The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-08-20
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a man not only sure o4 winning haa eMse,
but well satisfied with his own Mansraxay
effort. A dead silence preyaiied aa fliB
son OF the Old Bay State slowly assumed
an upright posture. al ..aIpearnncs Of
timidity. gone, and In clear. rinetse 1ones,
like the .sclarion tongue Of the great sofen
sic orator OF Massaehnsett.. began Ia sub
stance as follows
MAY it please the Court have been
greatly edited by the remarks 0R sl10
learned gentleman who has Just taken MIA
seat. Not Only In he daeply harmed In
legal lore, bat with nne, poetic MIND.
his whole eoul atfuned 70 farmony. {
discover that he has 30 cultivated the
Muses. that he enliveus . dry legal aFBns
ment with the most eloquent Of poeeicMe
quotations. And as sat listeraing. 1smse4
ing my hungry soul lupishsaha afxeMtas anR
poetic beauty waaaels nqNesa frcRn hin o.
vine lips. like fiss Sabses rsasee 1lnm ~
summit OF Mount Pas1.aassla. ~ 0sss
Muse cnughe the celestlal inspirztisAs
Thoughts too grand and ssiklims 70 Ntd
utterance even in the most eloQuent prose.
like flashes of light darted through my
illuminated brain, arranging themselves
In such melodious metre that there could
never be poetry sweeter. tyou see. yOgar
Honor, that I cannot even relate &c la
prose. and trust the Court viii indulge
me for moment while repeat the di~
vine inspiration suggested by the poetry
of my learned friend
BE it known from shore to or 5rs.
That David Rorer's come to toar
'Tis but the brnying 0fan $50 ~
Without waiting to draw hts b@wl0
knife, Rorer sprang at the young lawyeFs
with clenched fist, as though he would an-
nihilate him at single blow. But as
Webster said. IN reply 70 Hayne ..Look
at Old Massachusetts There size stands 20
And there stood son af Massachusetts
while son OF Arkansas crushed 90 Giory's
that is, the glory of a good thraahing. for
he was knocked down the first pass, well
beaten and kicked, and finally dragged
out of doors by the feet, no person offer
ing to interfere. Hastily returning. tho
young scion of Massachusetts. apparently
not In the least concerned, resumed: .sAs
was saying, your Honor. when Interrupt
Cd" and calmly proceeded with his
argument. save rs Rorer attempted %
enter the room again, when no AoFbaHo
him, under the penalty Of another Aogw-
ing. So Rorer stood in the door and ap-
pealed to the Court for protection bus
the Court thought If the Court understood
herself that Rorer had been justly pnnlsl-
ed, and refused TO interfere. Ii was
good lesson to the Arkansas cllevalier.
| and after that Rorer was never known 10
draw q knife on any occasion and tosbe
n respected lawyer one must be mble 20
boast OF having knocked Down s.Oid
Rorer.r
The reader may deem this . mere fancy
sketch, but there are numerous persons
living In Oregon who cannot have forgotten
Rorer. or the cowarsily manner In which
he shot ana killed m editor. IL forget
whether the editor was Mr.. Jacoba Or
MIR. Bradstreee, for R0rsr shot ome o9
them and was the cause of the other be-
ing shoc.) Judge ). w. webber, who
lives in East Portland. saved the life Of.
Rorer from an angry mob, when ho shot
! the editor. Ben. srrang. the tiEman ot
this city. think will remember abouk
''Old Rorer.'' Besides. Rores Is the au-
thor of some legal work II forget the title,
which can be fot,Bd In the Stats Public
Library. For my part, quarrelsome ~
am repnted, never had trouble wifi1
Rorer but once he called me liar, aud
shocked him down with the Revised
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