A Discourse On the Life And Character of Daniel Webster
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And yet three years af- terwards he made a speech, of which one of our most eminent jurists, f whose name is never pronounced but with reverence, said, in writing to him, "I had just * January 26, 1830. f The late Chancellor Kent. 21 finished the rapturous perusal of your speech on the Protest, as appearing in the Intelligencer of Saturday, when I had the pleasure of receiving it from you in a pamphlet form. I never had a greater treat than the reading of that speech, this morning. You never eq...ualled this effort. It surpasses everything in logic — in simplicity, and beauty, and energy of diction — in clearness — in rebuke — in sarcasm — in patriotic and glowing feelings — in just and profound constitutional views — in critical severity and matchless strength. It is worth millions to our liberties. " There is still another speech, too memorable to be passed over in this connexion, but too recent to re- quire more than a brief reference. We are now very much in the condition of a ship, which, after encoun- tering a terrific and protracted storm, emerges at length into a tranquil sea, the heavens so serene, the air so bland, the sense of security so perfect, that all the peril and anxiety of the hurricane are as though they had never been.
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