The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1885-05-08


! pondency, like a demon, stake
! through the gloomy chambers of hi
! soul, once the haunt and home q
noblest thoughts, high-bOrn fancies
: sublime aspirations and glorious hopes
Death, his last foe, soon came to his re
: lief. On the 3lst day of March 1859
the mortal remains of Gen. William
II. Haskell, under the special charge
of the independent Order of Odd Eel
lows, were borne from the Methods
Episcopal church at Jackson Tennes,
see and thence deposited in their last
resting place.
1t now only remains to notice brief
| ly the elements of his success as an
Orator.
| In tie first place much in eloquence
or oratory depends upon the personnel
of the speaker. Besides richness and
depth of thought, fervor ofimagination
and propriety of diction, to finished
orator there must be and is much H.
the = preston 90 Ihe SeaeurPs sen',e .
'siois gage q the eare lIexiEi lify
OF 4le .al's, of the muscles % theface
am IN TIE general air and carriage of
thespe sker. The old adage "Poeta
naseitJf -orator fit' is to be taken
with sosne grains of allowance. For
p
spOndenee aud striking harmony be-
tween lie workings and suggestions
of tae n it1d aRd the movement OF the
limbs aud play of the features and
these are very important adjuncts to
the formation of a perfect orator and
lend Singular charm and grace to
bis performance. There is AN uu-
doubted and palpable connexion he
tween tJe informing soul and its
image reflected in the outward form
The inward thought and sentiment
will utfei themselves in appropriate
intoDations of voice and find gestures
and expressions of countenance pecu-
liae TO themselves. Then, in some
sense, it may be said with propriety
the orator Is bOr2 as we'll as the poet. |
Gen. Haskell received, at the band |
of Nature, fine figure, an engaging |
face an eye expressive of every emo
ton and passion of his soul ard a
voice of varied compass. His gestures
we're not the studied gestures of the
nor were the graces of his
manner borrowed. He was always
sud alwaysDatural-his man
ner and gestures spontaneous, such a.
the oc ;aEiOn and the theme would
suggest; and they might properly he
regarded az nervous as well as grace |
full.
Another clement OF his success as an
orator may e found i'm lis thorough
knowledge Of human nature. A pro-
found insight into human character
he possessed in an eminent degree.
He saw az glance the leading traits
and distinguishing characteristics OF
every man with whom he came in
5oiitarF and this gave linn great
ground over an adversary in
lcha q, a. we'll II, enablec,nim TO secure
. i-rep0ssl esiOu III bis favor with his
~ j or~. He seemed 10 comprehend
Is ~ ca ct o Z, how u reach The
understanding and-he Judgement of |
his hearers; and nO one was better &C |
4 issin' eii " itli all The avenues that |
cad 70 ice heart. Hence his great
over the emotions, the feel
ngs aig passions Of men.
Bat lie cro@ning element was his
plCndid imsgiDa ion. Ezub =raUce OF
bought aud striking imagery charac-
efiZed ! is speeches. His imagina- I
ion tpGt consist of, or eSpsnd it's l.
8 .Ss-szssps s,iIy.sfiises ~ iency ~ eiA5c-
alciy' nPnotonous plsiitutes, studied I
III rita3 ,ciy eXpress5 BY no means.
ii hottest efforts seemed the spcn-
3neOus uUfl uffts Of his genius, into {
,hich lis whole soul, energy and :
over were thrown II would not do | =
, say ni him lhat his elcquence was .
'ilhuut fau't according TO the rules of | :
az ii et2ri'ian. His Oratory bad it, .
,UltS rs well as cXCelleHcies-it bad as ! -
! true Oratury has, lis incqUalitIes; IN n
TIER WoId-, : own characteristic in | 4
iv!duality. Tbose who heard him -
J h's iiu.r moods viii never forget | r.
p@ lis imagination, like clems ntary
re-, seemed TO burn in the heart and |
ram Ofthe orator and darling out like
mbeu5 fame into their own. hearts -,
Idsbrains, filed them with the fiery a.
-pira'Iop that possessed the soul Of -
e speaker. He seemed on these Oc- W
Isl rS. Under the influence OF Iii :
~ &tllarus--his soul ent rgiZ a and ~
Iilimaj, d-his vision clarified aud y
IS whole frame thrilled and shaken r.
= th4 grand and swelling thoughts | -
'at Tusicd on bis imagination and ~
rugGled for utteraDce. And the ef %
CT produced, who can adequately >
scribe? Sometimes n wild intOXjca- u
On OF .,eilng aud then a wrapt eleva- %
,H Of spirit above the lower atmOs-
Icre i!lo the highest Empyrean of u
ought. Such thoughts then flashed, u
ssing, hot, like bolts from the sum J,
eT cloud; such as u
Turn us cold :,
Aud pale and notwithstanding il tie -
brain
\ Ocking and ringing" ct
His flights were ea2Ie-like, piercing n,
rough and rising above the lower =,
mosphere of thought and soaring q;
inward into its higher regions and ,e
Dudless realms ElOquence; with ~
NJ, was not merely the gentle flow n,
the placid stream, pursuing its -,
lOoth mOnOtOnOus course through -
plains and along yer C
nat meadows and waving fields. II
as rather the sweep of "A mighty
yer, now rolling on in quiet gran =
.ur-nOw pouring its rushing tide u
oEg and between rugged sleeps and re
eiling clItls-nOw pluhging forward "a
'er opposing rocks III fOamiDg, thun- 90
ring cataracts. ~
!; was not merely the calm summer el
a, rejecting the beauties and glorics
the starry dome, but more; it was q
at sea ut times, when aroused by u
e voice OF the tempest, "deep calling u
lto deep il rises, shakes its hOaTy ~
ane AMI losses on high siLs proud, to
sistiess bilIOws-fit emblem OF power II
W FtibilNuilgs
But Haskell, like many Others Of lis ~
~, has passed away. The tongue Of 81
e orator Is mute-the beauing eye u
rever clOsed-the thrilling tones have "
ed, long since, upon the ear. Yet 10
eat thoughts never die. Non q
nnis .morisr sang tie old Latin
~ Of himself; ard we may say that g.,
Ough the mortal fabric OF the orator =
Is crumblcd into dust, he shall not ~
holly die. His noble thoughts will "
re aftti him, and echOing along P'
lie corridors Of time, go down the 70
.es 20 coming generations, rekind- AZ
" the flame Of patriotism upon the ~
ar OF their hesrts-bTeathing into L'
cir spirits and undyiug love Of liber- n'
AN inspiring tn IN with an ardent ~
sire 10 promote, enlarge and ad- h'
nee the grandeur and the glOiy Of 81
r common country. :.
a. Manure. ~ ~
The best manure for either vrgeta- NJ
- or fruits Is well decOmpOsed barn tn
rd manure. ID IL pOt advisable TO
e fresh manure, as in such a cOndi-
II it is uuht !or plant food, and if il ~,