Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-03-24
From the N. Y. KnIckerbocker.
HON. MICHAEL WALSH.

Among the new representatives OF the
people who will enter the House for the
first time at the next term Of our National
Congress, will be Hon. Michael Walsh, Of
this city. That he will "rse with The oc-
caslon" is the opinion and the hope of those
who ale acquainted with his talents and his
fearless honesty of purpose. Ardent and
Impulsive though he may be, he will seldom
be found to offend agains, the cour,esies Of
debate; while as speaker he will prove
mpas<ioned and entirely original. Some
idea of he impressive manner may be gath
an impromp,u speech delivered some ten
years ago at Tammsny Hall. 1t is an H.
lus,ra,ion Of the speakers argument for
down-'rodden Man, who lacks moi The merit
but the opportunity 10 rise:
"When man is placed in false posi-
tion the very traits of his character that
would be vlrluous in a true one are looked
upon as faults, or denounced as vices. by
those who attempt In form an estimate of
his character without possessing instruments
to take The altitude Of his mind. When the
temple of Minerva was finished, al Athens,
two rival scul p.ors of tho. city were employ
ed 10 decorate its summit with q ststue Of
the goddess. Each abored in secret, and
followed the conceptions of his own mind,
with view to the production of a master
piece of art. On The day lhs, the mer-
lis Of the statues were 10 be decided upon, j.,
and the hour for SO doing had arrived, few
of the self constituted judges gathered in
front, while thousands remained behind who
could see nothing. Those in front passed
of our party, and the thousands who could
see nothing hurrah'd and responded TO the
decision. One statue was Of the size Of
life, finely sculp,ured and Of mos, exquisite
workmanship The features beautifully chis-
el!ed, until life seemed starting from the
marble. The other Of colossal size, with
huge and apparently unshapely limbs, and
features that looked TO the immediate OBJ
server more like unmesning pro,uberances
than any.hng else. When the judges gave
a decision in favor Of the small but beaul-
fuI statue, j. was gradually raised amid the
shouts Of The multitude, and became dim
mer and fainter as i, Ieceded from their view;
and when it finally reached The pedestal, il
resembled nothing human or divine, but
seemed 10 have dwIndled 10 mere point
The applause gave way to murmurs and dis
appreciation, and it was then lowered, to
make room for its rejected rival, which was
very Ielucianily hois,ed in its stead As it
receded from The earth its Determines les
sened, and gave way to an appearance of
symmerv and beauty, which increased with
its distance from the earth and when i.
finally reached the pinacle from which the
sculptor from his knowledge of perspective
aud proportion, designed it should be view
ed, then it looked as if The Divinity herself
SO beautiful was its aspect, had decended to
receive the homage of her warshipers So
it is with men. God Almighty moulded the
character Of men according to The station
which he intended they should ultimately
Gil and when man is placed by clrcum.
stances in a position lower than tha, in
which he was created to move, his virtues
become vices IN The eyes Of those whose
vision is TOO short to view him as q whole
and who therefore reject him as unfi. 70,
elevation"
We know not how this may strike others
but to our poor sense it is one Of the mos
beautiful and truly classical SMILES we eve,