The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-22
wuBsrEn,s oREAr SPEECH.
u, .o Col. Irrerson,s Remarks.

HemnrER-
A Hepiy 90 oo'' t"N ,rs,,,.
ToTuE EDITOR OF TIE SVN-S"I IN hE9uN
OF the 10Th inst. are some ren"rh' W 0ol' ~
Cersoll on extemporary speaking III the eVuiso
of which tho following reioteneo 10
Websters famous reply to Haynei
why the speech which we read now is not In FORM,
though is In spirit the address whch WEBSTER
delivered, lie spent many days IN o"r". ,S 49, ~
and writing nut the speech IN" .'o 1877, Rad in
Webster $ revision ,. anu NV Wv
tue Seh"'o emanuel ..,-.., H. All,
II the Colonel Is accurately reportou III '"i
extract, he states what Is ehtiroIy inooiIo os -
person had referred 10 thls Ere"s eroh 80
Webster, for which ne hau ony ,nao ~ =
to prepare, as being sigma n' I,.saoi
practically impromptu speech. OOi. , 80
denied that the speech was III my oynSe -.
promptu. and even II this wore pose ", 'os
tho speech as printed was ny leasVn W l ~,
days careful revision not the ono mat WAS So-
tuallv delivered
MI ,s,,th ~ Tho matter Ia that the time
spent In revising this speech was very short'
and that no orator was ever moro favored IN
having his jpstssissimG serbia faithfully re,
ported MIR. Everett, in the biographical
memoir prehxea 70 Mops spL INIT mt Mr. WsS.
1t may be worthy Oh reiuHr rs s1%o hv Ne
stors speech was taken AIKEN IN n, .na Wnanol N.
',',oo ~ .,a,,ac,rnrhor az creat oxperiencO
tr'lVencer heteuoEiappo' VI - -
and skill. II was written out In common neno
by by member Oh n,s ,an' T. remained in HE
Webster for correcuon IL lein"u 40 -
hands for that purpose q part of one day ana
than went to press"
Mr.. Charles W. March who has given the
fullest and most sprightly account OF the cir
..,tuai o,,,ion bimsef n reporter and
Foote'S resolution. nlinsoh a,,o w. T.,
th w roat snaecb as the second in point
WIZ" ..' ~ .,,na e. distngnisb II from tho one
that up ppooedod and the one that followed It.
oon,a bafore the publio, 1t may not be uninter-
e estinr to know. Mr.. Clayton Of Delaware and
Judge Burnett OF Ohio then senators osli .hs
the iioininh VI III a. N,t;n,,i InteII;oeucey and
senior editor OF Inc H tbo "tv Of washington,
and requested him to undertake .ne 30 ha one
of the speech. Mr. CAFES was KnUw , tU
Connected with our national literature. Not ct
understanding the engrossng nature OF Ms
n Msde nsstenogrSphie report Of the speech:
which Mrs. Gales wrote out at large me e,G opy
yHa sSns to M aooGo Cur
tbs in his Life OF webster" says IT. 1,.,,u,o.
sSS % w'R or f6S speec6
his second speech on Fooes Tesol ut 81:
G TaSa sm Of the &
journment OF the Senate on the 25th January,
| iS301 and before the hour OF It's assem- ping on
The next day These notes are also now before
me- Like those which he prepared for the
written with great brevity on common letter
| paper, and extend through five sheets. The
Nils seventy pages Of the octave edition Of
| Wobsters works" In O foot note 1t Is addedt
| 1T was reported by Joseph Gales, ESQ. the
| senior editor Of the National Lntelioencer. who,
aware Of the importance Of the occasion. and
| being himself an accomplished stenographer.
was unwilling TO intrust this duty to any other
hand. 1t was written out by another hand.
and the report was most remarkably accurate.
| Ii was In the possession OF Mr.. Webster part
| ri one day for revision and then the speech
| MN a eant To tha nraas