The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-11-05


hand which for the first time played upnr
the great instrument which thenccfortl |
it was to sway, aud dircci--the human
heart The inveciive of the speaker be
came finally 50 terrible, his denuaciatior
of the vices aud arrogance Of the cler. J
so withering, that the parsons seated
upon the bench preciritately left it. and
disappeared from the Cour, house ---mov
ed t. the act either by indignation u,
confusion Henry concluded his speech
amid almost insupprtable excitement
and the jury, scarc.l " retiring for IA mo
ment, brought in a verdict of .nr penn.y
damages, thus prac'icslly reversing the
decision of the Courts, and deciding in
favol of tn. Collector. The motion f,v
a new trial was ovrrrnled the delighted
Col Henry. with tears running dawn his
cheeks at the glory Of his son, aLjournrd
the Court, aud Patrick Henry was caught
up by the crowd. hoistcd upon their
shoulders. and borne around the court.
yard, like a triumphant hero. He had
spoken with the voice Of the people. In
his tones Of thunder they lad themselves
seemed to throw down their defiance to
the Government and the Establishment
From that time the unknown yun'h was
deer to the popular heart, and rul d the
MISSES ut his will.
That the speech Of Patrick Henry in
the Parsons cause was the extraordinary
effort Of wonderful genius there is M
iu>, reason tn doubt Those who heard
him have left their testimony that he
'msd- their blood run cold, and the
hair upon their heads to rise up" The
speaker achieved full success in desper
ate enterprise. defeated the clergy VIII"
smiled with anticipated triumph. aud
thr " his listeners into frenzy almost
II is not too much to say that. as the Fl ST
appearance Of al untried and i,lplc,,
y"ung man, this speech was one "f ,h"
most extraordinary achievements of the
human mind. in any age or nation. II
proved what no close observer ever
iorb,cdh. that natural cndawmen:s frc
qnnuiiiiy -Srcass al training-,hat y~";n
bids defiance to every obstacle. AMI car
rics all before it. T'us. at bound, the
yonthful lawyer achieved an immcns"
local fame. The result of his snrer-~
Was otherwise gratifying. 1t secured fnr
him ample employment in his profession
H. was nalong"r "ny y III" pleasant. story
telling, vi'lrn playing ilrr o, the porch
"f the country tavern. lie was the ooan
who "rNcad against tn" parsons." III"
fnvorite of the people They wer" proud
IF ther native orator. who. nna~sis'cd hy
tn" training "f the scl""l~. and relying
""lv up"" his natural powers. had mc,
aud "v"rihr"wn the grea' E,tab'i~hmpnt
m pitched battle. though lis causr ha |
been supported by an adv"cate as accom-
p|ished as Peter LYONS They w"ula
thrucefor,h take his fortunes under th~ir
charge: and every vaice wouti b. his
own. Almost Immediately Henry was
thus enabled t" entc- upon full practice
His docket WIS filed: aud the succs -
witch he achieved was all that is al
mirers expected H. was never u great,
4" ease lawyer" bu, before jury hc was
almost irresistible His wonderful power
Of movin. the humla heart rlacr him
in advance of every competitor; and it
soon b came phrase nf the county pa"
pie. expressive Of the desperate strait of
any one. that "cven Patrick ll,nr
couldn't save him"
But the courts Of law were not to lie
the scene # lIenry's creates, triumpas.
Ills genius was to carry him onward s"to
anotler aud more angus, arena The
impending stug.'e with Ena',nd claimed
It's .rra, prophet aud leader. Like mos,
young lawyers in Virginia who have Sc
cured the poplar voice and appAn,s, b.
ran for the House, aud WAS duly rlrctrd
He took hi, seat il the spring ~ 1863
On the I'D of March. the Stamp Ac, la
received the royal sanction; aid in May,
soon otter the meeting of the Burgesses,
it came up for the ac,ion for that body.
The hour and the man had both come
The storm long gathering, had piled up
lis b,ackrsts clpnds the mutteriug oi
The thunder began to be heard ere Ion.
the lightning WAS to fall like fire from
heaven. But all the elements of Rrvo
luton were not yet combined Many cf
the greutest leaders and most pa'riotic
statesmen hesitated aud doubted Bound
to England by hundred ties "f affection,
admiration, interest and habit, they re-
coiIed from the contest To which their
most cherish feelings were opposed.
and advocated still the Old formul >--pe,
tiiions. protests. and memorials to ParIia.
,ncnt aud the King. Such was the state
Of public feeling. when in the midst oi
The ,-;"hly clad and imposing assembla.e
Of ...l,hy nd ar'stocrs'ic planters, ap-
reared The shabb,i',, dressed aud unknown
young lawyer i,am Ha."ser' Let n'
sl,nce at the body. and zen a. me PR p,
su',al app arance "f the in'rn!'er
en,er the tnwn Of williamsburg. and T."o
reed up Gloucester street t. tn" old cap
i,ol Pa>sin. through the yes'ihnlr, and
the covered way leading to the building
in the rear, W. .ind ourselves in the nall
Of the wor.hipful House of Bnrsesses o:
the Colony aud Dominion of Virgiuia -
The Speaker is seated beneath red can
.py, held alofI by golden rods. Beneath
him the clerk i. writing ut hi. desk The
mace I,in. upon the ,able, to signify
thut the H.u.e is IN full session. Til,
body is imposing. II consists Of the
richest planters of the sea board. ner
who own thousan1, of acres and hundred,
of servan.s, aud who ri gn supreme ol
their great estates. like feudal baran'
surrounded BY their surf~ Of the "lebr
As becomes their rank and social advan
tngrs. they are elegantly clad They
wear rich cloth aud 'elvet. their coat,
aud wais,cos,s are splendid with emhr"id
cry, aud the long A ken p-rukes ar" cev
cred with snowy hair powder. They nr,
wealthy arisiocrats. with hundred nohl