Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-11-30
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER so. 1882.
LETTER FoM MR.. RANDOLPH.

CusRLorrE County. Nov. 90, 1892.
To the ~ riie, IN The Richmond Enquirer. Wader
The signature Of a " Friend 10 Truth "
Srp-Perceiyins that in your structures upon
the public conduct Of Mr.. Calhoun you nave
drawn my name into question, asau myse'' o'
INV rish,. which in this instance deem also to
he a du,y. TO put myself right in the court OF
pub,ic npiniun, before which YOU have summoned
me. 90
In the course of that debate I did explicitly,
and more than once, impute 10 the docttines
maintained by Mr.. Calhoun, an irreconcileahie
host,i,tJ to the ,eiYexistence of the State gov
ernments. And whilst admitted that, from his
;enurancp aud iaSapacity, Mr.. Ola, might not he
aware OF the inevitable tendency of the system
which he supported had too much respect tor the
understanding ut Mr. Calhoun to believe III p"ssi-
bic that he could be bind 10 the consequences.
And Eorewarned both him and MIR LOwndes,
that this was but the commencement OF scheme
which must end in the utter subversion OF the
rights OF the States generally; and of robbery
and oppression Of the ,iave.holdIng PARTON at the
Union. Which it would be Impossible tor them to
submit 10.
toid those gentlemen that five years would
nat elap,e briure we should bc called upon 10 pay
another tribute to our masters-the manufacture
ers: and took the term Of FIVE years, because
fou, is the limit OF the presidential service; and
knew that at each approaching election bride
would BE- held out TO buy UP the vote and inter
est of the stronger portion OF the Union. Expe-
rience has confirmed the truth OF my calculation,
and the Tariff of '22, "a. and their successors
attest the scundness of the theory TO which the
practice will, in every instance, have been found
rigidly to confirm,
When Mr.. I.owndes, by his strenuous opposi
tT ten 81 t4sn Sf sorts 81 men, took occasion
to remind him. that to him and Mr.. Calhoun the
Southern States would De mainly Indebted for
the system OF Pillsge and oppression which was
then being established over them, In plain
truth, Nc. Clay, Mr.. Calhoun, Mr.. Lowndes
all came into the House OF Representatives. for
the hrst time. at the same session (lSll-l2.)
each with single eve on the Presidency--and
commenced a system Of bidding at the auction
Of popularity, which, with Mr. Lowndes, was
Terminated only With his life, and has been
remitunsly followed up by the other two, down
tn the present hour. In this contest, Mr.. Clay
has decidedly the vantage ground, having given
himself up entirely to the friends of the AMs-
RIcAN ~YsTEM OF which he has, moreover, the
reputation of bein. the architect as well as the
CHIEF supporter. Although Mr.. Calhoun was
the father Of the present Bank OF the United
) ates, yet mis- zeal IN its support has been quick
ened BY the hope OF propltiating Pennsylvania,
and ra'iying under his standard al! the friends
and dependents OF that colossal scheme OF cor
ruptIOn, wherever they are to be found-whether
on this, OF the other side Of the Atlantic. Ac.
corblnslv, we see the Stock Brokers Of Lon
don. following suit to the lead of the ORAToR OF
THE WEST and hear them chanting in the very
words, and in the same keynote Of the great
author of the AN RIcAN SYSTEM.
The friends and admirers of Mr. Lnwndes
may. and probably will, be- wounded bv this state.
mrn': hut il IL due to truth. Among the last
his admirers-I claim place; although, from the
time that he lent himself to Mr. Clav, on his
marion to ,hange the rules and orders of the
House-a motion leveled personally at me, AID
utterly regardless and subvers,ve Of the freedom
Of speech aud of debate-I lost. never to be re-
gained. all my respect for him, not only as
Statesman, but as man. and gentleman. His
Conduct on that occasion, was the conduct Of a
pimp and a parasite; such as the humblest mesn.
Der Of the 5 Carolina delegation would have
scnrned to descend to. But such are the temp.
tatians and the wages Of ambition
TosorDe, 1t NAV appear, that in this address,
have departed from a rule by which my conduct
ha, been governed ever since | came iato public
life: never to descend to its defence in the news.
papers. But they who will give themselves the
trouble 10 examine into the circumstances Of the
case. viii readily perceiysthat the Inconsistency
is in appearance only, ar That having been drawn
before the public VII being consulted, and
indeed. against my V4n consent, il beloved me
to vindcate the course which had pursued and
the motives bx wI<h had been actuated.
| am, Sir, much respect for the opinions
which yoQkx6W. and the ability with which you
sustain TIT
Your nb.,lient servant
JOHN RANDOI PHI of Ron,0Ee