Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-01-09

~ nnraeos a. wonderful analysis Of Calhoun
---tiot tnessnsilon Of loxic II might, also, bv
noaeeAad. that " had 10 claim 10 the Miitonic
s1oAdeus of insasIustion, The classic crudi,ion,
ihs aetisue akin IN words. aud The ccmpsshen.
ave and lucid slatensat Of Webster. Not
sply Gsys intellect, but his whole ofesnisa.
tiol. dspesds tce ~ Just AppFeciation upon
yiew n 4 = whole. I; 10 remarkable tos the |
Asm,mious proportions. and the large, though |
sqsabls. deveiopssents Of Oh ths parts. II. by
no one fscvley. standing aloae. would ho have
ally was be iess than remarkable, while tho
whole made up Q complement Of dsti action
and Dowes dsnied. o. we think, 70 sny other
mse Of Ais tirns. ReAect. how rare Il Ia To-
dad eonesetssted 10 one man all the qualities
sf mind, u body, Of te mpesament. which make
suecenfGl manages In war.umes, and Ia
thoss Srses VI sdaifs in peace. requiring the
lishsgt faculties Of the captain. Rchect. how
iew og hie contemporaries could. on any one
prominent ocsssion. hsve supplied his place.
CeAsides. how fcw men have the Qualities
which preserve the confidence Of Q party fos
ysafs-how few could have held tho undispu.
.isd Leadership Of furious opposition for nearly
. generation. Who else bss ever done it,
Clnsidef .that with these qualities were blend.
I'd business cepscily and know ledge Of detail.
which qualified him for success ia every Do.
paitnent Of practical Affairs. Consider. thst
be showed genius for diplomacy inferior TO
that of no man Of the aee; fof his settlement Of
the sectional questions when they seemed i'm.
possible @ adjustment, called for o high dip
yomaaic ability - the treaties he ncgot,ste1.-
o,nsidef. that - juriyt, notwithstanding the
man attention be paid 10 the practice aud
study Of the Law, he rose 10 the 6rst rank al
the eminent bar Of his own State; and that, as
On advocate, be had no peer in courts, where
the most brilliant and eloquent orators OF the
county pleaded. Consider. too. that he lcd
the policy Of the county IN every great meas.
urs ltouS Madison, indeed, from the last Con.
Gren Of Jeferson's administration, until he
net the man Of his destiny in Andrew jackson;
that in Democratic Congresses, he carried al.
most every one Of his leading measures, aad
was only defeated BY the vetoes Of the Rresi.
dent from fixing upon tho country almost the
whole line Of his polcy--s policy 90 broad as
TO have'emhraced nearly the whole scheme of
Federal aimnistration. II we look al his
measnres. we and schemes Do large-systems so
brosd-as to belong only to minds the mast ca
pscious; and. besides them, we sec faculties OF
administration 20 extended ss 70 embrace the
fullest details Of the bureau or the farm. No
man ever had buster invention in moulding
measuyes, OF more active ENTERPRISE in prose.
eeuting his purposes. And, when we add, that
for thirty Yeas. greater body of intellect look.
Cd up 70 BIN in reverence, OK followed him
With unhesitating Conscience, that anv man Of
HE age attracted; that those who knew him
longest were those who appreeisted him the
most highly; that Senators snd Judges Applaud.
ID him - loudly % the village ssalols Of hin
party q the clubs; and that generation afte,
generation Of statesmen found him and iefl
him At the post OF unquestioned nat onaI lead
srship-st tho 6rst post Of effective influence
on oil questions. which, for the time sank the
slsmors. and disbaaded the oreani isation Of
party.--we oegtn to realize the error, which
would degrade the intellect of such q man
from the highest CLAN Of the gifted sous Of ge.
MUS, God has given 10 the earth, In the multi.
picity Of his accomplishments. in The vcr, ,,tili
~ Of his powers, in the grandeur Of his schemes
a the strength Of hisintellect, in the llf ines,
r and range Of bis ambition. in his sway over The
Intelligence Of his country, and in the nonu
nesaal measures Of his policy, Alexande
Hamilton, alone Of his e,untrymen, app proache.
him"
While ws take pleasure in ackno~l
sdging that ws are borne away by ths
eloquent suiogy with which Mr.. Baldwin
has almost canonized the genius. powe'
end patriotism Of Hamilton aud Clay
throughput the work. with the lragmsnts
Of which we are only able to adorn oul
columns; while we cheerfully accord to
these exalted men the merit claimed fol
them. and are willing TO admit that they
dsssrysd higher coasidera ton from the
macs Of their countsymen than they OBJ.
tsinsd. yet We must dissent from the 10
ference which q perosal oil tho work
suggests. favosins the supposi,ion that
the syssems they supported were better
for the country than those Of their rivals,
BY whom they we're supPian,ed. We
t6ink. too. that the ,ings which color.
bis narrative and dslinea,ion Q! leGsr.
son. 10 dawn from tho lees Of federal
obloquy from whieA the strength IA,
svsporated. Still they stain . little,
when Impressed with 20 vigorous hand,
the fame Of one Of the purss.. noblest,
ana most useful statesmen that ever eo n
tsolled the politics Of . Republic for an
ags, and made il tho golden era in i.s
annsls.
30. too. the autho, has dealt in some
degree with General JACKSON, who gave
fall life and maturity to the Jefferson.
ian policy. To his vigorous sdministra.
tion 10 imputed tho hsrshnsss aud VIC.
lencs which was engender'd d only in those
disappointed bo.oms, which very nstu.
rally Transferred 10 the cause of dissa,is.
faction, tho feelings which sense Of in
jury. the result Of salu,ary public meas.
urss, adverse to their particular interest.
produced. In the main. MIR. BALDWIN i.
just to General JACKSON. He has stud.
led he public man well; but va are per.
suaded he could not have known him
personally. or hs would never. {gifted as
10 is witt noble sn,husiasm) have fin.
ishsd his portraiturs Of him with such .
strvke Of the psacil - this:
"Ist ons thing this great man lacked. He
lacked the crow ming virtue Of uagnaniluity.-
Generosity towards personal or politicsl enc.
ny. ard charity for opposing opinion. were not
nuaoeSed among the virtues Id his calendar.-
We sfe panied to be fosced BY truth 10 say that
the AeE0s character, Of such robust and stal.
wan proportions. and vital with such massive
sud masculine strength. was inc0mple te Like
rome Gothic tower. dimly seen by starlight, II
leaves the impression of power akin 70 the ter.
Hsc anA sublime; but wants the mild and soft
smae Nsht Of this sbsent grace to make it
y ~. A. 49,