Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-12-22
TO TIE EDITORS OF TIE ENQUIRER
MIR RANDOLPH

before this may reach you presume that Mr. Tazewcs
WIN nave been appointed. III the choice slou M
mol have fallen upon Mr. Randolph is my purpose 10
present TO Tie consideration of the Legislature that dis.
uhSuished statesman and unrvaed orator as the iudyi
calculated above all others take the place of Mr.
iyier, whose term OF service will shortly expire hone
most earnestly, that Mr.. Randolph will not be over,
iooNeu on thls very important occasion. He has al
reay oeen held forth 10 tile public view as worthy of the
station which have likewise taken the liberty IN cI,n,
f' "nd consider hiEi not only well qualified ill
sueh station Dat more perfectly competent to discharge
It's grand and dgniied duties than any OF his coutcmpof
rles. 'F
Bat, before proceed farther slow me TO remark that
were permitted 10 consult my own wishes especi,Iv
IN HE event that neither of the Senators has vet been
eosen' would respectfully propose elect able
gentleman 10 supply The vacancy occasoncd by the re.
signation OF Mr.. TazcweiI, and reserve Mr. RauJonb
ny all means, TO succeed Mr. Tyler. And would pur.
sue MS course for several reasons but chiefly because
IN PLAIN language, Mr.. Tyler ent himself to party
as we all know. whose exclusive object il was TO drive
r. Randolph from the Senate; thereby aiding and abe
"g 'he sinister designs OF who cherished feelings
OF NE oieresl hostility 10 Mr. Randolph Aud this acl
OF MI yIer was DONE ala while he formally declared
that Mr. Randopl's political creed ,cas his otDn Yes.
you and both know that he favored the views and
oi hat mongIet, anti Randolph party that "moved Hea-
ven ana earth 10 mortily and destroy our faithful seut-
mel Ohhi u't moment heartily concurred with thou
SANDS In eseeming John Tyler one of the purest repb
cans IN virginia. Never before had been so forcblv
WIN he beauty as well as propricy Of that part of
o rory prayer which says, 'lead into temptation
made an impression that sunk deep and will never be
speraed AT The time OF his elevation TO the Senate
am inclined 10 believe that he was the uos ponu,r as
c STATE, But, III few weeks, perhaps DAYS il was
evident TO all observers, that his popularity which Ike
the snow ball. had rolled rapidly and inSreased as rs
pidy as IL rolled, was then rapidly melting away be-
oie the intense rays Of light which suddenly shone upon
he puDhc mind feel confident that MIR. Tyler himself
immediately alter the election, that lie had ground
an knew as wen as others did, 10 what il was 10 be
attributed He knew Ihcu, as hc knows now that The
good people OF bis hgh-minded and patriotic State be-
came offended because he suffered himself 10 lac cnter
ana run IN opposition 10 one OF lie favoe champions of
their liberties indulge the fond hope therefore that
e prouG sp ana redcening virtue Of the ancient Com
inoh"eah WIN be prompt aud decisive in doing ,il ius-
ee 10 hs able aud accomplished statesman by restoring
MN 10 the station which lie rghtlry held and from
when he was shamefully removed These are some Of
the considerations which, in my view ought 10 ouerae
decidedly upon Tie election. II they do not il can no
longer be SAID with propriey that Republics are no, an
sIavl ana the palriot and statesman who devoes his
whole NE 10 The great of liberty and the happiness
o DIS fellow citizens will find but poor return ia ie op
mons and feelings those n whose service lie has been so
long ahd faithfully toing Thus lofty genius and glowing
cIOquehce' neglected and abused, will wiIher and pass
away as drean for want OF fostering care and season.
"OI1 culture ~ the genial soil OF public opinion
IN the5e lines that try mems souls" John Randoph
OIL Roanoke Is, emlatcay the parsonage that should re-
present the Old Dominion in the Senate Of the u States
gnu h forth at this porentous crisis speak her sove
reign voice, and exert his giant strength in behalf of the
constitution aud the rights of the States Let him repar
TO The great battlefield of the Union and there take his
sGmd against lhe mighty agalors that plotting its dis
ouuo' LEI MIN confront Clay, aud Webster and Cal
noun, and pledge myself that he will teach those
turbulent spirits lesson tlat will quench lIeir raging
dn0ion aud strike their souls with terror and disnIav
Ills keen, searching eye will penetrate the dark r.
CesseS oil heir bosoms, aud bis thrilling eloquence make
mem reel aud crouch before him In the presence of John
RANDOLPH who believes that such scenes would be sue
cessiuy acted or even attempted characterized the re-
lection OF Mr. Van Buren, Had then occupied seat
IN hu chamber, he would have bearded the very lion
W hs a and branded the ringeadors with eternal in
Amy hy, he would have blown them skyhigh, sky-
hgn' Have we forgotten the signal services and lofty
usihg o. ims unequalled man, while formerly a member
Of the Senate of the United Stes3 Services confcrrcd
upon the whole country and which must have endear
ca him to every generous patriot and every true Repub
nSan. noo can have forgotten the clectrying effect
OF that burst Of indignant invecye which lrumphantlv
arrsigned at the bar Of public sentiment the puritan
and the biaek-leg7
WINE others were limiting, writing and hoping vino
was u mat rose on the floor Of the Senate and in voice
OF thunder, proclaimed to tie American people, that An
ore" jackson was the man. and the only man that could