The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-07-10

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|the Cape Fear Recorder, will be perusrd
with ~intersst by every lover of fine aritlng,
TO JOHN RANDOLPH, ESQ.
Sig-Ths inheritor " a name already
|consccrated to genius aud patriotism !; a
pane, inscribed by your ancestors, on the
first page Of our history. snd the heir OF a
fortune 80 ample as TO place you far above
those obstacles, which men Of genius hav,
20 often to encounter; aud which contri-
butte to vex and TO retard them, in their
prog ess to fame: few men have set out,
PA public life, under happier auspices; OF
with more aattering prospects, than your
self. The period at which your career
|conhmsnced, aud the circumstances attend
l,ng your drbat, were alike favorable IA
your success. The agitation and hustle,
attending the 6rst CITATIONS of an infant
go'ernment, and the incipient Efforts of Il
newly formed political patty under that
|government-were peculiarly calculated Ia
|ellclt talent and fitted for the display Of
ability. You launched your boat upon 4
|ful seq. at that critical juucture, when tie
I'ide in the affairs Of men we're at the GOOD.
PLACED, at your very outcst, at the head oi
IAN important party in the state, your name
became lts watch word the loop upon
(which hung its hopes, while the a~ssocia-
|,'0ns connected with il, combined with the
|early indications you had given of superb
Iot intellect, made it TO many, the harbiugrl
|"t better things of Il hope, that after il
had foT a time ruled the destinies of a par
|'y, II would become a star Of hope To III.
country I; and from a lofiiei sphere, shed a
wider and happier influence. Such, sir
was the nnobstructed avenue opened foi
/. our advance f,ent. Such, were the hopes
|and the expectations entertained by youi
|conntrymen. How have yon ava,Ied ycur-
|~sslfnf these peculiar and great adsania-
|s's' 10 what manner, has cage perform
|ed The promises If youth :"
Your earlier Efforts, in the Assembly of
|the representatives of HE people, did not
|J%issppoint public expectation. They ria.
|ther confirmed the hopes Of your friends.
land added a Leaf TO the wreath which had
been already and incunsldrra,cly bound a.
round your brow. The peculiar character
iof your m'nd-Qnick, puog"nt and orig
Inhi, with a lively fancy & u mass Of infor.
imat'on, an q great variety of tnpics, Quail.
Ned you 10 shi supon SUBJECTS Of the ma
which 1T that time occupied the pub
;ln mnd aud fitted You 10 embark with
great Eject IN the heated debates To which
|'hry gave rise. The spititof jnvecliy-, in
winch you have At all times been prone Ia
indulge, ch'a,ed happily in with thr-harsh
stono OF party feeling, a. a time when the
severity OF Censure was esir-med, rather
l'han IFS justice. 10 a word, cir, your
speeches were admired, and although
much OF thrir effect was attributed TO the
Ipeculiar style OF your delivery, you never
kthr'ess acquired the reputation of "a ready
Iueha.r' and 81 an eloquent drc!ainier? L
yet remained for you 70 achieve the cha.
s~racier Of al able and practical statesman
PIE "hois master OF eloquence, is masts,
Ut the key which unlocks il;a bosonis O,
I'nrn, and prorures for its possessor acces!
TO the favor and Confidence Of the people