Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-10-03
,nreoral James Shields has lately been

General James Shields has lately been
lecturing in the West, giving some in
teresting "reminiscences of the great
men above named. We make q few
ANDREW JACKSON. -, - sso3
In personal appearance he was tall,
spare, slender and muscular. There
was not an ounce of surplus flesh upon
his whole body. He possessed more
than ordinary physical strength, bu. 1t
consisted more in activity and endur-
ance, and in prompt and fearless ener-
gy, than in what we are accustomed 10
call brute strength. 1t was not the
strength of the giant, but that OF a
whole-souled, fearless hero. who would
confront legion of giants if necessary
to defend the weak or to succor the OPP
pressed. He had lofty, commanding
head, and highly intellectual forehead.
But the whole soul of Andrew Jackson
was visible in his dark-gray eye. l
never saw such an eye in any other
human head IL was kind and gentle,
resolute and intellectual. 1t was as
tender at times as the eye of woman
AS piercing at times as the eye OF an
eagle-and there were times in Andrew
Jackson's life, when that darkgray eye
was as terrible as the eye OF the reused
lion. No danger, moral or physical,
could make it quail Then it was
thoroughly honest eye 1t loved and
respected truth and justice, and hated
and despised fraud and falsehood, and
every kind of dishonorable action. An
drew Jackson was born hero, aud
every man who approached him had TO
recognize him as such, that is, as man
formed by nature to be the leader oi
his fellow men, in any great human
emergency.
WEBSTER.
Webster was man of entirely differ
ent type. He was not SD tall as An
drew Jackson, but slow and thoughtful,
rather than active, rcsolute and fearless
In fact, the whole man seemed IN have
been cast ia solid, massive, powerful
mould. Everything about him, even
his manner of walking and talking, in
Gicated power, positive power, solid
power, power that would neither STICK
nor shun exertion, but which. ii once
raised into full exertion, might become
almost irresistible. But how shal!
describe his head! / have never seen
such another head upon human body
i never expect to see such ai'othe,
human head again. In size, weight
magnitude and capacity il wasahsolutc
stupendous, and. although finely shaped
it would have appeared perfectly eror
nous had it not had a propoFtlonably
powerful body to support it. But the
colume seemed to have been made cX
pressly to uphold the majestic capital
His forehead was in harmony with thu
head, large, broad, lofty and massive
The huge brain had expanded ant
pressed it forward until it ovcrshad'iw
ed the other.features of his face. His
eyes large, dark and decp-set, and fillet
with strange, smouldering, intcllcctu
al light. There was q singular look il
that dark deep eye. 1t never seemed
to look at your form or features. but a
your soul You felt when il turned mp
on you, that it was taking the guage
of your mind, and weighing your intel
lectual value as a unit in the sum g
humanity. The other features of hi
face were well-formed, regular am
intellectual, giving an air of conposur,
and refinement to his dark and dignific'
countenance. But, in my Judgment, tn
grand Characteristic of Daniel Webstc
was not activity, or energy, but power
physical and intellectual. His mora
attributes were not on level with hi
other great qualities. His great defec
was self indulgence, and therefore
must be conceded that he had bu
little of the martyr or the true hero j
his composition. But in transcendcn'
intellectual greatness, Daniel Webster
in my opinion, has had but few equals
either in ancient or modern times.
Henry Clay was man of cntircl
differently type. He was a thoro'lg
Western man; tall and slender, with
frank carcIcss RENAL. fearless. mar