The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-05-22

dsy, = 80 wen sro~n. 4 upaessto.a by b.. eopu-
trfmnu. Conceived IN the bot he'd of faction
the II 81 psnes OF political stnic his country was
iolncd TO endure ead him Into existeuce So
sson A. the taiinoils nf patty winch gave him
blrth. began Ia suhSlde aud brother caud gave
TO brother aud father 10 sou, the nand Of friend,
" affection, hndiug himself suddenly thrown
oul Of his natural element he struggled hard ior
life. by every endesvor 10 revive them not A.
gainsr those whom he chose 10 suppose his rnc-
mrs. bul hs taking part against his iofn,rf
friends-the immortal Jefferson. aud (ofi. rs II
is The will Of Heaven foI bun still 10 survived the
10 less Immortal MISUNDERSTANDING thrm
IA terns, although S0ne"hal less violent no less
nnsqnvocal lhao those now used towards Aes,s
Adams aud Clay.
II Is IN vain Al this time of dnv. for Mr. Ran
dolph 10 make professions, or den, facts, ~
though, were "e asked what 'serc the prHripIrs
OF his political lite with one exception. We
should he compelled 10 answer IN the languaee =
OF The poet IA his description of fashion. aud
ay.
Take firm cloud and init,
Catch ere It change, thu Cynthia Of the minute
Yet the hlstoIy--thr fuels OF his life me too
well known, t~ Impressions NOW 20 surcerd
with his enlightened eounlrymcu. Although,
NV fellow citizens, many land ma, I ada too
many OF US, have grown old aud gIe.--atc,
-" x with the church yard cough upnn us too, q"
d" without the benefit of experience > vet We
are not all children. not babies " We know an
apple pie without spelling il We all know
fall we'll that, failing III ma aitenpt 10 Wtrst
powe FROM the hands al MeSsrs. jefferson aud
Madison from lsO6tn 1878, Nj Randolph be-
come politically deinnof ~ existed ideally. I'm.
der the different names of qiid mnr. tcfiian
qmd. aud 'znls faaa. n plain English. tr,H
0 The iClYi raw head aud bloody bonts, 10
ternfy Old women and Children
To the accidental troubling ofthe bitter waters
| of SNIFF, and The mighty agitation Of our poliii-
cal ocean, Mr. kando pin is indebted ipr his re-
suscItdted political existence Could th"lrnaturaI
lives bc prolonged, ayes Of peace might have
rolled away, aud every period Of il, found this
same Nh. Ra doph and hi, kindred Spn.l> the
Hon. VIM. Il. Giles. Doctor, Judgr ~ Professor
Cooper (tot do mol remember unes. nov.
Know among 81 many which Is most approprI-
att w,th thu Hon. George kremer John II
Eaton h 60. with a long list Of honrnrable
and would he diRuitaftes IA a conn etc state OF
political nouenttv. Bu'. 20 soon ~ thu ocean
becomes agitated. they ARE washed up from their
graves and, like Is suTgcS driven by storms
On the shorc, they ovrrH helm aud i,SiIoy all q.
round them. Such men hav. 10 name 10 l,,rbv
in peace. They are KIND at poliucai salamul-
drrs only found upon The land - ~ hen The house
Is on ire - and seen trumphanth sailing on
the ocean, when hca ed by It's conclusions, like
NcbnChadne1zar 5 furnaces, seven times hotter
than red hot iron.
h may betrnly sad Of Mr. Randolph, that he
IS an extraordinary man. One exception has
been made n bl, political life. 10 I've regarded
as a fixed principle: thai is, 9lf pors5ip. Eve
~ other prncipIc IS disciplined and nude TO
! Subsrrye this one ruling pasSinn, ~ h,ch. like Aa-
rons serpent, swallows mp al others. An ais
tocrnt, tom necessity. al The hlstoId,i a mon
| archist, by hlth IN prlucpr, and hy Practice
whore he dare act the sovereign > aud demo
! erat from policy, the only thing in the world
which would make him blush L. acknowledge y
with a mlnd Of the f / order quick. clcar aud
comprehensive; extensive " took loatning -
memory thai At once dsGrs ail deccuons OF cr
ror, aud brines to HI, id whatever h, may re-.
| qllire to sun his particular purpose, fem thc
! history Of the world; with powers oforafory ,uot
! surpassed # equalied by hi, ftvoritc Cicero ~
| witt ambition aiming al u,Ihlng less than Il
! hronr, as >plcndrd As mat which once Was aIkr
dfsataccd aud adorned hy Bonapaue--could
fully satisfy Mr.. Randolph. Aoef nearly on quite
thirty wears nj hard lthour tr fluids himsrlfmtur
rom Ap0t whe'e he commenced MS career with
abou, half tie credit land that advcndtIous) Nth
Which he SCI out IA luc
We are willing 10 make some ailownnccs for
| tie failing Of Mr. Randolph, and 10 believe thai
his chirf nisloruncN, aud that Of his country
- lar rs heing deprived oftbe use of IN, tai
ent. may be considered ~ = mistortuneD have
chlcfy arisen from education. Descended
! from one OF the hrsi lamue, of Virginia ~
whose VEINS q large portion 1.-THE royal blood Of
Pocahon'a, was richly flowing, an neir Ia the
reputation oi parents, not only unSullled, bat
popular and imposing, aud 10 a patrimonv
large aud splendid not 10 say prlncei,, hut
unfortunately deprived of th- counscls OF u pa.
rent whose loss is often irrcpa, ahle 10 an earl,
period ofhis lite he commenced he Is likely
10 end H. a spnh child, the first lessons OF
winch may have been 10 point MIN 10 his bIrih
aud f0ritne2-aS the descendant and heir at
roval'y, and 10 attain H. urged rs the only goal
worthy of his future ambition. Without know
| ing OF pretending, ~ caring 10 know any ding
Of the fact, this construction Is placed upon the
subject, both charitable x rational A, up
on no Other grounds but upon some early and
nrorrigible bias can he reconcile that clcnrncss
ofhead with that astonishing obhquIfy Of pun
pose, which has distinguished Nj. Randolph.
not only from the hrsf of hI- couuuymrn, but
the rest of mankind. completely sui geueris
II is ouIv max uq an offering on the altar Of
character Of Mr. Randolph. Bv hi, ardent
pursuit Of distinction and his despair at ever
reaching ihat which would be most acceptable
he /, rendered not oniv u gardless olthc Btc0us
ofattainlne II, bu' also Judging from his recent
conduct perfectly indifferent Il the Kind he may
receive. lie woul hardly he offended with the
inelorious fame OF Bacon. aud might take il a.
a just tribute Of Praise 10 he celebrated as " the
Nisest, brightest, MlenHaea of mankind
This kind Of cmIneuCe may not be exactly
suited to the fastdons palatcs of some Of the
friends Of Mr. Randolph who may have tasrcn-
ed themselves TO tie skri, of his fortune, as he
has himself to those Of Grn. Jackson, under the
orlorn hope Of yet seeing him seated IA power.
But not 50 with MIR Randolph himself lie
we'll knows, unless, by lalsehood detraction
aud caumns Of his opponent, he can thrust Gen
Jackson upon a throne, aud become by adop-
tion his successor, that no higher distinction
awaits him from the present generation, OF the
itanarfial award a. pustptitV tbau that Of ,na,,