The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-11-02
GENERAL SHIELDS LECTURE.

New York World September. 27.l
General James Shields, the hero OF
two wars" and ex.United States SEN
ator from three States, was able, although
still an invalid, to fulfill his promise to
the Brooklyn people last evening by de.
livering his lecture on "Life.like
Sketches of Andrew jackson. Daniel Web
ster. Henry Clay and John G. Calhoun"
in aid of the yellow fever sufferers. A
large audience gathered at the Academy
of Music to hear the war worn veteran,
who was escorted through the streets by
band of music and company of SOL
diers. Mr.. Robinson. who acted as pre-
siding officer, introduced the speaker as
Major General James Shields, from Ell
Molino del Rey. Chepultepec, and Win
CHESTER
General Shields, who neither claims
to be an orator nor lecturer, stepped
forward, supporting himself with cane,
and the audience cheered him vocifer-
ously. while the baud played seven bars
OF Hail to the Chief" After begging
his audience to be indulgsnt with him,
as he was still very weak, he went on to
talk in a familiar way about the four
remarkable men Of the last generation
jackson. Webster. Clay and Calhoun.
General Jackson. be said was never
popular man with the so-called first
class" or educated and fashionable peo-
pie. He was too Democratic He didn't
care for the applause of the wealthy
class, but the millions of hardy, toiliDg
men were always with him. jackson
hated fraud above all things, and he
General Shields) longed to see such
man at the head of the Government
again. He could never stand it to see
any human being wronged, and the con-
sequence was that his life was series of
difficulties. He seemed to read a man
through at a glance, and be was not
afraid OF anything on earth. Daniel
Webster possessed giant intellect and
was wonderful person. The speaker
told how Webster and Calhoun used to
thunder in the Senate Chamber, and
they always seemed to talk to each
other. regardless of all the rest of u.s."
When Webster spoke he rose slowly in
his place, dressed in blue swalio tail
coat and buff waistcoat, and began very
slowly, as if engaged in earnest CONVEX
sation. From this he gradually rose
until his voice made the chamber really
sound as if-with muttered thunder. He
always looked at Calhoun while speaking,
his dark eyes cleaning, and Calhoun
always sat bolt upright. looked back at
the Massachusetts statesman glowering-
ly. No one needed to hear Webster to
know that he was man of mighty
power, for it was written in every feature
of his face. But the most remarkable
thing about the mans speeches was that
he always seemed to have good deal
more than he gave out. He seemed to
bs great yelling fountain, and all that
the people ever heard of his eloquence
was mere overflow. Calhoun was the
most perfect type Of the polished South
ern gentleman General Shields had ever
seen. When Calhoun spoke he al
ways looked straight at the presiding
officer OF the Senate, and never turned
TO the right or to the left. Webster al.
ways leaned forward while Calhoun was
speaking, and drank in every word.
General Shields thought that Webster
and Calhoun understood each other per-
fectly we'll, and nobody else in the Sem
ate or in the whole country did, He
believed that Calhoun was political
prophet, and that if he had lived the
OWL war would have been avoided. As
for Harry" Clay. while he was not by
any means handsome man, the ladies
of that day all declared he was the most
captivating man in the world.