The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-09-25

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aid a. he ha- ,ortr honu' shle Testimony
Ia tho ,ir'ar and tirmnes- Of he American
; ieople, ms ctarari'r is peculiarly deser'
iag # al Amsficao's consideration.
IN. el.inencr nf Lord Chatham de-
serses, m"re than hat Of. tiy oihef Eng
iish orAt .. the spp'ilalipn OF The eIo
aaeHct of the heart" We do not alscn-
tef tn It's recorded sprerhes, the fgnra-
fl,e ufranent, not uieny Of the lights oi
-ubiimts, winch sdorn thu speeches n
-anie disltr gmshrd ofslors iss language
i remarkable To- Its strength, eaefgs, aud
tafneslnrss he never suffered his lpagln-
anug a. ram AT la'ge, be never INDUCED
hInstll 10 "drdcuug thro' the hight and
lrfiitr ftlds ui bncl he never sought To
tlies-r ~ cicgauce ~ drenrailon, or ia
dslzfe with rhetorical eofrnscattons. lis
speerbes appear 10 hr le-s the fabric oi
lhe hral0, than the Offspring af the feel
mgs. " hru ne uses figures, They are To
eiuridaie, not 10 orDaneut--ta strike con
.clien, MOI to hsclnate tn eat. They
rrrt, tbeft fore, calculated 10 make pow
= lul impression upon those In whom the y
VIZ addressed. They All acted and n
voted attention 10 the snhltct-not, rs IS
samHl tunes The case, Ia give II anoiAer dl
fcctlnu. ltis III, indeed, that WHEN the
sphre hos l"t Us peculiar interest,
| s5irrchrs more rrliprd IN dlctnn, anu more
I'm rii1sli"d ~ iugnge, may be penned
viii mofs qualification ~ lhr clpRet; but
y hru The attention IS absorbed by The
question aellat,d, he who appears 10 feel
viii Ile ssb s., aud whose langaageis more
fenialkanie lor It's force, than lis polish,
Nil nat the greatest aud must lasting el-
Tt. The manner of til than, dglug
| iInm the descriptions Of those Aho olien
! had al opportunity of hearing him. ~.
| l'oatll ~ the oxlicmr. bnlrd hy nd.
iure with "rlI formed person; yocr
sou alons, aud nrxlhe; a ,onnlenance
manIJ, aud expressive aud al eye ttdl Of
tfr h. ncVrI, ~ his most lmpasslpnrd
moments, lost his dignity Of geslnfe: he
even used his Crutch with the grace oi the
otatof. II ~ SAID, that shortly alter He
entrance INTO the hoNse of commons, " the
| i5hiums OF his eye, thr magic 81 his
,olcr, started aud reused from Their tc-
poss, the elder mlnlons of the treasury
benrn.
Chatham was a younger brother of u
new family His whole fortune an annu-
~ ola hundred pounds yedt. H. rn-
teed the army, and cornetcy was hls
highest commission Unlke too many nj
those Who choose the army for their pro-
lr'sloo, a lr~ Ul hs youthful hours were
eAen 10 dissipation. lie seems ever 10
has fI a desue to improve himself, and
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'alion aud houOur An hereditary govt,
by preventing lim from entcrlog too ire
q9eptly mtn society, tnrthered his love ol
II d.. In parliament, without Influential
inrnds, Or powerful connections, he rnsr
~ thu greatness Of h- talents solely. II,
sds not born Legislation He SHINE With
10 borrowed TX /; II, succeeded u 40
hereditary dislluCtlou-b lhr author OF
ms own fortune, influence, aud rank, lht
aonols h" wore we've deserved, for they
we're earned.
fossesscd Of feel,og ardent almost to
lmretausii}, undrr The cnntfol OF a
s4ong judgment, and gnded by an expan-
did ln1eiIreL Chatham pursued with zeal
and hlmnrss, any course al conduct ~ hlrh
h, had Il hed out, a. the most beneficial
10 lhe interests of his country. He did
mol natrI. lie turned neither tn the
nsnt hand nor the left. Nothing hui "A
cnn'iellou Of error, could induce hlm 10
lntsnhe die path he had chosen. Proud,
and IDLY N sWlt, nt ucsplatd ever. thing
tnal partu * at meauncss, intrigue aud de-
stPuou +, aud when hr developed either,
IL MS by no means studlons OF conceal
inb The Indignation or contempt hch he
Il, nor peculiarly rcgafdlu of The coulle-
y III drhracy with winch he expressed
himself. ms accounts for the tone OF
superiority eNlnccd IN many II ms speech-
Is: and the contempt with when IN treats
thr schemes Of men high IN oHre, and by
no means void OF abilities +, sluccrr, almost
rhlhhSldsllc, IN ms atlaChntnt Ia liberty,
md Whit IN conceived 10 bc tac true con
suuctoa ot tnc constitution Of his coun-
iIS,--he resented an attack upon the one.
III sophlsncal attempt To subyert the o.
theI, H. he would nave done an insult Ia
his person. The robes OF arlstocraticaI
dtstinetl u, the reputation Of extensive T.
radihon, were no protection against the
se'elu1 oi his inv ccu>c, or the keenness
ui MS sarcasm, II might must trul, bp
sid OF Chatham, as u parliamentary
speaktr, that he "urrer feared the face
Il an1 mau." The ullimlllrs of age, the
eeplIllauon ul disease, could not dimulsh
! his activity ni mad o. ms drdonr of exrr-
| lou : the spuIt mat animated INN, SEEM
d To rise superior 10 the lrally of its tene-
msnt, aud /" GIedm forth Win lore .han
"onied brightness, on the very bunk of
dissolution. Behold min rslng for the
! LAT une ~ the House OF Lords-tna
| House winch had been the theatre of ms
! 4outh,al eAertIuns ohete be had 40 often
displayed the powers of his riacutlon ;
"oete ne had y" asslduou-ly, though mef.
ieetually, struggled To prevent system OF
oppression, winch ended at last in the sr,.
rianes Ut d nation, The weight of seventy
seais, the MAJORITY OF them years OF men
iai labonr, Is upon hlm-the pale hue OF
disease Is "a his rheek--hs frame is sup
ported b, crutcues: he commences sneak
lng at trst ms voice is feeble, and not
distinctly 'ndlhIe, but rs he proceeds, he
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