Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-11
From the National Journal.
MR.. RANDOLPH AND TIE EDITOR OF
Tile TELEGRAPH.

ed Editor of The Telegraph: but, as the for
mer has been identified with The party that has
chosen thai Press rs rs official organ, and as a
! recent erpose in Congress las brought them IN
contact with each other, we are compelled t"
alIudr to The first al the same time that we con-
des' end to noi'e the last.
II is not the characteristic Of generous ad-
versary to exuIt over the misfortunes OF a pros
trae foe: and The Editor Of The Telegraph,
could he vaDour less, would receive the pity Of
his ir1ends although he has long since forfeited
the symathy Of his opponents. We had long
| looked with amazement upcn the fabllcalons
and falsehoods with witch its columns have
,eemed. We have considered the day OF me-
! rited retrhution as certain, though possibly
! remote; and we have sometimes INDUCED the
charitable conjecture, uhat at least some OF the
! honorable adherens Of Gen. Jackson would
| look upon the gross p'rvcrsions OK truth, APP
| pearing in that Press, with adherence and dIs>
gsst. But confess that The Edito: OF the
| Telegraph has been unma ,ked rather sooner
| than we expected and that Mr. Randolph, for
| exposing his disingenuous articles 10 The light
| Of day, is entitled 20 the thanks Of the honest
par, Of the community; although we knew
full well, before being informed OF 1t by the
Telegraph, hat he has long since forfeited the
oonGdenre-or, more properly speaking, incur
red the diSpedsure OF some oil those whose ute
rior views he was seeking TO advance.
II will be SEEN that in the speech published
in Wednesdays Journal, the honorable MEM
Der from Virginia charges the EdloI OF the
Telegraph with a series oi exaggeratons and
misrp pre- sen ations-no, intentional, to be sure
- no! the honorable member repeatedly dis
claims Judging the motives Of The Editor OF the
lels graph--hr only charges The fact OF sya>
temalic pcrverson Of iruth-tcnding but to one
oDjrct-he prcsira,ion Of those in power; and
very properly leaves it 10 the community 10
judrr whether t4cse repeated, habItual, syste-
mstIc rxaggcra'jons s. IN eDrcscH' atoms are
woody inaverteot; not: for ii intentional, they
would unquestionabiy fix upon ,hr Editor the
odious charge Of being the basrst o! mankind.
We wilrno, pow notice all the specifications IN
NJ. Rahdoiph's Indictment. Let one suffice:
He would ad,er, SAID Mr.. r.. 10 another
Instance of misrepresentation from 'he same
quarter. The one he had stated was moi the
first, nor the sec ond instance, nor probably the
third. He repeated that he had no hing to do
with motives. He had in a former debate said
did they not know thar ii their ad'ersaries
trump. they would not trump also! Hoyle
might have taught them better. he Same
Taper had intrrpola 81 the expression, SO as TO
make i,-'Mr Randolph said. Hoyle, their own
DOCK Of pdmPS, tltlS W uaNV S"N'' SNN'N''
This interpolation takes away the whole point
of III. exp,ession, and makes that base and Vul-
gar, which, as he said 1t, strictly pariIa-
mentary
To these charges the editor, with more bold
ness than discretion, has plead not guilty. He
rei,erates the correclsess Of his Interpretation OF
MIR. Randolph's sentiments d cla:es that VIZ
heard him dis inctly, and his remarks were, IN
substance, we did not pretend to 81 them lie
rally, Dhoi ve said"
Not content Wit this reforf'ng upon Mr.
Randolph III" accusation Of ml>tatemen,, win"
oul any disclaimer as 10. mni,e'-f"r this m
deed, is not isG practice OF the Telegraph, he
III, ows down The gauntlet and ch.ie"grs The
Hon member 10 single combat. Eia'tc, we
presume, with his late official appointment as
prn or II ihe Senate, he likes not this I'm.
peach vent { hi, veraciy IT CORE ctness-and
reminds III, Hon Member that ne is more IN
drb,ed to the Telegraph rhan TO any individual
for d;s,nfeyesied vindic atiaG of hal reputation
upon which he places so high an estimate A
Ne same time, howe,e r, thl. d'sinferesfed and
generous otlpocnie decllres. hi VI Randolph
has b. en- defended no on ccount OF any person
al prediction for Mmsefo his CHARACTER"
ave knew that Mr. Randolph had MANY &C.
cpntricitips, aud SOM pee ar fene's ard prn'>
ciples. which were calculated to prjud,se any
party"
This disuerested editor affrms hat he on
ly defended Mr.. r in requitai "of the servic-
| es he had reuderfd;" "and because we believ-
ed that the coaniennnce and aid OF the press was
necessary 10 sustain any public man." Aud
thus this mirror Of dsin'rrrstedn S, bodily
avows that he defended Mr.. R, fr m unnerlt-
ed accusations, because he (Mr. R.l had been
useful to the party by whom this Editor was
employed
BIZ, now, however, the scene is TO be chang
ed. Mr. Randolph, like Governor Clinton, is
TO be irformed that his services can now br
conveniently dispensed with. The worthy Or
gan of the new DYNASTY, in his former dsinte-
rested labors to rescue the drowning character
Of Mr.. r. consulted, il seems, mis- "own sense
of justice md proprie'y more than the WISHES
OF SOME among his political friend" or the die
ta;es of = cautious policy" and Therefore Mr..
Randolph il distinctly Informed. that, but Tor
the Telegraph, he would have been crushed TO
the earth al ina, il generoslv and forhear-
ance were not the distinguishing traits OF the