Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-06-06

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LYNCHBURG. JUNE O. Isao
DANIEL WEBSTER.

distinguished Statesman once ren,,..,
pointing TO Sherman, 'there is man. WIZ nes'
said foolish thing in his le" And in rei L,aef
TO Daniel Webster il can be truly said he MN
made sophisticated argument. And if in h.
sound wisdom, he resembles that great nn., "''
whom we have alluded, in his pure and ,va',a 10
spirit, ne resembles one OF our early fathers, who
was equally eminent, but whose sphere of act;"'
was more ecclesiastical than civil. When pa
Williams was banished from the COLONY IN w ty
he settled, he carried not in his exile the Ceanfl.,
ofrevengc. But, on the other hand unon H.
cepton ofnformation ofthe intention Of tho no;a,
boring Indians TO attempt the destruction 81 az
colony from which he was banished bo r, ."e
his feelings OF sectional animositv and v;.u!s
the good of that race which settled thc co,oa;s
America, he promptly informed the colony Of ~
presence OF danger. SO Daniel Webster, br,nJ
ed by the South as black hearted abol;t;on;1,
foe 10 her rights, has lost his feelings of sec,an'
al partiality in the all absorbing patriotism Of hs
exalted and elevated nature. There has alwavs
been something noble in the BEARING Of ~,
Webster. His great powers of COMPREHENSIVE,
enable him to grasp fully and freely the crsa,
questions presented TO him. and his accur7teI,,
balanced mind, and thoroughly trained loo;c,,
powers, enable him TO unravei the most inir5co,a
questions and to make clear and full elueid,,;on
thereof The mind of Daniel Webster is suncr;or
to that OF all others in thorough training and loq.
lca' powers lie may not be so great an inycn-
tive genius as other statesmen, but IN cool calc,.
la'Ion and deliberhive investigation Daniel We'll.
Ster Is the inferior of no man. be he American or
European. Owing to the possession of tbcaa
powers, Mr.. Webster is seldom wrong The in.
venive genius is fond of speculation, and led Inv
the beauty of theorlzing, he often finds himself
entongled IN iaacies. But that man who NOS
sesses the powers of dissecting and nves,iratinp
IN superlailve degree, dives into the nticacies Of
subject, examines lis hidden defects, and brinoS
forth the truth. In other words the speculatiSf
proceeds upon theories, which are only true in pro-
portion as they are endorsedhy reason;but man
with mind framed for investigating and disSect
ing, Iears up his conclusions upon facts about
when there can be no doubt. man with
mind like this is Webster. Hence it is that his
opinions arc entitled to such high consideration,
But the great Senator of the North, the lion of
Massachusetts, has never pursued course of ac-
ton more commendabe than that which he has
adopted upon the compromise. He is a man of
the North, with Northern feelings, with Northern
sympathies, and has suffered from the raducinr Of
the South; yet,as the patriotic friend of the Union
and the able eXpounder of our Constitution. he
has lent himself 10 the service of the South. and
aids her IN making rigid provision for the exc
cution oil Constitutional sections, made in direct
view OF Southern interests. And this he has
done, hen there were murmuIings against him
at home, land In view OF the possibility of repudia.
ton there. But the Massachusetts Senator has
discarded self and acted upon his convictions of
right. We this morning lay before our readers
MIR. Webster's Newburyport letter, and leave
careful perusal Off to speak the vindication of
his character and argument