Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-12-21

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Icos.ed him with ihe psqal courtesy, "sH!ov
are you this evening, Col Haynes" and lha
ECol, Hayne replied, good .hnnioredly,s sNon
the better or, ,yoHs Sirtt'ss sS,sv ,aeen MA
i The speech of Mr. Webster on this occa
sion is SO, familiar toahs whole country, ant
this extended extract gives SO complete 4
picture Of its general scope, that any nors
specific outline, afit, would be superapous
In mere logic,il has often been surpassed
bui as, q reply aop violent altackF-as g de-
fence against % yehemenl and formidable acs
saultz-and as scombining AL ihe various quail
i,ies which such an effort demands, il is un
rivaled in the forensic hisloryaof Abs Conn
Try and has.seldom been surpassed anywhere
\ As a4nasiesple mis- sspecial deparIulen
Of elouucnce, il deserves careful study; anc
although severe analysis Of itmay de,fac'
something from the popular estimate ol its
character, as. compared with the grea
speeches of the master Orators of the world
il will only quicken lhe admiration which j
deserves for felicity of relorl, adroitness i1
turning the fanks of The auacking force, The
logical consequences of its historical Stale.
menls, and The grand, stately, imaginative
eloquence Of its rhetorical passages. Nc
one can read both speeches without feeling
that Haynes did moi deserve, such reply
and that The Two aMlctes were most une,
qualIy matched. Col. llayne replied Mr.
Webster, combining himself, however. 10 the
single point, Of The rights OF the General
Government under the Constitution. Mr.
Webster reioined in brief reslatement Of
his argument. Bul this res,atemeni was in
fact reconstruction of il. He presented il
now dvested Of all The incidental mailer by
which il had originally been embarrassed,
and without any Of the rhetorical attendants
which had swollen lis sta,eliness and rem
dered il far more impressive and imposing,
but which, nevertheless, impaired lis real
strength. As an argument, merely, we con.
slider this second speech, brief and unpre.
tending as ills, decidedly superior 10 The
first, in the popularity OF which, however
i, has been completely overshadowed. MIR.
Webs,er's great speech, as il is universally
known, produced grea, sensation through
out The country. Ii was widely circulated
and universally read. The debate continued
for some weeks, but The argumen. had been
exhausted and lhe discussion was really al
ON end. Mr.. Webster received from every
euarler of The Union the most compliment
arv congratulations upon The resul. OF the
contest, and upon the service he had rem
dered the country. Massachusetts passed
resolutions OF blanks, and The example was
followed by The Legislatures OF, several 9th
or states. Distinguished Southern gentlo-
men added the ,ributefof their praise.
MR.. WEBSTER 5ANDyNuLLIF1CAT
Mr. Webster continued 10 lake an active
part in the business and debates OF the Sen
ale throughout the administration Of Gen
Jackson and his immediate successor. This
period Of our history was marked by events
Of magnitude and permanent importance
AS the characteristic Of Gen, Jackson's mint
was an indomable will, so his adminislra
lion was marked by an cxalla,ion Of The
Executive al the expense Of every other de-
parlment of the Government. Whenever
he fixed upon measure as desirable, the
whole power at his command, personal ane
official, was directed 10 its enforcement. Ii
one Of his Messages. indeed, in reply 10 OBJ
jec!ions that the will Of the people as repre-
sen,cd in Congress should be paramount il
all cases of legislation, he advanced the dis
tine, claim that the popular sovereignty wa:
lin (acl embodied in the President, as he wa!
eleclcd by direct vote Of all the people
| This principle, and the spirit which it indi
Gated, began TO manifest themselves in va
rious aclsIofihe Administrations, and 10 arouse
no slight degree of opposition TO its arbitrary
character throughout, The country.
Gen. Jackson had been elected by III
union of various parties. MIR. Adams, hi
unsuccessful competitor, in a letter writer
, in 1886, but which has just been published
ascribes his defeat 10 the union Of four dis
linct parties against him. "At The election
Of 1896" he says: "There were four can
ddaies--three of whom, were returned 4
the House Of Represenalives-besides
f(h,who had sunk by his own weight int
the secondary rank ofan aspiranl 10 III
/ Vice Prcsidency----iL which he succeede
for lhe moment, by the ruin of his after
Iprospccls.l believe, for ever. My election
was effected in The House by The junction O
the fourth and excluded candidale's support
ers with mine, and that operation produce
) the subsequent fuiluie Of my ie. election, tn
Iiumphnl elevation of my successor, and III
! irretrievable DISAPPOINTMENT, Of bin who ha
. as last resource linked his political fortune
wnh mine, but who, from iha, hour was de
scr,ed and betrayed by his own party. The
! gained The coalition oil The three precedin
disappointed candidates, and thus left me, 9
The election Of 1923, 10 my own soliaf
e strength. That remained unimpaired, Blu
{ was uneq lol 10 the contest with The unite
D power Of the four parties combined again.
i me, and fell" II was scarcely possibl
. thai this union should long exis, unimpaire
Q afer the success for which il had been forme
e had brought responsibility 10 be incurred
| aud duties 10 be performed. Mr.. Calhoun
whose friendship had been indicated, if ne
r purchased, by being elected Vice Presiden
/. speedily found that he could have In that pc
e sition no special influence or control in III
D Government: and the exclusion of.nll hi