The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-11-06

Qneut address al NullOudl lIdiif w" ef"J -
Friday evening last The Star and Times OF
last Saturday, contains the following remarks:
i q We dare not venture TO give sketch oil MS
speech. for no sketch can do il justice. II was a
/ combination of the most unanswerabe argu-
ments with an afiuence of imagery, an aptness
| of illustration which we have never heard equal
led. Mr.. Legare is the most finished orator IN
this country. His pure and classic language, his
commemorative learning, his extraordinary mem
ory his powerful vet flexible voice, his distinct
enunciaiion, his graceful gestlcuaton, enable
him more completely TO enchain the attention oil
| an intelligent audience, than any other man TO
whom we ever listened. His speech last night
was the most vigorous and beautiful appeal TO
the intellect and the heart that we remember
| 10 have heard even from his lips. HIS reasoning
was demonstration, his illustrations were poetry.
He traced through all its turnings and windings
the financial policy of the administration, and
commented upon their arrogance and their blum
ders, with a sarcasm that was absolutely consul
| ming No man who heard his exposition oil the
false principles, the contracted, unphilosophica
pettv views Of the small beer statesmen who
now conduct the affairs OF our government,
could fail TO feel that this great nation had been
the victim not only of political knavery, but OF
| driyeng imbecility One of the raost beautiful
portions OF Mr.. Legare's harrangue was his Gu
| logium on the mercantile class.
| After describing the manner In which the mer-
chants had been prosecuted and hunted down by
this administration, he proceeded 10 speak oil
their claims 10 the parental care and protection
of government. They did the business of the
country al their own risk; they were the great
promoters of fertilization, the peacemakers OF the
world By whom was the war upon the mer-
chants, upon the whole business OF the country
directed BY son OF New York. But she
would repair the error she had committed in
assisting him TO the presidential chair. Unlike
the mother of Nero who, on being told that if
he were made emperor, she would be put TO
death, exclaimed let him reign though perlshv
unlike the mcestuous Agrppina, New York
would immediate her son rather than her son
should immediate the Liberties Of the people Mr..
| Legare spoke with great fervor and eloquence of
the widespread decentralization which must ne
cessarily flow from the maxim which the admin
istration party had avowed, and upon which the
government acted $40 the victors belong the
spoils.n He quoted the passage in Tacltus,
where the historian after plcturlng IN few bold
outlines the commissions political and natural,
which marked the bloodiest epoch in the history
of imperial Rome, refers TO the facts that SPIES
and INroRMERs were employed by the govern
ment, and that the tools and instruments OF po-
litical profgacy were invested with the highest
dignities of the empire, the climax OF the in
fanny and degradation of the once proud mistress
of the world. Such, he said, was the policy,
such were the agents and officials OF Martin Van
Buren, The casting out of the men now in
power would be work of publication. That
work would be done. The day had come
judgment had been passed, and he moved for
execution.
EXTRAORDINARY SURGICAL OPERATION
French Physicians and Surgeons are admitted
a body TO be themost daring and skllful IN the
world; but we were not prepared TO hear of such
a miracle in surgery as the following, which is
given in late Paris paper:
most extraordinary operation was perform
ed the other day by DIR. Jules Guerin, on young
gentleman twenty-five years OF age, who had all
his muscles and tendons so dreadfuly contracted
that his knees were drawn up to his chin, his
arms contorted and his body the picture of most
hideous deformity. The doctor determined,
after studying the case, to operate uL IN him by
the sub cutaneous section Of his muse es; and
large party of the most eminent medic u men Of
the capital, as well as some from Ru ssia and
Germany, were invited to be present al the ope
ration. The patient, il may be at once promised,
bore the whole with the greatest fortitude.
Muscles and I'endons cut at the eiboao
The two brachiel biceps 2
The round pronators
The two radical anterors
The two common superficial intiectors Z
The two small palmaries 2
no. 40. IN me II OTtdM
The isolated tendons of the two cubital ante
riors
The isolated tendons of the large and small
| pamares
The isolated tendons Of the two large abduc-
| tors Of the thumb 2
DO. do. at the Knees.
The sutorial 2
| The two crura biceps 2
| The two deml-membranal
! The two demi-tendinous
The two right Intervals 9
| The fasia ata
| The lateral external ligaments 2
| DO. do. at the Feet.
| The two tendons Achilles 2
The two anterior leg muscles 2
The two common extensors 2
The two extensors Of the great toe 2
| The two anterior perennial 2
DO do IN The Body.
The grand pectoral muscle /
| AZ
The operation was conducted throughout with
the greatest sang froid and courage; nothing
but the eric eric of the bistouri was heard or a
| faint sigh from the patient. When the poor fell
low was thus united, his limbs were stretched
out and his course of clinical treatment com
menced. In the evening he slept soundy had
no fever, and is now nearly recovered from his
wounds. Paris paper.
OBITUARY
Died. in this town, on Thursday, October 23d, Dr.
David Palmer, of Woodstock VT in the 5Ist wear of
his age
The deceased was President of the Vermont Med
ical College at Woodstock and also member of the
Faculty Of the Berkshire Medical Institution
The circumstances Of his melancholy death were
as follows In addition to his duties Professor in
the Institution, he had completed of public
lectures on Geologj, and had nearly finished similar
course Chemistry.
On Monday evening, Oct ~, for the purpose ofcx-