The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-01-30

HiAAAh W AiAN ANNNNf ~ AAANNAANff
Chaplin, we heard originally IN very al
ferent place from Park stroet church. aud on
an occasion much better fitted for epdiode Or
paFade-speaklng, than for the close hand4o-
hand lit sgainst slavery In which Beecher
had presented himself II was in the famous
old Hall IL Boslon, whose arches, 90 eYery
sensitive and informed mind, must forever
whisper back 90 many oFagles Of those "elder
oraior6 of the Republic, whose reslstlessiel'
6quenee fulmlned 'acrost the water aud shook
The jewels from the diadem of''rhe Georges
The occasion was on interesting onet u was
the grent annual hstiynl ~ ihsi deuopitua-
ton Of Christians whose benign aud catholic
creed shgtA the gates of the SKY on no poor
MORALS, There whs large audience. Thay
were mostly seated At loug, thin tables Of re-
treatment, scattered wire-dpwn across the
ample aoor Of the hall but il WAS evident
that the vast assemblage had come there Tor
thoughts, not things for comfort, inforha-
ton, and oheor In their way Of life. Much
eloquent sense and sumo nonsensr had been
aired. when the chief luiiinary Of the hour,
N ohedienee 10 an imperative call, slowly and
heavily rose,
We were nt first disappointed in Chapins
appearance Before he got into his inspira-
tion, he looked quite ordinary large rotund
body, almosi FallstAiiian IN its proportions,
a clumsy cheat, not tall nor short. and a
head ro'nmi as monks, from which he
pecred 30 earnestly through his gla,sea. that
he seemed all'eyes and spectaeles. Thus he
rolled up TO the platform, great fat man all
in black,-a black bulk of body, black beard,
a black head the only relief to the undis-
unguishable elements Of blaekpcss being
white face which seemed small for such ful
length, end the eager eses which -glitiegtd
through the spcetncles like the lights in the
top Of a light.house. lie began I'M eolloquiu
way with a slight but appropriate pleasantly
which gained The car at once by is kind.
frank cordiality Of tone hut IN few mo-
ments the nnimating assnriations OF the his
torle hall, the influences OF the twilight hour
and the Christian gathering got absolute
possession Of him. and he rolled along IN one
unfettcrcd tide oremoion to hight ofnoble
eloquenee. Ills address was highly imagi a.
tive, and charged full with yivacity and fire !;
there were no tricks Of quack speakers.
sudden unnecessary changes and UNLOCKED
for-pauses, but soul-felt feryor and spirit-lift.
Ing fancies often he spoke with doubled
.fsis' his form rocking aud blmdins and
trembling under tho buid, bright thoughts
which raced othwart his mind. With pro.
digiour passion, and in tone which shook
Ia all Like mimic earthquake, he rolled out
his conviction, that when sFsEr truth is
uITcTed fJr hurn7-'it.. TIRE a.iLty
dead iit their lids and the heroes turn in
their gravcs"i and however hr-fetched the
declaration, he made IL at the moment a
LLze9 Eacl IN The minds of every one, of us
into whose eyes he glaTcd. ny ms iiTnc;
that clumlsy form and heavy face were yisibly
amendedi tho figure grew. shapely and
comely It seemed strung up 10 Rfuirprepor.
toned altitude, and the broad brow and
clear eyes beamed so brightly that the whole
face shone and was characterized by their
intellectual illumination now he looked i'm
deed Transformers il would have needed no
strain OF imagination to fauoy him n 3fallff,ir
o., buddhist priest, uttering mystical spells
amid iHrsntatioHs of cloquenee. And as,
turning from the ideal vision Of the graves
of the martyrs of truth, he descended 10
describe tho nctual splendid picture was
unfured to us of the vast metropolis oftrade
imperial New York, sitting queen-like at
the gates Of the Western Continent. thcstars
ofempire at her feet, the tiadem ofcommcrce
on her browi and leyyiug her princely tolls
upon the bnrtcr-currents Of world.
These uur Jmpon men are in many respects
very much alike in their rianner es delivery,
their presence, aud their matter Of discourse.
Their form and figure Is uifiiikr uifiiir rptl,er blalr
and burly, and suggestive of good cheer and
hearty grip OF the hand, rather than the
fastidious and delicate intellectually, such as
belongs usually to children of genius. You
see at glance that they arc not of the
asthmatic order Of speakers, ,--the ''indiges-
ton" school. Each of them looks and speaks
MS II he had the stomach and the digestion
Of wOr-horse. And good honest laughs arc
theirs, and strong, big-breasted ohcst.tones
of voice, and laughs that take right
hold Of your heart and lead captive the cor
dial multitude They have not, like many
scholarly and refined speakers, a shyncss, as
If they thought they we're intellectual egg
shells, aud trembledid- put either mind or
body into too close contact with you, for
fear of being crushed they look as If they
would always meet you more than half way,
In battle physical or mental. In short, to
happen upon them without knowing that
they were the most popular preachers and
lecturers Of the day,--born orators, the
legitimate oiIspring of Apoiio.--you would
vote them iudiscrimiuetcly GLORIOUS good
fellows,f Beeeher more particularly so cs-
pecially IL you happened to run against him
on top os ? Stage es4ch in the country, sitting