Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-08-29

- we are all l0St-a tremendous gale mas
foundered the vessel, Oft Galveston Island,
about sixty or seventy miles distance
From the National Magazine and Republican
Rcrie,o.
MR.. LEGARE.
In person MIR. Legare is not tall but he
is stout, his shoulders exhibiting signs of
strength; his head is remarkably large; his
mouth large, eloquent AMI singular; the
under lip projecting in such way as 10
give him stern, but not unpleasing ap-
pearance; it's rather the sternness Of tho't,
than the sulkiness of a naughty man.
He dresses we'll, and is very neat i'll his
personal habiliment, little latne withal.
He is so curious in his physical conforma-
ton, that we are almost afraid TO 20 on !;
for though we feel nothing hut respect for
him, yet we are afraid that our readers
would accuse US Of caricaturiug. Mr.. .Le-
gare is striking in his appearance; there
is an air Of originality about him hat makes
you turn in the street 10 watch his retiring
fgure. His short stature-hisb broad shoul-
ders-his high heeled and highly polished
boots-aud then his bold. undaunted look,
mark him as man in thousand In de-
bate, Mr.. Legare is animated to the full
extent of the word ; be leans over his desk,
he moves his brows-his eyes wave about
his figure expands-he rises To the top.
most height of the imaginaliou-and with
a rapid and hawklike flight, he sweeps to
objects of minor importance, but german
to his topic. His voice is SUI generis-
strong, and almost harsh-full toned aud
dramatic. Sometimes he flies over The
heads Of his discourse, gathering strength
and beauty as he goes, aud anon he settles
upon bold and commanding point, and
spins round and round in fanclful bu, vivi-
flying buoyancy.
His order of miud is picturesque and
general. He loves the wide and wierd
fields of human speculation. From The
closet he has emerged upon busy, me-
chanical, and muscular age, wrapl ia his
own peculiar and individual ma"'Ie. He
has been moral specula'or among books
led on from dream to dreaIn-from maJes-
ty to majesty-uulil he deems the world
one widespread and glorious surface. where
in are reflected the STARS ol poetry. Of beau
", aud grandeur. There is nothing rough
and unpleasan, in his intellect; hut there is
that which. like the mechanism Of the
rocket, throws far over the heads Of all, his
brilliant shafts of rhetoric aud eloquence.
MIR. Legare can never be useful man
to the physical condition ofthe mass, in
direct and immediate manner. He can
not dive at once into the wants OF the mil
iioned multitude, bu, he is calculated to
shine in the higher walks of-liierature, i'm
parting a beautiful tone to leuers, aud
creating the energies OF thought, the daring
flight Of the ambitious mind. As yet, we
do not think Mr.. Legare has given full
sample of his power 10 the Hall. His
sreech at the extra session was brilliant aud
hishwrougbt. and evidenced the thought-
ful composer, more than it did the political
thinker. II seemed like review uttered
by reviewer; but Mr.. Legare is young
in politics. 1t hardened and ungra,e-
full task for man who has welded the
editorial pen Of one Of the mos, spirited
and able reviews in this country, to throw
aside that peaceful pen--to forget Ills ia
rniliar iuk-the sanctity of his closet-its
peace--its melodious silence-and rush
forth into the battle burst of political opin-
ion-but yet. with his honesty aud his a
bility, he will du good service TO the cause
of the people. He can generalise in a
peculiarly forcible manner, and his opin-
ions may become the texts Of other aud
more practical men.
We have alluded to his conuexiop with
the Southern Review. For many wears
he labored in that great vineyard of letters,
with his intellect ever bright and visilanI.
Frequently the publisher would enter his
study. with fear aud anxiety depicted on
his coun,enance, and implore Mr.. Legare
to furnish him matter for the review, de-
clariug that he had been disappointed in
some other contributor, aud that the work
would no, be forthcoming, if so many pa
ges were not filled up. The publisher
always left him satisfied that the desired
work would he accomplished, aud Mr..
Legare e> er proved faithful 10 his need.
Glancing around his library, he would
take down any work-Plato. Aristotle,
J.ivy. Cicero-any thing-Greek, Latin,
French. Spanish or Italian; and The
midnight hour would find him pouring.
forth one Of those brilliant sketches Thai
so adorned the pages of the Review and
modelled il into standard of literature
But we must hasten 10 others who demand
our attention. We have sketched Mr..
Legare a, length, because he is, to our
mind. pure and unstaine'l-a hi gh soulel
scholar, if not able to lay claim to the title
of cunning politician.