Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-06-03

Richmond on Tuesday next MAY ! take the il
berry to request that you will procure some means
for having II conveyed to Charlotte soon ng pos
slble The body will be placed in leadan coffin
which will be enclosed IN box large enough TO
hsvs II well covered with sail and ice TO he renew
ed, # necessary. pr pafish advises this course
and says there IS M Danger of any material change
in the body for ten or fifteen days |, will be at
tended by Mr.. Harkcsdale OF Amelia
With high osteem, yours,
HENRY f. WATKINS.
TTom As PsHaaineatan MAJ %.
DEATH OF JOHN RANDOLPH oil ROAM
OkE
.jeRn Ranioif} Of Remote. is no more. n
died Yesterday a5ou, twelve O'clock. nj the City
Hotel The excitement IN CHosuu, strsat, when
the melancholy fact bocans kaowu, can be ma
rincJ---not described.
Thus hw departed ut tho advance age Of six
fy-one years., one OF the most extraordinary men
thu, perhaps ever appeared the world What
feelings, whatever enfn ties, whatever hostili-
lies, and Whatever prsln lies may have existed TO
wards him when living, tbaY arc all barred IN the
same grave IN which his nshes VIII be consigned
10 their long rep'se TIL generation that survives
md all that follow will only remember his extollcn
ci-s, for he had mary-hs virtues, q they were not
fcw-his unigarcl genias-his unoquacd clio
qacnoo-hs wit tla, never bcaned but in the
most brilliant Highland his learning, that irrodio-
ted his whole converse, society, and intercourse.
lie was slaesm1n--n philnsopher-a phllan
t4ropist-not 9th dAy--a3t for a paftf-but for
m1nkrd--foi after oecs. l. Is remarkable COIN
oidsnee that his soul 4lould ipkc IT'S last flight IN
tie Same city IN which he made his political dcbiH
IN the councils OF his country.
" Mr. Randolph became member % lhe House
ofReproseniatiYes about the time whom NJ J rtfsr
son comt into power He was thea young man,
bat his appearance was even morc juvenile uau
his years. II is related of HIM thut on heiny qp.s
toned by the speaker abeal his ase Ii. replied IN
his peculiar tone, s. ask my constituents lie had
becn, while young MN n warm politician al the
Virginia Court Houses ard hastings and we re.
member to have heard hm once give IN account
ofhs visit 10 Pougnkeopsc, 10 hcai thc debates
In the Convention of New York, ell / togcth.
cr to deliberate on accepting the coaa,aiion Of
1857
Mr. Randolph took the republican side Of the
question on his appearance in Congress. He at
once attained Il high rank n dobllctan was alp
pointed Chairman to the most important commit
tee OF the House--,hc committee Of ways and
means. He continued IN this position for severn
years gave great evidence OF talent AM orlginali
ty but occasionally showed an c;cenisleY thai
gradually cooled the admiration and friendship o
Mr. Jefferson.
Mr. Randolph was, we believe ono Of the man
ayers who conducted the proceedings In relation Il
Burr-hnt we forget at THIS moment the exact com
rleXon Of ms participation.
Il was during tho second presidency of Mr.
Jefferson, that Mr. Randolph withdrew h,s supper
entirely from that patriots administration O
This event he was in the habit Of saying whef
MIR Jefferson made war ON my tobacco | mad,
war on him" lie opposed the non intercourse
and embargo laws, and took he same exception,
to those measures which New England did.
During the whole of Mr. Madisons ndminis
tra,ion aud part o, Mr. Nomoc'i, MIR. Randolph
continued in opposition to tbs administration H.
speeches are partly on record but their spirit Gnt
beauty no pen can record He was warmly OPP
posed to the late war; and made many cloqucn
bursts against that popular measure.
On The chartering OF the prcsen. United Stoie
Bank he made speech of great originaity,m hos
tility to all banks HIS tayoritc expression, Wa
that the Consitutionn hard money conslitu
tionn--but Congress was ma...ns II -" a paper mo
ney constitution"
q His lest appearance in Congress was during
the sessions of lS25 % The first session preyiou.
10 the election ofGen. Jackson, he Used 10 spcai
every other day We heard him on utmost every
occasion and although he was always cratic h
was always neutrality-suspicious. eloquent
never without poni--and occasionally beautiful
and severe to an extreme degree.
"Mr Randolph's bean ideal ofcountry VA
"Ola Virginia his patriotism was the love OIL
the hills, the streams, the rivers, the vales, am
the blue mountains of his loved Virginia. lie ha
done more to make the Old Dominion the idol
the pride. the whole world to Vugnans than al
their other public men put together Virginia wa
~ rim sentimental feellng--a pesslon--a mis-
fressa lover all that he cared for, and all that
he yaued in life Horses, society, foreign rave
add adventure occasionally called forth has atten
,or and his resources--but all these occupations
were merely interlud-s to the great drama OF Viz
gilman ascendnncy, which perpetuaily haun-
ted his Imagination, and sometimes reached HI:
heart. There was no man that could WELD th'
nopular enthusiasm Of the !" Old Dominion with
The wizard power that John Randolph could, He
was indeed capricious as lover, and so was his
,nistress--bu, on great emergencies they were al
wavs found locked in each others arms. HIS M
auencc over his immediate constituents was I'M
bounded. "Do you intend to come to Congress
again 2" asked gentleman OF his immediate pre-
densssor. Judge Bouldin. cant tell-it de-
ponds whether MIR. Randolph wants TO run or
not
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