Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-01-11
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TT" me h'c'mOnd EuCuirU. I'm,
MR. RANDOLPH. W. undar mi ,L
letter has been received nv a citizen of yirr;n;o So.
tins gentleman, then at Suffolk. in Enrjsnd T. -
Russia. "N'"u"' from
England is in the extreme west, St. PETERSBURG the
extreme east, of Europe-somethinp lie ,ooo 81.
apart! A convenient distance at which ,o .ou
diplomatic operations! The game of CHEESE feoy0 ~.
walsh may be played when the antagonists r a.
the distance of the antipodes- the game of dinlomo-
cy' "nti' the time of our truly extraordinary PIepino
20 RUSSIA was supposed TO require closer uuartersi II
IS 4 d'sgracefui farce from beginning to end. who
could eyer have IMAGINED that the Pat,iot Raod,,nb
me cato the Cincinnatus. the 5eau idcnI of ab-
stract and disinterested patriotism-he who suffa,ad
~ 'e''p'e"e" OF ONCE whateverh his claims or his virtue,
= escape Il sneeT upon his motives who could have
imagined that this man would have been amopr tho
frst to receive his reward, and upon conditions winch
exempt him from the performance of the stimulated
ePu''a'ent OF his drafts upon the Treasury Can him.
'e" VI ms friends say a word, why Judgment of nv.
""'F'cy sholid not be passed upon his public life.
mere is one thing more ridiculous than RandoIpb's
eager bouncing upon the first Office ever rendered
him. compared with his Professions from 1905. or
Serving the people only for love of the PeonLen
and that is, this attempt of his quondam defamer. and
now ready apology in this city. to represent him
IS discharging his official duties in 4 nroner manner
when those duties are at &. Petersburg, and he in
Suffolk in England! But thus it ever is with that in
gen'o'is n-rson. When Randolph was down, nothing
oouid exceed his vitupcration, except his sycophancv.
we" randolph Sancho Panza greatly shock
~ ue elevated and delicate serse which his master
40" Vh'Hotc, had OF propr BY protesting the opin-
'on' mat the true rule of life ''was to be naughty TO
me humble and humble to the haugh,y"-an opinion
""'ch the ingenious person we allude to, seems to
nave treasured up as an oracle. To be strong, is an
%'n'aiibic recommendation to his aHections-to he
weak, is the sure precursor of the loss of his favor.
NO man can point TO an example from his editorial
hte' OF a sinking statesman defended, or of a r;s;nr
one assa'ied. Severe and memorable to those who
heed = neiping hand, he reserves his favors for those
VINO nave the capacity to support themselves. But
his enmity is not immortal-far from it. To recover
his respect and support, the PROSTATE public man has
only TO rise again. lie will not assist the effort, but
once successful, his attachment may be depended
upon. Jackson, CLIFTON, Randolph, G les-wil all
occur to The reader as furnishing examples of this
truth. They were down at one period Of their poTti.
lives, and the Ingenious person then rode them
with ~nip and s2nr "tyrant, despot, curse, unchas.
tened ambition, disobeyer Of Instructions" and q
thousand Other epiihets were cop;ously applied. But
these gentlemen all r,se again like Antacus, aud all
were added 10 the Household Gods Of the ingenious
perso" upon the opp .arance Of this fact.
u We welcome b IN Pbln Peter stoner an
Old and Valued correspondent, from whom We shall be
'sPpy to hear often.
Fca The VINO.
w. b1iior have sasn with much pleasure, tie list n que
,s Intended ODE prop0undcd by the agricultural Committee,
'hs sfmers NJ Virginia. Being one OF that honorable fra
i,emtg, send you the pfoaiog Gssr sn'. and hope you will
.'y ~ before hat Tc. pec'arlr rCwm|fee, as ~ VIII throw some
H6hi "p7u ths syro,n or busbandy pursued in tots part of the
c'lotry. Thus fazngut IS Sire introductory part NJ a Poem
wrf"u eomr time ago nv q friend of mine End regret exceed
Irg.y that the remainder Is lost ae IL was continued IN four
oak and was designed 10 describe the v-rous orcupaiions on
a fam in winter. spring. summer7nd au'"r'H-fnrch important