Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-12-04


is no passion nor feeling in his heart but
is proclaimed by his countenance before
words can utter il. II is a magic mirror
rejecting upon his auditors wrath, con-
tempt, patriotism, pity, ridcule, sarcasm,
so strikingly, that all feel themselves
sympathlzIug with him 10 emotions MT
We, ariiculated. Those who were wines.
SEES, will never forget he lndescribsble
drollery of his tones, gestures, anG phys-
ogomy. 10 ls40, at Columbus. while
answering the objections Of soma man Of
straw antagonist. Mr.. c. had, the day
previous, addressed a multitude Of forty
or fifty thousand, ana was to address as
great a munber the succeeding day
The citizens OF Franklin couoty waylald
him, and compelled him, although great
ly exhausted, to speak. His strain OF
remark was uncommonly brilliant, seem.
ing to transcend his usual efforts. He
supposed an honest inquirer aud opponent
10 be prosposng questions in reference to
The cry that "tmes are killing hard. -
"Why, my dear sr," says the opponent,
show can it be possible that 50 much
trouble and hard times exist, and vet The
men whom we have elected TO Office, ans
in whom we have mistaken confidence,
never whisper word of all this Sir.
you must be mistaken, or our ce-hol-
ders would speak 7" Mr.. C.'s coun.e-
nance was the very impersonaton of the
"seriocomico" gravity willis, stating this
objection. Then began that droll work
ing Of his features, at the very sight Of
which, before he had said a word, humid
reds found it impossible no, TO laugh
outright Fellow. citizens" said he. in
deliberate tones, 81 ever allude to the
Holy Scriptures with the deepest revsr.
ence, and on occasions like the present
bu, seldom. But that venerable patriarch.
job, has so completely unrsvelled the diff.
fculiies Of my honest opponent, that !
must ,resspass to quote his words: Doth
a pald ass bray mhile he hath grass, or loceth
he or oper has fodder ?" By this time his
form was bent down towards his hearers,
his fun speaking eye was glancing from
one countenance TO another, aud his whole
face radiant with inimitable queerness.
Who could resist il? Sedaie old men
held their sides to ,oar; the youn ger por-
ton stamped and screamed with laughter,
TIL tears started. Peal Of laughter sue.
ceeded peal so rapidly and is,.rously as
to preclude the possibility Of speaking for
some minutes. Had some old Roman
pan,omine witnessed the swarthy face Of
"Tom the Wagon boy"--as his consttu-
entsaffectionatelyt term him--effec.ing such
prodigies, he would have died ofsbeer envyi
But Mr.. Corwin is capable Of far nobler
things He so speaks on some occasions,
that the multitude forget TO shout. Such
an instance occurred during the late polti-
cal campaign, whilst dnmasking the an.
nexauon scheme, for the de,sstation Of his
hearers. Wit, ridicuie, and satire were
laid aside, as Instruments unworthy the
high issue here made, and like giant he
grasped the momentous bearings Of the
scheme on human happiness. A mag
nifcent land was unrolIed before us, upon
which, under the fostering care of Jehovah,
had been accumulated all tina, is desira.
BILE IN natural products. religion, and gov.
eminent. Then came the dark reverse
of war, rapine and fraternal bloodshed,
with all the pack Of insstate hell-hounds
following civil war. Human freedom 10
chains, been received its dlrest STAB, and
the woes ofmlIioDs were perpetuaied hope
lessly, until Heavens wrath should her.
aid in their release, with fire, tempest, and
carnage. No sound interrupted the ora
tor. He was sweeping chord too deep
TO elci, stormy applause. He had drawn
them 70 the brink Of yawning gulf, bid
ding them gaze down into its horrid depths
and they shrank back in pallid silence. -
It was only when he had closed this splen-
did peroration, and had taken his seat,
that the multitude remembered what was
due TO their idol. and rent the air with
their lorg, vociferatee acclamations.
Perhaps all, the faults and excelencies
of Western eloquence are more prominent
in this gentleman than in any other, end
for this reason we have dwelt at some
length upon his pecuiarities.
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