Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-12-03
Enclish Oratory.


resonance. An advocate of liberal
measures desired that the people should
be redeemed, regeneratod and olsen
thralled by the irresistible genius of n
universal emancipation" The pulpit
was marked by tho same character
istics. Sentences did not grow; they
were built up constructed. L once
/ heard Lord Brougham speak for moro
than two hours. Ho retained enough
of tho departing style constantly to
recall it, but on that occasion, ut least
he had much of the simplicity and
dircctness adapted to didactic purposes.
The stately method may now be
make speeches. They speak. Even
where using notes or full manuscript
there is the directness OF conversation,
of good newspaper "leader," rather
than the digniied and periphrastic pro-
lixity of former days. | had II recent
opportunity to note the characteristics
of number of prominent Englishmen,
all conscious that they not only spoke
to the crowd that lille,l the Guldhall.
noble assembly room in the city of
London-but To the English people.
The occasion was the jubilee of the
British emancipation of negro slaves,
and the foremost men of England APP
pearsd and threw as much energy rs il
is sin good form" in England to do
into their addresses.
The Prince of Wales--who, by the
way, was received with good deal of
that English cheering" which consists
of the rapid repetition of "Yah! Yahu'
(standing for Hear! HearD presided,
and gave quite heightened speech
for u prince. 1t was carefully written
by whom do not pretend TO know
but was in good taste, in keeping with
his position, and marked by generous
appreciation of the good in other ma
tions, while modestly assuming, OF
course, that Great Britain is the leader
of civilization The illusions to the
United States were courteous, cordial
and digulicd, Us, indeed, were those
of all the speakers. His royal highness
has very good voice, pleasant
enough manner, and-which is not
true of all Londoners speaks English
intelligibly. He was the only one TO
read, and, indeed, the only one TO enter
into the history of the struggle, and
thus very appropriately introduced the
speakers. 1t was impossible TO forget,
while noting tho respectful attention
with which he was heard, the enor
nous influence such man may WELD;
and it is pleasant to say to the readers
of the Ledger that the future king OF
England stands well in the metropolis
and that the goSsiping stories regard.
ing him to which we arc treated, find
no credence in London. "You get
them through adventurous actresses"
said an intelligent Englishman.
Earl Granville has been long in the
public service and is well entitled to be
heard by English people. Standing
upright, almost motionlcss, with hardly
an approach TO agesturc, and speaking
slowly, one has in him good repre-.
sentative of the 'eloquence" of the
House of Lords. Reporters must find
such speakers pleasant. There is no
difficulty in getting every word. The
least approach to any display of feeling
was received with the inevitable ''yah,
YAH" but such speech in New York,
for such an occasion, would have been
deemed intolcrably tame. Neither
smile nor tear would it call forth. and
Boston audience would have been rs
unmovcd by it as company OF heather
gods.
More animated and elastic Sir Stat
ford Northcoto interested the people,
but the same general tone of dignilicd
dizziness constantly raised the question,
DO these noblemcn and gentlemen show
no more fire when appealing to con-
stituency or laboring for party votep
The Archbishop of Canterbury might
pass for an American minister of TWEEN
| ~ Nyhn hn nt
thing to keep pretty long hair to be
brushed behind the ears and down to
the coat-collar. He threw new elc.
mcnt into the meeting by saying that
the resolution to which they were all
speaking indicated the subject of their
gratitude, namely, the emancipation at
q cost of twenty millions of British
money; but he hoped he would be par
doncd by his royal highness and the
distinguished preceding speakers and
that great audience, it he reminded
them of the object of their gratitude,
namely, the Divine Being. Consider
ing how innocent this proceeding was,
and that he is archbishop, one did not
see how any one could reasonably take
offence, OF course, no spoke in the
fashion OF semi-lntonation which marks
the average English clergyman, which
is little countcnanced by effective speak.
crs like Canon Liddon, and is conspic-
uous by its absence from the utoerances
of such men rs John Bright and Charles
IL. Sturgeon,
Next to his royal highncss, the Earl
of Derby appeared TO have most of the
favor of tho meeting, if one is to Judge
by the fcrvor Of tho ''Yah! yahr' His
history Is remarkable. The son of o
great Tory, he is popular Liberal. II
was one OF his fathers jokes that his
son had never had time to 10 ok into his
Homer; he was too busy in the study OF
blue-books. Imagine wcll-to do En-.
glish farmer, in his Sunday clothes, set
up to repeat something he had care.
fully learned by heart, aud you have
no bad idea of Lord Derby, who speaks
as if his mouth were too small for his
tongue, but who is undoubtedly mo It
painstaking master of details, Tho dis.
regard Of elegance of attire In the
speakers was quito noticeable, and
many of tho noble ladies present must
have wished for the better adjustment
of one nobleman's necktic. TWAS "pos.
itively shocking" beside the high, stiff,
roundabout, coat-of-mail collar in
which the Prince of Wales gives the
cue to our young men. Elocution and
appearance Of dress arc both disre.
gardcd by tho average English orator.
Hwould not, however, be fair toglve
the foregoinga rs entirely representative.
in tho House of Commons, Mr.. Glad.
stone moves about o little, strikes the
table before him, gcsticulatos frequent.
ly, and not ungracerullu, and extern.
porlhes' when ,,"...erruptcd, in reply,
with case and sometimes with remark.
able felicity and imprcssiyenoss, There
| is no one in the House who all thinrs