The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-01-25
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Though they resembled each other II
standing foremost and alone iii their res
pecllve parties, they were, in every Other
respec!, opposed us the zenith aud uadir
or as ighl and darkness.
This difference extended even ia lheiI
personal appearance. Canning was airy
open, and prepossessing; Broug ham see
,ncG stern, hard, lowering, aud almost re-
puslve. The head of Canning had an
air Of extreme elegance that Of Brough
am was much the reverse-but still, in
whatever way it was viewed, ii gave ID
sure indication of the terrible power OF the
inhabilant within. Canning's features
were handsome, and his eye, though deep
Iy ensconced uEder his eyebrows, was
full OF sparkle and gaety. The features
Of Brougham were harsh in The extreme
while his forehead shot up to a great ee,
walton, his chin was long and square his
mouth, nose, AMI eyes, seemed huJJIed
together in the ccnlre of his face-lhe eyes
absolutely lost amid folds aud corrugalioms;
and while he sat listening, they seemed TO
retire toward, or TO be vailed by 6imy
cuItaIn, which not only concealed the ap.
paIIing glare, which shot away from them
hen he was reused, but rendered his
mind and his purpose sealed book TO The
keenesl scrutiny OF man. Cannlng's pas.
SONS appeared upon the open champaign
OF hi, face, drawn up in a ready array,
and moved TO and fro al every turn Of his
own Grafton, and every relort in that OF
his antagonist those of Brougham re-.
manned within, as in a citadel which no
artillery could batter, and no mine blow
up; and even when he was putting forth
all the power Of his eloquence, when eve
ry ear was tingling at what he said, and
while the immediate object Of his invrc.
tive was writing in helpless aud indie,
scribab,e agony his gisage retained It's cold
and brassy hue, AID he lriumphed over
the passion himself. The whole form OF
Canning was rounded, AMI smooth, aud
graceful that OF Broug ham angular, long
and awkward. When Canning rose TO
speak, he elevated his coumenance, and
seemed TO look round for the applause OF
those about him, as an object dear 10 his
feelings; while Brougbam stood coied
aud concentrated, reckless OF all but the
power that was within himself From
Gaming there was expected the glitter of
wi and The flow OF spirit, something snowy
and elegant; Brougham stood pas be.
ing whose powers and intentions were all
a mvserv-whose aim and effect no Iiv.
ing man could divine. You bent forward
10 catch the first sentence Of the one, and
felt human nature elevated in the speci-
men before you; you crouched and shruuk
back from the other, and dreams OF ruin
aud annihia,ion dur!ed across your mind.
The one seemed to dwell among men, to
join in their joys, and to live upon their
praise the other appeared a son of the
desert, who had deigned TO visit the hu-
man race merely 10 make them trcmbIe at
his strength.
The style of their eloquence and the
structure Of their ora;jons were equally
different. Canning chose his words for
the sweetness of their sound and a.rang-
ed his periods for the melody of their ca.
dence; while, with Brougham, The more
hard and unfathomabe the better. Can