The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-12-02
MIR. WEBSTER.
REAlslseEso4s o. qur nA4SE DEBATE.

REMlNlsc kNCES of TIE HA4NE DEBATE
A writer ia the Rochester Americdn
u.yes lhls interesting sketch OF The Debate
between hlr. WEBSTER and Gen. iiAYNE,
Of " hich he was an eyewitness
"ln the prime oi ply sical manhood, !
licst saw WEBSTER. II was when the Con
stitulion WAS threatened by the aniI-tariii
party Of The South--the tariff oi 1888.
was III The gallery Of the Senate chamber
Members ot ali political parts had desert,
cd The lower House, TO witness the spin
te!lug OF lances between ROBERT '.
uAySE, OF South Carolina, and DANIEL
WEBSTER When ! entered The bali Gen.
eral Hay ne was speaking. lie was man
of general youthful appearance, with his
shirt collar turned over his cravat, and his
nair smoothly brushed across his forehead
lie was oi the middle stature, aud OF good
personal and presentable appearance
lie was speaking energetIcaiiy y--his eyes
were peculiarly brilliant aud his face
excessively pale. lie moved up and down
The aisle formed between the desks, with a
rapid step, gesliculating 'ehementiy.
/ was struck with his appearance and
manner, aud with the general evident sen,
saton ia the Senate chamber. Mr.. Gal
noun, the Vice President Of the United
States, occupied the presiding chair, and
with his large unsteady, unwnkng eyes,
witnessed the first great battle OF his doc
trlues. lie seemed the very spirit OF en-
bodied interest. No, word, not a gesture
OF Gen. Hayne escaped his listening eal
and his lion look.
The language Of General layne was
lich and vigorous, and his powerful sketch
Ut lhe lmposl law at The South-the des
crlptlon he gave of her people, his owl
uold and hazardous elocutIou and impeta
Gus bearing, were evidently making
strong impression upon the Senate. From
time to ,me attention would be dlrectet
from Gen. Hayne to the Senator who wa'
expected 10 answer him, aud whom hs
was attacking under cover ota terrible ans
CALLING flre. :,
Cold, serene, dark and melancholy, thai
man thus assailed, sat apart, bleak ane
| irowuipg as a mountain rock. lie evI
den,ls however, tet the gigantic iniiuen
ces that were at work around him, but hl'
profound mind was strengthening itself iol
,he combat. And how deeply solemn was
that hour, that moment, how grand tha
scene, and what were the meditations ant
,plrl,.rallyings Of that dark, mysterious
nan. His countenance wavered not dur
mo the whole OF that tremendous speech
assault after assault was made upon him
| but vel he neither turned to the right moi
to the lett, bat calmly and gallantly, as ht
mas met his death, like soldier waiting
The signal, he then bided his hour. Tha
| time Of retaliation came, swift as tht
| thoughts oil vengeance, 10 Daniel Webster
Quietly, like AJAX, master OF the seven
tod shield, he rose before the Senate, hl'
eve dim and dark beneath the marble tym
1pnuum Of his brow, glanced calmly ovci
the scene. Then that firm clenchet
mouth relaxed into u,terance, and onward
and onward be poured the cop!ous river u
ms thoughts, bearing down the dangerou.
sophstry of the Southernor, and straight
enlng, by its equal and all-embraclng force
the Welding pillars Of the land. Like
.Eneas bearing his father from the confia
grafton Of Troy, so did Webster bear the
sacred rights Of a free people safely from
he gathering tempest OF disunion. Who
that was there will forge, the exordium OF
that remarkable otfort--lhe lashing sar
casm the wjthering tones Of his voice anc
the temper of his language?
Gen. Hayne changed color and appear
ed much dsconcertedj be did not look iol
such an outbreak from such source
Daring the whole Of that speech pr