The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-04-12
COWED BY HIS LOOK.
HOW DANIEL WEBSTER ONCE DIS
PERSEO A MEETING.

some OF the PrrHonal Characterize
ties Of Cold FLOODED. Courteous
Aaron burr - -PeruIinriticn of the
Eccentric John Nnndolnh.
The personality and the peculiarities
OF our great statesmen are worth study
ing. says writer i'll the Atlanta Con
stitution. They throw side lights upon
character and conduct
Among our early statesmen Aaron
Burr was easily the first when consid-
cred as an elegant gentleman and man
of the world When hc visited Savan-
nah. i'll the height of his popularity. he
charmed everybody. and the city over
whelmcd him with social attentions
Burr detestcd handshaking and per
mitted no familinrities. He would mo-
tion ayisitor III his office to chair and
talk to him quietly. never making any
gesture beyond tho occasional motion
of IL long white finger
Despite this rather offish manner.
Burr charmed and fHsci.iair,i. He had
wonderful conversational powers. and
upon one OCCASION his olntory melted
the whole United States senate to tears.
He never spoke longer than 30 min
utes even i'll his most Important law
cases. He was cold hloOded After his
famous duel. when tho death of Ham
ilton was announced to him. he showed
no emotion
did he suffer much pain" he asked
"Hcs was the reply
r.vr,t .,,;.l ll,,... ...
purpose to spare him needless pain"
Then i.r turned tho conversation to
another subject
Hc was always courteous. snd it is
said that he never passed IL countryman
on Il dusty road without first asking his
permission.
People who knew them said that An
drew jackson owed much of his polish
to his intercourse with this man
The duel with Hamilton ruined him.
and the charge of treason when he at
tempted to organize an expedition for
the invasion of Mexico killed him as n
public man. The charge was not proved.
but it made him an object of suspicion
1t should De stated that this elcgi Mt
society man showed ut ull times excep-
tional nerve and plack i'll war and in
his personal difficulties. There was not
a Drawer officer in the Revolutionary
army.
John Randolph had some peculiar
ways He scorned to court the favor of
the masses when a candidate. He would
not bow to any but his friends. nor
shake hands with his constituents Yet
he was always elected.
He was almost scarecrow in ap-
pearance, eccentric and oddly dressed
with disagreeable. high keyed voice
But his keen wit. cutting sarcasm and
crushing irony made people crazy to
hear him.
Such politician in our day would
be regarded az Il crank and would stand
10 chance before the people
Daniel Webster was always posing
He seemed to know that people were
looking ut him. AS rule he was cold
and dignified, but there were convivial
moments when he was very genial and
entertaining.
Upon one occasion. ut Rochester. he
came ont on the balcony of his hotel
and made the following speech to
crowd of hilarious admirers
"Men of Rochester, l am glad to see
yon. and am glad to SEQ your noble
city. Gentlemen. l saw your falls.
which l am told are 100 feet high This
is 81 very interesting fact. Gentlemen.
Rome had her Caesar. her Scipio. her
Brutns. bnt Rome i'll her proudest days
never had n waterfall $50 feet high
Gentlemen. Greece had her Pericles, her
Demosthenes and her Socrates, but
Greece i'll her palmist days never had n
waterfall 80 feet high Men of Roch-
ester, go OIL. No people ever lost their
liberties who had :, waterfall $50 feet
high.
1t is needless tc say that the crowd
went wild with delight. aud Webster
was hustled off to bed.
His cold manner was offset by his
magnificent personal appearance An
English lord who accidentally saw him
in the house Of commons. when the
American senator was addressing that
body during a recess. exclaimed:
''Therc! That is the first real man
ever saw
When New England failed to stand
ny him for the presidential nomination.
Webster was called upon to speak whilo
on train which had stopped Mt town
Of some Importance. The statesman
walked to the rear platform Of his car,
folding his arms across his breast and
simply looked into the faces Of his false
friends.
The effect was marvellous. The crowd
dispersed at once. each man going his
own way, with his head down. without
saying word to the others
a Wedding Super.tition.
1t has been considered unlucky to be
married in May ever since the days Of
Ovid. and those people who have spent
their time in looking up roots and rea-
song havn niUnn x,hnt fho,r onnn;So,. 4 -