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Excerpt from Speeches of the Stump, the Bar, and the Platform As a lawyer, advocate, and orator, Governor May stands among the ablest in Michigan and the Northwest. His eloquence is fervid and convincing, and his English pure and flowing. - Representative Men of Michigan. As a citizen he is held in the very highest estimation, and his public and private life is as spotless and pure. His integrity is of the highest type, and his legal education is of the finest and most accomplished order. He is regarded as one of the finest orators in the Northwest. - The Michigan Sun. Hon. Chas. S. May is a speaker of national reputation; a writer of dignity, force, and precision; a lawyer in the front rank of his profession in this State; a jurist of singularly clear and lucid mind. - Detroit Evening News. Hon. Chas. S. May is a prominent member of the Detroit bar, and has a State reputation as an advocate. Some of his efforts in the courts of Michigan are pronounced remarkable exhibitions of eloquence and power. He is a gentleman of fine address, and whenever he appears before a jury, he is sure to have a large audience. Among his forensic efforts are several worthy of mention, such as his argument in the famous Pierce will case; argument before the supreme court to compel the regents of the university, by mandamus, to establish a chair of homeopathy; argument in the. Sullivan murder case; address before he law department of the State university, entitled "Trial by Jury;" eulogy upon the late Charles Sumner: and his centennial lecture on Patrick Henry. - New York Graphic. Mr. May is an able lawyer, a fine speaker, and a gentleman of high character. - Chicago Tribune. The glowing eloquence of the latter part of the speech carried the audience like a resistless flood. Governor May already enjoys an enviable reputation as one of the most eloquent orators in the Northwest. He is not a ranter, hut his soul flows out in the highest strains of fervid eloquence, which captivate the multitude. - Detroit Tribune. Hon. Chas. S. May responded for the delegation, in one of the most stirring and eloquent speeches to which we have listened in a long time. His manner was earnest and impressive, with a ready flow of language, and when referring to the affairs of our country, he was really sublime. In his allusion to the oft-repeated remark of New England's being left out in the cold, he burst forth in unsurpassed eloquence that was responded to most enthusiastically. No report of Governor Mays speech could but fail to do him the greatest injustice. - Portland (Me.) Daily Press. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.