Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-10-31
PATRICK HENRY AND JOHN
Hook.
From Wiri's Life OF Patrick Henry.


wealth aud suspected of being I'M
friendly TO the American causr. Du-
ring the distrcsses Of tho Amcri, an
army, conscqaenton the .joint invasion z
of CORVALLIS and Phillips in 1874, u
MIR. Ve,ablc, an army commissary,
had taken two oil il0ok's steers for
the use of the troops. The act had
not 'een strictly legal, am! en- the es-
Establishment oi peace, Houk, uuier tic
advice OF Mr.. Cowan gentleman
of some distinction in The law, thought
proper 10 bri"g an act OF trespass
against MIR. Ecnable ia the district
court Of New London. MIR. Henry
appeared fort tho defendant himself in
this cause TO The i finite cnjo, 'ncnt Of
his hearers; the unfortunate Hook al
ways excepted. After Mr.. Henry
bccame animated in The cause, says
a correspondent. he appeared TO fave.
'comp!ete controi over the passions Of
his au.cnnr; 1t one time he excited
I, their Indignation against Ilook; veas
geance wasvisiblc in every conitpsaye
u. lin, when he chose to relax and
rihicule him the whole audience was
IN a roar OF laughter lie painted
the distresses Of the American array,
exp0seii ainns, IL krd to the risors
OF winters sky, and marking tire
'rOzrn grGunl over u hirh they mar.
J, uhcti, with tie blood Of their ussilod
], feet where Was the man lie snN!,
! "hO had IN American heart il, sis
! BOSOM, who would no, have thrown
), open his fields. his barns. his cellars,
the doors OF his house, The portals oi'
his breast, TO have received with
I0pen arn,s, the mcanrst soiGicr in
that !iillc hand Of faujshc'i patriots F.?
Where is the man1 There he stands
hut whether the heart OF an Amers
iraD heats in his bosom, you, >rentle-
man are to judge. He thea arried
iicjury by tho powers OF his iia,. iua-
ton, TO the plains aruunh New York,
the surrender Of; which had followed
shortly after the act complained Of;
lie depicted the surrender in the most
glowing and noble coiors of his eo-
qucuve !; ,he audience saw before
their eyes thf hu;niliation AMI NeJrc-
) ton Of the british as they were mr.
ching cut OF their trenches !; they
saw the triumph Which lighted Up
every patriotic tarc, AMI heard ti,e
SHUTS OF victory. AMI the cry Of
Washington AMI victory, as il runs
and echoed thrnush The American
ranks, from the bills and lie shores
4 II the neiyI.l'orius river. svt bark,
Whit notes Of disroral are these oh!.h
disturb the general jog, End silcnres
The aecltmations of vi'.ory--tlvy IRE
: The notes OF John liouk lluars,ly
draw ling; through the American camp
be..f beef ! bcef''
ihc Whole autiianve were rOnvuist,i;
;. a particular incident will give a bet
=. ter idea of,hc effect, than any gene
: Ial description. 'iAe clerk "fti,e conrt
unable to command himself, and 1u-
willing Ia oommit any breach Of deco
rum ~ his place, rushed out Of the
cont house, and threw himself on the
grass. in most violent parnxism Ok
!@ugEter. where he WAS rolling, when
Hook. with very different itclin%s,
came ont. for relief. info the yard
also. 81 Jenny Slcptoc" said he tn
the clerk. what the devil ais ye
mon :" Nr. Steptoe was only .,hle
To say, that he could not help it.
: =" Ne7er mind ye," said Hook. wait
ill Billy Cowan gets up !; hr'N sho1c
: hin, the h." MIR. Cowan how ever,
twas 50 completely overwhelmed by
the torreat which bore upon his client
:, TINT when he rose to reply to MIR,
:, denry, he was scarcely able to make
!, an in,cl'isiblc aud audible remark.
Tic cause WAS decided almost by
:, accsama,ioa. The jury retired 70.
~ :. Forms sake, and instantly veturne.
. with II verdict Cor the defendant. No,
:, did the effect OF Iicnry's speech stoI
: here. The people were so highly cx
= aited by the tory aadac;ty Of the suit
:, that Hook hogan to hear around hin
(, :, cry more terrible than that OF beef
;. il WAS the Try Of tar and feathers
" from the application II Which; it i
:, said that nothing saved him hut apre
al"ipitate Hight AMI ,spr,'l Of lis horse
nj NEW ORLEANS.