Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-09-09
rnoMAs I. MAasnALL. oF kENitekY.

NJ lance. ne NfatoEf uluSt ihNc ISHS1u
and imagination combined, ia a high de.
gree, and he must be, moreover, endowed
with the poets temperament be must al
SO have the physical requisites OF person,
manner and voice, TO give expression 10
the thoughts which kiudle in his mind.
/ These are but some ofihe faculties and ad-
/ yautag,s, without which il is impossible
TO be, | will NOT say an able speaker, but
an orator, which is something far higher
and rarer. Mind aud Information suffice
/ for the former, the latter must also DO
i fred by genius. Mr.. MARSHALL. OF Ken.
lucky. nobly asserted his claim to that
proud title to-day. Upon foundation Of
reason and acknowledge, he reared
beautiful and imposing structure. Fancy
was but the handmaid of sense. tie not
only reasoned high" but he impregnat.
ed and Illuminated his argument with the
/ fire Of passion, and the light Of imapna-
ton. As he poured forth with fervid
spirit, the glowing stream Of thought, tho
MEMS prvrNIoR kindled his eye, while his
tall and commanding figure heaved and
expanded, NUMISE ArrLATUs. Nothing
is more striking than the bold freedom
with which he launches himself upon thu
torrent, by which he is rresstbly borne
along. He seems to forget the cunning
of the art; to trust to inspiration alone;
10 become the mere voice and instrument
Of the spirit within. His mauuer, though
not eloquent, is natural, and expressive,
with something OF the wild freedom ofihe
West; his voice is not harmonious, nor
even pleasant, yet It rings upon the ear,
| like the clang Of a sonorous metal his
figures are original, yet are they not
coarse nor extravagant; his language is
not always scrupulous or choice, yet il is
not disfgured by vulgarity or even pro-
vncial deformity. Amidst the luxurant
| profusion of thought and dciion, in which
he INDUCES and Observation-Disclosures
the carelessness and tho apparent reck.
lcssness even Of his dashiog eloquence,
the gentleman is always predominant--a
bright example 10 those who would bs
spirited and bold without violating tho
propri,ties Of life and parliamentary dc.
corum. His fiery spirit is united with
kindly temper, and genial feelings; his al.
lusions, therefore, though personal and di.
rect, are never offensive; his sarcasm,
though pointed and pungcn., is never bru-
tai or insulting. Tho weapon which he
Yields, though keen and usnchant, Is
polished and always gracefully handled.
The golden chain hich streams from his
glowing lips, binds his hearers in willing
letters; they arc spell bound, and drink
in his charming words like an intoxics,.
ing draught. When he ended, q pleas.
ing impression mingled itself with the dis.
appointment Of his hearers at his carly
close ; for he
So charming left Lie voice, tina, they awhile
Thought him Gill speaking, still stood Fixed to
hear
It 10 not possible, in brief and rapid let.
| ter, to 10 the slightest Justice 10 the ec.
fcc,ive passages Of Mr.. Mnrshall's speech;
one or two only can DO indicated HIS
notice OF tho assertion Of Mr.. Wise, that
the Wing party wos q monslrous fGtus,
which ed in the birth, was distinguish
ed by happy mixture of humor and Sc
verify and when he ended with exuItng
declaration that the I" Herculean arm Of
that gigantic infant was strong enough TO
crush any malignant serpent that might
insnuaie itself into it's cradle TO sting II
to DEATH" the effect was electric. His
vndication Of Mr. Clay was alike digui.
fed and powerlul---lt came from hum with
/ the more grace, as he lad but lately
srtnuously opposed the great loader Of
the Wing party, upon measure of para
mount Importance. lie spoke with sdmi-
/ ration Of his talents, with enthusiasm of
his lame-which had gone abroad to all
the ends Of the earth. He paid lofty
/ tribute TO that courage, not to be subdutd
! by obstacles, or weared by delay, which
| had enabled him not only to grapple, for
/ years, with the most formidable foes, but
to encounter, with an erect and cheerful
spirit, THAT hardest Of all dooms in a Re.
! public, popular oboquy, not always met
cd out 10 the unworthy, by which some
Of the noblest beneiactors Of mankind had
been branded and sacrificed by the very
people, TO serve whom they had made The
greatest efforts, and expos d themselves
TO the most fearful hazards. Instead OF
repsIling Extensively, the assault of Mr..
Wise upon the orator and stat sman Of
Kentucky, he read, with exultng empha.
sis, lofty eulogy, which that gentleman
had pronounced upon him scarcely
year ego--and then asked, with animal.
ed voice, but tempered indignation, what
had happened since TO render him un-
worthy of that high tribute; Of that praise
which could add nothing 10 a fame from
which censure could not de,ract.
/ This is bat the faintest sketch Of ono
who is indeed an eloquent ard accomplish.
! I'd orator. Would that such genius, Of
which the nation as well as lis possessor
may well be proud, and which was be-
slowed by the Divinity, of whom it 10 an
emanalion, for great and good purposes,
were ever under that guidance OF discre-
ton; OF that prudent self-control, without
which the highest gifts are lavished in
vain, or rather become Instruments OF
| evil, equal only to the good which their
proper and laudable use might have ac-
complished: Then would America place
the name of another MARSHALL in the
treasury of her fame.
The discovery of mode Of preventing
the increase of population is announced
upon actual experiment in Ireland, which
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