The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-03-20
! Clay, wsbsfsr and caihean,

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To any one who has been in The habif ofsvisitiha
Msshlngion during the ppesent winter, nothing
WIZ impreas him more than the sppeafaRces res
pectiyefys Of thstkFee venerable statesFisn Eese
nanies Sse have placed al the head Of This attele
The stranger, asiio cosues TO the National espffaI
of lhe hrat time, even before he has seen Re6nsyl-
wanna AvenHe, asss 70 be sshown CIap, Webster
aud Calhoan. And when they are pointed Out TO
him, how he will be surprisedt Younger loolitio
and Younger really iiah either. IS Nj Clsv. and
amazingly vigoroux too tas hsiast great spsecl, h
ihe Sehate Will show,b and yet.Wisst shadow he
IS aithe bod, fearless and daslsiag slafesan who
tor The best part OF hafa century, has electrified our
new world BY his eioquence, and agitated n by his
measures and who at this moment living INK
connecting the Present with the Past. SEE him
IN his blue cleak, with long sleeves, cane In hand
perambnlating the streets with wide but nnceB.
lam steps; and head declined with all his Efforts to
keeP1t erect and the stranger vil be disapponted
even If The more observant and more experienced
spectator is pleased 10 see the veteran ,vesr so well
| lake next, Daniel Webster Upon him the
change effected BY sfe& brief gears, has bssn Ter
nnies iape has passed heavily oyer him, He
walks with slow and fieasurFd stride 10 the Senate
Chamber, and pays Iiitfe. attention 10 those who
gaze upon him His cheek is palliay His clothes
hang loese span his feeblefrasnes His ste. q moi
hrHi But oek intahis eye, which, deer, as, tsias
mond1n a cseerth eevs in his heids 'aal you viii
see that intellect is burning bright rifI.it kin
v
Sonfbre silents and solitary, ke siis apart rarely
relaxing into smile, rarely replying to an apises
and hterally glowerm2 npeR the busy scene befare
HIM wrhout taking payt IL the exszeise. But
ronse that massive mind and ths1,ai mea, al
parties, bow before the genius thai asilulninats
Ifonr annals md defended oar Constitution. We are
notFolI.'eal disciple Of yebstsrs tbut we thank
dod hat slctsa man AZ be IS stil living fofsnnd
US that terafe dties that sixe stir.ly ante uasty
And nov for John G. CslhsVn. The asi time
| we saw Mr. Calhoun was on 4 cold day IN Decem.
ber as, with bis cicsei y-u,toued ssrrisi,f, tfr he
aore no cloak9 he rapidly ss1IlssI 10 tl1e ssrito
His step was iifm bissform ereet--ris eye bright
as star in a Tisoonless sisy: Glofious Calhdns
we differ from ttee ID some things and yets we
admire and 5veherzfe fbee Here, now, IS a purely
inteieetwtl rnas He wofships Els "a vorite stuaIies
cares nothing for1he fssfTEe board ffhziy
and lhSWiates eihes ir eH4datisg .soisIe ;iifsset
problem, pr ID sReaijag to ehshega friends u 6s
darling South, her duty and her destinys NJ. Cal
.houns conversational powers are pSfraafdinarv
He talks elegantly, ahdwit1 exquisite ciearhess
his friends love him not 50 much for his cense as
for the manner in which. Le ss,s.aips his eassss He
u an uneSoeptionzhly moral nnan. His severe
tastes and stern example have made a school Of
somewhat ascetic politicians IN Sonth Carolina.
They are certainly disinieresfeL They are uneues
nonabiy iHdependeatsa And SRsys are hotofio,Isly
brave aad theroughsg going inawhatsver they under
take We DO not respectfully admire asteEaipphes
Carolina 10 two IhiRgs a leasr: and these are
sepding none bit shel best ,tnea 10 ConRSess ant
keeping hem there until thsy are no longer fft /,
reecteTedit upon themselves and their itnrnts
fhlsjs fhesssret d. Soutlsefu neansyat Wash
ing,on, 50 n.eh complained Of hs shsiiOw polili
Z Since the assembling Of the present session a
Congress- each Of these aged men has spoken q
the slave question. Mr. Webster and Mr.. Cay
have taken'high and Patriolic ground for the Biod
at all hazards and under all circumstances. They
spoke like men who Git Chat thef had buts short
time to lives and they pleaded for the soontnuance
Of the bond which unies these States with the i'm
passioned eloqneaees Of aud iaag syne MI. Cal
hnn paid an lsnIsstsl irbnte,s ihe Union hv sSsas
p disayov sospieesgt ieieef tliat hegTosed
disnnidn. which as Shaha Plg te6 afssR The polscy
of his strahgs Phftdsephyi Whsn sils speech was
Presidents chair; and :idipedshand~ Whst'a no,
Ineqt thsrfor the a3tst e w hat diifafsut sfnofsts
must have azitated tleua fIase as each Scanned
the wnrn FIXTURES Of theotheF thsir 1piHds,reserssd
back to 4he seebes thteagh whi.l they had passed
ahd ior~fasd iothe fptHtesin Fcii others eoiil b
called to fill The Perilpns positions iraR witch tey
are aboal 10 srette No three 1isiRg men nd e
ever completely enlistsd ths a8seii6as Of al.ei
friends, or eldedso mnch lnliaenes apenthe i.a
ton at latge They have seen, the country in I'd
early yeuth, and haYe sssistsd It's groSIh 10 pros
geFty with The jealous care Of ofscoqIdtig paseh Is
Two Of them at least were forsnostin 10 'sdnport a
the last war with Great Britain and M h ~ sBstvl
sealed his comltsp ty his neusorahla
speech against nulii6cation' ia 1893 They haze
often: :difered--and sometimes harshy and vehes
ulenty i.but age has ealFned their passions aud
diminished thsif prs5udiess sahds they now stand
upon the verge Of THAI bourne whence no traveller
returns, and look with 3aSt pride alpon the vrsn
country they are abadt % leave "a fseetion artlthe
lsworld-the baud u, whose Uniaa Is strengthened
by the attrition Of opnohs and 50 enailea 70 at,