Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-03
CHEAT FRENCH ORATORS.
N. ". Thfers, Jules Fnvre, and W..
Emile olivier.

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Desdemona vas right when she looked for \
Othello in bis mind rather than in bis body. The |
body is the least part of US IL 10 frail in early
youth, decupid Ia sge, often ailing, afflicted with
many wants, foil OF weaknesses. Thou trem- |
blest, knsve." said Henry " to his body. what
wilt thou do presently when / carry thee into |
dsngerT Frederick the Great scoffed at the |
craven mass with similar scorn. Time has little |
effect on the mind which contempIates dangers
unnoved. which courts perils, which despises |
Death as it gszes on Eternity. The body is as
nothing. IL Is the worthless casket which. LEI
appearances be what they may, holds a dia moud
os pearl. or pebble. OF only cobwebs. The
French Legislative Chamber illustrates this truth
by striking examples. Its orators are gentlemen
apparently united in every way TO hll the ora
tors part Mons Theirs has physically not one
single attribute of the orator. His voice il
wretched; il is more like caterxaul than All
orators instrument. He has not commanding
stature; be is short. thick, and il infecitouly
like Punch, and he wears spectacles; in other
words. be has neither voice nor ewes Yet he il
The most efficient orator in the Chamber The
audience hang upon him as they hang upon no
one else. the Government orator not excepted
He body fails him. but his mind prove. all in
all.
Second TO him Is NJ. jules Favre, and never
did the genius of eoquence lodge in SO uu-
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was 81 ugly as 20 be dramatic. NJ Fave is vul
gar 10 his ugliness. In old times he was carl
catured by being Represented cabriolet's top
for the strange depression of his face in the cen
tire gives bis profile the odd appearance of q
cabrioiet's Silhouette His head Is not large
one. and it seems smaller than it is by the beard
be wears under his chin. He is not an old una Il
fifty at the outside. His hair is iron grey for
few men have labored as hard as he has done
~ o. nra ssIO ut face il a.
whole life seems TO pass away within: he is re
served, self concentrated. Frenchman speak
ing of bis face, said celia sent le rem ferme Add
the green goggles he commonly wears, and a
voice not ouly as unmusical as NJ THEIRS, but
rendered disagreesble by a nervous hem-hem
hem. which periodically returns in his speech
Such " the external man; nevertheless he is a
great orator. and his history an instance of the
truth of the old brOverb: " Poets are born ora
tors are made. he made that rebelIious clay
yield and bear the orator. Ii Is said that for years
be would labor to acquire perfect command of
words. that his thoughts, even in their most deli
cate shades, might be conveyed to the nearer
clearly aud full OF passion. If the occasion re-
qured il. To prevent sleep from depressing him
while pursuing this object, he would walk bare
footed in mid winter. on the brick floor OF his
chamber he rot wealthy Al the com
mencement OF his ~ aB advocate, he
would write out "a exfens0 all OF hIs speeches six
or seven eight times; but he would not commit
them TO memory IL Is said that he retains th
practice even To the present day lie Is by this
incesssnt labOr-by this restlessness of perfection
that he has attained the consummate skill te
POSSESSES OF saying everything, even things
which t il criminal 10 say. by using language
more moderate than the energetic ideas conveyed:
of being full and not verbose. elegant and not |
affected. finished but not rhetorical He almost |
always wears q rusty cid black coat with shsd |
bellied tails He never gloves. His ap-
pearaDcs is not tidy: his hair is uncombed. ex.
cept by his fingers his clothes do not at well; he !
wears them badly, and his whole appearance Is |
slouching de rarely wears green goggles now
In the Chamber of Deputies When he rises he
thrusis hand into his breeches pocket, aud in
the most phlegmatic manner he looks around him
without saying a word. de seems at a loss how
to begin. Speaking seems painful labor The
words come slowly. There are more hem hem
hem than words. Those who know ID Favre
best say that all this effort is intentional. am
not so sure o: it, Bv aud by the uis inertia is
overcome The hem hem are rarer The iuency
il greater. Gu the chariot rolls with its weight
of arguments, and now the axles cease 10 cresk
They grow red hot with the rapid motion The
voice ceases TO be disagreeable. The man un-
dergoes a TRANSPORTATION, such as the stained
glass lantern exhibits when the inner lamp Is
light; what was uniformly black now shines with
9 thousand colors. The vulgar plebian has be
come q great orator.
Another orator il NJ Emile Olivier. All
syes are directed TO him now. for he is IN the
air. and nobody knows where how he viii
fall. He. too. wears spectacles. Isn't IL lit
tie strange that the three ehiefest orators of
France at this moment should wear that instru
ment which passes for one OF oratory's chief enc
miesf NJ. Olivier is from Msrseies. He looks
every inch lawyer. as he is. for he had no pat
rmony and sill his income be draws from the
bar unless he retains some portion of the dosry
be received with his wife, who Was LIFTS daugh
ter, and Who died before the first year OF her
married life expired Her dosry must have been
considerable. he is careless IN bis attire, but
neat: it is the dress of man too busy TO give
thought 10 his appearance after he has satisfied
himself that IL il clean and not threadbare His
forehead il not high, although evidently he has
q tendency To badness. he Is tall and thin. but
vithon, that mark OF blood which charscterlzes
the de cendsnt of ancient family; his eyes are
dull. even under the glasses, by protrscted VIZ
lie over books his eve brows are knit by the
habit OF thought; his lips are thick and mobile;
his complexion is olive: his nose is thick; his
voice has the southern accent: be makes fes ges
lures; he was NJ one time ardent, vehement,
trimming With passion; he - nov the master,
not the slave of speech: be has grown less Ut all
orator and more of logiciap; he has less pas
sion and more reason 10 his service Our polIti-
Cal eoOthssVers busy casting his horoscope
There are many persons who believe that he
will end Az adherent TO the empire There
others who think be will retain
An independent position occupying the
place which used TO be called the
centre, that il less conservative than the right
centre. and more conservative than the left cen
tire Others agsn predict that he will. another
prOdigal son, return the Democratic party;
this event they predict as likely 10 occur on the
eve OF the next general election. Had the Duke
de Mornv lived have little doubt that Oliiv
'er would have occupied the centre. and formed
the ostens bic leader 81 party which woa u, ~
The course Of time, have grown into great poti-
ca importance. The Duke de Morny. the Duke
ae refsigny. NJ. Emile de Girsrdin aud III. de
Ia Suerronn'ere we're actively engaged organiz- |
ng tnls party when the frat named gentleman /
died IL - UNDERWOOD the Emperor looks favor
ably upon il. The party seems to want some
head possessing the position aud experience OF
N de Morny. ard for lack OF this leader. able 10 /
discipline the party, TO check the ambition of
these and 10 restrain the impotence of those. !,
likely IN bre.k NJ before i forr.s