The North-Carolina standard., 1850-04-03
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SPEECH or DANIEL wEBsrER.

SPEECH OF DANIEL WEBSTER
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splendid efforts of the createstsof living orators.
s the capsheaf. kAeek deupre Of ibis incomparable
debatef and statesman. As pure specimen Of elo.
quencs, Of extraordinary felicity of language apness
Of metaphor, and force Of argument, the speech de-
serves 70 take rank with the highest flights Of genus
that have been handed down to rs from preceding
ages. Il is admirable Ia all its parts The exordium
is strikingy grand and impressive The narrative is
compact, lucid, and finished. Tho deductions are
characterized by thesseverest logic and perfecf smi
liarity with the subjects, the crcumstances and
people. and the pefoaton is one Of exquisite beatty
in the application to the present condition Of our
country washed by the two great seas, and extend-
ing the broad continent of the beautiful des
criPtion BY Homer, Of Achilles shield S. 8
Now the broad shield complete,sthe artist crowned
M With his last hand, and poured the ocean round So
In living silver seemed the waves to roll,
And beat the hucklers verge, and bound the whole"
But the merits of this great Grafton are not merely
those Of elegant diction exquisite taste. and admia
Bile eloquence. 1t possesses a still higher quality.
1t glows with true catholic spirit of American feel
ing. 1t is radiant with patriotism which disregards
sectional limits 1t evinces truly noble triumph Of
great intellect over the excitements and anatcism
of the hour; over the turmols of party and the in
tgues of faction. 1t takes within its comprehensive
scope all the interests the feelings. the passions and
prejudlces which have arisen from this agitation and
O6ISUCe pIOIoCe
ton, and warns the oher tones of powerful remon-
STRANGE and eloquent exhortation. He admonishes
these, conciates those rentes Others and pIeases ALL
With severe impartiality he exhibits the shortcom-
ings and excesses of all the parties to this agitation
He exposes the insncerty and hypocrisy of the anti
slavery agtators, who have expended millions keep
up excitement, but have never contributed cent to-
help the blacks that have been emancipated, and
wanted home. He demolishes the Wilmot Provi-
so. as mere bauble of restless politicians, having
nothing either of harm good in it reproves the i'm
justice Of the Southern gentlemen who seek to class
those who have hitherto defended the rights of the
South, with the fanatics and agitaors of the North.
But above all, he administers keen rebuke those,
who have denied the right, and aspersed the motive
of the South, in calling the Nashville Convention,
and presumes, as all patriotic men should presume,
that said convention is called for legal and proper
purposes. 1t is in these aspects, that Mr.. Webstes
speech may be looked upon as god-send. 1t is the
midday sun breaking through the clouds that have
hung for forty days and nights over the ark of the
Constitution. is the trident of old Neptune, calm
ing the excited and soothing the raging bilIows.
There is bat little in that speech, which does not
command our assent,-trained as we have been, to
different views of the Constitution and under der-
ent sectional influences from the great Senator. But,
We commenced this article. with no purpose of ana
lying the positions, stating views Of the points
of MIR. w ebster's speech. We reserve this task for
another occasion. s Neso Orleans Della.