XXIV.
“Taken all in all, he was the ablest man in debate I have ever met
with.”
Jefferson's Memoirs.
“He had that silvery voice (vox argentea), of which Cicero makes
such frequent and honorable mention.... A perennial stream
of transparent, cool, and sweet elocution.”
Wirt's Life of Henry.
“His person was of the first order of manly beauty, his voice clear
and silver-toned, and under perfect control; and his manners were so
fascinating as to charm all who came in contact with him....
He had that intuitive love of prescription, which was a marked trait
in the character of almost all the eminent lawyers to whose exertions
the liberties of England were indebted for their existence....
He was called on, not by one party, but by both parties, to fill all
the great posts of the day, the duties of which he performed with
masterly skill.... He may be regarded as yet only in the beginning
of his wonderful career.”
Mr. Grigsby's “Convention of '76.”
