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no " Impatient IN argument and intolerant VI
opposition, Is equally certain; and the whole
world knows that he Is little solictous 10 dis
guise the coSempt or dislike. But much OF
this Pccvish irfffsbili.y may find its origin and
excuse in his physical sufferings. Almos,
from his boyhood, he has never known the
blessings Of health, nor ever enjoyed its anti
ciPation. His constitution Is irretrievabiy
broken; and though he may live many years,
they will, in ell probability, be years OF anx-
lety and suffering, embittcrcd by the ridicule.
instead Of being soothed by the sympathy OF
world, which Is ever apt TO suppose that a
man cannot be sick without dying. Men lin
goring under the slow consuming tyranny o.
constitutional in6rmity, and dying, not by
inches, but the hundredth part Of inches sec m
10 mo among the most pitiablc Of the human
race. The world, and even their friends,
come at last TO believe their malady imagina-
~, their complaints without cause. They
grow tired Of hearing man always proclaim
ms himself victim to disease, yet at the
same time taking his share in the business,
and apparently In the enjoyments Of life, and
living on like tho rest Of his fellow Gre aturc,.
They jest ut scars that never felt wound, :
and the very circumstance that should excite
additional COMMUNICATION too often gives oc-
casion to cold neglect, or iiippant rdiculc.
! In this painful situation is Mr. Randolph at
present.; and IL seems 10 me, that On apology.
at least, for his selfish disregard Of the feel.
| ings oil Others, m,y be found in his own hope
less suderings, and the want Of sympathy.
know Of no situation more calculated To make
a man n misanthrope; and those who are
foremost and loudest In their condemnation
OF Mr.. Randolph, would do well To look into
their own hearts, place themselves in his ST.
tuation, and then ask whether il does not ma
turally lead TO, though il may not justify, oc-
casional irritation, or even hab,tual i'll temper.
! here speak OF this distinguished man rs the
world speaks Of him. But so far rs I saw
him, and this was ut all hours, he is full OF
bcnignity and kindness. His treatment OF
servants, and especially his own slaves, was
that Of the kindest master, End he alwa avs
called his personal attendant Johnny a cir
cumsiance, TO my mind, strongly indicative vi
habitual good will towards him. To me,
from whose admiration or applause he could,
at that time, ut least, anticipate neither honor
nor advantage, his behaviour was uniformly
kind, almost ahectonatc and il will be very
long before lose the recollection Of his con-
ciiiating smile, the music Of his mellow voice,
or the magic Of his gentle manners. We
passed our evenings together, or I may per-
haps rather say, good portion Of the night,
Tor nc loved TO sit up late, because, as he
was won't to say, the grave, not the bed was
The place of rest for him. On these occasions
there was charm in his conversation never
found In that Of any other person. Virginia
was the goddess Of his idolatry, and Of her
he delighted TO talk. He loved her 30 much
and so dearly, that he sometimes almost for.
got lac was also citizen Of the United States
I The giories and triumphs Of the eloquenee oI
Patrick Henry, and the ancient hospitality OF
the aristocracy Of the Old Dominion, were
also among his favorite subjects, of which he
never tired, and with which be never tired
me. In short, the impression on my mind is
never to be eradicated, that his heart was IL
berai, open, and kind, and that his occasional
ebuliitions Of spleen and impatience were the
spontaneous, perhaps irrepressible efforts Of a
suffering and debilitated frame, TO relieve it.
self moment from the eternal impression Of
Its own unceasing worryings.
But, whatever may be the defects Of MIR.
handolph's temper, no one can question his
high and lofty Independence Of mind, or his
unsullied integrity as a public agent or a pri-
vate gentleman. In the former character
he has never abandoned his principles 20 suit
any political crisis, and in the latter he may
be empsatically called an honest man. His
| word and his bond arc equally to be relied
on-and rs his country can never accuse
him Of sacrificing her interests to his own
ambition, so no man can justly charge him
with the breach Of any private obligation
IN both these respects, he stands an nlusifi.
Gus example TO a country in which political
talents are much moro common than political
integrity, and where il Is too much the Gus.
tom to forget the actions Of man in our ad.
miration Of his speeches.
II 10 with regret add, that this brilliant
man, who has already attracted the attention,
not only OF his countrymen, but cf the world,
VIII, 10 all probability, survive but few
years. His health appears irretrievably Lost
and his constitution irrepArably injured 4
premature decay seems gradually creeping
upon all his vital powers, and an inevitable
unseen influence appears TO be dragging linn
TO the grave. ~ the age Of thirty, with ali
the world in his grasp, wealth in his possess
SION, and glory and power In perspective, be
( Is, in constitution, an iphrm old man, with
light glossy hair, parted over his forehead
and tod loosely behind with a black ribaud
teeth white as ivory an eye sparkling wiih
intellect, and counicnaaee scanned with .
thousand small wrinkles. At the distance Of
a hundred yards, he will be mistaken for an
oyergrOwn boy OF premature growth; APP
proach him, aud az every step his appearance
changes, and he becomes gradually metamor-
phosed into an old man. You will then see
face such as you never saw before, never
will see again; IL he likes you, smile, such
as you never behold on the face of any other
man and when that smile passes away. a
continuance bearing an expression OF long
continued anxiety and ssaering. that will
make yous Heart ache.
Saeh Is Mr.. Randolph, ~ be appeared to
me 81 The sge % thirty years. DC may be
wayWard, eccentric, seif-wiIled, and srrstie.
Els opPOucnts sometimes insInuaic that be -
mad but tliis Is nothing more than the whis-
Perings Of party malignity. Would to Hea-
ven there were more such madmen among
our rulers and legislators, 10 make folly silent
and Wiekedness ashaned to assert and de-
Tend the ancient principles Of our revolution .
To detect qiack politicians. quaak lawyers,
and quack digious, aud % afford 90 bis coui,-
both IN public and private life. But 10 j.
original and unique IN this ~ Ia every ti,inx
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