The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1822-04-10

TO Tie Ifecholders Of Charlotte, Buckingham,
Prince Edica1d and Cunlberlaild.
Mr. FRIENDs--for such indeed you have
proved yourselves TO be throrsh good and
through evil report throw myself on your
indulgence, to which have never yet appeal
ed in vain. 1t is now just five years since the
state Of my health reluctantly compelled me
to resist your solicitations (backed Ivy my own
wishes) to offer my services to your suhrases.
The recurrence of a similar calamity obliges
me to retire, for while, from the field of duty,
and If shall find it impracticable TO return by
December next, my resignation (already witt
ten) will be rendered to the Governor IN time
to prevent your being unrepreseuted in the
next session of Congress. II wond be offered
now, but that the approaching close Of tie
session would render a reelection nugatory as
to present purposes. The state IF my affairs
(as is well known to some of you) requires my
presence at home-but self-preservation impe-
rioUsly enjoins a suspension of all business
whatsoever and indeed, with all my defcen-
cies for the station in which your pariiality has
been pleased to place me, have never yet
postponed your interests to my own.
Should the mild climate. of France and the
change of air restore my health, you will again,
lind me candidate for your independent suf-
frages at the next election, (18250
have an especial desire to be in that Con-
gress which viii decide probably by indirec--
tion) the character of the Executive govern.
ment OF the conte Iteration for at least four
years-perhaps forever :-since now, for the.
first time since the institution OF this govern
ment, we have presented to the people the
army candidate for the presidency in the per-
son of him, who, judging from present appear
ance, will receive the support of the Bank of
the United States also. This is an union ofthe
purse and the swsxd with yengeance-one,
which even the sagacity of Patrick Henry
never anticipated, in this shape at least
Let the people look TO it or they are lost
forever. They will fall into that gulf, which
under the artificial military and paper sys-
TENS OF Europe, divides Dives from Lazarus,
and grows daily and hourly broader, deeper
and more appalling. To this state of things
we are rapidly approaching under an admins
tration, the head Of which sits an incubus upon
the State, while the lieutcnants Of this new
mayor Of the palace are already eontending
tor the succession, and their retainers and adj
herents are with difficulty kept from coming
TO blows, even on the floor of Congless. We
are arrived at that pitch of degeneracy when
the mere lust of power, the retention of place
s~AiN Sdu pGh all MOI only over every
consideration of publick duty, but stifie the
suggestions of personal honour, which even
the ministers of the decayed governments of
Europe have not yet learnt entirely TO dsre-
gard. Should God spare me, you shall be i'm
formed how it has come to pass that. after
settling the Florida question at the expense
of a vast sacrifice Of territory "south of Sc
and a half of north latitude - we are vet.
embroiled with Spain---and, in passing, it
may be as well to recollect that the command
of the Red River and the Arkansaw 1.-THE
gates of New-Orleans) will have to be con-
tested not with the imbecie and puny gov
eminent of Spain, but with young aud rising
and therefore ambitious republick.
Should it, however, be Hrs WILL that
we never meet again-be that will done OH
earth as it is in heaven-Amen.
JOHN RANDOLPH, of Roanoke. e
On board the Steamboat Nautilus, under,
weigh to the Amity, Saturday, March 16, 1892.
P.S. did not leave my seat until the
fate of the Bankrupt bill Ito which my mite
was contributed) was ascertained. In case
OF need was ready TO vote ON the third read
ing. J.R. of R.
OF Letters, via, N. York, to the care of the
Postmaster, will reach me. My address is
" care of John & William Gilliat, London.''
The Senate of the U. S. having done,
Capt Symmes the honour of laying his.
petition on the table, and the House.
not less courteous, having the season
before them, and having suffered am
aerial navigator to amuse them with his
GlryJ9ights,. to show them the pdmity of
terrestrial things; joint committee, we
think, cannot better dispose of both
petitions, than to recommend a CO..
partnership, under the firm of Symmes
f. Bennett, for the discovery of concen-
track spheres, Eagles nests, and the ori-
gin of meteorick substances, 8" for theiI
own benefit and behoof."
[N. II. Sentinel.