Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-07-17
IFrom aie Baiiin'ore Federal Gazette

The following is an extract from letter written
by gentleman whose capacity 10 judge stamps high
value his culogiun
WASHINGTON, July 5.-You will doubt feel
somewhat curious to know how the secretary of state
acquitted himself ycscrday in playing the orator. A
few minutes after III o'clock went to the hall of
The house of representatives, which crowded
that il was with great difficulty pushed myself few
feet within the entrance, where l procured
comfortable stand, compelled To endure thousand
-innoyances ;lat never fail to grow ont of such nrme
,scmblages of free people The Grafton had
mencsd before arrived, tlatl heard nothing ofthc
cxordulr. MIR. A. was dressed in professors gown
always worn on such occasions IN the part OF the corrty
from which he came but seldom among us, except by f.
piscopal cergymen. For some time after took my
stand, the NOISE of those behind me, trying squeeze
into the door, prevented my hearing II word, and |
could only Judge OF the orator by his manner and ges-
lure, winch were extremely animated, and sufficient
ly graceful refiux of the multitude, length bore
me few feet IN advance, where could occasionally
Rear sentence, that served To riyet my attention,
and stimulate me 10 greater eSertions for
approach. With all my efforts, however, / could adj
vance only 4 few inches but attentive stiffness
soon succeeded TO the scraping fleet the door, and
Tue orator became perfectly audible to me.
lou will perhaps think, as | did, that any thing
7isio ON such AN occasion was impossible the Fourth
oil July has been the theme ofsO many speeches,
ana ddclaatlons for the last forty -four wears
that is natural 10 believe the ,orely of the subject
exiausied But Mr.. AS style and matter, and man
ner, were wholly new. il for the Orator to
read the Declaration of Independence: it was new to
taNc SO extensive q r;ngc on The origin oil govern
'ueni /; II was new for holding high rank iii
our government TO expose himself to the criticisms of
:, mixed assembly. His coGuencc was not the occa-
sona flash OF brilliant metaphor, hut an uninterrup-
ed stream OF rhetorical beauties and classic elegance.
IL was q banquet for Grecan palates-:l rcrast on
which Demoshenes would have fed with uncloying
appetite.
The U. >. Senators from n. York, Mr..
KING and MIR. VAN BEuREN, are elected TO
abe State Convention.
The Village Record Pennsylvania tells
line people south of the Potoinack, that they
need give themselves no uneasiness as to
samlne, for Chester and Delaware counties
will have surplus grain, beef and pori, enough
IL It should be needed, to feed the whole state
of Virginia. @se
We understand thai Commodore SHAW,
has been appointed TO the Naval command oil
Florida IPhI or.
a remarkable ease of that want of provi-
,dence and foresight, which suffers an evil to
run on 10 excess without attempting a RENE
dy, may be mentioned in the counterfeitng
and forging of English bank notes. Perhaps
nifty have been yearly executed for this crime
on an average. The crime at last has become
50 common, and the punishment so sanguina-
ny, that the iuries have in d multitude of in
stances refused TO convict.
al last the officers of the bank, seem to
nave turned their attention in good earnest, to
the formation of dyes and plates, that vii
render the crime of counterfeiting more diff
cut 10 perpctrate. Here again recourse j.
mad to American ingenuity for il is reported
mat American Artists are now employed If
Striking of plates of one pound notes, for thu
bank OF England. It's said, aud with conf
dence, that these dyes defy all attempts al
Gsounterleiting, and the probability is, thai
hundreds of lives may be thus saved to TIL,
country. tits an old adage, sanctioned by
the best writers on National jurisprudence, tia
The excessive severity of laws, prevents thei
execution. bali N. Chron.