Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-06-23

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vcsy than any ssrus 5sfses In the so6sse natter I'LL
\ ~ nsxs pesonsl rscsEseuoa Of Jsnss Moaesos@~ 4
IT. rssiisaes r The peel co~psr. Ia . ssn.x .
ISL. wss 6shing excursion in IL nsiG
Of that place. and hearing ron the possn, Who brought
letter. TO party from the post ocs 10 oar eosatr
quarters that the poe, Montgomery there, uyssF and
friend. who had him, took wslk 70 Olnsy
the day. call on him. We inquired er Mr.. NJ ba
last 10 The poet oies. whsrs inform
cd. that be would likely, b foand a Squire Cow
Psr's school To this place We procesasd. IVES awsl
had been used - village school, and called ~ he
Thsrs found Montgomery. surrounded BY The cAdrsp
who singing that beautiful hymn Of the bard Of onsy
| commencing with
"God moves in my,,erious wsy. KS
His wonders TO perform" sei'
bad heard this beautiful hymn, sung hundrsds Of times,
but never with such effect - IN that room the veg place
in which, told, and there 10 sveFy rsssop sap
| poe with truth, that Cowper composed L..
Montgomery received very kindly. sad Waited
together Of eowpers favorte spots. hwss highly
gratifying repair Such hsoyad retreats. In the
psny Of who hss been unspy called the power Of
time. On leaving, Montsommery kindly invited
to. call on him. should ever visit Sheffield which
gladly promised TO do.
About two years Afterwards, was in that bsAy mart
and. remembering the poets invitation. dsssmined
TO avail mysef Of it. had difficulty in finding my
way The Mount the Of bic residence, end
fortunate enough find him homo. We had plsasant
talk together and after dinner, he accompanied - the
Literary Institutions Of the neighborhood and quite
delightful observe with what marked attention aud
pecf he every where received l noticed this
him. and said he mus, feel highly snhed BY IL III am
OF course" he replied. sbut have enemiss. No< long
a.cals broke into house, Sunday whilst
delivering address chapel in Sheffield, (Mr.
Montgomery sometimes breaches amongst his own people
the Norsvians) aud sioe amones other things, silver
inkstsnd which had been given by the ladies Of
heicld. However," he added 'the loss bot for
time and proved the occasion the greatest eompl
h,~ht In 0nlnann had
days inter my loss, boz directed me- open
IT, 10. there uonjured, the missing inksand, and
noe in which the writer expressed his regret h., be had
entered my house, and distracted IT, The thief said his
mother had taught him OF my verses when he
boy and. seeing the .nkstsnd he 6rst be-
came sware whose house he had rubbed. and sung
with that he could until he had restored
my properly, hoping God would forgive him"
On way back 10 his house, conversation turned
the poems OF the Corn Law Rhymer. of which Mr.
Montgomery spoke in very high terms but deprecated his
violence OF language would you like to sec Elliou'
he asked
"Much," said l.
thorpe; but he is speak night Corn Law meeting
in Sheffield, and, you like, after tea well 60 and hear
him, aud I'll introduce you to him."
AT the time specified out-the place where the
lecture be delivered situated Of the
densey inhabited portions Of the smoky Of Sheffield
Aswe neaed the hail. groups OF dark looking unwashsd
tsans seem proceeding in the direction
seves-a Of them engaged deep and conversation
the then greasubieet, TnE Com St oas men,
they hurried by eenehed their hands, and knitted their
bows and ground their eeth they muttered npreca
tons on who they considered oppressors
Here would encounter crowd u dusky FORMS crclne
around pale, anxious man. who reading By the light
Of gas lamp speech reported in the "Northern STAR
or the last Of Pubicola the "weeky Despaich
and women, with meagre children in their ams-ehdren
drugged deahke Sleep by that OF the manufac-
turing districts Of Engandlaudanum. disguised God
frey's cordial raising their shr hrewsh voices and
execrang the laws which ground them to the dust-and
there fierce demonstrations from mere boys and uea
rayzed energies mosned and eroaned, and said they bad
known such nmes-a seemed and fierce, and
ripe for revolt Ii audience Of working men-of
such these, that Ebenezer Elliott address that
evening
The lecture hall erammed with the working class.
es and the Of the evening mounted the rosum.
wild burst Of applause rune from part Of the house
He bowed slightly smiled sternly, and took scat whilst
= hymn which he had composed for the OCCASION, was
roared forth by hundreds Of brazen lungs.
He man rather under than shove which 10 termed
the middle heghh Like the class from whence he sprung.
and which he about 10 address, he dressed in
working clohes-clothes plain even courseness. Ho
had high; broad intellectual forehead with rough
ridges the temples from the sides and summit OF which
thick shabby brushed up-sueaks OF gray mingled
with the black hsir-his eyebrows dark and
thick and shaded large deeply glazing eyes, which
rolled every way and seemed survey the whole Of that
vast assembly at glance. His nasal organ ~ il
70 grated on his face; Me mouth was thick lip
ped and the lines, IRON Ihe angles Of the nosrls to
the corners OF the mouth, deeply ndeated-gra-
in. black beard, lately shsven, made his chin
and neck appear asj it covered with dots. aud he
had thick, massive throat His figure indiestve Of
muscular and his horny fists seemed
ct to wied sedge hammer than to aoursh Look
king athn the causa observer would be Impressed
with the idea that common before him.
He rose amidst great cheering, and for hour and
half held that great audience in entire sube ston by
OF the powerful addresses listened With
terrible dsincnes he painted the situation OF the working
manhe showed what he might have been. and conasted
his possible and probable situation with what then
On the heads Of those who opposed Free Trade the Corn
Law RhymeI Poure! en-. oil the vas Of his wrsih-but Wig
and focbe was language ihsre
and frequently, the landscape which he had
painted with oil the wild force oil Sposnoetl or Car.
avaggio. he flung CLEAN at sunshine, which made the
moral wilderness he had created rejoice and blossom
the rose And there were passages in his speech OF such
extreme pathos that strong would bow down and weep
like little children-to these would succeed such sedge-
hammer denuncaons that his hearers with compress
ed lips, and garing eyes, and resolue hearts. When he
down. after sppe, to the justice Of the Law Makers
the whole audience burst forth into loud cheer. and
those near the speaker grRped bis hand in fierce delight
1 such scene, could haze conceived il
possible that working should hsye earned with
him the passions aud feelings Of audience consisting
entirely OF those Of his class.
MoSTGoNERY introduced toELLioTT, and ell three
walked 10 the house OF the former together How different
from the the platform, the ia the parlor-
No longer the fervid orator. he the simple. pla
cid poet; and before slice. heard from mortal
lips such powerful and yet pleasant criticism btera-
~ did that ghi from the lips Of Elliott. lie spoke
win great enihusiasm Of Soptbey, whom ne Teveenee
despiie his politics, .nd whom he called bis great
in The AT OF poetry" He had much reverence for Words
worth; bit must attempt reeo,d ihs conyersaion
Suffice IL to s,y, that sfer hbufs chat party u three
broke upi Of them ateas t,o gTsthed with the
events of the evening.
Aud thus end my "reminiscences Of the Bard Of Sheffield
But have original poem Of his, written particular
theme asPee fc purpose; and also by Wordsworth
came subeet-whieh, the OF day two,
will send The Editor Of the "ATLAs" for inser1n-
1t will be at least curious 10 nov lvO gToa, writer's treat
ed the same topic.
DIED,
On Saturday. June 81, the residence Of Mr. L. Dede-
rer, CHARLEs H. son Of Franklin and Matilda 7. Chlds,
| hped A months and 81 davs