The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-11-22

arguments driven home, with tho Force
ot characteristics, and oil without ny
poaranee ot effort, cpmbined with I1a
other attributes tp make hlm one uf tho
orators of I'LL time. However l.luig
niheant You felt In tho presence uf Bush
power, YOU rejoiual To he allied to u ny
the tlau of h,tb and Kin, and talt vont
uolf more u man for having heatd ono
Of tho ypeeoheu nf DAninl Wsbater.
| Henry CLAY. the other member Of thn
senatorial trilnvlrate, As they were
named, But ut Tho extreme left of tie
chair, aud needed AIl Tho space afforded
by the tranuvsrun Aiulo TO give him
room and verae whon he apnhe, Ho
wap thin and rather Loosely ioihtnd, yat
carried hImHelf with such naau. grace
aud dignity that you Forgot tl, short
coming OF ht4 bu,,I. Ills hair had
been aanhy. aonploxion light; hiH nyaa
were blue. tho runturen oi hn faGs nu
commonly plain, tho mouth unornnunly
large. but tho exproeainn had aneh
courage. kiudIlnoss, open hearted sym
pAthv with nll goltg and pOuditiOnh pt
tuDu, that the ,nutnnnt hsa RrnHpsu yD'n
hand. and opsnod hs lips. The baAinipg
syo, the unaffected CDfdality, tho
nalehlaup harmony aud power OF i,ls
voice wrought upon you ns u Apnll. aud
vuu were ready 10 declare him lhb
handuolnegt and pflncnIlsut mAu YOU
had lpolted upon OF might hose Lo see.
He fascinated nllko 4ngu, wnnon and
children. high aud low. wl,tv and
bL,nk. Tho WING mageaa worshlppeh
upposeI hlM. Jpbn ll,ndulpb, of Roam
Dko. who, In tho fsonzy of IL partisan,
debate, had snpifod and ilouted MI.
Clay And III his blind fnry llohpud tbs
rouoat charges upon hiun, nesl ha Was
diving had himsoIl Galrird lntu The
pb,lltu Chamber that hS malit"l,cb taora
Aun and l,elat tho mhgnantnOua man
toward whom hp mad hoen uo unjust,
urd when MIR, Clay raun To SNEAK, Rln
dolish nAid, in htA piping yolcD. Kslsn
t.lt up; let mo goe ay well as hear Tho
,nut, among mau." Words full ~ tho
attempt TO convey the lnprnBsona
madu Nv Mr.. Olay, whether You heard
and NAV him III The tournament Of II
9reat ,lphate 0r nnly shoolf hsnhs Wltt
hin, ha Atreutatl Won IN l,o one ,lss ovDs
did or will.
An old lnlntulerlal trionh Of mine,
who was tn,ieh in Washington in tl,0sa
laya. and WAS one of Tho great ken
tuGkian'g nlpat fervBnt admirers, hut
whose mudeuby had bspt him from
seeking his acquaintance. saw ON Pom.
nylva,1lu avenue one dav Mr., Clay ap
pronehlng aud no one, else near; plIGb"
INK ,,p heart nn they mul. hn txtanhed
hiu hand, saying; 'Mr. CLAY. I am tho
Rev MI. '~~.sA'. pAnt0r of Wenley chapel
aud fron my boyhood hnvO l,0n0ted
and lovod vo,.' instantly IL was M II
the sun had burst from behind II cloud !;
my friend was bathu1 in Il sttuAln of
warmth and light ag Tho kindl,ng nys
nnh beatnink face sh0ue upon him. and
Mt Clay. gfaguing his hand, thrilled
him with hla voice. aud then pntLlng
bio nrn into the prsasherp they wnlked
toward tho eapit0l. tho diltidont man
on,nplutely at l,iu case aud feeling aa II
l,e bad known the statesman for yearp.
The conversation Ut fifteen minutes
which followed 30 knitted Tho preacher
To Mr. t,lny that from that day forth he
would have been nlmost willing to lay
down hia ltfu for him. Another of my
friends, The Rev, John Il. Hngany hap
pened 10 Hoe Daniel Webster gltting
alone one day on tho pro,nnnale dock
Ut Il steamboat, and after taking several
turuu TO summon resolutions for the
adventure. stepped In front of tue ereat
Representatives of Maysaeh,lsstts, and
said "Mr. Wabster.''
THAT IN my namo," said tho organ.
toned voice.
Aud | Am tho Rev. Mt. lIAaany, 4
Mothndlyt preacher. who for many yeare
has hopored you almost tlnro than
any living mani"
my denr MIR. Hagany,n said tho
other. "pray bu uuated." pointing to q
place by his uide.
An the preacher absyed. ho folt ~ II
ho were adtuittsd 10 tho febled heights
or Olympus. hut the divinity OF his
,mag.nution gnla nothing. Mt. HpQnnV