Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-01-20

~ able with other parallel dasles of adua;ion taken
ln te abstract are hiperbocal and pitif buster
about nothing; but taken IN comparison ofhs speech
with Mr WIS, Is preposterous, as ludCro,s As the
attempt to mfiate mouse beyond the noble dimensions
OF a u,ssnnnsofh. Sir, not q lobby member nor
any f.her sort of member, only an occasional drop
perrin. 1t was 10 this capacity that also had the
good fortune to hear Mr. IS speech aud in gratitude
tor the edifcatioH impaired to my understanding
the meiloratlon Impressed my heart and the bet
Ter attun'ng my risible faculties to higher order of
legitimate rdicule than they were accustomed to vi
brate to- underline monotonos breathing vulgar in
incidents, nndertak, in my feebs wy,t indemnify
Mr. w. from the tnumennry nlut ~ iiced on him
oy n Lobby 'fenGer speaking t;inelv uf his mas
terry and macIiless Performances and against tic still
more grievous injus OF 4 Subscriber lin v'np pre
ference to appropriately demonnacl TRADE OF Mr.
L. Sir, j never saw Mr.. w. TO my knowledge but
twice In my life, and Both occasions be was ,trcs
sing the House IN committee of the whole; nor have,
any other knowledge of him, than what derived
from ms speeches; nor, dee whom he took the floor
Lon Monday, dad lat iirs recognise him as the orator
lhadheard with so much in pre- vous IL,
giSature. But he had not rounded his first per od
nor even adjusted his impressive attitude. or adde's
sed ms Keen grnce cqmprelcnsvely the ei;rfnan
and the adrers ry whose fate was TO receive t,,.
irst SHOCK ut ss overwhelming SATIRE ere felt the
electric inspiration OF master spirit, and stood erect
10 catch every syllable OF his mainent ton-,Ie To
lhhhbe every auxiliary movement es his expressive
features anu gesture, so admirably adapted to svt. r
resisslbie effect to tha fsenations o. The orat1r SIR
deal not IN hiperhcie wheat tell YOU that the ,lxt,cy
W. which every fncuiry of my ad were continually
and most delightfully."- agitated by sl;s orator of ail
works wrought upon frame 10 st"l, a de,Yree
that II mt length occurred to me- ina norae,itary
recollection OF myself, that the Chasrau of the com,
mittee might commend the Sergeant at Arms Z, keen
order an fii,, gallery my account: on csaip an
eye around me- perceived others az much
as myself, and was consocd. Indeed al intervals the
whole ftoase was thrown into cDmvpsiye lnyrhtcr
except when the magic of the orators paytaI nna
hortying pencil ribrated from Inc uGicro,ss to the
sublime and s'iled bis andicnc into the ssnend1
respiration OF awful aud mute aleuti /; is evident
that hir Williams Is an aomirer Ut tl. Orator OF
Roanoke, from the striking similarity of MS yaJe, ,,,
many or It's features but to that he is an ii.iitsr
OF Mr. Randolph would be doi,e him .rca. ;n,asficn
as lie certainly Is greatly chs s.erio the entow-
ments OF naturelf not nready RS equal in the ac-
qurements Of study He is ennently blessed with
an acute discrimination between the simple yarh of
tfnth and the tinscl envelope of folIy unt;er the
guidance of n logical method with nice d;scarnuenr
OF the indicrous, as well happy talent FOR its ex-
posnre to nerited derision and superadded to these
ngst not be forgotten that endowment to which all
other talents are indebted for their efficiency me-
mory as accurate, minute. and tenacious asJ had
almost sad-aStEe deeply engraved tablets of time.
Let no man say this is eXtravagant WHO has not
heard INN 7controvert, he did Monday the arpu
ments OF halfa dozen adversaries, style and man
ner that evolved the richest cxuberance of AL tho
energies of intellect, offband and without the or5i
nary and of note, or the convenient pause between
passages, worsand even syliahes some are in the
frequent practice ofnot indeed being always able to
say" Mr. --- Chairman" or "Mr--- Ssnc,i
err, without hiatus between Yes, l. 70 heard il
said OF Mr.. Williams, that his fort is in reioinder
This may be true but it not be said to his dis
arrangement. The calm contemplation Of truth and
correct principles afford no adequate sfi"rlns t. the
extraordinary exertions of his powerful mind. For
the consistent unity of his clear 0iG veruol conce
tons, it may be, with him, in the onset of debate
sufficient to assert Them without any laborcd effort
to prove the not anticipating the erratic flights and
n uHra rtl,o
vertions, denias. and absurd positions of wrong
headed declainer. If, upon such occasions he rises
IN his might overwhelnls his opponents and anpii-
iates them with their weapons, rcasserts his
principles, with amrIifcations, substantating argu-
ments and facts diversified with anecdotes to Illus
trate and embeish his eloeuton, it only then that
his strength Is IN reqsition, because is then only
that he becomes acquainted with the tricks of his en-
envy and his mercIess mode of warfare, which excite
him to the combat of determination.
Hope don't int,'ude! PAUL, PRY
MONDAY MORNING, JAN. 80, 1929.