The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-03-16

1 49,. 10 Saess WIS 70 Dc calIed-a cause i'm
Po1tantko al concerned-and solicit, with II
ssnse earnegfnesss day or two to prepare.
have watched him during such an annsal. an
seen the peFspiration stream from his Bros,
forehead, IN the nervous apprehension that i;
PRAYER might be unheeded. Perhaps the yer,
night before he had been up until the mid
watcness la6orIng on some tedious. CHANGER,
paper, with industry which, properly applied
would have made him the paragon of punctn
ahty and readiness. Really law he neve,
was-Fealy idle You could very seldom, finf
MN. ne was IN all respects hard worker
ana yer there never was man who profited
80 httie 70 proportion to his toll. On the mere
promise OF one whose word no judicious mar
Woulo take. w, merely because his sym.
patnies had been appealed to, would labor hour
ne had an lngrnte and scoundrel for his eli.
emf, and that all his work had gone for nothing,
Nor did the continued occurrence of such
events INSTRUCT bin one jot. lie did not know
what experience was, more than fish, which,
VAIN one hook in .3ts lava bites at the next. A
new tale Of wo fascinated him, and the next
sharper commanded his services by false an.
peals TO his beneyolence. He would take the
promise Of any man, and wonder, when if was
broken though, by a fellow whnm bow 81
twelve would know on mere inspection to be a
knave. Throughout his life he was the drudge
Of ingrates.
From all these pecaliarities it follows, of
courses that he neglected his own interests. A
man who 10 Wiling to labor day after day up
on the mere promise of reward from any man
who has breath enough to promise, viii soon
md hls own affairs involved. And so it Jared
with poor w. He was shaving for black.hear.
ted knavea, willie bis own Interests were suf-
ferlng, and 1t was not uncommon 70: him 10 be
censured for omissions,a all of which should have
been charged first to his yielding, and easily de.
ceived nature and secondly to the base wretch
es who used this as a means to defTaud him.
His industry aud genius should have kept him
far beyond the reach of pecuniary embarrass-
ment, and yet no doubt its gives were fire.
qucntly upon him. When he should have
been outstanding his exertions with calculating
prudence, to promote bis own security and
profit. he was probably expanding The sever
est labor on the business of those who designed
not only 10 deny him reward, but abuse him
for asking it. In vain did his friends appeal to
him to do justice to himself This he would
promise often, unfolding the rules by which
he supposed he had determined TO correct his
life, developing plans conspicuous Cor great
sense and judgment, while you felt perfectly
not one of them would be followed. |
To the very last moment of his life he seemed |
TO believe, that with the man who had last de. |
ceived him the race of cheats had ended.
Amid all he troubles which w. thus oro-
iuced for himself, he preserved his good-na-
lure uninpaired. Very seldom did harsh
words fan from. his lips except in his discus
sions as counsel, when he discharged on the
head Of a witness he supposed dishonest, the
indignant Remuneration he knew SO well how
o employ. In this he was sometimes unjust,
because it never entered into his thoughts for
me moment that his client could be In the
wrong, and the man whose st atement tended
o put him III that position was suspected of
wrong motives. Then W. was sometimes
larsh. But in all other respects he was the
'ctim Of good nature. No matter what labor
e had employed to prepare for Case, even
gainst an adversary who had no claim what
yer TO his indulgence, on the mere sugges-
len of that adversary w. would postpone. In
ems might frolic Gd libitum without danger of !.
ngry correction. II they neglected any bust !
ess, he worried much and his countenance :
gore lock of pain, but SO long as any drudge !.
Y on his part could remedy the evil he per- !.
1rmed it without murnlur. 1t was most
efreshing sight to behold him on bright NOR
inc when he came into the Hall among hIs l
rethren. His fine btuad forehead, and bright I
ivacious eye wore the sunlight ofgood nature, !
nd contentment. At such times his commu-
icativeness wasincreasedto loquaclty which,
,r those who had time to listen, was often $
eally fascinating. He would speculate y 18th t
lingied humor and seriousness, on the chan t
ca by which men could be made almost an u
els. and would suggest, as he loved TO do.that
cry little reformation in the right places would v
lake the whole world very garden OF Eden. q
have heard him descant with great eioquence c
a the course he would adopt If he had unlim- a
ed authority. He would correct the evils af- E
letting society, by assien ming every man to his O
sphere of action. sYou see" he a
ould say-aNow nature never designed him /,
r a Lawyer, he has not the capacity to COM 8
rehend noble science, and must ever grovel
the lowest regions of professional existence, 8
ON very necessity, winning only mean con- o
1ests by pitifnl advantages. LIS study is q
,nfined to the field of artIfce, and cunning q
e can see in suit at law, only the possibility
defaults, demurreFs, and consequent costs, y
ID N6r these to come within his reach he wat. Q
les particularly as king fisher, who sits du- n
mo- an hour of summer day, on pole wat G
,inr the stream that may carry luckless
innoyv within its jurisdiction. Such fellow =
& neicea that the Office of the law Is to sus- >
in ripht-and he looks to the result OF suit, =
ithoIt one impression as to its justice. III 4
n Won the misfortune in bis case. Hear me Il
.hear NEEDN'T laugh now ana say "a !,
div. and all that. Nature intended 49, to 6
zen an old clothes shop in Chatham street
INV look at that huge stalwart fellow.
rong enough TO carry horse as he would (
meek cloth, and with mere germ OF mInd, Il
mt YOU conscientiously believe that ma
re intended him to blast rocks, and bear =
.avv burdens. The troubles OF this world :
arise from employing elephants as dan, a
mo- Taagters, and spaFroMs to carry the hod' s
Bnt Door wv. died as have said. Thenext :.
ornIng when the judges took their places on )
4 bench, the lawyers thronged around y, and J
: nlIitors lined the avenues leading toward !
! Hall: this occurrence was announced. ana /
! Dang It produced was universal. But death
Il been busy, and the fan OF no man. what
er his rank or station could long agItate the
l,l;c mind. We are a people of industry ana = =
=. and Ris no doubt fortunate, we are 90 =
that the affairs Of life do not often =
rn,it strong emotions 10 convulse our framess =
oducinr groBiratiOn Of faculties Tor whose y
seser.t exercise mans dutE to himself and
! samIlv. II he has one, laudly calls. we J:
,,,l5 ast eriexe too long ever that death J,
',;sIs iii rol,st suffer pecial when the We