The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-07-10

"MAoAULAY's UP!"-It was Pile ssanter talking on
Wednesday, when the position OF Mr.. Macauiay IN
Great Britain measured ina great way. On We'd
nesday the house and the committees sitting at once
and building is filled with scattered NJ Pc some at work
many looking AT those who work, bu, most oi,e-
ing about the lo5bes and Corridors picking mp old
qusntance and feeling for public opinion About three
on Wednesday. one was lettering about, too; for the
talk in the House no, interesiing-on Wednesday
II seldom isand could pick up members opinion,
which is important as public opinion You were
walking along the committee lobby, wondering which
room" you would take next, when, you paused I'M
certain, you were bumped agains, by somebody lie
begged your pardon, and rushed and you looked
see who il member--a stout member; a man you
eoudn conceive in run; and yet he is running like
mad You still staring at hGl when two more men
rot past you. each side and they are members
too. You very puzzled. and the door close
you-"Members' Entrance" above it--dashed open five
membAs dash from IT, and plunge iuriously down the
lobby. Why, what be the maiterl More doors
open more members rush ont members are tearing
past you from all points, in dreclion-owards the
House. Then wigs and gowns appear; they tell you,
with happy faces, their committees have adjourned and
then third class-the gentlemen OF the press hi
larious. Why, WHATS the natter Mater Macaulay
up; and all the members off to hear him You Join
the runners IN moment and in the gallery see
the who had The start oil you persprrng into their
places. IL was announcement one hadn't heard for
years and the passing word Macaulays up" empiied
committee now, Of old It emped clubs !, was
true he was up. and in for long speech no, mere
spur bu, Grafton. lie in a new place, standing
in the second (above the treasury bench) from the
table. and looking and sounding all the better for the
elevation and The ceare atmosphere for which
be found that little remove from the green bore
The old voice, the old manners, and the old style
glorious speaking. Well prepared, carefully elab-
GRATED, coAiessedly essaysh but spoken with
perfect art and consumnae management; not up
and down, see-saw, talking off speech, but the grand
conversation OF man OF the world confding his
learning and his recollecions and his logic to party
of gentlemen and just raising his voice enough 10 be
heard through the That is as you heard him
when you got in but then he was only opening and
waiting Tor bis audience. As the House filled, which j,
did with marvellous rspdy he 20, prouder and more
on'orca and then he poured out his speech with rapid
n.y. increasing after every sentence I'LL it be tor
rent OF the riches, words, carrying his hearers with him
into enthusiasm, ycs, for dry the subject, he
gave grandeur by looking at from the grand and his.
torica point OF vew and yet not leaving them time to
cheer torrent OF worJsthst is the only de.crptio
Of Macaulay's style when he has warmed into speed
and such words-why wasn't tour O'Clock in The Alter
noon. lunch hardly dgesed and yet the quiet reserved
Engbsh gentlemen collected there to hear the celebrated
orator wild with delight opera house after
Grisi at ten You doubt il; the division; and before
MIR. Maesuay had spoken you might have safely BET
fifty TO that Lord Holman would have carried his
bill. After that speech the bill not thrown but
pitched Speeches seldom do affect messares and
yet this speech will have altered British policy on great
question, and-don forget that-on Wednesday, IN a
day sitting People said when II over, that it
superb, and 30 on, and began have higher opn-
ION OF The House Of Commons though is qucerly "led
seeing That the Maesusy class OF minds would bid for
leadership they would get IT. and that, perhaps the Lord
Johns only get u al present, by sort OF moral justice
because they work Tor IT, But Il wasn't all consraula-
hon. Mr.. Macaulay had rushed through his oraon OF
forty minutes with mastery vgor and. looking Al his
massive chest and enormous head, you couldna he sur
prised That the sort Of who would 20 ,b,ousb
whatever he undertook Yet The doubts about nj. b.l,h
which arise when meet him in the street. The n,v,
meets anybody) when You take advantage Of hs sphinr
like reverie.
"s,arng rgh' on, with calm, eternal eyes"
study the sokly face, would be confirmed by close
inspection, Wednesday. The great orator
bling when be sat down the excitement of triumph
the massive head notwithstanding him, and
he hsd scarcely tie sepo.sesson to acknowledge the
eager paises which offered by the ministers and
others in his neghborhood Evidently he had reasons
for being quiet Gibbon was IN the House and, m
this casc. 100, doubt. we must think enough will
have been done for fame and for our pleasure II the
history j. finished.
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