The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-06-28
July Magazines.


Harpers
,, Harper's for July opens with an interesting
# illustrated article by w. H. Rideing, entitlet
= Jack Ashore" giving dreary and sicken
Q ing account of the life of the average seamel
while enjoying himself at the end Of voy
IS age Another interesting article on "Nationa
4 Emblemsn is apropes of the coming Fourth
4 similar consideration will add interest tC
: an article on the signers of the Declaration
r with fac SMILES of the handwriting of % OF
those signers. Emilio CASTELAR,, the Spanish
republican leader, continues his interesting
dsqusition on the Republican Movement in
, Europe A brilliant and able article is con
tributed by Thos. w. Knox on the present
movement of Russia against Khiva, and a
consideration Of the commercial aspect Of the
Asian question. The "Old Stager" gives us
an insight into some of the brilliant eXtempo.
raneous efforts that occasionally electrify con.
gress and the country:
Marshall, of Kentucky, one of the most
brilliant orators Of his time, and man of
large scholarly attainments, who had as much
Of that mystical quality called genius as any
| OF his contemporaries in Congress, was full
of attectation in this regard. He spoke readi-
| ly without preparation, his ideas following
each other consecutively and with uncommon
force; but he never trusted to the inspiration
| Of the moment when there was opportunity
for studying up the subject and arranging
his thoughts in advance. He had habit of
absenting himself from the Capitol for days
at time, every hour of which he devoted to
reading and study, his acquaintance gener-
ally supposing him to be engaged in debauch
After getting thoroughly crammcd and armed
at every point, he would come into the House
looking exhausted and haggard, giving color
to the notion that he had been on u frolic,
and watching his opportunity, would pour
forth the fruits of his study in an off.hand
striking oloquence that hardly ever failed to
astonish his hearers. And the remark was
often heard, What brilliant mani What
could lie not accomplish if he was ipdustri
GUS and regular IN his habits!"
| Mr.. Preston, for some time Mr. Calhoun's
colleague in the Senate, was an accomplished
gentleman and very popular orator. He
| never spoke without commanding the atten.
ton Of his hearers, and few men in Congress
had higher reputationior brilliant extempo.
rancons elOquence. But he never spoke with.
out the most ample and careful preparation.
Soon after he retired from Congress he was
chosen president of a college in South Caro-.
Ilina. In an address To the students, he said
he knew of no such thing as genius or natu-
raj inspiration. Whatever of reputation he
had acquired was by dint of constant, untir-
ing labor. He had trusted to study and hard
work solely. He never spoke in Congress or
to popular asscmblage without arranging
what he had to say, and even premeditating
his sentences and the precise collocation of
has words, And he assured his hearers that
the only oadtopublic distinction Law through
the field Of study and research.
Il Mr. Webster was SO thoroughly instructed
upon all subjects which came under discus.
sion in Congress that he was equal TO almost
any occasion, and rarely needed anv spccial
preparation. And yet he was not above the
weakness of conCealing his studies, and the
sources from whence he drew his inspiration
No man better understood the weight and
value Of language than Mr. Webster, and
what he said was always marked by precision
and perspicuity; but when coping with n
| formidable antagonist, he omitted no means
| that promised To aid him in the contest He
was accustomed To speak of the master pro-
duction of his life, his celebrated replv 10
llayne, as sort of casual effort, made on the
spur of the moment, without much previous
consideration.
Charles Reades "Simpleton" attains a
pitch of exciting Interest," Frank Mccarthy
gives very funny story; there is poetry by
Bayard Taylor, Kate Putnam Osgood Tracy
Robinson and others; with Editorials, Easy
Chair, &c.