Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-11-05

One Of the most cases eysr :, N.
bsnmofe Bar was TRIAL IN s'msads~ss case. In which
the right to church sted. Mr. Duncan had been
established In tho ministry In Baltimore by number OF
Scotch PreseYterans IN obscure edice His talent.
Drew such congfogacu that soon became noe,..at ~
20 buid larger one. wss done; and in an, rr-,-.. =,
events tho pastor preached liberal d. crne h.u he
had hrst incucated. His early supporters remained no,
only unchanged in their faith, but thoy resolved 20 have /,
preached TO them ny enc with whom they could entirely
agree upon religious The msioty Of an. ron,,.
CATION agreed with Mr.. Duncan. deep ,eb.m 49, !,
the divided hock which could healed and which a.
eventually by wit Of nsndanEs carried befo,, lc,.
touna. Mr. Tame; was counsel for the old school side
III ~n'iof tnc defendants. The court room. during
,e ta was crowded with the beauty aud fashion of the
Monumental city. ltwas such display o eloouenee and
aia appreciation OF It, as seldom witnessed Mr. Writ
was always happy in making quotation and in eopcloJng
ths cause he made OF his happes Aner aIuIng 10
the old school members, who, n had been ,,d -.
SeS'enmen, and ate, dwelling uPoo the tragedy OF Mae
oe'h the scenes OF which laid In Scotland he
their preacher as being In tho condition Of Macbe. ..,
aud SAID ai'er stern rebuke to them. that though thew
should success IN their which lac
would not, they would feel like the guilty Thane:
Hath borne his faculties so meek hath been
| SO clear in his great office. that his virtue.
| VIII plead like angels trumpettonvued egain,t
| The deep damnation of his taking or"
rms quotation was made with such oraiorcal effect tina,
mere was deep silence when Mr.. Writ took his seat
which was succeeded by repeated outbreaks of apnns.
Mr. WIT gained the case.
As an author, No wirrs merits are very bish M,
brush SPY contains sketches OF Of cur FIST men,
e'awn win graphic power which makes us regret thai
nc did not oener direct his fine mind the dcncaton of
character lie was eminenty calculated for biovrapher
nsn ono OF moral feeling would have prevented him
''h becoming the aPoiogs OF vice. matter how hirh
were Its endowments while his great admiration of vit,Sr
ana talent would have made him the enthusiastic eulo,ist
OF those qualifications which render bioer phv s ar,rve
and 80 useful The great fault of his If Pa ,,ick lie,
Is eAaegernton. HIS mind became heated and initiated
nc contemplated the excecnces Of Henry as an orator
ano man and he overcoored that which, told with more
simplicity, would have been more striking Tn, ~, c, ~
ent's eloquenee being wonderful in mar,
s'eu IN palmer way would have iorcibly struck
,he mind "hot they borrowed from the poetry of the
biographsr " '"'
Like gliding refined gold, paiating the lily,
Or throwing perfume on the, vJet.
Mr. WINS "Od Bachelor" is deserving of biyh co,-,
sauon' Ii IS written in nuuNes after the manner of m.
Spectator, Guardian, and Au.y.irer and ha, much rh
eioquence style which, contributed 50 larvclv 20 IT,
popularity Of these cclsbsied works treat. Of yso
euoJees-oatoFy, Psery. morality, &c-and abounds in
reheeuons h,ppiy suited the condition of youny men
VINO are eDefing the learned professions Its
wiz "hlo shows the authors familiar acouaintapce
With the old worthless Of English Ii,etstu,e,hr.. -
drank OF the "wel of English unde6led" ""0
IL should not be neglected be said Of Mr. Writ thu,
nc was une OF those who, carly fe from IN.
OF an uniriondtd condition upon a mind of rx ,rs.;v.
sEeness, FELL for while. reckless de -,fdenrv .l,,
oy wayward hts OF intellectual sngy, which had an
unfortunate influence upon his AfDits Such has of,c
been the situation OF Ike him, who had IN. f.,,
gf' without any other gIt-no friendly homepo chez
ing Noce' Alas he records OF genius for wretehednes.
are surpassed only by the records Of the iunac asylum
In taets history often illustrates and deepens the ado,
story on the manac's wall But the glory of Mr. Win
is kno"n that his energies prevailed, that friends
came, that religious hope which had formerly Visited ~
IKE 'he hiu' wanderngs OF perubed spirit at last made
her home by his hearth, where beautiful and gifted family
grew up around him. until. full Of honcrs and of veors
and OF the faith that is beyond ihem he was gathered 10
his fathers seeu "
when contemplating the moral and intellectual charac
ter OF M W II has been regretted that he did moi ,p
away IRON the horny paths Of law and devote the
whole force vt his mind TO general literature; but how could
me- WIN the poor rewards Oi literature support those near
II II Uul VI h,.l.. -
MN to have done he would have been one of the 6rs
iefary men oil our country have frequently heard Mr.
WIZ "hen opposed TO come OF our eminent men
and this slight sketch is drawn from opinions then snar
Iened ana expressed presented, while he lived the
ogts OF my admiration, not to tie politician not TO the
LOT he Presidency, but TO the author Of the
British Spy,""The Old Bachelor" 1.-THE Life Of Hsn,s "
great lawyer and acute statesman consumma,e ndyo
cA'e and last though notlcast Christian and
worthy testmonia-but the will must be taken for The
dead. ' '"e