Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1850-12-17

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Col. Asily spoke 6rst lie dealt the Jur,
dish of that close. dry logic, which, after
wards, rendered. him famous in the Senate 3
the Union.
The poet. Albert Pike, followed, with !
tfich rain OF will, and hail torrent of canstic
ridicule, 10 which you may be sure neither
the plaintiff noF the plaintiffs ragged attorney
1 was either forgotten or spared.
The great Hrentiss concluded for The de-
fence, with glow of gorgeous words brilliant
Is showers of falling stars, and with a final
burst Of oratoTy that brought he house do wn
In cheer, in which the swor Jury them
selves joined. Notwithstanding the stern 'ior-
der." "orderl't of the bench. Thus wonder
fully susceptible are the south western people
td the charms of impassoned eloquence.
II was then the strangers turn. He bad
remained apparently abslracied during all the
previous spedfhes. Sill and straight, and
moiionless in his sear. his pale smooth fore
head shooilaglpp high like mountain cone
Of snow; but for that eternal iwitch that
came and went perpetually in his sallow
cheeks. you Would have taken him for mere
man Of marble. or human form carved in
ice. Even his dim, dreamy eyes were visible
beneath those gray, shaggy eye brows.
But now a last he rises before the bar
-f Il 4 . j
railing, not behind it "a nd 50 near to the
wondering jufy that he might have touch the
foreman with his long bony finger. With
eyes still hall shut, and standing rigid as a
pillar Of iron. his thin lips curl as if in
measureless stofn. Slightly part and the
voice comes forth. At first, il is low and
sweet, insinu aiing Itself through The brain
as an arlless tune, winding its way into the
heart like The melody Of a magic incaaiai ion:
while lha7 spe aker proceeds without gesture
DR. the least sign Of ofexcitement 10 tearin piece
the argume1t of Ashty, WHICH meits away
atfhis touch as FROST before the sunbeam.
Every one ob bk cd surprised His logic was
# once SC brief and luminously clear, that
he rndesr'rea4a 4anE could comprehend il with
oul effort.
Anon, be Ca heto The dazzling wit of the
poet lawyer, Pike Then the curl Of his lip
grew sharper His sallow face kindled up; and
lis eyes beganlto open. dim and dreamy no
onger, vivid jas lrghtBing, red as fiery globes.
Ind glaring like twin meteor.. The whole
oul was in theteye-the full heart sireamed
,ui on the face. In Eve minutes Pixies wit
eemed The I'd am offolly, and his finest satire
'orrible proia Eiiy. when compared with the
nimilabeS Ssallies and exterminating sarcasm
f The stranger, inlerspersed with jest and an
cdote that filed lhe room With roars OF
aughier.
Then without SO much as beslowing an al
,siou on Prehtiss Ne turned shortto the per-
lred witness rs of Hopkins, tore their iestir
aony into a oms, and hurled in their faces
uch terrible inyeciives that all irembled as
nth an ague. and two Of them actually fled ,
ON The court house. / ,
The excitement OF The crowd was becom-
lg tremendous. Their united life and sou
ppeared to bang pnthe burning tongueoflhe j
ranger. He inspired them with The powers
his own passions. He saturated them |
ith the poison Of hisRown malicious feelings. {
lie seemed 10 have haiure's long hidden Sc ,
let Of attraction. He was the sun 10 The sea ,
all thought and emotion, which .ose and
Il and boiled in biIlows, as he chose. Butt
is greatest ttiumph was TO come. /
His eye |besan 10 glare furtivelY al the as
assn, HOPKINS; as his lean, taper finger
owt assumed the same direction. He
enst The wretch around with circumyal
ltion Of strdng evidence and impreg nable |
rgushsnt, cutting OF all hope Of escape I
Is pii4i Up huge bastions Of irsurmouniable
lcis. He dug beneath the murderer and
anderet's fest diichss of dilsmmas, such as
Q osophisiry GOULD overleap and no stretch
/ ings1nay sysae; and having thus, as one $
isht say; inpouneed the victim, grit him o
bF.is siiys.s siiss a-eenrpiop 10 circle Of FIRE, he
ripped hitsself 10 the woIg Of massaeFei IS
o. thsss bs3t il was avision bpia gloreusi
nd dieadful TO behold the orator. His acS !
on, before graceful as the wave of a golden (
iiIow In tie breeze, grew mpeiuops as the j
lotion of au oak in the hurricane. His +;
sice became trumpet filled with VI Iild shirl-
,fds, deafenIng the ear with crasheF Of pow
!. aud We, nIernknQled all the while with
ueet under scsg Of The soiiest otdence.-I
lis face wasred as drunkaId's1 his foreal
cad elowed ike heated ifprhace-his
ous,enauce looked haggard ike ri,at Of q
,an,ac; and eveil ard anon he flung his long,
nd bSny arm on High, as i grasping after
,onder-boi,s. He drew picture OF murder
, suchysppall,ag eoIors that inIcemparison
ell itself migl, be sssGsldered beautiful. lie ,
ain,sd the ilapiish 50 black, that the sun
Hemea dark a 4ssbdsy when shining on
uch All accurbea ne4sIes; and ihen he fixed
e.h po,rai.s Oh lhd 1kI|iaing brow oil Hopkios.
nd he hailed 4laFH Ehese forever. The
gitatoI Of the ! audiebss ssafls amounted 10
,adnes4 ILL., III