The North-Carolina standard., 1843-11-08
From Hunts Merchants Magazine.
SKETCH OF A SPEECH OF MR..
RANDOT DH


It was said that the late Mr. Coleridge could
never be reported, on account as much of his ~n-
erDecteduess as it was called, as of his rapdity;
and such was the case with Mr.. Randolph. Oc-
casionaly, a thought would shine forth sartlingly
beautiful; but it was so incased and imbedded
in what might be called pudding-stone, as to be
of little worth to the context of the speech ITSELF
and only valuable when isolated. We are told
bv one who heard him in one of his latest efforts
that nothing could exceed the singularity of his
appearance and his language. Leaning, or rather
rolling, against the railing which is fixed in the
Senate chamber outside ofthe outer of chairs,
he was engaged in deliveringa series Of desutory
observations in shrill tone of voice to whoever
struck his eve at the time 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 in reporting the views Oh
a distinguished statesman on so prominent a
branch of our mercantile policy-the bankrupt
bill was under consideration, and Mr.. Randolph
had already gone some way in the discussion oil
principles he supposed tinvolved. He had just ex-
tricated himself from dlgression on the su6Jcct
of banks in general, remarking, that the next
thing to bed done was to buy an iron chest for safety
against fire and thieves; which last was wholly
unnecessary, for who would steal our paper? All
ready, and then we issue bills. l wish had
one of them. (hunting in his pockets as if expect
ING to find one)-Owl creek, Washington city,
wild cat-they begin with a promise to pay
sir-yes, PROMISE to pay. After dwelling a
few minutes more on banks and banking and
dealing heavy slap to Unarians in religion
and politics, and stopping a moment to vindcate
the memory of Sir Robert Wal pole, in a con
nexion not now remembered he proceeded TO ex
press his disgust at what are called family bibles
I-stating however, parenthetcally, that he had
Eno objection to each household having the scrip
lures indeed, he thought they were bound tc
| have them-provided they were not of the cheap
Yankee stamp. The editions he would recon-,
mend, were those authorized by the universities
Passing lightly over Shakespeare, or rather ming
ling his comments upon the. great poet with those
upon the holy writ, he descanted upon the i'm
pudence of the man who had published an ex
purgated Shakespeare for family use To the
American Protestant Episcopal Church he de-
clared he had never belonged, and indeed, never
would; that he was member incorporate to the
church of England. and that he had been baptsed
BY gentleman delegated from the bishop of Lon
don himself. who had laid his hands upon him.
ffaying hands, at the same time on the head oi
the gentleman next him,) pronouncing vivid eu
logy on both bishop and priest, w hom he said he
Lwished he could bring back again to life, when
the time came for his own last Offices to be per
formed. A passage in the prayer-book, he re-
marked, began "Them that" which passage, he
said was so ungrammatcal that no good man
could use it. Suddenly he touched upon wine
it was often mentioned in the Bible, and should be
drank in gentlemany way-not in the closet
but at the table; but as to whiskey, the word
aOhiskey wasAnot in the holy writ. Jephthah was
a landowner and wine-drinker he himsef
was Landowner, and he was proud to acknow
ledge that he held his land direct from roya
tgrant. Ele could even go back to William tbt
tConqueror, and beyond him; and he was, in fact
liable to say that he dated his origin to the men o
Kent Banking and bankruptcy were mush
rooms of the Guelph growth.