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strong and perspictious view which he
always takes of his subject, command
from Ids audience the most profound
Attention to him in debate. Mr. Ran
dolph is not indebted to fane) —hisstvle
ol o> utory is superior to the decorations
of a brilliant imagination ; he exhibits
Ills subject naked—it has the nerve of
a Hercules, and is not relaxed ny a sin
gle feature of Adonis.
With the most powerful talents, with
superior cultivation of mind, and with
t'n_ most unsuspected sincerity in the
expression of all his opinions., Mr. Ran
dolph is not calculated for a popular
leader. The arts of conciliation are un
known to him ; governed by the dictates
oi his own manly judgment, he cannot
conceive that dependence which the
minds of others feed upon it. It is thus
he has never been known to consult, to
advise, or compromise. Ilis proposi
tions are original ; they are brought for
ward without one enquiry of who is to
support or who is to oppose them ?
Conscious of the purity of his own in
tentions, and satisfied with the correct
ness oi h.s own judgment, he wishes not
to defend the one, lie seeks not to con
f m t he other by his personal popularity.
Individually, there is no man in his clis
trict, wiio is not t) tur Known, or wnose
manners and habits are not niorc pleas
::ig 10 the peo le than Mr. Randolph’s.
It is probable that if his election were
put on that issu , he would never have
held a scat in congress. About him
there is an atmosphere of repulsion,
which few dare penetrate ; but he who
h ts ih- firmness to do it, is eminently
rewarded. The principles of Mr. Ran
dolph are modelled on the finest scale of
virtue and rectitude. Ardent and af
fectionate in his disposition, he is sus
-ccptibleui stro ig and permanent fri.n 1
eliips. His private history ah unds v . 1
» id**nces of tin most numane and phi
losophical feelings. Although Mr.
Randolph posw.-scs general informa
tion, he ca' not be considered a literary
-charac* r. a..vept a minute knowledge
-of hi i.-y and geogr. phv, his reading
1 as bet * odier i upeiHcial. The wit
% Mr. it.' . olpn is 1 en, ..<id too often
inu .■ ’ without a tvi*uni to its effects
v.n th feting* of o.o r-iru tunes,
however, u . inplica wn s p culla h
Rappv. Mr. Ioanna, prov i. ,.i. :or nis
pedar.tr*., once oi.se; v d in the pr-sence
jo( Tr. < . that the) were waning for
Ch.i t: ur mg' library, (alluding to I)..
Miuij'.u;-—bir,” said Mr. Randolph,
u I hrarJ. him just now enquire for his
ituL-x.”
buch was the man selected as fore
man of the grand jury on Burr’s trial—
perhaps none could have been chosen
more capable of passing in judgment be
tween the United States and a citizen.
He had held a distinguished rank in
his country, and although the shades of
political opinion have been uniformly
coloured with asperity, his truth, his
justice, his patriotism, have remained
without a stain.
The false Friend.
A Fragment.
My dear friend, you are heartily wel
come t» town, (said a spruce dressed ci
tizen, as he helped bis country friend to
alight from the stage,) pray come home
with me : I expect you will make mv
house your own while you stay in town ;
there is nothing in mv power I will not
do to make it agreeable to you. I have
depended upon your company--my
whole house is at your service.
This over-acted complaisance made
me suspect his sincerity, or that he had
some sinister point in view ; so putting
my ring on my finger, I followed him
home.
l am greatly obliged to you (said the
’ country gentleman, as he sat clown t6
the breakfast table ;) the invitation you
have given trie is very acceptable ; I
have lost the estate I have been so long
at law about for want of sufficient evi
i dunce; and when I have paid the cost I
shall not have more than two hundred
, pounds left, with which I mean to pur
chase an annuity ;'therefore I shall make
vour house my hotrn until I can settle
, mv affairs.
It may he some time before you can
settle vour business to youi satisfaction,
it-pli d the citizen, his features con
, trsc ting into cold civilitv; Sc I expect a
gentleman to take my first floor in about
j a week ; l am very sorry I cannot ac
■ commodate vou longer.
Mvdear 7VIr. Wooilet, cries his wife,
hastily entering, I am vastly glad to see
; you.
Mr. Wool let has lost his lawsuit, my
dear, s.iil the husband.
The* smile of welcome was insf.mtlv
changed into a look of a . .t-nu-nt;—
she had advanced to > iv him h- i hand,
but on his attemp'h'g to salute her, she
with h r •’ her cheek, exclaiming, 1 am
•orry . ms disappointment j and be
gan to make the tea.
He drank two dishes of tea, and then,
asked his friend to lend him two gui
neas. He had it not in the house. Trade
was very precarious—again mentioned
his expected lodger and recommended
a mean room to his friend, at an half a
crown per week, in an obscure lane in
the city.
Oh ’ self-interest! how dost thou
deaden every virtue, lead to hypocrisy
and vice, and make us what we should
be ashamed to own, mean, avaricious
and unfeeling!—Would I change the
feeling heart lor all the interested views
this world affords? Oh no/ Give me .
sensibilitv to feci another’s woe, and I ;
shall then feel as I ought my own hap
piness.
It is vexatious, said Mr. Woollct, as
lrc rose from breakfast, that I cannot
stay here, as I have no ready money to
procure a lodging. No answer was
made*
Can’t I have a room in your second
floor, Mr. Saveall ?
Really sir they are all occupied.
I do not know what to do ; I must beg
you to lend me half a guinea till next
week.
I cannot, upon my word, sir.
Mr. Woollet summoned up a look of
expressive anger and contempt,and fix
ing his eyes on his false friend, cried.
He who can refuse half a guine a to my
necessities shall never share in my
prosperity. Know, selfish man, that I
have gained mv cause, Ik am at this mo
ment. master of two thousand pounds
per annum. Then turning from them
hastily left the house.
I stood for a moment to view their
confusion ; they spoke not a word, hut
giving cacti other the keenest io >ks oi
reproach, si parated in sullen si! nee.
For the Wheeling Repomtory.
Extraordinary Patriotism //
Never since we have been a n uion#
have we had so much occasion to cuiti
vate harmony and unanimity, ns at the
present moment. The times are inch <. d
disastrous, and every man who has die
interest of our country at he rt, ought to
lorego ali private irritations, and ali par
ty distinctions. Our country's good,
should swallow up ev» rv oth r consid t -
ation. liuiti is is not the patrioti-m -,f
the times. The House ol Rep. es a
tives of the Uni e St tvs, i-. t ur< .vnt
chiefly compost d dist kii. ;nfri
I otism which has long been current ci/yjf