Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-09-24

We are indebted to Mr.. Thomas W. Whit. Of ,h,. ca,
"r "."'som"iy printed copy, from hi press Of JuJ
o',s.rS Address delivered before the Ph,onf6yo,;
SG S0eiefies It Chapel H N. Caroline yiu
| ' go NJ an eloquent and forchle coinposion-w,
e sorry we cannot furnish some extracts to day 10 bocJ
ar judgments ~ ~ S'e'
The public life OF p,blic men /. ,ti,. , ~
may canvas a at l.sutc. Blu, he n,;,, -, -, 60
I" like sacred Al ehen,, may ia, ..D, ~ a. Ia. ~ a,
'ny o'her hostile act. nj his peril But to exhibit TO N,
pno"c eye whether Tor good evil the pya. his,o,v ~
friend, nj ho"t his prris or an ne, of ,.,,n. :,
"i'hdshif u ~ TO b.trsy ih. cr.ts of t, ann. t.,
were n",e are admitted, but under an in piled p,,ly. I'd
'"'"e"' No man - hero to hi raief dr chao,b,, *,
~" chp'h'" q" generous aud conf iiuy ii,u. hun "a =,
c.r,.;, we"knet- TO his inmates. which he would
."'y "o choose IN n,.niiest 10 the World H.. ,x,,
M'nesses. IN the department OF n ti.nJ such ,h;n. ~
~ "or'u are no. permitted 10 See is md, NJ. ,,o.
coiJ E''oh :" Keep them from the public gaze
"e'er "erin that bsI my friend a no vo,L ,,,t ,,
oeh" before mes bat how should Jr,-,v. ,l;s 49, ~, -,
he"n e1''' ! 80 abuse il, max his p,,vacy
".,"e TOR ms'igra"t rensure, or in. y,..,,,.
S"eh are the laws oil friendship Anon. ,n,,;., =,
"e"' whose public lite makes eu-uie. ,,.v mr.. ,,.,,
".e.S''y' aud should be douhy sacred Nom,n ~, 80
~ mem more faithfully, than the late Mr. R.,,,, =,
'o'"hr' No man conhicd more in il,.it oh..rv.n. B.,
wv, ' ,e ',so'i CO W'h such he had no reserves.
ana he would have spurned any man ,yho, D.. ,o,,
Pc VI c",eiS Tor scandsluus chronicles by ret,,,,
W. conversations, OF publishing In. letter.
'"e wo''' has wondered. that TO sketch oi Mr. n =,
r., ' e mas ever been published. Tn. reason i. III ,,
hose whose intimacy would have cosI.d ill.,. -, p.'',
u" m'grsphy knew that To do this without per,,ison
" o"e,u h'",' and II Is probable, that no one eve,
he" IT, ihere l., however, doubt that b. Ji con
'"e 10 hend the tack OF writing his history wLir a. in
appear III due season. Ii may not, perhaps b.. served M,
!" ""'e TO satisfy the impsiien, app..s of ,ho..
o' ''e press who plumber p,i, portfolio. uy,dr
e sanctuary OF The tomb, aud ,cat,,r The lone. -, 'h
," 'nr gf''e'mcu'h IL srs'her he hoped that il
~ 'e prepared with the care and I.bour which ,bou,
ne bestowed on the biograph, vi man ho.. I,, =;
the history oil h- country ' "'e "'s'oy Is
ut ~ u"hapr'iy, iaboured under inGrni,y which
io'' ie that any hut intimate III mi .homld
10 J"s"'e 10 IN memory. During his lite tbo.. :, , ]
- % axe no n"ice oil this, dreading the shock whicI
Any a"",i"n 10 II must give Hence input.tio.s ,.ii
could not Otherwise he explained swpy were so,o';
,ffeu 10 remain unansm ersd In HE Iaer mar, ot hi.
& $50 "' nnse., Conscious OF il; and. in his v-ty last
p'oe"'o, alluded 10 II, in eXpl ,a,ion Of an 800
Mmsh ne had "llen 1t viii be the duly OF M,
W CIV '"e same so'"'oh OF any occasional
nnowm s"I m,"y nave betrayed him. IL is universally
"o"p, a"u needs no longer be dsseibled, tina, Mr. n
many years subject 10 occssonsl aIisn
,,I " 's"o'' perhaps. so well know that, ON N a.,
e"'d' "P'cs There was something CHING tn -
nd'iuc'naiion What these topics were ia knos. -, "
"e 'e" VINO were privy 10 the hole history or III
ana ho'biig but Tree and que nj inerco,rs. a,
cry "'n " marx The sea-OnS, when the disease mae
ea Its u'nai hounds, aud injected his wh.ie conJpp,
h AZ es" ,a>k which any friend would sIady eysde.
WV W.T. ~ has Ilved 40 much IN the public q We H., go.
tue TOMB has no privacy Tor him. Oh IN. most ;,,,.
'V,h,s OF The last thirty years, may be said "nor, C,
ih;, ",y VI tha line cannot he written without x.
"oiu"R hn Occasionally acting part not per,rctIv i,.,
"s'ue 10 Those unacquautcd with his priv ate nm. ~ 49,
Pe'"heh neddler too, has Withdraw the veil iro, 49,
vo,vd ~ "Tsoy' ~ winch The reputation OF others is in.
A. ~ e"er' tor what purpors 10 be a letter :, from
Mr. H. 10 his nephew has been publ,.b he'd 4, !. '
he memory oil That accomplished young gentleman 70 w
, t "'s 'e,'"r'H genuine, must have been stolen H.
e' '"e "o.' injurious imputnIio,s are cast on die
memory oil one who was the very soul of bc,n,,r vI
a. 'ns NE III me public service, a~d in the public
S ""ou' rear ana without repre"ch, and no has ca
red 10 NE grave, the and love all
h'n These inpu,aic.s are susceptible OF the mo-, G
unphan reiual'-' aid this reiu,a ion must nrore, w.,
those who, i"'y ami pleasure il mus, h , wa from
men'.y oi Mr. Randolph. 1t belongs 10 ,sn su"ri 'ne
as claim 10 ruth aud consistency "a Lch @ " " '',"'"i"n
IA h.,
e' Instances 10 mark those seasons vhen 49, ~ ""u
of reason ,,I anu passion usurped the throne
who have read that letter 10 sn.ec" q. These
i6d'iH i'onto tie gtfhahaM wnh me letter spraks
50 h%s"y he eG%e' %ScGn 'hstr ae nee Language
enabled him 10 uer) j. expression of his opinion of
that gentleman ten after the events alluded 10 in thai
latter aud when Mr. r. only rslood his own al
ar-' hut ranked with the foremost the councils OF his
county.
II would net be difficult to show that Mr. r. neyeren
ieraned any but the kincst ,nd most respectful s.n,i
ens towards his father until the political schis of
1906 made breach between them. But. loss Of friends
was not Mr. RS only misfortune oil that date PtecseIv
simultaneous was private calamity hch shrou,ied ali
lrs hopes with the harkness OF .kmess Harra.sed Inv
slow fever and ncessaD Watching he passed AZ ono, from
youth TO premature old agr Will. his mind rec led and
-iaggerca ~r' tue shock, and then gave way. LEI IA.
reader turn he OF the Enquirer Tor that year
NJ there see three articles under the signature OF D.
GU These are from the pen OF MIR. II. COMPARING the
Third with The other TWO, aud no;ing the same time I'M,
discoinuanre vi the series, he will there .re iany an
change OF plan, and derecrion OF purpose, wrh ~ ark
The Inst OF those u"acromna!e capcrs. which after
wards became extreme 81 carry w, them IN. H.
own -Nnans'ion lile did the friends of the
ton kr oww TIL, Exposition mrnced in that series
was laid asicwhrn Mr.. X. siopt short in career which
made Mr.. Jefferson trehlr hs troneuIr did tIe
know from what quarter came the that pier ell In,
brain, aud struck down is Of Pride"
u was, as have remarked preri,eIy this u,onep Mt
that Mr.. X. found among his decided polite, opno
nens, who had been the husband of his mother Inc
guardian oil his youth, aud his instructor in the
ol Governments Arug, he beiieucd those princi.
pies, opposition to him WAS regarded ELECTION of
them by his old prccepior " This the unkindest chi
OF all, and assocaiDg itself with the mental disorder s
then CONNIE ncing, showed The whole coducf and ch.1.c.
Ter of that gentleman through di-iortng medium, until
Jns' before lis death The bitterness OF lis feelings
ed TO suhsie the last paroxysm Of his intellectual dig
ease abard and the friends of both have the happin.s. Il
know that, shortly before his death, he spoke OF ,hi
Guardian OF his youth with HE aHec,ioIae
PEACE TO THE ASHES OF BOTH
r. > u wiirb al "c' oi iutce in ti,use who publish
! Ell The letter alluded to, TO rrpubsb this.
THE p"us end learned D. Clarke once anu.nr hm. vii,
some n' lrIond and inlugng
M out he saw OF the approaching II
Here ia to-" coming Tie VII" told this incident showed
10 .c.nrv d III" compliment he rreiv' q.
THE likeness h before that by Woo
soon alter, (boih excellent ~ usirats this.
TO THE EDITORS or TIE FyoU/RER
~ Editors Of papers said he. H.
The public ooh viii confer favor
that the y. hold
ple,ed. ~ ~
nuesied to send doIegat moe req
members thereof