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Horny A. Wise.

naturally, Of an acute & vigorous mind,
and being ever ambitious of display, he
is we'll calculated to figure largely in
any delberalve body, of which he may
happen to be a member, In his temper
he is impetuous; and IN his bearing to-
wards others, he is often supercIious
and disdainCuI, especially if opposed in
his purposes. As politician, Mr.. Wise
has acted variety Of parts in the poll
tcaI drama Of the last twelve or fifteen
years. In 1928. he was an avowed fed
eraIist, and an ardent, not TO say obstre-
porous Jacksonian. When first elected
to Congress he was the friend and sup
porter OF President Jackson Not long
after he attached himself TO the Wing
party, then in an almost hopeless mi
nority. His active opposition 10 Mr..
Van Buren, is notorious; and his Jealous
support OF Gen. Harrison Is equally as
well known. At the present day, we
find him gradually easing off from the
Wing party, and boasling of his adhe-
sion to the little knot Of "Abstracton-
isls," Of whom Ex Gov. GiImer and Mr..
Hunter, Of Virginia, Mr., Pcofft, of In
diana, aud himself form the van and rear
guard. Mr. Wise, nevertheless, is con-
sistent with himself; and consistent with
his chosen model Of politician and
statesman. At the period to which we
have above referred, (l828,) John Ran.
dolph was on the stage, SHE observed
Of all observers" His eccentrcties
seemed to have fascinated Mr.. Wise,
then young man and, fever one man
idoized another, Henry A Wise idoliz-
ed John Randolph. So obvious was Mr..
Wse's imitation Of Randolph's peculia.
rites in composition and oralory, THAI
almost every one who was acquainted
with him could plainly perceive the fact.
Since Mr.. Wise 5 elevation to a seat in
Congress, thousands have observed his
imitdttue genius. Having chosen John
Randol ph for his model, it is not to be
wondered al, that Mr.. Wise should "ab.
Jure al! allegiance" 10 the Wing party
proper, or direct the shafts Of his satire
against the benefactots OF his country.
1t is part Of his character as a public
performer, 1t is necessary that he
should so demean himself, to be consis-
tent aDth himself and his erratic model.
Let no one be astonished that Henry A.
Wise should believe a United States
Bank Constitutional and necessary, whiIs
he would vebemenlIy oppose the pas
sage OF bill for that purpose, If he
we're less consistent or less eccentric, he
would not be himself; nor would he re.
sem bic his prototype.
We are led TO these reflections from
the reading Of Mr.. Wise's long letter,
responding to an invitation to a public
dinner lately given by the "Constitu-
tional Republicans" Of AIbemarIe and
Nelson counties, Va, to the Hon. Thos.
w. Gilmer. That letter, like all of
Mr.. Wise's productions, is perfectly
characteristic Of the man, full of wit
and satire and "RandoIphiana." The
writer enters into labored and ngeni
Gus defence of President Tyler, which
is all well enough. But not content
with the defence of the President, he
finds occasion TO hurI his darts at Mr..
Gay, for whom, Of late, he processes to
have lost all friendship Here too, MIR.
Wise is "himself again" Not fifteen
years ago, he was accustomed to con.
denim Mr.. Clay without sint--even to
the repetition of the "Stale and loqthed
calumHy' of George Kremer A few
years elapsed, and Henry Clay was
lauded to the skies by the Accomac Ora.
tor But now Mr.. Wise ranks himself
emong the opposers of Mr. Clay; and ac-
tuaIIy engages in the ldudable business
of sraducing that eminent statesman
while responding to the call oi'Consti.
tu'IonaI Republicans" to public din
ner. Is It not palpablo that Henry A.
Wise is always consistent with himself?
Once more. Mr. WISE was born fed
eraliSt, bred lederaist, and commenced
his political career federalst. AT this