The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-02
From the Pattsburg Republican
SiIas Wright and his BiOgrapher.

The life Of Slas Wright. published BY Jenkins in 1850
is very well written and gives the reader toeraby cor
rect idea OF the public services OF the great American
statesman The true greatness OF man is 10 be in
his playful moments in the domestic circle when unem-
barassed BY public cares or private business and the
greatest and best part Of his life remains unwritcn I'M
less followed by some Boswell 10 commit TO paper The
good things said On every OCCASION This part OF the
ia he recollection especially Of his acquaintance in this
section OF the State
tbs well known that The democratic party were di.
vded in sentiment early lS42 upon the policy 10 be
pursued in relation to The canals OF this State and Sena
Tor Wright favored the stop and pay" policy adopted
that year, which placed the democracy of the State upon
In the spring OF 1914 Mr. Polk was nominated 10 the
presidency. and Senator Wright afterwards Romi-
mated for governor OF this State. Meantime, in the
month Of July, meeting was hell at Malone, ard
Senator Wright advertised one OF the speakers for
the occasion. Being anxious 10 hear so distinguished
man address the people upon the questions OF national
Importance than IN I,aton, several persons from this
village went out to hear hm-myself among the number.
The topic mainly discussed BY him was the practical
operation OF the tariff system upon the productions
sumption, and industry of the country, and the differ
ence between the protective system urged by Mr. Clay
and the wing party and the system advocated
by Mr. Polk and the democratic party He had previous
to that time delivered in the Senate and published bis
celebrated speech upon the same subject. which gave
light and information il than all other speeches
and a,shles. out of Congress; but this
sian 81, speech purely extemporaneous of entirely
dssient order and arrangement from the publ shed
IN, and by different mode OF argument came to the
. / interests and classes.
lis remarks were distinguished for method and clear
Of argument. attractive language, and unsurpassed
ability This the last public speech but he
made before popular assembage. AT lis close he beg
ged leave call the attention the people the fact
that his name was mentioned in several OF the newspa
pers in connexion with the office OF governor OF this
State and said that he sincerely hoped that his friends
would name another for that office; tor he believed that
the democracy could elect their ticket regardless OF per-
sonaI he feared his acceptance OF
governor would eventually prove most disastrous to him
cell. owing to certain een'eni, then known TO exist in
the party Being ignorant OF the Of those ee
aud their tendency, this prophecy apprehension
expressed by Senator Wright that occasion
sdered OF little importance But he accepted the nomi-
nation and elected by ten thousand majority
renomnated in lsa6 10 the same office, and was de-
feated by the elements referred his speech
Malone in July, 1874 The people in this section of the
State know well who and what faction defeated him
1916. and he in 1884, knew chat elements would be
al work to defeat him whenever he came within their
reach.
His bographer, however. remarks that "Mr Wrgh,
was no orator--his voice not good" The opinion
OF the author is at variance with the opinion of all who
ever heard him address popular body. While n the
Senate member oil that body commanded more crowded
houses listened to with greater attention and
satisfaction His voice clear, strong, and dgnhed
his language choice and brilliant his pronunciation
agreeable, deliberate. and impressive; his argument
lucid and convincing and every sentence contained The
best ideas, conveyed in the best language, and uttered
in the best possible He master OF his sub.
ject and master OF his audience. No matter how dry
and abstruse the subject brought 10 the compre
hensi0n OF his audience and from first 10 last, every
sentence created desire the part OF his hearers tc
ls.en to the next Mr.. Wright no decaimer
and il defamation be essential to orsory, he was nc
orator. His mind was OF too high order and toe
well stored with useful information, both acquired and
reflective, TO be wasted in defamation Read his speeches
in connexion with those OF any other American states
man, by the side Of the great OF British
eloquencs and for briancy. power, and information
he sxcelled Fox or PITT, Clay or Webster
The biography is unpardonably deficient in no, con
tanning all his written speeches. messages, reports,
correspondence, as The sufes way TO do justice hi
great Amercan statesman, whose death, in the prime
usefalness, will loag be depored bv the American people
and his name held in grateful remembrance.
PLATTSBURG