Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-11


.Nr. Scry|ct. He is admitted, nil hands TO he
Almost profound lawyer and IN elegant scholar. lie
quotes authorizes and decisions IT they came to
INN by inspiration, and laws down the proGnuu,esi
maNiims al INV, rs if they the veries, tribes :
rendering them by happy AIT peculiar To himself
lneiligibsc To commons minds. Whether addI essing
judges or jury ne Is equally nj home. He has the
manners oi Il hnshed and perfect gentleman, and the
ar OF u ni'a oi the world; aud couirivcs To throw
round whatever he does the esicst and most
2rceit character. lie appears equal every occ;,-
SION and subject and II may he Irul, said that quic-
Qfid ttigd rji. jr has the cis.,cs his finger
ends. and, II not cIuni 20 Jonathan Hanc in this res
pcct, he l. plDb ibi. superior To of his brother
barristcr@. II person i stately and symmetrical.
and his p.,ysnsDony al;nos, good for :, man
These natural advantages he has turned the best
possible account, and has secured empire nj the
u r which mast hr witnessed to be believed. Yet il
must be confessed thai he is without cioquemce He
IS Simply Profound simply elegant bat never ris-
as Inio tht elevated and Sublime region, OF which
Henry B,ougham - soh, and unlisnuted master In
every atenp of ;hi> kind he ha> failed. He is as no
thing % bTOugham IN the House OF Commons, and
i''s no other advantage at the Bur over this greatand
singular man hut whit hr has derived from his sulc-
no standing greater G. perrnce and more extensive
rracnce. lie is almost exclusively Il ltwvcr-iie
las obviously never dpt into philosophy, nor accus-
toned ms mind To thu~e rNteGded views and those
vast conceptions, with which Brnuehan IS So familiar.
lie IS, az prese. hett"r lawyer than Broughain, hut
This Is the only point in which hey can possibly be
hr01ght INTO comparison. Is elegance and clear
re-, nnd precision in stating case To u Jury. arc
certainly admirable, aud would be very dicult tn
conceive a possible to exec ~ OF these res
pecti, ar in general professional leaning Ills &C
qn1,nt1nce win iiie and maaner- is obviously very
extensive 'ti"uci the ttiHtS oi i profession APP
pear 10 nave gwen turn % niS Miu and diSincln-
ed him to philosophical specniutone. get ne is no
phle-ur;si, bl.. on she cn1Irary, APPEAR To have
lively pcrcepuOI 90 tie grace ',nd beauties of elegant
speaking, Or fla writing. IL nis nrafcs,onll career
IL hps had great advantages He has always heen
i's'"neo; TO with pecG ar attention 10y The Beach and
suct Is his winning manner, that IA ten minutes ne Is
almost ,.l nlnnI ,Nisl him iu-
death OF Slr Samuel itomy, sc It threw into his ha I!
great accession ~ Iel, 50 Il added greatly to lbs
consequence aud authority. Hcnce he is NOW re-
glf'led rather rs a SORT oi Dcphic oracle than rs
lawyer Zee To- make The appear the better rca-
sou Wait till hcIr Mr.. Sralcu is now the
language OF jarors, Ice conclusion OF an ingenious
speech hy an opp"Nn- counsel il would be well
were Mr., Scarett MOI to show that he - sensible OF
these adventurous he;psand advantages. |. must he
confessed however, HAT he really does speak as
one having authority, aul Il the scribes' He
believes-nnd with gunt reaSon--,hal the thing. as
sad 10y him, will have effect than il il had been
said by another OF This he sees daily exam
pcs--and we all know how readily and mperccpii-
by Seii-ove may dclrda even the best of men A. A
private character, Mi. Scaicl il quite irreproacha-
bic, and As public man, his conduct is singularly
tree from any stain OF Suspicion or lime-serYng, or
popularity -hunting. The next in order nj the Bar,
buti'y far the first in point of celebrity, is
- iieWy BroHcIIia. lie IS, take him for all and
all, not merely the most wonderful, bat the create,
man ot his time. Tie Combines powers apparent,
Ire most dssimlar. Ills capacity and versatility ar,,
tuiy prodigoas. and only equallcd by his inds-
try. Nature has fitted him 10 excel in any depart
ncnt of human knowledge To which he chooses fl
dedicate his mind. As remarkable instance Of
this, may 1~ite thai he j. known have made yecy
considerable progress III the mathematics. There i
IN fact, hardly literary or scientific subject wild,
which he has not grupplcd, not even eXccpliug bib
biography. It's mad seems equally formed lor the
innr!est reS'rrcl's 1ni the most comprehensive and
geurTaztl sprcu'atf0is His book Coonia! Po-
Icy, and his splendid pcrsevernE and ultimately ;r-
umpnant effort, against the orders in Council may
be referred to nc eXamples of that prodgious cap1c
~ OF mind which takes ~ any subject, however
large its dimensions and he never rises, either in
Flrliaren o the Courts of Law, without Indicating
a srow &c of he mnuiice of ,cta Which is the
wonder OF every body who has har pen d to wiiaes
l39 more brilliant and striking dspiay-. lie is M a.
bic Tor cian and u close ani ro~crit reasorer.
Few men are gifted "th snc. intuive perceptions,
and such richness IN feiic,tt Of Illustration What
eter subject he ban. hc C%hausrs But il is plain.
tf1t, IN writing MS attention is intensely direct
Cd 10 tho matter than the manner. His siyle is vi
eoron9 ln irregular frequently harsh and pcculiar,
but always pointed, tcTse. and perspiCuous. In hs
di-cuf-'ye range Of mental cxertion he appears ike
wise not ~ lave neglected. the classics ~iil the be
passage OF Wnich J should suppose him to he per-
tcciy familiar. On great questions Of Constitutional
law TOO, and on the abstract principles of urispru-
dcncc; VINO ba- thought so profoundly written so
JeaTnedlg HIS Vciy iabOrs on the Education Com
ticc, and otherwise ON the great subject Of cdu-
citing The pnor would have served to imInoraliLe an
inferior man to BrOul ham They were mere reIaX-
alion advertisement where he unbcni his mind
oppressed with still wcgiitiCr concerns, a. indeed
any c1n be SOL and whore hc allowed it 10 recover
ii} wOnted tone aud elasticity. But IL was on tic
Queens trial ilIat ny The consent Of all pnre=, he
snuc oa with iul spendour, and in all tht great
nos # bis strength.
o. The death Of tio Q iccn has placed w. Brouzir-
am IN a curious aud very awkward situl;ion. lie
iss of course lost his silk goyy and Hor lead
b's seniors at tic Lnr, ae could have done had he
still retained Us. olhtr while on The other maud, q
man oi his great reputation cannot submit to be led
. Iv 81 A Who mn ldy oVc
ifin bat 10 years aud knowlcdgc of thr minufi,c ol
iur1's. W. dli great caUscs ho mus therefore, rciy
% iiis own undivided eHcNous. believe his clients
htyc nad Gu reason tO regret this. Iithnug!i tn
some iimc, have had occasion to h.n0w dat from
the arH,i numbers Of briefs PIT into my hlnI., no
Cancellation bot his own which seems to DC of IRON,
or stronger, could undergo the aJour to which this
h's subjected him On the present as,izes Stayjaf
aGd he have swept Oh al the briefs that hc has
- contend wu't So Wirifs re1ly aIl extensive irgal
knowledge aud cicat experience which nj the bar
sappl., the place Of genius, t1lcut, every thing.
O. bt what will probably surprise, Our renders moro
than a Is. HAT auiids tlis urcs.ant business hub
INl amidst tic inWusiOB' Of attorneys and clients
id pending from nine ~ Tue muruiuC, tiii six seycu
an cigit a night iu the Cours--is literary lahoure
have .u0tcd iiUic or no interruption and D." has
even found tinc, il tm CORRECTLY informed. 90 frlps-
ms; tcy ingenious apd profound articles fo that crc-
hruel Journal Of which nc hats always been one OF
C.r mo fstCidiaIr. and iudcfatgdIlc supporters In-
decd, have heard % asserted. and a,n inclined tY
believe IT, ihai even during the most critical aud t.
,eri-i momcnts of Che Queens trial when the
ini,ii 0i almost any other man loot himself would
have been distracted aud oppressed wi'h tue weight
Of sc-pon iy attached TO TIC DAice her niaic-'y
Attorney GeHctal. he WA able 90 prepare an aric,,
Tor the ar1H above alluded to, which, displays @, en-
n.oie fran his usual learning, inyoHdts cOmprehen-
siol and q, search
LoNnox. O.'ob.r i5--Ihc American papers are
filled Nl.i Co., dclSfs q. 1ct imputed ly them u
lie H,iiisa cOan and eOtcrHmen', and which thcs
~ cgucat ia. &c. gatnEg as au aci Oh iooerg, and