Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-07-07

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DANIEL sm9TxEY.
DAsilI Sn.vyxx wss I'm y Pssdseick, -
5ylssd, ID ITO. His edseAtioa was ieeoesi6sra- |
Ne. Al % early sge, his hlhse taught hin The |
wish him until b astaised aaaahDod. Ths hoaDe
yss stssds, whore be spea6 =. Ibis oecupafios,
aaay loag and weasiDome years q bic life.
VIII gagged - bis bench, he Was fssqusstly
seslsvs6, during Leisure nomsass, 10 be iaseese-
II 0espisd il he Pesusal Of Some authoe Coz his
- y fousd ID his fathers gar3sp, makiag obsss-
vssioas II The heavenly bodies, with telescopes,
which bs had borrowed: and then ag.ia he
was buried - profound uaditatiao, while detect
- de errors Of mashsmatical o. philosophical
'wssks Which oceasioaalDy met his eye. The ar
esasssedy exercised bis ssroeg and fertile genius.
HIS 0osp Discerning fsiso6s saw that he would
eeAday b ranked a@oag Tie 6iSeisgus6Dd men
ofhis couatsy; yet sooe were % geasrous and
disiateeesle3 - % assist hi efforts with their
poessiasy resessees, q 70 polish tho unsighty
Hi tims wss chiefly spent - bis tsade. Arrived
@ asaAood, ~ isn bic lsther's house, with no
sthos pgsposly SAan his tools, and travelled -
6ee - Wischsstsr, visginis, whore no worked -
. jousnoyass fos some months, in The shop Of .
ssePsetsA)s Dschanic. Having thus raised fssds
.s.;s : r..ss!s 4 s.p'oy@s".. 1.i;;ss q the
di0sssat villages through which he passed, O h;s
souts along the valley, in order 70 raise HE e.
Psasss - bis labor, until he arrived st Abls-
vile, wyshs couaty, - poor - ever. He knew
- oae: boss no letters Of iotroductoo was fsieud
less 60 destitute: . stranger in q strange land.
8oso - eo00eoccd at bis trade osce more.
Ths n6selsy sdosigiaality Of his character, and
The 0ns6oe Of genius which enlivened bis CONVEX
saaies, oltsn compelled his newly acquired friends
20 look % tho eeeGaisic youth with wonder and
aaa4e0eUe. h becasse popular, and was final
1y received . student into tho Office OF Alexan-
der Smyth, Ebq. IN eminsnt lawyer in that part
~ NE state, and afterwards commander Of our
uosehesn army in the war Of 1912.
SAefey was in his l0ug desired situation.
DsPosi0g Of his tOols, he toed necessarily in his
new vocation, and improved rapidly. Here, with
fame, and resolved to avoid tho application to him
self of he verso Of Gay:
"Fsll many gem II pussss ray serene
The DARK sniatsomsd caves ofocsas bear;
Foil many . Aowss u bs0 bssh unsosa
Asd vase 10 swsssNsss a. he DESERT air."
WHO supplied biz waats during bis residence
With Mr. Smyth, have not becn able to learn.
Sooo aftes his admission 10 tbe bar Of Wytbe
y, - was called 10 ester the lists with his old
Gisod aod patron, whom he handled with much
1o1tosity end adsOieness, that 10 generally
ssid ausoog tho mass of The community, tho aP-
Pseetice will soon suSpsss tho master. So il
asPPsssd. Mr. Shelley was employed in ill tho
inaPostaat cases e that court, aud soon extended
bis practice TO several sdjoining counties. His
Pro(sssional brethren, however eminent, admired
his powers, and treated him IN all occasions with
respoct and kindness. In the county and superior
cousts Of Law and cl'ancery, he was uniformly
heard With unaffected pleasure, both by court and
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aRd the singular incidents Of his life, awakened
the feelings and curiosity Of his audience, while
they were II eaeo delighted and enlightened by
tho efforts Of his powerful and original intellect.
After some years, he settled in Staunton, where
10 soon commanded an extensive and lucrative
Augusta in the House Of Delegates, and im 1871
Ne 6ad him in Congress, busily engaged 10 the
n0Postant cvcnss Of that trying crisis. His
speech in favor OF removal Of tho charter Of the
15s0e bank Of tho United States, was q mastery
combination Of sound asgumant and corc.:....:, q
t:c.::: ~ :s.sew puss profound silence prevailed
and the most experienced statesmen were aston
ished at this exhibition Of his talents. He was
opposed To the declaration Of war in 1912. Ever
the side Of his country, he felt indignant ut tho
injuries which our commerce had sustained on the
high seas: tho impressmcnt Of our scameD, and
tho murder Of our citizens within our own waters
yet he thought that these difficulties might be ad
JOos0O ny W0&OtuOtNpus NsSu tWnt uO SoUS BCSOtt VI
nations might be avoided. lie painted in glow
ing colOss tho hOrsOry Of war and the blessings o
peace, and spoke Of tho treasure which must be
wasted, and tho blood which would be shed; the
dagger to civil institutions amid tho clangol
e arms and the shout Of victory, and implors<
his fellow citizens 10 pause ere the country
was plunged into the dangers which he fosebodsd
Il was in vain. MI. Shelley, however, always
ssjoiced in the success Of arms. Sometime,
u tha asdor Of debate he was attacked rather un
eourseously by some Of his political opponents
but they never escaped the severity Of his resort
and we're often entirely overwhelmed. The col
CHEATED and eccentric John Randolph Of Roanoke
was for many years the Ajax lebanon Of III,
Housssof Representatives, whose bitterness o.
satire no man could Withstand. He oaco tool
occasion, in commenting upon speech Of Mr.. 8
70 say that "thc shoemaker ought not 10 20 be
yoad his last" Q,ick the l,ghsnine's fash
Be replied, that gentleman had ever becn on
he beach, be would mover have left IT," Thu
visRioia orator never renewed ths attack.
Having served for several years in tho eoun
eils Of his country, he withdrew to the practice
bic prolessioo at Staunion. A numerous famil,
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