Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-01-19

exclaimng between his periods, "llnw fine ~
bot you find him persuasive, convincing, and
eneciual in argument, such as no other man to
whom you ever listened. Sincerity. and earn-
est, full conviction Of the truth distinguish the
manners Of this orator and plain sound sense
is the characteristic of his matter without
plain sound sense, indeed, can there be any true
eloquence He does not waste his strength in
attempts to utter merely striking things he is
not brilliant speaker, as the epiihet is COM
monty understood Your brilliant oraiars are
amusing. but they are not powerful they are
seldom effective 10 any good purpose. John
Randolph was as brilliant a crackskull as ever
sparkled he shone among the American ora
tors star Of the first magnitude, though by 40
means fixed star. No speaker in Congress
could draw an audience like him bis sayings
were 10 every mans mouth, his reputation filed
every corner Of the Union. But Randolph was
brilliant. and no more; he lacked sound sense,
and thus lacked the most efficiell weapon Of
his warfare. People listened to him, but new
er needed him; for though be had talent, be
had no wisdom. With oil his fame, he was
without influence for while the multitude
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statesman /; though whatever party could count
him among its numbers for the moment, com.
monty thrust him into the van as a foIlorn hope;
yet, TO every interest be espoused be did as
much mischief as good. Never was a more
useless man Of genius. Afier long anl rest
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saenusetis would nave returned nm TO congress
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