The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-18
EEBSrER,s REPLY TO nArNE.
Col. InRerHOiI IL RIEht-The Printed Ver-
sI0n Not tho Speeeh as Delivered


To THE EDIToR OF THE SUN-Sr! In the
article which you COPY from tho Philadelphia
Press in your Issue OF June Is. Col. Robert G..
1ngersoll says Of Websters reply to Huyne:
The speech which we read now is not In
form, though 1t is in spirit the address which
Webster really delivered. He spent many days
In carefully revising and writing out tho speech,
and tho published speech is Webster's revision
and not the actual speech heard in the Senate
chamber" In your Issue Of Juno % c. Van
Santvoord and George Tlcknor Curtis pounco
unon this statement OF Col Ingorsol's and
attempt TO controvert IL, but am inclined to
think that the Colonel Is In tho right.
In Mr. Van SantvooId's lotter Charles W,
March Is quoted ms saying that the report
which Nlrs. Gales wrote out from hor husbands
stenographic notes OF Mr.. Wcbsters speech
was sont 10 NJ Webster and by him revised
tho Same evening" and Edward Everett is
quoted rs saying that tho speech. being sent
to Mr.. Webster Tor correction. remained in
his hands for that purpose a part of one day
aud then went 10 nross:' and In George Ticknor
CURTIS Lie Of Webster vol. l.. y. 1851 MIR.
Curtis quotes Webster himself Though Mr..
Curtis. in his letter to TIE Sun, makes no
mention OF this statement by Websterl rs say
Ing that tho speech was In his possession
part of ono day for revision, and then the
speech was sent to tho press" Notwithstnnd-
ing these statements as to the extreme brevity
Of the time which elapsed between the delivery
OF the speech and the sending Of it to press.
yot the stuDborn TACT romans that whereas
the speech was delivered on Jan. 20 and u, It
ala not apnoar IN print till Feb. 3D. rs. and az
q month altoiward-when 1t was published in
MIR: Galess National inteiligencpr.
Al, Mr: uaies sstenographic notes OF tho speech.
as t Of G be ah9
dratt oil tho spoech as prepared for the press
arc yet preserved, being ina volume which is
this volume which also contains tho speech In
print came into the possession Of the libraryis
upon one OF the front fly leaves:
,r This volume wa. purchased by me of Mrs; Gales in
on D: @ ..
'F s, & .n.t l SSsR'F RO'r. C. WINTHROP.
!, The substitution paper. which Is pasted into
ssriptions Of s25 each. Which Would YOU'D indicate
that tho price paid for the volume was 1575.
OF the speech as prepared for the press is that
part part OF the speech following the words; so.
Along in the speech to the part beginning Y With Wiz
the words There yet remains to be per-
sps9sS b9ps along IN fhs
Of the manuscript is not known. Whom The
volume was purchased most careful search
Gaes's papers, but the search failed to dis
close 1t or any memorandum concerning il.
~ the portion WHICH the volume contains Of
for the press part ,is in Webster's handwrit-
ing and part In different hand.
most radically in, form from the manuscript
S @ bat It Is o ss
collate sentence by sentence. and, In some in
stances e p@ra .E by paEaGreRh the one
discrepancy by giving two familiar passages
as they appear IN he version OF the speech
notes and as they appear in the printed speech,
though in those cases tho difference between
the two versions is much HSss marked than in
Massachusetts as 1t appears In tho version Of
the speech written out from the stenographic
not little from the printed version will bo ap-
parent to any one who will take the trouble to
attempt to compare the two versions sentence
by sentence:
sir shall be led on this occasion into eulogium of
Msssnc hnse" sna paint no PoTtrai.nre OF her
mi remtln that Boston iSai tie cradle Of hSsrty
policy so %. 81 tes SannSi
tOrEs that LexnEton c1ncotl and Bnnker Hi arg
money she az contribute than any state to
IN not wtstsS i xa Ma s:stS
s"Sh n Of Sss sqd 4 &
IsMdsTs1 At YofE;oEn maoiy consisted
even tor purpose. OF sedefence and eve9
for tsS md ns Il. VIII MOI S.tT The ne
leave tho theme to itself here and everywhere now
and forever.
The glowing peroration. commencing In
the printed version OF the speech with the
words Whom my eyes shall be turned to be-
hold. for tho last time. the sun in heaven"
thus appears In the version rs written out
from Mr. Ga!eS's stenographic notes
when my cytsSha he turned for the last time on the
meridian san h3te may see him shining upon my
unnei free and happy co9nsry hopo shall not i've
II tho structure OF this once glorious mon hope
that may not seq the nag or my country With its stars
with the blood OF civil nope may not see the
standard raised OF separate state rights star against
bound together in ndissolube ties Hope shall not |
see written A. It's motto irF liberty, and !hen union"
the lag or that country hope spread all over
It. bnHonod in letters OF light proudly floating over
land and sea- that other sentiment dear my heart |
- liberty ana union, now and ioror and n0Op-
arabic
The replY to Hayne fills seventy-three pages |
Of the octave edition OF Mr.. WehsterS works |
and the fact that this long speech, which occu-
pied two days in its delivery. Is not. as 1t ar-
pears in print. tho speech as written out from
Mr.; Gales's stenoEraphic notes Of the same,
but is a new version OF the speech. differing
IN form from the version as written
put from MIR. Galess stcnoEraphic notes-this
'act taken in connection with the fact mon
Toned above that the speech did not appear In
print ill Il whole month after its delivery in
m his statement that the speech which we |
read now is not in FORM though IL is In spirit
he address which Webster really delivered"
md that he spent many days in carefully re-
;isinS and writing out The speech. and the pub
ished speech il Webster's revision and not the
Boston. July II. CALVIN W. LEWIS.