Litchfield enquirer., 1830-06-17
MR. WELLEs, SPEECH.

sa a4s5 d. The following hit at Gideon Welles, the editor Of she Hartford Times, and representative in>he late Legislature from Glas,enboy, is too good not to be given to our readers even at this aie day. Iss by inc editor ofshe New Haven Herald felow-laborer oftsideoHs in the Jackson ranks:-
 We have been astonished to find that, in all the re- ported proceetings of eur Legislative wisdom, the eslecch of our1 friend Gideon Wees. Esq. on "the Lll to the citizens c this State freedom o opinion in matters of relItion has been totally omit tsd This omission no doubt proceeded from some narrow prejudice eDvious jealousy of our brother editors who employ reporters in the House. of lts sH- pere,nnent talents and political elevation. Great ipiustice sas thereby been done, both to the orator and 10 te puhlic and Il therefore becomes duiy to proiect icHd and graiify hls constituents with such version ofh remarks as we are able to sur mise and which guarantee to be entirely cor rect it sentiment, though perhaps devoid of is pecul- nr elegance of dictio and the grace and dignity of his delivery. We deem it happy circumstance on this occasion that we are divested ofthe Deral iee that we caa act free and mpartiay, without fear or favor. ~ sE 4$k
 It s incumbent on us, in the first place, to speak somewhat of the character of the gentleman reier- red 10, as a speaker and a statesman: Mr. WelIes s,ve o orOry very acute and pleasing, not encum Lered w,h words oflearaed length. and thundering sound but Ike ihe apolhscarys Prsscrp.Gan, n 70 ane modern orators endeasor to supply in length what he lacks in depth, hns, with ange eye 10 his object, he anuroaches G with dignity and and se- dom leaves I nnattained. Sometimes, indeed, when aroused by oppositiOa, tlc strength and vgor of his intellect s terrible, and like she lion in his wrath, in the field of argument he dem0lishes his opponents ,v;ah she eloqnence of Demosihenes and the demon slra.ons of Euclid. His Knowledge on general sub ;ecas K vast and ex pansiye this mundane sphere.
 d we may safely add part ofoue ef Capt. Syln,es'
 concentric irclesgving such facilities for illus sean w but few possess. In the science of politics ie are his eouals and his supeFiors. possessing nj inc anne time such remarkable versatility o gen ina that in sectional divisions, he has been known tO eohg to three different parties at once, and yet e. usaly laiihl to all Hisintegrity IS past all pTa'se in his professions, he inspires unversai con fdcnce and is to he trusled--stop-"Ma Maek pin kere''-ve are writing his euOgy and aot ms speech Our high sense Of his merits may lead us too tar ou we ars only doing justice friend, and with one deserved compliment to his exalted worth, we val re trace our slepss-
 e He, 'mongst his fellows has the highest place,
 The pride and hOnOr of tae human race,
 aWh0ia his own great. comprehensive mind,
 Can every source of bright instruction ind-- a
 Knows all ehe past, and cau, with eagle eye, :.
 Fierce inc recesses of fnturiiy!"
 To our snbiect then. The bill 10 secure the free dom of opinion in matters of religion" being befor the House. like certain angel tn his lost eslate, u Toss', EON--Hayiag adjusted his qad betwee the incisores and nether hps .thns he spake--
 9s Nl;thEer 1hPeaker"-
 sThe gentIesnan from GlastenbuFy."
 METHTER THPEAKKR-- .5ssss-
 q Aa-sm--Having had the heuor to iatrOduth thii bin, think it ought to PaAlh."