Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-11-19

la refer cnec 10 has Ra,aan vif,uea and reeF'ess
encoNmchGs. llsai, IA seine Fcsgseets, al iees'-
hssslocd alnao.' In that capacaiy, neuher
trifh nor Justice forbids me 10 add. that uoie
ttn dcgcnCracy had not reached him. OttHe
orator 4 pi .aalIquiIy, whose fame. tst ne theme
ui classical s.ory, and who still furnish models
tor the worlds imitation, the mantle of inspl-
ration would seem to have descended to him
aud gifted him like themselves.
- In the eloquence OF the pulpit he was the
paragon of his country, il not uf the aye, and
might calmly look down on all the efforts of
cotemporary rivalry. Nor, in that line Of ora
tory, has his superirO, perhaps, ever shed alUs-
Il on any age. BosSuet, Of France, was not
more elevated, vehement, and impressive, nor
Massillon himself more enchantinglv attract
iver -,-. -..r. -.r.. ...r. .'|
AS if she had cast him Intentionally in her
happiest mould, and endowed him in moment
Of her most abundant prodigality, Nature had
showereG on this her favorite, in unwOnted
proiiision and Of the choicest stamp, those
minor attributes, which are so powerful in their
Influence, as the eXteriors Of oratory."
"ln person and general aspect, as heretofore
mentioned, he was not only elegant and impo-
sing, but splendidly beautiful, But, without
| any Of that delicacy, which though peculiarly
CHI; racteristic ofyonth adheres to s,ne through
feebleness or etfeminacy, h beauty was as n as
caline as it was rare and attractive. With
statue of the mos approved dimensions. fig
ure SO symmetrical as to be almost faultless,
features bold, expressive, and comely, giving
strength to a countenance beamlng with the
brightest intelligence, ani animated with the
| workings Of the loftiest sentiments and the
most ardent feelings, he truly and emphatically
gave to the world assurance Of man--take
him for all in all, we shall not look upon his
| like again." ...l
THUS confgured, gifted and accomplished
when he assembled, in his flowing toga, the pull
pit or tie rostrum, assumed the air and attitude
Of the orator, and threw his eyes around him on
an cdmirng audience, the presentation itself
was burst Of eloquence-an exquisite eXordi'
um to splendid discourse. Under the illu'
sion of the moment. the Genius of OIatory, in
debled Tor his existence to poetic fiction, might
have been almost fancied to have started into
actual being, and stood forth to view, clothed
in the form and aspect most suitable to his
character. An ordinary address from source
ofsuch promise would have been deep disa'
pointment. One Of consummate elegance, OPP
ulency, and force, could alone redeem the pledge
| that was preferred ...''a
| When to these attributes were added a
! mellow, rich, and silver toned voice, thrilling
at times with the worry essence of melody, and
of unusual compass. fexibiity and power; an
enuncia,on uncommonly clear, distinct and
varied; manner in the highest degree taste
| ful and animated, and action the most graceful
expressive, and appropriate, the combination
to give to elocution all its fascination. and pro-
ducs by its most powerful and indelible effects,
was as complete as nature in her bounty could
bestow. To render il able, nothing was
wanting but the outpourings of a mighty and
cultivated intellect-and the whole were uni
ted in the person Of the deceased. .....,.