Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-10-25

aii''ncl driven ont of Chrsrcn,.on. demo-
'o'"Sy' wIfrhrrHft nccromancv, aud the en-
tire list of black and forbidden arts and
powers are abroad and in full existence in
lhtia. And / must declare that | will
never again trust my sense if did no see
all mat have told you. ! examined tho
instruments; l saw them drawn out of The
h's"' hnd nn sea. or blood or mark WI, lrli
! "'So saw il man cat and swallow ,!lr,c
ounces ol arsenic, and crus!, and swallow
! glass bangles inn,m,rai,ic. and y,, .I
'''"""' 'or''n" l. believing" can scarcely
say thaI believe what before Il court of
justice would swear | have seen.
EL"quENCE OF THE E.AELor CHATHAM.
All accounts. inwovcr, concur in repre-
se'''lilS He elects of his cnlucncc to have
hccn Prutigious. The spirit and vcI,c-
i'ence winch animated lis greater passa-
Scs' their prrIcci application to the sl,h;cc,
matter "f debate, I'll" apposicnrss of his
'hHeciivc To the individual asSailcd. the
hoidness Of the lcals which he yrutured
upon. IL" grandeur OF the idcas " hich ne
untolicd, the hear, stirring nature of his
appeals. are all confessed by the united
testimony of al! his contemporaries. and tho
fragments which remain l,uarou, to- c,u
si"crahic extent such representations: nor
are w" likely to be misIcd by those (rao
mcntS for the more striking passages wcr..
certainly the ones least likely 10 he either
forgotten or fabricated. To these mighty
attractions WAS added the imposing. III" ami
m'''ns. I'c r"nnaning power of The cnun-
trninre s'ngn'arly expressive: mn eve IN
piercing shat hardly any Que, could ,rau, i,s
:Eirc: hhd Il manner nI,ngr,hrr sin.ularly
STRIKING. original. ANA c!.iractc,i>ric. nor
"''"s'andIn" a pccuIi ,rly defective and
even awkward action. Ialtcriy indeed.
his lniirini:es prcclu!cd al! action: and he i,
described as standing in the House of Lords
leaning upon his crutch. and speakinp for
zen hiinI'es together i'll an undcr,onc of
voice scarcely audihle hui. raisinu his mia,
one ot his grand bursts OF oiirvcclivc or rx-
clamatiom. Bur. in his earlier time. his
whole manner Is represented as having been
hryond conception. animated and imposing.
Indeed, the things which he affected by il
principally, or III least have made it poss-
bic 10 attempt. almost exceeded bc!cl.-
some of these salicS are, indeed. exam.
pies of that approach made to tll. lulirrous
10y the sublime, whicI, has been charged
upon him rs II prevailing fault. anil repre-
| s"n,"d under the name of Churia;rHcric-a
iar"ric phr i>r with his alvcrSarirs, It's in
incr times has brru with the ignorant un-
| 'lrrvIlucrs of Lord Er,hnc. II is related
tElt once in the II. of Commons he, bc"np =
speech with the words, '.Su.ar. Mr.. Spcn-
kcr"-and then, observing Il smile To pre-
vail IN the an'!icnc"; he paused. looked
frrcely round. and, with loud voice. RI
s'nc III lis notes and swelling into vclic-
mcnt anger he is said to have pronounced
again he word sugar" three times. and
@m'S'rd every appearance Of lrvi> or
! l'ingh;cr. turned round and diS,Iainl.illv as
! kc'l. "n no will lar"h ai sugar now" We
hay" his nn"c''oc upon good authority:
/ thar il WAS believed l,v those who ha,l the
best means ni' knowing Lord C!,rrllan, is
certain; aud This ofilsclt shows their sense
os III" cN'r""rdinarv powers "' his manner.
and the reach of his nn,i;lciiy in trusting Ia
those powers iiHinLurch it,vicw