Litchfield enquirer., 1832-11-01
o'coNNELL.

Daniel O'Conhcll has great advantages
 of person--he has all that appearance
 which height and robust proportions insa-
 riably give to the orator, without being the
 least corpulent or aeshy, without coming
 under Cicero's anatheula against the "vas-
 tus." He has great gir,h of chest-.and
 stands firm as rock; his gestures are free,
 bold and warm--his countenance plays with all he utters-his mouth in particular indicates with great felicity the passion 2f
 the moment---lrank in conciliation, bitter in scorn, Indeed the shape of the lips is
 rather contradiction to the manlier traits of the orators iine athletic person, 1t is so pliable in character, 90 delicate in outline.
 1t indicates, according to the science of
 ysiognon,y, quick and even over quick
 susceptibility. Eyes light, full. and clear 1; the dark Bratas the throat nervous and Rnely shaped--always loft frce in the ioos-
 ened necklo.h; a small nose, but with deer
 set resolutc nostrils, complete very strik' { ing and characteristic tout ensemble. Well ! then, fancy the orator on his legs--aDt
 now for his vcicsi The Irish accent, ir { it's most polished dialect, does not detrac' from voice by far the most clear, flexible, and lucidly distinct you ever heard. You can't escape into d corner of that ill-built
 house and avoid ;t. Shut your ears-Ait will croep into them, Yot he speaks in a much lower tone than most other speakers, and in a much mellower key. As to the n,atterz&hc throws himself at once on the strong bearing of the subject-Ghe scises the question by its comii0n sense. Un- like other lawyers, you never find him pry- ing into the little holes and cOrnerss blg- gling his soul into the cranny ofa question. As was said of Lord Chatham, it the ond
 broad view he takes and insists upon, and
 that that view should allow nim to be So
 popular in the House of Commons, is q
 striking proof how democratic that assem-. bly, has become. 4 week or two ago, on MT. Buxton's motion for the emancipation
 of slaves, Mir. O'Connsll made an excel
 lent speech; yet ia Parliament some ten years ago, it would have been called sad stuff, via. he insisted more on justice than
 expediency-did not bandy words about
 the interests of the planter !thcusahds. bnI
 went at once to the marrow of the mates -,he interests of ths enslaved millions ten years ago, we say, this would have
 been Irish d0clamasion--now is Cas1o-
 :ic truth. q ssts@eg fnf .%ie.eens'
 What is visionary io.dayis only declam- atory to-morrow, sensible the next day. unanswe esablc ths day after, and { truisns
 at last. But while taking this broad pop. ular view cf . question, while nervous and
 often norid in language, O'ConnelI is Dos
 declamatory4 ah Irish speaker in
 ,ho Enalish Honse. The burning dights of that astonishing eloquence he exercises over the multitads, hs seems always alax- ious to rsprsss in inc House--hs ralhes figures as Dsbaier than sn Orator-s cSrbs hEs afdor, and ppts bis genius andes resiraint. Hs has sensibly improved il Parliamentary speaking he improves dall Iy. From confidence in bis n0werss hs il now advancing to certainty of hie supsri, ori,y. EIis Parliamentary lame E ngshin1 10 what se vii bs. By his occssisnal nsisl timxs fsEGk. we may judge v what hp seAld be in rspIy--crushihg ~ nsill ssOus. His