On some few occasions he has made speeches, always speaking without notes, and I suppose without previous preparation so far as expression and style go, which have very deeply moved the Senate, though made up of men who have been accustomed to oratory and not easily stirred to emotion.
Hoar notes the emotional impact of Vest's speeches on the Senate, despite their infrequency.
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