New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-05-06

doiph HIS generally slow and Impressive, MS
lucakinc clear and distinct. and. could
be heard. what IL said clearly understood HIS gesture
chiefly with his long and skeeonikc finger The IN;
with which he used has been remarked by ali
who have heard kim. When he sarcastic amidst
thousand would say stronger than language TO the iad
-due whom he Thou the In his ct0ice
language he very fastdious, making sometimes con-
siderable pause select word His reading cxton
and every department Of krowlcd geromances tales
poems plays VOYAGES travels. history biography philosophy
al arrested MS attention and each had detained him long
enough render him familiar with the best works Of the
kind His mind naturally errat;c and his desultory
reading, he devoted himself profession, and
Dipped little into all increased his natura! and mental
warness He seldom reatonca and when he did, il
with effort that painful. and which him
trouble than ii worth He SAID himself in OF his
speeches in the Senate of the United States hat lie had
defect whether Of education lmmaterai per-
laps proceeding from both-a defect WHICH had disabled
him from his first entrance public HE the
hour from making what called regular speech The
defect doubtless both from education and odu
cation might have, corrected tho tendencies
Of his naure but there perhaps iicsyncrasy II the
constitution OF the which compelled him to be- recorlc
and giraffe III mlrd wei! as temper; lie sara thai d
the kccncst weapon in the whole parliamentary
armory and he learned all the tricks of fence witn IT, aad
never PLAYED with fos He seems have had marc al
for the oraory OF Chatham than that of any other
Individual. if may Judge from the manner IN winch that
great mentioned in his speeches. They GER
family unlike character very unlike Chatham havng
ha! bad health and il being well known that he
Parliament und best when alflNSt
sickness, Randolph mi;h; have felt that he hat
done the thing, their characters ass;milaed.
Chatham seized with tanrng TT when making hi; last
speech, and died short time attcrward AID probably
Idle speculation say that Randolph. with morbid
perhaps admiration Of hi, character, wished
sink Chatham lid in the Legislative hail. aud be borne
thence q die.
However there WAS enough in the character Of Chatham
TO via the admiration of any who loved eoquencc,
without seeking in adycntitious circumstances motive tor
Ii, admraiioa and Randolph appreciated such aeaf' as
his highly have admired them under all circIm-
stances but his reverence doubtless increased from the
resemblance which he their bodily conditions, aid
which, he very willing believe, extended 10 cir
minds Chatham bold, vehement, rc=istless often
witty, but emncnty successful when he attempted il; H.
his forte In of these points Randolph
rcsenhcd him; but then Chathams eloqucncc was but
gain his ends his judgement intuitive his sa-
gacty unriyucd he bore down all opposition by ms fearless
energies and he compelled his enemies admit that he
public bencfactor the very breath which ihey expressed
their personal dislike. Chatham kept his cnds steadily in
viov and wavered in his efforts gain them Not
Randolph He reminds of the urchin in the Lay OF the
Last Minstrel, who always used his fairy gifts with spirit
dcyiltry provoke annoy, and njure matter
whom he wounded when where Randolph I'd not
want personal dignity, but he wanted the dignity which
from consistent conduct which brianHv o
talent supply. On the contrary the plcndor OF high
talents but serve make such Inconsistency the a
parcni He iutcectsal meteor, whose course 10
one could predict but be it where might all were certain
that it would blaze and wthcr and destroy. " statesman
believed that he -nated sHgc though
his influence often DESTROYED the measures OF others Some
observes that the hand which able build hoTc
may destroy palace and he seemed have had good deal
the ambition # him who fired the kphesan rc a.
scholar he left nothing behind him. though his wit
riou and his requirements profound He seems lot 10 haze
written communication fjr newspaper without
great labor and aSiidou correction have bcc2 iaormcd
by composition who set part oi his speech on hcccH-
mcn,. which he dictated his constituents. that his
concentrations endless. have part of the manuscript
of This speech before is written with trembling hand
but with atieDtuH punctuation ANA WIN drcaic
stroke OF the pen. Ii he shone and as an
orator his power of cha2in. the attention ~ his audience
has been perhaps surpassed In assembly where
Deoslcrcs Cicero Chatham. Aiirabcau. Henry spoke,
Randolph, clo9ucacc would nave been listened - with pro-
found interest and his opposition would have been feared
ls m orator he tt his powcTc knew that IN eoqrence
he welded magic wand, aud he only fearless ct
,,pcsi;ion b, he couyed WIN of his contemporaries
has cquucu him in the porer ol Carrying successfully
the. partisan warfare II desultory car-t cut I'D thrust
t, stead, aim! who could we:d ike him the tanlala".
and who of them possessed MS dcNtert IL scaiP"s loo
His trophies numbcreSS. and hc wore TEEN win tue
rle Of his pro-entors foI there truly god deal oi
lMian blo.d in his veins. 1t Is said that ia 'a s't
,ignalized himself by making stump speech IL Virginia II
opposition Patrick Hcnry; scarcely any orc N"eN nm
when he reply Henry, and 80 strong was Henry
conviction of hi, powers tina; he spoke OF them L. ne highest
terms and prephescd his future eninence Randolph gio-
rousy said e Hev ;hu; he was Shak>Peare aad darrek
conlGin d.
Kanophs character and cosduc; iorcbly impress upon
the power OF cloquencc i republic How ;nnny twists,
and TURKS AID and obiquiue there ia
his vet mach influence he possessed, parties
ar!y in Virginia How much he feared conr'd. at-
nured Stunned. hated and I'll because n welded the
weapon that rules the fierce democracy How man
Tar II suFcrios practical usefulness lived uaa9nore aid
without Influence and died secause they mad Eoi
cloluence. Eloqusace superior to al other g even 70
the dazzling of the warrior; Tor Il rules ae "a
war and peace and all by is spell Raal5 Il
the very Ier>onicatoS OF Inconsistency Behold AIN talk
ing Of Ike splendid misery Of ocehod-I> nat dix he
, oic 1.fap cold y.trpr
dti-n the sword Of Damocles was suspended him y
single hair &c. Hc-whcn 10 b. goes the rgi north
for wAat For health No. or outfit and salary and
dies ehildes>, worth, il is said nearly million!
Randolphs oratory reminds forcisly OF Don Juan; aad
II Byron had written nothing but Don Juan Randolph might
have been called thu Byron of He had all the f
eccenci, malice ana ightne OF that woh-its touches
that s,c the heart saa that scorn the next no