New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-24

blOOy Win On apprehension that DC would DrosA
down IN his flight They dared not believe, that
&c Mus learning, and inSellectua endo ~ment how
ever uncommon, that was simply mortal 0ad sus.
tain itsef long 10 career seemingly 90 perilous.-
They feared an lcariRn fall.
All who can ever forget, that was present 10
hear, the tremendous the dptdl burst Of eloquenco
with which .he orator spoke Of the old Bay Slaisi
or the tones Of deep psthos in which the words
were pronounced;
"Mr. President | shall enter on no encomium
upon Massachusetts. There she is-behod her,
and judse for yourselves. There 10 her history
the world Knows !, BY heart. The past at leas. Is
secure. There is Boston, and Concord and Lex.
ipgtop, and Bunker Hil-and there they will re-
main forever The bones Of her sons falling in the
great struggle for Independence, now lie mingled
with the soil Of every State, from New Eoglsnd TO
Georgia and there - i'll lie forever. And sir, where
American Liberty raised its frs. voice and where
its youth was nurtured aud sustsined, there it st
lives In the strength Of its manhood and fall OF its
original spirit lldiscord and dsuDiOn shall wound
t-ifpsrty strife and blind ambition shall hawk at
and tear lift folly and madpess-if unessiness,
under 'alutsry aud necessary res.riint-shal sac
coed TO separate il from that Union, by which alone
its exsterce is made sure it will stand. in tho end
by the side Of that cradle in which its infancy was
rocked II will stretch forth its arm with whatever
OF vigor is may still retain, over the fsiends who
gather round it and it will fall At last If fall it
glory, and on the very spot Of its origin"
What New England art was there ba. tsrob.
bed with vehement, tumultous, irrepressiole emo
ton. as be dwelt upon New England sutfsrDgs,
NewEnglend strugg es and New.Englsnd ri.
umphs during the war OF the Revoutonl There
was scarcely dry eye in the Senate; all hearts
were oyercomei grave judges and men grown old
in dignfed life turned aside ther heads TO coa:ea
the evidences Of their emotion.
In one corner Of the gallery was clustered 4
group of Massachusetts, men. They hid hungfrom
the first moment upon the words Of the speaker,
with feelings vsriousy bat always warmly excited,
deepening in intensity as he proceeded. Al icst,
while the orator was going through his exordium.
they held their breath and hid their faces, mindful
of the savage attack upon him and New England,
and the fearful odds against him. her champion;
as he went deeper into hisspeech they felt easier;
when be turned Haynes flank on Banquo's ghost,
they breathed freer and deeper. But now, as he
alluded 70 Massachusetts, their feelings were strain
ed to their highest tension and when the orator,
concluding his enconum upon the land Of .heir birth,
turned, intentionally or otherwise, his burning eye
full upon them-tk6y Tept IKE gtriS
No one who was not present can understand the
excitement Of the scene. No one who vas, can
give an adequate description oft No word paint
ing can convey the deep, intense enthusiasm, the
ieverential attention Of that vast assemby-nor
Inner transfer 10 canvas their earnest, eager,
IS subtle and flexible az thought, 1t still would be
impossible TO represent the full idea Of the scene
There is something ntepgib in an emotion which
c6nno. be transferred. Tie nicer shades OF feeling
elude pursuit. Every description, therefore, seems
10 the narrator himself most tame sprites, uDjast
Much of the Instant aneous etec. OF the speech
arose, Of course, from the orators delvery-the
tones of bis voice, his countenance, and mannerf
These die mostly with the occasion that calls them
forth-the impre 10 lost in the attempt atrans
mission from one mind 70 another. They can only
be described in general terms. "Ot the elective
ness Of Mr.. Websters manner, IN many parts
saws Mr.. Everett " it would be in vain TO attempt
70 give any one not present the laintest idea. Ii
has been my fortune to hear some Of the ablest
speeches of the greatest living orators both sides
OF the water, but must confess never heard any
thing which so completely realized my conception
of what Demosthenes was when he delivered the
Grafton Tor the Crown
The brief sketch of Mr. Calhoun Is drawn with
admirable terseness and vigor:
JOHN C. CALHOUN
The character of this extraordinary ian has been
the theme alike Of extravagant praise and oboquy,
SIS jealous friendship or earnest eDmty have held
the PEN His sun has lately sunk below the hori-
ZOn il went down In all the splend0r OF noon.de,
and the efugence Of its setting yet dszzles the
mind too much, to justify animpartial opinion But
whatever may be the diversity Of opinion as re-
CARDS bis PATRIOTISM or the integrity OF his purpose,
10 one WHO respects himself will deny him the pos
session OF rare and intellectual faculties OF mind
cspscioUs and enlightened ofpOwers OF reasoning
almost miraculous; of uDequalled prescience; and
ola Judgment, when unwarped by prejudice, most
express and admirable.
On this the greatest occasion OF his intellectual
and political life he bore himself proudly aud glo-
r,ously. He appeared to hold victory al his COM
mand and yet determined, wths, TO show that he
deserved il. There was strength in his argument
that seemed the exhaustion Of thought and FIRE.
quency Of nervous dictiOn most appropriate for it's
expression. The extreme mobility OF his mind was
felt every where and immediate. 1t passed from
declsm alton to inyectve, and from invectve to ar.
gument, rapidly, but not confusedly exciting and
iilling the imagination Of all.
In his tempestuOus eloqpence he tore 20 pieces
the arguments Of his opponents, "a the hurricane
repds the sails Nothing withstooi the ardor OF his
mind; no sophissry, however ingenious, puzzled
him; no rhetorical rufe escaped MS detection He
overthrow logic that seemed impregnabe, and de-
moshed the most compact theory, In a breath.
Mr. Van Burens character is Sc: oil in some
what stronger coloring
MARIN VAN BCRkN.
A model presiding officer was Mr.. Van Buren.
The attentive manner in which ne listsned, or
seemed 10 listen, 70 each successive speaker, no
matter how dull the subject, or how stupid the
orator, the plscidisy Of bis countenance, pnruied
in the midst OF excitement, the modest dignity Of
his department, the geDtlemany ease Of hit adj
dress bis welmodulated voice and sympathetic
smile, extorted admiration from even an opposing
Senate while the proper frmne's ne displayed on
all occasions the readiness with which he met and
repused any ss,ack upon the privileges or dignity OF
the Chair, the more conspicuous in contrss. wiki
the quiet indifference with which he entertained
any merely personal assault, gained him the good
viii of oil beholders.
BE had served an apprenticeship 70 his high
lied himself by the proper discharge OF the duties
OF one position for the more responsible duties Of
the other. The peculiar delcIcy and decOran
which he bad mantle sted during that term OF serv'
ice in times Of nigh party excitem snt and in de.
cided minority, had won him great renown, and
seemed to Justify tie general belief that ne was IN
tended for a larger sphere OF action. Always sell
controlled. he never uttered q word direct or by
;r,ardo e;thar from reconciliation or in the heat