The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-02-01
The III. S. Senate In the Days OF
! s..sss,--ss;ss the Giants.

The eU. s.. Senate In the Lays o.
;ssssss.- the Giants.
CALHOUN, CLAY AND WEBSTER.
corrsspcnde dentof the Times and Vat
,.asss, Of Chicago, who witnessed the
United States Senate in tt . days OF the
Giants furnishes from Washington the
following graphic picture OF 8 -Anld lang
SYaen in that city
esibbon relates the celebrated story OF
the Seven Sleepers During the persecu-
8ion as Epheus, seven noble youths con-
q ceaiod themselves in cave. They i'm
srinediately, SO goes the legend, fell into a
.deep sleep, which was 1niraculously pro-
aoaged for one hundred and eigbty-seyen
wears On awaking they entered the
CITY, bat found, everywhere, Christians
sis desene nerased, churches so concerned
to the world, all, in shortso changed,
that they burst into tears and earnestly
prayed to God they mightreturn to.thelr
slunabers again. Such are my feelings as :.
i ait hero and look upon this body and
listen sos their debates with the light of
other days around me. Only few years
ago T occupied this very seat, and heard
With pleasure, the great men of The land
deR6arating for the general veal of the
whole nation. Now, how many seats are
vacant and the discussions are about the
late war, the treatmento of rebellion, and
The reconstruction of ashattered Union;
topics, the very sound Of which mi.sll
canss the founders of this great Republic
to turn in their coaans.
Among the many sad reflections, there
! is one which. especially depresses my
heart, as Hook down on this conclave OF
grave, venerable and patriotic Senators.
Itis, that there survives meta single one
of these statesmen whose voices used to
be heard throughout the entire country.
Once It WAS a great privileges to pass q
morning here, whom there were giants
in the lano." >. Yonder reposed, in silent
grandeur, the massy form of Mr. Webster,
TO his right taking snuff and convcrsing
plsasantly with his neighbors, was the
light, graceful person of Mr.. Clay; while
sar,tosthe left, Gark, sombrc, vita keen,
flashing eyes, was that incarnation OF
dignity and severe logic, Mr.. Calhoun,
looking Ike castiron man. When
either of these men was to speak, the
chamber was crowded early in the day,
and everybody studied eheir speeches.
And in reason for in genius and true
preliminary eloqnence, they were men OF
nrc-eminent greatness differing intellec-
tually and morally, very much as they
did in their personal appearance.
So remarkable were the head and figure
-os tho Massachusetts Senator that, when
he was in Lonion, the porters and day
laborers in the street used to cease from
their work to gaze at him and here each
: day, as he cntered the Senate, all eyes
were conYsrged towards tsthe man" and
the whisper was heard on all sides in the
galleries 2 Thatsis he.1 Everything in
his presence was imperial. For myself,
] Terlookea upon that brow, that ma
jestic aspect, those /" Atlantean shoulders
fit to bear the weight of mighty mon
arches, that face, on which deliberation
sat, and public care, without some.
thing, know not what, of awe and rev.
erence which / could not shake of, even
In familiar conversation with him. AS
writer, his style is the very best in oul
language; not so elaborated as DR.. Char
iaing's, but easier, more flowing and trans
parent. Mrs. Fanny Kemble told me
that her father, a man of exquisite taste
used often to say to her, Come let JUS
read Webster; his style does ME good
In many mai, passages, especially in his argu
nent on the trial of the Knapps and ii
his reply to Gen. Haync, that Was true o
him which was said Of Lnther: His
words are half battles." But be was
tame, ponderous speaker In the perora
tion: of MS speech on Foot's resolutions
he.glowea as with ETHEREAL fires, but gen
orally he was dull, heavy, phlegmatic HI
was a perfect master Of language. Mos
nnblie sneakers would find words exceed
ingly upnanageable things At his com
mand tie best, fttest phrases came ant
fell ainto perfect phalanx." His logi,
was perfect, also, demolishing everything
like error, g hammering- away" g smash