Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-11-19

1t is fine experiment and If the genius Of Our
government admitted of it, think h would work
we'll with as. II makes men responsible. This
popping the question led to debate. Viscount
Suanriora, in sohool-boy tone, scc-sawing up
and down, let oil speech against the Corposa,ion
Reform Bill. The Duke of Cumberland, tho IL.
insfrions DUKE, the Kings brother, spuitcred 4
litlc, but lac has nearly los, his voice, whcl, 10 We.
~ lucky, AS il would no, him much, il he had
II. Lord Nharnclife spoke very naturally for
British Senator, very cooly, very reasonably. He
did not mouth h,s words MS almost all the others
do. Lord Melbourne then arose. | felt much
curiosity To hear the Prime Minister. lie speaks
rapidly,--ls often involved in his sentences -
mouths sone, thrcslcs the bench little with reg
olar lhnmps,-and is Il passable speaker, but no
Thing remarkable. There is vain Of manly sense
though, IN what he uItcrs. that commands atten.
ton. His air and tone quite decisive. lie
commanded grca, attention; and one phrase. that
" no body ot men could now trnc with the peo@
plc," brought forth the hear" hear" very
hosicro'nly. Ono man IN tho gallery near me.
wa, so very frantic with appreciation, that tho
door Keeper was Obliged to take him out. The
Duke OF wellington cot up after this. should
have known him by his nose, as well as Brough-
/ am, Tor both have very rcmai kablc noses Say
what they please about the old Dukes wont Of
brains as Senator, ho is no fool Speaking is
main force and as he has lost his teeth, and
Therefore speaks indisinotly, appearances are a.
eand his eloquencc but, nevertheless, can
see that hc IL the soul Of the opposition. They
mll, around him. They rely upon him. They
"hcar," hear" him. even when he does not say
much 10 BIZ heard Such leadership is not sar.
rendered 10 man Of no senatorial talcnt.--Tlo
Duke talks, too, very much in the style in which
he would rail-, brigade. lie does not argue so
/ a. H.,
when they come hard. Flc i, cucrsciic in his man.
ncr, but there is no mou,hipg about him. no repu.
lar blows upon the benches. lie talks AS if he had
a job 10 do. and the quicker twas done the better.
w hen the words stick in his throat, he sputters
them out. When h" does produce them plain
", he sounds them agar. Tie English language
aud he no friends. Verbs with him often Lave
no nomlnatve case, and the cases sometimes stroll
through whole paragraphs aGr, II, verbs. Such is
little touch Of the oiatory Of the man who made
Bonapaiie miss one hgayr.
Ncu We had that odd genius, Lord Broueham.
The more see OF him the more am puzzled to-
oassit, him. ! met him the other day in some
strange antics. This might bc made figure again
and again. lie rambcs about in the House Of
Lords like wild colt. As an Austrian general
once said OF Bonapnrtc, he dcspi,cs all rule, all
sys,en,--vou canno calculate upon what ,c is at.
Now he would nafrr the Duke Of Wellington,
anon ne would Gun MN Wnhbnt nuch cercs
mony. lie goes of like u rocket, at times, never
so brilliant. Then he will FOUNDER and founder.
II man cries - hear" at him. Just as likely as not,
he'll stop and thank him. II one says I" no."
he'll debate the question by the way, and Jump
right out of the rllddc OF q sentence. found him
once all wound up III one of ms gnarled senter-
cess and he himself was hunting for a corner to ret
out, but all the time was pnneing deeper in
and deeper nnd deeper did he get IN, working up
language in all manner of parcnlhcsis, when dcs-
pairing AT last Of ever getting out OF this maze, he
hurst gu, by cutting the eordian knot. Nobody
rcpor, him follow him at such times, but on
the Jump. Association leads him of ON every side
and then ~ last he will come back again. But
he is always interesting, always Instructive too, be.
cause he seems To know every thing. lie Min
giles IN every body's talk, hrar,nen This one and
" nor,ne' that one, now crying :" OH and anon
CRYING yrs" II this Lord says good thing. hs
tells him OF il. II that bad one, he lets him
know il. liz will sa, bitter thing with a most
good naturcd voice, and as for =" order" or for
doing other people do, that is the last thing No
thinks oi. No man commands more aicn,ivn,--
bur ir,. have more influence ind vet man
rlllcs more with his power or hazards il more.
lie is insns nature. ] cant classify lm--but il
| wrro tn House OF Lords ! would give any thing
to get him out OF it, for he is spelling ilcr trade
FIRST making them seem mean by way Of con-
trast with him, aud next upsHtng all their dignity.
Lord Brousham belongs to the House Of Cons
mons. II is pity he ever left here.
The Dnkc of Newcastle win. believe is not ve.
~ bright, next had something to sav.-hut what
that something was don't remember, did not
make much impression. Lord WharnclifIe again.
Earl OF Falmouth again. Earl of Ripon next, each
with short speeches of two three minutes.
Lolds seldom hold om hong. Speaking in public
is ofteir line, Hereditary legislators they
Tie Earl OF Wncholsea gut the iloor-a real
school boy orator, loud that he split his
words To pciccs, now so low, you could not hear
hm--al,crna,ing THIS mp and down. mouhing words
and mangling tunes abomnably,-I rather think
the Earl of W uch,lsca ha, zeal than ense.,
though what he said to night ret so bad, ex-
cepting his f;,vorile phrase from the bottom Of
my heart" interviewer in his speech always when
ideas did not come up he had words to cloths-
them in. Brougham again, and an in'erlnde with
the Duke Of Cumberland, who cant be wonder,
cxccp, in ms grey nustachos Then Lord Lynd-
hurst IN a plain natural way@-nothing oratorical
about him, with some few sensible enough re-
marks. Wellington more, just i'll anger with
Melbourne, threat, that the Lords must not trife
/ with the people. Melbourne in reply. that it, was
no threat. only az adnonition. kosd Eenbo-
rough. with small voice, and IA few inds.,nct re-
marks. Lord Mansfield, nothing remarkable.
Lord Plunket. clear and lawyer-like. natural, and
no mounting. Lord Fitzgerald tripping up his heels
and quite adroiily. Earl Of Wicklow. plain and
sensible. Earl Of Wesnrrehnd, saying. ws