Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-11-24

81 s,,ed 10 threaten his opponents Win
twas an incessant storm Of
s,ninr and thunder, which struck
mn~Sast. The faint-hcartcd ga
-. ..eI courage from his countenance,
"a towards became heroes, white
y, razed upon bis exploits.
II was in the midst of this mag
i :ecrrt debate, while he was des-
ting on The tyranny Of the obnOx-
ne act, that lie exclaimed in voice
thunder. with the look Of a gnd,
Cesar had his BrutuS-Charles the
his Cromwell-Aad George the
4 I'd. Treason cried the speak
treason. treason echoed from
+ sers part of the house.-lt was one
8 those trying momCnts which is de-
i've of character.-Henry faulter;d
Tor an instant ; but rising TO a
i o;er attitude, and fixing on the spea-
,r an eve of the most determined
\ re, he finished his sentence with the
! NEST emphasis) may profit by their
j ramrlf. If this be treason, make
most OF it,
Car author, after some general re-
,c;i1ns. here ends hia I'd section.
/ Dr the work is with great propricty
,idrd into these resting plates for
he mind.) IN the course of it. how
yer. he has taken occasion TO sketch
! sih a masters hand the characters
Speaker Robinson, PcytOn RAN
1hlph the Kings Attorney-Gcncrai,
Edmund PendlctOn, George "ythe,
/ bal Richard Henry Lee. These
Sketches remind us Of the frliCitous
fartraits sr Mr.. Marshall. and MIR.
flonroe, in the British Spy. and nf
BIZ. Tazcwcll, in the character OF Sid
|ey, in the Old Bachelor They
| ave the same diScriminatiye touches,
&c same warmth. ErillianCy and Just
ess Of coIourinS. for which the au,
|ior has been long celebrated, aud
Ehich constitute the life and soul of
Ii, kind of writing. That the rea-
ar may judge for himself. we present
m with the following picture OF Rid
b. Lee. (p. 10.
" But Richard Henry Lee was the
Cicero of the House. His face 1T
! ,t was on the Roman model his
pose CaSarean the pnrt and car
Eiase of his head, leaning persuasive
and gracefully 'farward-and the
Ehole contour noble and fine. Mr..
bee was, by far. tho most elegant
|cholar in the House. he had studi-
! q the classics in the true spirit OF
criticism. His taste had that deli
! atc touch, which seized with intui-
re certainty, every beauty OF an au-
I lar. and his. genius that native aliinl-
j. which combined them without On
|fort. Into every walk of literature
BAD science. he had carried this mind
K exquisite selection, and brought II
| ack to the business eli life, crowned
|ith every light of learning, and
fccked with every wreath, that all
! b. Muses.. and all the Graces. could
kn,wipe. Nor did those light deco
bations constitute the whole value oil
j. freight. He possessed rich store
historical and political knowledge,
fnh an activity of observation, and
certainty OF judgment. that turned
hat knowledge to the very best &C
foaat. file was not lawyer by pro-
2Ssion but he understood thorough
tho constitution. both Of the mother
Fountry, and OF her colonies /: anu the
Elements also. of the civil! and munich
s bal law. Thus. while his eloquence
MAS free from tho,e stiff and techni-
BAL restraints which the habits of 20
cNsiC speaking arc 81 apt to gene
atc, he had all the legal learning
rhich is necessary to a statcsman.-
BE reasoned well. and detained
Freely and splcndidy. The note Of
is,oice was deeper and more mclo-
iH' shan that Of Mr.. Pendloton. 1t
as the canorous voice of Cicero
had los. the use Of one of his hands,
bi,h he kept constantly cOSercd
IA a black silk bandage, neatly
Pied to The palm of his hand, but
Mng his thumb tree yet, notwilh-
Nhtiug 'his disadvantage, his ses-
srwas so grare.el and 81 highly IL
hs5cd, that it was said he had acqni-
rditby practising before a mirror.