The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-04-05
Mr.. VIOLIN P5NDOIpy

Mr.. JOHN RANDOLPH.
The following Certificate handed tous by friend
of Mr. Randolph
Ricinord, S0,h 9fcrcS, 1875
We certify that We were present, at conversation
between Mr.. Joha RGndoirh and Mr. V,iN,,, T. Cara,
time last fall, probably in the Month OF Sept-m
Der, AT the house oil MIR Adam Murray in this CITY,
and that Mr.. Ranloi did not rejoice at III. capture
oftc E.sex,or the contisgntcn ithe Catol ari 9TH
public bui!i ngs at Washington no. did IL. ;us,itv
the latter; he said Of the Presidents Proclauation
complaining OF it, that he had no idea of Whining bat
WAS clear Tor lighting it out msnfully. Much other
conversation eps,'ed, which not distinctly ireelect.
but, il believed, Mr. Randolph sad "'iha, the war
had assumed sG7nee character, and that II he could
carry the Iowerof London, sword in hand, in ms IN,
temper ofmnd, he would lay i; in sshes'
lSlgnedl Robert X Jones,
Nm. IL Bdrksdcic,
II. Murray.
Wehave gwen the above certificate a nlace thu, the
Public MAJ have 5oM sid before ,h-ro.
For our own parts We shall reserve opinion until
we see MIR Carey comments u'rn it-'cherei is GER
t'nly some mistake on the side or the o..r. We
know Mr.. G. well there 10 M r,in who IL less cars-
bile OF making wilful MISREPRESENTATION lie is a
man OF honor, OF the most retiring modesy, sni who
would ieel" stain as wo,nd."--Ihe Gentlemen
WAC ssn the above ara as incapable oa brexOh OF
racy. Whatever be thea. Eientl,hi, To Mr. John
Randolph, they surely would wiltuly sacrifice their
reputstions Tor him.
1t isvery imnsteria whether this particular charge
be fixed upon MIR. RardoIpi-ile has, unfortunately
for him, & unfortunately for his comiry siusenouvb
to answer torand this imIuti.ion may be well G.
nough spared from the group-Yet even these three
entleinen do not pretend contradict every part oe
Mr.. Cs statement-1'hey indir- city admit that Mr.
L. hd Justify the destruction # Com Porer's shin in
a neutral port They say, indeed he did mt rsjoic.
att-but Sid not Mr. r. declare with SORT of triumph
ant flourish, that he kney Capt Tucker WE'LL and t,at
ifhe ever landed in the o. States he wouai pull the
hascafs ortersI nose :! Judge ye from this fact OF
the tone Of the ersstion.
II Mar Gary has mistaken these fact, he certainly
began to do so at very early period On the very
next day after this interview he gave the very same
representation OF 1t as is couched in his ifcatc-
And lett be neted that Mr. Cary il the who con-
yersed with Mr.. R.--he was most likely en- this ac-
count to note what was going forward he 'as uni
orniy told the tale ever since and the writer Of
this confesses that he Of those who believed it
TO be true.
Yet are these the only declarations which have been
ascribed TO Mr.. Randolph Ha- ,nt been said ha,
it not heen proclaimed from the tops. aud vet
whohas heard it contradicted, that has expres-
scd opinions, when utterly It ar with the
political institutions OF his coun,ry-hat in tht.
winter OF 1854, he declared in this city, that the A.
merean Revolution had hegu, in Treason FOR Rebel
lion had hen continued by Larceny Iaudinc to the
coniscaiion OF the Estates ,d Torres, and had cned
IN s0cr9'ege in slusn the sale of the eIeb. lands of
the old Episcopal Church u
The time was, when Nr. II. commanded the conf
Genec OF the wordthe writer o, ese hasty notes was
s' w W" 10 Tile supposunn ot ms superior virtues.
But that time has passed away. Tie intemperauee e
vralence o his passions have wrought his rum Those
principles, which were once his pride when ne we
republican, have long since departed--and he who was
the first 10 praise, remains only WHY does he
talk oiersecuten, who respected the fe inns OF
an opponent' When man ike Thomes Jefferson.
whom he WAS wont to aroirs and to shield from attack
when such vnan whose history will he read in a No
becomes the hn" nf hs SATIRE aad The OBJ
iect Of bis resentment by whs; ,i,, does he eorr.,
OF the censnTss OF otse '-.-From l,.y soul I be-
ieye him to he changed and from nay soul wish him
TO be disappointed.