The Arkansas banner., 1850-04-09
CLAY, wEBsTnR AND cALuouN.

I NhAAS WEBSTER AND CALHOCN.
 10 any one whe has been In the hahlt of visltizg "ashingten during the present wintss. hothax viii lmpress him more than the appearances, respec- names we have placed al the head of this article
 ne stranger who comes to the national capital for
 te hFsi time, even before be has seen Pennsylvania
 Avenue, asks to be shown Clay, Webster, and Cal noun. And when thsy are poiDted ont to hin, how nc wiil os surprised. YoangsF looking, and youn ger, really, than either. Is Mr Clay and amaziBeiy
 Yigorons too, lss hts last great speech in the Sem ate VIII shows) and yet what shadow he is of the eoad fearless Aad dashIag statesman who, for the
 pest Part Of half century, has electrified onr new
 wef'd by his eieqnence, and agtated a by his mea- ssaresi and who s at tals moment living link cou- neeuBg the Present with the Past Sec him in his
 osne cloak, with long sleeves. cane In hand, psgam-
 nuisssng the streets with vide uncertain steps, and
 head declined, with all his efforts to keep erect; sand the stranger will be disappointed, even If inc fDers ohservant and more experienced spectator is 5p'eased tO zee this veteran wear SO well. lake, next Daniel Webster. Upon him the ehauge effected by few brief years is terrlble-l
 l fine has passed heavily over him He walks with q sow and measured stride 10 the Senate chamber,
 and pays little attention to these who gaze uponl him. His cheek Is paslid His cIothen hang loosely
 upon his feeble frame. His step Is not Erm. Bat Iook Into hts eye, which, deep 4 diamond la a, cavern, Rsows In his head, and you will see that in-
 .etect is burning brigat within him. Note him in
 his seat in the august Sensie chamber. Somhre s-
 lent and solitary, he sits apart rarely relaxing intO
 smiIs raFely replying to appeal, and literally
 glowing upon the busy scene before him, without
 taking part in the exercise. Bat rous. that massive
 mind, and thea all men. all parties, bow before the
 genius that has illuml0aed annals ahd defended
 our cshstitutlon. We are not politically a disciple
 of Webster, but we thank God that such man as
 he is still living, to remind that there are duties
 that rise entirely above party. VI And now for John C. Calhoun. The last time
 we saw Mir. Calhoun was on cold day in Decem-
 Der, ss, with his closely buttoned surtout, or he
 wore ne cloak he rapidly walked to the capitol
 His step firm, his form erect, his eye bright ss
 . star in moonless sky. Glorious Calhoun! wei Ediner from thee a some things; and yet admirel and venerate thee. Here, now, Is a purely inteI-
 iectual man. He worships This fayorite studies; ],
 cares nothing for the festive board eats spareingly
 land iuxuriates either in eacidating some difficult &proben, or in speaking to chosen friends of his Sdarling South her duty and her destiny. Mr. Call khoun's conversational powers are extraordinary
 He talks easily, elegantly and with equisite clesr Iness. His friends love hiKl not so much for his
 cause, as for the manner in which he sustains his
 cause He Is an Euexeeptionably moral man. His kseveTe tastes and stern example have made school Eof somewhat ascetc politicians iu South Carolina
 They are certainly disinterested. They are un- Occasionally independent. Aud they are noto-
 riousy brave and thoronghgoing in whatever they
 undertake. We do not especially admire their ex-
 amp!es, but we should like to the North iInita- $ting SOnth Carolina in two things, at least: and
 those are, in sending none but her best 10 Con-
 gress, and in keeping them there until they no
 longer ht 10 reflect credit upon themselves and their
 constituents. This is tke secret of southern kdency at Washington, go much complained of byI ] the shallow politicians in the North.
 # Since the assembling of tue present session of]
 Congr ss, each of these aged men has spoken the slave question. Mr. Webster and Mir. Clay have &taken high and patriotic ground for the Union, at all hazards, and under all circumstances. They Sspoke like men who felt that they had but bfief Atime to live; and they rleaded for the coHtnaance e of the bond which unites these Stat with the im-| Epassionate eloqaence of aud lang syne. Mir. Cal ahoun paid an unusual tribute to the Union, by rs- Hing 10 disavow suspicion to the effect, that hel
 favored disunion-which s unhappiiy too often ths 3tesI!ency ot his strange philosophy. When his'
 speech was coneinds the veteran trio met ib froat
 of the Vice Presidents chair and loIned hands -l aWha, moment that for the artist What differ-| { en emotions must have sgitated them. How, asI leach seaaped the worn features of the other tbeI minds reverted back to the scenes through which,
 they had passed and forward to the future in which,
 ote's woa3I es called to hii the P-'its IOSItIons 3ron which they are about to retire. No three lIv iEg have completely enlisted the alice Aioa of their friends, or Wieded so much influenced snpon the na,Ton at large. They have seen the country in it's early yeaih,
 and have assisted is growth to prosperity with the jealous care Of conhing parehs. Two of them al Beast were foremost m support Of the last war will &Great Britain, aud Mr. Webster sealed his devoon Flo the country by his memorable speech against nul iihcaon m 1858. They have often ditFered--andI ] sometimes hsrshly and vehemently; but age has Scsned their passions and diminished their pIeiudi- Bees; and they now stand upon the verge of ths tI ebourne whence traveller returns and look wiihl Ft uSf de he unsr fol aieaye to Freedom and 10 the world-be bond oil Ewhose Union is strengthened by the aitri,ion oiI
 ofinions, and so enabled 10 defy the attempts of its Proponents 10 weaken or to sunder it. May ines. #veieran statesmen live many yesrs to see all their &honest hopes fulElled and all their fears disappoip aied. PeaRsytroniaa.