New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-08-03

Calm be her sleep may the tall grass wave ilsnuy
Above the meek bosom tina, blessed US OF Eofe;
Like a bird i, has found out region more DrlghA!
To nestle its pinion-but glad Us no more!
More about John Randolph So Ii.
To the Editor of The Tribune:
While Mr.. Randolph was out, for the purpose
Of entering into the usual prellmnarles for the
anticipated duel, and holding a conversation with
Senator White OF Delaware Il believe, but am
not certain, as his second the House had ordered
the previous question, which cut Oft all farther
debate. Randolph returned just as the NAN
question was about to be put and got upto speak,
but being stopped by the Speakers informing him
what had taken place, he few into furious pas
sion. and declared that the House had disgraced
itself. The epithet Odd liar was heard
from several quarters, and DR.. Shaw of Vermont
said the rascal ought to be expelled. The House
was in an uproar for some minutes, but the roll
was called, the bill passed and the House ad
lourned. A {" note of dreadful preparation was
heard for days together from the side of John Ran
dolph. He dispatched an express to Baltimore
for celebrated pair Of r-triggers, and engaged
the services Of surgeon from the same place
and under the drilling Of frst-rate shot prac-
ticed two hours daily about the woods on the
turnpike to the Northeast of the Capitol. 1t was
dangerous to travel the road, as frequent cracks,
followed by the whizzlng Of balls, were heard
by travellers on the road, TO their no little APP
prehension. But all this mighty preparation
and ostentatious parade was to end IN smoke
General Wilkinson was Eppcss second, and in
few days, from being perfectly ignorant OF the use
of pistol, he became Il hrstrate marksrnan =
Wilkinson called on me at the time and know
ing my friendship for Eppes, informed me of the
rapid progress of his pupil IN the art of the do
clio But he was decided in the opinion it would
never come of. If they fight said he, 'Eppes
will kill him. but take my word for it, Randolph
will back out. All this clustering and fuss is
merely intended TO bully Eppes, and then through
the disinterestcd interference of friend, to get
the quarrel accommodated on the best terms he
can And so indeed it happened. On the eve
of adjournment. on the I'd Of March, 1911,
friend of Randolph, prompted to 1t, as 1t was
thought, by Randolph privately, called on Rlcli
ard M. Johnson, Eppes's second, who was good
natured fellow, as his principal Eppes HIM
SELF and offered, on the withdrawal of the chal-
lenge to make satisfactory explanation Oh the
part of Randolph. The offer was accepted, the
matter amicably settled, and the honor OF the par
ties preserved whole with Their hides. But you
would be astonlshed to learn all the mInuuH and
details of the science of duelsm. The care they
take in selecting and putting in order the irons
The bullet must fit the bore to a nicely. The
flint There were no percussion caps invented them
examined, picked, and warranted sure. The
powder, the first London dueling, had TO undergo
the process of warming and drying, IL a clean
white crockery plate, over chatting dish or fur
&c to
sheet of white paper, and minutely examined by
microscope, grain by gram, and every mote, or
particle of eXtraneous matter removed before ii
was rammed down the pistols throat, to propel with
the CELEBRITY of lightning, the deadly bali, 1t be
ing main point with Wilkinson, and other pro-
tessors of the art since to draw the antagonists
fire.
Randolphs behavior to young members whose
maiden speeches were indicative of friendship 10
the Executive, was extremely Liberal lie was
sure to bear down upon them with suPerclllous
and personal invectlvc and bitter sarcasm. In
fact, he put me in mind of breakng-in colts. He
would spring upon their Backs with whip and
spur, and the more they plunged and reared and
stove ahead, the more he gave them the lash and
spur until, having given them thorough sweat,
and taken of thelrtery edge, he would ,iSmount,
and leave them gentle and welbrokeH political
hacks. Sometimes however, he wouldmeet with
his match, in some ll.blooded ioal, that proved
restff, or to use one of his words, "lmpracucab!e
Among them was Geo. Nc Dutfie OF s. Carolina,
/ believe Mr. McDutfie made his debut in the
Session of 1919 Randolph, who wTtehcd his
motions, having heard some sentiments from the
Young orator, rather unpalatable, undertook as
usual, to give him smart check. Med. replied
in the same vein OF bitter irony and although he
did not commit breach of the rules ot-order, by
alluding to the gentleman from Virginia by name,
vet he supposed case, directly the reverse OF a
gentlemen of high sense OF honor and generoSi-
ty of feeling, who, instead OF quietly encouraging
and sustaining the first rude attempts of his fell
low servants on the floor, did all ne coaid to brow.
beat, expose and put them down. He painted such
conduct in the blacklist colors OF indignant elo-
Guence. The House, by sympathy, cordially re-
sponded to every syllable ne uttered Randolph left
his seat during its delivery, and stood BY Med,
in q mcnaclng attitude, and demanded OF hln, as
he proceeded, to say whether he alluded to HIM
Med. disrcgarded him, and merely told hun, IN
by-speech, to call at his room and he would soon
let him know. AS Med. closed, Randolph SAID
he hoped the gentleman would have spirit enough
to savwhom he meant,and took his seat apparent.
w much agitatcd. But his courage, like that Q:
Be- Acres, evaporated at his fingers, or rather
hls tongues end have passed over his encoun-
ter with Willis Aston and the circumstances at
tending it, which ended IN an indictment by the
District Court, and a fine OF $50 imposed on Mr..
r. fearing | have already sufficiently wearied
your readers. But should they feel disposition
to hear me out l have materials enough from
that fertile source of Oddly, genius and fiery tenn
. permanent to compose another number. :.
LYNCH LAW IN CAxApA.-We perceive with
great regret that our Northern neighbors are be-
coming practically enamorcd of our republican
excuses. We have before us, in single Canada