The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-29

said. had brought his death upon him self and had died IS the fool dieth, ana he fiercely rebuked Dr. Charming, who was a clergyman, for taking part In the present meeting.
 At Austins first sentence, the pro- slavery element in the hall cheered vehemently, and as he proceeded 1t was evident that he was carrying with him the majority of the hearers. The de- feat of the resolutions was imminent, as the contending factions on the floor roared and struggled. Phillips was standing among the spectators on the main floor, for in those days Faneuil hall had no seats. As Austin ended amid tremendous cheering, Phillips un- expectedly leaped upon the platform and stood forth to answer him. The crowd saw before them young man tall. fair, with both face and form ex- .pressive of power and resolution, walt ing to speak. Its sheer curiosity s1- fenced it and in moment out boomed in that strange. melodious voice, the first piercing sentence. Clamor re- doubled at once: there were cries of "Ouestion!' GO on!" Hear him.' and so on.
 With the next lull In the storm came the next sentence; in another moment the young orator was launched upon one of his most famous orations. It was a faultless specimen of his style; compact, restrained. direct, without a wasted word, and in spite of the re- straint, burning with feeling. It con- tained some immortal sentences
 sir, when heard the gentleman lay down principles which place the mur- dcrers of Alton side by side with Otis and Hancock, with Qunicy and Adams, I thought those pictured lips (pointing to the portraits in the hall) would have s.xkA AIr lyn n recreant American-the slanderer of the dead!'
 In one passage he struck in this, his first great public address. a keynote to which in the closing years of his life he was often to return, and l think it is interesting that he had found so early broad. sociological basis for his faith.
 "Presumptuous to assert the freedom of the press on American ground Is the assertion of such freedom before the age? So much before the age as to leave one no right to make 1t because 1t displeases the community? Who in- vents this libel on his country? It is this very thing which entities Lovejoy to greater praise: the disputed right which provoked the revolutfon--taxa- tion without representation--is far be- meath that for which he died!'
 At this, the audience, which had been hanging intent upon his words as 'they came flying forth without halt In the perfect mastery of his art, broke into violent clamor of protest and the dis order began again. Possibly Phillips had stirred 1t for the express purpose of quelling it with one of his irresisti- ble climaxes. At the first cessation of the noise he said:
 "One word, gentlemen. As much as thought 1t better than money, so much Is the cause in which Lovejoy died nobler than a mere question of taxes. James Otis thundered in this hall when the King did but touch his pocket Imagine if you can, this indignant elo- uuence had England offered to put a gag upon his lips"
 That was the turning point of the battle. Thenceforward he carried his audience on the surge of his eloquence and when he made an end the resolu- tions were carried overwhelmingly.