Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-01-20

The lecture Of last Tuesday evening although
by one OF our best thinker, and writers. WA
delivered before small audiepce.-not morr
than three hundred being present. The sub
jeci of the lecture was Eoquencc. Professor
smith commenced by saying;-Ir often happens
that the mos, common things the least un-
derstood. The light i perhaps the most faml-
lar ohjec, in nature and yet how little i known
concerning il. Life also i, still am png the hid
den mysteries, and in social life man himself i.
least understood. Eloquence !, common, but
not wei understood. one thinks It 10 consi-,
in a musical Voice. fluent eiocution. easy
flow Of words; another has different opinion.
all these al hough they are part ofcloqucn=cc
do not compose II: IT, end i natural end; II
strives for the mastery over the mlni> Of nen.
BY some II l. claimed that elOquence i. wrong.
Z that it appeals To the passions cic. But l. The
man whose soul i, foil Of love toward, his fel-
low men. or 10 hi country. "a he restrained
because he happens 10 be eloquent, Wasii the
fault Of Ma>siilon that the King aud the mobiles
Of France who fiocked 10 hear him. were 20
affected by hi- preaching; No. All real elo
quence j, a virtue. ia all genuine eloquence the
appeal j. made TO moral dca-. The Generals
who commanded our Armies during the war
would not have succeeded ifthey had appealed
TO their soldiers ba>er passions. and given them
a, their battle cry Beauty aud Booty" And
why: Because man A. part Of a greater whole
becomes man, gives up hi- iiilcncss and sell
fish passions. ON thi- principle !. the ,alor
aud courage Of an army 10 be accounted FOR.
Thee alone can unit. the mas man isolated
ceases 10 be man. There j. more virtue in the
mob than in the monk. Thu wc see thAt true
eloquence j. an appeal 70 what !, jI>l an1 i-.l
false eloquence an appeal ~ our bi-cr pa ion :
the fir-t will AWAY. >uccced, the lat flii.
/ The success OF the greatest orator ~ Greece
WAS die To the fact that be Kept Ia the prnci-
pie. Of truth reason and justice. An nraio-
must possess MT only thorough know ledge of
hi subject but also The power II clear. graphic
methoiical staten nj. oiher men my hav.
vague notion, OF the ,ubec'. thu orator mutt
have hi clear ami ", u defined and b. able bv
4 word 10 express The IN, aiming Of whole sem
tence. But the power Of Imagination /. b.
yond even fhi-. Moral sentiment i. The great
platform OF eloquencc which can oni, EXIT in
great Souls. Eloquence differs from Philosophy
and Poetry. The philosopher >tudie. form and
endeayors only to sive clearne-- Of expires, ion
TO the result Of hi, studies. 10 lit the ilca to
The form and form 10 the idea l. Poetry. The
eloquence OF the present day j. tIeciiniu. under
the multitude Of vulgar topics Rob- pierre
wa, eloquent, but eluquence departed from hi
lip, when he erected the iirst guillot.ne. Char
acter j. lower, among free being the control
ing power. II i. faith 10 ih, ia i open, tie
ears OF All audience 10 hear and their cart. 10
be convinced. Ever; bearer j. suspicious. ami
for this reason in nothing j. deception IN Ire
difficult than in oraiory. The private life Of
man is also hi, public life: if he i pure and good
in the first he will be in the lat A gls.ic,. at
the history OF orstory will show tint i, 4, only
character, like Paul aud Wesley. who have
aroused the profounde>t feelings OF the soul.
But if man by c5n>uHmIte ant obtains a
short lived popularity j. II to he set down
were true and earnest. We judge Christianity
by its principles, not because bigot> and hypo-
critics are found who profess IL. Only when
law and liberty were triumphant la. cloquence
fiouri,bed. where they died she died; LET me
commend IT 10 you one end Of all your cul-
lure
The next lecture OF the course will be de-
liyered by Prof Barbour Of Bangor. Prof.
smith hal some difficulty in reading his lecture
on account Of the light