St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-01-27

VINO IN their generation, sometimes d
vlded, sometimes led, and sometime
resisted public opinion-for they wer
OF that higher class of statesmen VIII
seek the right and follow their conyic
tions.
There, sat Calhoun, The Scnator-ir
flexible, austcre, oppressed, but no
overwhelmed by his deep sense of th,
Importance of his public functions
seeking the truth, then tearIessly fol
lowing it; man whose unsparine
intellect compelled all his emotions tC
harmonizc with the deductions of hi.
rigorous logic, and whose noble coun
tenancc habitually wore the EXPIRES
sion of one engaged in the perform
ancc Of high public duties.
Ihis, was Wcbster's seat. He, too
was every inch Senator. Conscious
OF his own vast powers, he reposed
with confidence on himself, and scorn
ing the contrivances Of smaller men,
he stood among his peers all the great,
er for the simple dignity Of his scna-
torlal demcanor. Type of his north.
ern home, he rises before the imagina-
ton in the grand and granite outline
OF his form and intellect, like great
New England rock, rcpelling a New
England wave. As writer, his pro-
ductions will be cherished by states
men and scholars while the English
tongue is spoken. As a senatorial
orator, his great efforts are historically
associated with this chamber whose
very air seems yet to vibrate beneath
the strokes of his deep tones and
his weighty words.
On the outer circle, sat Henry Clay
with his impctuous and ardent nature
untamcd by age, and exhibiting in
the Senate the same vehement patriot
ism and passionate cloqucncc that, of
yore, electrified the House of Repre-
and the country. His cx-
traordinary personal eHdowments, his
his noble qualities, in
vested with an individuality and a
charm of character which, in anv age,
would have made him favoritc of
history. He loved his country above
all earthly objects. He loved liberty
in all countries. lllustrious man =
orator, patriot, philanthropist-whosc,
light, at its meridian, was seen and
eit in the remotest parts of the civ
lized world and whose declining
sun, as it fastened down the West,
threw back its level beam in hues of
nclIowcd splendor to illuminate and
% cheer the land he loved and served
80 well.
All the States may point with graft
led pride to the services in the Senate
'f their patriotic sons. Crowding the
memory come the names of Adams,
laync, Mason, Otis, Macon, Pinckney,
md the rcst--l cannot number them
who, in the record of their acts and
ltteranccs, appeal to their successors
o give the Union destiny not un-
worthy of the past What models
we're these to awaken emulation, or to
,lunge in despair =! Fortunate will
,e the Americen statesman who, in
his age. or in succeeding times shall
to invest the new hail to
which we go with historic memories
Ike those which cluster here.
And now, Senators, we leave this
memorable chamber, bearing with us,
the constitution we re-
eived from our torelathers. Let us
herish it with grateful acknowledge |
ncnt to the Divine Power who con-
rolls the dcstinies of empires, and
whose goodness we adore. The struc-
urcs reared by men, yield to the cor
oding tooth of time. These marble |
walls must moulder with ruin but
he principles of constitutional liberty,
guarded by wisdom and virtue, unlike
material elements, do not decay. Let
Is devoutly trust that another Senate,
n another age, shall bear to new
nd larger chamber this Constitution
'igorous and inviolate-and that the
asst generation of posterity shall wit
ess the deliberations of the represen-
atives of American States still uni
ed, prosperous and free.
On the conclusion of the Vice Prcsi- |
ent's speech, the Senate formed in
PROCESSION and repaired to their new
hamber. Prayer was offered, and
BUSINESS then resumed according to
outline.