Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-05-15

gcuiture, closing on hiocu.lon, the
tlne Arts, the Deau'ies Oh Nature,
&c, &C.
We snail not attempt Tor indeed IL
10 imPossao'e, 70 give . sketeh OF the
matter OF the discourse. Like all true
oratorys IL was dug up irom the great
fountain OF Truth, and had the ring
o. the true metal about It, In fact,
the sentiment OF the lecture may be
apply expressed In the graphic Ian
guage OF the distinguished author
plain, solid, substantial hone oil
yoar flimsy augmentation, sentimen-
tai notningism Wishy-wasny opin-
ionisn, nor pedantlc dogmatlsm. 1t
was pure as gold seven times refined,
anu snone out as bright ~ the stars Oh
morning.
1t IL Of the style OF the orator, and
not OF the DISCOURSE itseii, that we
wish to say few words. And here
We wish 70 say that we nave heard
the most distinguished Lectur-
ers OF the age, that Mr. Walker diff
iers nom tnem aii-nay, SURPRISES
them ali, IN many respects. Gall on
the rostrum your Bentons, and Ever,
etts, ana MAINS, ana SO on 10 the end
OF the chapter, and not one OF them
can deliver JUST SUCH DISCOURSE as
mr. "aker. indeed ms oratory Is
originalEthe outpouring OF his own
indiviouaiity-tne iac-Simlie Oh ms
own mental maklng-up, and not In
the least initiated nor borrowed Mr.:
Walker shines with no borrowed
light, like all inferior or celestial lite
rary bodies Like the sei-sustaining
and light-produclng god OF day, his
lustre lies within, and belongs to him
sen ana not 70 another. !,
cicero, Demostnenes, burk anu
Ciay-have each established tor them
selves and an initiative posterlty Pc
cullar scnooi OF Oratory. MI. ak
er, like them only in originality, in
the potency OF Great individuality
which cannot initiate, however time
honored the custom, has established
style OF Oratory peculiar 10 himself.
1t Is grand. gloomy and peculiar
SUI generian and Waikerian. 1t has
the force OF Clay, the ponderous ar
gumentation OF Webster, the exqui-
site polish OF Cicero, and the earnest
action OF Demosthenes in it--but at
ter all these ingredients are so fused
In his mental crucible that they come
out entirely as an original product,
impressed with all the moral and in
telieetual imprlnts Of the man. Mr..
Walker may have imitators, but his
student must have the intellect and
genius OF the man to equal the mas
ter.
The unerring test Of true Oratory,
Is the power 20 move the masses, I'm.
der all circumstances, and upon all
occasions. Some orators dazzle, some
thunder, and others lightning, aud at-
ter all leave the audience as unmoved
and impassive Us the cold stone. Not
90 with Mr.. walker. His oratory Is
siwa?s enective' de dives down
oeep INTO the great fountain Oh hu-
man nature, and handles the cords OF
our numani'y Us sk','iu'iy ana as
sWeetly Us osSian struck the strings Oh
ms Tyre. None put an Egyptian mum
y W an anuqua'eu o'u maui WHOSE
annuity 10 the human iamiiy mas ali
~sl r' ,;a. ous oAoepI sno SKIN a. anu pone'
van ns'on un'nosou anu unaheo'ou uh-
der the droppings OF Mr. Walkers or
atory Inc young ana oia-male
anu ioInaie-'ne i'noec'io anu inc &C.
n ~, ,s un '!e and the learned
~ listen Win common INTEREST 70
MT walker Ana wnyf because we
al have a common Humanity-the
same anections ana passions, In act
the same great universal, common
human nature, ana IL Is with THIS
mr. aiker mas 70 90. FOR tins rea.
son shakespeare Is admired the world
over, ana so would Mr.. walkers Or
seory DO, In All ages ana chimes wher-
oseF man nas an ao'u'hg place
Some orators arc great at times on
lyon great circumstances and on
great occasions. Mr.. Walker is al
ways great-always effectively po-
tent. he always scars and never
founders. He opens his extempora-
noous speeches with calm, impassive
dignity, smooth as q summers morn,
but with sudden transition, no less
thrilling than unexpected, like Joves
bird, plumes his pinions and darts for
tho sun, band ever afterwards scars
with untlrlng wing. We have seen