The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-08-19

ing difference between Mark Anton,
and these honorable senators, and il i
due TO their high character az we'll as h
the courtesy OF the senate that / shoul,
state it," AS he uttered these words il
a fine manly tone Of voice, and with Al
air OF generous courtesy, tho senator
raised themselves up in their seats Will
a countcnanceand manner which seemed
TO Say, "Well, he has hit MS rather
hard, but he is about to make amends
handsomely" Mr.. ChOato said, with
striking emphasis "Antony was q
villain Antony was n hypocritc these
hOnOrablcs gare perfectly sincere"
Had he swept tho chamber with the
keen scimitar OF Saladin it would seem
that hends cOuld not have sunk more
suddenly. When the speech was con.
Guided, Senator Foster, Of Tennessee,
md @, W. Summers, Of Virginia, both
fine speakers and orators, with whom
| happened 10 be standing began TO
express their admiration most warmly.
"If that man." said Of them, "only
had the manner Of Clay, or Webster,
or Calhoun, he would universally be
regarded ag the grcltest orator in the
world" 81 differ with you" ] said ;
at il his fine M that in a great
degree makes him 20 impressive, but
his ideas are not in themselves as large
a3 those Of the men You mention, and
are not calculated TO make 30 great an
Impression, They, however, reiterated
their opinions with much emphasis.
Some weeks later, on speaking to them
again, ! found that the effect had been
greatly diminished.
MR.. wEBsrER'8 GREATEST EFFORT.
! regard Mr.. Webster'R greatest effort
a. that delivered on the 7th Of March,
1850. No mere report Of it will give
one an idea Of its greatness without
sUcI a knowledge Of the circumstances
under which it was made as, perhaps,
none but those then present cOuld real.
inc. Intense anxiety prevailed in Wash
ington in the minds of men Of all shades
Of opinion. The shadows of those
events which occurred n dozen years
later Recmcd 10 Cypress the minds Of all
present. With this anxiety there was a
nope that Mr.. Webster might solve the
difficulty. Ilo spoke TO such an audi.
nprr no had never hcon u~reviousIy nc-
.r,ohlcJ in tLn sopote chamber, An
rcIt tbo t]rutbtuIucpa nj Scpator Walkers
worda whom in moving In uogtp0ne fine
gnbiecl ON which be Ind the floor. 10
take up that on which Mr.. Webster was
TO speak, he gaid there was but n
man in America who could have drawn
that auiicnce together. md he aloue
couId eatisfy IT," IL wag not merely
t,at nil the %8gittinp and standing room in
Lbo chamber was filled with n brilliant
tbronp Of ladicg and gentlemen. but the
DISTINGUISHED character of the persons
mgembIed was most remarkable. Being
]fnrEupoto onouob to get n gent ON tho
arm of Mr.. Cnurwin'a chair. and tbus
heinz upito nnor Mr. Wchster I Ind n
ruir yjew Of every cnuntenauc, Turned
toward fine orator, There opneared in
nvcrv foco muyio,v and jntense enrp,st.
nnaa ue ind hcnn unrnkin0 for nearly
AN hnur ON Tho subirrt in 0]c1nrol terms
hrrnr, ma indicnind tha no.ition he
m.ouE to toko. I,vorv face retained its
.intcnao onxietv Of rrnression until nj
iho cIoao nf ono n liz sentoncna he
gaid IN An emphatic mopuer civil
mott vote for tho WjImot nroviso."
Vhnre srcmcd oi ourc Ia me n senao or
relief in Inc andiopcr oc,omponicd nv
=, hiDht rnatlino eonnd cougcd hv thIC
roIn yotion No rrncnndoJ and TnlIv
mnt tho nuhIic nnxncctolino and honc
n wao a ,ruroIy intniIontroI ;murogeinn
nn,,Io on tLn onimJa ~ oil ,roannt and
,"i U,o' nr,o, ,n,a' aroato,. tLrao ann m"ra
,oo ~ oi',u" wa" 5i0%'., l''n wy H0iI
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wa" %n ror 40 n.aatoot nua,o" u 'aAT 4
I'D cyer l;atcnob IN Uis ihr;ii;na v
i NV ' TO- , ltnIouu" w. ls 'htli'ihS >
aIoou" noo ' h;a h ~ hi9 a mm1
,oblo ae]nt;m"dto 10 norJ KEN "nd
ottitnIno IT, w., Wv
Of onv oraior tLat nnar Lnom
when for tho frat TINA in Ronn mv
eyes fall on Tint Colossal statute ~
Pompey, the baao Of which woa hatbed
with the blood of the great dictator os
no expired under the tbrugts If sonato.
rial dnrperg, | was Instantly rominJad
some of p~reston's attitudes Aa
often ns | nfterwnrd looked nm il the
impression would STRANGELY como
over me. After the torrent of Prestop's
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