Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-03-16

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| observation-disclosures OfDeItvery.
The Washington correspondent of the
Cleveland Plain Dealer writes as follows:
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Mar. 1. go
DEAR DEALER: have at lengt' seen the
leaders of the parties measure swords
Yesterday. Seward, the Goliah of the Black
! Republicans came vauntingly forth in shield
and buckler, with his ingeniously wrought
harness on. Douglas, the David of the De-
mocracy met him as a nations champion. e
1t was in vain that this foul (nigger) idola
tor essayed to send this curled minon off
to hold fond dalliance with the Syrian maids,
and in wanton measure dance, to let their
dainty fingers braid the bright luxuriance of
his raven hair They had met before. On
the memorable night Of the passage of the
Nebraska Bill, the New Yorker found him,
self IN an irrepressible conflict with the Lit
tie Giant, and was made per force to cry
out, Inever had so much respect for the
Honorable Senator from Illinois before in
my life." Therefore the wiley, wiery war /,
rior came forth yesterday all the more guard Z
ed and watchful, but he could say with his
prototype, Now, by the Gods, the strip
ling plays the orator" 7er-sE' SEE.
This effort of Seward was known to be
the eliminating point with him, therefore
months of labor were bestowed on this speech
which was big with his political fate. 1t
carried Seward and his fortunes.
Stewards delivery is very defective His
ho ctr ohnutdoroH
spare and bloodless, even his three hours
speech brought no flush of face or HANDS
that would indicate any blood in his veins.
His complexion is sallow, his hair appears
faded rather than silver, his nose is sharp
Roman, his eyebrows heavy from length of
hair indicative of age. He often put both
hands in bis pants pockets and one foot on
the foot piece of his desk, and read on dull
ly the Iabored composition. He opened
few points, but very studiously covered old
damaged ones. He mentioned Harpers
Ferry with marked reluctance, and covered
it all over with the sins of Missouri, though
he seemed never to have heard of a New
England Aid Society or Sharpe rife. The
'irrepressible conflict escaped him all to-
gether He quoted Giddings' speech as
found in the Declaration of Independence.
Cali men are created equal and endowed
by their Creator with certain inalienable
rights This, he said, included the ne
gro.
In another part of his speech he charged
it as base Democratic SANDER to say the
Republicans believed in negro equality but
the two conflicting declarations were not
far enough apart for Douglas to forget the
first before he reached the last, and be plac-
ed them alongside. "What right have you
to make unequal what God created equal,
and to take from them their God given ina
lienable rights p he would ask. But | will
let the speeches speak for themselves. When
Seward commenced, he drew from bis pock-
ct nice, clean, white handkerchief. which
his careful wife had no doubt. that morn
ing, given him for the occasion. He used
is once and laid it down, and then put the
old red one through the whole course. I
have no doubt but Mr.. Stewards speech will
read much better than it sounded1 1t ought
to- 1t ,lsi, -...t.e ,f seilr.8 3
Douglas rose, and as the distance was
not great, it was soon done. The glow of
health and animation lit up his countenance,
and all unprepared as far as any previous
preparation was concerned, and with one of
those impulsive, ready rejoinders for which
he is so celebrated, took the Wanting Co.
liah between the eyes His manner is ac-
tive but easy. His style has touch of the
Western untrammeleds eloquence. He de-
capitated this mighty Philistine with his
own sword. The beautiful structure which
cost Seward 80 much the, labor and travel,
such long journeys across the ocean, over
the Alps, around the Pyramids and through
the courts of the East, was in one brief hour
scattered in fragments at the feet of the lit
tie Giant.
Douglas was followed by the polished. ac-
complished and eloquent Davis. 1t was
like the enchanting strains of the soft gui-
tar in the Silly night succeeding to the full
Douglas martial band, that had itself been
preceded by the Seward monotonous bag
pipe. .---