Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-05-13
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a. Without ourselves, dccming it i'll tho least
sary-bcng among those who rather admire the Plcn-
pocntiarv the more for his oddities aud cxtravaganccs
yet sce;c. how vastly important that sage youth aud
prccocious diplomat, Master John Randolph Clay con.
siders the macr--and as VIC of the number Of
those editors who IN publishing the account of Mr..
R1ndoPfs department at ST. Petersburg have incurred
the censurc of that grave young gcnenun-thesc con-
siccrations we say prevail with to rcpubsh Master
Cays letter to the Editors of the ENQUIRER AT the
time, must needs saw that it has not WEIGHED
a scruple with US We are OF the same opinion now as
BEFORE the evidence of vcrsintude being too stronr
for the testimony Of individuals who however worthy of
belief, could only know what they saw. How does
Clay know what Mr.. Randolph did ut those moments
when he was not with him? The Hon Plenpotentiary
might have enacted all the curious things alcdgrd and
moro besides, and the young gentleman not have been
fortunate enough to witness i single exhibition He
speaks truth doubt, far he knows or believes
yet it is wholly Incredible that the iuvcntial faculties
of man equal to the invention of fables SO exact
~ the counterpart of Mr. Randolphs conduct at other
times and places, exactly like him, and unlike oil
other men.
We shall scarcely be accused of cnmity or magnity
towards Mr. Randolph, in insisting that Prince Lcvcn,
and young Mr.. Clay both mistaken. seeing what our
opinions of the matter arc.
MIR. RANDOLPH
TO IT,! EDITORS OF THE Ey1pUIRER
Gr>TLkMEN:- Having seen IN your PAPER of tic
9th Novrmbcr, 1880 an Euitomc of a ubIica IN, IN
the New York Juurualo Of Commerce. and the n v
Commercial, relative to Mr. john Randolph of r ,nn-
okc, Envoy Elk rIorduary of the United States A.
meTica to Russia, and seeing with ndiguat:on that
the accounts of that G.ntemans depori,nent az S.
PeterSburgh published III those papers are utter
y devoid o! truth, deem to oe my duty to contra
q ct them, IN the most positive manner.
Mr. RaDdOlph's conduct, on all occasions WINS TINT
winch became himself and his oliicr-suct II was and
VIII always be, TO persons who are wor. nv of his n
rec The gross SANDERS contained in the PaF.
agraphs alluded 10 above, are so pcposterous that
'h"y can scarcely impose on the most crcJuru, but
as the winter at Nom may have had his own purpo-
SOS IN vicw, 1t may be well to dis appoint him by
flat Contradiction If his sta, emcujs But to be more
particular:
1t is said that Mr. Randolph conducted himself
an most ridiculous manner, before the Emperor
This Is falls and the hest proof of its belnc mn: rue
-, that His Imperial Majesty has expressed the treat
est esteem fer him. which would certainly not be the
csse II any thing Ostrc had happeucd at the presen
tatlon As tr the other acts said have been done
--shch as tearing the Cards of the Foreign Minis
ta's TO pieces, &c Gyc.-the idce of enGeavourinp
- impose on The Public with such trash, is so shai
would lGugh al II.
Then say these inventive Editors, NJ. Randolph
'r!1Sfa' III hFS'. to receive note from PRICE Lie
m ne prucpa! Munster Of Sac. This know TO
uioS cordial, may say friendly Intercourse between
Fi:e biInls"r and he American Envny-so much Sc
shat wnen went to ask for Mr. RS Passports and
'FNrIn the urgent necessity of his leaving st. Pr
tarSbur, or of the very dangerous state of
MS health, Prince Lieven expressed the utmost con
Germ, on hearing he news, and immediately proposed
To see MI Randop pin, which was only prevented by
a mistake ci mine, IN giving hIm The wrong number
Of The house.
All the other charges arc rs much founded in
truth, as those which have noticed partcularly
II IS thus, that the wicked ,raduce the characters
81 inc Just: and 1t is thus, that envy. conscious Gifts
own dement's, cndeavours to assassin.te the ror-fa
ons Of the excited and worthy. Conscious of the
badness of their and still anxious to set r,,I-
!.n9 a ball. that will attract the notice Of a possin
IoT momcu', he husy-bodies of our nation invent
Gre gross"si calhmn!es, and effect their d,sinns
7cF ai"f"s lay hold o. the most ccn=picDus and ye
men
Fhl- Is no Gef@nca Of Mr. Ran,l4lph's c ,uduc,-
:ar !, Dot 'uds itself 70 concu,ie-and M small
rus q" aI III cIrcrms;anai evidence to prov,
mat facts are rue not SIT may he well io op
EF'c, i'"' Is strt.d by these lovers of veraci;v
ihat "Nf R. took uppcy chamber Mt Mrs Wi
S'n=; whereas he fact is; that both Mr. Randolph
cod myself occupied forcr rooms in THE GOOD lodv',
Aouao This last altho' rather minute circumstance
10 notice, serves to show that the correspondent cf
ne New York Editors jmagincd he lived n, Mrs
Wilson's and imHgined the whole tissue Of SANDER
RCd abuse.
am, gentlemen,
Your most ubcdrnt servant
JOHN r. CLAY
S"cretary g" i"ga N and Charge d. y fairs of the
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