Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-12-13
Mrs. Swisshelm's Estimate Of DaHiel WEBSTER

We copy the following from of Mrs. Swiss
helm letters from Washington published in the
PittSburg Visiter:
Il do not think it is prejudice that makes me
think Mr. Webster's face disagreeable; but to
it has an expression of coarseness, though his ami
nal propensities rather stronger than his IN
tellecJual powers. His face speaks the sensualst
by nature--a natural innate vulgarity, that would
require large amount of strict training to elevate
into righteousness, such as is condemned by our
people when described by Sue or Bulwer. l know
this opinion of Mr.. Webster will be resented by
his western friends. | have never seen any such
expressed of him but nearly, every one knows
that he sometimes drinks to excess, and his friends
here say he requires to be excited by wine to make
him proachable--civil. When quite sober he is
as gruff as grizzly bear. His mistresses are gen
orally, if not always colored women--some of them
big black wencheS, ugly and gar himself
These will openly run store bills on his account.
tits no wonder the curse of the of the Almighty
hangs on us as a nation. The wicked rule and
the people must mourn. The laws OF God are
publicly set at defiance by those whom we choose
to rule over u.s. Webster | had always admired
even after his last speech. His faults appeared
like excresences his greatness and virtues.
But since | have seen him and come within the
circle that surrounds him, | look upon his faults
as the great component parts of nature-the es-
sential Ingredients. The good is only enough 20
preserve the unity OF natures pan--to leave no
creature on earth wholly evil. The lion has his
courage 10 compensate for his ferocity the tlgress
her tlthEalness 70 her young to atone for her cru
elites, the toad has It's diamond eyes as 3 substi-
tute for ali other beauty and Daniel Webster has
his great intellect and occasionally flashes OF rood
feelings and kindness to compensate Tor the lota
want OF that spiritual purity, chat nice perception
of the beautiful and true which allies man TO an.
gels, and both to divine essence. / can never ad
mire Daniel Webster again. He is too many re
moves down from the highest order of humanity
No matter how much noise his eloquence MAJ
make in future, | shall always think hippotamu
can make more, and whale blow harder than he
There will be no persuasion in his words, no st
small voice in his wisdom or manlness IN his cour
age, no halo about his name. He is ugl y and
never before saw but two ugly men,
The New York Courier and Inquirer pledge
the vote of the Empire State, in 1852, to any con
sentative Union whg whom the National Conven
ton may nominate Will this satisfy the Souther
Union men, who require pledge of support {
the Compromise, essential quality of goo
Union man ? Do the New Y crkers-the Sewar
and Scott men--intend TO humbug the Souther
wings with mere name, and, by getting their can
didate to utter the word Union, to smuggle int
the Presidency some freesoiler. ID the disguise of
Union man? May not freesoilers declare, lus
tly as any else, that they are good 'Unio
men ?" What right have the "Unon men" of tn
South to go beyond a name, by which, without 9th