The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-09-21
Which lie Controlled lt-liis Never
Paltering Self.ConiIdence-The
Certainty Of Victory
with Which lie Undertook an Enter.
prlse-The Ease with Which He
Mastered Logic, Placing
Him without Peer on The Continent
His Biting Sarcasm in the Halls
OF the United States Senate-A Com
parisOn Of Him With
Toombs, Stephens and johnson

flesh. For many years he seemed to grow
without at last becoming corpulent. H'
was about six feet in height, and before
wasting by the malady that destroyed hin
weighed about $50 pounds. His who'll
physical makeup, from foot to crown, wa
of the manly type and mould the body
and limbs well formed and well proper
toned; chest full, round and deep, witt
shoulders that were symmetrical IN TORN
and of great strength. Out of
THE SPLENDID BODY
rose neck, classic in its roundness anc
length and conformation to his chest anc
shoulders. Even these were surpassed by
the head and face that completed the noble
specimen of manhood. The head was
large tan and full of brains in every direc
ton. The region of perception and reason
of reverence and devotion, ideality and sen
timent as well as o Of passion a,D,o al
betokened the intellectual sP,en-
His laws were heavy, long, strong and pro
portioned to his neck and head, and so O.
his chin and nose. AL in harmony except
his ewes. They were above the average II
size-too large for their sockets-pusheo
out by the organ of language behind them
SO that they could not stand in strict facia.
line like the eyes of most men do, but stood
out, at a kind of rolling ease, that took IL
everything in reach at a glance. Hlll's eye
had the Regularity Of the eye of genius
II changed its hues with the efforts ano
emotions of his mind from ease to action
and from quiet to intense thought. 1t re-
ouires three words to describe the color o.
his eye-golden, gray, blue. His hair wa:
silky, of reasonably luxuriant growth, OF
mixed shade between light-yellow and au'
burn, and farthest removed from the last
named color. His. skin was in harmony
and was between fair and brown. he bore
no ruffian, and yet no feminine
physical marks and outlines
like Breckenridge, Toombs, Joseph Henry
Lumpkip, and John B. Gorden and many
others of Georgia, and other states, he
needed no heralding to draw attention to
his person in any presence.
Nature made him custodian ana medium
of one of her rare gifts to men; rare in men,
as the highest type of beauty in women;
the one to which Thousands lay claim, and
posses. in a limited degree, but which is
given in full measure TO but few-elo-
duence. He possessed in full measure also
lis essential concomitant confidence in its
power, and pride in the treasure. He cul'
tiyated the gift from youth, and died too
soon for the growth of its full splendorr
grand as were his conquests.
HIS VOICE.
was when first opening his arguments not
so broad, full and musical, not in itself SO
indicative of the orator as that of General
Toombs, not so shrill and clarion-like In
any stage of his orations, as that of Hersehel
v. johnson, or Joseph Henry Lumpkin, not
by far SO effeminate, soft, and hute-llke IN
the exordium as that OF Alexander H.
Stephens and under the heat ofprogresslye
Il on
out loosing its music, as his, for In this
Stephens. perhaps, had no equal north OF
south. when in his prime. Hill voice was
strong and full, and distinct enough to be
heard from the beginning. 1t acquired
volume and power without becoming harsh
or grating, in harmony with his grand intel,
lectual flights which were always attended
with intense emotion. His power OF utter-
apce, in long continued passionate Grafton,
were marvellous. In one respect he differed
from them all: His voice never failed or
faltered. He knew no hight to which he
would not dare to ascend. None he reached
was ever SO high, that his hearers did not
have full confidence that he could still
have assembled from, il the occasion had de-
manded it. None of Hills hearers can re-
call the occasion when they appre-
bended he would fail in mind or body.
He was magical and incomprehensible in
the art of laying premises. in the mass oil
facts 10 be considered. For TO accept his
premises, which none but astute minds
could reject, was to be placed in state OF
disability 10 resist ms CONCLUSIONS. ne
always himself believed both his forma-
tons 10 be laid in truth, and that the
superstructure was finished one.
The circumstances for his distinction
were opportune in the situation when Mr..
Hill entered congress-. He had never
welded the sword In the field, as most OF
our able men in that body had. They had
laid II down and sought peace by mild and
prudent demeanor-seemed TO regard as
rash and unwise all attempts with the
sword Of logic and historical facts to light
our battle in the forum Of congress. But
Hill drew II, rash or wise, and used ~ lear
lessly and with mastery power. Even IN
own state then, his brilliant political career
had a halo that drew from him attention
during one of his empassioned speeches.
MS SELF CONFIDENCE
never faltered. Victory with him was a
certainty. His ardent labor was not to as
sure Il. Sa. &c Batisfy friend and foe, bow
eminently Just would be the result, when
reached. There was no work too arduous,
nothing and feared nothing that duty
70 assail or defend. He recog-
fized no intellectual superior. seldom an
eoual. The imperial sweep Of bis mind and
vii never failed TO fnlly advertize itself no
matter what the forum or the tribunal
might be upon which bis reason and logic
were brought 70 bear. ..-,-
II was in the mastery OF the practical use
of logic that he stood almost without peer
mon The continent, and none OF the grand
irteilects that survive him, and had been
measured in contact with his viii realize
this isertravaeant or unreasonable encOmi-
nm be would otherwise have absor bed, a. =
civil and criminal LAWYER. The object
this article is 10 present his true chsrActer
in.thst roleto
many az whom admired without having
ever seenhim. II was IN the assertion and
rindicati0n Of the rights OF clients. and
consequently establishing or essalling
principles and precedents that his giant
iuteIlect performed lie greatest labor, and
achieved tie grnndest victories No Op-
pressed man With just cause ever set Sal
in suref bottom than with Hill for he
cOunrel. with larre fee II be was able 20
nav. rifhguf reward II be .was not able 20
rsr-if b. believed his cause just. And
without fhsf belief be would not sccept bis
r-ruuer and prosecute the cause. But Elffed
Uen liks be vas could discorer night where
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men. prirEts or o1lciA IN station.
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