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Ihe commencement cxcrciBcg Of the
University Of the South were held yes
terday at Sewance, Tenn. An addrces
was delivered 10 the graduating class on
the Defects Of Public Speakers and
the Characterization Of Popular OratOrs,'
by the Hon. 4. Il. Clingman. This nd.
dress contained many interesting remin-
IscencG VI the great Orat0rH Of this
country, with descriptions of their STYLES
Of speaking, and personal anecdotes
concerning them. A large portion Of
the address is given below.
WEBSTER AND CIIOATE.
Int uH, however, now consider tLc
pe~cUIiartlcs Of some Of the most dis,
hngilshed orators Of the country,
"lll IN the first place call your attention
10 Two prominent senators Of the gnmc
state, Daniel Webster ald Rufus Cboate.
OF Massachusettg. Among orators de-
Sofytdly eminent, l can recall no more
hlrIkIhR contrast than they presented.
when first heard Mr.. Wcbstor his
voice, though not in any sense meIodi.
Gus, was Htroog, cIoar aud worry mascu-
lIho. At times ii reminded mo pleas.
nntly Of the ringing tOno of II rayen's
note hoard ut a great distance through
inc arr. During his latter years it lost
much OF ITS strength and volume. but
wax always Distinct and pleasant. In
I8l8 he mado an elaborate speech on fine
bubIect OF the proposed acuIlisitiou Of
territory from Mexico. Iio differed
WIN ms colleague. Mr.. Davis, hadmuch
feeling on the subject, and only spoke
n'ter thorough preparation. That may
DC remembered aB tho ono in which he
bhln Politicians nrG not g%uu0owcre
lhey do not turn on their God when he
Hota the name look they turned when he
rose VA TINS occasion ho spoke with
unusual cnrncstncsH, and wag very I'm.
prcsslyc. There were several If fine
no" members OF the House present,
listening TO Mr.. Webster for the Grst
tlme', Toward the close Of his gpeqch "A
mcmbe from one Of the northeastern
states BaId to me, What il the muttcr
with tho old fellow VII i"v:
40 dun p "Why," | answered, aha il
to dry speaking with very unusual nm
lmntIon." "lIeNycng % he cxc.nimnJ
III he wcro 10 speak 10 one of our wret
crn crowds in TINT manonr on, Vt, w'n'
not know who Le VIVA ,Lo, ~, "r,
an'' io'Ve MN. 1t was then the Gus
tom Of certain western pprnEorg IN ,to
House 10 dcclaim with cra"i oLIo ~ 1no
Of manner, cliucbiug uLai. r'ti
marching forward nud banL morI !, .n;H IIu
Formidable ngprrl nrJ wt'n, "iTi"
renchcd tho most oIouucni n"rp - ,L"n,
speeches tho crnyal wna KILN iI"'T ,r .ioI'
II sudden Jerk and I'm, ynat ,m w wv"
and thrown oncn nor,i"i, mInDa|
.sh heat and persnirotiI,n pa",S u'n''n.
,lso to impress tho n1dicncc With w."
;reatno8s OF the effort tL"m hoi," %
70 peraons accustomed Ia aurh ano "i"i
: seemed very slrnnro iLot A. "2tw"nnnaans
sometimes sneok for aano rJ ,T,
ties without mnlIn" no,or"' i'in'
,pito, however, of hin nara 5'n ~
lion, he kept the attention 81 "% hi u. ~
Drs, and his speeches. Ind ,ho no "'tutt
able quality that when ona nnL aon i
them from week to week thov arom'oS
to stand out moro prominc1tlv ""1
doomed in tho distance.
A REMARKABLE SPEECH by Mn cro,rp
Eearly in 1874. in tbo oo,o,a !,
spoke on tho Oregon nucatio" "So, h1
democratic scnatora 'n,I%n'n. ?oVeral
debate, assniled hiaP amoo"L IN tho
murknble ~ycbomcnco r. WIN ~,
that they intended to mai WIZ evident
ital bv nttacLinn =" mako party cap
spicuous among them wnra oon'
Benton, SiIas WRIGHT AMY mo'n's'
Though donoupcjns "nu buchanan.
the injustice. rho =" Pio'oi5ionS
InsOlence of Grcot n5"noo' "hu the
claimed any purnnao tI'in' 'hcy as
While tLoec Iboa'Bol war with her.
one evening nj = saa "oro DoIhg made,
ing Mr.. CIootc Ia,;I PnT uY OF mo9t,
your Oregon speocL WY mas not
IIo replic1 .ttI "cch published 2
'poech on the Orcgon :. yoe maui a
moan to make one" " question, Dut
delivered probnbIv fla 'oon alter, he
Iis senatorial cnrSor inoSI ohort oil
or perbaps n cnnnIn or i discussing
# the anestion viii nonrs inc lAeritS
,cautv onI "i'n "n oarnostnoss, n
.onaioJ NV IN eIoIuenco seldom
nnoto,a Nv 'ntiod ms attention to the
~ "',aa VINO nad assaulted him. Quoting
,a"""o ossioh the words Of each one,
tho oppression, the in
,olohco and the If Grent
yisb"a fa 40 exclaimed bat the senator
';ph lor no wal with hor." Then, l
,'n cohsummate skill, he repeated I
arS dhmtony,s Grafton over Gpsar's /
'uy, utnwing a parallel between eocb ,
' .Ga and one of tho conspiro, L"Ua i
,o ",ea' Britain" said he, "has ALWAYS I