The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-09-11

thence ] went 10 Westminster Hall !:
where met with Mr.. Montague.
whoeame tn me d,kissed me. and told
me that he bad often heretofore kiss
ed my bands. but now hr would hiSs
mig lips protesting that 1Uas an
other cicero aud said all the world
sdid The same Of md. Mr.. Godoi-
phin Mr.. Sands. who swore he
won d go twenty miles nj any time
~ hear the like again, aud thai lie
never saw 80 many sit four hours
together 10 hear any man in his lie
as there did d. hear In me. Mr..
Chlckly. Sir john Duncomb, aud
every body do say. that the Kingdom
1oit ring Of my abilities. and that
have done myself right for m,
whole life aud 81 Captain Coke.
and others Of my friends. say thai
40 man had ever such An oppnrtnni-
ty oil making his abilities known.
Aud, that | may cite all at once, Mr..
Lieutenant Of the Tower did tell me,
That MIR. Vaughan did protest To
him. and that, IN his hearing. sa,
81 To the Duke of Albermpl'lc, and
afterwards To Sir ". Coventry,
that he had sat twenty six years in
Parliament, aud uerer heam such n
speech there before for which the
Lord God make me thanKtul and
that | may make use of il, not 10
pride and vain glory, but that, now
have that esteem, | may do nos
thing 10 lessen il y
Beautiful Eriract,--The follow
ing extract from the Grafton Of
Mr.. EVERETT, delivered ut Cam
bridge, on the anniversary. breathcs
the same noble and worthy spirit
as Was exhibited by him on the floor
Of Congress last winter, when plead.
ing for the few remaining heroes Of
the Reyolutio .--.N1icS.
Let us not forget. on the return
of this e,entlul day, the men, who,
when the conflict of counsel was
over, stood forward in that Of arms.
Let me not, by family endcavoring
10 sketch, do deep injustice TO the
stor! Of their exploits. The Efforts
Of "A life wonld scarcely suffice 10
paint out this picture. in all its min
gled colors Of snblinity and woe, of
agon, and triumph. But the age II
commemOratiOn ~ nj hand. The
voice of our fathers blood brgins In
cry to us from beneath the sol
which it mpistcned. Time is bring
ing forward. in their proper relief,
the men and the deeds of that high.
souled day. The generation ofcon-
temporary WORTHLESS is gone; The
rr wd of the unsignalizcd great and
good disappears and the leaders in
war as welt a. counsel. are sccG, III
fincy's eye, t. take their stands on
the mount Of remembrance. They
come from the embattled cliffs Of A
braham they Start from the hcav.
ing sods of Bunker's IIll--thcy ga
Their from the blazing line of Sara
toga and Yorkt Wn--.rrn the
bl0od-dycd waters uf the Brandy
winc-from the drearv snnws oi Val
ley Forge. Il all the hard fought fields
Of the war. With all their wounds
aud with all their honors they rise,
and plead with us far their brrthrG II
who survive, and bid us show our
gratitude. not by sonldlng wards.
but by stretching out the strong
arms of our country's prosperity, 10
help the veteran SURVIVORS gently
down to their graves
sAs".
TATE WIZ lNsoN was certainly
one Of the most eccentric meu eN-
or met with; one of his Whlns VAS
tn hide chocolate drops and other
swectmcats in different holes and cor.
ners of his house, hi. great pleasure
consisting in finding them, AS If by
accident some days after. When
he had taken lew glasses OF old
Madeira. Of which he Was very fond,
he would mix his conversation about
the ihratricals aud ralahics to setIl.
er, in IA manner at once ludicrous
aud incnnprrhrnsible. ! was sit.
ting with hIm one night, in high spir
its, after supper. and We spoke o
Barry, the actor SIR SAID be
Barry, sir.was as superior 10 Gar.