The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-05-24
from Niles Weekly Register.
Mr.. RANDOLPH

From NleS' weekly REGISTER.
Mr.. RANDOLPH.
Though frequent opportunities have occur
red, it is several years since listened to Mr.,
Randolph, even for half an hour at time
tut Un The I'd inst spent thirty-ive minutes
in the Senate whilst he was speaking. What
he said during that period, if fully reported
would fill from two to three pages of this worl
i mean, if all the words that he used wer,
printed. had been told that the bankrup
bill was before the Senate-but, during III.
time stated, he never, TO the best of my recoI
lection, mentioned, or even remotely ALLUDED
to it, or any Of IFS parts, in any manner wha-
soever. The following is faithful account
Of the chief Sutjccts that he talked about. l
do NOT pretend TO give his cords, unless heie
and there, but as to the substance of what lie
did say, am not mistaken, if substance there
was in his remarks.
When entered the chamber, he was civ
ing out plan to make bank, by persons re-
solved TO become " rag earls." Wen, sir, VIC
agree to make bank. You subscribe 10 ,OOC
dollars, you 10000, and you 10000, and sc
on, looking towards different members. Their
we borrow some rags-or make up the capital
out OF our own promlssory notes. Next we
buy an irop chest, for safety against ere, and
against thieves-but the latter was wholly
unnecessary-wh would steal our paper, sir
All being ready, we issue bills.--I wish had
one OF them, hunting his pockets AS though
nc expected to find one-like the Owl Creek
bank or Washington and Warren, black or red
thisls cir thar, be 5;r with ,.-a,,,..-
yes promise TO pay, sir-promise to pay.
tie dwelt upon this making of bank for a
bout five minutes, and then said something
concerning Unitarians, in religion and politics,
making dash az the President and the adj
min'stratiou, mentioning also Sir Robert Wal
pole, in way that do not recollect. Then
be spoke Of the Bible, and expressed his dis
gust at what are called family Bibles.'
though he thought no family safe, or would
flourish without Bible-but not of an A.
merican edition! These published by the
stationer's company of London, ought only, OF
chiefly, to have authority, except those from
The presses Of The universities of Oxford and
Cambridge. He described these corporations
briefly they would be fined 10,000l. sterling,
il they should leave the word not out of the
seventh commandment, however convenient
It might be to some, or agreeable to others,
Cooking directly at certain members, aud
half-turning himself round TO the ladies. y
lie never bought an American edition OF any
W
He wishes all his books to have Cadell's i'm
print-Cadell, Of the Strand, London. But
people were liable to be cheated. lie had
bought copy of Aristotle's Ethics to present
to lady--to lady, sir, who could under.
stand them--yes, sir, and he found it full OF
errors, though it had Cadell's imprint-which
he gave us to understand was forgery.
From the Bible he passed to Shakespeare, or
rather mlnOlaI fha hNI ~, Al.
productions OF the poet, preferring each near
ly equally, and drubbing some one, that he
named most soundly, for having had the i'm
pudence to publish I" family Shakespeare -
and he made quotation from his faVorite au-
thor. lie next jumped on the American
Protestant Episcopal church, and vehement.
ly disavowed all cornexion with it-declar-
ing that he belonged TO the church of Old
England. He told us that he was baptised by
man regularly authorised by the bishop of
London, who had laid his hands upon him
laying his own hands upon the head Of the
gentleman next to him, and he spoke warm.
ly Of the character of the bishop and of the
priest who had baptised him, wishing that the
latter might have lived to perform the last
office Tor him. Then, as in reference TO the
Episcopal church, he gave something as quo
tation from part Of the service, beginning
with, "Them that''--as rsprobatino Tia
grammar, and implying that no good man
could belong TO a church which used such
language Suddenly, he spoke about vine
il was often mentioned in the Bible. and he
approved Of the drinking OF tiff in a gentle.
manly way, at the table-not in the closet.
not in the closet but as TO whiskey. he. de-
manded that any one should shew him the
word in the Bible--it was not there, No. sir
you can't find it in the whole book. NEXT. OF
shortly after this, he spoke of his land. saving
that he held il by royal grant, with which
he seeuedgreatly pleased--but, in a minute
or two, was speaking of the " mem of Kept. %
IN England, ,aying that Kent had never been
conquered by William the Conqueror. but had
made terms with him, and, in consequence.
when the militia Of England are called 70 The
held, the men Of Kent are entitled TO the front
rank. He spoke Of song which had been
made on the " men Of Kent" which he sa;d
he would give a thousand pounds 10 have been
the author Of. He wsS apparently about 10
reheaTse or sing it-wheG being close 70 Mr..
Randolph, and within three or four s,ens Of
Of the door, hastily retreated, and left the
chamber, wondering what "the men. Of
KENT and William the Conqueror had 70 do
with the royal grant by which Mr.. Randolph
held his land, or what relation that tenure
had to the bill before the Senate TO establish
an uniform system Of bankruptcy; and think-
inS that to eat my dinner was an affair ss in