Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-08-22

nal uc i'epnoicans had placed him al the head of M
Committee of Finance.
Ills friends boast of his consistency and ne nobod
seems to have turned their attention 10 the details of hi
Pnonc me- all seem willing 10 admit the consisienc,
""Cn CANNED Tor MN by his friends II is time tina
nose VINO arc deceived IN this respect should be mi
right anu shall here undertake to show that alho,I
I'D opposition he has been Consistent so far rs ro,,os o.
many OF inc important questions which have ari,ated
'he puo'c tn'nd since he has bee in Congress- his
course mas been inconsistent and defcnceIess Al
though he was not denounced BY the Republican
iooo' ""eh ms course could be longer tolera
o' yet as early as 1892 lie took his stand against the
,o"s VI n,r. Jefferson IN acquiring Louisiana from
france Very little cause from the Rem bIicans n,
.at ne would have been sufIcaa., 10 dive him into
us iaVor'c element of opposition but pleased with his
station as Chairman of the WAYS and Means Comnt
ec' he orhore TO give full his natural dispos
'"h, until 1905, and in the following wear he was con-
9'uereu hos''ie 10 the views which all prominent Re-
uo"cahs entertained at that day for the honor and
prosperity oil the country, and was accordinolv ab,p
doned by the Republicans i'm general ,lt,onni, :, g.
sun c'uns IL him, will be more fully noticed here
after. sN -
ABOUT tins time, the wrongs of England BEGAN 10 hca
so heaviiy on the United States as 10 mako II
that war would follow unavoidable consequence,
"u accordingly, Congress began 10 take precautionary
measures under the recommendation of MIR. Jefferson
VII. randolph took decided stand against every act
OF the government which was evecd at ENGLAND and
think the records of The country will bear me ont in
saying that, IN all his discussions upon the floor of the
House OF Representatives. upon measures calculated
to affect England his views were at least as G,vorabe
10 England as 10 his country. Certany such were
'e opinions of the politicians the dav whatever
c"a"ge ""'c may have Produced. In 1907, the first
e'hn"tGo was proposed and discussed and the journals
ot The day will show that in almost every spcec made
ny hir. Tandolph the and measures of the Al
nihistratIon were alike denounced BY him. and Eng
anu was either justified excused in all her inca
surcs. " 1850
RAISING over the events which occurred between the
passing OF the first embargo, and the war declared in
1919, will ask the attention of the Republicans TO The
bv Ir I,I, Hot,
After years of suffering the part of the United States
by the lawless and unus6able conduct of Enrland
cre was out one voice 10 be heard in the Republican
ranks oil the United States and that voice for war
Mr.. Randolph foremost in the ranks of opposton
and not only opposed the of war; but after il
was consnonaliy declared, hc continued ,is oppo-,
ion 10 every appropriation, and other measures
~ 10 prosecute II with vigOr and effect. Nor did his
opposition stop here. He continued his langnapc of
denuncatIon wherever he went, and ei.deayTe. to
poison and in fact, did poison the minds many or-
cd il.
Those were times calculated ''try mems souls ,,
and the only question was, shall the country sink or
Sirim
All flrc distinctions which had previously cyis,od
were considered al cnd and the war ,vas lopicd TO
rs The only tombstone of patroiisn Such course Of
conduct on the part of such Mr. Randolph
was indeed sufficient TO put him down, and class him
with the enemies of the country; but he dis, not even
stop here for IT is still remembered by many COED c
Zens That he made public address the people al The
District presented by him, in which address he adv
sed .eope TO refuse payment of the taxes constu
onaly imposed by Congress for the prosecution of the
war which he stigmatized as wicked and unjust
these and many other facts equally important, disn
guished the character of Mr. Randolph in those DAYS;
and yet strange TO tell, this Senator is now ia
vorite with Virginia, although he boasts the floor of
the Senate that he ctngcd his pJiaciDtes there
by declaring IN effect, that ttrginia has changed her
P'incPes, ANA that Size has adopted all lis former
opinions as expressed upon the subject of tic war; and
other measures rcsoed 10 in those days. o! icmDoru
o. .o'eSW ondcrfu indeed these things to relate
and still more wonderful is it, 10 know that they are
trnc.
This brief statement UPON the subject Of the way is
given merely to show that when his country must want
ed his services, Mr. Randolph withheld them and
amongst other anti patriotic and inconsistent reasons
wleh he gave was that this country ought never 10 20,
to war with England, although Ire very wiling 1T
another time, that should have gore TO war viii,
another country, as will hereafter show.
IoWNDES.