. The history of our country from its discovery by Columbus to the celebration of the centennial anniversary of its declaration of independence ... tate were superior to those of the government; and with the aid ofhis friend, Robert Hayne, Avho was also a senator of South Caro-lina, he was ready to oppose the tariff laws, by force if necessary;was willing to take his State out of the Union, and make her alittle nation by herself. He was adored by his party, and consideredthe foremost leader and champion of the South. The man of the West was Henry Clay, the darling of the wholeregion west of th
. The history of our country from its discovery by Columbus to the celebration of the centennial anniversary of its declaration of independence ... tate were superior to those of the government; and with the aid ofhis friend, Robert Hayne, Avho was also a senator of South Caro-lina, he was ready to oppose the tariff laws, by force if necessary;was willing to take his State out of the Union, and make her alittle nation by herself. He was adored by his party, and consideredthe foremost leader and champion of the South. The man of the West was Henry Clay, the darling of the wholeregion west of the Alleghanies. He was born in Virginia, the sonof a poor preacher, and was a self-made man. His manners wereso gracious and charming, that he won the friendship of nearly allwho met him, and probably had more personal friends than anyman in public office. As a speech-maker he was unsurpassed. Hehad a beautiful, clear, ringing voice, which went straight throughthe ear to the heart. This, with his fine presence, his winningface, his affable manners, made him a host in himself when hesupported or opposed any measure. He was opposed with all his. NULLIFIERS IN SOUTH CAKOLINA. 361 might to the ideas of Calhoun and his followers, anil although hehad never been of the Federalist party, he was as strong a lover ofthe Union as any Massachusetts Federahst. The third in this trio ofgreat men was Daniel Web-ster, the man of the New Hampshire man bybirth, he had removed toMassachusetts, and w^as asenator from that had been reared a Fed-erahst, and held the doc-trines of Hamilton and hispeers. Since the War of1812, however, he had sidedwith the administration onmany points, although inunion with both Clay andCalhoun, he had opposedthe president in his bankpolicy. Of these three great men,Daniel Webster was thestrongest and most power-ful orator. He had a tall, massive figure, with the head and shoul-ders of a Titan. His great forehead projected over a pair of largedark eyes
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