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P Who I ..hp following from a South-westem news-pa-per,- is the most ingenious newspaper dun that has ever fallen under our notice : aUf. . ; ' Twas a cold autumnal night A dismal one to view ; 2 Dark clouds obscured fair Venus's light -fcAnd not a-star appeared in sight, As the thick forest through, Muggins as usual blue,' A ?Bat homeward, 'tacking' left and-righl -a' Vhen all at once 'he'brought up' Tight ur: Against an old dead yew ; At which he 4 rounded to,' And, 'squaring oftY as if to fighu 81 efSaid, with an oath, 1 I shan't indite, r . 41 infernal scoundrel you ! Light, and 111 lick you, black or .white 11 . Just thenbove him .flew 0Anowl,rwhich ,on branch did light, , ; . A few feet o'er, the; boozy wight, And then commenced, ' Tu whoo Tu whoo tu icJwo tu tchoo .'' Quoth Muggins, 'Don't you think to fnglft A fellow of my weight and height With your ter-who tcrrwho, , y You cursed bugaboa! v And if you're Belzebub,dt' .quite -is-On -necessary you should light For Muggins ain't 7our'due;' ' i i For Money rhatters are all righ'l ! ' ll The Printer's paid vp-honor IrighlV- Thereat ihb' owl 'withdrew-, ' "Ad Muggttis mizzled lob. t But there are other chaps wlip miglvt . ' Be caught out late some dismal night, Who havn'ifpaid what's duel t j -iThey know to who to who I .. : . , Colonel Archibald Yell. The morning of the first Monday in November, 1835, broke on the mild meridian of Arkansas with a sun of almost oriental brilliancy. A slcy clear as crvstal bent its 1lue arch over an atmbs phere soft and warm .as the jtalmy breath of May. Jt was a godsend of golden w.eather to the gather ing crowds of human beings that from an early hour came pouring into "the streets'and public square of Van Buren, & new but flourishing vil lage, situated on the great river from Which the State derives its name, and in the immediate vicin ity of the Cherokee line. Men, women and .chil dren, white masters, bjack slavesjand wild paint ed Indiana, with tall plumes np.4dlng, frpm sthejr swarthy brows, continually swelling -that jjving sea, all burning with impatience tto witness their favorite show to enjoy one tnighsay thej.ronly popular amusemont, uKe commontpleashjfi.alikaxlf ' every class for on that.lay the diatrict-courfui.1 pened its regular session for the large county -of Crawford. r . ' Persons ignorant ohe economy o,P social life that the backwoods, diinot evin imagine 'what a trange passion those far esterii ejpl'e raapifeSt 1 lor the.exciteraejit oithe lojuoi ana more especi ally for the comitanisnatjd nsepue.nUj wich. gX ways attend or follow in ,its trVin., J.utwe should remember that. in.itlifipauciiy, .of oilier mans,;.of gregarious amusement,-, it :is;Jt the;m-i;thsatre, church, gymasium, b o u rse , 'n wa pa pe f an4 Hele graph the sole focal 'peinf'Qf bunion-, wherec&ll orders, and not unfrequently both sexes, gofto fee oucjij. xue couri-yim aiau 1101 lutiuci prepaiatory school of of partyp6Htics, jn'w'hi6h tKe young athletes of ambitious genius' learn to. rer cise their tongues to dart lager-v6r of 'bife denunciation, and thehands 'tpV realrdag:- gers, piatols anajRtotrguns iiief-toorta-buUhe-baulctound.wherB the-oldj heroes. who0 kliilshave hem culled in manyl a blopdjlfieldet ,tp measure-arms 'tTliisIs the! constituted-place, for the final decision of allinat ters in dispute of every name and description. The paper pleas, of record form but a smaty item o the multifaiious issues to be tried here. Has the. fair, fame of a woman, been spiled .by the poisonings o slander. It is here, near the door of the; forum and within hearing of the judge and jury, that the father, brother, or husband, wilb wash out the dark staiti with the red life-blood of the calumniator, or lose the last drop of its own. Has a private quar rel occurred betwixt bullie3, attorneys, doctors or, divines before the gazing, shouting, agitated mul titude, that the parties will fight the quarrel out Such is the common law of custom and the pre scription of immemorial and sanguinary usage. Here, also1, is the chosen rendezvous of rogues drunkards, whiskered gamblers, horse jockeys and all office-hunters and demagogues. It is for sea sons such as these that the ducket of a frontier court is never cleared of its cases ; for every old one adjudicated, at least two new ones are added to the list, and thus the accumulation goes on in creasing from year to year. This makes the ely sium of the lawyers. There is a sad drawback however, on their felicity. The litigants, witness es, and spectators, are mostly loaded down with deadly weapons, and are equally ready to usd.them on the slightest show of insult. Hence none but fearless fighters need hope for success at the bar. Under such a state of circumstances it is easy to conceive the scenes of wild strife, confusion, and outrage exhibited in a frontier foxtim, where the judge is forced by necessity to be either a tyrant or a slave, and the counsel are always bullies. It was the anticipation of violent excitements, in the shape of actual tragedies, that drew such eager and hurrying throngs to lhe court house in the village of Van Buren on the. occasion, to which we first alluded. The, human panorama presented a view animated and busy in the highest degree. Out of a hundied houses, forty-three were liquor groceries with every window and door wide open, and so densely crowded that it required half adoz en clerks in each establishment to supply the thirsty customers. Beside the counter might be seen groups of well-dressed gamblers, ringing to gether their full wine glasses before the sparkling champagne disappeared beneath their beards. In the centre of the room stood a mountain hunter, with his rifle in one hand and a huge quart measure in the. other, just raised to his parted lips. One instant more and the nectar of fluid shall melt on that great red tongue. But no, it is stopped in transitu, by the . strong arm of a mongrel Indian, who snatches the overflowing vessel and flies a- way through the thronp-. Click ! Banc ! What sound was that! The sharp crack of the hunter's rifle, followed by a death yell of fearful agony as the Indian falls a, qorpse ? Yonder, under those beautiful shade trees of gorgeous evergreen, where the, sunlight trembles through like the flash of ten thousand golden pen cils, bevies of bright-eyed, .women are seated on a carpet of grass, the slaughters smiling at the ac cp'mplishments of the beaux, and the smiling to hear the prattle of their children. cAt nine o'clock, a group of lawyers, doctors and politicians colonels all were engaged in earn est conversation around the bar, undisturbed by" the drunken shouts .and din of tumult reverberat ing wjtnqu.t,, far and near over the village. .,'ICs the hour for calling court,' remarked Reub" Reynpldsj Esq. 4 andyet our, new Judge has not arrived." - j t, : ; ... 4 If he's.smart hejwon't arrive at all,' said; Gen. Smoot, cutting figures in ihe air withnhe'showy sword cane which -Jie had applied tu c a'rrriislXo the shoulders of a certain judge lately resigned;, Gen: Snfoot was ;niy Lord Coke' of Arkansas'. He had amassed a handsome fortune in the brief space of five years, and by general consent ranked at'the head of the profession. It is true, he had not worked liis ,way to this proud elevation by learned and laborious research, nor had he soared up there on. the pinions of impassioned ;e.loquence nor had intellect, or imagination or purity o( feel ing aided his ascent; he had simply hewed Ji is through all obstacles with the sharp edge of a bowie knife, which few save himself had sufficient strength to wield. Wo to the opposing council that did not cower before his thunder ! And a deeper wo to the presumptious. judge who dared to check his "browbeating insolence or who assum ed the right to determine a point against him.. When, therefore, the bystanders h.earot thduj cling General ujter hisoracujarlaconism in refer eqee, tohe ney Judge, exeryjbqdy, .comprehended the threap ;and burst jntp,a hearty .laugh. 4 WJial's the name of hisr expected honor I' in quired Cob Reub -Reynolds, Esq. as he gave his perfumed mdflstache an 'extra twirL ' T A. Yell, ;fr6m Tennessee replied Col; McBall; ' and :he ilas come to Arkansas vitlj the-cdmmis-sion of territorial judge in his pocket", for the ptiri pose of makjogv capital fo be the first governor of ...w "'(,jnai nrjictl Jl (11 listen 4 - -Col. "McBall" -Was' himself an" aspirant 'for Hfie high office, of whichfih rthen ahhke. He dfd iot obtain itiutL he did secure 'the? post 6f cashier ;o'f payevjue ijanksi abd five yieajrs jafterw.ards fobbed, Jtr and ran, away with ..oney hjind red thour change-the irarhe 16' A;Howl,'irejdinedGen SawJotpefpetratiga metap'horicahph? whileHhq 8vj)tdJ.g.aDe d.spened wjUi juost,t.bQilir4nt flourish. v. Jt yw .boieFpus .shot from future tfUberatral dHair iiWvnj v;iu U iiJir.iiir- tULtnf,K,irntr All turned-?to raze, on thon speakerwho had lw m yp u,c?ll ha 1 Mme r'i.i,orrupted Gen... Sm,elatiurVhisswUdWad - A. Yell replied' C6l.iu. 4 c f-' ' joined the company unperceived. He was a stran ger that no one recognized, and none could ever haye. seen him before, for the eye that beheld him once might never .forget Jiis image. Habjted all over in a fresh suit of leather ornamented with fantastic figures, with a panther skin cap sur- mounting masseB of raven hair rolled in wild tan- gles, his immense waist cinctured by a broad belt- literally bristling with pistols, of almost gigantic stature, with a face of bronze, aud hands, of iron , the latter grasping; an enormous gUn, double-barreled and both hammers at half-cock, the unknown seemed, the ideal of muscular force and diabolical bravery. Every eye was riveted on this strange tower of human strength, but for several minutes every hp was dumb.. In the meanwhile the giant did 'riot appear in the least, disconcerted by the common scrutiny and,wonderv elicited by his advent. Jrle only opened the cavern of his throat and gave way to an irrepressible convulsion of laughter. Encouraged by this ambiguous sign of idiocy or good humdrj Gen.:Smooti ventured ta address the phenomenon.- - -? , -. r 4 You say you are acquainted, with Mr. Yetl V 4 1 reckon 1 isn't nuthin else,' replied the un known, proudly. ' - -' ' 4 What sort of a man is he V 4 He's a mam.. ,j . 4 Will he fight V ' ' Yes, he'll 'fight any thing, from the devil oh his burnin' throne, Up to a sassay lawyer' with' his skull empty of brains and his pocket full of pis tols.' . - ,T 'Have you ever seen him fight V 4 Lord ! haint 1 seen him give it to old he bars ! He didn't mind their teeth as much as your or me would the scratch of a blind kitten.' The com parison was accompanied by anoth.er. roar of mer riment. 'I do not doubt Mr. Yell is perfect hero in a bear fight,' said Smoot, angrily, 'but can he fight men eh 1' , Why, bless my souhcase, replied the unknown, indignantly, that's hiB reg'lar trade, whilst bear fightin's is only fun-to keep his hand in. I wish you could have seen him lick old Hqss Allen. You know as how they are both bully lawyers, but Archy Yell was always the cutest, and so that made old Hoss tarnal mad, but he might as well have tried to scare a steam engine. Archy dodg ed two. bullets, and bein' without weapons hisself, cotcheci old Hoss by the throat and begun to squeeze away like a cotton press. The old Hoss jerked 6ut a big knife and begun tickling Archy's ribs; but he couldn t make him laugh 'nor let go his holt on the windpipe neither. He cut his in trels, but Archy held em up with his left hand and choked 'im harder- than, ever with his right: At last old Hoss lost his breath, his eyes turned red as a nigger's, and he fainted till. his knife dropped out of his fingers. Archy picked it up; but he j didn't strike it to his enemy Vheait ! No, hewurjCan he imagin why this clique of lawyers too brave for such tf coward s trick as that. He J hollered, 'Here,, boys ,throw some water m old Hoss s face to bring him to, and 1 11 go to a doc tor's shop to get niy intrels sewed Up You are a capital story-teller,' said General Smoot with a sneen 'Will you be so good as to favor us with your name V b5 44 Thev call me cood-natured Bill Buffum," re plied the giant with an, obatepcrous rdar,"such as a young lion migni emu couia ne De provoKea to the amusement of laughter. ihe bystanders, however, je.lt no. disposition to uniie 111 Diiia BApiusive merriment, iur ui. jueep- n. r 1 11 . j t j- 1 :. : t : 1 1 t : c r.. t er, a l uiinessBaii, aim h uh acuuaimea wim juuge 1 , , . , , Yell, came up in time to hear the narration of that j ul 10 lesl h cou,rage 10 lhLe. ,as,t exlre singutar combat confirmed the tale, bating' only ,ly an awful ordeal to . which .exery profes the figurative flourishes of rhetoric. sional man must, submit who carries his ambi- 4 The new Judge is a real, hero,, then,' inquired . tipn to the perilous market of the backwoods. Reub Reynolds, Esq. r j The first, case on the docket was called, and He is the bravest of the brave. T mtist own ' ,ne njaintiflf stood ready. It was an old case that, although we aire sworn arid eternal enemies,' ,h'haA hwin :n utrunn r,r vr, Gn answerea voi. jjeeper.. This avowal elongated to a most lugubrious stretch a dozen legal visages, and caused even the duelist, Smodt, to ground his sword cane. Lit tle time, however, remained them to speculate on the consequences of the astounding fact for in a moment good-natured Bill Buffum' snbutdti, with his inseparable1 chuckle'! tYonder comes Archv. God bless his lion, heart!1 With this exclamation every eye was turned to-' wards the door, through which a man of most striking appearance was seen entering, with a bow of dignified courtesy and a smile of irresistible sweetness. Of a till, slender, but sinewy frame' and a shape degama"Hd"symmetrical as a wo man's, his bide eyes beaming with the brilliant yet calm light of a soul full of passion 's fire, but self possessed, his whole person wearing the indescrib able air, and his face the countennace of a gentle man to whbm popular mariners' had grown a sort of second nature ; dressed in Tich but plain cloth4 ing, the, fetranger looked the. double personification, of one bori to power yet, educated to please,, and therefore sure of, command j because i he wti Id ex cite in others the" will 16 obey. His blue eye went like a flash of mild summer- lighting around the circle of spell-bound gazers, his fine head -almbsVimperceptibly noddedf and his ivinniiig smile iseemed to melt into eycry sep arate heart, , He held out his hand to onlv a sin gle acquaintaqee, for he had but one there who was a lrierid; out' trie greeting he gave to that tine acquaintahce made Him a hundred new friends, 4 My! dear Buffumj liow happy I am.to see ypu.- Hearty as a buck, too, and looking gppd-naturbed and grave as ever I' His voice was clear as the tones of a ilverBell, witha rTngfrig echo of soft music that lingered on thejear and penetrated the soul. ' ,r , .5 The giant Bili-Buffum grasped the proffered hanc Wi.tb,;a gesture, q( awkward. bashfu.llitS!r. He-blushed; he did not or could, not sneak: but ope. .great tear of Joy, pnfa mf please tolled fingers. Ayei4hat was. a.greateful tribmph of a' rjide' but faUhfqi hrV; l "that trivial incfidentrcaused an' fmrnehse" sensa tion, apd Was .fjpitfuj ftf pppsequences. Alqud' murmur pf bacjkwop voices svVeued up : 'He's a eeritteniari! jje 'ain't ashariierl to shak i hands With ieathor-hunting shifts."' He, hows to common folks! He's the right soft of a judge ! 1 VVll fight for him V , Tbcj? the facd pf jpren JSmppt yas )ike the con vulsed face ,qj : a.embh, ajid 111 his legal myymi,- dpnsiurped paleith gilent r,agpf ' ; n 10 rn fti3 nnnr 1 ann r rn ornn inn unpnn 1 ri riTiiiii it 1 11 1 l. i . 1 i 1 r ti fu c SI ikeicK as Good-Naiured Buffum- m wis always the inseparably majesty. Th6 light m his 'blue' eye!s il&M' X iB e"e rJ 1 v I companipn of Col. Yell. He carried a stand- audsteadya something to bo feare ard' through that storm of s.tq.1 a,td lead. Hq T lpvqd, irm. cut in two by a cannon shot and'U'o rofoV siv gVadhilly Po'Jo.p asl ",mo ouuM bc of 5W3Jth! t ,-.,.ti. ai ed the air filling the ample ' forum and roTlihg'faV out over the public square, fili crowds came rush ing from every grocery thronging the door and darkening the windows, all anxious to see and hear. They stood breathless, fascinated, wonder struck, yet delighted ; while there stood the blue- Jeye magician, weaving the. spell of words which held them like a voice of steel. And yet strange to say,, his eloquence had no profoundity of learning, no polish of rhetoric. He never used a trope, and he had no power of logic, seeming incapable of copulating premises with a view to keen arguments. ; but still, elo quence was incomparably insinuating. It wound around the soul, pierced through the heart, and riveted every thought like a fine thread of golden wire. It aroused no sudden cheers, no bofsterous burst of feeling. Its effects was not admiration ; it was conviction. Men did not exclaim, ' What an orator!' but they murmured to themselves, 'How true V The judge concluded by alluding to the dan gers incurred by himself in ihe administration of even justice ; and his last sentence, u'lered in a terrible voice, thundered forth the fearless avowal "1 will deal out to everyone jurors, witnesses, parties and counsel the full meas ure of legal right appertaining to each, dnd no more ; and I will maintain the majesty of the law and the dignity of my own. perdoti, or leave the best blood of my heart here on this bench, my own. place !" His face was illuminated by the glowipg fire of passion, his eyes literaly blazed, and his teeth appeared to shine with savage gleaming radiance through half parted tips rigid as iron with energies of indomitable will. Then the insolent sneer which had produced that final peal faded from the Countenance of Gen. Smoot is he whispered to his myrmidons 44 By heaven ! I think he'll fight, and I mean to try him before the day is Sri hour older." 41 His pockets lie smooth : I dtm'i think he's armed," suggested McBall, by way of ecour agement. , , 44 1 wonder why h,e carries that cane, , for jt would aid him but little in a combat," remarked Reub Reynolds, Esq. u That cane apparently so light, is a power ful weapon of solid iron," said Colonel Leeper. 44 With it one might fell ah dx." ' So much the better," muttered General Smoot. ' It will not then be aaaerted that I adapted an unarmed man." 44 Go ahead we will all back you," whisper ed McBall. Can the reader comprehend, this scene ? should narbor such deadly hatred against the unoffending stranger T The singular problem is easily explained. Some of them had been unsuccessful aspirants for the office he then filled, and they all felt that he would hereafter be a dangerous competitor for the future place of profit and hortOr under the State govornment about to be organized: This painful conscious ness was aggravated to madness by the -'extra ordinary impression which their supposed rival had already and so obviously produced in the :j r ,u r t ..,t,; minds ot the people, nence nothing remained Smoot arose for the defendant, and remarked in an overbearing tone. 44 Our witnesses are abBefil and therefore 1 demancT that the cause be-contipued till the next term, in course." 4 Let the proper affidavit be filed, for not 1 11 1 then can I entertain the motion for a con- ...u. uuvft. wwvi. ... t,t'.wa. aw. v w u - w .. W . v lin.uance," was the mild response of the Judge 44 Do you doubt my word as to, the facts 1" Gen. Smoot exclaimed, hharply and. involun tarily raising his huge sword cane.. 44 Not at afl," replied the Judge, wiih his blandest smile ; 44 but the law requires iliat the facts-justifying a' continuance must appear on record, and-the court has no power to annul the law, nor ahy; will 10 see il annulled." 'The Judge's calm and bUsiness-like tone and manner only served to irritate to bully, and ho rptprted, shaking his a word canein the direc-v tion of ihe bench, 44 Whatever may be the law, I, for one, will not learn its .principles from the lips of an upstart demagogue and coward !" JudgeTellblW'eyes ahnl; lightning; but he only turned (o the clerk' and said, quiet ly 4 Mr. Gletk, you will onteria. fine of fifieen dpjlars against, General Smooti as I, see him named pn my docket, for gross contempt of court; and be sure you issue an immediate, ex ecution." He Had scarcely enunciated the order wheir Gen. Smoot was seen .rushing towards him, brandishing his sword cane, , all, his features writhing with murderous vwraih,..and, pallid, as those of a cprnatp. ( ,); i,u, Every glance1 was fixeof on' the cquhtehance,, or the JUtlgertor all wisneu 10 Know now ue could brood' the coming; shock' of the" duelist fibrce rfsadlU But none, hbwevet cduid defeci he slightest change in his appeareiice. His Hi. nere sepm 10 tremble ; his calm eyes ur?eyndi the advancing foe with as Httk sign of! perturj bation as a chemist might show when sprutirji zing the' eflferesericef of some novel mfxtufe. He sat perfecTly slill, with that slight staff of painted' iron' ifrfiis j-rgh't ha'Hd.1 ;' pqasqemJeJ thP.pJaiAirro, and tmm.e(la.j atefy aimmJ k.ir.eineijjluu Ulovvvwuh his lumtt mous .swDrd.-tcano,fultafciue head- of hH foe. At that blow five hundred' heaft1' shuddered- 1 and snatched his bowie. knife from its sheaih ; but ere ft was well pVtsed for the desperate 'plunge, the Itrtle iron staff cut another cuffe; arid the big knife followed the sword-cane. 'He 1 then liasttly drew a revolving pistol, before he : had time lo touch the irigger his arm was stricken down powerless by his side. And then, for the first time, did Judgo Yell betray perceptible emotion. He 'stamped Hia foot till ihe platform shook beneath it, and shout ed in trumpet tones. ' 44 Mr. Clerk, you will blot this ruffian's' riimv ' as: a foUl disgrace from the roll of attorneys.--Mr. Sheriff, take the criminal to jail." The latter officer sprung to obey the man date, and immediately a scene of confusion en sued that no pen might describe. The bravoet and myrmidon friends of Gen. Smoot gathered around to obstruct the Sheriff, while many of the citizens lent their opportune aid to sustain the authority of the court. Menaces, screams, and horrid curses, the ring of impinging and' crossing steal, alternato cries of rage and pain, ' all commingled with the awful explosion of fire arm3, blended together a vivid idea 'of pande monium. But throughout all the tempestuous strife, two indivmuals might be observed as leaders in whirlwind and riders of the siorrn. The new Judge used his little iron cane with terrible efficiency, crippling limbs, yet still sparing life ; while Good Natured Bill Bufr.. fum," imitating the clemency of honorable . friend, and disdaining the employment of knife or pistol, actually trampled and crushed down all opposition, roaring at every furious blow. '4 This is the way to preserve order in court V' a sentiment which he accompanied with peals of wild laughter. In less than two minutes the party of the judge triumphed the clique of Gen. Smoot suffered disastrous defeat, and the bully himself was borne away to prison. Such was the debut of Archibald Yell of Ar kansas ; and from that day his popularity as a man; and as a judge, as a hero, and as a poli tician went on rapidly and brilliantly increas ing, till it eclipsed all the oldest and most pow erful names. Within the first year of his em igration.he became a candidate for the Gov ernor's chair ; and noiwiihstanding the bitter est opposition, he was elected by nine-tenths of the number of votes polled. At the end of , his term he canvassed for Congress, and again swept the State like a hurricane. He contin ued to serve with success in the supreme coun cils of the nation until the period of the war with Mexico. He then resigned, hurried home to Arkansas, and raised a regiment of volunteer cavalry, with which he made all possible dis-k patch for the scene of actio.;. The writer of the present sketch saw him on his line of march to Coalesce with the grand army of occupation, and never will he forget the evening passed by the light of his ho.spnable camp fire on Red river, within the limits of Texas. The prophecy of his farewell words rings still in my ears with mournful dis- , tinctness. 41 I go," said he with a look of fire and in tones of thrilling emphasis, " to make a fame that shall be co-extensive with the Union, or to extinguish life itself in a blaze of glory ?" He kept his word ; he did them both. He arrived on the gory arena in time to witness the magnificent storm of the great day of Bue na Yista ; where is the true child of American birth that cannot name the three transcendent stars of chivilry who fell quenched in blood that day! aye, who fell, but as they fell,. shed a parting sun-burst of everlasting life-light over' that field of glory and of graves! Dost remem bcr ? Hardin ! Clay ! Yell ! We. have only space remaining to glance currente cutatno at the striking sharactor of Governor Yell's genius. It srems from his childhood jo have been a triple compound of. blended courage, prudence and the love of ap probation. Although born of poor parents he was distinguished even when ac boy alike by his daring, his thirst for practical knowledge, and the refined courtesy of his maimers. As t a lawyer, judge and statesman, he was far from being profound. He never sought for problems, embodying first principles ; he had no skill. for. tlje analysis of causes ; but he had an eye for t consequences and remote, piercing aud' far sighted as the eroal eagle's Prudence was his cardinal virtue. This combined with his singular prescience, enabled htm to avoid the rocks of which so many " other Arkansas politicians saw their populan-J ty shivered to atoms. He took no stock in tho: new bubble banks, and accordingly, when the .; crash came that reduced the State to iqaplvcn- : cy and aroused from the lips of ruined people , suc)i l a tempest of curses, he alone, o( all the 4 public men, escaped censure. As an orator... when cajled to give aji opinion on doubtful questions, he possessed the invaluable faculty ' of seeming perfectly cleat and positive without' romrnitting himself bv a sentence to either' 3ide. -'Wbnrrow a phrase from Shelly, hH el-" oquettce on a: certain occasion was truiy'44'' vejlioft woven windtrarisparent, but intangtbloiq as.eiher.'. ... . . i That he had no faults we do nqt d.qny ; -Jiutin whatever their nature or number, we will ntt discuss, them now. They were all ampjy expired by iftaA heroic death--tbe- rich liba,jT iiprj-of( blqorj poured out on the altar of hss .be loved country And pn.lhat altar, too, althe same hour, on tha. same, paint of the ensan guinedj -(H4,. b.ejpj.e ';ile sa.ri.te sweep of the fire- whirjwtynd pj batle,tlell anotner s&cimce pun , bler hut'nuL le.s? accgpiAble jo the,, gqnius, o 'loripus . lainstr-iaiiu .we mean mm vtuo.
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