Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1827-01-20
pROvxrENCE.
JOHN RANDOLPH. or ROANOKE.


hreathcs AN air OF asperity, which undoubtedly fills
The bosom of tie writer, and which has been engen
dered by The late extraordinary proceedings in
which Mr.. Randolph has been associated.
Contrary to our usual pracce.we have taken the
liberty TO omit several expressions contained in the
Letter, as they partake of rather too much verjuce
TO suit our paates, those OF our readers. As to
Mr. Randolph, we cannot help remarkiny, that al
though we have been heartily dsgusted with the
history Of his later fe,S~e are among the first t
admire his genius and to envy him the brilliancy
and elegance of his schoas accomplishments
Although he has of late Frustrated himself and hs
talents to abuse tie present administration. II doe
not seem that he has any particular end in view
tut appears rather to abuse and oppose every body
and every thing, for the sake Of venting bosom
surcharged with venom against mankind, and to
crafty his spleen against the world, because he fail
ed in early life to achieve the projects his dmh-
ton so ardentIy ihirstei for. Let him go on The
will find that it il hard for a single individual TO
war against the world
To Joan Randolph, Of Roanoke.
SIR-1o suppose that this address, if it should
chance TO meet your eye, would engage your atten-
ton, would be supposing that you are partially
nan ofsane nnd-in which light no person eau
pretend to view you, who is not combined with the
action, of which you the unwilling tool, while
you consider yourself as the leader In using your
name. therefore nothing more is intended than to
designate the of straw that has been set up by
'esignng men, to screen themselves from oJlum -
While you thought your eruditlon and eloquence
were gaining you eternal fame, you presented to
their speculation such happy mixture of the mad
u,an, of the blackguard and the bully, with whom
no person of character could engage, without injury
or disgrace, that they Immediately selected you as
| their fit representative
You diu justice to their discernment your mode
of debating in the Senate was so deeply dsgraeeful
to that body, that every who had the reputation
of his country at heart felt humbled aud confound
ed. whilst his confidence in institutions that admit
ted such abuse, began TO waver. You have the
satisfaction ofrefecting, that the administration OF
John Quincy Adams, has been indeed dssraced-
| by being contemporary wi III you.
| Upon the principle of the scavenser-who jostles
and insults passengers with impunty, secure in his
coat of flth-you have abused every distinguished
| ihdividuai-and if taken unawares, and surprised
by the suddenness Of the attack, notice reply wa:
extorted, the object of your faction was answered
the individual felt Inundated, and, in one instance
so much so, as to withdraw himself from the body
where such abuses were permitted.
| II augurs i'll, when such men you are permit
ted to drive from the councils of the nation charac.
ters in whom we all place the highest confidence
whom all parties love and venerate-and as the re-
straint the presence of such men imposes, upor
you, violence and folly, is Withdrawing we instinct
lively turn eyes TO the ultimate result, Of which
| you so often remind But we know, Sir, pre-
cisely the import of your contemplate attacks upor
northern men-to what extent, and by whom the!
are supported. While the good and the wise, II
every part ofthe Union, disown them and you, pro
figacy, ra.hness, and undiscpned pride, affect Il
dlsdan the sober habits of our fprcfathers, and pre-
| sumo upon the character ola people, distinguished
| for quiet patience aud iorbearance; who make lit
tie boast of their vaor display it till sorely tri
ed who seldom comparing themselves to "powde
magazines" auJ" vocanoes,' contain within them
selves resistess strength and energy.
You have recently paid several visits to the mo
ther country: while there your conduct was as dis
graceful as it was at home. You mistook your cue
Sir! You thought you could ingratiate yoursel
with those, into whose society you was admitted
by dccryng the institutions aud slandering the citi
zens, of your native place; ignorant of the fac
that you was sought for other ground, tina
as the representative Of republican nation. Yo
wa. invited by the amateurs Of republican III
, stituion.; and when they endeavored to obtain IN
: formation from you, adapted to their sentiment
+ you di.gusted and offended them, with your sci
vile encomiums upon monarchies. .,
You attempted to force yourself into families wh
priIed themselves upon their descent by the info
nation you had taken pains to acquire at the He
AIDS Office; and you was turned over to their foo
!, | men.
t, Instead of supporting the estimation of an enligh
: ened American gentleman, you wasregarded IN Fl
gland much as Goblet was here-as an unprinc
pied disorganzer and after the novelty OF the e'
hittion of the descendant Of PoUhatan had wo
- off, YOU sunk into meriied neglect.
u You have offended, Sir, in private, as well as
= public life you have plumed yourself upon tram
- ling upon the coureses Of society and the rights