Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-11-12
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MIR. RANDOLPH.

ry, as well as copious displays of subserviency ON
certain accommodating gentlemen of the quill, who
as they could never abuse john Randolph enough in
the hour of his political prostra,ion stand ready since
his partial restoration to public favor to groom him
ON all occosions and disposed to set I'D as
principal merit, the excess to which thew carrv
their servile aduation. These devoted admirers
determined to atone for former Diet action by
sycophancy lay claim to n sort of omniscience in
relation 10 all that concerns Mr. Rapdolpb Ar .be
distance of ST Peersburgh they pretend entire COM
potency to decide upon the character of the MANY
rumors which the conduct Of the extraordinary Am.
eassador has put nso crculatIop and do not hesitate
20 denounce false, what it is impossible thew can
know to be such if it be, and what Is in itself
exceedingly possible and exceedingly in character
with the unique being of whom it is related
Whether it be meancst to spit upon the PROSTATE
20 lick the dust from the feet of the powerful If 10
hoolcSs to determine
We find in different public Journals the following
remarks ADD intelligence:
The U. S. Telegraph Says
We informed that intelligence has been receved y, H..
department of State of the arrival of Mr. Randolph ST Pc
is however deep concern that we state that his
heah soon after his landing experienced rapid and threat
enng decline render his immediate removal IN no..
genial climate indispensable preservation of his life He
rrved a, London the 29h September, way to the
South of France Intention with the approbaon
81 The President spend the ensuing winter and to return TO
nit of it. ~ az
t'iils may be considered presume as an official
ainuhcaiion. intended both to excuse Mr. Randolph's
sudden abandonment OF the embassage, & the govern
'nent for having appointed him. It. may well be
doubted, if MIR. Randolph be really mere unwell than
when he left the u States: at all events the infer
Of he l.
ltal, IS non scqMtur, for affirm that his previous
purpose o! doing so, secret in this CITY. He
never Intended to remain at St Petersburph and the
government knew he did not intend it. To take the
eEnclunsnt, and the domestic, but chiefly the Eop
fst ctedit OF the emjassage to exhibit himself in he
cocties OF diplomacy at London and then to ma - the
FVinter IN the dccoss climate of Montpelier and Ma
PES wefeSti that the Ambassador proposed TO do for
himself or oihers-The disgraceful part played by the
Administration in this fair. and by fy.heer is con-
spicuous and consistent in all its stages Wiser than
ar Jefferson, who admitted Mr. Randolph to possess
taehfs OF certain KIND but who could not be
cotHfu OF oniled INTO the conviction of his diploma
&c abilities, the Administration of Jackson NO, onlv
discovered what his sagacity could not see but would
take 10 refusal of their profred kindness from the
hands of heir eleve. There is every reason TO he
eye from Mr. Randolph's own account of the matter
that the Russian embassage was pressed upon him with
fond and perinacious soicitude which offended evan
his sense of the dignity which it was incumbent
upon great Government to observe and which left
him no alternatives but acceptance or breach of No.
i'tcncss This correspondence Mr. R. carries in b;s
pocket, and appears, ready TO displav in st
Petersburg to all who would read il, as he v,se IN
Richmond; and is meet, that these letters nf,,c
ting wounds upon the honour and DIGNITY Of tho
country should become the instruments of punisb;no
their authors II is in strict keeping for an admins
traton which stopped from the dignity of the Aree,
can people to beg the acceptance of their favors from
naughty individual, and the principal of whom was
afterwards seen quitting the helm of public affairs tn
play the ackey to his envoy, entering the public
prints TO apologize for his abuse of their confidence
and even subjectiDs themselves to the suspicion Of
not adherDg totrtb, in order to make that APOLOGY
more complete. We well convinced tina, M |
Randophs purpose not to remain at ST. Petersburob
was not unknown to the Cabinet at Washington, and
the semi-ocal excuse of sickness to account for his
abandonment of his post, fit have any founda
ton in fact, suggestion Of motives which tbev
know to be false.
of the eccentric behaviour which distinguished bis
stay at ST. Pcersburgh we have various accounts in
the northern papers, many ofthcm probably exagpe
gated, but all of them bearing marks of verisiuili
tude. Those who best know Mr. Randolph, will be
the first TO recognize the probability, not to say GER
tainly the general truth OF these accounts and tbc
parasites who make wholesale defence of his CON-
duct, doomed to stand revealed in their neanness
to the eyes of all who know John Randolph, and FIRST
of all to his most intimate friends We End among
other thingzabe following
The Alexandra Gazette says
All the reports concerning Mr.. RS conduct are
fully Confirmed and however much we may feel hu
ma.eo ,or 'he degradation put upon the Republic by
its Minister. bound not To shut our yes m tb
trOih. The New York Commercial Advertiser, as.
sures its readers that the revelations of Mr. g con-
duct come from various sources-all respectable and
all concurring in the leading facts "A"
The following extract of a letter from ST. pe.ers.
burgh ia Oven. " S'eis-