The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-02-09

cohutCt III u uauui 10 Duhu struggle VIII
Parliamentary opponents be is greater
than either of them" ......s- rs.i
He is not man Of learning or intel
lectuala cultivation In our judgement
his range of reading has been very limit
ed and confined gE 2H1a nisTsI
+, But his deficiency in these respects is
well made up by his inherent mental
strength, instructive sagacity and good
common sense. In his off-hand readiness /
to speak he resembles Henry Clay; in his
argumentative style of speaking, Eeli
similar to Sias Wright and Daniel Web
ster. His thoughts are more masculine
and vigorous than the former, but he does
not possess bis elegant and fascinating de-
livery, or his xtraor1inary command of
language; but in both of the latter qnali-
ties he is more than respectable. sv4gfoi
As speaker he is bold and courage
Gus, never hesitating to follow his argu-
ment into any conclusion into which it.
may appear to lead. His voice is deep, /
sonorous and heavy. but not unpleasant
wei! adapted to his argumentative style
| of speaking. He has no penchant for
ridicule or wit. His speeches seldom con.
tain facetious or witty allusion But
he excels in sarcasm and burning dcnun-
ciatioR, AID understands well how to ap-
peal to human passions and prejudices.
He is almost exclusively q. political man.
| His thought are upon governments. He
never, like Clay and Webster, and many
others of cur distinguished politicians,
steps off into the elegant and beautiful
fields Of polite literature. Neither his
tastes nor his intellectual abilities qualify
him for such digressions There is little
poetry in his composition that even the
influence of the. greatest historical and
poetical scenes and "reminiscences never
warm him into enthusiasm or into bursts
of feeling, although they may slightly in
crease the earnestness and nervous vigor
of his elocution. Such are some of the
silent intellectual points of Senator. 'Dou-
glas.
i William II, Seward is a, very different
man, and as unlike Douglas in his mental
greatness as is possible to conceive. He
is the man Of preparation and study
His great speeches are always carefully
written out beforehand and committed to
memory. His forte is not in a debate -
Heneyer speaks without great preparation
His language is ornate and elegant
Philosophical distractions and theoretical
! speculations are clothed in fascinating and
, elegant dictiop, and shine in all the pomr
e of rhetorical imagery csq.,s-- co.,
nj Mr.. Seward is scholar. and is vel
versed in all the arts of literature II,
has read much, and has meditated pro
o foundly., His speeches are enriched b.
!. souvenirs of history and of travel, and b.
: quotations. from the English classics
But while they have q rhetorical, gli.te
if they are as cold, as ,ieicles. > They are to-
i carefully studied and artificial to be eas,
: and graceful. Mr.. Seward never warm
q up into a glow under the heat and ferYo
,. of debate. He is never excited, but ap
parently always cool and collected. II
is distinguished by smoothness and ele
+ gance, and by his acute sharpness of in
tellect rather than by its strength. Al
though o pleasing, impressive and occa
e. sionally an eloquent speaker, Mr.. sSewar
:, . like Mr.. Douglas, is not q. great orator
i in the usual acceptation of the term
- He is too philosophical in thought an
n too artificial in manner TO be great poE
:. ular speaker. He is not able, to use th
~ magic wand of, passion, he can not Q,
- cite his hearers, by thrilling bursts of ele
of quence, for such would be foreign to b
n nature and composition. His spoken e'
- says, however, are lively and sparklin
= with thought, if they never glow wit
:. passion or thrill! with noble and patriot
~ sentiments. He speaks like man
I'd strong convictions and deep learnestnes
- He endeavors to excite conscience ar
feeling more than reason aud sound jud,
80 ment. THERE'S much sentimentality
~ his speeches. but it is too cold and frigi
- too rhetorical and restrained, and is oft,
W ~ of sickly and mawkish, character.
~ ~ Mr. Douglas had Mr.. Stewards polish al
80 learning, and his philosophic turn of min
II, II, or if Mr., Seward had Mr.. Douglas streng
II Of intellect and his readiness in debal
:. the two would form combination of Il
= ent that has been seldom seen in any
g. liberatiye body of the world. SIS Ste
10. A DRUNKARD's WILL Il leave to S
OF ciety ruined characters wretched c
IN ample, and memory that will soon. rot
Is Ilcave to my parents. the rest of the
us lives, as much sorrow as humanity,
'at a feeble and decrepid state, can su
10. tain. - @.
OF leave my brothers and sisters as mn
!" mortification and injury as well c6u
~, bring upon them. So '.. ...,l
% Ileaye to my wife broken heart a
,es Of wretchedness and shame, to weep 0,
!. my premature death
'n- give and bequeath to each of i
as children, poverty, ignorance, low chi
70 acter and q remembrance that their fai
~ er was q monster.
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