Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-11-30
From the New York Times.
DANIEL w EBS TER
sketch of his Life and Public Career
MR.. wERsTER m coNGREss.
[coNrIEuED FROM our LAsr. !

how, wide awake and keenly suspicious Q
designs, upon himself and The West, when
ever any Western Topic was touched in de
ba,e,--scented lhs balile alar off, in hi
formal and ostensbly harmless resolution
Hesstigmalized il at once as q resolution
Of inquiry intoahe sexpedieney Of commit
ting serious injury auponahe new States 0
,be. VEST Mr,Foo,e, earnes,ly ,dsclaime
any such purpose, md several Other Sena
tors vindicaled The resolution from any sucl
construction. AfIer a brief and coloquia
controversy, not wholly void Of feeling, upol
this point, motion was carried posponing
The further consideration Of The subjec, unit
Monday, the l1th Of January, for which day
{. was made The special order. When tha
day arrived, ii was again postponed until tn,
18Th; and then, after several Western gen
,lemen had spoken briefly upon il, il was
laid over until Monday, The 18Th. On tha
day, ond evidently after much preparation
and an evident nursing Of his polncal wrath
Mr.. Benton took ihe floor against the resolu
ton. His speech was The development o.
Tho idea he had put forth al the outset,-
that the resolution was aimed al the Wes,
and he proceeded TO show that The attack
came from New.EngIand, and that it was
roully directed ogains! him. The resolu.
,ion," said he, "was introduced 10 check.
mate my graduation bill 1t was nm off',r
of battle to the Wesl! accepted The offer;
am fighting the baitle: some are crying oul
and hauling off; but am standing 10 ii, and
n1,to !, | ,h, ,lu
sary 10 come on and lay on; and | tell him
'Damn'd be he that first cries hold,-enoughp "
Col. Benton proceeded to studied attack
upon New-Eng gland, Ito denunciolon Of
her policy towards the West as iIlibcral and
unius,,-ano 10 the declaration that the
Yves, would therefore look 10 the Souih for
succor. This was the keynote of the de.
bate that followed. The reUl merits Of The
question rapidly gave way TO discussion of
the relative position of different SECTIONS Of
The country towards it. The next day Mr..
Holmes OF Maine replied NJ length 10 Mr..
Benlon. Olher Senators also participated
in Inc discussion, and finally Co.. llayne.
Of South Carolina, commenced speech
which consumed the rest of the day
llayne was one OF the younger Senators.
--of undoubted ability and over.confdenl
courage. lie had filled with eclat success
i've Offices oi. trust and responsibility in his
native State, and brought 10 the, Senate in
I823a brilliant and growing reputalion.--
His characteristics have been well sci forth
by Mr.. March in his g "reminiscences Of Con.
gress." "lIaynes," he says, "dashed into
debates like The MameIuke cavalry upon a
charge. There was gallant air about him
that could not butwin admiration. He nev.
er provided for re,rea: he never imagined
il. He had an invincibe confidence in
himself, which arose partly from preViovs
success. Ills was The Napoleonic warfare;
TO strike at once for the Capitol of The ene-
my, needless Of danger or loss to his own
forces. Not doubling TO overcome all odds,
he feared none, however seemingly supe-
rior. Of great fuency and, no ille force Of
expression, his speech never halted, and
seldom fa,igued. His oralory was graceful
and persuasive. An impassioned manner,
somewhat vehement at times, bun rarely, if
ever ex.ravaganl; voice well moduIaled
and clear; distinct, though rapid enuncia.
tion; confident, bur not often offensive
address; these, accompanying and illuslra-
ling language we'll selected and periods we'll
turned, made him popular and effective
speaker" In his speech al this Stage Of the
debate, Col, Haynes took occasionio respond
TO Col. Benton, by assuring him that the
West might always count upon The symPa.
thies OF The South, and by echoing and
strengthening The assaults he had made upon
the character and conduct OF New England.
He alleged lhal the East was unwilling that
The public lands should be thrown open on
easy terms 10 settlers for fear OF being
drained Of its population. The Eastern
States, he said, had always sought TO retain
theirpopuation al home-"to creale man.
ulactory of paupers, who should supply the
manulaclorics of rich proprietors, and en-.
able Them 10 amass great wealth.'e He fol-
lowed up this attack upon the policy sof
New England with great bilterness,-char.
acterizing her course on the public lands
especially, as selfish and unprincip,ed, d.
Neither Mr.. Webster nor his friends could
help feeling sensitive under such assaults,
and point was given 10 their resentment by
the belief that hey were mainly directed
against Mr.. Webster personally, and were
intended as much TO crush him as TO pro.
mole The welfare Of the West At the pre-
vious Session, Col. Hayne had made a sharp
aliack upon, his opinions and conduct, 10
which, however, he had lorborne TO make
any reply. But upon this occasion, be Ielt
called on 10 respond; and on tho next day
therefore, he spoke al some length in reply,
-confning himself clearly TO the topic un'
der discussion, and referring only incident.
ally TO the temper in which the debate had
: been conducted on the purIo his o ponents.
His speech was little more, indeed. than q
very clear and well-digesied historical sale
ment Of the actual steps tukenby the Gene
raj Government in regard TO the public
lands, and Of The pan which New-England
had borne in thai action. lie depicted with
grnphicpow the wonderful changes which
had taken place in Tho Western SlaIes,--
their rapid and marvellous increase Of pop.
.ulaiion, and the almost magic transformation
of their unbroken forests inlo The abodes oil
civilization and comfort. And in regard 10
the measures OF the General Government
,bywhich this change had been wrought, he
''underlook TO say" in general lerms--sus.
,aining the slolement, however, by reference
10 ,he records Of Congress--lhat "if YOU
look m ,ha ,otne ~ n Nv one nj tl,ese rneas