The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-03-27
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Washington, Friday erening. Starch ~
had been reading Ben johnson :, ..
Library OF Congress, this affernoor--rsa,.''
ned there from the pressing of Mr Gilmer a5
ihltFhai Improvemont-and vas vertnri..
pack through the Roinnda, whena yqne.f
rush OF the loungers, 10 the door of the r..
sentatiyes' Hall irtims,ed that so,,a'l; ~.
uncommon was going on. On reaeh;raa5
gallery, heard the shril notes of JOIN, r..
dolph voice. and Immediately sought co.,
where could see ms well AS bear him.
When first obtained a sight of him bo No..
wipng his eyes with n yellow silk ba,ah'aNs
chief, and directing his discourse M, n ,'.
Speaker but 10 hlr. Rves who as wen -
could perceive, Was shedding tears also
huddle of Randul pins admirers were sta,,Fr.
III The alley, near bim aud the prominent g.
tire 'nit WAS Geo Kroner, thhishai slo,chas
over his eyes, both hands in his breecIs.
pockets, alternately splitting tobacco, w,h
large qHid OF which hlsmouh seemed f,rr,,
ed aud nodding APPRECIATION.
had not, through the whole sneocb ~.
slightest idea OF the subject under cnrs,5o,t
+ ton but supposed another bill had come ~.
Tor dnring an hour thRt Rrnd0lnh cnnf,ppsa
/ speaking after entered the House ne ia
] not once utter the words j." internal i,npro,..
ment -" SURVEYS. or deliver one sents,..
thai GIVE me the slig hteei hint trat the can.
bill was still under dlscusSian Ton can f,,..
cy my surprise, after hearing lin d..canl m
on every thing animate or lranimalp in a..
| heavens above, the earth beneath. Or tho ,,s
tiers under the earth, with the single e1copIio,
OF internal improvement, At being told that,
WAS the very matter on which hc mad bee,
speaking, and that Mr.. Oakiev's amendme-,
,t,4s It'll
ont with some remarks about precpdents--
! shortly after declared that he should not live
! long-frli he was gong fast-abused fhp IN.
dietary Of Virginia--vilihed the characters r;
her Judge, in most shameless rnannpr--went
precione tears over The degeneracy OF the OK
dominion and coajured NV Rives to take
care OF her when he was gone. This is eY.
ac'ly the flying sketch given RE by gentle.
man in the gallery ofthe course of his talk
previous TO nv entering the house.
A To what he said after did come in
was such a compound OF all manner things,
| that twas impossible 20 keep light ftbs
! thread hy which they were tackled together.
viii give you some of the topics, as they
come up in IN, mind.
! He complained bitterly of the ISLANDERS 10
which he had been SuhjccteG-it took one
whole Yearto live down The hes Of the zee
! ding one. II Wa necessary IN republic, 10
! revert centrally TO first principles Orr
children oHzh' 10 be brought mp in in lepcH-
dence-not n be educated at military AGA
| demy-they should be taught TO stand on Their
! own feet. fe would no. barter his right 70
express himself in that hall for all the king
! d ms Of the earth. MOI the crowned Fpnrr,
! nor that Of EngIand--nor this Presidency of
the United Sintes--he pitied the man who
Tiled the station. Washington aud Jefferson
! were the only men who ied the oficz with
h nor. NJ one but ihry eud the nerI Tcpf4s
! bent = ou'd be great in future hiIo9. lie
;hen broke OFT tito pauegyric on indercr.
! deace. and gave the four first lines 0. smo
! Its ode
Thy geriue. Independence let M share
Lo' Of tn lion heart aud eagnryci
Thy s,ePs ii follow, With my bosom bare
Mr. hsrd She s'orm thu howl along 'hr ssy
! His next dash vas AT fiorace--he recited an
| or " I've lines from one Of MS odes franse'
! ting them as he went aIong, in which hr speeli
| OF the warIise reign ri Komnius, of the itacf'
! 'nl reign 81 1Hma the cruelty Of ScIra. aEi
rzpre> n dJubi whether Cato'3 glor} doei
| mol eclipse them all RumuIus and MN!
/ he compared TO WashiG ton and Jefrrsoai
! tu went no further. fJHck on mlgli have
/ afforded r parallel Tor the cruelty Of any 10.
! nan hntchor OF them all = lie then touched
! upon Virginia agan--spnke Of great changes
! j. the state Of society-nt The rcsrPciathY
| OF people who had been in the Penlienllary,-~
| tre7'ed largely OF poor Peoplr-he loves iae
/ poor even tn tho Irish who hrenk sioneSf-
bout London. lie repealed the SANDER whleh
! Ind been published. that he was rich--"ent
into minute history of his private affairs
Ills estate WIS mortgaeed when he arrived
a ipptt, I,,l a
est e was manage for him by a man who haf
been maliened more than any excepting W.
Jefferson, He did not give his nameJ tie
! bad secured his own independence by great
! trugalitg. Last year he did not keppa horse
| because he couldnot afford the went on lao'
| out OF debt out OF ger.-there was 10
! safety while the nation was in debt u WIS
/ difficult to be The historian of events IN Whleh
one took a share ,--alndcd 10 Herodoiu'
! fhucy dides, and Kenophon--a long hafangoo
upon the lite adventure, and merits OF herooo'
tus ard touch AT Roman History. tie thel
abruptly said he uuS done, he had no moro
! thought of speaking when he cane III
to the house than he Thought of gong u
heaven. The business OF the House vas '''
! harrassjng for man TO bear - ie" da} a.
! the Appropriation Bill was postponed 10 NM
| up the Tariff, and to-day the lartt was l's'
poned TO take M the other 1t dislodgto u.
human faculties 10 handy them about N us
manner, He hoped they should stop am
! home they were In the enpmv's camp VINO
1 here. Let Us 90 home Letus quit 'n's "
eean place Itmight not be generally know.
but it was true. thai the negroes were "'r",
toned to meet in this city nightly m MARI 11,,
attire, they had assembled under his "'ooo ,".
repeatedly. and hedispersed them by 'n'ss'
erng TO fire his bunderhluss among 1,s
He was in the gentleman from \. Caro- ''9a
room (poinring TO Mr.. Hall, Who Hooote
seuO when he dispersed the mob: 9ge,n
peatIng his hope that they should 90 n''.'
he sat down.
| gave Won this as list ofsone OF ms '''..,
and an IDEA of the rambling nature "t 81
which lasted two hours. have NOT nonc'.
repeated latin quotations. as they introduce
almost every line, sometimes wtho" me sun
provocation and very much 10 the ed'hea ~