Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-05-18
JAAEs MADISON.
From Nana's Address 70 John Ran
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From Nana's AdIres 70 John Ran
dolph.)
"Nea OF grea. minds, when they
enter into'paolic life, bargaIu for the
calannies Of dcmsgogues. Tbs pu-
rest morality, the greatest benevo.
ience, aud the most brilliant under.
standing, are no assurance Of exc np
ton from detraction. The poison of
envy, the sly impIacability Of malice.
AID the loud aud hateful howl OF dis.
Appointed ambition, are always visible
AM audible 10 the sphere Of great po-
filncal iamiuary. JAMES MADI.
son has been for thirty years states
inaa, al honor TO his country and a,
ornament to the human race. He
was introduced into public lie in the
memorable year OF 177o. AT th,,pe-
rod he was a member OF the VIRGINIA
Convention; II 1879 member of
congress; in 17e+ a me nber of the
Virginia Assembly; 1885 delegate
IN the same body by re-election !:
subsequently a member of the ill.s-
trlous convention that framed our
constitution reelected melnoec
of the ED Congress a msmber of
the Virgnia convention that ratified
the constitution . member OF the
hrst House of Repre- sentariyes under
the new constitution; again mem
Der OF the Virginia Assembly; nsx
secretary of state ana Il ally Pr
s,dens OF sfe Um5ed States. Sach
IS tue maa who is atts meted 70 b.
shorn OF his beans Of glory BY Mr..
randolph, pigmy In politics,
whos: capacity is dselanation, WI Sc
energy Is passion, whose patrio ISM
is discord, and whose soul is conyul-
sed IKE the bowels of Vesnvius
,dr Randolph, an individual who as
sumes perfection, spurns all auxiliary
AID, and swelling in political arichme.
tic, would persuade w that he Is ,he
unlt aud the ten, and the hundred.
ana Nhe thousand, aud the tens of thou
sands' .sinere is no boundary TO the
vanity of egotism when the nerves OF
the brain are too feeble for the nuls,.
tions OF the heart; when human nri1e
is too potent for human reason. the
mind OF man becomes the organ of a
Thousand wild and exrravagaat notes.
Happy would it be were they always
asharmless as those Of Ophelia with
her rue. In the case of Mr. RandoInh
the discord OF harsh sounds betrays
mas intellectual Apr Xxi nation to total
overwhelmingly plain in his
Costume, frugal In his mode of liyiag.
with a heart IN which the thirst of pow
or never created pang, and verging
TO the wane of life, MIR Madison has
been accased of being under bias to-
wards the policy OF the. en- peror of the
French. HIS accusers are mad. or
they are knayes. WHAT has been the
glory of Madison's life! To have e
ninsn.iy assisted in forming and es-
taolishin3 free Constitution of govern
mentt to nave spoken AMI written aoiv
and successfully In defence or rspunli.
can INSTITUTIONS 10 nave beso placed.
oy the unbouSnt suffrage OF a Tree 4
enlightened people, at tue mead of the
execu W. department. Wna5 could
induce him to obscure the iustre OF hrs
noDesttane? Neither DasetIo, nor
Prlncedom. nor royal crown, nor i'm
periA n'ttery, nor i.ppsrIal power,
co 4id, tor an instant, sway bin from
the honorable career of his youth, nor
from that devotion to liberty which *
dear and precious to his heart. Lee.
US then scatter contempt over the crea.
tares VINO burn to destroy the man
"hoss virsuss render more conspicu.
Gus aud odious the scandalous vices OF
his calumnIstors."
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