The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-02-14
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LnRp BRouGHAM, in his 'ilis.orical Sketches
Of Statesmen who llourished in the time of George
The Third gives some remarkable examples
showing the great loss sustained by England in
the history Of its statesmen, aud of its national
progress, through the imperfect state of pariia.
Inentary reporting in furmer times. He opens his
life Of Lord CHATHAM thus:
There is hardly any man in modern times, with
the exception, perhaps, of Lord Somers, who
nils SO large space in our history, and of whom
we know so little, as Lord Chatham; and yet he
Is the person 10 whom every one would at once
po.nt. If desired to name the most successful
and most brilliant orator that this coun-
try ever produced. OF Lord Somers, indeed, we
can scarcely be said to know anything at all.
That he was person OF unimpeac hable integrity,
a Judge of great capacity and learning, firm |
friend OF liberty, but cautious and safe counsel |
or in most difficult emergencies, all are ready to
acknowledge. But the authority which he pos !
sessed among his contemporaries, the influence |
which his sound and practical wisdom exercised |
over their proceedings, the services which he |
thus enabled to render in steering the Consti.
tuition safe through the most trying times, and
saving us from arbitrary power without paying |
the price of our liberties in anarchy and blooshed
nay, conducting the whole proceedings oi a rev.
oution with all the deSer Ation and almost in the
forms, of an ordinary legal proceeding, have sur
rounded his name with mild vet mpershabe
glory, which, in the contrast of our da'k igno.
ra,ce respecting all the particulars and details of
his life, gives the figure something altogether
mysterious and ideal. 1T is unfortunately too
late. by supplying this information, to fill up the
outline which the meager records of his times
have left us. But it is singular how much of
Lord Chatham, who houIished within the memo-
ry Of the present generation, still upon vague
tradition. As a statesman, indeed, he is known
to US by the events which history has recorded to
have happened under his administration. Yet
even oil his share in bringing these about, little
has been preserved of detail So, fragments of
his speeches have been handed down to us, but
these bear very small proportion the prodi-
gous fame which his eioSuence has left behind
it, that far more is maniles y lost than has reached
US; bile OF his written compositions but a few
letters have hitherto been given to the world.
The imperfect state of parliamentary reporting
! is the great cause OF this blank
What Somers and Chatham have lost in fame
by the oblivion of all the mastery efforts of their
minds which, welding the power of Parliament,
conducted the march OF the Government during
their connection with it. the history of the nation
has also lost for want of the vigor and verify, the
ciearness, the ireshneas and beauty with which lis
| events and lher causes might have been pre-
served In the luminous el"qwence OF its orators.
| The great men who conducted our revolution
airy struggle in the Continental Congress have
lett history behind them of the views aud
events hich had their birth in their debates ex-
cept in the nesger formula of journal. The
fervid feeling of the hour. the impeiling circum
stances, the Argument, the eager controversy
which oct the suhje III every variety Of light
passed away with the bresi that gave them ut.
terance; and men ho were not surpassed. in the
opinion OF Lord Chatham, by 'the master states
men Of the world, have beqneathed to posterit,
nothing OF the e,oguenre which guided our N
tional Couuciis but the shadow Of a name Re
cent publications show how graphic history be
comes when the actors in il speak for themseIv es
Ian shpy AIT tharp ,,lyas
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