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

iald him. "Slr." replied tie orator.
. yon rsn mend nv watch. bat moi ms
mo,i0ns. You understand hefics. cir, bul
not iaciies!"
That. inn. was . fine rrtori. shen. al-
Ter he had been speaking. several mem
bers rase in sueression aud attacked him.
SIR" said be. | an in The condition Of
old Lear
.Thc Little dogs and al.
TfaY, Bianch aud Sweetheart,
Sue-they bark al me-"
All accounts agree in praising Tie ora
inriesl powers of Randolph. HIS man.
nsr was generally Glow and impressive,
his voice squeaking, but clear snd dis.
linrt, and. IS Ear ~ IL could be heard.
what be said was clearly understood.
Ills gesture was chiriy with his long ske-
letanlike finger. The impressiseness y iih
which he used !, has been remarked by
all who have heard him. When ne Was
sarcastic. amidst thousand il would say.
stronger Than language. 70 he individual
whom he meant. Thou arr The mar"
In his choice Of languase be was very
fss,idious. making sometime, consider.
able pause 10 select a word. HIS read.
ing was extensive. and IN every depart.
nsnt ofknoa ledge-rpmances. tales. POI
ems. plays. voyages, travels. history, bio.
graphy. philosophy--sll arrested bis Al.
lenllnn, and each had detained him long
enough IN render him familiar wi,hthe be.,
works Of The kind. HIS mind vas nalu
rally cratic. and his desullory reading.
as he never devoted himself to q profess
sion. and dipped lnlle into al, increas-
ed his natural and mental way wardness.
lie seldom reasoned, and when he did, il
was an effort that was painful. snd which
cost him more trouble than IL was worth.
lie said himself. in one ~ bis speeches
in the Senate of the United States.
!. that he had defect. whether nf educs
iion nr nature was immaierisl, perhaps
proceeding from boih-stefecI which had
disabled bin, from his first entrance into
public life TO the pressR, hour. from
making what is called regular speech. !"
The defect Was doubtless both IRON ed
ucslion and nature; education nigh, have
in some measure, corrected The ienden.
cies Of his nature. but there was perhaps
an ldn syncrssy in the constitution Of tho
man which compelled him 10 be meieas
ric aud efrsiic in mind. as we'll a. 'emprr.
lie said that :. ridicule vas The kssnes.
weapon in the parliamentary armory."
and he learned I'll The tricks Of fence silh
il. and never played with Tolls. lie seems
To have had more admiration Cor The otstory
ofGhaiham than that of any other indisi
dual. II we may Judge from the manner in
which tina, great man 10 mentioned in his
speeches. They we're certsinly unlike
liz character. very unlike. Chatham hav.
ing had bad health. and !, being well
I'm ,wn that he went ta Parliament and
IN lle his best efforts when almost sink
ing fram snkness. Randolph might have
felt that. as he had done The same thing.
their characters were assimilsted. Chat.
ham WAS seized with lainting Ct " hen
making his last speech. aud died shor,
time afterwards. And prubsbly il is not
idle speculation TO say that Randolph,
with moIbid or perhaps an insane all
mIrsiion Of his character. wished tuslnk
as Chatham did. in the legislative hall.
and be burne thence TO die.
However. there was enough in the car
racter ai Chstaam 10 win The admiration
OF any one who loved eloquence. with
on, seeking in adventurous circumstances
motive for his admiration; aud Ran
dOlph appreciated such talent. as his too
highly not to have admired them under
all circumstances; but his reverence was
doubtless increased from The resemblance
which he saw in their bodily conditions,
and which, he was very willing to be
lieve. extended TO their minds. Chatham
was bold, vehement. resis,less. not often
witty, but eminenIly successful when he
attempted il; invective was his forte. In
some Of these points, Randolph resembled
him: but ,hon Chaiham's eloquence was
but means TO gain his ends; his
Judgment was intuiiive, his sagaci,y On.
rivsllsj: he bore down all opposition by
his fearless energies. aud lie compelled
his enemies To admit that he was a pub.
lie benelacIor in the very breath in which
they expressed their personal dislike.
Chatham kept his ends steadily in view,
and never UaVered in his 'oris To gain
them. Not 80 Randolph. lie reminds
us Of the urchin in the " Lay Of the I.,st
Minstrel" who always used his fairy gifts
with spiTi, Of deviliry, 10 provoke. to
annoy. and to injure, no matter whom he
wounded. or when or where. Randolph
did no, want personal dignity. bul he
wanted The dignity which arises from con-
sis.eni conduct. wan, which no brillian-
cy of .alen. can supply. On the contra.
ry. The splendor OF high talents but serve
to make such consistency the more APP
parent. lie was an intellectual meteor.
whose course no one could predict; but,
be il where i, might. all were rer.ain that
il would blaze, and wi,her. and destroy.
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