Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02
MAySE AND WEBSTER.
A virginisn's rsetare OF the Famous Co
niet.


A virgInian's rtetare OF the Famous Con-
fiiet.
A correspondent OF Buidmin's
Moathly from Warrcnton, Va, gives
the following account as IL fell from
the lips of his father, an eyewitness.
" Is in some respects much the finest
picture ever drawn of the scene, es-
pecially In the description of the gal
liant Colonel Hayne:
In the great South Carolina debate
which took place in the senate
chamber upon the tariff question
OF 1928, / was In the gallery.
The notification fever had risen
almost frenzy high. Members
of all parties had desired the lower
house to witness the splintcring OF
lances between Robert Y. Hayne of
South Carolina and Daniel Webster
of New Hampshire lsic). When ]
entered the hall Col. Hayne was
speaking; he was man of general
youthful appearance, with his shirt
collar turned over his cravat, and his
hair smoothly brushed across his fore
head. Helwas of middlestaturc and well
made. He was speaking energetically,
his eyes were peculiarly brilliant, and
his face extremely pale; he moved up
and down the aisle formed between
the desks with a rapid and energetic
step; his gestures were vehement, and
| he appeared to bgunder n high state
of excitement. / was peculiarly
struck with his whole appearance,
and the tone of feeling evident In the
chamber.
Mr.. Calhoun fthen vice-president)
was in the chair, with his large, steady
| and vigilant eyes, witnessing the first
great battle of his doctrine he seemed
the very spiri. of embodied interest !;
not word, not "a gesture OF General
! Hayne escaped his lion look. The SEN
| ate was deeply Interested, as matter
of course The language of General
Hayne was rich and vigorous, and his
powerful effect of the impost law
on the South, the description he gave
of her people, his own bold and haz-
ardous elocution and impetuous bear
ing, were evidently making "A strong
impression on the body. From time
to time attention would be directed
from him to the gentleman who was
expected to answer him, and whom
the general attacked under cover OF d
terrible and CALLING fire.
Cold, serene, dark and melancholy
that man, thus assailed, sat apart
black and frowning as u mountain rock
He evidently felt the gigantic infiu
ences that were ut work around him
but his profound mind was strength
} ening itself for the contest. And how
| deeply solemn was that hour, that mo
Inent; how grand that scene; and VIVA
were the meditations and spirit rally
ing of that great dark man? Hi
4 countenance was the same during tn
whole of that tremendous speech. As
! sauit after assault was made upon him
G but yet he neither turned To the RICH
: nor left, but calmly and calamity, liz
the soldier awaiting the signal, h
bided his hour. That time of retalia
0 ton came swift as the thoughts q
/ vengeance to Daniel Webster
: Who will forget the exordium @
, that remarkable effort, the lashing sar
: casm, the whitening tones of tina
: voice, and the temper of his language
f General Hayne changed color and NJ
!, peared much disconnected. But VIII
@ that heard him will permit the perors
= ton to be forgotten-those closing pa,
3 sages of grandeur, that majestic ALT
9 sion to the flag of freedom and hi
@ country? Looking, with his dark an
|. lustrous eye, through the glass dome {
: the senate chamber, over which h
could see that banner floating, he d.
0 livered an apostrophe which has neve
v been surpassed, and seldom equale,
q 1t composed figure of the most thrill
j. ing Interest," burst of solemn and p;
/ thetic feeling-and, coming from sue
J. source "a man generally estimate
F. phlegmatic), 1t was electric. 1t WI
o like the beam Of sunset, or the CLEAR
q OF summer lightning, radiating ii
2 brow IF cliff and mountain