Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-01-19

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PsiiIp Il Maccdon aimed a, ti,e over
Ihro~ II GTecian liberty. At the Iine be
engaged In paI'lic lie the State xas
mere wreck. Public spirit MAS at its
lowest el,b, the laws had lost their author.
ity, the austerity Of early manners had
yielded 10 the inroais of luxury. activity
to Incidence, and the people were Tar I'd.
nation to irrcmediable servitude." How
he commands our respect in his efforts ~
keep at bay the willy Philip and at the
same time uttering such Strains Of elo.
quence that has met the admiration of the
world!
Let the student be animated by the ex.
ample of this man, who started out in
life with hardly any hope OF success, but
whose el0quence shone in the highest
noon Of splendor. Among his orations
undOu btedly the one ON the crown was
his best effort. Says a writer, "This il
the most perfect specimen that eloQuence
has ever produced. For writhing sat1
cssm, burning invective, lofty declams.
ton, for all that 10 spirit.stirring and glo..
rious in elCquence, there is not on record
in any language as noble aud perfect
specimen as the GRAFTON for the crown"
Of his other orations time forbids US to
treat, suffice it to say they were all char
acteris,ic of rich thought aud deep study.
"His STYLE" as Hume observes, sis rapid
harmony exactly adjusted to the sense; it
is disdain, anger, bOldness, freedom, in
volved in u contnued stream of argu.
ment, and If all human productions the
orations of Demosthenes present to us tue
models which approach the nearest per-
fection." Such was Demostbenes. As
We contemplate his indomitable courage
aud persevering energy in overcoming
the defects Of nature, and endeavorlng to
perfect himself in the art he 81 dearly
loved, we arouse ourselves and ask, why
waste the day in idleness, and the night
in t,ought'ess dreaming9 Let such an
example stimulate US to noble and high
ends 10 life. And it will be the means
eventually of securing the greatest pos
sible usefulness and happiness.