New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-01
CIpREME COURr-ADAM MURRAY apain
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SKETCHES OF LECTURES.
MISUSE OF EULOGY IN POPULAR ORATORY
BY TIE REV. HENRY OILS.

by THE REV. HENRY GILES.
Mr. Giles delivered his third lecture at the Brooklyn
Institute Tuesday night before large audience. His
theme The Misuse of Eulogy in Popular Oratory'
He said that OConne used to call himself the best abused
in Europe, but TO make the truth complete he should
have added that he the best abuser. His peronai
ties terrible and had b0undless circulation and
lasting currency. Mr.. Giles gave rapid summary of
Connels popularity in this respect lie next spoke of
Flattery of the people the first and striking
instance of Misuse Of Euogy, which he woud notice.
Being addressed to the multitude, it may be more open
most vain individual would shrink from it he must be
delicately approached; the trade of courier
SusDess he o ssepce and eav To be suc
cossful courtier, implied ordinary combination
of faculties and talents: But to fatter the multitude
sis easy lying The occupation OF cOurtier may
meaner than that of domagogue but it is not more
insincere Mr. Giles drew amusing picture of the ap
pcson of this eulogy by lecturers preachers and other
orators and showed the manifest absurdy of the trash
For himself in all places and periods where men have
lived lie found enough hinder him from thinking that
tions have theirs We have the skul hand Others the
sfeeuatirg head We have liberty and wealth others
philosophy end art. We have industry aud strength;
others ideasm and pleasure. We have understanding
ard will; others Imagination and reason. We have
possession and hope others poetry and memory Who
shall say which has more, which has better enjoy
mont The thing is certain, nation cannot decide
for another and its decision for itself will be within
itse alone accepted We far idolize popularity as
often to make il stand for worth, and popularity
end right too often convertible terms in popular ora
tory Popularity implies no value IN ITSELF for before we
give il any value have first understand the condition
Of the PEOPLE and however high that condition may be- the
aggregate may yet be subject TO exceptions and linn
iaoBs and must not in any sense he taken for perfection
This point Mr. Giles illustrated by copious examples drawn
fom all ages aud peoples The better ideas and c0nyic
tions said le which melted into the general consciousness
ard ameliorated the general life, ours by means
of martyrs and cOnfessOrs-by means of men who
stood fIm against the multitude, who amid wailiny
and death, loyal to their sense of right aud truth
Thence MIR G. proceeded to notice the second abuse-that
of the attery of party This topic gave scope for some
fine touches of deeply imbued with sober truth
The "aitey Of class next touched upon and treated
with all the peculiar humOr of the speaker This sin was
most ccctually shown up and rebuked OF the results and
arpca of remedies for the correction Of these abuses
quote bet few paragraphs OF the conclusion the
lecture.
The injury eloquence said he resulting from this spirit
fake eulogy enters deeply into the writing OF our
time into lis spe akng great portion OF speaking and
writing of day directed 10 excite OF com
Il1ctncy This connects ef with the desire for present
and with The expectation OF quick return We are N
this age not only conscious but sefconsciOus Nearness
6dtionefs pertain 70 most of literary compost
tons. Writers must have ready applause and readers in
senf excitement. Neither writers readers wiling
to wait work. Our ideas are often brilliant, but so too
II ey are often short lived not souls born ont from tho
depths Of truth with immortal vgor but as sparks that
burning brush wood scatterswbch merely litter and ex
ure iItensity H. therefore, characteristic VI style.
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