Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-11-20
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was 700 overpowernu TO allow expression
NY voice or hand. II was as if one was in
a trance, all motion raraly7el.
Bat The descending hammer of the Chair
awoke them, with a slart-and with one
universal, long drawn, deep breath, with
which the overcharged heart seeks relief
the crowded assembly broke up and de-.
parted.
The New England men walked down
Pennsylvania avenue that day, after the
speech: with frmer step and boder air
''pride in their port, defiance in their eye"
! You would have sworn they had grown
some inches taller in few hours time
They devoured the way in their stride
| They looked every one in The face they
| met, fearing no contradiction. They swarm.
| ed ia the streets, having become miracu-
lousy mul,itndnous. They clustered in
parties, and fought the scene over one hun.
dred times that night Their elation was
the greater by reaction. 1t knew no limits
or choice of expression. Not one of them
but te!I he had gained personal victory
NO, oner who was not teady 10 exclaim,
with gushing eyes, in the fulness of grati-
tude, "Thank God, TOO am a Yankee ~
In the evening Gen. Jackson held levee
at the White House. Ii was known, in ad-
vance, that Mr., Webster ,ould attend it.
and hardly had the hospilable doors of the
honse been thrown open, when the crowd
that had filed the Senate chamber in the
morning rushed in aud occupied the rooms.
Persons lhtle more tardy in arriving found
ii almost impossible 10 get in, such a crowd
oppressed the entrance.
Before the evening, the General had been
the observed Of all observers His military
ard personal reputation, official position,
gallant bearing, and courteous manners, had
secured him great and meriled popularity
His reception was always gladly attended
by large numbers-to whom he was hitnself
an object of attraction.
Bu, on this occasion the room in which he
received his company was deserted, as soon
as courtesy to the President permitted Mr..
Webster, it was whispered, was in The East
ern Room, and thiher the whole mass hur-
ricd.
He stood almost in the centre of The room
hemmed in by eager crowds from whom
there was no escape, all pressing 10 get
nearer him. He seemed bu, little exhausted
| by the intellectual excriors of the day, se-
we're as il had been. The flush of excite
ment still fingered and played upon his
couucnance, gliding and beaulifying it
! like the setting sun lis accompanying clouds.
All were eager to get sight at him
Some stood on tip.toe, and some even noun
ted the chairs of the room. Many were pre-
sen,ed 10 him. The dense crowd entering
and retiring moved round him, renewing
the order of their impression and egression,
continually. One would ask his neighbor,
"Where, which is Webster ~ "TheIe,
don't you see him-that dark, swarihy man
with great deep eye and heavy brow, that's
Webster" No one was obliged 10 make
second inquiry.
In another part OF The room was Col.
Hayne, He, too, had his day of triumph,
and received congratulations. His friends
even now contend that the contest was but a
drawn battle, but no full victory having
been achieved on either side There was
nothing in his own appearance this evening
to indicate the modification Of defeat. With
others, he went up and complimented Mr.
Webster on his brilliant effort and TO one,
ignorant of the past struggle, could have
supposed that they had late been engaged
in such fierce rivalry. 1t was said at the
time, that, as Col Hayne approached MIR.
Webster 10 tender his congratulations, the
latter accosied hiu with the usual courtesy,
"Iiow are you this evening, Col Hayne ?n
and that Col Hayne replied, good humored-
ly, "NOnc The better for you, sir 2"
A FRGEsoIL paper on the Reserve, Lorain
conaty, thus announces The result of the Pre-
: sidenlial election;
'The telegraph brings the following pro-
fame message
Every id thing
For Pierce and King,
. which is "a ithout luubl irue.