Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-05-08

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Ma. Buses The following brief deserip.
ton OF this gentleman and his rnsnner of soeak.
ing Is given in a letter 10 the New York Com.
nercisl Advertiser, dated
WAsHIverox, April 81.
The discussion of the Tariff bill was
continued to-day. Mr.. Burgess, of Rhode
Island, obtained The floor ABOUT IL o..
clock, and kept it till after 5. II was
speech OF great power and interest It
was the only speech Of the same length
made on the subject which has not wes-
ried the hearers He commanded ge-
neral and silent attention from the CON-
mencement to the end of his Grafton.
The principles ofpolitical economy, and
the interest of the U. States, as they
bear on the American system. were
treated IN mastery manner. He then
showed that this bill was hostile to the
American system. In his reply to the
arguments of those who preceded him,
he was. as usual, very happy, and now
and then severe. Never was there
heard, in any legislative BODY, such a
phllippick a. be uttered against Ran.
dolph. 1t was on the score of the phrase
'delenda ct Carriage" which Randolph
used. or was supposed to use, in refer.
ence TO New England Among thou
sand words of bitterness. be said. after
speaking with great force and feeling
on this monstrous doctrine thank
God, that by an irreve!sible law of
nature, monsters Gun not perpetuate
their speciesp Pursuing the same idea,
he said. that even the Father of Lies
vas not the Father of Liarsp Upon
some of the PENNSYLVANIA and Kentuc
Ky members. however. who has sheer.
ed at Yankee notions, he was still
more severe. He carried the war into
Kentucky and Pennsylyania. Every
moment while on this topic. he electri.
fed the House with flashes OF wit and
satire. La some passages of the speech,
he arose to the more lofty and com
handing eloquence. At the close, Mr.
Burgess declared his int ntion to vote for
the bill. even asst was. II had an apti
tude for much evil and little good. But
as it promised good, and as MANY in the
North and West, some in the East and
some in the South, wished for it, be
would not, by his vote. aid in defeating
| their wishes n'r. Burgess ie one of the
most accomplished scholars ard orators
Of thiscountry. In some points-par
ticulaly in sharpness an! readiness OF
| wit-he is not surpassed He is spo
ken of as very old man" His ap
pearance indicates great age: the crown
| of his head i, bald, and his scattered
( hair is gray He also, in speaking, has
habit of bending forward. Butnotwith
| standing these appearances of age, be is
only fifty eight wears old On near
approach, and close perusal, you per-
ceive in his face, none of the features
or expressions Of old age His voice is
strong, clear, and well modulated. He
speaks deliberately and emphatically;
and his cadence, unlike that of most of
our modern orators, is very pleasing,
and perfectly audible. He gesticulates
a great deal; and his gestures are grace
fal and striking On the whole. he is
one of the mostagre cable and expires
sive speakers we ever had His elo
q ience will form an era in our Con.
gressiona history.
Braz Ian Blockade in abiding to
The subject of the war between Buenos
Ayres and Brazil, the British Secretary
of Foreign Affairs recestly remarked
"Witbrespect to the particular suffer
ing OF our own commerce, and the
practice of privateering. he would pro
mise that Ills Majesty's Government
would do all that the law of nations
would warrant. We heard some time
since, that pr,va'eers received letters of
maTque from these governments, al
though fitted out else where, upon which
instructions were instantly sent QUITO
our admiral on that station, to take the
most energetic means for counteractlng
any mischief which might arise to us
from the continuance Of such a system.
With respect to the blockade, which
certainly, by putting an end to all our
commerce by locking up large portion
of our capital, did our merchants great
injury the noble lord assured the house,
that this Government had taken the only
steps, which under the circumstances
they could resort to. AS soon as be
heard of the blockade and of its conse-
oupnces he lost 90 time in laylug the