Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-01-02
Mr.. RANDOLPH.

lam, LITTER Of Mr.. Randolph. in which
go. HI, ..halucinations" OF mind, ana
~ ,n.. Of his memory, and ls also so s'""'e"'e
-, the editor OF The New York A"er'ea"'
'I.,,vD from the latter gentleman reply
- nuts his antagonist completely h6rs de COM
A., A., Randolph's letter is dlssreted' ana
,bs exclamation Of the first mistake shown 10 oe
,rr.s ,hap the original error. The editor OF Tue
,o.;c,, likewise alludes to other remarkao'e
..h,,,ne;na,on.' displayed by Mr.. Randolph
,,h,cb had to be promptly contrad'ctea ou tue
soor Of Congress. lie thus concludes MS 'eP'',
n, Randolph appeals to his character anu
DO, du,;ua the (almost) forty wears VI o's
'T'..r Fur that career-briliiant asocca-
puo 'u- :, has b,en-wefeel more admiration IMAM
s'o"a a; I, has been marked from ITS commence
,, -, ;,s last dishonoring act-takins inc ooh,'-
NV" ';,e,,nt rendering the ssrvce-by The recK'
- ;nJuloence If personal passions preJu"iees
Vi .asseIm.ots Without liked principles;
',;,bou, large or consistent views; supporting Ut
n"n,ioc hating or hiking, according to the ca
Pa 81 The hour-he has passed over the stage
fr,ubI;c life. at a period full fraught with the
Horortant events and discussions, without
ia,v,ny = race of his usefulness or practical EN-
rigucy' No prominent measure-n0 great sys,
I'm ;f public policy-no profound Or of'g,na'
,i.vs q, the desunies OF our country, OF us IGN,
,,;,nton, Of the conduct OF ITS government OF o'
lbe organization or Improvements Oh It's various
dspartnents- are idenuheo Win lhe hanie VI
John Randolph, .,;uo.
FIoouence, indeed, we have had-someumes
nla,fuI -more frequently vindict'e-a'%ays, III
sn,ie of commonplace and manner's"'' uaH.,ns
hut never the eloquence of lofty anu en,,snt
ened Statesman, Of an unp'eJudiceo anu u's'" ,
,ere,ted American. In the history there'ore VI
snch a career. we finding nothing to exempt 'ne
man from thr unsparng scrutiny ahd Tue 'eau!
susuciun, with which he was always So pfone "
visit others.
OF that portion of the above letter which mas
personal application, We shall take cut nr,e' no,
tre After the plea 1t puts forth VI "o"u't
affection" and murbid immagination' u
might seem like uIuns with w'ndm',i 10 MAKE
an eI,bor,te reply. Nor can we feel either
surprised or offended that the pen wh''" Goop, .,
"pmp" and "parasite" with the name VI WV,
ham Lowndes, should visi, Its WRATH IN so'u
set terms. upon so hunole an individual d "u'
selves. But as Mr.. Randolph really seems ~
be Iaborins with some portentous charge ye'
und,yulged against us-,hnuSh ol what nc ed"
possibly mean, We are in fact as ignorant as any
one of our readers--it is fit we should tell nm
that we dare him to the issue. Let him speak
our-and soon; but-as he has now to do win the
living, and not, as IN the case OF the lamen'eu
Lowndes, with the dead-let him beware, and
his hackers too. that he do not mistake the
Authorizations Of d diseased mind. Tor the
suggestions Of L" Truth" And. finally. that he
NAV not owe TO accident" the knowledge ol
how utterly we despise his menances, sc"rn ms
insinuations, and defy his malice, we shall all
dress this paper under cover to him at Charlotte
Court House, Virginia,