The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-06-20
Extraa efa letter tram a gentleman in RIB.

Estrad Of a letter fran a gentleman in RIB
mona TO bis friend in The co,@tly.
Loquacious loud, and turbulent oil tongue,
Theriites only ol4mour'd in the throng;
AVID by ihame, by no reipec4 controlled,
In ieandal buiy in reproaches bold:
With bu!y malice, iudous dsiaine-
Seorn all his Joy, and laughter all has aim.
g You exprets icme iurprife that Burr has
thought it neceifary to frnd to Maryland for a
lawyer, becauie Richmond furn!fhes as able
and eloquent P!eaders, as are to b found in
the United States. Perhaps Burr did not irnd
for Luther MartIn--it has been reported here
that he volunteered his frryicrq. However
this be, the did OF Martin may have been
thought ueful, lnafmuch as he ponehrs quail.
ties which have never been attributed to the
Richmond bar. ! do not undertake 10 aovo-
cate or condemn the policy which emitted Mar
tin on the ide OF Burr; 6ut that he was bro't
here to i-rve iomc pnrPoie, there can be no
doubt--to hrowbeat mis- opponents, abufe the
administration, or for fome o,h>r oGieel, TO
perform which, the Richmond lawyers were
not thought qualified. Butt will eudeavour
to give you fon,e idea of The man, and then
you may judge for yourfeIf
Martins hatnre is about the middle iiZe, per-
haps iomewhat under it as to height, and o.
yer it, as to bulk. There Is nothing peculiar
ia his drefs When you fee him for the frft
time, not psakirg, &c. So much for the apprar-
ancc of the man. His manner, when he tries
to be agreeable, is that OF an awkward cock
ney, and the meretrlcious diitortion, which dif.
figures he Paied lips, makes one retreat with
diiguR. When he is ferrous, be has dun, un-
meaning, four, lowering, fpIenetic viflge, in.
dicaiive OF choler and malgnity. When he is
tPeaklpg, his figure is uDgracefuI and uninterrf
ing his eloCuton is monltonous, and void OF
elegance, mounting his words 70 as TO render
him often unip.etIigib'e his geaure, If The
ihade Of Demofthenes will pardon me the ex
preflion, is to hold his fpectaceS in one hand,
and winnow the buXoul air" with the other.
or Eiay with whatever paper or thing he
may lay hold of. He fpeaks with ra2iJi,y.
and Teens never at lois tor ideas fuch as
they are but he is often at 4 o(s gor
words, his Rock ot which does not appear ID
be copious, nor his felettions from that nnek
made with judgment. lie feems % be poGcGtd
of the eatoeiheJ isegeNdi be ftartS up, when
ever there IS an opportunity, and iomctimes
wkcn there is not. He refrmblss a lsurc leaf
on hot hearth--wrlthing and uneaGy white
at reit, happy and bet pealed when icorched
into motion. His language, where he has an
opportunity OF being pCrionai, is as void Of fr.
verify or wit, as il is iepiete vita coarirnefs
aud ruiticitY F.; any man can be backyard
but never vas theie nsu lefs qualified than
Luther Martin to pronounce keen investive
under elegant diigulies, or pats the retort and
the repartee, with brilliance that dazzlcs while
II wounds A'a lawyer, his reading appears to
have been great; but his resioniug powers, are
tar from being equally 70. lie feecfs every
opportunity OF sbuiug the administration in
the Lowell and mott vulgar terms: this nlakes
the feds obuckIe; irr,tates fome of the repub.
licsns, but the great majority greet il with
naught but the fmile of contempt"