbis renaral comm;saro Hon
Tue beautiful tboooh erin . wife shared
her husbands dungeon. and committed
suicide the DIV of lis axecnt;op. and
now, and henceforth till the end Of time
by the previous wish of both. folded in
each others arms thew sleen without
dreams of the past or visions of the f;,.
ture. in the cold md on;et bridal
bed Of the Gravel
The celebrity. Of the ;uven;le orator
was thus f;rmlv y estohl;sied and +ba an.
tire valley of the Mississinn; like The
hollow of como vast trumnet was filled
with the breath Of his fame The ,e.
port of the trial was published The
press took il nm and waited s. on tbe
wings Of the wind I'm every town and
hamlet heard the name of. T,acv
Men delight to w;orsbin The ;r;sinr star.
but few will ween When ;t sets IN the
sea. Even as he left tho form crowds
Of admirers gathered around him With
cheering CONGRATULATIONS and attended
him in a sort triumnh to his hotel q
The tonuuo Of flattcrv wh;snered in h;s
ear that the splendor Of Ills rcnown
would soon eclipse the polar lum;nar;es
CLAW md yVeheter Such ;ncnneo ~
the heart Of vouno ambition "a moro
grateful tbon INV s7,;cv odors ,,f:eA,.,h
the blest.' Oh! how long and vide
and glittering then was the vista Of hope,
viewed through the mist of future that
seemed to sweep almost half an arc in
the great circle Of Eternity!
But the first defeat trod close on the
heels Of the first victory. The victory
was an achievement Of pure soul, as tho
defeat was necessary result of the un-
developed body. He had expended an
immense amount Of nervous energy,
that mysterious oil of life, in his oratical
effort, and the excitement of the occas-
ion having passed away, On ominous re-
action followed, and he was seized with
a dangerous ILLNESS that nearly proved
iatal. Lad his slnews been previously y
hardened by healthy excrclse-had hs
heart before learned to pant with the
not pulses OF toil-th,s misfortune had
not happened. A!as; At was but the
monrnftul it type OF ms destiny ever aitei:
an 'ncessan5 war between the cay ana
inc spirlt-DetWcen The iran muscle ana
the iron Will.
Strange, however, us itmay seem, he