Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-11-08

.:hs asoai5t h9gy @,.h tas nambar and na..sui.y
of their ialsehoods' The oppo s,ion Journals are
sustained only by the Patronage o. the people, who
have as little interest in encouraging this state Of
things those Journals have in producing iegen IL
it were in their POWER SO todo MIR Randolph surely
does not intend 10 Gay tina, the opposition journals
have been guilty OF !" fasclood, - In nara,ins his
Anbassado-iaI career of two or three weeks at the
Court of st. Pctcrsbursh--er in stating thai, for
The arduoas lal,ors performed by him in THAI capae
..y he drew from the public treasury some twenty
thousand dollars--or that, since his return from
Ensland he has played sun9ry fantastic tricks, at
which his enemies rejoiced, aud his judclous
friends grieved--or that he has since been at the
point Of DEATH These things arc matters Of noto
re,y which no one disposed 10 tell the truth, will
deny and SO far as We know, nothing else has
been said about Mr.. Randolph in the opposition
journals cxccp, the relation ola humorous anecdole,
IN which he was represented as having spoken
sonewha, sa,ircally ofC;en. Jackson's professions
TO the Pres dcncy. Whether that was falsehood or
not, cannot say but iii was, it certainly was
ldress TO the people Of Charlotte in 1922 in which
he remarked that " the election Of Gen jackson 10
the Presidency is not to be dreaded, Us il can in 10
event possibly occur--the people Of the United
arnan Of mare military taleats to govern the
national councils" These references to past events
We are aware, are rather unmcrciu---but then,
,huse WHO have" written n book should beware
how they provoke such "reminiscences. by after,
wards running counter 10 their own udrtv nt,ons-
even though their opostacp should he it'll them
"a thriving state Of trade far exceeding the average
profit Of all their other pursuits.
With regard TO MIR. Randolph's reference to the
editor Of the New York American whom he seems
10 have singled out, as 4" a fooman worthy Of his
steel, We need not say my thing. That gen
tleman, though not 80 renowned as Mr. Randolph,
rs gladiator, is no mean anlagonis. in the " keen
encounter ofihe wits '--und we shall lock forward
TO II. termination Of the till and tourney" with
the expectations Of seeirg the knight OF Roanoke
fai,y endorsed We know we'll enough the yigor
Of his bow and the venom OF bis shni, bu! there arc
crriAa ruis in his o~n arnor taso.sh Which
mere tyro might aim fatal wounds. In tho mean
time, while Mr.. Randolph rs preparing or the lists
by looking out tera .Saacfo ID polish bis weapons,
VIC copy tho reply OF the editor of ne American to
IBIS frs! aoie ofdctan.a
We arc Wh,'iy OF alqss TO Understand this aiiu-
sion u Iu.rsona ilkwitI' on our part, asainsi Mr.
Randolph, "a yer to QUO rccpllecion having slra
ken 10 hin,, or bern in his company, except unca
ar twice perhaps, amnns many oiiicrs nor had
any discussion transaction ofany sdrt with HIM
We do, indeed, several years ugo hear that upon
some oGeasan, when Mr. Ranjclp was, by the
sutFerancc Of Mr. Catoui,, uittrne in secret ses
sloa ofihe Senate OF tho United States all sorts OF
yiud.ctiye AND ilisolcnt diiribcs against private
individuals, who wee absent, he included the Ed
40. n. this paper, by name, 10 hs aouse- bu, I'M
j shat pretcXt, or Tor what real or supposed Of
fence, pubic or private, we could nrver learn
,on IA took some pains TO do II then there
b. any personal ili-wili'' 10 the ease, I, would
seen, that il is felt by MIR. Randolph towards uS,
aud not by Us towards him. That however, is, we
confess matter Of Indifference to Us ; and we only
nov noice the paragraph IN order 10 say, that come
Mr. Randolphs publication when IT may, and how
It may, ii shall find US, God wiling ready and
prompt to ,nee. il. We arc con ,ciouo of no act
~ lite, pubiic or private WHICH We are afreid L,
sec c1nvssSch, OF are unable Or unwilling to de-
.end.'