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years he, spent in securing a compe.
ttency for His family. DlriDg that
| period he laid up an ampls forrtdns for
EACH one of his thirteen children, and
then, in 1866, finding. that his family
was ii, easy cifcum mstances, his retired
from the practice .of his profession,
Ebut with constitutions sad4y shat.
teredl by a. complication of diseases,
not one, however, of. which fad been
brought onibysviceo or excess ofaany
kind. Mr.. Writ had asserted that az
though @heTwas aSsincere1 Christian, ! sit
was alters a form of his ownYi but it
was a, mistakeAto. ystRats he was
never attached to any religious soeis
ety,for he lived and tdied and was at
all; times an exemplary, .contmnnicant
Of tho Presbyterian. Church. !. The
characteristics of Patrick aHenry,tas
on orator, q patriot,fa a christian andsa
statesman, were then spoken of at
great length and then Mr.. .Eoptaine
spid bis last speech was made in ApriL
TO9, only three months before his
death. He was then candidate for
Legislative 5hobofs, having been in-
duced to return to political life: in or.
derItbata he might t.use hisfinfhehcssto
prevents the secession aof Virginia.
.whichshad reserved theoright co. do
$50. during that year. 2Tasf.se's ae rcffiiosf
his pnopHhrfo UTTER u;rtfa.iS lFScEs W /. = |.
in lregard41to, theaedangers which
were likslystoaubes the5 country
when the Federal sGoVernment
should baya unlimitedj power;ito
levy taxes in qtheq different States
we're then spokenlof, and .sthe Feori
which would foHo ", tie
appointment offo an army Of tax:
gatherers, collectors, and = inspecs
itors;l was set forth in 4Patrie kGHen
ry's speeches,and alsoiin His private
epnyersati ions, during WMcR he
said that :WheE such things ,happens
ed then the country would fall u4.
der the liheefsof asusdrppeeri, and ,tks thkss
Republic Would he sno, ,mofes When.
iha nadeshis!l !lastlspeec ohm iRah:..
Idolphappeared at the same plaee.
.tChaflo otts, county Court House, in. 10
theaheaftoof Virginia, and made
his frsts political speech land .oB
that oeesasion Patrick Henry recog-,
nized,theyouDg man'stalents,raI
exhoptedol his fSfeflowscitizens to'
cherish him aa que M Y whlopI llp would DO
them good service. The passage
which had 80 often been quoted,
'sIs. peace SO sweet, 81: life So. dear,
as to be: purchased at1theopriceg ,of
chains and slayery.?s2iGed forbid
it,. Isknow. not what course, others
may take, But, As, fer mes give time.
liberty or give me sdeath,'1p hadaal.
ready eXerted q vast influence ON
the fate.of mankind, ;iand ut was
still ringing through the world and
welding a power 4 wltlch otnlng
couldfTw withstand, In q conclusion
MIR. Fontaine3 said that Patrick
Henry was 9 greater orator than
any other eitheriin ancient or mod
ern times. NaitheriaD Demosthenes,
Cicero, or the elder Pitt, through
their eloquerce, conld accomplish
the objects for which it was, exer7;
ted |, while Patrick Henry always
did, Loud applause. Iaab !, 93a&
Or motion, a vote of thanks was;
rendered to lMr" Fontaine,Y and be-
fore the audience dispersed the lee
turer exhibited the last letter which
had been written BY Patrick Hem +
,ry. .l,,,a- sag,.t,iI .,.,f,y,E s.fg3 "a gJf.os