Washington telegraph., 1848-12-13
JOHN N=RANDOLplI.

JOHN RANDOLPH,
One OF the most remarkable men that
ever lived, was John Randolph, of Roam
oke lie has born the 2l Of June, l7i3,
/ at MaioaX, the seat OF hIs father, three
miles above Petersburg, Va, In his VEINS
were blended the hrlstucgntlo blood Of
England, aud the blood royal OF primitive
America. llis lordly bearing, aboriginal
descent, eccentric career, aud eXlmofdu.
airy eloquence, early fastened the attention
/ OF his counlrymen upon hlm, aud through
many years engrossed popular regard to
wonderful degree
i Alr. Randolph malr his iifsi appearance
in public lite N 1879, as candidate tor
seat ia Congress, aud was elected,
When he entered Congress, his youth.
iulaspcct, among other striking TRAITS, at.
tncted universal surprise. 4, lie present.
cd himself al the cierk : table to qualify.
the official demauued his agr. Askm
constituents, Was tie characteristic It.
+ ply,
Mr.. Randolph soon became Il marked
mau IN the national councils. lie lear.
less thought, pungens language, wiiher-
ing sarcasm, aud general power as a
prompt aud passionate drhalUf, attracted
the admiration a. well as excited the dread
otall parties within Congress aud With
out.
John Randolph was about SIX feet high.
lie had elevated shoulders, small head,
aud physlognomy. all the parts OF which
were euufely umuieilcusnal, except the
eye. Ills hair Wa, dar, TIM, aud lauk,
aud lay close to hl, head. LIS voice WIS
shrlll as a hie, but IL clear. shriekug
tones could be distinctly hoard by a large
audience. Tho muscles aud skin about
his iaee Were sltIi,eIed aud uadayefous,
like wrlnkled parchment. llis whole iotm
Was - atleuuaird aud mcager, that. tai
us he was, hi, acquaintance supposed
HIM not To weigh more ghan Il hundred .
aud thirty pounds,
The author Of Clinton Bradshaw, who
enjoyed a favorable opportunity Vi ob,en.
lus this strange being, has given u, the
following graphic dr,cnpllon ul his pcr
,ou, huuInueul-, aud maunrrs:
lis loug, tina lcg. about "a lhirk a,
walking caur. aud ul much such
shape, were enca,ed IN a pair OF light
I smali'clolhcs, 80 ,.ghI they seemed part
aud parcel ol the wyn,cD llaud'vmc
+ white stocking, were fastened with great
uducss al t.ic knees, by u gold buckle.
aud over them, coming about halt way
up the cali, were Il paig OF what ! believe
were called hose, country kuit. lie wore
shoes. They were old fashioned, aud i,,.
Icnrd also with burhlr,-hrgo oue,. lie
lrod like an ludlnu, without turning hls
toes out, but piauNug ,hcm night ahead.
II was the fashion ~ those day " wear
iuniniled coat, with a small collar, with
buttons lT apart on the back, with bat
few Oh the breast Mr Randolph, was
the reverse OF this. Instead OF beng tau.
tailed, It was wha, | believe the knight,
ol the huccdlc call swuliowJailed ulc
collar was immensely ufco the buttons
were IN kissing proximity aud they ,al rs
close on the breast OF the garment ~ tue
icaster, at a crowded festival. Ills waist
was - remarkably slender that, as he
stood with his arm, akimbo, he could
easily, Il, | thought, with his long hohy
lingcfs, have spanucd IT, Around hin,
his coat, which was very tight wa, held
together by one button, aud. IN cou-e.
qucncc, an inch or more OF tape, to which
the button was attached, was polorptbc
where II was pulled through the CLOTH
I About hi neck be- wore a white rrayut
IN which his chin was occasionally buried
as hc moved his head ~ conversation; no
shirt collar was pcrcullabic; every other
person seemed to pride himself on the
sile ui his, as they were then worn larac
Mr Iaudolph's complexion was precisely
that Of mummy-withcrrd saffron, dry.
and bloodless you could not have placed
q pn's point upon hls face where you
would not have touched a wrinkle. His
lips were thin, compressed, aud coloress;
the chm, beardless as a boys, was broad
for the size OF hi, face which was small
his nose was straight, with nothing re.
markable In 1t, except that II was too
short. lie wore a fur cap, which he took
off, standing a few minutes uncovered
Fancy a dead man struck into life by
lightning, aud all his life 10 his eyes, aud
You have picture o: Johu Randolph. -
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