Smyrna times., 1860-11-22

- "' euiteu Oy the Hon. T. b
fiofence' and published at Washinuton CIV
ASIDE from It's political character. with wb
va nave nothing to do, It's literary merit is .
hlgh standard. Its staff OF writer's incIndo,
Sohe OF the best minds in the country.
DANIEL WEBSTER.
THE EARLY PIONEERS
The Pilgrim Fathers, with their wives ,ho;,
ch'idren' and their household gods. wen, f,r,h
over the ooIsterous seas, and landjnu IN tbo
'oSA VI FIymouLh, laid deep and brnad N,
foundations OF the New Eogland coionv JorJ
oAItlnlore and his chIValrous followers te.r,nc,
t"eHseiVes away from the friends. the co,n
lofI'' and the tranquility of theIr native bomos
westward expanded their adyenturons ea,I.
ana arriving Ia those waters which fovv h., ~
IOot OF our natloasl metropolis, disembarked IN
.le virgin shores of beautiful country. and
aieu tnen with the hOnored name Of uarv-
Ahs glorious privilege was reserved for
.iuS't'ous Baltimore OF being the first man
tI III the annals OF history whs laid the
'Ounuatlons OF a government on the bIsesoL
"e'P,e' OF clvii and religious liberty In Vlr.
e"Id' the noble mother of States and S,o,o,
men, The ex 0loIts of John Smith and ST. W.
teF haIeIgh are vIvIdly remembered IN nj.
eay' ny these daring heroes a colony w.s
"uuued, IN winch have arisen men wh 40 S,or
"s worm and signal services have Uivan
'''A the highest places in the effections of
''e" countrymen, and rendered them the nr,da
ana glory OF the world. On the banks of ,ho
ioruiy Mississippi, the gallant De Soto. AT n
, ,a'e' period, gave the first step TO the es,,b-
Hshing OF settlement, which subsenueniIy L,-
Saie 'ne central point of the great Southwest.
"S %' %h'cn' after acknowledging The Spanish
IL tiench domInalIons, was cedcd by Napo-
.oou 70 'he United States, and forms, at pre-
sent splendid portion Of the confederacv
Far 10 the west, aud here in the central no.,
OF North America, did Boone. the v.toraa
heer, aud the honored and unassum,ng DAM
respectively mark cut the boundaries of f,tnro
empire. 'O'U'e
AS AN ORATOR.
We shall not find it essential to dw.II nnon
81 VI mitchell, BOwdItch, Crsw
.,'. O"e'S' OF HillITnan, nor to enIaroe
upon the merits of Bancroft. anIlv se
distinguished statesman of the s,,,b ;,, Oy
OF America nor the departed P,escnt, ~
the man OF sweetest conceptions nd rarpst i'm
agefy' the lamented Irving; Indeed that task
"AIie Ia tins connection it would prove but a
"otK OF supererOgatIon, would likewise ask as
many volumes to be performed properly, as we
snail occspy pages. Nor shall we for the Same
reason stop to consider the many ACQUISITIONS
mat have been made TO the department of ara.
tory from the days of Otis and Henry IN tho
same period, but we shall be content 10 sclect
IN difference of American letters, in vlndication
VI American scholarship, a single name from
.ne gallery OF American orators, which will
oear favorable comparison with the English
Chatham or the Irish Burke, and whose clai,.
u the enn0blIng title of orator is admitted bv ,
every man, at home or abroad, whose opinion
"u judgment are worthy of respect We will Z
" content 10 submit 10 the Consideration of
10y intelIlgent person one name; a. the mem
% On OI winch the Amerlcan's bosom sweIls |
WIN patriotic emotion and for ourselves ve ,
III Oe satlshed TO rest American claims TO
perfection IN elOquence on the individual mer. r
s ,.s OF that man alone. We speak of Daniel a
"e1ster. Ot course in eur private CAPACITY. I
we formed. long ago, an opinion of Mr. VIII +
s'e1' and Ihat was, that he was the greatest
s'Ator that ever lived. The opinion NAV be o
incorrect, but so far as we have examined we =
1--WE discovered nothing that would aIter our fl
''e~. ihere was about him that Indeseriboble
:. sso'hething' which Horace happily calls th4 n
meHs ktUiniOr," that brought mon 10 I'll
upon nlm with an admiration and resnec, an
almost to awe, and in every r,or,
snr' enor' OF MS mind to yield up to him ibe;.
hearts, their unbouuded confidence I, n
Inc homage that men pay TO greatness. esnee;
any the greatness of intellect. Mr. Wabs,"
was always equal to his subject; and IN ,Sa =
'oos' darlng flights of his imperial fancy tbsre 4
sas apoat him majes.y. grandeur. : re- !
Po'e' tha' remind us Of the attributes givon - !.
'ovs. in enc OF the spotheoses of the ancian," y
.Asre NE appears IN confist with the Ti,sns
ss~es ~ooss the Clouds, welding in his 1