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5 without ourselves, deeming it in the least neccs.
sary-bcing among those who rather admire the Pieni.
poten'i"ry the more for his oddities and cxtravagunccs
Yet seeing how vastly important that sage youth md
Prccocious diplomat. Master John Randolph CLAW. con.
eiders tue mGtter-and as we were Of the number OF
'hoso editors Who in publishing tho account OF Mr..
Nandoph's department at ST. Petersburg have incurred
the ccnsurc of that grave young gentleman-hesc con.
alterations we say. prevail with vs. to rcpublish Master
Ciay's letter to the Editors of the Enquirer. AT thc
same time, VIC must needs say, that it has not weighed
o scruplc with us. We are of the same opinion now rs
before, the evidence Of verisimilitudc being too stronr
for the testimony Of individuals, who, however WORTHY of
belief, could only know what they saw. How does master
Clay know what Mr.. Randolph did at those moments
when he was not with ban! The Hon. Plcnipotentia-y
might have enacted all the curious things allcdged, and
moro besides, and the young gentleman not have been
fortunate enough to witness Il single exhibition. He
speaks truth no doubt, as far as Inc knows or believes.
yet it is wholly incredible. that the invcu,ial faculties
of man were equal to tho invention of fiblcs, SO exac,.
!y the counterpart of Mr.. Rnndolph's conduct a, other
times and places, SO exactly like him, and unlike all
other mcu.
we shall scarcely DO accused Of enmity or malignity
towards Mr.. Randolph, in insisting that Prince Licvcn,
and young Mr.. Guy arc both mistaken, seeing what our
opinions of the matter arc.
MR.. RANDOLPH.
TO TIE EDITORS OF E.hpCRER
GEnTLEnEH:- Having seen III your Pane. O; tho
9th Novemb"r, 1880, an Euiome OF a nuhlica,io m
the New inrk Journal of Commerce, and the y Y.
Commercial, relative 10 AIR. John Randolph or Roam
exc. Envoy Elk raUTdruary cf the Ur.,-d States : A.
mer'ca Ia liussia, md seeing with Indignation. tina,
the accounts of that G.n,l-man's department. a, S..
Peter bnrgh as published in ti,u.e pspcrs. arn u,,,r-
~ devoid of frlr. ] DEEM It 10 o. my duty l., CONT,
oct thcm' IN the most positive manner.
Mr.. Randolph conduct, "n all occasions. WIS Tim,
which became himself and his nf.ice-suciI II was. and
will always be, 20 persons who are wor.fy cfhi. n
rn The gross SANDERS ~contain,l IN he Par
egraphs alluded TO allow, ac 50 p,e2os:crous ira,
they can scarcely impose on tie most credu,.u Blu,
as inc writer "tthcm may harc had his own purpo-
srs IN view, II may be well 20 ~disnppuint him. bv q
i'st Contradiction o. his sta cncu,s Bat, 70 &c moro
PIrtIcu!ar:
1t is SAT-! ;hn, SIR. Randolph conducted himself
IN 0 most r'dIcu!nus manner, let re tie Emperor.
This IS fall: and the beet rroo: Of it, beng nn rue
g., that Ills Imperial Majesty has expressed the great
est esteem fr Inn; which wcn'd certainly not De the
:hi.g ASte had happened al the prcscr-
u" as III inc other acts said la have been,Ioun
such Us tearing the Cards of the Foreign Mas
tcTs TO pieces, &c &~.-the ida Of ente avour;n,
90 impose on The Public with such trssh, il SO shall
low. and, at tho same time so bass. tbs, folly itself
would lauGl, at n.
Then, say these incentive Editors, NJ, Randolph
rHiuzct, a. iirsi, 10 receive o not. f:nai Priacr lie
Urn. the principal! Minister Of Sac. This I kno1y 60
he false h!t AMI moreover state. that there was he
most curuioi, ] may say friendly, irtercDsrsr between
the Minister and the hm.r ,ran Enyny-eo much. 4.
that when I wen, 20 ask for Air r s Passpnr,s. and
oexplain the urgent Necessity Of his leaving 81. Pc
tersbuTs. on account of the very dangerous state If
MS health, Prince Leven Expressed The utmos, c,o
ccrn, on hearing The news, and immediately prrcoscd
w sec Mr.. Randolph, which wns only proven,.d nv
anrs'ake q mine, IN giving BIN he wronp number
az the horse. ~
AL ihe other charges nre rs mach founded IN
'nth' Us those which | hnvr noticed particularly.
It's thus, that tho wiclcl.faduc the cir II meters
81 the just: and 1t is thus, that envy. con,ciou. iii.
own dement's, Pndrayonrs to assassin, ,e the rruu,n-
tons OF the exalted and worthy Conscious OF ,h.
osdnrsS Of their cause and still anxious In act IL
ing n ball, that Will attract the notice Off rr,-..r
tor a IDomcnt, the busy-bodIes OF our nation iHnvcu,
the gro'scst %ralnmnics, md 10 fleet their d,sirn.
toy always lay hold OF Inc mrs: onspiri,u nnj no
Ferrous men
This is no defence Of Mr. Randrlph's Q ,nGuci-
Tor u defends i,s"'F. To cpncluIc-lni ~ small
events 80 FAR in cI:cumSian;iai EVIDENCE. In MY.
mot facis are true or not SIT m,y be well tn oh
fffVe, thot II ~ strtrd by these lovers of yc-1tity
thot r. took en- Upvcr chamber n, Mr.. Wi
snn.s:' whereas The fact j.. thai both Mr. Randolph
hnd myself occupied lore Ct ROOMS in thiq good lady',
house. Tbis last Dlthu' rather q nipute cifcuns,nnc.
w notice, seivrs 10 show that the coErespnndent a
the New York Editors imugined he lived ~ Mrs.
WILSON'S and Imagined the whole tissue Of SANDER
md abusn.
/ am, ge3ticben,
Your most "brdirni Z. -ynni.
JOIN r. CLAY,
Secretary "f h"ga , N md Chnrgs PAdiirs IF the
y. States NJ 81. Peterborough
- JH'rst"'g. Jan. 9Th, 1881,