Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-03-25
The EIoauenee Of Patrick Henry.

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Unquestionaby Patrick Henry was the most eo.
uuen, sneaker of modern times if not of all tines
rbs ccIlo,;,r ,a,,o,;ye from tho R,,,;s, u o,;s,o,
g az;
So. 80 $50 w
tic produced upon tue mlhds oil those VINO heafd
HIM.
Il appears that soon after Henry's noted case Of
tobacco and preserves, as il was sometimes called
he heard case of onnresson for consciences saLs
Tho Fnolish church hov;na noon es,ati;shad ~,
law in VIRGINIA became as ali es,obIishn,en,s 40
wont 10 do exceedingly lutheran, ,o,,,rds
o,ber sac,s I, nrosocu,;on oc III s.s,.,,, 81 80
versa,;op ,brec R,n,is, ,ler,,yme, Ma h.on In.
deicd al Fredericksburob lor nreach;na tho oos.
mel Of The SON or God cn,,ra,y 70 Tho s,a,n,e
Henry be,Yi,g If ,b;s ,odo emo 66v niIss IN
volu ,eer hs services in the deesnre or The
sea uacn,o,al ,ha oons, hain0 NJ n,,,,, ~ ali
save the Bencb and bar while The indictment was
be;ng road Inv tho clerh lie ga, wi,bin Tho bar
mil tho yeadino yas finished and Tho kina,s attoy
nov h,I cnncI,dsd some remarks !, deGs,ce or IN.
nrosec,,;on when he arose reached out his hand
q, tho manor and vi,bon, more ccrc,nonv nroceed
ed ms follows:
,NIny i, please your worsbip. think heard road
nv the prosecutor as entered this house tho ma
nor that NOW hold in nv hand If have RICHLY
Understood the kings attorney of the COLONY he
has framed an Indictment for the nurpuse of nrIang
inc and furnishing by Imprisonment. three offensive
pe1sons beCore the bar Of This court for crime or
The creates, maunitu,e--as dislurbers Of the neace
NAV i, nlease the cour, vb,, did hear read =
Did hear distinctly or was il mistake of nv
own Did hear as an exuression as if a crime
,ha, those mon whom vonr yorshns arc abou,
10 INV c,r misdemeanor are chnyged win vb,, ~
and continuing in low. solemn heavy lone
"nreacbinu the gospel Of the Son of God % paus.
inc. amidst the most profound and brea,hless 81.
lence he slowly waved The paper three times around
his head when lifting his hands and ewes IN beav
on no with pecul mr. and exnressive enerov cxcI,m
ed "Great Godli The exclamation. he hurst of
feeling from the audience were oyernowering
Nj Henrv resnmed
,Mav II nlease vonr worsh;ns in dav Ike his
when ruth il ahon to burst her (et,ers whom man
Kind 10 about n he oroused 10 claim natural and
inalienable rights when the woke or opn,essio,
,ba, has reached The ,rildcrncss or Ameyica md
the unnatural nnion ofecclesas,cal and civil nowcr
!. abou, 70 he dissolvcd-n, such neriod ,yheo
Gber,v Of conscience ;s about N ,vnke c,om Lor
slu,nbers il is well 10 INQUIRE into The reason Of
CHARGES as find exhibited here to day in this in
dictment p Another fearful pause when The
sneaker ALTERNATELY cast his Sham niercing eves n,
the court and prisoners and then resumed. ,IrI
am not mistaken according 10 The contents Of Ibis
manor 7 nnx holl in INV hand these mon ave ,.cn..
ed of nreocbnc The gosnle NJ tho San of Col
Great God . Ano1he, lonc pause while deensr
impression was made on The auditory
Resumino h;s sneecb-sNav !, niease vo,, ,vo,.
ships there are periods in Inc history of man when
corruption and dcpravity have So lang debased tho
human charsr,er ,ha, man si,Ls under Tho o,n,os
sor's hand becomes servilc his abiec, slave no
lcks the hand tina, Smiles him: he bows in mas.
siye obedience IN The mandates nj lie desno, and
in this state of seryiity receives his Ce,ters Of ner
peiual bondage But NAV il please vour ,vorshin
when onr f,,be,s Isr Tho Ia3d Of ,be, ,a,;,,r e.,