Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-07-09
Changes at the Nashville Convention,


sketches OF the members oC he Nashville
Convention. The following wiz he rsad
with interest. even by those who ID moi
agree with the sentiments of the writer:
The Souih Caloiipa delegation hare Of
the palm in every respect. As fa,si4ed
gentleman, intellectual siatesR!en, as
polished speakers, "a coasammate mana
gers, they stood head higher than their
compeers. The finest flights Of eloquence
were made by Pickens, and the most per-
fec, speech by Governor Hammond, of
that State. The former was brought 10
his feet hy some foolish charges of disuni-
on by Judge Hunter, Of Alabama. and the
latter By the speech of Judge Sharkey--
and they both fairly riddled their respec-
live opeoneats. ] cannot forbear giving
You specimen Of Pickens' sarcasm, al
though much OF me point is lost by the
transfer 10 paper, without his fiery look
and impressive Uterance. BY what
right" he said. - does the gentleman at.
tack others Is lie so securely housed
that he can throw The first stone? In what
waters has he been dipped, that he should
be inyulner4ble? He would do the gen
tleman the Justice 10 say, that he thought
his weak spot lay no! in his heel, bat near.
er the Other extremity" One Of the fig
ures be used was very handsome. do
not remember the language, but give the
idea lei The North continue her ag-
gressions, and the ship Of State, now tos-
sing OH dark and threatenng ocean, will
be driven on reef of breakers, a desolale
and angry as erer SorrotCing Sea6ird few
ncross!" Hammond's reply to Judge
Sharkey was cool, clear and weighlv. It's
power lay not ia its sarcasm, but in the
force Of It's logic, and the clearness of its
exposition of the weakness OF The oppo-
sing argument.
The most characteristic and racy speech,
delivered during the siltings of the Con.
vention, was made by Judge Tucker. of
Virginia. 1t was original and indiscr,mi-
nately savage. As some one said after
wards, he seemed to be armed with d
short dagger, with which he went about,
striking right and left all who came within
his reach. The reported speech gives
you no idea of the original, which occu-
pied nearly two hours in the delivery, and
was inconcelvably venomous. 1t was fill
ed with classical illusions, applied happl.
ly and with originality. One OF the best
was the following, embodying, as you viii
see, keen and neat sarcasm on the wO-
men, many of whom formed part of his
audience. Speaking of some event diff
cult to be conceived, he said: 9" 1t was as
impossible to believe, as to suppose that
the women would have torn Orpheus to
pieces, had he been the only nun IN er
istence." The severest and bitteres, por-
ton OF his speech was reserved, however,
for Ohio. "A stranger" he remarked.
travelling on the OHIO river, would very
naturally imagine that the State was in
habited by civilized race; bu, as sure as
he put his foot on shore, the illusion van,
ished. There were many folks there, but
no populus, no real people. They did
not even speak English, but only German.
with now and then 4 touch of The brogue.
Distinct races, he continued, living tOgeth'
er, have a tendency 10 assimllaie. Either
the superior race eIevales the infenor, or
the inferior drags down the saperlor.-
This was exemplfcd in the South. where
the blacks had been improved by contact
with the whites, more than they would
have been by thousands of missionaries
for a series of ages. In Ohio they have
no negroes, but then they have the hog!
Whether the man elevated the brute, or
the brute debased the man, he would not
pretend 10 say. He would only remark,
that the hog was proverbially impractical.
bic and unbeatable" And so he went
on. He is, as you perhaps are aware, a
half-brother of John Randolph, and pos
sesses portion Of Raadolph's distinguish.
ing talent
Colquit, of Georgia, likewise made
characteristic speech. He also is an orig
inal. Has been almOs, every ,hing--law-
yer. politician, Senator, horse-racer, prea.
eber--the last being his present vocation.
lie gave US sermon on Sunday, and on
Monday made the most violen. speech
delivered during The sttings of the Con
yen,ion. He would shake his head until
one thought it was in danger Of falling off,
stamp on the floor as if ne wanted 10 60
through s nix down by bending his knees,
"a peculiar motion) until his body nearly
touched the 'Goor, dar, forward as if he
wanted to walk into the President or one
of the right Hon. Secretaries, and pour
forth torrent of vehement words. some.
times effective, and SOMETIMES noi--now
tragic and now highly humorous. His
eloeution is better suited for the meridian
OF Georgia than Tennessee.
4 CoxrRAsr.-M. Louis Napoleon
Bouaparte, President Of the French Re.
public, after service in his office of eigh-