Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-06-06

dazzltd will, The splehdors OF tha, newcaI-
ling, and not only resolved 10 change his
trade, and set up in il, bus conceived a
strong contempt and aversion to such as
followed Tie Old. Behold, in one short
season he has reached the verge Of bank
:uptcy. For myself pronounce INN bank
iupt forever as popular statesman.
The tenor of my course has been,
rccniess, litie noisy. have been encou-
ragged IN making it SO By the imprcper
length TO which The gentleman himself
has gone in he other extreme. fl were
TO say ii was the uniuCky example he has
given which alone induced me to follow
contrary course ] should not speak truth
My diMdence, and, no doubt, iBcapacity
too for such xe,tions, have been the main
reasons, and am not ashamed To confess
1t, for have no hope to make myself "a
bier than nature in,endedi should be, and
DOT ashame To appear as am. acknow
Hedge that the gentlernan's example ana
the situation 10 which he has brought
himself influenced my conduct, By reprcs-
sing my desire 10 bs active in the House.
When saw him, like ship a, sea, with.
ont compass OF rudder, tossed ON The SUR
Sts of his passions, driven at random by
furious squalls which continually arose
from unexpected quarters of the bound,
less horizon of his fancy, when saw the
weather b3atcn appearance his public
character began 10 wear, his political he
no,s, which ] have been accustomed 10
look on with clannish feelings OF delight,
bleached and fiuttering like tattered can
vas in The wind, above ali when I heard
it whispered that he had become leaky,
confess my want oil bolGness was cncrea.
sed. I teayed 10 trust my little bark to
! the rude sea O. debate with the tempes,
he had iaised on il. made determi.
nation that L would, to employ an ap,
term Ill use among seamen, hug the land
and hold q safe though ing'oriousconrse.
The House then agreed TO recede from
Their disagreement To the amendments oil
the Senare-Ayes IS Noes So.
| Mr.. L Al. RANDOLPH, q short time ar.
ter this, rose and made the following re-
marks:
Mr.. Speaker--A little while since !
made use CT some very severe and harsh
language towards a gentleman If this
House such as acknowledge altogether
improper to be used il it. | did so be-
cause believed that certain expressions.
OF disfespecttul nature which dropped
from him, were directed TO me. !, struck
! ne that they were, it not intended to in
suit, at least an unpardonable freedom
with me. BY rapid movement of nv
mind, | came To resolution not 10 90
home with such load on my feelings, as
was imposed by yhe recollection that the
treatment had received was IN the face
OF company of a hundred men, who
were to dispurse Tomorrow, Sc spread my
disgrace through all quarters of The union.
took the resolution TO run all risk TO
brave any danger which l might POSSIBLY
incur, and by severe retaliation 10 shake
OFT the load which oppressed my spirits.
made use Of the language you heard,
and addressed it particularly to the gen.
tleman who lconsclenciously believed had
injured me. Since that have been told
by six or seven" different gentlemen, that
l Was mistaken that the words were mt
directed 10 me; that they were meant for
another. have not been able 10 fad one
| who would agree with me that was the
object of them. l have even had the
modification to be. asked if II was not a
studied attack on my part on the gentle
man for the course he has taken this ses-
sion. / disclaim such an intention.
Whatever may have been my secret
thoughts, l had no wish TO utter them
here. could not have done so with no.
nor, unprovolsed, for private REASONS. |
have never imagined such a design, nor
! could to answer that end have used
such language as part of what uttered.
am conscious of The disrespeGt / have
shewn the House, and ii appears that il
is moi, as supposed justified by the ne.
cessity ofthe case. My mistake was no.
nest and naturaI-I regret it, and the ex.
presslons used in consequence of it.
Note Among them one whose authority
was beyond question