The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-20

GINA. The Sunday Tines Dispatch:
ard in the main in criminal cases. is commonly
posed just this Of practice that required the pos.
session Of certain qualities and attributes denied Mr. Henry
by the general impression Mr. Moses Colt Tyler institutes
comparison between the accounts Of the first several years OF
Mr. cnrys practice and that OF Mr. Jefferson in which it il
Indicated very clearly that Mr. Hcnrys practice for the
time nearly double that Of Mr. Jefferson Instead Of being
dependent for these years upon the bounty Of his
fatcrin-aw there record Of his having advanced to his
faterin law considerable Of money At the beginning,
however, such his general reputation and his manner oi
dress and speech that would have taken very sanguinc
prophet predict for him in the practice OF law anything but
speedy distress and failure.
His first appearance in the courthouse in the ccc.
bratcd suit known re Parsons Case It vii! be cmcm
bccd that this suit brought by minister Of the Church
OF England to his salary The salaries Of the clergy
to be paid in tobacco the OF sixteen thousand
pounds On account Of the scarcity Of tobacco
there had been large advance its price The Virginia As
sembly passed making all debts payable in tobacco to
be paid in money the Of only twopcnce per pound
An appeal made to the King concerning the legality OF
this enactment who promptly decided aganstit The clergy
thus clearly entitled either to the tobacco its
market price Mr.. Maur the minister Hanover brought
suit to his salary There question all
the law in the The King had decided that and the
counsel for the defendants had retired from the There
to have been however, universal and desire
that some remarks be Offered the subject and Patrick
Henry employed to oppose the parsons 1t his first
lawyer pubic speech at first
barrasscd and awkward in manner and slow and stancng
ii speech But i'll marvellous way strange transorma
ton took place He found himself after few moments in
the midst OF most eloquent and passionate utterance He
DENOUNCED the clergy in such bold and scatlng terms
numbers OF them in Indignation and left the
husc He spoke after the fashion concerning the King
who had supported the the parsons and denounced
him yrant who had forfeited all right claim obedience
Even when the counsel for the plaintiff charged 'c
gentleman has spoken treason Henry was BY no means
Guelled subdued The truth is he grew bodcr and more
violent The audicnccwas evidently thorough and manifest
sympathy with cxtravagan utterance and Patrick
Hcnry had closed his marvellous trade OF coqucnce
in the widest excitement and conmotion as the Jury
tired to discuss the verdict Only five minutes passed before
the jury returned with verdict that fixed damage for the
plaintiff at only penny The verdict was received with
loud and yoclcrous applause The will King had been
openly deed, and when adj ourne young orator
caught and carried shoulders of the
cited crowd his the beginning career as lawyer
and these were the first uerances OF the great connoncr
whose bold speech to fire the colonial heart throughout
tbs land TO defiance and ultimately open rebellion
Patrick Henry elect. from Louisa county to the
hcuse OF Burgcsscs III 1905. it the time when the
country was greatly stirred the the English Par
lament known as the stamp act England was greatly en-
barrassed financially especially by OF the debt that
had been accumulated incident to the war with France The