Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-04-29


to the fine round voice Of Lord Chief Justice Bushe
and then let him hear the sometimes grating tones
oil ~ Conneli, and he will soon perceive the differ
cncc The voice of tho latter much reminds me OF
inc harsh thinness of Mr.. J. ID. Datouche's whose
conversational Tone by the by is far beyond his ora
to.cal one and yet the GOODNESS and the astueness
which the latter gentleman possesses i'm an argument
would be no badssubsttue for the headlong impet-
uosity aud violent sarcasm in which Conne some
times INDUCES.
As he cannot clothc his language in the same ele
gance as Shie he-coisequently cannot give the same
insinuation 10 his discourscs. In this respect his
contemporary has greatly the advantage. Shicl
gives Us tile poetry feoquence-O Connell gives us
the prose. The attempts of the latter Mt wit are
clumsy, while the former bring both that and met
aphor to his aid, and he often uses them with much
effect O'Connell. however, Gun attempt humour
with effect, and he has peculiar tact in suiting his
humour to the Irish people. have not often seen
good exordium from O'Conncll--an integral portion
OF discourse which is extremely difficult TO make;
ana think his prcrorations want grace, point and
force, and that which the Italians denomnate "rspres-
sivo."
shall follow him still farther.
The next place at which heard the arch leader
OF Catholicism, was at the Council chamber in Dub
I'm Castle, where he was employed To argue case,
before the then Viceroy, Marquis Wellesley. His
speech, voice seton, or NOTHING in oratory ts
capes mel clearly before me at present as they
were that day; and if this should catch his eve
would call 1t to his memory by saving was one of the
best speeches he ever made. Mr.. Gouburn, who
sat at the owcrmost end of the table OH the RIGHT of
the Lord Lieutenant was busily cmployed in fokino
notes. The person who next the Chief Secretary
was Lord Then Mr. Punkett; but he merely kept
ms eyes fixed on the broad green cloth which was
spread amply before him, and, with his arms folded
scarcely moved from that position the entire time.
Lord Wellesley at the top o!the table dressed in
ms orders; and he of the same opinion in mol
itcs with the person wh speaking he seemed to
listen to hin with much pleasure. His words, tone
NOR =.
/ TO than when J. ard him at W., and even his stcp
/ IN the ant-rooms, on passing to the chamber, was
also guarded Into that chamber nc could not come
III the same hurried careless manner in which have
sometimes seen him cling himscfinto court. One dav
while loungiug in the latter place, saw him rapid!y
fling aside the green curtain az the doorway; and as
he dashed down the benches to the front of the bar
mcthouGht he would have almost strobe over the
thick files of lawyers, attorneys clerks witnesses
nc. who Glanced to be in his way.
In walking through the streets, he pushes along i'm
the same careless dcmocracal manner and his stout
tall figure enables him to shoulder aside the crowds
that might oppose his hurried march, He seems nor
TO rccollect that the slow pace the pace of the gen
enIen on he goes, business and characterization borne
nightly on his broad shoulders; and stops not nor
stays TIL he gets TO the Four Courts; from the Four
IohrtS' he Is then of TO the Associations
from the Association TO the Four Courts back again
from the Courts TO attend SOME popular assembly
or Keep an experimentation the assembly to his
house 10 dlne-then n hearty dinner and temperate
eiaSs-Dlsncss parchments briefs, attorneys, clerks
and "unfodged lawyers" afterwards retiring carly
to bcd---and then, next day, behold Kim going thro
the same endless, important and wcighty routine of
business again.
The setting up for Clare was the most darinr. and
the bodcst step which this man ever took or ever
WIN takc Were he to live century, he could do
nothing winch would show so much of darinr and in
trcpId talent. lie has been blamed for il, but the
power, and the ambition, and the holiness which il
ms cyinced, makes me admire where am other
uroc So b..-.
that ito use tue words of Voltaire) 'vulgar men
would term rash, but great men would call bold"
Let me Distinguish 1t from his mission to England
This last was foolish step, but the first was an in
trcpd one Men of talent forsook him in the last.
but they supported and abded by him in the first In
short, tie whole of Ireland was thrown into asonish
ment.
The last time saw O'Conncll was in ST. James
raTk. lie had long scroll under his arn--rnay-hap
mat when mas since caused such controversy, "the
WinSs'' The next time see him WILL PERHAPS be in
mat to me the most Interesting spot London, or in