Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-10-29

publican. Did the occn sion oer, this man is every
way capable Of playing the part of Romary<-of a
Ca'o' TO cling with a desperate aud solitary tena
city TO the last hope Of Republic; or OF Brutus Il,
sheath his dagger in the heart of the tyrant. He is
one OF the few men ever saw, who was consistent
in his Repubcanism-in whom there was not the
shadow OF va,iablcness--bctween whose conduct
and opinions, there was the perfect and until
tcrrupted harmony, who never expressed a senti-
ment he did not feel-who never shrunk from a
vowing and defending it-and who never permit
ted IL to be suppressed or changed, from the force of
cit cun,sances, or the policy Of expediency Endow-
cd by nature with fine understandings deriving
from education the loltiest and most unbe ntinc
principles, his course of thought is just, his opinions
uncompromising, and his purpose mmoveable He
is neither To be led or driven-but in him frmness
never be mistaken for obstnacy-it is the result
of convictions and his sincerity is ever ready to ex-
plain the motives which confirm the determination
If there be any objection to MIR. Robertson, it is
that his age aud experience are incompetent to so
high trust-and that the benefit from his fulfilling
il, would be countcrbaanced by the badness of the
example. Some would derive objections to him
from his opinions being too Observation-Disclosures from
the candor with which he discloses them aud others
again from his zeal and tenacty i'm maintaining
Them with me, democracy, candor, independence
and zeal, such good things and rare, that when
regulated by the great principles of good sense,
can never admit that there is much of them
They are blcmishes, which the dcgeneracy of the
times converts into most cstimabe qualities.
MIR. Robertson is lawyer of distinction. HIS
elocution is chaste, plain and unsophisticated. He
is as eloquent man who addresses himself en-
tirely to the understanding can, or need be. l do
not know, if he could succeed in any other species
of eloqucnce, and am sure he would not attempt
it if he could.t AS a politician he belongs with all
his heart and soul to the primitive school of '98-he
did not attach himself tn it hastily and hccdessly,
but upon the maturest conviction of its orthodoxy
from desire to float with the tide, for the hardy
independence ofhis temper oftener leads him to sim
gularity-nor yet to build his own political fortune
upon its established popularity, for he could not
temporize, if IT ever to to him, that he
might derive advantage from il.
To be continued CURIO.
* have heard the following anecdote related,
which is good sample of Gen. Taylor's readiness
and success at Rpariee, and which is good to be
lost. 1t happened OH public occasion, that a gen.
tleman fond of playing upon words was seated
at dinner between Gen. Taylor and another gentle
man of the name of Taylor the hunorist complain
ed of his hard fortune in being seated between two
tniiors-Cen. Taylor retorted with great vivacity,
that he thought their fate still harder in harne but
one goose beAyeeh them.
AS a.nwyer. Mr.. Robertson has proved him
self on several arduous occasions fair match for
the most celebrated of the profession.