Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-03-24
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PATRICK HEsRY.---A young member Of the
Federal party, the son Of ali officer Of rank,
who had bcen educated In England, and resid-
ed there during The whole period Of The Revo.
luton, had once The bad taste TO make direct
set at Patrick Henry. The occasion he-choso
was Ia reply to a speech in which the veteran
had expressed his readiness sat all times. and
on all occasions. to bow With ihe eiribsi defer
ence to the majesty Of the people" Being
endowed with lively fancy, graceful address
and easy, sprightly execution, ho rang tho
changes on these words with considerable fe.
liciiy through thirteen periuds, conclu dirg eaeh
period with bow. Among other things he
said, 'li was Of little importance whether
country Eas ruled by dcspoi with tiara og
his head, o. by a demagogue 10 red cloak
and caul-bare," describing lIenry's dress,)
"alihough he should profess on al occasions 10
bow 10 the majesty Of The people, .
Henry raised himself up heavily, and with
Affected awkwardncss. "Mr Speaker" said
he, 81 am plain man, aud have been cdhcat.
ed altogether 10 Virginia. My whole life has
been spent among planters, and other pIaia
men Of similar education, who never had the
advantage OF that polish which Court alone can
give, aud which the gentleman over the way
has so happily acquired indeed, sir, the gen
leman's employments and mine lin common
with the great mass Of his countrymen) have
been as widely different as our fortunes for,
while that gentleman was availing himself Of
the opportunity which aspendid fortune Afford
cd Of acquiring a foroign education. mixing
among the great, attending levces and courts,
luel la ..(
James, aud exchanging courtesies with crowned
heads, was engaged in the arduons tolls of
the revolution, and was probably as far from
thinking Of acquiring those polite accomplish
nents which the gentleman has so successfully
cultivated, as that gentleman then was from
sharing in the tolls and dangers in which his
unpublished o0unfryulan were engaged. ] will
not, therefore, presume TO vie with The gentle
man in those courtly accomplishments Of which
he has just given the house so agreeable spec
linen yet such a bnw as ! can make shall be
ever at the service Of the people," Herewith,
although there was no man who could make
more graceful bow than than Mr. Henry, he
made one so ludlcrously awkward and clownish
as took the house by surprise, and put them in
to roar of laughter ''The gentleman, hope
will commisseraic the disadvantages Of educa-
tion under which have laboured, and will be
pleased to remember that have never been a
fayoriie with that monarch whose gracious
smile be has had the happiness to enjoy
He pursued this contrast Of situations and en-
gagements for 6fieen or twenty minutes without
smile, and without the smallest token Of re-
-rssAsAr,- -siher in cegplepance, expression. or
says a correspondent, THAT he fhoneiit Inn
self making his apology for his own awkSahds.
ness before full drawing-rocm at ST, James
] believe there was nor a person who heard
him, the sufferer himself excepted, who did
not feel every risible nerve Affected His ad
yersary, in the mean time, hung down his
head, and, sinking lower and lower until he
was almost concealed behind the interposns
forms, submitted to the discipline as quietly as
Russian maleiactor, who had been beaten with
the knout ill all sense Of feeling was lost."-
Wint's L,(e.