St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-12-04

Company" which Office he held until
his death, which took place at Ash
vile, North Carolina, September "a,
ls4l, in the fiftieth.year Of his age.
His abilities were of an eminently
practical cast he was ready in re-
sources, clear in judgment and concep-
ton, fluent and graceful in speech, and
endowed with persuasive eloquence
which never failed to find its way to
the hearts of his audience, and told with
equal effect in the popular assembly,
and in the intelligent Legislature. In
public life, he was pure and patriotic,
and few men ever enjoyed higher
degree of public confidence. In pri-
vate life he was distinguished for the
same spotless integrity that marked
his public career, and for those domes-
tic and social virtues which adorn and
dignity human nature. His celebra-
ted passage-at-arms, in 1880, with the
celebrated Senator of Massachusetts,,
Daniel Webster will longlive in the
recollection of those who witnessed it,
as one of the most gallant and inter-
esting conflicts ever fought on the field
OF senatorial debate, and as one in
which both of the combatants crown
ed themselves with laurels of elo-
quence, and an accession Of intellect
ual fame, however widely opinions
may have differed in awarding the palm
of victory. To the great railroad en-
terprise, of which he was the soul as
well as the head, he devoted himself
with his characteristic zeal, energy,
and ability, sustaining it equally by
his business talent and his persuasive
eloquence."
Below we give an extract from Mr.
Haynes memorable speech in the U
S. Senate, eulogizing South Carolina,
which called forth Mr.. Webster's cele.
brated response
IL shall make no professions ofzeal
for the interests and honor of South
Carolina of that, my constituents
shall Judge. If there be one State in
the Union, Mr.. President, (and l say it
not in boastful spirit, } that may chal-
lenge comparisons with any other, for
uniform, jealous. ardent, uncalcula-
ting devotion to the Union, that State
is South Carolina. Sir, from the very
commencement of the revolution, up
to this hour, there is no sacrifice, how
ever great, she has not cheerfully
made--no service she has ever hesita-
ted to perform. She has adhered to
you in your prosperity but in your
adversely she has chung to you with
more than flial affection.
No matter what was the condition
Of her domestic affairs-though de.
privcd of her resources, divided by
parties, or surrounded by difficulties,
the call Of the country has been to her
as the voice of God. Domestic dis
cord ceased at the sound-every man
became at once reconciled to his breth-
rem, and the sons of Carolina were all
seen crowding together to the temple,
bringing their gifts to the altar of
ShCii COuutIy. .-
What was the conduct Of the South
during the Revolution ? Sir, l honor
New England for her conduct in that
glorious struggle. But great as is the
praise that belongs to her, | think at
least equal honor is due to the South.
They espoused the quarrel of their
brethren, with generous zeal, which
did not suffer them to stop to calculate
their interests in the dispute. Favor
ties of the mother country, possessed
of neither ships nor seamen to create
a commercial rivalry, they might have
found in their situation guarantee
that their trade would be forever fos-
tered and protected by Great Britain.
But, trampling on all considerations,
either of interest or safety, they rush
ed into the conflict, and fighting for
principle, periled all in the sacred
cause of freedom.
Never was there exhibited, in the
history of the world, higher examples
of noble daring, dreadful suffering,
and heroic endurance, than by the
wings of Carolina, during the revolu-
ton. The whole State, from the noun
tain to the sea, was overrun by an
overwhelming force of the enemy
The fruits of industry persisted on the
spot where they were produced, or
were consumed by the foe. The "plains
of Carolina drank up the most pre-
cious blood of her citizens. Black and
smoking ruins marked the places which
had been the habitation of her chill
dren! Driven from their homes, into
the gloomy and almost impenetrable
swamps, even there the spirit of liber-
ty survived, and South Carolina, (sus-
tanned by the example of her Sump-
tiers and her Marions,) proved, by her
conduct, that though her soil might be
overrun, the spirit of her people was
invincible."