The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-10-14
From HINTS .Merchanis' .Magasine.
SKETCH OF A SPEECH OF MIR. RANDOLPH

SKETCH OF A SPEECH OF MIR. RANDOLPH.
1t said that the late MIR. Coleridge coaId never
be reported, on account as much of bis unexpected
$685. it called, OF his rapldity and such
was the case with Mr.. Randolph. Occasionally a
thought would shine forth startngly beautiful but
il was ncrusted and imbedded in what might be
called pudd g-sone, To be Of little worth 10 The
context OF the speech itself and only valuable when
isolatsd We told 10y one no heard HIM in one of
his latest efforts, that nothing could exceed the sim
guisri,y Of his appearance and his language. Lean
ing, or rather rolling, against the railing which is
fixed IN the Senate chamber, outside Of the outer
row of chairs, he engaged in delivering a series
Of desultory observations in sbrill tone of voice 10
whoever struck bis eye al the timo. The bankrupt
bill was before the Senate-and we trust that we
will not be running far from the line Of operation of
a commercial magazine ia reporting the views Of a
distinguished state sman prominent a branch OF
o. mercantile polioy-the bankrupt bill was under
cons'-raton, aud hlr Randolph had already gone
some Wa 40 the discussion Of principles he supposed
in'oNeu' AZ. had just eXtrcated himself from a d.
erosion on ue beet Of banks in general remark
ae, uia' VI. 'ag 10 be done was 10 buy an iron
chest Tor safety agahs Gre and thieves which last
was "no,y "a ~, who would steal our pa
had one Of them, (huntng in d. noot.,sas ~ ~
pecting 10 find ne)--Owl creek, Tssh;nS,a, -
wild cat--they begin with proin>. ,n 80
sir--yes, promise TO pay Afer dwelh ~,
minutes more on banks and banking, and 49,,
heavy slap TO Uniiarians in religion and Up
tics, and stopping moment 10 indicate the men.
DRY of Rir Robert Walpole, in a connection moi,
remembered, he proceeded 10 express his disgust
at what are called family bibles stating, however
parentheucally that he had no objection TO each
household having the scrptures--ipdeed he thought
they were bound 10 have them-provided they were
not of the cheap, Yankee stamp. The editions he
would recommend, were those authorized by the uni.
verstes. Passing lightly over Shakespeare or rather
mngng his comments upon the great poet with those
upon the holy writ he descanted upon the impudence
Of the man who had published an expurgsted Shaks-
peare for family To the American Protestant
Episcopal Church he declared he had ne yer belonged
and, indeed, never would; that he was a member in
corporate In the church Of England and that he had
been baptised by gentleman delegated from the
bishop OF London HIMSELF, who had laid bis bands
upon him, (lsyng hands, at the same time, on the
head Of the gentleman next m,) pronouncing VIVID
euogy on both bishop and priest, whom he said he
wished he could bring back again to life, when the
time came for his own last Offices TO be performed.
A passage Ia the prayer book, he remarked began
Them that which passage, he said, 80 I'M
grammatical that no good man could use II. Sudden
iy he touched upon wine-it was often mentioned ia
the bic and should be drank in gentlemanly way
not in the closet but at the table but as To Nhskey
the word tchiskey not in the holy writ. Jeptha
was landowner and wine drinkers he himself
was a landowner, and he was proud 10 acknowledge
that he held his land direct from a royal grant He
could even 60 back TO William the Conqueror, and
beyond hiin and he was IN fact, able 10 say thai he
dated his origin TO the of Kent Banking and
bankruptcy were mushrooms Of the Guelph growth