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sIs snring q l8--, fer q The good e;,ix,.. !,
.,.-, Seanly ssrsagslF enough conceived Thar ,h.,
o and under tie ss";S that might Be brcsshl
oe 1essnorPhossd into thu eos.,,s *
sha s ,sgslaser " he asenry or King csaes.
rem NJ. 49, 90 ssschsix retrved his Inst desert.
- - aafa q scsf eas. who like myself ,nes "
soIs PERIOD have bee the creatuse II M 40 y.
- nss survived lag saorgh Is zee he n,as.,r ~
IA 3 aefees upon iae astsnsoa cf the pcople
~ Than q nt henoiable cnnpetifor iosks,e
aps.s1s uaseen q she heys trade peaknivss ~
drIisy and res.0s NAlsh save me spAsmeal
bensy. ''''sS = PERIOD q my iaeasl,
an abortion, and have ever smiled gssuss.
NY p my constituents snd could but laugh increalosy
Al the PRONUNCIATION Of the democratic creed rs eos.
tanned IN the platform erected Baltimore which M
LAYERS TIE people With aec,asion Of profound respect
for the intelligence. the patriotism and the scyiis.
tag Justice oitke American people,
Whilst in the Legislature my orbit was that pasiti1n
o. nedlocFIty ~ wnich one Is happily freed from eensus
applause. aid unaffected hy the narrowing iafne.se
OF the one, on the topIqty tendency Of the other AN
constituents had itie Of ncthihg before the Legislature
which was precisely adapted nv capacity for service
though Twas always abhuf at the callof the roll and do
mel remember 10 have bed than iocs contrary 10
my meaning which was yecasiunrd by the Speaker mrs,
siang the question, OF my nisappf hensien Il the aa
.urs q ~ fhdeayoret to keep the record right .know
ing tnat my constituents or " King Caucus should
ever be guilty q the folly Of nominating me arain Ii
default o. specches-which was aeysr guilty Of aerp.
ng-ihey might aVe curiosity enough to search The
Journal and 10 how st0od there / was r,.Ieiy,M
from ibis appr henssh r they never ~ coafereda
similar honor upon ny This day did "a, quite ocenn.
All my time, Rad the 5sanee Ideyoted 10 asiag oses
fau9rs and noting ihf pteaaftes ofsom Of my llo~
members These notes all slowed away carefully Il
my aid If my leisure III permit shall h. rsn..
erbsd Tor the bepeEt ~ your readeFz am sure that
The living originals woala have afforded better
neat but as al could not BIZ favored like myself in this
respect promise thsi eiches all be true to life
A some o. these Characters still pger upon the shore.
q time lPercm MY task delicaiey as possible
ayoulpg ne Hames q M tnhects and the localities
The first character shall Introduce il MIR ---who
represented --T-- ceantyS and from his actions one
might have supposed that he impressed with the
canyciicn that he could represent the State at laree
llls EeEsaaa ape srantewas strking which combired
with lhe Frequency Of his efforts cnghten The House
wlih the fashsg scntillStssns from his luminous brain
give effect 10 his rhetorical aourshas: Of gesture and
action he had ffeny but there was want Of brIanev
ABOUT nose usn5iy and unlike many
other disinga4hed orators VIII m have known pa
fiashes were ever emitted from his usreess eyes
Whether this defect was the result Of naformation Of
the cqrhea o. Che retina. ana ocnsi enough TO de-
ternne, bot eertain il is that the chambers through
which the soul looked things converSd
70 paGt about the bridge Of his nose toward which
there ened y exist the power Il attraction that ha!
tendency TO yert the order ef nature aud left exosd
20 view nothing hui huge orbs OF Immense whiteuess
His cogrlexion was usually Aorid AID Judging from his
nwAvermg reagnance 70 EtOhbitry la,c, might have
SSSh " hNdTc Indulgence a uNufE
which shall not name: There was also certain ner
vous trtmor adu his ngers when he rose to speak but
whethS was theresalt Of proneness have hunted az
OF or OF eleeiryng principle which he imagined
was passing ro hiHisslf the hearts Of his auditors
canno gay. BIT the otasr uaa was Only fype 81 The
inner. ir he was remark ,le in all respects HIS tenn
per was rascibie and peidnf last degree aud in
all ihest pssshart the defornlsty his
renindsdfne q a certain bFokendow old politician
whom Ionce knew my locality and amused my
~ stfon upsd cutorIai fsarerniry who mad
provoked him Had he possessed the iaieats Of old
ar X xsrn' mentioned IL the " Flush Times. p he
would have driven May yeang dedgng TO the
first opening that word have afforded place Of egress
to from the invectye thai he ould have
rolled upon thgia A. Wss his abilities bcing Of
the shiRing cfds was SAD Of his fights Of eloquence
that they reseblei the Actn Of dunghll fowl. who
never rises above the nearest fence.
His advocacy pf any measure usually fatal TO lis
success, and several that remember. died upon bis
hands. fWithai he was excellent paranenlarian,
and il not discreet. faithful member; alb
sent oin his post ihaa few moments time,
and IS in thiSrespct model for other and pop
ular mctnbers know not IL he still lylng, but II be
is and this sketch should his eyes. he co0d fail
to perceive who Trored il it, and II the desire
which trompted the poet 20 Nsh that We might .see
ourselves as others u.s. his, il nigh lead
renuneaion Of some Of those dos, that blurred
his character and worried h friends. Let his be
forgotfen and only that whsh worthy be held ia
remembrance,