MR.. WEBSTER.
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From, the New York Epcning Gazette.


We had an opportunity of hearing Mr.. Webster
sum up on Saturday last in the Astor case. His
speech was masterly display of argumentative
skill: it was evidently the production of a mind
we'll trained in logical discipline. and accustomed to
the tactics of forensic warfare. This however. though
the most essential qualification of the advocate can
not without the aid of the other qualities, make an
individual capable of the highest eminencein his pro-
fession. and those qualities Mr.. Webster either wants
or despises in his efforts at the bar-Whe sound
reasoning and profound legal knowledge should be
the prominent objects of the candidate for profess
sional fame, yet we no reason why he should
neglect or contemn those graces of speech and ex-
cursions of the fancy, which constitute the oraori
cal art. From Mr.. Webster's displays in the House
of Representative which have been published. we
were inclined to think that he was more even of a
rhetorcian than reasoner; though we could not fail
to observe happy combination Of the qualities of
both. On this account. we felt some dsappoint-
ment on Saturday. still we considered Mr.. Web
ser's speech masterly and beautiful piece of reas-
oning. calculated to inspire the hearer with respect
and to illustrate the subject in lucid and succinct
manner, Of which, to the observer, it SEEM
ed scarcely susceptible.