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


.l...tIe lau-h bis terrible snee.---e neither al
b.. aaat at dr2terut . tremendous power
,hsltaf a .is nos, oi MS eyes. hes hgafe ~ his
,e.,sa II Iak ,ou sHau bcgni where | did.
,.,a sal have ham pieeemcal-.first YOU shall
/ fnd IN, out il Coutt. aud then "a shall watch
ma tanugt a eausc-
/ p.4#tl.n .en, ~ Court win Ma I Of this
/ ,ite. s.hn knows al tie Counsel very sell, aud
| rt. took me to = scat where We wrie u have a
! q pod view Of slf ~ augham wlll describe
inr Count 80 4nu ~ Another time, as vel as the
fu,ife. ir scsflftt tie crowd 81 ba tlsiers, &C
! ,t rf.ssut an iltr.f. "a vas On cniel1n- the
! & ,ntf. ~ tue gfrdt ut.iut tusinfss lad J"ai
F.. o,#aa. and a uvtat eansc vas proceeding, !
immediately askrh mY lisud to point oni vi
Brunr hau, hn nr 90 exeitis, NJ skii IA phisioP-
uon4f. tud aa, Ia look round aud cudcaYor 10
/ h,a Him QUA fi1y.,lt enls advising me that he
wa moi s,rlmsb handsome. | accordingly
hrean To csaalne the oountrnanccs Of Inc barfis-
teIs .-ts much Of thrm nj least rs could be seen
! from 5at the rs1ss OF curl aud powder of Their
ovrf .rlmlas wins. kni such various shapes 81
ue'lnass met ~ gaze. such uncUuth expres-
sipnH such picfuI,s al anvous toll, sueh iathtul
reflections IN ,hetr ladeh checks" Of the Old
pafebmcuts aHith las tstore them--mlxcd, by
the Wv prettp plcufifdly with ist vacant list
lr.s csautcuanees--- | declare II absolutely
tmras zsIrr ~ form conjecture which Of thrse
Wig. and head pieces enshrn d the brains ofthe
statesman,
~ eu-ih pitying my anxiety, my friend pom
r"1 outline o iect OF my curiosity Look,
,aid h. " IT tie further side oil the table, lut N
front o The dtndy attorney the man with
huge features and careless look " On.
thinl, rou---apc, very Singular iace,.--hut /
ddn.i know TINT he sqnlncd - lhai'a=---
said /, is the uekl 10 hun he next
Won. rraIly be's uoi 10 uel. a man, either:
VIVA hnr black eyes and black eyebrows, aud
Huann nose Iponmv wuld-..lts just what
Should -" Phor interrupted my frend,
" that's little Williams lnul on the other sldr.
)f--- "Oa the other sd, =" We. - You
DON mean ne1t 10 Mi " Impossible :
you're Joking. never saw 50 empty Inc" III
NV Iie--Do YOU moan the man with the laIee.
turned up nose which he pushes up still higher
by has hand covering lis mouth and check =
'Nr.n " he dark man with long lantern
ja,ys. who is lust now gaping rs If he had not
been IN bed last night The same " With
hide grcv eve. as dead ss Stone ~ " fdcut-
call. Nj Ernus ham 81 TINS moment Mi
-,arIru tnrr = arute o~or the table 10 HIM
vhtrl rnurpa bin uat a hi. ide mood lie took
his Eand from his face aud leaning his long IT,
urr over thetablc, with divers uucuuth shrugs
and eamaces, rendered more strange by a
convns ivc twit,h ct his chcck which pulled n
bout hts most prominent features, he gave a
lourblpr rcplv - Mr.. srarlcn " We'll posi-
lively. exclaimed "a nv iriepd, " he's the
nosf un3ipn red IMAM ever saw l. II possible
tbattais Is the cnlig htcned statesman, .lhe sena-
TOT whose cloqurncc makes phalanx Of minis
fars trrnhle. tho man Of lofty views. oi bound
.rss knowledge. ol generous atdor. of mdeatig
able perseverance, ? tins. the profound slvant
the accomplished srholar the author, the VII.
the ufator Iasairs Va, a fool; III neffi
truss nhlsiuenomy more " Stop moment.
aid nv FREUD % don be too hasiv This cause
8. goiuL of. and he's opening his brief, a. II he
was engaged IN the ueNt. he should be. You
mos th,u perhaps see something more answer
ing 10 vuu expectations.
Nv hirrd aasiigbt Nh Rrnngham rose ~
uc oau,r Happened To be Insignificant. aud he
bcoan " ith fhr Utmost uon-cnBlanCe. lis voice
though stlooe, had soatrthtne of the scottish
tW lug: At frst hr drn~lrd, especially when he
had forgotten Ii name 90 datf aud almost Is
much passed hrtU ZEN flm and his junior, who
answered his question aud supplied him with
tine f,ets, a- between hrm aud the jury As hv
ptoeeedod however, noticed that the words
c,ms tn MIN very readily, aud that he stee'ed
through tnn o. three long sentence involved b.
ritv III, countcnau,a certainly became mere
intellectual but the g. urne eareossncss OF his
manuag. hi, utter ludrhcrence 10 appearances.
and particularly the almost inoc SAINT twitcWna
of his check AID nose made me feel that this
WAS any thing but the hrau idril of am orator.
Tie Witnesses tor the plaintiff were soon got
thruneh. aud Nj Scnlrtt then made a speech
t,u the dot, nee. ~ which he showed that Mr.,
Eraagbnn vas excessively lame aud even frau-
a lieut. \ isa simple honest witnesses who
told a very straight tale appeared tor III" drten.
dlut enc of themt vs. Nh broug hams duty
20 Cross examine lie rose with an expression
ot strong Indignation intended 10 be viuuoug.
but enp hldeons. and tell upon the alarmed wit.
nr,s.with sneerlng question, which implied
charge ot perjury lie poor man hemhi d.
Nr Btoue ans volre Numbered ont the qucs-
non the second time. with an improved rout
but the wituess recovered aud gave Il salts fac
torv explanation. After trying a Little further
TO T. iahtrn the witness. and impress the luIy
within conviction that NJ evidence wasncred-
lille. Mr. Brougham adopted another plan. aud
bcgan chung MN cndravorins to throw tidcule
on thr whole affair. Never did ! see "a hear
lauph ike his: it Is no tickling OF the fancy, 10
snile plavine ON the lips: he smiles with his
law, and iInahS with his stomach and shout
ders II is IN fact a ghu,Hy Rfm, nothing Spon-
tLre Gus or voluntary, but requiring the eNeluon
oi his whole frame! tine laugh Is snnkch mp tom
the bottom 81 ms stomach, with no small efforts
OF his sides aud shoulders, and his features are
made to correspond b, a distortion udendcd ior
"a smile Yet At these times his look is Good
turcd ms attitude droli, and Joke diops ont at
ten Joke with ch 'aciihy, and 50 wet seasoned,
that the Court has much ado 10 retain MS grayi
ty.
In his reply 10 thc case FOR the defence, Mr..
Brougham showed GREAT ingenuity but his so
plisms were rather too obvious. He conulvcd
10 throw infinite ,dieae on the opposite ~imrss-
cs, awaiting himsclfo O, all THEN peruliartias, n
sing their dialect and phraseology, applying TO
them the technical words common IN tAeW res
pootge lrades, and repeating illustrative anec-
dotes. 80 as to keep the whole Court lis lord
ship aud tic jury included, IN roar Of laughter.
OF eotr>e he lost his canSe,
By this time, you may suppose my opinion Of
Mr. Brougham was not little raised. but still he
appeared any thing rather than the person ey-
pcctel 10 see. In the course efthe same da,,
however au important cause relative 10 the vail
dity ola viii, came on, in which Mr.. Scarlet was