Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-03
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SATURDAY MORNING. JULY a. 1890.

W The Norfolk Beacon of July l. furnishes a
sketch of Mr., Ranioph's speech at the dinner given
him on Saturday last, which ropublish for the ant
isfaetion of tho curious.
Mr.. RANDOLPH rose and made his acknov
Judgements for the honor which had been done him.
de said tat some years ago, in different part
OF the world, on an occasion not dissimiar to tho
present. he had being toasted expressed his opin
ion OF the practice of giving and receiving coin
pliments at public dinners as being one unusual in
his own country, and more honored i'm the breach
than IN the observance, in much it furnished too
great encouragement 10 speak of that vile thing SELF.
lie had said this, by way of apology for the very
awkward figure which lac then cut and which Mr.
Mayor said he, doubtless do now. But that il was
not without its for j, sometimes served to elicit
from wary, shy and skitiish politicians sentiments
which they might otherwise have kept conccs led
lie said. that would believe that this last
consider alton could be applicable him; for that his
principles thank God, had been hidden. But that
occasion like he present when he was about to
leave his native country perhaps forever and when an
opportunity for the first ne offered to him of
publickly explaining his motives, he felt due to his
constituents and to HIMSELF to that he had served
them more than thirty years, and TINT supposine
they would never require his services again.
| as the sagacity Of man could have fore
seen the adoption of an amended Constitu-
tion--hc had accepted Office, as unexpected ss il
was unsolicited under the present admnlstr ration.
He had done this land he seized upon this occasion
To declare it, from the conviction that so doing he
would give support To the administration of man
who had his entire confidence, and in whose honesty
inrrpdfty, and moral courage he had the utmost re.
lance. lie would not conceal that there were some
things which he might have wished otherwise and
where was the administration of which this might not
be said? But, he asked, were boarding-school
misses, looking up to some beau ideal of perfection
or were we men, regarding things they are.--Ne,
he said. we were men, and he ut the head of affairs
was bat man and faibe like ourselves but man
whose failings lean to virtues side He said more
over there alternative between the support Of
the present administration and the restoration of the
Bourbons and the Suaits--of the expelled dynasty;
and that it made no difference whether he took a
pound from this scale added pound to that.
Charles Fox had truly said that the of all DOG
sible governments was Restoration; and he hoped
our future experience might not furnish enoiher ex-
ample to confrm. That it was left for us to choose
whom we would serve -''But" he said, schoose va
whom We may, and my house will serve the Lord"
Mr. r. said, that. believing his Constituents had
no further service for him. he had come forward at
the call of his country TINT he did not go abroad to
attend foreign levees, or to ma Ike his bows to titled
digmtaries; for that having practised at home
he would be voted into the awkward squud and sent
hack to drill that he did go out as resident Min
lst"r;-he went upon special mission, aad that re-
tDecta dn facta;-wlsher his purpose was obtained
or defeated, home he retnrned:-he did not 90 To
pocket the patry outft-he never had, and never
would consent, to take the peoples money without
rendering an equivalent for il.
Mr. R. alluded to the formation of the Federal
Constitution, and said, that he recoected when un
der the Old confederation embarking from this port
he had been compelled to pay duty as an alien on
his arrival at New York. lie saw the present Con-
sttutiou Of the United States when il came forth
from ITS chrysas state sand Sir said he emo man
saw-yes one man did see--two men saw-P,trcII
7 Henry and George MasCn-the secret sting which
inrked beneath the gaudy pinions of the Butterfly"
he saw w ashngton when he landed at whitehall
He saw procession of both houses of Congress
drawn up to receive him. n place now called Cof-
fee House slIp-He saw him when he delivered his
naugura address--he did not hear him, for that was
ifnpossbe--he heard and recollected perfectly well
his frs message 10 Congress- He renamed in New
York during all the sessions of ssid
life one either under the adminra,;o ~ nu,s
Warrington or John Adams Thomas Jeasrson or James
Jackon land so help God" he added with earne,tncss
distinctly recoect context Wo have given Of co h h
imperfect sketch ofhe outlines Mr. RS address, and wo
He o, '
Mh aynS ,nas ne would propose toast in which only
| rough ofNorfolk." "
Either the Plenipotentiary himself, or some of bis
iho't intimate friends, swerve from tho truth about
Ms ieeIhgs towards and "confidence"-aye, "entiro
CONFIDENCE IN the Greatest and Best The truth is
'hat from the moment Mr.. II left Washington before
me adjournment OF Congress to avoid the spectacle
OF Inc Republcan Coronation" in March 1920 TN
til he received his appointment, the administrator
was IN bad odour with him. Some who saw him in
this interval will read the declaration of his centric
/ g
line which corrected the acid How capable he in NJ
small deviaons from strict truth, thousands can wit
ness who heard his nuae dim0s IN the Convention
and elsewhere, when he had his Russian Commission
in his peck t.
! The PleniPotentiay could not leave the Ameri-
can shore, without hurting last Parthisn shot NJ
the man whom he hates because he has iniured-a
man as superior to himself in eevnion of soul ns ho
| 20 I'M him info tn
Clay a"Rcsioration"! Were it indeed so, and tho
comparison was just one, the Pienipotentary has
forgotten that the of the Republicans were rea-
ny TO aid in the restoration OF Charles III, to remove
The tyrant Cromwelh in day, we sba find ma.
ny OF his old opponents looking to Henry Clay os
deIiverer from The tyrun, who if he does not incar
cerate the body manglc the flesh, Furnishes opinion
and shackles the freedom ofte nobor part the mind
Dlp Annhn 81, L..