New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-10

biities OF others Metaphorically, as well as
physically, he was probably the thicl<est Skinned
man of his time" For examples OF his debating
mower. of his almost incredible egotlsm, OF MS
manner with constituents and of his pecuii-
arities and idiosyncracies generally, we must re-
fer the reader to Mr.. Dyers sprightly pages
The full description Of Clay is extremely inter-
esting. but we must leave IL and content our
selves with quoting few sentences from Mr.
Overs account of Daniel Webster-one Of the
most impressive Of his "reminiscences.
The reader is doubtless familiar with the fact
that in Webster's day he was called the Godllke
Daniel The appellation fitted him. lie was
g5dlike in appearance and in power He was not
so tall as Clay, but he was much larger and more
a deep chest and large frame. / have seen
taller On than Webster; have seen men larger;
but nsver saw any one who looked so large ana
grand as be did when he was aroused III deDate.
Webstcr's head was phenomenal In size and beauty
OF outline and grandeur of appearance. 1t USED TO
be said of him that he had brain enough to make
several good heads. His brow was so Protuberanit
that his eyes, though unusually large, seemed
sunken, and were ikened unto great burning
lamps set deep in the mouths of caves But largo
as his perceptve organs were, his reiectives Dgged
out over them. His causality was masslVeiy
developed and his organ Of comparison. when
was larger even than his causality, protruded as
though Nature. in building Webster's head. having
distributed her superabu ndant material well as
she could, found at last that she had such lot
of brain matter left on hand that in despair. she
dabbed 10 In front and lot IL take its chance or
sticking: and il stuck The head, the face, the
whole presence Of Webster kingly majestic
godikc. And when one heard him speak, he found
that WebSter's voice was Just exactly the KIND
OF voice that such looking man ought to have
II Deep resonant. mellow, sweet, with
thunder roll in IL which. when let out to its full
power. WIS aweinspiring. In ordinary speech its
tones Of a deep-voiced organ but when he chose
to do so, he could elevate his voice In ringing,
clarion tenor notes Of thrilling power H. also had
faculty OF magnifylng word into such prodiglous
volume and force that IL would drop from his lips
as a great boulder might drop through the ceiling,
and jar the Senate chamber like q clap Of thunder
Here must stop, though the extracts we have
given really afford but meagre example Of the
wealth. freshness and interest of Mr.. Dyers rccol-
lectOns of the great Senator's He is full of anec-
dote rs well as observation. He is a little dis
cursive but his wanderings always disclose some
new object incident Of interest, and he gives a
number of striking pictures embodying historic
occasions, the deliverance Of epochal speeches,
debates of high dramatic atractveness, encounters
between rival statesmen, and various little known.
forgotten. or wholly inedited episodes. This
book will be read with the leenest pleasure by all
who are old enough to have been brought up in
the traditions of half a century ago, while 1t can
be commended TO young men as treasure house
of information concerning perhaps the most strlt-
ing and able group of statesmen the Union has
known.