Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-11-24

| ed from her repoee. Tier Legislature was the, in
csoi ana ner PATROLS taking the alarm demonstrated
promptly anu hriniy against this assumed bower Tho
rernonstronce however, was, usual disrepared ard
The stamp act But il came to meet ON Tho aoo
OF me Rouse an champion whom Heaven
hsd hst raised up for the good of his country and of
mankind. speak of that untu.orci child of nature
Farck tcnry who had now, for the first time left his
nalre forests 10 show the metal of which he was made
and ''give the world assurance of a man,
The Assembly met in the city of WILLIAMSBURG
where Mr. Jefferson still pursuing the study OF The
law. MIR Henrys celebrated resolutions against the
stamp act introduced in May, l7G5. How they
we're resisted and how maintained has been already
stated TO the world in that have been
eNtravagant, by those who modessly consider them
selves as furnishing fair standard of Revolutionary
excellence. The coolest glow-worm in the hedge is
about as fair standard of the power of sun. To
the present purpose, 1t is only necessary to remark that
Mr.. Jefferson present this debate and has left
says, but student and stood in the door of
cation between the House and the lobby, where he
heard ttc whole of this magnificent debate. The oppo-
siiion TO the last resolution was most vehement the
debate upon IL 10 use his strong language,
bloody" but, he adds, torrents of sublime eoqueDce
from Henry, backed by the solid reasoning of Johnson
prevailed; and the resolution carried nv single
vote well remember lie continues, the cry ofstrea-
son." By the Speaker, echoed from every part of the
House, against Mr.. Henry: well remember his pause
and the admirable address with which he recovered
himself, and baied the charge thus Yoc;erated
ne here aludes, you must perceive, that men,
oraoe exclamation of MIR. Henry, become almost
too familiar Cor quotation: Caesar had his Brn,us
Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third
''-("Tfeason" cried the Speaker. Treason. trea
''son" echoed the Iiouse;) -inay profit by their exam
pie: 1t tins he treason, make the most of it,"
h''e am presenting to YOU this picture OF Mr.
Jefferson IN his youth, listening 10 the almost super
human eioqnenoe of Henry the great subject which
formed the hinge Of the American Rcvouton are Won
not iorchy reminded of the parallel scene which had
PASSED only four years before, The Hall of Justice in
ooson; Mr. Adams catching from Otis, breath OF
o: HOW close The parallel aud how interesting tho
nc.unhG " no can think of these two young men,
des''hed themselves to make great figure in The
'ute history OF ther country, thus lighting the Gres
oil heir own genius at the affairs of Henry Of OTIS
without being reminded of another picture which ha,
heen exhibited to us by historian Rene: The
Younger Scpio Africans then in hs military novci-
ate standing youthful spectator hill near Car.
Image, and looking down upon the battle field on which
those veteran generals, 1anilcar and Massansa were
driving with SO much glory, the of Whether
tis or Henry FIRST breathed into this the breath,
oil life, Ia question merely for curious and friendly
specuiation IT very certain that they bIeated int,
their two young hearers, that breath which has made
them hoi!i imnortai.
We shall give further extracts in a future No.