Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-04-27
GErom the Fayetteyille Observer.

had The pleasure of hearing the Hon. Edward
Everett SOraton on Washington, both in Whining
ton and IN Newbern. 1t is a finished production,
bearing the stamp of high attainments and scholar
ship and embeilishcd with all the arts OF the rheto
rician and elocutionist.
Mr.. Everett was introduced to the Wilmington
audience BY George Davis, in manner so graceful,
and in words so appropriate and eloquent, as to
leave it doubtful which is the more gifted orator.
The terms of the introduction aid the blaze of light
bv which Mr. Everett was surrounded evidently
had some effect upon him. for his delivery was much
more cAectlve in Wilmington than in Newbern, where
he was introduced by Judge Donnell, very handsome
", but in comparatively ill-lishted building. The
matter of the oratiun evidently has been studied
thousand times and pruncd OF all super huous words
and phrases Every gesture has been adopted after
practice before the mirror, and on the two occasions
when heard hinL the planting of the feet the ati-
tude of the head, and the gestures of the hands.
were precisely the same. 1t may SAVIOR of hetero-
doxy, but cannot resist saying, that l have heard
more impassoaed bursts Of eloquence, and witnessed
more naturaI gestures, in the efforts OF Judge
Strange, Judge Tcomer, John ID. Ecclcs, Louis ID.
Henry, and James G. Dobbin. Yet freely admit,
neither of them could have written such finished
and polished production. | have heard Everett,
Hawks and Miller lecture on Washington. In Ever
cit there is more slnoothness and studied graceful
ness; in Hawks there is more information, advice
and sound practical maxims, without any studied at
tempt at oratorical display; in Miller there more
of the fire of genius, grander imagery, and lmpas-
stoned eloquence.
| shall ever rejoice that | have heard Everett. l
am satisfied that he is the greatest living rheto ican
and cocutionst but as an orator he cannot compare
with Rufus Choate and Henry Clay.
In many Of the attitudes assumed he reminded
me strongly of Judge Toomer
Mr.. Everett promised some gentlemen to deliver
a -
erected to his memory.
SeuARISG OF ACCOUNTS WITH PARAGuAY.-The
Buenos Ayres Commercial Times, of Feb. 18th, says
that though nothing is certainly known of the
terms of the settlement of our Paraguay difficulties,
they are currently believed to be as follows
/. The Water Witch affair is to be apologised for
by salute to the American flag of twentyone guns.
2. Ten thousand dollars is to be paid to the wild
ow Of Samuel CLANCY, killed in the atfair at Fort
ltaplru.
). The treaty of 1852 is to be ratified
4. The navigation of the Paraguay and Parana is
to be acknowledged free.
5. The claims of the Navigation Company are to
be settled by a mixed commission at Washington.
The vessels of the squadron lett COrrintes on Feb
ruary the l5h and on the Goth some of them pass
ed Rosario ON the way to San Jose, Urquza Es-
tancia
The Baenos Avres papers intimate that when Mr..
Bowln has concluded his business at Asnnction he
will tender his personal friendly offices" to secure
the return OF Bucnos AyreS to the bosom OF the
Argentine Confederation, and to repay Urquizas
friendly Offices in Paraguay.
On the .2,i February, the anniversary If the birth
of General Washington, the President OF the Con-
federation was 10 give banquet to the American
Minister, Commodore and some OF the naval Off e:s.
General Crqiiza arrived at San Jose on the 9th,
and at yht Se:enades welcomed him in the town of
Conccpcion
United States steamer Caledonia arrived at Buenos
Ayres the 18th of February, in fourteen days
from Pernambuco, which port when she left was
in healthy condition She proceeded up the river
to Corrien,es to join the squadron.
1t seems by dispatches from Commodore Shub-
rich that upon the arrival Of the Fulton at the fort
tcation at Hunaita, both parties manned their bat
tcric>, but the ship was allowed to pass upon in
formation from two of Commodore Shubrich's aids
to the Object Of the Commissioner in visiting AS
cunci0n.