Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-01-19
POLITICAL.
From the New-York Evening Journal.
COMPARISONS.

per, commenting upon thc Adde'S Oi the
| National Republican Coryeuticn, says il
nominates "a proicsscd and practical Du-
ellist, in opposition TO the mar win. directs
that such people 'bc stricken irons the
roll'-by way Of illustrating their IDEAS
Of public virtue" That Mr.. Clay was
once unfortunate enough to be bullicd in
to personal combat, we at once
candidly admit. lie was challenged
by John Randolph, a pet of this admins
tration-who, so far from having been
Stricken from the roll, ;" was placed first
upon 'the roll )" and provided with pen
sion the most cXtravagant ever known in
the annals ofthis republic. He was sought
out, and solicited III person by General
Jackson's prime minister, Van Buren,
who journeyed into Virginia for the pur-
pose-to take o foreign mission upon him-
self, at a time when both Randclrh and
his patrons kncw that he could render no
service to the nation; he was sent abroad
merely TO make his bow at the Russian
court, and to live at his ease in other
countries: and for nine days residence at
the place of his nominal destination, he
has been paid out OF t.e national golfers
by General jackson, the enormous sum
Of SD ,500!,
Yet, this unprinciplcd scribblcr has the
| impudence to pratc of Gen. Jack kson's
| hostility TO duclists. The dismissal oi the
:. young mldshipmen engaged IN duel in
pennsylvania, was entirely owing to the
urgon representations Of Mr.. lngham,
and was done with view to propltatc that
commonwealth, the citizens of which are
knownto to be extremely rcpugnant to the
practice G duelling. Had the transac-
ton i'll which these lads were engaged
taken place in Georgia, or III Tennessee,
Gen. Jackson would never have thought
Of ordering heir names "stricken from
the roll" Bu. Vet us look at his own
=, ''::virtue" touching n-. practice !"
y ton.
, There is not man within the whole
: range of public agents-nor was there
ever man invested with any important
office in our country, who has beeI con-
Cerned III so many sang uinary pcsonal
contests ,murdcrous duels& assassinaions,
as AnGrew jackson. The bloody CON
o flict with the Rentons, and the ruiia.-Iike
homicide in the case of Dickinson, cnuld
y certainly not have been iorgotic, by TN
braZen-faccd commcn ntatol when lrcsunl-
inc to contrast Jackson with Clay on the
: score of dueHin". Yet with what admir-
able insolence does he undertake TO CLAIM
for Jackson, supposed opposition to th''
c custom, on the ground OF his having dis
IS missed a couple of lads from subordinate
stations in the navyS while at the same
moment he appointed John Randolph, tn
Al fighter of twenty duels,to one OF the hugh
est stations in his gift So i'll the case o
: DIR. Randolph, the bearer Of Eaton
challenge to Ingham. Jackson's friend
J. demanded for him the unqualified nom
age of the nation, for thus setting his face
against dueling, and against all Part'ci
$ pants therein. But the ink which trace
out so many slsvish culogics in this cas-
y was scarcely dry, when 10! the imagine
offender receives far more profitable
IS responsible appointment, and VIC hear II
more about DIR. Randolph being "strck
e en- from the roll 4"
The subject sclcctedby way OF contra
'g between Clay and Jackson, by tins bun
cs ghng apologist Of the administration,
~ exceedingly mal-opropos much so
al though he had cssayed to compare tho'
individuals OH the ground OF talent, OF p
ss triotism, or of political consistency
all which points, as well as in regard
*. the practice of duelling, Gen. Jacks
must suffer unspcakably by the attempt'
~ comparison. We know not when we ha'
seen more daring attempt at decePtio
g than is cvinced III the briei sentence whl'
we have quoted from the Ncw-Jcrs'
nj cditor-although we sec the Courier al
Enquirer daily. How small broe,
the shape of official patronage, does
ordinarily require to induce some men
advocate open vllainy, to denounce u
impeachablc integrity, to abandon all
gard for vcracity, and sell thcmselve
BODY and soul, to the demon OF part
nlejced 10 follow its devious cour
through thick and thin, in utter dcllan'
of truth and reason The "whoIc hog
,n- administration journalists furnish hume
ous examples of such sacrifices at Il
re shrine of fMammon-ofw whichthc nstan'
lust spoken of is fair specimen. IL
idea of charging the practice OF d"ethr
Try upon Mr.. Clay, and at the same time r
1t presenting Gen. Jackson as free from
\ acts of thl, sort, is so supremely absur
1t and so superciously impudcnt, that,w
all readers OF common capacity, 1t IN,
assurcdly produce totally contrary {
feet from that intended by its iabrlcato