Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-25
TUESDAY MORNING. JANUARY e5. 1881.

s'cut hnowlsdge OF character, and mastery OF the
most dreaded weapons of orl;ory. The character
OF the Russian minister, is taken or to the life-,hc
!ud'crons consequences Of his appointment irrSstiby
exhib'tcd-abovc all. the stripes inflicted on the
Grand Vzler of the Palace--the Oliver lc Diablc
oil master. who possesses the fcrocity withou, the
rcdeem'ng abilities Of Louis the XI-the castIga-
ton OF this mlnon, who has dared introduce into
free G'vernment, ever characterised by repnbi-
can biuntness and open dealing, the subtle and
occult craft and the malignant cunning of the En-
nuchs OF the Lower Empirc-this castigation will
resound through the Nation to the satisfaction and
delight of the American People.
Dir Burgess 1t is pretended has hca ped unqualified
aSase upon MIR Randolph. II is no, so. lie r:di-
cnies indeed with irresistible force the idea of ex-
pectlng diplomatic service from constituted as
Mr. Randolph-he lashes he deserves the little
D"'chman' whose hnesse removed John Randolph to
the Arctic Circle, not to CRAFTY Virginia or reward
MS poiitical services-6m to translate this blazing
comet to sphere where, in his habual and consti-
tu'iona propensity to shoot from his orbit he could
not run athwart OF the said little Dutchman's self
aGgiandizing schcmes-but, if Mr. burgess abuses
Randolph at all, he does it with taste and rhc,or,
cal beauty, which ought to afford that gentleman
and his friends, the highcs, qualification. Observe
the following splendid passage.
What could for his country in the cIora,,c r.
aioregn Minister Just what he has which was yerv
much like what each man IN the parties who
' nusl nave expected he would do Genius he certainly
has Tor he is original and unlike all men If YOU please
he eloquent, but # So that eoquencc is like himself sui
geneTis These have enabled him To perform what he has
done; could they qualify him for the of srea, po
sse Munster DO not these require sound judgment, deep
extensive and regular thnkng aboous in bus
ness ana above all prudence and viglan, crcumpecton-
MS nity years public service, where the of
ms political wisdom, and aboIs of patriotism? They are all
o. piece; OF one uniform character and Russian resi-
uence VIII neither the blush, palm to anv other
fhical life '''" throughout II" Po
With perfect knowledge man, the Secretary of State
could not have contrived this legation different fom all
hefs with any view TO the public This man was
home The ey had ,ns a6
political movements of this He feared the come,
might return again and visit his political sphere He had
seen 1t blaze IN PerIheion,
~ with fear of change perplexing men in power"
WAS II not prudent to this
another SKYE Ii has been done and nation mus, paw no,
for mission made for the of their interests b,
maue 10 secure the political power Of the Secretary.
Contrast with this, the coarse personality of little
Caus Cassius Cumbreleug-orthc common place of
the Other gentleman, who assumed the task the
unnecessary task, Of defending Mr. Randolph, and
Virginia neither Of whom aud in the least need of
dcfcncc-and let every man oil taste saw if Burres
attack Is not thousand fold more honorable 10 the
Plenipotentiary, than the defence of the others
But, Mr. Burgess has been most vlndctivey assallcd
by Cambreleng at Washington, and MIR Van Buren's
mouth piece, at Rchmond-and why, gentle readre,
Can it be supposed, that Cambreleng IN fact cares
straw for shn Randplph-or that Richie can now
view with such Jealous affection the man he abused
for fifteen years, and who has ever made him. the
butt of his than mortal powers of sarcasm,
The idea is arcical-if the truth were known, both
gentlemen holding the interests of their Secre, ary IN
paramount regard would have not the smallcs OBJ
TO hp1r hat IL Oh u 4
at length, borne its victim that bourne to which ho
has been threatening to go for SO many years. lest
he might suddenly return, and pcrplex the Dutch
mans Presidential arrangements. What is it then,
that put little CambrcIcng in an ccsiacy and threw
Richie into spasms' Burgess switches their little
Secretary, their dear Van Buren, mos numerically.
most confoundedly. That is the whole score, of
their passion. H. proves to demons ration, that Mr.
RandoIphs appointment a sleIght of hand trick
ofthc little Secrctary-a killing of two birds with
ono stone-hrst to fater Virginia to Trans
Ter Roanoke, whose constitutional temperament and
eccentric political movements could not be trusted
TO distant theatre, while Martin was silently and
secretly, fixing the screws for the next Preside initial
election. This was tho grief Of the wound.
We beg leave to make moro extract from Mr.
Burgess
~ answer 10 all these anxious fuTcbodng told thai
tins absence Of the Ministers Secretary Legation
very special and satisfactory Of our relations
IT feersburgh " this were not too udcTous.
ceved as mockery Of the mcoan people When this
paragraph came from under his PEN Mr. Secretary Van urcn
must he had placed his hand there have felt something on
ms face different from the eternal Who this Secretary
o. legation the Poeac Of the Minister Randolph Claw
~ ad OF Tess or certainly not than years old
undsngushed 10y talents, edrcaiou, employment without
acquaintance with men, things, business youth To
whom fame has not, have his friends attributed any tr
extraordinary either IN possession promise; nothing
pnt ms sr name to recommend hun public would
no' cannot speak IN dcogaon OF this YOUTH and all Guild
say " that he must be utterly unqualified for the public station
Wnere ne placed The requires the Ina
able men, lloculean WHY then hazard our interests
perhaps our peace, by placing the weight Of Empires ON tho
slender shoulders ofboyhood'
Mr. Burgess It has been seen. manifested dispose
ton to reply to Cambrclcnr, and VIC learn he is
charged "up to The muzzr " To will doubtless blow
The gentleman 'sby highland those who wish 10
sec oicon'ncs1 rcbnIrd, and decorum OUTRAGED will
not care how high he Is blown by tho RhoI, Island
Volcano Every disiuiCrrstrd odr,ircr cC LII, y go,