Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-09-21
John RANDOLPH

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lft,aruan tNbo la, more than even has
I, Of the plsssan, way OF telling rory, 30
~ among hs ooun,rymen, We quote the
ang snocdo'es
III Npatru's ptsltHr or Nrw'EsoLAsp--l.
~ ,sod one morning, that Mr.. Randolph was
s-n,n,ng a very large box Of books, containing
"a to keep him busy reading during voy.
ronud the world | hkcd him why be bad
"a, 50 many with hint
wan, to have them bound IN England, ear.
ed he
a I,o,,pd in EnglaniH exclaimed ], laughing,
he sd ,o,, NOT .end them to New York or
con where YOU can gst them done cheaper 2
What. SIR replied ha, sharply, 'paironize
20 81 our Yankee taskma.,ers--ihosc patriotic
.,ry Who have caused such a heavy duty TO be
,..d upon foreign books Never, err; new.
will neither wear whn, they make nor eat
=. they raise, 80 long as my tobacco crop will
/. ,hle me to get supplies from old England and
il =, n employ John Bull to bind my books ill
4. lime arrives when they can be properly done
n ,hof Mason and Di1on's line
A The ner, day being Friday, we had cod fish
IA dinner after the soup
A Mr. Randolph" said the captain, "let me help
% TO fish
No sir; II comes from New England was
efepy.
was very much amused with the extent Of his
,~t,ousl prejudiees Sometimes he would con-
lfnn all the Northern people en- mdsse but at
cher umcs, forgetting his anupalhies, he would
Bnconsclously praise some Northern man, whom
be bad know and esteemed He used on such
OCCASIONS however to wind up his eulogium thus
Mr. - is the cleverst man | know, north
oIihe Potomac . This was always the saving
clause. and his conscience seemed relieved when
BE uttered it. The supremacy Of Virginia beng
bus retained, he could then afford to be generous
TO grca, men OF the North.
HIS CONVERSATION WITH YoRKsHIREsAN.
Que Of our Yorkshire passengers was plain
matter Of fact man, cloth manufacturer, who
vas thoroughly versed in all the mysteries Of his
Ealing. bu, who cared neither for literature, met
sphysles nor politics save and except that he was
/ b good tory by inheritance. his manners were so
/ unpreiending Mr.. Randolph sought occasions to
converse with him, and he entered into all the
ninu,ln of his business, just as If he had some
/ mixing himself after the wooden trade. One day
/ II was pretending to read bu, was actually listen
ing to lie conversation which passed between these
ilso and | was amused by the animation with
which Randolph carried on the conversation.
should mention here that Randolph's English an
ccsors were from Yorkshire, and he was giving
| this piece of information to Mr. d. for the first
time He then exclaimed, in familiar, orator.
II 4 cal style
M We'll, sir, | say the West Riding forever -
being Yorkshire on one side. | 90 the YORKSHIRE
weavers agans, the world To be sure, sir, you
poor operatives are not half SO we'll of as our Vir
g,nia SLAVES; but they are rhite, sir, and henc
your philan,hropist do not feel bound in con
science to look into their misery; but ,hatss thei
affair, no, mine, sir. So long as John Bull
willing to work for us, and take our cotton ant
tobacco in payment Pm for giving him monoP
" Of all the eriis Of the sysiem. never want L
see our boys and girls, much less our men, turne
into spinning -jennies machines, sir, mer
machines. No, sir every nation TO ITS taste
England chooses the workshop; America ough
to prefer the open fields and agricultural pursuits
| and there should be no jealouy about the mer
question of exchange This modern balance {
trade, sir, Is puzzing The brains of the would b
statesman. When was boy, sir. the departur
Of London trader las we used call the ship
Il from Virginia was an affair OF no small cons
a quence to the community-equal to a presidents
n election nowadays In my fathers family, 81
i the whole household was called together first m
mother (God bless her y put down list of III
ariclss she wanted from London next, the chi
Y dren according to their ages; then the oversee
and finally the domestic slaves our NANNY
/ The head o: them down to the young one who Ii
I'd about the h0u5e-'-not single inuiViuuai WI
omitted sir Then, after the ship had gone, Il
weeks and DAYS, and finally the hours were cour
I'd until she returned, and the joyful signal Of h
81 arrival in James river was celebrated jubile
SIR In those days. how often have called En-
land my country when the runners Of war al
a separation moved me not But now, sir, our
gyp,an iaskmas,ers only wish 10 leave Us the re
objections Of pas, times, and they insist upon o.
purchasing their vile, domestic stuff; but it wor
q Do, sir; no 'toooden nutmsgs for old Virginia
No, sir, are Virgin,ans hold fas, to the West l
ding sir, and will trust 10 your looms for our
nestle supplies sir
RASpoLPH's CoSvERsIoN.--In the course
conversation, he told me that, in early life he h
been influenced by the inhdelity which prevail
among many Of the leading politicians in Was
ington; and his skep,iesm continued, with occ
s'oual doubtogs, up to 1916. In that year.
said, during severe 1T of sickness he had
mlrkable vision which completely dispelIed I
delusion under which he had previously sure
defed his faith and ever since be has been a III
believer in the truths OF Christianity
questioned him as TO the risioH, and asked
i was not some imaginary working Of the bra
lie said No il was a reality and, TO prove N
he showed me letter which lie had written lrC
his sick chamber, addressed TO a bosom friend
Virginia, IN which he gave circumstanIal de,
OF hrs conversion" In has letter, he even ca
the very words which were uttered in his ear