Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-03-09

and the revolution Of States: the misery < wretch
edness brought upon the human race by the am
bton and pride Of military men" Vide speech
against Gen. Wilkinson.
81 am willing to give TO every man just ana
reasonable reward for his public services, both IN
pay aud gratitude; but the military character Is SO
rarely satisfied with any thing less than direct wor-
ship, that am of opnion-l always was OF the
opinion, we could not be too watchiul Of the as
piring ambition ofa military commander.
[Sanie speech.
| no man in the nation was more ad-
verse to Gen. Jackson's election to the
Presidency than Mr.. Randolph was in
1899. In that year he said in his letter
to the people of Charlottc-"Ihe cleo
tion of Gen. Jackson to the Presidency
is not to be dreaded, AS 1T CAN IN
NO EVENT POSSIBLY OCCUR
The people of the United States have
not yet become so corrupted as to choose
a man of military talents to govern the
national councils, in opposition to the
splendid talents of Mr.. Crawford, or in
deed Of any good man in the country. =
See letter to the people of Charlotte,
1899
/ The advancement of Mr. Adams to
the last Presidency, awakened all his
anlmosity against that gentleman and his
vcneratcd father. He, therefore, at
tachcd himself to the party of Gen. Jack
son, and especially to that gentleman;
not from esteem, respect, or friendship
not from his qualities as man, hero,
or statesman; but as the only instrument
by which he could exclude MIR. Adams
from second presidential term.
"Party, like calamity, brings men into
company with strange bcd-fellows." MIR.
Randolph soon found himself unpleasant
! ly lodged; and before the middle of Feb
ruary 1899, he said emphatically, 81 do
not attend the Inauguration; mark That
SIR" He left the city before that G.
vent; but not until, as rumor, the mtiring
herald Of distinguished personages an
nounced, that he had delivered his omi-
nous prediction. What was it? ".Ner-
er, sir, nerer wiH The american purple a.
gain fall on The shoulders ofn gentleman.
/ do not pretend to say, that the Sec
retary regarded this prediction as literally
excluding him from the succession; but
could he quietly manage his estate af-
fairs" while such man was at Roanoke, ),
or in Virginia, or even in the United
States? Sooner, sir, would the tor creep
into the farm yard in the day time, or,
curl himself dozen 10 sleep in his lair, while
he snuGed the huntsman or heard the
hounds in the south nest breeze of the
morning. Did he not quiver at the mere
name Of this WARWICK, this King
killer, and King maker; this John Ran
dolph, who had set up Presidents, as boys
set up nine pins, to knock them down a.
gain' Such man, the Secretary knew,
could not be, for he never had been quiet
under any administration. He had not
been satisfied with the administration of
Jefferson, of Madison, of Monroe; could
he be satisfied with A;s-God only
knows achose administration it is.
Sir, the Secretary has waylaid. entrapt,
caught, exported, cxiled, and sent this
man TO PLOUGH THE FOUR A
CRES, at distance of 1000 miles from
his own patrimonial fields and trees.
The great object of Mr.. Van Buren has
been to get him out of his way-to send
him abroad. As minister, he knew he
could do nothing-hc expccted-he in
tended he should do nothing-deserve
nothing-receive nothing; but the ridi-
culc of all other nations, the pity of his
own; and the contempt of the Secretary
himself and his partisans.
This heartlcss politician has, to render
this tremendous adversary powerless at
| ind
, the boast and glory of his manhood, to
, an old age of foreign surveillance; to
come home soilcd and spattercd to the
, very eyes in treasury dirt; to shrink into
retirement and insignificance; and be like
Piso, returned from the inglorious ad-
ministration Of his Macedonian province
Shall we, sir, in aid of these schemes OF
the Secretary, and to put him in condi-
, tion of quiet machination against the laws,
the constitution, and the great interests
of this nation, appropriate this money,
and thereby lcgalize and sustain this
I measured | trust in God we shall not,
Pay the man, if you plcasc-for going
, out, for coming home-send out ship OF
| war for him; it will add, perhaps, less
than S $4,000 to the expenditure. Let
+ him have his $4,000 outiit-the Presiden,
it has been said, advanced it to him from
his private pursc-restorc it to him; dc
not suffer ourselves to be in debt to the
Chief Magistrate of the Nation. 1t is
| all bauble, mere child's whistle, and
f the people will and must pay dearly foI
. this toy of their Secretary-but let us be
. rid of it, and of this estate Mission," o
its memory; ifpossiblc of its deep ant
notifying disgrace.
fthis course be taken, our relation.