The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-09-16
From the Washington Union.
The Satire of the Great Secretary.

Mr.. Webster is not only a great orator,
but great writer. He often combines the
dignity and the decorum of the statesman in
his speeches, with the Imagination of the
poet and the skill of the artist Some of
the passages in his great efforts are like great
pictures; others like great poems; and all,
no matter how hastily thrown off, or how
suddenly called out, bear the seal of great
intellect. There is frequently dramatic
effect in his style which startles like super
natural vision. Nothing of this sort could
be finer than his appeal to the "grcat ora
tor" the Bunker Hill monument, and his
impersonation Of John Adams when indie
pedence was declared-one of those outbursts
Of fiery patriotism that may be supposed to
arouse continents to arms, and to lead mil
lions to battle. Wehave been told that at a re-
cent celebration of the landing of the Pill
grims at Plymouth Rock, which took place
at the Astor House, New York, Mr.. Web
ster caused the whole assembly to turn about
as he pointed to the door and apostrophized
one of the olden-time New Englanders,
whom he supposed then to be entering the
room, with the dust of past century upon
his brow, coming forward to compare our
day with his own
But Mr. Webster can sometimes be wit !;
and as satirist, he is, when he chooses, ter
rible Since the Baltimore Wing Conven-
ton has met and adjourned, he has been ex-
cessivcly but cloqucntly severe in his scorn-
full repulsion of wing batteries and tawn-
iDgs. We need only instance his reception
of the whig foistcrcrs of this city, who, like
the knaves that came to tell Brabantio that
he had lost his daughter, came to facilitate
him on his defeat by Gen. Scott. His dig
nifed refutation Of the pledge of Recorder
Tallmadge, that he was in favor of General
Scott, was the next sharp hit; and it is
averred-We know not with how much truth
that when directly asked to go for the
General, he responded by Struggling his
shoulders and saying he had got tired of vot-
ing for military colonies.
The National Intelligencer of yesterday
contains, however, the most admirable spc-
cimcn of a complete letter that ever Mr..
Webster has written. 1t is in his best
vein-plain Saxon, hard sense, solemn dig
nifty, and quiet, cruel humor. We give it
as follows:
"MEssRs. GALES & SEAToN:
y Gentlemen observe that in debate in
the Senate, as reported in the baltimore
Sun" one day last week, the following para
graph appears in a speech of Mr.. Mangum,
Of North Carolina:
"'Mr. Mangum alluded to the great i'm.
portance to the country and to the whie par.
ty that the consistency of the head Of the
Central Committee of that powerful and to
be victorious party should be maintained -
He opposed the whole BILL He saw nc
reason for taking away the printing Of the
departments to give il to tho political press
No complaints bad ever been heard against
the contract system as regarded the printing
It for the departments.
!. Mr.. Douglas said that there were com
plants; be could show that the system a
praetlsed there was perfcrt mockery.
" mr.. Mangum said perhaps there wer,
!. occasional petty paltry tricks committed II
!. the departments. Very recently one has
been committeeman that, too. bv the qrea
! man Of the Whig pafty--he meant The Sec
Y rotary Of State; trick uLworthv AZ him
= unworthy Of his position, and disaTaoeful j
81 DIS party 90 far 60 be could Affect It, uhicl
= was out % = slight extent, and which shorl
. " would not be 70 any extents
70 "Upon inquiring, through friend, / lear
6 from Dir. Mangum that bis observation