Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-05-31

try He had contributed to place her. at least on level
with other nations and to enable her to put in we'll
sad to this community II due to the personal friends
of the deceased due to the State Of Virginia. whose
eminent and honoured he that the should
pass without public expression of the sensibty
which the death Of our distinguished countryman natu-
rally excited.
"In the of long public life, full Of keen and
ardent contest Mr.. Randolph il not to be denied had
often offended those who came in contact with him. This
kind Of rtsbiy, perhaps belongs to the constitution Of
highly gifted nature Genius apt to he irritable The
flame that is to be aiar off, must burn intensely 1t
overheas the ai vessel that contains its ecme na fire.
aud often scorches those who in its immediate neigh
borood Death strips off the covering, and with should
fall into the the memory Of its in6rmi,ies What
remains Is light purified by separation. Shining but
consuming, and spreading its rays in all directions en-
tiers into the Of Intellectual light which adorns aud
enriches country.
ale said he woald make but more remark That
Mr. Randolph should have here to die, was, US,
merely accidental And yet there something in il.
which one who loved the Unou could not but heartily
welcome. Vrgnia's eminent loved and honored his
native State as much as any man could do IL was his
pride to be in all things Virginan and Virginia requ,ed
his affection with continued confidence At her feet he
had laid the trophies he hat won and she reoiced and
senthim forth again honors That he breahed
his last breath here in Pennsyl would signify
that Virgnias eminent was also Of the Union,
that the title Of citizen Of the United States still the
paramount title, and the whole Union his country.
He said he would detain the meeting longer.
When secondng the resolution, Mr.. Bnney said, that
while he could add nothing to the force and beauty
remarks with which the motion had been introduced, it
confessed that Mr. Randolph extraordinary man,
extraordinary in many points. and particularly in his
command OF the public for long period, by his
signal accomplishments as debater He has proba-
bly, spoken TO more listeners than any other of his
day; having been unrvaed in the power of rivettng
the attention by the force and pungcncy OF his Lam
guage the facility and beauty of his enuncaton and
the point and emphasis Of his striking Manner
No who has heard Mr.. Randolph can ever forget
him. and no man who ever heard him once wasunwilng
to hear him again, except when, under the sway of am
excitement which alusion has been made, that was
afinnou
unsaid The recollection OF these asions has, however,
passed away, and there remains only the of
those which have added another the list OF
our eminent counrymen. Mr. Randolph has be public
life from nearly the dawn parties in this the
present time; sometimes leader, horou ghy pared
efhcient, aud always even after sickness had impair
ed his physical powers, whom every was more
willing 10 have his sde than against him. His repua-
ton belongs his country His career is closed al
tor enjoying for nearly forty years the confidence and al
lection oil his immediate neighbourhood and come xons
and the respect OF his native closed
IN this city, where it may be said to have begun As
distinguished of Virginia, distinguished by her conf.
dence and by his own talents and station in the public
and home it the duty OF hospitality, well as Of sympa-
thy and paotism TO honour his remains therefore cor
daily second the motion OF Mr.. Sergeant"
The remains of MIR. Randolph were convened to
this city on Tuesday night, i'm the steam boat Patrick
Henry. Mr.. VIM j. Barksdale attended it from
Philadelphia When it arrived here, it was receiv-
ed by some of his friends, and carried to Mrs. Du-
Wallis Boarding House. The next morning between
iow-citizens assembled for the purpose of paying
the last respect to his remains The funeral service
was read-when the procession set out on the way
10 charlotte county, consisting of several carriages
gentlemen on horseback, and than 100 citizens
on foot. Minute guns were fired from the CAPITOL
Square, while the procession was advancing Peace
be to his ashes which about to repose under
those fine old oaks which he once so beautifully de-
scrlbed in his celebrated speech of 1898.
The Philadelphia prints do not furnish us with
many anecdotes of his death-bed scene. We ex-
tract the following from the Commercial Herald"
of the 2Sth:
"we spoke awhile ago his extreme sonsbiy a, the wrong
pomGncS1m Of Word This was osemPfed even io the
word o@nipooo. with the the Pomnpoient Please
preceded and coming the again. before
Soon nsG you to so that word On
said 81 have tho of death now shortly after he
The "Pennsylvanian" also gives us the following
under the head of "RandolphiarG ."
John kandoph's property we learn, left by him to his
heirs immense probably amounting nearly 10 million
Of dollars, in Tobacco plantations the Roanoke ne.
groes race horses, dogs bank stock, &C., SC. is all
lett 10 his halisister and two half brothers, whose name
are tucker His plantation the Roanoke is of the
finest in that country.
I'll, generally believed that his recent opinions about
the United States Bank have been grossly
He was in his lucid intervals he had been oppos
ed TO all banks-all were unconstitutional.
'John Randolph was born the I'd June, I773-he
WAS therefore, at the time OF his death wears III months
and Fl days DID, His coffin bore the date Of his birth day
The above estimate of Mr.. Randolph's property
a nuncupatve declaration made by him on his
death bed, specifying things that were proyid
ell IN his VIII supposed to be left by him a; home
and enJonng the most faithful execution of these
items From these explanations it was gathered that
Mr. X had left all his slaves Free except the infrm
and aged, who are to be provided for 1t is esmat-
ed that Mr. *. has more than 100 of them 1t is be-
lIeyed that he has left the buren of his estate to
his two half brothers, Judge Henry ST George
fucker, OF Virginia. and Judge Beverley Tucker
late OF Missour-Ie has haif sister, as the Penn
sylvanian states. 1t is probable, that he has left
several legaces in his written will to his particular
friends.
THE NEW SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
1t appears from the following article in the Inst
"Pennsylvanian," that William J. Duane was about
to repair to Washington take the seaIs,' of the
Treasury. Being less known to the Union than bun
dreds OF inferior men-havDg filed very compara-
lively little space in the public eye-never having f.
cured IN Congress or in the Executive Departmet of
the Government, his appointment will scarcely be
nailed with that feeling of appropriations which il so
richly deserves. We feel, therefore impelled IN
throw I'm our own mite of tribute to the qualifications
OF this gentleman, for the situation TO which he has
been called We haveno personal acquaintance with
w. j. Duano-but we have some peculiar opportu
nifty of being acquainted with the reach of his nbi
ltIes, and the tone of his sentiments The renders
OF the Enquirer are strangers to them although
they are scarcely aware of the fact We should
pronounce Mr.. Duane to be man ofan active strong
bold, penetrating mind-of great industry and per.
scvering research--cear and firm i'm his purposes-
and sterling republican in his principles file nm
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