Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-08-05

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ed treat dislike TO Mr.. Mercer. Witness conversed
with MIR Randolph, and endeavorcd to shew HIM the
injustice of his feelings towards Mr. j. but IT hau no
effect at ALL But before the Convention was over, MS
sentiments changed towards MIR. Johason and he lett
the Convention with feelings of high regard, if not Of
esteem for him. Witness thinks his sentiments towards
MIR. Mercer remained the same. questioned by MT.
Cooke whether MIR. r. expressions Ut dislike were not
extravagant-says he thinks they were. 10 m! Mar
son he was hostile but lie seemed to look On Mr. her
Ger with loalhng. He had formerly been on irenuy
terms with MIR. NJ, bat became offended at HIM lot u
strange cause He did not express resentment TOWARDS
Mr. M-antipathy is probably the word wihc! "n "
best describe his feelings in regard TO him: ~ C Sas
| not The manner in which he took his place III ZIG WV
venton peculiar? Ans. Yes. There was always psea
lis.ity in every thing Mr. Z. did. Even IN ms a'"
al the dinner table there eccentrlcly Dut W NV
know that he exhibited greater eccentrcy IN Inc eo'
venon than usual Question. Was there not an eA'
preston of hostility in his manner towards ose eo'
ers 10 whom he was oPPosra-a'u NC not T;"i ,tpe"
them with scowling aspect answer: t''nA ',ey
were ,rislskcn in that supposilton, and so declared 10
manv Of ,hem at the time he was decidedly opposed
70 IIem and determined 70 .eeeat their views 1t he
could; but that determination was not cohhheu 10 ni'
Mr. Cooke And yet he did not aid his trends Tor seVe-
| raj weeks, Ans Not was not until the discussion
the details took place that he took an active part
The early debates wcTr on taen'rtica SUBJECTS MI n
spoke last on the basis of representation, and debated
as much in earnest as any one but not more so than
many others Questioned by the Court whether the IN
tempea,e use OF ardent spirits was the cause OF his &C.
centr;citics Ans No-nol at all. dis eccenrlcltles
were born with him Sometimes he drank vile freely,
and sometimes ardent Spirits but when the latter was
I the case something was wrong %it' him. lie could
drink more without intozl caon than any man over
saw, when we'll | never knew of his using opium I'M
til after his return from Russia except occasionally Tor
some temporary cause. When he returned found that
he used morphine which he said did not produce the
same perucinus effect opium in other forms O.
DO you that he insane when lie USED ardent
spiritso Ans. No. When he insane he drank
de- nj
spirits have Intoxicating etfectten: Ans The In
nuencc of his excited state of mind predominant,
that did not perceive that ardentsPrts had that effect
think that excited state OF ind tending to nsanl-
ty was the cause Of his drnking afdcntsprs, and that
aggravated the excitement. 1t was easy to perceive
when he was intoxicated but he rarely 1t
occurred sometimes when out i'll company where all
were drinking wine too freely. Questioned by Mr..
Johnson whether he read the papers Showed TO him by
Mr. Raudo ph; cccer:ed with the correspondence with
Governor A!orIs; Ans. o.! did not read the papers
sery partieaaTiy-and couC identify them as being
the same placed in my hands by Mr. Randolph. CUES
toned whether Mr. K. showed him at the time the orr
gi,ia letter of Mrs Morris Ans. cannot sayI did
read them all far recolect, and cannot identify
the particular papers. When he consulted me 10 the
propreiy Of publishing them in the newspapers he told
me the substance Of the papers, and | gave myself
RIO trouble to read them all. Witness believed NJ.
Randolph must have been suffering under alienation
Of mind when the correspondence took pace-bu his
coming to advise witt, witness, convinced him that his
malady then abating. Witness said he could not
from memory identify any Of the papers left with him.
except two certificates which were among them. If
they were here, witness could identify them. Cues
toned whether he recoeced that Mr.. Randolph said
he had received letter from Mrs. Morris-Says that
he thought Mr.. Randolph said he had received letter
from Mrs Norris but dues not rccoect infinitely. Wit
had heard Of the correspondence before Mr. R. S
rival. Mrs Morris had sent it TO Mrs. Darlington, Of
this city, TO be shewn here But Chief Justice Marshall
called Mrs. c. and told her not TO exhi5. it, and ad
vsed her 10 put it out of her hands. Witness believes
Sic it to the Bank of Virginia. where il was de-
pos:tcd in the vaults By MIR. Cooke. Will you look
a. the letter Of Mrs Murrs and say whether il rciales
10 tie subjects Of which Mr. Rando phi spoke in his
ve-ston with you the Of the correspondence
MI Leigh then having examined the letter said he was
srre lie this let 1t contained alusion
the topics spoken Of by Mr. Randolph and which
were mentioned in his letter; bmt it embraced many
taiags which 10 him. The papers shown wit.
ness BY Mr. were very numerous-among those he |
proposed to publish there several papers relative
to Mrs rs conduct, Of which the two certificates al |
ready alluded to parts. MIR. R. stated that he had
wrtee letter TO Governeur Morris, containing mpu-
tatons against the character of Mrs NJ, particularly
gans her chastity. He gave witness his reasons for
making these iInputatlons but witness told him those
could not have been his only reasons and he said
more, Questioned TO the manner in which Mr. Il.
Sco4c OF his brother Richnrd' Answer. He spoke !
OF him in Of the greatest affection and respect, un
til he obtained the information contained in the certif
Witness knew the two gentlemen who certified and
believed the certificates in their hand writing.
Did you ever hear Mr.. K. say he witness against
the prosecution of his brother in the in which he
and Mrs. Morris tried for nan,icide' A. do not
,ecolect to have heard him say so-but know that he
was. Richard Randolph was tried upon that churrc in
Cumberland, but do think Mrs NJ was tried public
w. do not know what Mr.. r. testimony was Al the
time, the trial was of conversation throughout
the country His letter to Mrs Morris charged her with
guilt and gave the whence he derived the nor-
nation. lie had among the papers, as witness under
stood, her letters to other persons RccoIecs one of
her letters, in which there mysterious au. ;
sions which drew witnesses attention. At the time Mr.
r. applied to witness for advice in regard to the publ
cation witness would have not opposed il strongly
but for the feelings of Mrs Judith r., who had never
as witness supposed heard word Of the matter The
subject had been much talked Of that it could
ly have been made more public. Witness did mol know
where Mrs. Judith Randop h at the time; but he
thought if the facts stated in that correspondence had
been published, she would never have known a mt.
ments peace afterwards 1t this argument which
induced MIR. Randolph to forcgo the publication Of
the papers. Questioned by Mr.. Jones. Says that
Richard Rando phi left two chdren-St. George deaf |
and dumb from birth, and Tudor, very promising boy
Mr. r. had selected the latter his htr-hc looked on
him the latest hope Of the family G. Do you not think
he would have been more willing to leave his slaves TO
Tudor than to any other person? Answer Yes. Q.
Was he not more likely to be in favor of emancpatng
hem after the death Of Tudor than before A. do mol
know; it comparatively late in his life when he ex-
pressed himself opposed 10 emancipation, rs stated for
nery tic was deeply Interested in the education Of
Fudur-nnd w.s constantly talking Of it, When boy,
Tudor was highly interesting and intelligent Witness
did not see him after his bnyhoo for many years. until
he returned from Cambridge and then his health was
ruined lie was very i'll at Morxania, Uhe scat Of Gov.
Murrs and Mr.. r. went from Richmond in haste in the
stage TO see him lie went to orsauia and took Tudor
to n; York Tie slad one u;gl at Morrisana and said
That he gave Mrs Morris intmaton of his resentment
when he left the house.
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from the New York Evening Star.
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