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more benefit from their labors and servi.
ces than from all the defamation in the
world.
Mk. SENATOR WRiGHT.
Mr.. SILAs WRIGHr made his first
appearance in Congress at the close OF
the administration ofJohu @. Adams.
He was then, as he now is, considered
as q man of superior ability. Since
he has had seat in the Senate Of the
United States, his conduct has been
such as to give offence to no one, and
though he is devoted to his party,
hrm and immcvabIe in its support, he
is not blind to the merits of his poIiti
ca! opponents, or SO warped BY pref
udce as ID shut his mind to the evl-
denceS OF ttGtE Or the force ofteas6n
that may be furnished BY those hos
lille to The party TO which he belongs.
There is about Mr.. w. an appearance
of great candor and fairness in his re
plies to the able aad ELOQUENT men Of
that body who are opposed tolhe pres
ent Administrations; and he parries
the deadly Blows which they aim at ii
from lime ID time, with a Goodness,
dls2reIion; and modesly. that every one
is forced TO admire. He is perhaps a
little too apoIogetical: and apparently
too anxious to avoid giving offence,
but it has the effect which courtesy
and politehesa generally produce. lie
is listened TO with attention, aud an
swered with good feeling. Mr..
Wright has no acrimouy in his char
acter, and he never attehpts to retorl
with bitterness, or to aim at any thing
brilliant and sparkling. lis seem TO
be the temper and dIspd5irion Of the
philosopher; he reasons coolIy and dis
passionateIy, and expresses himself
with great ease, proprle'y, and neat
ness and in o manner that is not cal.
culated ID give offence even u the
most e2cItabIe. His manner is IN.
embarrassed & PrepdsSessing, though
his voice has not that agreeable into
nation Of harmony and cadence we
could wish in one whose intellectual
operations are so lucid: He is subtle,
eloquent, and determined, though mild
and affabIes Mr.. W. does not often
address the Senate, and what he says
has therefore greater weight and effect
than perhaps it would have were he
to speak more frequently. No one
listens TO him with Indifference, even
his driest dissertations, because he al
ways discovers fund of good sense
in all he says. He never seems to
labor for effect, or to be Thought a
great orator-he is ingenious, subtle
and clear, but not decIamatory or i'm
passioneG. He seeks not the clap traps
of the orator, but pours cut his
thoughts in clear and constant stream,
and strives to satisfy the reason with
out being particularly arSlous tc
charth the Imagination. His word
are things, 'hQagh Epea ptrOenta
well chosen and we'll placed, fcrcibIt
aHi impressive. The arrangement o
his arguments is equally judicious, ant
the hearet has no difficulty in follow
ing him through his most elaboral,
efforts, and comprehendins all he ad
vances. Like Pitt Ito whom BY th
way | do moi mean TO compare him il
generaD "his speeches have no elias
sicOl aIIusons, no embellishments
from ancient literature, no pomp 0
eridition, he seldom Quotes, but ralh
er produces the ideas of other men il
his own words" In short, his grea
merit consists in fund of good sen6e
the principi3tm Ell .f0ns Of eIoquenc
as we'll as Of fine wiring.
In person Mr.! Wright iS about Ii
middle size, compact, we'll propor
toned, but somewhat inclined to III
eJOnpoi~l. His eyeis is gray, his fea
lures regular, and his codipIe7io
Aorid. He is cerIainlya talented rel
resentaive Of the empire State,
and holds high rank among tn
galaxy Of genius aud intellect in whic
he is now placed.
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