Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-09-26

brethren are already IN Tue neid! WIN
stand We here idle? What is it that ger
tlemen wish? What would they havei-
is life so dear, or peace 50 sweet, as I
be purchased at the price Of chains an
slavery ? Forbid it, Almighty God !
know not what course others may take
but as for me, cried he, with both hi
arms extended aloft, his brow knit, eve
ny feature marked with the resoute pur
pose of his soul, and his voice swelled tC
its boldest note Of exclamation, "give mt
liberty, or give me death I"
lie took his seat. No murmur Of ap.
plause was heard. The effect was too
deep. After the trance of moment,
severa! members started from their seats
The cry TO arms seemed to culver on
every lip, and CLEAN from every eye!-
Richard III. Lee arose and supported
MIR Henry, with his usual spirit and ele-
gance. But his melody was lost amid the
ngltations of that ocean which the mas
ter-spirit Of the storm had lifted up on
high. That supernatural voice still
sounded IN their ears and shivcred along
their arteries. They heard in every
pause the cry Of Liberty or death. They
became impatient Of spcech-lheir souls
were on fire for action.
Speaking Of commercial restrictions
on a certain occasion:
"Why," said he, "shoud we fetter
commerce ifa man is in chains he
drOops and bows to tln earth, for his
spirits are broken, Cooking sorrowiully
at his feet but let him twist the letters
from his legs and he will stand erect -
STRENGTHENING himself and assuming
look Of proud Defiance Fetter not
commerce, sir; let her be free rs air;
she will range tile whole creation, and
return Oh the wings Of the four winds of
heaven, to bless the land with plenty" T.
Mr. Henry made tremendous, al
though unavailing effort in the Virginia
Convention against the acceptance Of
the Federal Constitution. We make
single extract: T.
"Towards the close of the session, an
accident occurred of a character so ex- .
traordinnry as to deserve particular no.
lice. The question of adoption or re-
lection was now approaching. The de-
cison was still uncertain, and every
mind, and every heart was filled with
anxiety. MIR Henry paltook most deeply
of this feeling and while engaged, as it
were in his last effort, availed himself
Of the strong sensations which he
knew to pervade the house, and made
an appeal to it, which in point of sublins-
ity, has never been surpassed in any age !,
or county of the world. After describ-
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and to which every other bosom deeply l
responded, the awful immensely of the
question to the present aud future gene
fations, and the ihrobbing app,ehensions
"a which he looked to the issue he
passed from the house, and from the
earth, and looking, as he said, "beyond ,
that horizon that binds mortal eyes" he &
pointed, with a countenancc and action
hat made the blood run back upon tie q
aching heart, to those celestial beings C
sho were lowering over the scene, and
waiting with anxiety for decision which ,
involved the happiness or misery OF more n
han half the human race. Il
To those beings, with the same t!irs!- h
ing look and action, he had just address
led an invocation which made every {;
,erve shudder with supernatural horror: n
vhen 10 ! a storm at that instant arose, {,
which shook The whole building, and the
pirits whom he had called seemed TO ST
ave come at his bidding. Nor did his
loqucnce, or the storm, Immediately n
ease, but availing himself Of the Incl :,
ent, with masters art, he seemed to /
nix in the fight Of his ETHEREAL auXilia- il
les, and "rising OIL the wings Of the
empest, to seize upon the artillery Of a
'eaven, and direct its ferccst th,nders e
gainst the heads of his adversaries. p o
The scene became insupportable, and y
he house rose without the iormality Of q
djournment, the members rushing from Ia
leir seats with precipitation and coniu- W
oD." Ill
After having been twice governor of \
is native state, and after having acca- to
'ulated handsome estate, and larger
lheritance of fame than perhaps can ra
Ill to any other American, save the W
Father Of his country"-Patrick Hem ii,
Y died on the sixth day Of June, 1890. hi
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