Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-08-17

CAvorR A. An OlAroa. His naanss
was simple. straightforward sfIsssivs.
Trsired In the palsstra Of parliansatsry
s,raggle. he was ambitious 70 BE- . gssd
deba:er rather than great orator. HAs
could not entertain the Chambers wteh
figures Of rhetoric. hs could furnish then.
With what Burke tells % are far more T.
eisive-she figures Of srithmstis d. vsA
ct brillianey. with . di&cult and a timss-
almost painful slocution snuneiassd in
harsh shrill voice and constantly iasss-
rapted BY . slight nervous cough. ~
nevertheless commanded the astcnttos q
the Chambers With an su.hcrisy they ssss
unwilling to accord yet poWsrisss 70 rssiss
Without. ssy attempt At fhstorieAl eject.
hs seldom or never degeuerassd into eoa-
monplaee. ecneiines IN in,errupsion O.
IN assault. which he rather provoked thsa
eoneiliatsd. like tho trsAking Of IN cleo
srie current. would cause tho train Of his
thoaght to kindls and sparkle with snao-
ors,omsd splendor. Always wary. rarely Or
never nouplused. without losing The gran
ma.ical construction or logical sequence
Of hi. discourse. his reply was ever prosp:
and decisive. sometimes hsaEhty and eeS-
,emp,rous. Without . knewlsdgs e
Latin and Greek. be was charged with,
seasoning his speeches With aals '.aot Ar
to-" Il may ss that his lasgsags ~as
not classical. - his dicsios was not srsass.
He disrsgsrdsd the smAsllishments Of
style. md dis1ained the articles Of rhsse-
rio. He spoke ~ . man who aimed st
conviction. not cheers; with whom NJ
argument was battle. not . tournamsns
3 speech IN action. aot mere dcelsnasies.
As to bis method in preparing his dis
courses We have the following aeeouet
from the pen Of his private secretary. Az
tcm.
''Ssased ss.aqsilly spea shs .isistssisl
bench. playing with bic paper ksifs. and
Sustaining the sssaslts Of hN opponents
with all the seolrsss Of a. expsrisnesd DO.
batter. hs sssned % pay % attention ID
what vas bsiss ssid. vAsn. IL reality net
. syilabls escaped iin. Little hy Ls,i~
BY an isssllsosss! process Of which be Was
scarcely conscious. the outline Of hh d.
eourss vss eonplsssi il his head. With
out writing . word. without EYES taiise
notes. sxssps when be lad figures Of dasAS
to addpes. /. vrs susseient for him 10 re-
volve bis oijses FOR IN hour or swo In tbs
morning Of the day be expected 70 spsst,
Ia order 70 cle:hs bis ideas ia shs uose
suitable forss. In the latter part Of hA
life he vas accustomed to have me present
at the frsliminsry rehsrsal OF bis spessh-
e.. Sssssd opposite 10 ne. be ssaghs in
ny eouusanance. which eosA psvsr ses.
cesl asy thing from him. the inprsAsios.
which the s.roag apd ingenious chain u
his reasonins produced upon ne. 6ons-
tines he insarreestcd me with his eye. y
constrained ne 10 usaie ohssrvs.ioas spea
points with regard 70 which he vas net
altogether sasi,6sd. Often vhsn. from
she galleries Of tie Chamber. I have ls,
tened to- the speech prepared IN the sners
ing before ne. IAavs teen able 70 rsse
the 6dciisy Of his wsu0ry. Somstnse
the very words which had siraek ne ex;
cited nov the applause and now sAs usf
ri.usnt of The -Casnbsr. Moes- frsq.sss-
ly. however. he. inprevissd tn phssasoao.
gy. bat The idea was constantly the sane
md I havs -ecen xhle to s.ass hsfsresIaa
~ who4sss stood neas me she es.:es Of 10.
fefsross throaxh which hs 1eali asrsrs
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