New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-13
WASHINGTON.
Stewards Speech-Gov. JOnes-sOule-Mr. Clay's
Health-Webster and the Presieencys
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MT. OEWAkD IndNO ITO opOOSu Oh 4nsCA-
veption yesterday. 1t occupied two hours in the
delivery and is the great speech of the session thus
far It was throughout piece of bold, powerful,
and unanswerable augmentation, spiced with many
hard hits, and closing in a of lofty eloquence
ths, delighted and inspired every heaTeT. Though
earnest thorough and direct in purpose and manner,
and emmently compact forcibe and elegant in his
language, Mr.. SEWARD is nevertheless not an orator
who attracts crowds to hear him The power and
effect Of his speeches exist in the matter they
tain, rather than in the transient merits and nhu-
Of striking elOcution and, whatever else
may said, he enjoys this great distinction. Though
coming into the Senate at a time when Mr. CLAY
and MI WEBSTER were both members Of that body,
he has yet made the greatest speeches Of any in
the Senate Chamber since he became a member
There were numerous and powerful efforts made
upon the celebrated Omnibus Bill, and upon shat
measure Mr. CLAY and Mr. WEBSTER both reused
themselves and did their best Bat impartial oEiti-
cism must declare that the speech Of Mr.. SEW
ARD on that subject was marked by more breadth Of
view, more vgoT Of thought, and more profound
and mastery treatment of his subject than dis
played BY either of those gentlemen His speech on
the French Spoliaton claims was another effort Of
signal ability, never equaled By any other on the
same subject.
In expressing this judgment, we shall not Of
course be understood intimating any belief Of Mr.
SEwARD's mental superiority to these two greatmen
BY no means. We intend to institute no comparison
between the men, but simply speak Of their several
g6srts upon a common topic These are faT mora
easily judged and measured than is the precise re-
iatve position Of the individuals on the general scale
OF eminence; question upon which we have no
design to enter. Relative greatness of men is one
Of those topics upon which there is vast deal of
very superficial judgment. No subject is more in
tTicate, requires nice discrimination to ar
rive at any accuracy Of determination There is no
more difficult task than accurately to weigh public
men, either to their talents character and all
comparisons between them are usually filed with
ignorance and absurdity But Of any specific mental
efforts of man, may be allowed to judge and to
speak with comparative confidence We feel no
hesitation in doing it in regard to the several
speeches Of Mr.. CDAY, Mr.. WEBSTER, and Mr.. SEW
ARD on the "omnibus " or Compromise measures
And we think it admits Of question: that of these
three leading speeches, Mr.. sEwARD's was decided
ly the ablest
On this question Of Intervention, Mr.. SEWARD has
iniTenched himself in impregnabe positions and
soundeT speech, or more powerful speech, will
come from no man on the subject. Its logic is in
vnciole its historical research great, its accuracy
andits thoToughness unquesnonable, and its general
force irresistible It covers the whole question and
no man can get any IOOtnOld upon J1e b1OJect VINO
does not plant himself upon the ground occupied in
this speech. He must stand there or stand no where
In WASHINGTON is vindicated and the alton is vim
dicated from the pusillanmity of character that has
been imputed to that great the subject ofOur
external National relations, by the emasculated
Conservatism Of the day. What crime has this Ma.
ton committed that Il should be cursed with would
bo leaders who meanIy shrink from asserting the
Nations dignity and honor by bold avowal OF the
principles on which it rests, and an open and IN
hesitating condemnation OF the lawless act of In
Perial domination abToadl
II Mr. SEWARD is at fault anywhere, it is in not
geing far enough, in not being radical enough, in
his recommendations of the course this Governments
should take in view of the rampant march Of Abso-
lutistical principles on the Continent of Europe II
liz resolutions voted against at ALL it ought to be
on the ground Of their being quite too tame and In
sipid for the emergency.
Gov JONES, of Tenn, will follow MI SEWARD
next week on the same subject. The Governor be-
longs to the ebony end Of the Republic, and must
therefore be tolerated in heresies on this dues-
tion. He is as good Wing as ever was made, and
sound a nut every subject where the color is
any other than black He will give US something
frank racy and sparkling but he has too much sense
70 attempt impossibilities. He may fly few arrows
over the walls, but he will scarcely undertake the
use OF any batEering ram to beat down any Of Mr.
SBwARD's defenses.
Mr.. SoULE has the floor after Gov. JONES, and from
him we shall get an eloquent and artistic speech
He will undertake to ride the rdgepoe this sub
ject, fancy and if he does he will need all his
agility to preserve him from getting a bad hoist
Letting 4" dare not" wait upon would" always
shows weakness, and portends discontinue. If it
were not for the political refracton of the Slavery
atmosphere that surrounds Mr.. soULE, that quite
all oh IL
the keen intellect the ferVent spirit and enthusias
tic genius of the ambitious Frenchman displayed
this OccasoRin their most attractive garb. As it
Is, we fear we shall have nothing better from him
than hurdle race 1.-THE, agile, elastic and athletic
as he always shows himself to be when he pTances
unfettered on a smooth and open course.
Mr.. CLAY's health is declining again. The warm
touth wind of yesterday quite oVercame him. He
is likely to pass through the Eternal gates ere
June's sweet roses blow" May the soft breath Of
spring sooth his exit and the inspiring odors of
Paradise salute his Tegenerated senses while he
passes to the celestial mansions of an eternal felicity
The chairman of the recent Wall-st. subscriptien
list in aid Of Mr.. WEBSTER has recently arrived in
town with few coadjutOrs, all filed with holy
enthusiasm in behalf Of their great leader. II is
evident that the masses Of Wall-st. and Safest
have taken up the Secretary, with determine
tion TO put him through And his prospects
are not desperate. It is authentically reported
that Webster Delegate is chosen in Wisconsin,
one in New-Hampshire, and another in Con.
necticut And from what information has been
conhdentiallV communicated to u.s. we feel confident
that there will be others in connection. We should
like to know why Wall-st. and State-st. should not
have Presidents twenty-five thousand dollars a
year is worth saving to them well as to another.
Transfers all In the way OF their business and
why should they not be permitted to transfer a
charge of this sum upon their revenues to the more
opulent revenues Of Uncle Saml A difficulty, how
ever we are soy to say, has recently arisen in the
sou1h General Wilson, Of the Massachusetts Sen
ate has lately made speech in which he has di-
Vuged certain arrangements and understandings
entered into by the Free Soil party Of Is4s with MI
Webster. The allegations have found their way to