Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-12-18

seven TO fourteen miles. Dimes at four, re
turns to the drawingroom at six, when
coffee is broug ght in, and passes the evening
till nine in conversation. His habit of re-
firing at that hour is so strong, that it has
become essential to his health and comfort
His diet is simple, but he seems restrained
only by his taste. His breakfast is tea and
coffee, bread always fresh from the oven,
of which ne does not seem afraid, with
sometimes slight accompaniment of cold
meat. He enjoys lis dinner well, taking
with his meat large proportion of veget-
ables. He has strong preference for the
wines Of the Continent, of which he has
many sorts of excellent quality, having
been more than commonly successful in his
mode ofimporting and preserving them
Among Others we found the following,
which are very rare in this country, and
apparently not at all injured by Transports
ton: L'Eduau, Muscat, Samian, and Blan-
chette de Limoux. Dinner is served in
half Virginian, half French style, in good
taste and abundance No wine is put on
the table till the cloth is removed. r...-
In conversation, Mr. Jefferson is easy
and natural, and apparently not ambitious /;
| is not loud, as challenging general atten-
tion, but usually addressed to the person
next him. The topics, when not selected
to suit the character and feelings of his au-
ditor. are those subjects with which his
mind seems particularly occupied; and
these, at present, may be said to be science
and letters, and especially the University
of Virginia. which is coming into existence,
almost entirely from his cxertions, and will
rise, it is hoped, to usefulness and credit
under his own continued care. When we
were with him, his favorite subjects were
Greek and Anglo-Saxon, historicalreeollec-
tions of the times and events Of the Reyo-
luton, and of his residence in France from
1IS3-84 to 1852. ,- -.-. 'i',. 1.
MR. JEFFERscN's ACCOUNT OF PATRICK
HENRY. -1 @a.i
Patrick Henry was originally bar-keep-
er. He was married very young and GO
ing into some business, en- his own ac-
coant, was bankrupt before the year was
out. When l was about theage of fifteen,
l left the school here to go to the College
at Williamsburgh. 1 stopped few days
at a friends in the county of Louisa. l
there first saw and became acquainted with
Patrick Henry. Having spent the Christ
mas holidays there, l proceeded to Will
hamsburgh. Some question arose about
my admission, as my preparatory studies
had not been pursued at the school con-
nectcd with that institution. This delay
ed my admission about fortnight, at
which time Henry appeared in Williams
burgh, and applied for a license to practice
law, having commenced the study of it at
or subsequent to the time of my meeting
him in Louisa There were four examin-
ers-Wythe. Pendleton, Peyton Randolph,
and John Randolph. Wythe and Pendle-
ton at once rejected his application. The
two Randolphs, by his importantly, were
prevailed upon to sign the license; and
having obtained their signatures, he applied
again to Pendleton, and after much en-
treaty and many promises of future study,
succeeded in obtaining his. He then turn
ed out for practicing lawyer. The first
case which brought him into notice was a
contested election, in which he appeared as
counsel before committee of the House of
Burgesses. His second was the Parsons
cause, already well known. These and
similar efforts soon obtained for him so
much reputation, that he was elected a
member of the Legislature. He was as
well suited to the times as any man ever
was, and it is not now easy to say what
we should have done without Patrick Hen
ry. He was far before all in maintaining
the spirit of the Revolution. His influence
was most extensive with the members from
the upper counties, and his boldness and
their votes Cverawed and controlled the
more cool or the more tirnid aristocratic |
gentlemen of the lower part of the State.
His eloquence was peculiar, if indeed it
should be called eloquence, for it was i'm
pressive and sublime, beyond what can be
imagined. Although it was difficult when
he had spoken to tell what he had said, yet |
while he was speaking, it always seemed
directly to the point. When be spoke
in opposition to my opinion; had produced |
a great effect and I myself been highly de-
lighted and moved, l have asked myself
when he ceased: what in the world has
he said!' l could never answer the inqui-
ry. His person was of full size, and his |
manner and voice free and manly. His
utterance neither very fast nor very slow.
His speeches generally short, from quar-
ter TO half an hour His pronunciation |
was vulgar and vicious, but it was forgotten
while he was speaking.
He was man OF very little knowledge
of any sort; he read nothing, and had no
books. Returning one November from
Albemarle court, he borrowed of me
Hume's Essays, in two volumes, saying he
should have leisure in the winter for read
ing. In the spring he returned them, and
declared he had not been able to go further
than twenty or thirty pages in the first vol
ume. He wrote almost nothing g-he could
not write. The resolutions of rs, which
have been ascribed to him, have by many
been supposed TO have been written by MIR.
Johnson, who acted as his second ON that
but if they were written by Hen
~ himself, they are not such as to prove
my power of composition. Neither in pol
tics nor in his profession was he man of
business; he was a man for debate only
His biographer says that he read Plutarch
avery year. doubt whether he ever read
4 volume of it in his life. His temper was
excellent, and he generally observed deco
rum in debate. On one or two occasions |
nave seen him angry, and his anger was