New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-05
Literary .Netvs and Criticism


wears 81 Senatorial service his name vas
necessarily connected with the business Of
thc Senate. he was ready Tor All work
speaking writing. consalting-in the colSi-
3 nllitee room a We'll ~ in the chamber.
{ drawing bills and reports III private As
well az shining in The public debate. and
leady for ;he social intercourse nf the
evening when ;he labors of the day We're:
ever \ desire 10 do S-rrice 10 the coun-
working e useful objects brought All
these high qualities INTO constant active
and brilliant requiS'tion. TIC do good ny
fair means was the labor 81 his SEM
torial life. aH0 I can truly say that in
the ten years Of cioSo association with
! Iitp never saw him ace11ateG by 7 sin
! fS1er motive. selfish calculation or an
Enhecomin2 aspiration.
+ In the Senate Rayne at once took q
leading position and WAS identified with
various measures OF Importance. but it
WAS upon the tariff that he mos. dis
tiHctly made himself felt in opposition
10 the policy OF Clay. In the present
historians view II was Ciay's succeeding
tariff bills which efectlially weaned the
South OF its patriotic impulses. Hayne
was four years a member OF the Senate
before Webster made his appearance in
that body He had the support Of Cal
houn who saw that his prot5gt MAS
course naturally was shaped and directed
TO some extent by his leader As Cal
I;cun gradually abandoned his broad and
liberal Interpretation OF tho Constitution
To become the great nullifier. he had an
apt pupil in the younger statesman. and
so when upon Daniel Webster. the pro
found lawyer the farsighted statesman,
The matchless orator, devolved the most
grave and important duty of stating ana
defending the true principles of the Con
stitution. he was met by no casual or ac-
cidental antagonist, by no insignificant
or i'll equipped advocate of the divergent
views that gradually divided the nation
until Il final settlement was effected upon
the field OF battle q generation later the
great debate. extending over SeNeral
days is analysed at considerable length.
and contemporary evidence Is brought
to show that each side in the contro-
versy was abundantIy satisfied with its
representative \ writer in The Phlia-
delphia Gazette" describes the deep pub
lie interest in the scene and summed up
the impression of the two speakers as
follows:
Mr. HayEe is truly an orator full OF
vohemencc. eloduence and passion, cor
rect and powerful fea Soner, with n most /
vivid ina 2ination, which is under the |
guidance of severe study aud correct taste, ]
most musical voice Mr. Webster, GA the !
other hand. is ? lawyer and a great ldW-e
Yer. one who has at his immediate com
r1and all the logic and all the War1neSS OF !
a cool and T,i,aCtiSed tiebater. OF extensive /
reading and much learning OF perfect sell
possession, and always master OF litl SUI
ut f..s1A4 III
his own side of the subject, and ready WIFI |
CoclnesS and CiTcuInSpect1on 10 seize rapldiN /
upon the WeaA points OF Llls au 1 81 a. y
A. speaker he Is calm. collected ana dig
ufffed. sometimes energetic. but never i'm .
ssioned or vehement His voice is clear .
and firm. and he manages 1t with much .
ABILITY: his gestures are few and not al ,
F-ays graceful, but generally forcjbie and (
\ material contrast between !
these Two men IS in the expression ana (
of their features. Mr.. WebsterS !
Counterance is generally cold. severe and |
impressive. which makes the occasional
sarcasm, when accompanied by a Sheer or
= smile exceedingly effective. The face or /
AIR. Eayne, on the contrary, Is constantly !
i'm play: every varying emotion rushes TO /
his cpiIl,teIlance and is there distinctly Wis /
Ihle / do not think that MI Hayne com
lletely overthrow Mr, Webster, but ! am
decidedly OF the opinion that AIR. webster
dc not overthrow Mr.. Hayne.
Notification is as dead as Julius Caesar
and no metaphysical suhtlety. can make .
it seem even plausible, not to say pos
sible. 50 that 4 biographer of Hayne is /
somewhat on the defensive in tracing the (
steps Of his hero toward a policy which
was not originally in his perspective 1t .
is however. somewhat academic to say /,
the doctrine had its origin in Massachu- (
sets and was fathered by Josiah Quincy. +.
After ten years Of brilliant. active. fruit /
81 Cd
in the Senate 10 carry on the Calhoun .
propaganda as Governor of South Caro- /!
lima While the influence of Calhoun /
promoted his career and gained him i
prominence earlier than he would have /
attained il unaided. il may be doubted .
whether he could not have reached =
greater success and escaped many pit
falls if he had been independent of that F..
leadership. After the expiration
OF has term of servicc he became the adj
vocate ana leader Of a railroad project
which he believed would unite the sec .
lions between which the chasm was al
ready beginning 70 yawn. He died pre-
matUIely in 1899. and was thus spared F.
the humiliation and sorrow of seeing the /
policies he had so elOquently furthered
carried To their tragic and logical con-
Haynes surviving speeches are few, /
most Of his letters and private papers
having been unfortunately destroyed by .
FIRE but his life Is well worth study ana .
lie IS happy in his pres
ent biographer who brings 10 his task .
and patience and good temper .
and IN aniiabIe sense Of proportion.