The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-07-16

looh 4estter sit NJ calm ed fns.tsr.. mar
uer "a which az disposed q the preliminary Gun
sidrrsiiuns, reminded N Of an expert naed gen
ol,u, quietly alfanziul II tptcss ant tffllafIug
10 hear down ~ overwhelming strength upon
sn,gif poiat. III voice became ioud aud c0tn-
mendiug, ms action fnimarrd aud ms eiapuencn
was poured ioa.t.i dAe torrent, stneg. -opi-
Gus AID tupefunus --iie FIST look rvfens We
views aud laid down gener8ipriuc'plrs spplica-
bleto the case ihcu ne applied these % tue par.
iicuisr facts. examining the testimony Of each
witness. and showing rs weakness, he suspicion
attaching t. II. and iisin consistency enher with
tscifgf Nth he other parts 81 the evidence.
He displayed a. much skill IN exposing and, IL !
may 80 speak. concentrating the weakness OF
the opposite SIDE as in exhibiting ms own strength.
He unveiled tine knaverv Of tie case, and turned
all the suspicion from his owu elieuA 10 Mr..
Scarletts. lie dashed some uf the witnesses
without mercy. and covered them with hs sar.
casms. He snret wa terrible. dc thcn un
folded his own case with great clearpczs, and
made II appear that he hud evidence which
Would quite oVertbror7 that ofthe a'het eide and
leave not a doubt on The minds Of IN, jnfy. Tie
case being one which required bofbqhysiesl aud
metaphysical observation, fryla involving
quesiio Of bodily AID monfal dcraaPsnenG
Nj BiouRham's universal Knowledge enabled
him 10 treat III naveIy lem.faas manner IT,
seemed 10 combine tie proGH sioua skill Of the
physician. with the Just aud profound views Of
the philosopher He gave most striking pir-
inrc THE diseased AID doaiing testatar. color
inc IL si'h anoai poctical brllliaucy and bring
my ouf the Textures with breadth aud force
peculiarly his own. He gathered his lInsIra-
tons from nature aud from art, and lcFied con
rribuii3ns on science aud liefatute Every
thing IN tho manner and matter of the orator be
sp,i. power IL strength othis voice, the sweep
ofhIs ann, the piercing glance Il lis e9e, his
bitter scotn, his blazing indi Inatiou, Tie force
OF bis arguments ,lD inevitable thrust OF ms re
tort, and the nervous siaor ol his slylr.--ic de
spises the fates at location, but seems 10 have
unlimited confidence "a tbr strength aud Icspur-
ceS ofhls intellect In shott tHf- was the high
est orataricII achievement il has allen 10 my lot
to hear and II vas Of eJinse successful. but II
certainly was not one Of his greatest efforts.
was fascinated by his cee, and carried away ~
the torrent of his tloqnencc; and btiuie quit
ting the Court sironclYic,t W aat on my ir-.
view OF him coul not bring myself 10 believe,
thar was indeed IN the presence ui man oil
FIRST fafa gcnHa and leafang, OF one who Wa
familiar in the circle oftlir sciences whose pen
aud whose tongue wcr, cmrHyat com maud, ~ ho
had warllily presided arr oue uuIvrisiit aud
founded an tnef, whose enlightened patriotism
has guided the people o. ths country into grand
and usofu undertaking. na had stood up n
defence Of oppressed innocence, against al the
power ola Court, and Who had, with great
though val yinp success. indicated before the
Parliament OF Great Britain, the cause Of liberty
and justice throughout tine world.