Extracts From the Journal of Marshal Soult Pseud Addressed to a Friend How O
Extracts From the Journal of Marshal Soult Pseud Addressed to a Friend How O
Samuel L Samuel Lorenzo Knapp
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This grave, learned, profound, and acute common-law lawyer, who never makes a gesture, or admits a figure of speech ; who addresses the understanding in the driest manner, and the most technical forms, is, a safe counsellor, and an able advocate, and just such a man as the old lawyer Finch would have been proud to own, and held up as a model to all young practitioners. You will smile at my fre- quent mention of England, and English- men, but this people having sprung from that nation, and adopt...ed their laws, cus- toms, and opinions, it is impossible to il- lustrate the American character by com- parisons, or parallels with any other peo- ple, of any age; and our enmities and ad- miration have made us acquainted with 83 English history, institutions, laws, and characters. The idvocate for the seamen rose in re- ply, and V prejudices were, perhaps, en- listed against him, for his person and com- plexion were those of a fair and athlete En- glishman; but they were soon dissipated by the spirit and fervor of his eloquence.
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