Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-06-04

upon Clay and Webster. We have been
told. and We believe II. that Mr.. Hale Heuer
was aoored in debate in the Senate. John
p Hale 10 really and truly one Of the ahIe-'
statesmen In the whole country. Asa par
liameutary debater he has few equal' and
no .uperor.. Where can be found two men
more reaiy to deal in bold. defiant sarcasm
and denunc s,ion,, than Wade Of Ohio, and
Harry Wil.on Of the Old Bay State? These
~, senator, know nothing Of fear in the
senate or out of 1t, and they have ample
.h,l,tv to Sustain themselves in any and
every emergency. Whore can be found bet
ter legal minds. more eminent and learned
iuri,ts. than Collamer OF Vermont, Fcssen-
den Of Maine, and rrumbull OF Illinois? In
addition q this all three, as terse, logical
parliamentary dchaicrs, have M superiors
in the senate. For soanl Judgment, dis
crction. and Sise discrimination, few men
can ~ found who can favonbly compare
with F,ote Of Vermont. King OF New York.
Durkec ol Wisconsin, and Chandler Of
Michigan, and among thee men are found
some II the very be-, public speakers the
country affords. For r,li,ical s'gaeity, far
s,.ine s,atr.u,sr-h,p. and profound Ph'loso-
phv, William II seward stands unriallei.
NJ man can look into the misty future with
mon. uncrrirs certainty than New lurk'-
distinguished Scnaur. Asa Prooiical lcei'-
ht,r. on, wla c.n sprak clrqnen,ly aud
ri.bt o. The pint, and then 81 to mect any
emergency tta, can arise, whore has lI'nni'
h,I ll4mbnh superior \ more shrcWd,
energetic, rs-s'y~rips politician cannot be-
f.sni than Cameron ,l Pennsylvania. His
ll.t election e. tie : nate b, conclusive eyi'
Jrncc Of this. whll' the pri.slavery deal nc.
r.cy will not .,5n forget that important
event. Col simmons. OF Rhode Island, Is
"a keen. sarcastic dshater, and At the same
time une 90 the hc., practical legislators IN
Concrcs. Foster. Of Conn, .. every inch
~ him a statesman. while Mr.. Nixon. hi'
colleague. has already taken a high rank IN
the b,iy Of which he i'c,mpantively anew
n.mhr CLARK o( New Hampshire, Harlan
of Iowa. and D,oll,,le Of Wisconsin, Hse
vour- men Ut splendid abilities and com.
n,ndiu: talents. They all rank IN the
fr-t cla., a.. publ, speakers. The 'Peceh
ol clark, in rgrly 70 Benjamin, u louisiana,
IN the Kan.a. question. We consider enc Of
hs b., .r-,cbrs OF the session Il shows
,a,, r,.,ar.h, profound legal knowlcdse,
and D, !uu OF ssnuinc New HAMPSHIRE
grii."
". have time oplyt TO take a mere glance
a, some of ,hc lrtiin: characteristics vt the
distinguished men who rrTrc.fnt the Re-
rubIir,n sentiment IN the Seua,e. The
r,r,v all over the country has iu,, rca''u
O. hs proud % g., men WIN - faithfully
r.a.st tH ,ir sentiments and opinions Thee
tS-aty S.nator.. although les than one
t.,rl of the Who'll, body. arc a power Ia
Gov S.varl unmarked, 10 q recent dshatc,)
ut rIrqr' De-. pct drsu ~ the OPP sitluu.
I.ur opponent. AZ o'np.a.d 4 re'T'et
O. m. Inc Erl.y, T'mprus manners Of
Man. % Nrs,un. ihr s,orm,n: AMI
threatening Of r,'m'.. ct Gc,rria. ami the
H.-lr l'ark.u.riiuso l Grrrnr o, Missouri,
al. combined. have 90 ,Ecci upputhe actions
o. tbi, s,'.,u, band &c patriots. Firm -
tie rampant. % G,hral,cr, they have st,od
iu Sunshine and Ia storm. an uncunquercd
And uucauqucrahle pb,lauS OF Statesmen.
They have been our rair4 and that j. all, ior
n.,yr, IN .insl, instance, have they been
beaten In argument,
Aside from party interests and party f,cl-
irs--a.iIs from sectional prrjud,cgs aud
.,rtiInd a,peri,ie-, the Ausrirag psor.s,
North and Saith, E,s, and Wet, have just
rsa,,n t, De- rr1udol The distinguished body
ol men of which We have been speaking
American statesmen are the property Of the
great boiy u the people. They eN,lt Us as
a nation ia the eyes Of the whole world.
rHey ought Mt 20 be appropriated To any
particular section OF the Unisn, or whoever
sh-i' .'lry and distinction upon the Ameri.
can name, ia ruhhc hsHsiAcipr, having
iiuss claims upon every portion of this broad
LuLn.