Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-06
Mr. BROUGHAAI.

his title places him. end the new circumstances with
which II causes him tn be surrounded do not so alter
the man, to make Brougham the lrod inferior to
Brougham the commoner.
The writer gives interesting view of the strug-
giles and impetuous sxertions Of SIR Bruu CHAM in
the earlier periods Of bis life, and in reply to the qucs
ton whether pure philanthropy or personal ambition
had the grester share urging him on to various and
numerous tolls. admits that Mr. Brougham like most
other men acted from mixed motives, and gives him
"crediI for an honest anxiety to serve the people,
combined with ardent desire to elevate himself"
We copy the annexed paragraph, descriptive Of his
personal appearance and manner, and shall introduce
two other extracts of dferen. character in another
paper.-Bostoa Courier.
ILL., gent' ST and most indulgent reader you had
Glanced any morning during term to have walked
into the Court of Kings Bench. you ,uld proba bly,
have perceived, one of the extremites of the
Kings counsel seat, bsrrister with his brief before
him. at which he now and then cast a rlpid glance
as thought had suddenly struck him RESPECTING
some point Of which he wished to make himself sure:
ana Then no would appear to relapse again into eager
rather than profound reflection. There was no deep
queitude in his repose-hs position was changed fire..
Guentiy and the nervous twitchngs of his nose and
upper lip seemed almost indicate the emotion caus
ed 6y the forcbe suppression Of impetuous thou h
M iace was destitute OF all pretension to beauty of
feature or segance Of expression the forehead rather
broad but not soy; the nose long, and slightly cury
ed upward; the upper lip long. and the mouth close
and arm; his complexion OF hardy paleness, and the
visage strongly marked with lines Of thought the eve
brow dark and full oversha dowing an eve which in
rcPose seemed small and inca ible of much exores
sion, but IN moments Of northumberland they were
neither rare nor MISUNDERSTANDING forth with such
fierce energy rs have seen equalled in nv other
man. On the whole, his expression WINS that nj +,
studious man, and deep md vivid thinker and this
vas DIR Broughan, as you would presently discover
when some stranger the crowd; az occ- rrcd every
moment, asked, (which is ho." have never heard
speaker more likely TO cnchain the attentions there
n nat
OF that heavy gravity which sometimes m kcs ,erou.
ness tedious his voice clear his -nunciaion dis
tinc, beyond that Of any other man IN the cnurt and
continued Il wv and Impressveness in his lanyu,oe
gave an interest even 10 ordinary de- ais, OF winch III
the hands OF Others they YOU'D havs been utterly in
capable. Flo was not loud yet so clear dis,Dc' ard
torcible IN his utterancc that a word was lost:
even his under tones, his talking aside :" when bs
was addressing the Judges Jury fell with papabl
distnctness upon the car but the dstinrushinp .br
racterstic Of oil he said was its earnest cea,res,.
thee was no unevenness, no hesitation no hurry ,
words, no difficulty OF expression. He SEEMED as if
he spoke from an earnest conviction IN his own mind
that he was right: and even when he was ou,o
wrong. as IN points of law he very oNen was he
discoursed so much with the air of a man VIII, was
quite certain about the mitt"r that the unlearn.d
in the law were sstonished when they heard tho
Judges pronounce that Mr. Broughams legal posi-
fluDs were altogether nntenable. II was b,wcvor
IN the management of facts before an intelligent, rv
that hls abilities advocate shane conspicuoIy
fUr'h. Ills extensive knowledge of mankind and Of
the affairs Of life, furnished him With q continued
store of observation and illustration while his match
less facility and force of language made ev.rv c;r
cunstancc which he touched upon tell with ton ,n,os
it's ordinary weight His powers of euepy and his
eth greater powers of sarcasm, made his common.
taEes upon evidence sngularly effective and if hs
could have condpscended TO the mdngpemenf of in
rics, his assistance would have been Invaluable "a
suors. But this manag emen', this adapting Of him
sell to the prejudice ignorance of the people he
had TO deal with, and thus caiol rp them ont of
verdict. was an art which his imretuous and com
mandlby temper could not ST. bmii to .arn HIS nd
dress to the Jury lecture upon the cnye or the
evidence; he spoke as one having authority and
whose business II TO teach his auditory nv the
strongest appeals TO their reason the way in which
they should view the case that before them,
His energy always rose with the Importance of The
circumstances upon which hr comment. d. and ora
dually proceeded from the vigorous, vet subdGed
elrnestne>s with which he dwelt upon simple and or
binary facts, to the very highest strain of elouuen,
ierVor, &c MS topics hecamr more exciting and i'm
portant. Then II was that he was accustomed IN
hnrl Srh his tremendous weapons of sarcasm and
invective-and standing IN the attitude of ST. Paul
IN the Cartoon with hi stretched forth. heav-
ing forward, as were, upon tho devoted object of
Ms attack The vast volumes of his wrath he nrovod
far the creates, forensic orator of his tins
and, IN that particular department of ora,ory the
philippe, he has probably not been surpassed by 1nv
lawyer, since Cicero. Many English LAWYERS hive
oeeh bo'eu loE tD'ir powers OF acrimonious abuse
among whom Sir Edward Coke holds a disI,onora
BILE pre-emineneei but in the lofty strain Of vehement
indignation the subject OF our sketch stands unriys
led 1t is to be remarked, however that IN the pcr
haps less manly but not less persuasive power of tn,
orator, which addresses itself to the kind feel,pos
and gcn'lcr sympathies of the human heart. Mr.
brougham was found wanting To paint the hideous
wrong OF tyranny and oppression-to eKat The glory
d resisting them-to scourge meanness ard cruelty
10 ovef~heim ignorance and presumption with
sarcastic scorn, were tasks congenisl To Mr.
brougham's powers. The excellence of knowledge
fixed resolution ell these were things which he snoko
OF as man who felt them; bu, the sotncss CT pity
me suoduIng power of genleness and goodness-thc
feryency OF affection, and the tenderness of love
either found no sympathy with him, or were not
thought fit to be made use Of in the exercise of his
ln-
"impger, iracundus, n.xorab,!i acerr
DO seemed TO desire 10 be borne along bv tho ,o,-
Ient o. ms Indignation and never stopped for a mo
nent 10 watch by the fsvntans Of human tears
A quarterly court held for the County of Lanca,
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