The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-19

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| would save it before it is wrapped
In flames. The whole Union might
reduce the South to submission, but is
that desirable? Let US have a due re-
gard for each others ~rlghts-toler-
alton, ana not Of Oliver Cromwell's
pattern. who, when he had reduced 4
Catholic town, replied to their plea for
relgtods t%oiGration; Oh, granted,
dare TO be found attending mass lie
shall be hanged"
Then Virginia has reason to be proud
Of the public speeches Of Washington.
the father of the Constitution, and OF
Marshall, the father of the judiciary.
indeed, most OF her great public men
have been able, eloquent and fearless.
Patrick Henry was a born special
pleader, warmed to his Give me lib
erty, or give me death" by deep feeling
ana intense patriotism. Clay said Of
MIN: Engaged III a most extensive
and lucrative practice OF the law, he
mistook in one instance the side of the
cause in which he was retained and
addressed the court and jury in a very
mastery and convincing speech in be-
nall OF his antagonist. His distracted
client came UP TO him whilst he was
thus employed. and, interrupting him.
exclaimed: You have undonc me. You
have ruined mel
Never mind said the adroit advo-
cate, give yourself no concern; and
turning 10 the court and the jury he
continued his argument by observing:
gentlemen Of the jury. l have been
stating to YOU what 7 presume my
adversary may urge on his side. | will
now show you how fallacious his
reasoning is, how perfectly groundlcss
his pretensions are TKe skilful ora
tor proceeded, satisfactorily refuted
every argument he had used, and
When he came to the American
Revolution. though. Patrick Henry wa
not on both sides by any means. This
sort Of legal skill SO offended the
hanged one of the only two lawyers
that Russia possessed when he came TO
the throne--he said. las an example
lawyer was his bette no.re. and he
never could understand that they
should be honored, not murdered, in
the other countries of Europe. In pri-
II not NIettcrnich who said: "a diplo-
lnatist has TO choose between saying
nothing that has any meaning. or
! something that has several. choose
the. latter. 1t gives one Il selection when
time for explanation comes?"
He was very fond of that kind Of
thing. as was Fonche. which accounts
for Napoleon telling the first that he
always lied TO him. but never deceived
him, and to the other: "l'ouche. YOU
Will some day come to grief II YOU
1HSisL upon paying me inc compliment
of thinking me fool enough to believe
what you say"
Writer'S arc rarely good public
speakers. as Was shown by Heine. who
to meet Goethe. but could only STAN
MGR out that the cherries on the road
10 M Weimar were uncommoniS fine.
Mof ali o eailp t l'5nFat and t tine m nappi imt
p~erishable.' but it does not fit a man
for the dusty glare Of public life In
European countries there have been
orators. C%iaribaldi won the unity of
Italy as much by his tongue and his
pen as by his sword. for he spoke
patriotism ali over the sicilies, and
on the mainland wrote to hundreds OF
people about his plan for liberatinG
ne Gountry most able. stimnlating
many adherents. .cavour, too, was fal
more than an ordinarily eloquent man,
and he was an extraordinarily well
informed one, who always bad some,
thing to say. and said it forcibly and
gracefully. Italian lends xtself readily
70 defamation. and even among street
hawkers, boatmen. fishermen. many a
traveller who understood the tongue
Eienzis addressing village forums with
much grace and charm, as we'll as
what seemed incredible fury, when il
WAS merely a question Of a stolen
fishing net or a borrowed cloak. (
But in Castelar,; Spain had one OF
the, greatcst orators Of n country OF
period. II this seems e~xtravagant
praise give yourself the trouble OF
reading his great speeches before the
Spanish Cortes. They were the de.
light of all Europe, and although ] had
known the language from my child
mood, felt when I had read them that
! had never fully appreciated the
maRnlhcencc of the tongue, its rich
~sonorous, vibrating quality, It's fine
! shades Of EXPRESSION, It's EXTRAORDINARY