The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-03-16

Mr.. WEBsTER's GREAT SPEEcH.-Mr.
Webster's speech in he Senate last Thurs
day must have been most mastery produc-
ton, judging from the accounts which are
given fit in the Washington and Baltimore
papers. 1t said to have been equal to the
highest expectations of his friends and adj
mirers and fully up ir point of general abili-
ty TO the most splendid of his former ora
TONS
The Washington Republic says that every
place in the Senate was density crowded at an
early hour by an eager multitude deeply anx-
ious to hear the great Senator. He spoke
for three hours and unclaimed the attention
of all who heard him. The Republic adds:
"At no time Of his public career has he ever
appeared TO greater advantage. Never has
he displayed more vigor and manliness of in
teect more force of 2rgument more nation
aIity of temper and spirit, than on this occa-
sion. 1t was an occasion which called for the
display Of boldness and firmness-for he had
preiudices and partalities and antipathIes' to
encounter-but he met them ALL and over
came them all, with courage which entities
him to the commentator Of all cool and pa
triotc men, and which cannot fail to strength
en- him in the hearts of his countrymen."
The Republic then gives an outline Of the
argument pursued by Mr.. Webster, and con-
cludes thus:
"In the course of his remarks, MIR. Webster
alluded to the Nashville convention, and to
the idea of peaceful secession or a peace
fuI dissolution of the Union. This portion of
his speech was marked, we think, with rhe-
toric as felicitous as adorns the most elabo-
rate of his speeches, and it was thrown ofap-
pa emily as freely as fire from the flint when
struck by the steel. Spark after spark, flash
after fash, it warmed and thrilled the breast
of every listener, till, when he closed, the
pentup enthusiasm Of the audience manifes-
ted itself in a round of applause that the
place and presence could not suppress.
Mr.. Webster has placed himself on high
ground by his speech. He will be assailed
/ for it by the fanatics and Free-Soiler, but the
great heart Of the American people will re-
spond to it with warm rulsations. We are
too great people-our country is too broad
and magnifcent-to be governed by any mar
row, local, and sectional spirit. More than
this-we shall remain an united people and
an american republic, in spite ofall the pow
ers which this triple coalition can bring to
! bear against the CONSTITUTION and the
UNION"
A correspondent of the Baltimore Sun.
writing from Washington, says:
"Mr. Webster's speech is an historical event.
monumental column on which his name will
be transmitted to the latest posterty. We
all gave him the highest order of genius
patriotic heart, and noble purpose; but we
doubted his firmness and courage. Well, lei
US at once do cur duty, and humbly apologize
for having SEandered him. He has this day
exhibited higher degree of moral courage
than ever graced a great captain on the battle
field. This speech is Webster's apotheosis
There was, as he expressed it in his exordi
um, nothing Of the Northern or Massachusetts
man in him-he was natonal-and a nation
al theme alone is worry OF Webster's sc
MUS"