The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-08-06
For the Pamela Star.
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The most interesting
scene that human eyes ever beheld IN these
regions. occurred in the dourlshing city OF
Belmont. on the evening of the 23d inst.
1t would be depriving posterity of most
excellent lesson in the sublime art of ora
tory. not to notice the distinguished gen.
tlemen. who, we'll versed in all the techni-
,calities of politics, charmed the imtelli-
gent audience by bold and lofty flights of
fancy, until kind Morpheus Gained down
the excited passions of nature into plea
SAINT somnolence. Pursuant to a notice
given in the Star, the congregation-two
ladies, little girl, and men to arespecta-
BILE number, assembled in the Masonic
Lodge, at 3 O'Clock, expecting to be en-
lightened on the great questions which
agitate the public mind. we were not
long kept in suspense. the hrst orator,
rising with the dignity OF Cicero OF old
before the august assembly of Rome, in
the iewelled panoply ofpersuasion, mount
ed the rostrum. Deliberately unweaving
the intricacies of his profound subject, he
displayed depth of thought, that well
corresponded with the appearance of a
learned and experienced statesman. lie
scared aloft on s'Pinion's Wings, and
Imagination's Fancy" so high into the
upper regions that he soon announced
himself dreadfully afflicted with an amaz-
ing disease in the form of a bad cold.-
Notwithstanding this, he manfully and
gloriously defended the cause which he
had espoused, until proof seemed ready to
crown him victor, and propriety suggest
ed the idea of bringing his speech to a
close. Acting in accordance with this
suggestion, he took his seat amid the we'll
timed plaudits of the delighted audience.
The second orator, eager to refute the
charges of his predecessor, now arose,
and burst forth into an eloquent strain,
that caused a "change to come over the
spirit of nv Dreams" Borne along on
the irresistible tide of his eloquence, we
almost forgot that the hospitality of the
good people of Belmont had not placed us
in fit mood to sanction the Gt'ter-dinRer
expressions which we happened to hear,
while hunger was making severe attacks
on our physical stomach. With our eyes
gazing intently on Demosthenes, as we
thought in miniature, our soul wrapped
up in his glowing eloquence, our heart
wildly thrObbing under its magical in
fuence, we heard emily his silvery-tOned
voice, as it echoed among the romantic
hills, and then rolled away in sweet har-
mony with the singing of the birds, down
the ripping river Tallahatchie. Time
was flying; we listened; presently the
orator ceased, and then our bright vision
vanished like the morning shades before
the rising luminary of heaven. We were
deafened by thunders of applause. We
looked again at our orator. Unconscious
of himself, his feet had caught the dying
strains of his own eloquence, and gave
audible signs of se!f-dPProval. And here
we left him.
The sun having now nearly completed
his daily course, we were compelled to
leave. While crossing the river, we threw
back lingering look upon the beautiful
hills which reared their SUBMITS in red
magnifcence. Thus gazing, we thought
of the verse in the pleasures of Hope"
"'Tis distance lends enchantment to the
view,
And robes the mountain m its azure hue"
Mounting our steed, we resolved to visit
Belmont on every similar occasion.
JAMES CRACKCORN.
Long Greek, Miss,
Aug. 4th, 1856.