Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-04-13
POW Ems nusT OF cALHouN.


/ lust before seeing il had, in London and Paris,
been carefully examining the sculptured heads of dis
tiugushed moderns-j usI afterwards saw In Flor
ence and Rome, the heads of distinguished anclents.
The comparisons thus suggested was highly favor
able The head of Mr.. Calhoun. In Westminster
Abbey, the heads Of Lords Chatham and Mansfield,
and of Mr.. WiIberforce present themselves TO my
mind. That OF Lord Chatham seemed 10 me much
inferior. That of Lord Mansfield is larger. but has
not that fine classic outline, that look OF iron
strength of character and moral greatness which is
so striking in that of Mr. Calhoun. Mr.. Wilberfor-
ce's head reminds of Mr.. Calhoun's than any
saw but it has look of indecsion, and Is totally
| wanting in majestic dignity which awes you In Mr..
Calhoun. Place his head by that of Demosthenes or
Cicero, and Americans pride must rise, when Its
great superiority is apparent that could hes
itae. You see, at once, that DemostheDes was not
great man, but mere orator. and painful contrast
presented by the very marked sinister look OF me
lower face which convinces you that he lacked Doth
honesty and frmness. In Cicero, you feel that you
have the stately trained Intellect and the moral
hero, but the Roman demagogue, who, with much
snowy ability, vain, and wanting In dignity and
frmness. Without any other special comparison,
would remark, that the ancient heads produced the
impression that MIR. Caisuns head was decidedly
Roman in character. Simplicity, fire and strength
marked the Roman from the complex character OF
modern times, where, by too much diffusion, the fire
of feeling is chilled and the force Of thought and &C
lion is broken. To the Roman character we must
add stern, almost savage hardness, and want Of
subsection = pure high principles Mr. Calhoun nj d
in his character, and it stands out boldly and unmls-
ST en2th.
But, although he strong and warm, and dl-
rect in his feelings. thoughts and actions, as to lend
times hard sternness TO his manner, yet he was
perfectly free from the Roman hardness of nature
Christianity and civilization had laid their gentle
hands upon him, and breathed into his whole nature
kindly softness, which, without impairng, gave
IovelineSs his strength. See that face The lofty
old Roman seems to look down upon you but with
sweet, cultivated christian benignty which never
beamed from Roman face. He 'Oas Cato. the censor
Observation-Disclosures Brutus, Illuminated and eleVa'
| ted by the holy light of morality and religion.
BY the side of Mr.. Calhoun's bust stood one oil
| Wa shinglon, which MIR. Powers had just finished.
There was quite contrast. bold striking ind-
vduaity i'll Calhoun, which you missed in the calm
general grandeur of Washington. Washington did
not look like great Roman-he looked like the great
man of general humanity. Calhoun might be the
great of a nation; Washington OF a world. A
strong national type looked out from the face Of Cal
houn, while that OF Washington seemed TO belong 10
no particular age nation, but TO be a striking en-
hodiment OF the greatness and goodness OF the human
| :ace. Mr.. Powers spoke of Washington, Calhoun
and Webster, by way OF comparison. l asked HIN
if the three heads had been placed before him, With
his knowing them, which he shou Id as an artist,
haYe pronounced the greatest. lie said W ashng ton,
and gave his reasons, for which have space.
| He said Sir. Calhoun's defective, in respect
| in ideality Imagination, but seemed 10 have
high admiration for the head. He remarked that MI
| Webster detective in that respect. He, sir,
| said he, as great Poet
l will add that TO partisanship could influence me
! in favor of Mr.. Caihouns bust | have always
strongly opposed his leading political tenets. still
regard some Of them most dangerous in thplr ten
dency. But am proud OF him as an American. And
having met with him, as it ere, in foreign land.
in company with the great men Of ancient and mod
timeS, leit bound TO tell how my great coun-
trymln stood The comparison. / have no artistic
knowledge, and speak only as one who has always
looked with deep Interest into lie human face, wheth-
or il were living OF sculptured.
Respectfully, WILLIAM HUNTER.
Cahaba, Dallas county, Alabama.
| IMMEsslrY OF SPACE. This extract from paper
of De Ouincy's on Lord Roses Telescope, and the
wonderful nature Of lis revelations, is we'll worthy of
perusdl. 1t is partly translation from the most re-
markable of German writer's, John Paul Blcher, and
presents the mind idea of the vaslness Of space
which is truly startling and sublime:
| God called up from dreams into the vesil-
bule OF heaven, saving, Cume thou hilher and
the glory Of my house, And to the servants that
stood around his throne, ne said, lake him and
undress him from his robes Of flesh; cleanse his
vision, ano put new breath into his nostrs; only
touch not with any change his human heart-the
heart that weeps and trembies." TWAS dine; and
with mighty angel for his guide, the stood
ready for his inn mite voyage; and from the terraces
of heaven, without sound or farewell, al once they
wheeled away into endless space. Sometimes with
the solemn flight Of angel wings they fed through
Ziaraphs of darkness, through wdernesses death,
that divided the worlds of life sometimes they swept
over frontiers, that qulcken!ng under prophetic
motions from God. Then from distance that Is
counted only IN heaven, light 0aWned ioT a Time
through sleepy film; by unutlerdble pace the light
swept them they by unutterable pace to the light;
in moment the rushing Of planets was upon them
in moment the biazngs of suns was around them.
Then came eternes Of twilight, that revealed but
were not revealed.
! To the right hand and to the left lowered mighty
consultations, that by selt-repettlons and answers
from afdr that by POSITIONS built up tTlnm-
phant gales whose archtraves, whose archways-
horizontal, upright-rested, Tose-at attitudes, by
spans-that seemed ghostly from ininlIude. " it'll
out measures the archtraves, past number were
the aIchways, beyond memory the gates. Within
were stairs that scaled the eterntes above, that de-
seconded the eternites below above was below, be-
low them above the man stripped OF graVItatIng
body depth swallowed up in height lnsur-
mountabe, height was swallowed up In depth UNI
fathomable. Suddenly thus they rode from inf
mite, suddenly thus they tilted over a6ysmal
worlds, mighty cry arose-that systems more mys-
FERROUS, that worlds bilowy-other heights,
and other depths-were coming, were at hand.
Then the man sighed and stopped, shuddered and
wept His overaden heart uttered itself in tears !;
and lie said, Angel, will go no further. For the
spirit of man aches with this inhnity. Insutterabie
is the glory of God. Let lie down in the grave
, from the persecution of the infinite for end see
there is none. And from all the listening stars that
! shone around issued choral voice. 1.-The man
speaks truly end there is that yet we heard
Off End is there none e. the angel solennly de-
manded. ais there indeed no end And is this the
sorrow tina, kills you % But no voice answered,
that he might answer himself Then the angel
threw up his glorious hands to the heavens, saying,
tel IT. llnIun 0nF( Nnd n