The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-09-06

WED bs wise OF good man. Power ~ itssli--
mere pouer--4s any fhng rather than eiihei u
(ear) friend 20 virtue test OF nefi. IL y
enjoyed by the right ofbirth IT IS Inherited ~
hluaied despots II is purchased bnansh p'""d
and slaughter by ferocions warriors ana pPsu
lentisI conqueros Il Is held b. thei ennre OF me
very defects that reduce men lower thah toeh
kind, by the miserable mtmates OF an taN,c'n
5eragHo bnf power TO be OF Use 10 manhin"'-
the power OF doing goyd 10 our co1hlfs ~.
opportunity OF scattering dressings over he Iand
Of our birth or OF our adoption the power 10
enable you To root out ignorance, TO dihuse me
lights OF knowledge, ia break the chains OF ensi'
we'd men, OF whatever colour, Of Whatever set,
they may be,-power 10 beneht our ldhn' "pa
10 illustrate our country, and 20 ennobie our age
and TO amend our rsee,-fhdt Is power, "hicl
a man, which nm angel, might sloop from his
height 10 take up The loudest cheers for se'-
eral minutes) believe. from the bottom oil my
whole hesrt that IN lending my feeble aid To es-
tablSh power in the hands OF the men who at this
m5mrnt ~ipld ii, | have enabled TO hold
II for these sacred purposes and care NOT vine
Their have II in my own hands OF have the hap
piness of strengthening the honest hands 81 ote-
ers. Loud cheers II feel assured that he VINO does
So while his life here is'spared, dong good 10 ms
fellow creatures in hsown humble sphere and To
the best Of his own feeble powers, has thai heart
fct satisfaction, while lac would dearly purchase
amy miserable promotion in the state. or IN ffe
Judicatdre, or in a foreign misson or III the com
mand of his Countrys forces, hy giving up
thai heartfelt satisfaction which arises from c'ii-
tiyaling the minds Of his fellow men from ing
a lie Of integrity pure and dsintereslcd, aud
from emitting himself TO bequeaih name, when
he ceases here 10 exist to countless ages, as one
of the greatea, though it may be one ofthe
h0mbieSt, b. neiactors OF mankind Mr.. Brough-
dm here sat down, aud the whole company IN
stanlly rose, and saiuted him with injurious
che 'rIng, and with waving OF handkerchleis, for
several minutes.
Fronthe Liverpool Advertiser, June 10.
Our townsinen have donethemselves hUnnr, by
the compliment they yesterday pad TO thai dts
tinguIshed orator and stateman, Mr.. brougham.
There is perhaps no man la the Kingdom possess
Ine greater power OF more varied acquisitions
than this gentleman, or who has directed all his
talents aud stores so fully into the channel OF
public utility II is the characteristic of hi> life
that he has always seized upon the Rrandest OBJ
lecls, and occupied the highest sphere 81 honour
able ambition. In Parliament, every question
which is great fundamental pei manent in its i'm
portance, vast in IFS scope and connected with
tie true interests Of society, has been associated
"iih the name OF Mr.. Brougham. His famous
peech III 1917, on the state OF the country. III
reference 10 iis commerce and foreign policy,
contained the outline and principles OF those
measures, the execution of which has formed
the best clim OF Mr. Canning and Mr.. liuskis-
/. II to The gratitude OF IhPircouutry. The Freedom
Of the Press as the great safeguard OF eva iibert
and medium OF public ImpIoveInenl--the Edu-
cation u the People, as the true basis Of all ma
;ional advances IN science, morality, strength q
-, 4 -.
surr,t p OBJECTION which can be given 10 the pub.
lie interests, all these objects have found THEN
abesl and most preserving advocate in MI.
erougham. To him the country IS mainly IN
Atb ~ for ihe London University ,tor the Hechan.
C Institutions. ard for the Infant Schools not
at he originated the design oi all 'icSr rnsli-
IONS but that he az least caught IL WREN first
80, gcseI by others, illustrated its advantages,
Id by his voice, his pen, and his personal exer-
Gans ellrcualIy recommended II to the public.
10 hun We owe the exposure and reformation
lununerabe abuses in public cha tiles /" 'IcI
- been subject to the negligence o'spa rla-
ton Of esponsbe parties FOR centuries - HI
the cauSc Of liberty in Europe the cause OF hu
nanIty in the West Indies, the cause otthc OPP
pressed and frcndcss every where. are largely
indebted W. look upon Nh. Broreham as hay
ng cont lbuied more than Nh Canning, though
the anti-Impruvemcnt system of Lord Castle
REACH. He prepared tie minds of Parliament Il
of the public he moved downa hpst of preju
dces; he drove the plough n scattered the seed
though others have COM behind hIm to tend thu
crop aud secure the harry 81. Iaese hen, we SAY
are high and glorious claims upon the tesprct y
gratitude OF Englishmeu and of the world and
are glad that Liverpool has chosen the pre-
sent period 10 TESTIFY those feelings, for there IS
always solnet!aHE hazardous tn the consistency
Ola lublic man, however honest and indepen-
dent when he changes his side in Parliament,
thou that change may be, and in this case is,
from the most laudable motive and may serve
rs a wholesome remembrance even 10 MIR.
Z ougham, 10 find how completely he stands be-.
foe the eye OF tine people, and how his character
al talents are looked upon rs public property
We trust That he viii guard against The be
"Ichng eject OF official connexions. and will
preserve in their freshness and purity all his
rat powers, TO he exercised in that field ot
. amount honor and importsnce--the public
good