The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-23
SEIZED THE BANQUET WINES.
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lent; he cannot look truth In the face and
oppose ii by argument
There was never, 1 suppose, paid to
John C. Calhoun. during his illustrious
life any other tribute of honor he would
have valued so highly as that which was
paid him after his death by his friend
his rival and antagonist, Daniel Webster
Webster's Complainant.
"Mr. Calhoun" said Mr.. Webster, had
the basis, the indispensable basis, of all
high character; and that was, unspotted
ntegrity-unmpeacne honor and charac-
ter If he had aspirations, they were high,
and honorable, and noble. There was moth
ing groveling, or TOW, or meanly selfish,
that came near the head or the heart of
Mr.. Calhoun. Firm an his purpose, per-
fectly patriotic and honest as / was sure
he was, in the principles he espoused, and
In the measures ne defended aside from
that large regard for that species of dis
tinction that conducted MIN to eminent
stations for the benefit of the republic, do
not believe he had a selfish motive or a SCI
fish feeling. However he may have diff
fered from others of us in his political
opinions or his political principles those
opinions and those principles win now de-
scend 10 posterity, and under the sanction
of "A great name. He has lived long enough,
he has done enough, and he has done II
so well, so successfully, so honorably
as to connect himself for all time with
the records of the country. He is now an
historical character"
Just think for a moment what this
means. If any man ever lived who was
not merely the representative, but the en-
bodiment of the thought, opinion, princi-
pies, character, quality, intellectual and
moral, Of the people of South Carolina, for
the forty years from 1910 until his death,
It was John c. Calhoun. If any man ever
lived who not merely was the representa-
tive, but the embodiment of the thought,
opinion. principles, character. quality, in
tellectual and moral, of the people of Mas
sachusetts. it was Daniel Webster. Now
IL. after forty years of rivalry, of conflict.
of antagonism, these two statesmen OF
ours, most widely differing In opinions on
public questions, who never met but to
exchange blow, the sparks from the en-
counter of whose mighty swords hnuled
the fires which spread over the continent,
thought thus Of one another, Is it not
likely that If the states they represented
could have met with the same intimacy,
with the same knowledge and companion
ship during all these years, they too would
have understood, and understanding,
would have loved each other?
II should like to have had a chance TO
hearlxen to their talk. Why, their gossip
would almost make up the history of lib
erty
Ruled by n Sense of Honor.
In speaking or the relations Of Massa-
chusetts and South. Carolina, Mr.. Hoar
said:
1T is the same Massachusetts historian,
George Bancroft, who says that the pub
lie men of South Carolina were ever ruled
by their sense Of honor. and felt a stain
upon IL as a wound
did you ever hear how those wicked
boys OF mine threw the tea into the bar
Dor, Massachusetts, would say oh, yes,
South Carolina would answer. but not one
Of mine was willing 10 touch It, So we
let II all perish In a cellar
Certainly these two states liked each
other pretty well when Josiah Quincy
came down here IN l773 TO see Rutledge
and Pinkney and Gadsden to concert
plans for the coming rebellion. King
George never interfered very much with
you. But you could not stand the Pos
ton port bill any more than we could.
There Is one thing In which Massachu-
sets must yield the palm, and that Is The
courage 10 face an earthquake, that ter
rible ordeal IN the face Of which the Draw
est manhood goes 10 pieces, and which
your people met few years ago with a
courage and steadfastnea8 which COM
maaded the admiration Of ali manhood
For myself / believe that whatever es-
ranRemenis may haze existed N ihe pasi, !
o. may bngeF among US now, are born "