Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-16
LYNCHBuRC llRGlNlAN.
TUESDAY MORNING .JAN'Y 10, 1855.
Two paguer1eotypcs by Different q rtist..


riosi,y of thuse who have never seen him is nat
urally somewhat excited in anticipation of the
event. BY way of prepa ring them for the es-
hibition we present two pictures, mental. moral
aud physical of the distinguished subject. each
sketched by democratic artist-thc first appear
ing in the Democratic Revie~ for octohor ls;s7,
and the second in the lPetersburg) South Side
Democrat in l55l. then edited by Roger a. Pry-
or now the priacipal writer for the Richmond
Fnouircr. II Injustice is done by either, the
wrong is not ours, nor tia, Of or party If Mr..
Wise ehafes undor the a-erption 10 him ct IN
dnsss and obfiquity Of Judgment almost
sskin 10 ,aoron.ana.n and Of genius ''nhisar'ned
h, ,,,o;y a car,mop sspsen-if he takes offence
~ beirp called ..polifiod Quiroie" and LA Oh
or, of ,nprsm, ridieaier-if be denies that hc
.1erted mo moral force IA Congress and that
his sreechps were listened to with ''intsr,st aud
.-mnsemenf" only--ict him go with his grievances
10 that party with which he has chosen to afi-
te Here is the extract from tie Democratic
Review:
.,Rst all Mr. Wise's talents, 10 which ] have
tried To do full Justice, rendered all but use'
less by hi, intemperauce Of mnnnrr. and Ger
tain unSoundness and obliqoiiy Of Judgment al
most skin to monomSnia. The idea has s'lztd
energetic haA HthsahNtN H"'''H
genins is uneayen~d ey gram ii common
sense. tina, the Admin -traion is n perfect A1-
yaan stable and ts.at he is the Hercules VIII" IS
10 s,y,.e, .~sv ~ accumulated cerrup'ton by the
torrents If his eoqu, nee l'ns rrght al be
very fine but unfortunately ihe premises OF ths
whole theory lssrely imaginary. lie Is a eoi'
of paljtiesl Quiaoie. and though very nefto'
rioss gentleman in all respects hut one, ~ that
one he cantrYx.s to make himseh constantly an
.,h;ect a supreme videalle. parallel to all the
adventures of the Knight 81 the soriowtei VS.
are might easily and atnusSg'y be tToeed "a AF'
Wises career of Engi -errantry curing me lsst
few years This kal9cipation Of Nj. MISC ~.
forts and discaors every ehtect 10 ans .tsuhhe'd
eve and especially he himself as maenhee nj"
sch collessl diH,eslsians that he seems 10 imagine
sublimi feridm si6eru rcTftoe'
.He afforded "a Iudcrous instance Of this the
other day. when he compared hlmselfto the n"b1e
figure of Columbus IN Fcrsoo's MODEL ekbsited
last sess5Spi j was q magnificent tgure, s"-
blime and beautiful tlre ipag e{eFst''d alme-t to
she demi.pod hy the maral aud iniclle ctual GRIM
deur of his character and achievements, holding
n world IN the palm q his hand; timid lndlen
sonnv COACHES beneath him attracted 10y cuasos-
itv and awe 10 peep at the godlikc stranger, but
ready to start off with alright tA" moment he
shall turn his head These were, according to
Mr.. WISE hmSel f-nnd the ADMINISTRATOR h'R'
jorty in Congress
i.
ana his most violent TRADES dften scarcely
deemed worthy II reply. Proceeding from }1iie
they are considered 10 answer themselves lie
is listened 10 with interest and mnos.mema, ha al
when ne thr e,st' 'nN "n-i""H' ~
;he House proceeds if HI, ror Il prdfered NJ
all had not been heard"
"Dost thou ike the picture Is 1t {" mau
whose qualifications are thas inNert"uied 10y tine
highest Democratic authority, that Democrats are
willing TO mako a Governor of virginia. shah
all the imposing and sacred interestH a this re
nowned old commonwealth be entrusted 10 one
whose .'unsonndness and obliqohy nf judgment
are almost akin to monomnnia" aud shSse 4'gc-
MUS is unleayened by grniu II common sense
Dut W. nasIeu to lrr-vn, 4i.v vilier @eture. Ii
is later and larger. aud by an artst whose
skill and accuracy ne Virginia democrat 40 al lib
ertv TO dispute, fer he is the oracle ID the
party in the state. Il was taken otter Mr.. Wise
had thrown off the wing toga, and represents him
at full length. clothed in the garb OF democracy
The particular time seems 10 have been whea Nh
Wise was engaged in making his great three
DAYS harangue in the constitutional convention
of lS5l-the very harangue. hy the way which
won for him western support ID the convention at
Staunton and secured him the nomination. This
is the portrait copied into the Richmond Wing
from the South Side Democrat.
1.-The speech of Henry 4. Wise Is one OF the
most remarkable harangues ever delivered to a
delberatiye body. Whether considered in re
spect of its magnitude, or the manner W lis do
livery or the doctrines it proma gates II II phe-
nomenon-an intellectual monster. No man whe
has not seen aud heard him in his present per-
Torrance. can form the least conception at the
matter or the manner. The attitudes aud gestic-
nlaynne Cd the Themselves marvel.
Now he stands erect, with uplnted hand, impe-
ing the favor. or imprecang the wrath OF heaven;
again he sinks almost to the floor in the agony of
some extreme pa sson. Now he whispers forth the
accents of persuasion, anon he Kisses out some
whitening anathema. At one time his voice
rings like the bleat Of suffering calf; again 1t
sinks TO the solemn sound of Sunday sermon.
At one moment his face bears with gentlcness,
presently it flames with all the pas sions OF . fry.
He strides up and down the floor. he losses aud
swings his arms, he shakes his fist and points
his fingers he stamps and raves and soowls.
1.-The matter is suited to the manner. Such q
torrent of twaddle, such mush mixture OF mere
fustian such agonzing pathos. such erratic tights
of fancy, such rushing invectlve, such solemn
prayers, such blasphemous imprecations! Ev-
cry topic is discussed by the orator. matter
what its irrelevancy. Now he is specializing =
bout tho origin of society in moment he launch
es into an inyectiye against race horses. Now
he is compmenting Jesus Christ, and now abus-
ing John Randolph; at moment he quotes
Shakespear, at another the Bible; Magma Charta
and King John, the Declaration of Independence
and Thomas Jefferson, the Modes and Persians,
the Greeks and Romans, the French and Engs 81,
the whites and the blacks--al fguere ia this com
prehensive medley. But to say that this speech
of Henry A. Wise is not characterized by ahili-
ty, is to utter manifest absurdty. In mountain
of the merest trash and drt,are scattered gems o.