Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-03-30
Extract of a letter to tie Editor of tie
FrGnktin Gazette, Philadelphia, dated

you oi inc rejection oil the bankrupt BILL
Even lis most sangune friends did not ex.
pect It TO succeed, yet II was due TO SO large
portion Ut the community as had petitioned
FER il, that it should have u FUR trial.
As very garbled and i,nperfec, report of
the reply oil Mr. M'Lufiic 20 the personal at.
'acl; of Mr. Randolph, in a late debate in
he house OF representatives, ma, been made
in some OF the newspaper, feel it nv duty
to give you the substance of that reply, as
we'll ae | can from recollection:
Mr.. W DeDfe commenced by observing
that he -iacer-ly regretted that the course
and spirit Of the remarks of she gentleman
from Virginia MIR. Rand ,lph) had rendered
il necessary for him 10 reply 10 them in a
manner, which he would always with to a.
void: And he hoped that if he should saw a.
ny thing unbecoming The temper and disni-
~ of parliamentary debate, it would be as.
cribed by The house to those circum stances
which lett him no dissection. He said that
/ had been his first determination, when he
came into the house, 10 avoid, if possible,
coming into collision with the gentleman
from Virginia, 'hough h, did not expec, to a.
gre witt b," in any tHng. IL koew the
talents OF that gentlemaHfor satire and in
vec'ive, and Certainly did not desire to be
their object And If he knew hi own heart.
much despise himself, asthe miserable am.
| bi,ion of obtaining a monetary consequences
by coming into competition with a great
man, or one reputed great. lie appealed To-
the candcr and good sense OF the house TO
! determine whether there was any thing in
the remarks he had previously uttered. which
ssvored ct arrogance, or which could war.
rant the gentleman from Virginia in saving
ironically, tina, the law of the last session in
| relation TO the government Of Florida was
| imperfect, because we bad no, he counsel of
the gentleman from South Carolina, child
! OF light, and so forth. He stated that it had
been his fortune, in the course of hi. public
| life, to be associated with gentlemen of a no.
BILE and magnsoimous spirit, who generously
lent fostering hand to the frs, effort, of
| young men, and dis6ained to take advantage
OF the little inadvertencies, into which the ar.
dor OF youth might betray them But il
had also been his lot TO come in conflict
with men OF very opposite character ; men
WHO, without the APOLOGY of passion, without
one manly or generous feeling, were impeIled
! by some perversity in their moral OF physical
organization, to crafty cold and maiig.
nant nature, by using the Iawless weapons Of
satire and sarcasm for the purpose Of pros.
| tratiug every young man who dared 10 think
for himself, and who would not obseuuinusiy
crave their mercy by bnwing to then in 40
| iect homage and cringing idolstry. Here
Mr.. Randolph, who had lef, his own seat
and planted himself near and Immediately
before Mr.. H DuxDie, a,kef If the gentleman
meant hinP M. MDmDie todlI hi, seat
until the chair pronounced him TO be in or.
der. He then resumed the floor, and repeat.
ed wha' he had Just before uttered, when
MI. Randolph sgaio rose and said that he
hvped that the gentleman would have the
courage 20 say whe'her he meant him or
not. to which Ms. DuGe replied that he
| would answer hat question out Of the house.
Mr.. H'Dubie then went into the merits of
| the question, and finally concluded by recor.
ring to Mr.. Randolph, and saying that where
he saw an old member of the iiouss endeav.
cring to put down those who were strangers
and amongst strsngsFs, he could not but in .
dulge feelings and opinions which respect
TOR The house restrained him from express
ing.
have given You merely that part of the
reply which was OF personal nature, be-
cause ! Perceiye in one Of the Boston papers
a pretty full! tepnrt of MIR. Randoiph's per-
soUaiities, and sketch Os .iir. III DbHe's.
which would mike him appear rid .culous,
containing the threat Of reply without the
performance.
will also add, that the answer Of Mr..
H'Datie was delivered with gre at energy
and force, and the fire appeared 20 warm
that mr., RaRaoIph, some time before the
other concluded, treated from bic position
| near bis antagonist, to his own seat on the
other side. Of the house Ind if were to
lodge from the silence which prevailed, and
the cOuntenanees of the members, all we're
highly pleased with the firm, manly and
m''teI'y rssP'y OF Mr.. ~ D,gBie. Though
Mr. Randolph has occupied III, floor on sew.
silent in relation 20 that gentleman. After
he made his speech on the bankrupt bill, he
| obtained leave of absence from the house
Tor tbs remainder of the session. He did not
,, even stay 10 vote on the bill, notwithstanding
his severe denunciatioDs Of it ,