Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-02-24
LORD BROUGHAM.

touches mat OF tne minister's, you INV 'c-
cornized Lord Brougham; he is the very
living caricatnre Of whom the ptintshops 10
the Strand have shown you so many por-
traits Observe his long face. his long legs,
his long arms, the whole incoheren' mass
of his person. The expression of his coun-
tenance has something ferocious about it
there is certainly 10 this brain small grain
Of madness; his small piercing eyes sparkle
from he bottom Of their sockets; convu.
sive motion opens and shuts necessarily his
enormous mouth; You would be alarmed
did not the good nature of that thick, cock
ed up nose, re-assurc you.
Do not be alarmed that the learned lord
starts and appears so violently aglated-hc
is on a uridlron: be is tortured, because
others arc speaking, and he Is cons' ralned
to be silent. To speak is 10 do an INJURY
| to Lord Brougham.
! But the SPEAKER is now seated; LORD
Brougham has eapt from his seat; he is
on his feet: he has rcgaincd the floor; he
retains it, and w,li not easily part with y
he has declared that he has but two words
TO say; it you have any business TO attend
| to, 90 about il ; at the end 81 two hours
you may return, YOU will find him in the
midst of his argument. II is much 10 be
regretted that long experience OF the bar
and the parllamcn, have not moderated q
mind Of Tins temper. He has lust uttered
u most cutting sa'ca>m- observe how h"
dnlls Us eli,cl by rrneratlng and expanding
II. He has perfectly estabIlsed the lmpreg
nable strength OF an argument; h" pro
ceeds 10 overthrow It himself, that he may
build up others nnon It's runs; It Is thus
h's indlscr"ilon injuries the best cause and
detorms his ablcst di-courses. Like an i'm
pruden, mrcnaul, he bursts his balloon and
falls with 1t to the earth, in consequences of
having filed It too full. We who are hear
ers. like well enough to be convinced by an
argument. or 10 smile at piece of IRONY ::
hit we can comprchend an aln.ion. We
are mortified at having every thing explain
ed so elabora,ey. The more you persist IN
It. the more weary we become Your OBJ
stinacy in doubling our intelligence
wounds aud veXes lis.
The excess of pedantrv is the prnci pal
lcf,c, in the ora'ory of Lord Brougham. -
He has been well ca He'd he school master.
| do no, deny his extraordinary gifts as a
learned debaler, always caus'lc and inde-
fatigabe; but these eXtravagant discours'
eS are our of all proportion, above all N 'be
House at Lords, winch treats an q"es'''n9
in summary way, ana IN some degree az
ter the fashion OF the dfaWing'roon' ~ Is
great wan. al tact not TO SUIT one'p'' ~
ones audience. The manner OF le'Fy
RrouCham is much more suitable to the
House Of Commons, where discussions are
more full, and where one is less prepared 10
onn,o n an parlv cnnciuSlou: he i MI ret aIn;
the LAWYER. ne HaS never zee" "o'' ~
'hro" on inc V'".'"' anu co"'c gestures u
4 he gown, storm'ng ana 'hundef'hT' ~ re-
> citing date or S'cU"" u 'a"' WIZ"
ont doubt ms harahg"cS 'a''gue nun a.
, mnch as 'hey 40 'nose VINO 's,en !" '''"'
. he does nor spare h''h'e'' oaW''"T ana geS'
licnIa'lng wr"ou' any reGarn I" rs own
= persol; ne bends ana TWISTS hln-'" IKE
b posture master; ne dances ana IPaP' WIN
: his words; he perSp'reS ana grows heated
D., bu' he leaves 'he nearer co'u MS Is ho'
@ the e!oquence wh'cn 'hlihtnes 'he o'oou'
; "o"'u ce"So' ''p'" D'o"e"u,'' nv
n severely as Il writer Than as speaker; 'o
!, LORD Brougham Is also a writer ana goo'
:. deal too much OF one. lhe me'ahchoIN
;. activity wh'ch H'S'l"@n,''eS h''n' PuFhe'
v HIM on necessarily 10 MI me reviews VIII
" MS economica|' poIl''ca'' Sc''", NC h'S'of'
Y cal, and theoiogca ESSAYS, ana TO heap nj
l. pamphlet on pampe' II ms wr','ngS were
l. characterised oy finished style or new
e ideas, the evil would not ne nan so great
r there Is. however, GERMANY me same e%
is ceslve nood OF words ana on paper whef'
?. they cannot evaporn'e' II becomes eve'
= more lhtoieraoe' n'n9h "' MS own par
1t mas not peeh an interested SPec"'a''oh,
q cannon PARDON MN Tor ha'l"g oee" 'he Id
or Their OF mat Ieprons' cheap literature, whlc
II pretending to d'iinse nSeto' Rno"iedge' ma