Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-08-24

| lican That n man named Golf WIS hit on the head
| with stone by a mau named Granville Tucker
in the neighborhood Of Big Island, and was so
very seriously Injured that it Is thought he viii
mol recover.
STATUE OF HESRY.-rhe Enquirer thus
speaks Of Crawford's Statue of Henry, which has
recently arrived in Richmond
On Sunday, the statue Of Henry was placed
on ts feet, the strong iron bound wood work
knocked away, and everything ready for hosting.
Yesterday morning the colossal statue, II feet
high, raised, with perfect success. and strip
ped of is brown linen covering IL the public
gaze. There was but one opinion and that of
delight, at he magnificent work Of art. the splen
did and hie-llke conception Of the gifted artist.
Patrick Henry Is represented rs mak1Iga speech
of bodness and defiance, with his left leg extend
ed, both arms appraised and the right holding a.
sword in its scabbnrd and scroll inscribed
Liberfy--l76j," his famous red cloak" fall
ing gracefully over his left shoulder. The hand
some face is Of the finest characterize
wildly garng eye speaks conscious right aud de-
iance-the gestures are most graceful and Ife-
like, portrnyng in an extraordinary nanner the
enthusiastic and whirwind eoquenee Of
Hour, tho forest born Drnostlenes.
Whose thnnders shook tho rhipo the seas "
The face resembles sosaewat Mr. Calhoun and
Toy wise. n gentleman Vi uilpDci says 1iidb
it is like llenrys eldest son. Crawford took
cry pains to secure Il correct likeness having OBJ
tanned copies of the best portraits. and above all,
the orr inal outline sketches by Latrobe the ell
der. the eminent architect. The sword repre-.
sents the ar-breahng sentiments and eloG uence
of " Captain Henry" as his neghbors called him.
The cloak, with beautiful grace and classic ef-
feet, relieves the sharpness of the costume.
The orator is represented at the age of %.
when, Us the youthful member Of the House of
Burgesses at Williamsburg, on the 18th of May,
1868, (his ooh birthday he offered bis resolu-
tons against the British Stamp Act, and showed
himself giant among giants in debate. Among
his papers was found, after his decease, one seal
ed thus endorsed:
Enclosed are the resolutions of the Virginia
Assembly in 1865, concerning the Stamp Act
Let my executors open this paper" On the
back of the paper containing the resolutions
the following endorsement: .'The within passed
the House of Burgesses in May, 1863 They
formed the first opposition to the Stamp Act,
and the scheme Of taxing America by the Brit
ish Parliament. All the colonies, either through
fear OF the want of opportunity to form an oppo-
sition, or from influence of some kind or other
had remained silent. | had been for the first
time elected burgess few days before, was
young, inexperienced, unacquanted with the forms
of the house and the members who composed it.
Finding the men of weight ayerse TO opposition,
nnd the commencement Of the tax Mt hand, and
that no person was likely to step forth. | deter
mined 10 venture; and alone, unaided and unas-
sisted on the blank leaf of an old law book wrote
the within Upon Offering them to the house.
violent debate ensued. Many threats were Ut
tered and much abuse cast ON me by the part as
for submission. After long and warm conte st,
the resolutions passed by very small majo rit y.
perhaps one two only. The alarm 81 re ad
| throughout America with astonishing qucl1nes IS,
| and the mini storinl marty were ovprwheluad
The great point of resistance TO British taXati IN
was universally established in the colonies This
brought on the war, which finally separated I he
two countries, and gave independence to ours. -
! Whether this will prove blessing or curse
will depend upon the use people make Of he
! blessings which gracious God hath bestowed on
us. If they wise, they will be great and hap
| py. If they are Of contrary character they
| will be miserable. Righteousness alone can eX all
! them as nation. Reader, whoever thou IT
remember this and in thy sphere, practice Writ nc
thysef, and encourage it in others.
p. HENRY"
Writ thus describes the scene which Cray,fo re
has immortalized in beautiful golden bronze
at was an occasion that called upon him to pnt
| forth all his strength, and he did put it FORTH il
such manner man never did before. The 1rds
of argnment, with which his adyersaries freque at.
| ly hattcred themselves that they had bound h in
| became pdch-t Ill his ndluS. lie Dul 81
them with much the unshorn Samps. 81
did the bands of the Philistines. lie seized t'ap
| pillars of the temple, shook them terribly, aIld
seemed to threaten his opponents with ruin. Il
an ineessant storm of lightning and thund, IL
! which struck them aghast. The faint heartc c
gathered courage from his countenanee, and cow.
ards became heroes while they gazed upon his ex-
! PLOTS,
at was in the midst of this magnificent deba te
while he descanting ON the tyranny of the
obnoxious act that he exclaimed in a voice 81
! thunder, and with the look of god: 'Cses II
had his Brutus, Charles the First, his Cronw, j
and George the Thrd-("T Treason cried Il le
| Speaker--''Treason, treasonl' echoed from ev D.
! ~ part of the house. 1t of those tl-viIle
! moments, which are decisive of character Hon ry
faltered not for instant; but rising to a left er
| attitude, aud fixing on the Speaker an eve of he
most determined FIRE, he finished his sentence with
the firmest emphasis)--mdy profit By their cram
| pie. fthS be treason, make the most of it,
| This was the only expression of defiance which
escaped him during the debate"
1t may here be remarked, that Patrick Hen
rvs celebrated speech of "Give me liberty or
| give DEATH" was not made till ten years Int or,
viz in March, I775, in the Virginia Convent on
which assembled in the Old Church on Chul ch
Hill in this city of Richmond.
In this necessarily hurried notice, we have Il ct
attempted TO do ustce-although we have II OF
the artistic capacity-to this splendid work of
art 1t will attract the admiration of thousand $,
and will confer glory on Crawford, the design er
and sculptor and on Miller. the Director of tho
! Foundry at Munich-and will do honor to the
Old Dominion, in thus munifcently honoring h, 81
patriotic and giant
A CITIZEN OF RCHMoND MuRDEREp.-A lie t.
ter from San Louis Potosi, Mexico, gives t,1e
following painful Intelligence of the murder of a
| citizan of Piohnop1