DIR. HAWKS DEFENCE :.

The Philadelphia Gazette speaks as 70
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| The Philadelphia Gazette speaks as fol


lows of DIR. Hawks defence:


We cannot, however, omit our testimon,
to the extraordinary beauty. the cogent rea
| soning, and the touching eloquence, of th,
| defence made by DR.. Hawks in person.
| For SIX hours he enchained vast audience
with power it was impossible 10 resist =
There was no attempt at eloquence, no ora
torlcal stars, no metaphors, nothing like in.
vectlve or apostrophe. no peroration, and
but little exordium, but there was not a
heart that was not centred upon the speaker
scarcely mind that was no, occupied by
his conclusions. The sight, indeed, was
most solemn and touching. The Church,
IA large one, with accommodations for
more than a thousand people. was Gro wded
by dense mass from organ to pulpit On
the body ofthe floor was seated the chancel,
were gathered the bishops. venerable
forms utting forth in strong relief in frent
of the volume of gass light, which gushed
out behind them. In the pulpit sat Bishop
Chase, bending in deep interest over the sol
emn trial before him.


Fifty years ministry had not chilled his
heart, neither had his eye falied and as
be bent over the pull pit ledge, watching ca



was impossible to forget OF what vast and
stirring importance were the events OF a few
moments TO himself and the Church at large
Around him were clustered his venerable
brethren, and before him, In front of the
chancel. sat the President of the lower
House, in his seat as speaker. But To-
wards the centre Of the Church. were all
eyes turned There stood Dr. Hawks, fee
bic and chafed with his long watching and
the terrible suspense of his position he was
indicating that character which to him
was so dear, but which in ne hands of others
had been as bauble.


1t was impossible, indeed. to listen 10 the
tones of his voice, broken as they were by
the awful ordeal through which he had pas
sed, without being subdueG, if not convinced
and we will venture TO say that never, except
in the single case of Sheridan's famous
speech on the Hus,ings impeachment, was
a tribute so high paid 10 eloquence. lmme-
diately as DIR. Hawks closed, and on his
retirement from the floor. the Hon Mr..
BERRIAN, delegate from Georgia, arose,
besought the House at once, with an imme-
date and unanimous vote, to declare their
conviction ofthe completeness ofthe defence
that had been heard.-An adjournment
howerer, was moved by distinguished
gentlemen from Maryland. and ultimately
carried, on the ground that so captivated
were the minds ofthe whole House. that they
were unable to come to an unbiased vote,
and that their conclusions, as adopted on the
succeeding day, after mature dellberation,
would be far more gratifying to the rever-
end gentlemen in question.


Such is faint sketch ofa scene as remar-
kable as any we have ever witnessed. The
things uttered THE charges and the speech,
may be reported, but never, except on the
memories of those who witnessed 1t, can
the full beauty of the spectacle be traced


