Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-01-01
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,...as.a :, '''' y eloquent tributes 10 tie
O. .nirl Websrer, Offered n tie
the United States, none srpts-od
-. oey aud eloonrnce thai Of Mr.. Pres
ne newly elected member from The lou
.1lle district. ke5tucky. Gifted with much
Iof The peans lar which bis family have been
SO celebrated. md true 10 the fdrIr hey have
aIvysy hcld Mr.. =. promises 10 bn an orna
nent 10 the Body Of which he is a member,
nnj the putty To " hich he belongs.
We make room fJr the closing passages Of
bis speech:
'Mr Webster never sought to su,vert the
judgment Of he people by imntming lhair
passions. Ills sphere was among men 81 in
telieci. HIS poWer vas IN convincing Ilr
mlud' Of The cultivated and intcrlcctu51. rathr,
thnn by fcryid larrangucs 10 sway the l9np.
rant or excite the muItitnfe Clay-bold, ir,t-
llani' aud splendid, rushing at rcsolt, th thai
Intuition OF common sense that outstrips al
The processes of logie-altays commanded
The heart and directed the action OF his pnpiy
Webster a'cmed deficient in some Of these
s'rHat qualities, as lie surpassed him in others.
10 , p, th.
re PfaFod bis natural auxiliary Clay, =.
"p"aht Parliamentary lcad'r, and prvoa''y
"ne9A1ilcd' save by the EerI Of Chatham,
Whom he resemh ed, swept with the velocity
OF charge Of cavalry Oh the ranks OF las
opponents AID often Won the victory before
others wer prepared for the encouater. Web
$50 VIII his array OF facts, his power o. slate
ment. an. loglca! deduction, moved lorwo I'd
like the ii ,cipIined aud serricd infiutry, with
the Treasured tread Of deliberate resolution
and irresistible power.
''DnDlel Webster is dead. He died ilhout
ever having been elevated totIe Presidency Of
the nation. CamlIus The second founder Of
Rome, /. ever enjoyed The Consulate, but he
was no, less il1strous because he was not H..
warded by lie iasaes and the consular purple.
Before tue uslre Of Webster's renown mere
ly presidential reputation must grow pale. He
has not only lefi a reputation Of unsurpassed
spIcnlo, in the Senate, but he will also pass
down to posrrriy as the abrst and most pro-
found jurist of the day AS an orator, he had
not as hashcrn correctly observed by Sena
tor from New York the vehemcnce of Demos.
themes, nor the splendor of Cicero, bat still
Daniel Webster was an orator-an orator
marked by the characteristics Of the Teuton-
ic race-boll. massive, and replete with
manly force and vigor. His writings are
marked by a deep philosophy which will
cause them to be read when the issues that
e, oI,ed them have passed away, aud the
speodor of an Imagination almost rich
as that OF Burke will invest them with attrac
tons alike for the student and the man Of let
ters
I'VE should not depore the death e Web.
,ier II i>true the star has shot from II {
sphere il Illuminated, and is lost in the Clio NJ
OF d ath, but he sank f.ll of years ard of hon.
ors. after lie had reached the verge of hun al
life, and before his majpslic intellect was di /
med III his body bowed down by old age.
"He did not sink into his grave like Ma l.
borough amidst the mists of dotage, but e
went while his intellect Was unclouded, an d
the literary rcmcmbrances of his youth came
thronging To the dying bed of their vofary =
Napoleon wien he was expiring at st. Helena
muucred disconnected " ords of command and
battle that show ed his turbulent character still
struggled in maglnnty conflicts; but gentle
spirits brought To the death-bed of the states,
man OF Marshiied more consoli ing memorie
as he murmured,
The curt.w tolls the knel of parting day"
aud all the tenoer and mourntul beauties o
that inmltuble degy clustered around h'
soul
But. sir, will not venture 10 say more OF
this theme. | have said thus much in the
name of my native State, to testify her venera
ton for worlh,palrio,ism and departed grcarnes
and to add with proper rever, ne "a handful o
earth to the mound nation raises to the mem
DRY of the great Secretary. and to say, peac,
bc To the names OF Daniel Webster !"
ACRES OF PoRK.-A correspondent Of the
Louisville Courier says in East Louisville the
five extensive pork houses have five or six acre
Of barreiicd pork, piledup three tiers high in
open lots. There are not eas than six acres
which would make eighteen acres Of barrels
if laid side by side. exclusive OF lard in barrel.