The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-02-07
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sion thste vac numerous audience, ana hes4,
! quite happY ia 'b, tr@ ,rinafk : which pe s5.s n
/ 10 mahe FROM hs long silence, tins sf,4 5sr6 III
'honfh IN 10 ~"y ycD important, excited niue.
attention.
| hia .ear be has assumed annihrr rinfsrIrf
| AID IN lrnlt thrslflcnl sifle. with itp pa5t In
| nlso elsnfrd The tOs'tte ilIs dress IL nov,
| quite suiltine--his conduct Is not less so lie
wears full suit OF veg lifht drab. consisting OF
Il long cont ranging ia It's ent hetwisi "A .aftnnff
""a haE cont, with u sinhaine collar. which
icaehes almost 60 the top of his ears md nrarlr
v'"ses IN ifont around his ehrn--eiving 10 his
head the appearance of an worn SET h, tie cum
ms small clothes arc OF the same malct,,ls md
his white topped boots kept in high state of
pollsh nte armed with shining spnrs lie nj.
( ways enters the House with hg riding whip ia
| hh manu-. MOI have seen him " ifhout II sIailea
'ur whole session. lie als ny u sits. as ID ipd.ea
! the general custom, with his hat on and do no.
Ircolleet TINT he has once iakpn oT his gloves
| 20 mat ms appearance Is al all times thni OF =
'"eReF ifha} Z" mount y raee-horsr or Of snms
e.gef extraordinary. Whiting fot despatch.
| es. hna prepared 10 lnfnah blood and bonsp he
rate Of hhern miles ia hun, a. soon AZ The ,sal
snoalao DC put 10 the packages 10 be- intrusird 10
| his cate,
| - III person has o0sh hron dcac,ihed hut as
| ! nn writing at him, will alyr,n,, a slicbt ~,
iihe oihls appearance -lle i At ,nst st ie.t
| h'gh hoi vel made. will striking psanltatitY
! ~ has comic hls les heinz nfenorfIar,4
A''iy mhah longer than The upper portion OF has
body, 80 TINT nhoo sitline lie rIv.s no dea ofl he
real height His head i small and bis b5,ft
parted N ihe lanidlo, Is eoInbed smoothly DOVE
''eh sia' JIG lacr Is link, wrinltled mud snl-
low his eye small aud iNintlinp Siu,nbt, how
ever Of much varied expression when n,fn,5u,a
! / WITH Ilutl YnuJ UaaI.. \ 4
engaged IN debate. Ills ,aice is clcsr Aiab and
thin, aud a. sounds mny be hlrncd 10 n p,nIls
'nd Of screaming. Perhaps the singing Of Eel
fuit would be u better comparison
The sane writer gives the following sketch
MfhsRs. 1A1rvFtr and IrHnitp
dd5iihRtoh, Jan. j. In the Senate sin.p nv
'hs' much hisfnssion has occurred on The hill Ia
| abolish Imprisonment for debt Nh 'In1nv.u
has chiefly given rise To this discuysion h, .n,.
costing difficulties aud errors in thc s,s,.,a
proposed. lie seems 10 be acting the mar, of
| Mhfplot, determined TO defeat The bin II nossi.
p'e lie Il generally an enemy 10 innovation
ana powerful one. | know Df no man in the
senate, OF indeed IN Congress who has power nf
reasoning superior to hi This peculiar nowtr
arises from his remarkable elearncss of exures
sion--pefhap5 might be- allowed 20 wv ms
cle'fhfhhe'lnrss, although believe il Is 4 novel
phrase. Mr. +. is often pHtfnvnpant in 66 Il
lushaiions-genor"lly soplbicnl--nnd mnch
gwen Ia whit lawyers call b4if piIuinp H.,
nre faults oi matter They a,ise from peculiar.
ll"s oi HI mud alsp probably somewhat from
having been long COnveitnm With lcral st,biI5.
lIrt IN which he Is que ~ home But IA In;
widest eAila'nRancei Willie threading the nazrs
VI The most abstract specalniions IL i, mover diff.
he'h' 10 comprehend his meaning. The words,
/ ny which he conveys his dans are 50 we'll afran.
een ihat There - no labor 10 following MN
'hl"nth al TIE "indhgs OF lis most speculative
theories IN appearance Nj TagcweiI ~ rn,bor
stlsiegs Ills icnlpres are hard aud The qsprrs.
soh oi his face harsh aud nnplcnginE, lis hair
IS somewhat grey thick mud hane5 ~ CONSIDER
| able length over the collar 81 biz cont When he
| IS excited ia debate especially where ~, teci-
! lnRs nre enlisted his eonnienancc assu,ne. nm
EXPRESSION nearly allied TO ferotity His ynie,
is rough and somewhat broken, incapable n
much infection ntonhon buit l. sud1fieb,.
ly clear, aud Is generally eAcrted with strength
"nongh 10 make II perfectly audible
hive somehow heon led irani nav subject 10
speak Of Nh Ia7ewell. ! began by noticing
ms opposition to thr bill 10 abolish imnlison,
meni Tor dehi II has been continued ntfnck
by detail OF every portion of The bill. When de-.
tented on one point, he nasailei il on np0ther
Like n cork on the water. he was no sooner
knocked down IN one place, than Nc roge in mo
thet Mr. BeniehupPosed INN with wonderful
pnilenfe. His style Of nfatofy is almost perfect
of lis kind. Mild, eloquent and persuasive.
there Is = studied prpeiseness IN his manner and
an apparent punculiousness IN his choice Of
te ms, Which. 10 tiiose nnacc asiomed 10 hearing
him mugl nppenr a little fadanfic. But the *
crllenee ofihe mriief the SOUND sense, and ap.
praprlnte lanRnaPe, qualified by munnfr which
Ia, L.. III
jecl, and continued and easy flow of words.
displaying an elegant mind enriched bv varied
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Nj Berrien one Of the
most pleasing sud interesting speakers in the
, Senate. IL has one remarkable quality. The
cloyen foot Of the law does not peep out IN the
Legislative speeches, although judicial questions
are his iHyofitc topics ofdebatc. This is indeed
a rare species ot pfaise; for many senatorial
speeches are so very Ike che special plead.
ings olthe courts AS 10 be tiresoue in the CT
IRENE.
have spoken of Mr. Tazewrirs personal ep-
, peayaEce. Inadvertently have fallen into p
, description Of Mr. Beriien as speaker. So.
lat me sly one word OF his person. Whether
it is OF pot that from often hearing i'm indy dual
spenk. fancy some resemblance in his out.
ward form TO his inward character, know not .
but hnVe fanccd, thai could ,uniniorfaed have
! imagined hi, STYLE of speaking from his very MP.
pearnnes His fcatnfes are very inegilaI, bui
their expression is placid nnd amiable, with =
slight eosencss and contraction of The mouth,
thai seems TO denote prrcIsenes and punclllio.
Ills eesiiculaiion is marked by suayiiy, with n
tiihne touch Of constraini as If some adopted
rule Of proprlety OF iancied eioquruce checked
IN a degree his natural movements Although
IN manners md appearance he is one of the most
gcnicnaniy me,nbcrs of the body 10 which ma
belongs.
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| II /. stated IN the Connecticut Mirror that
Ward N,chons BOY Ision, Esq who died a few
, DAYS since 1T his seat in Roxbury, Mass. afcd
X has lctl John u Adams President of tie u
niled Stntes, no less than $4,000. Ia should