Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-09
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From me X edmond Wig.
MIR RANDOLPH,

Some person writes the following letter from
London to New York. The E.yen,ng Post in
pn3li,htng il says OF the author ot - hs Is M
emineut count, man Of ours, distinguished in
oiher walks Than those 1T polilcs-now em.
pluyed in iii Tomato station IN England"
The Editor no doubt expected the public
would be abIe TO red his hicruglyph,cIss and
understand that Washington Irving " as meant.
and his name and Prince Liesen'S he ina
rined, W. AID be irres,stlblt. lie says farther
that the author had no interest 10 disguise th-
truth. 1t may be so-but a 80 ttier and eye
| ophant, such as Washing - Ire NJ, a toAu a
ter by trade, IS aud mast be uudrf standing
| suspicion whenever g1eat men are hls themes.
Washington loves IA grea', partl ululy when
ne is also u yich man, dcnr'y, ana woald do
any thing IN reason To Accommodate hIm.
Prince Lieven, PnnGe Talay iand. Aashi"g
ton living add all the Cops Dlpom"tlqUe in
London great and small, may say what they
pl, ase :, but tho,e VINO know John randolph,
and especially those who saw his capeIs herr
M lhe sprmg OF 1927, Will oontinae 10 be-
lirye those others told OF him At ST. Peter.
bug, 10 the daV OF tbelr dea h. So much Ike
! The man, 30 exactly in cnr,rspondenCe WITH
! bls performances IN RIchm n (, II j. impoas,blr
that accident or masina'ion could have aiun-
BLEED upon fiction OF such veiisiinl uuur. All
| except all NJ on his knees before the En-
presS-ds he h1d never before encountered
maj 10 is taee, nor ior,nsd ust cnncep-
lion oil It's tyrrors and sDUitnnes, that Is posi-
ble-hut We do not thIuk itprobab,e.
WAT silly thug III aShlngtou lrving t.
go to Prince Lieyen auh this cock and Dal EN-.
qnry How little ought Mr.. ndoipn 10
| feel rnaebted TO him lor ms oihcious kindness /!
! Il proper sui. ect truly ior the s,eat NasBIHs.
! ton Irving and the rs Prince at the Russian
| Empire 10 converse dDout suppose the
whole story oil the Penpott utary's extiaya.
ganzasat ina court OF h. Car was hrtion, VIVA
| was II to Washington living lie tlon. h
| he could Oulge great man, aud tn SiCkly
| though cunning snntlmeniadti looked no idr-
ther. The whole story ma! no. te tIur. Isl IT,
/ out IN the sma est degree lmpt't'ne the firm
| foundation upon winch tie iamt OF Nj. kth-
| dolph rests. HIS wnIms aud odd tics, thp nsi-
ural fret OF a sas' and restless intellect slut
up IN C,ortal habiiatI0n SO rad nnd cIoZy. so
little adapted to sustain the operations OF the
mighty mind Il encioses-thrse cannot detrhct
rom ihe lustre OF his varied aud powerful at
enis, nut serve the Iaiher, IN Truth, as iol> to
| Sc OFT his geaiu-. Every sensible nah ipes il
10 be So, and Wsshugo on Irving was mere
avs CICERO .aiis hin,seli an ass, and Ne there
fore hope Washington VIII excuse our tree
DOM ioi thinking Otherwise.
but 10 Nasnmgtons ieuer-for the reader
must be aux Gus ~ see how ultimate he aud
Prince Leven are.
LONDON, March 2, 1881.
In the course of a oonversai ION whicA mad
recently with Prince Lieven, the Ri,slan au,-
odssador, who was prime minister at 81. Pc
iers0urgh NJ tue time Of Mr.. Randoiph's pres
eafation, took occasion to inquire INTO tie
'rnth OF those reports which have been CT cula-
led to the disparagement Of Mr.. RandolpH,
charelnghiO with AN absurd u undigulied acl OF