The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-05-20

As 4 scholar. he lsfs nothing behind han.
ih0sgh his NJ was vsrious. and BIZ ar
quiremenls profound. He seems not 10
have wriliea eamsnan communicating
Cor anewsPapsr. without great labor and
fashions corfrclian. | have bern ir-
formed by compassion who set part
Of his speech an . relfsnrhmrni." whleh
no drdieaud 20 his cans ilusnts. that bis
emendsSians were endless. have part
of Tie Ms. OF this sreerh before me; Il 10
written with lrrmbllng hand. bnl with
gres, attention % pnneinsiIun, and with :
delicate stroke Of The pen. II was as an
orator he shone: aud IS an orator his
power of ehaihing the attention of his su-
dienee has been, perhaps, never surpass.
ed. Ia an assembly where Demosllrrnes.
Cicero. Chalhsm. Mirabesu. or Henry
spoke. Randolph's einquenee would have
been listened 10 vi II profound interest.
and his opposition wnnld baye been fear
ell. AZ an orator he fell his power-he
knew that in slnqaencs he welded a ma
gic wand. and he was M anly fearless, Of
opposition. buI he eourled u; for who Of
his porsries has squallsd him IN
the power Of carrying on successfully tie
partisan warfare Of ,lesuilory debste-ihe
cut and lhrusl-the steady aimi who could
weld like him the Iomahaak, and Who
of them possessed his dex,sii,y in scalp
ing = foel His trophies are numberlsss.
and he wore them viii The pride Of his
progeuiiors, for there was truly . good
deal Of Indian blood in his veins. Il is
laid ,liG Randolph first signallzed himself
by making stump speech in Virgins in
opposition To Patrick Henry; scarcely any
one knew him shen he rose 10 reply 10
Henry. and 50 strong vas iienry's con.
,ielInn Of his powers, lhs, he spike 81
them in The highest terms. and prophesi.
ed his fu'ure eminrnce. Randolph CLIO
riousIy said OF Henry that " he was
Shsk,peare and Garrick eolnbiaed."
R,ndulph's character and conduct for.
cIble impress upon Us The power Of slo.
qusnce in republic. How many twists,
and turns, aud lergiserss,i"ns, and obi
qui,ies we're there in bis course; YET how
much influence he possessed, particular
" in Virgins! How much he was fear
I'd. courled. admired. Stunned. hated. and
sll because he welded The weapon that
- rules the 6ercs democraeyl" How
many men. Ear his superlors 10 practical
usefulness. lived unhonored aud without
influence. and died unsang. because they
had not eloqnsnce! Eloqaence superior
10 all other gIfis, evenlo the dazzlIns fas.
citations Of The warrior; ior il rules alike
10 war and peace. and wins all by It's
spoil. Randolph was The very person.
feaiion of inconsistency. Behold him
talking OF the "splendid misery" Of Office
holders. "Whai did he wan. with oliicri
A cup OF cold water was better IN his
condition; the sword oi Dsmocles was
suspended over him by single hair"
&c. &c. when lol lie goes Ia the frigid
norih--for WHAT For health! No. Tor
an outfit and salary! and died ch,ldless.
worth. tits SAID, nearly million!
RandOlph's orstory reminds US forcibly
Of Don Juan; and il Byron had written
nothing bu, Don Juan. Randolph might
have been called the Byron of ORATORS
lie had all the wit. eecentrIcity. malice
and nightlness Of that wotk--iis touches
that strike The heart. and ssrcasms that
scorn, the mex, momen,. The tear thai had
started.
In a dying state, Randolph wen, To
Washington during the last session Of
Congress, anil. although no. membrr.
he had hi ,nself borne daily to The hall OF
legislation 10 WITNESS the debate. lie
returned home To his constituents, aud
was elected to Congress. and started on a
tour 10 Europe. il possible TO regain bis
health; he sald ii. was the last throw Of
the die"
lie expired in Philadelphia, where he
firs, appeared in the councils Of the ma
ton, in the sixty.iirst year Of his age,
leaving a reputation behind him for elias.
sic wit and splendid elnquence which few
Of his contemporaries may hope to equal;
aad a character which his biographer may
deem himself fortunate il he can explain il
10 have been compatible with either the du
Ties Of social life. the sacre,lness Of friend
ship. or the requirements Of PATRIOTISM, un-
less he offer as an apology partial derange
mpnt. In the letter in which the de-
ceasel acknowledged .hs. he had made
a miss,alement with regard To the charac-
ter Of Mr.. Lowndes on the tariff, he as
signed. as reason for The error. the dis
ordered state of his mind. arising from
the exciting medicine which he was cam
PEELED 10 take to sustalnlife. -r doggy
| have, perhaps. expressed myself
harshly--inconsistent with thai charitable
feeling which all should possess who are
3" treading upnn ashes under which the
fire is not ye, ex,inguished." Ifso to ex.
press our conscientious opinions is some
Zines 10 do wrong. $50. &
"Why draw his fraiI,ies from their dread a.
bode.n ss ~ .-..
! For who can tell, in the close alliance
i hat, n "a, 80, ad,a..