Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-07-23
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nats subject 10 no change and to no mac merry OF
noftg Helwa Democratic in tie BROAD sense OF
Inc word, IS ignilying o capacity m tie people
for gogernIltt and IN its part mia.
yof 81 d plnin and economical adninstratIo Sot
the Federal Government, and against latitutinari-
an constructions OF the Constitution. He was
party man, not IN the hackneyed sense OF the
word, bnt only where principle was concerned'
and was independent Of party in AL his social re5
intons, and In all the proceeding witch he disnps
proved Ofthis rave a strong instance in the
case Of Gen. Hamilton, HON he deemed honoIa-
BILE, and yfef1sed 10 be concerned lns a NOV
rnent proposed 10 a9feet him personally, though
noIiticai III onpbs 10 him. He venerated w ash
iugton, admin aried abilities and high quail
ties Of Hamilton, and esteemed aud tespet ted the
eminent Federal gentlemen of his time. He had
aIectionate regard for Madison and Monrcei but
Mr.. Jefferson was to him the full and perfect ex-t
qualification of the blican statesman. His al
most fifty years of personal and political friendship
and association with Mr.. Randolph Is historical,
and indissUlubly connects their names onp memo
in the recollection their friends and IN ms
liory ifsit does them Justice. He W. the early
friend Of General Jackson, and intimate with him
when he was Senator in Congress under the adj
ministration ofthe elder Mr. Adams and was able
TO tell Congress and the world who he was when
| he Logan 10 astonish Europe and America ny ms
victories He was the kind observer OF the con-
duct of Young men, encouraging them by 1udlclous
Communication " hen he saw them making efforts
to become useful and respectable, ana never no.
ting their faults. He was just IN all Things ana
IN that most difficult of all things Judging poltlcal
l!onponruts, to whom he would do no wrong not
merely in word or act, but in thought He spoke
frequently in Congress, always TO the point, and
| briefly and wisely; and was one otthose speakers
which Mr.. Jefferson described DR.. Franklin 10 be
| "a snsaKer of no pretension and great perform
a. ce, who's pote more good sense while he was
getting UP out of his chair and getting back into
il than many others did long dScouIses; anu he
suffered no reporter TO dress up speech lor MN.
He was above the pursuit OF wealth, but also a
toye dependence andidlenesS; and like an olu Ro-
man of the elder Gato's time. worked III the fields
at the head of his slaves In the Intervals oil puo-
lie duty; and didnot cease this labot until aoSan-
cling age rendered him unable t0 stand the hot sun
oftIe summsr-the only season of the year when
Senatorial duties left him at liberty TO Mork IN his
fields. think ii was the summer oil 1917 he told
me was the last he tried it, andtound the sun too
hot for hin-then sixty years of age, Senator
and the ref.issr of all office. Howoten think
OF him when see at Washington robpStl aus men
going though scene OF supplicaton, trlbuh.uon
and de raGation to obtain Office which the saliva
ton of the soul does not impose upon the West
sinneII His fields. his focks, and his herbs Yields
ed an ample supply OF domestic productions.
small crop of tobacco three hogsheais when the
season was good, two when bad-purchased the
exotics which comfort and necessity required, ana
,Shich the farm did not produce. Hewas not rich,
INT rich enoueh to dispense hospitality and chart
ty to receive all guests his house. from the Pres
Iident to heday laborers-no other Title beng ne
lcessary to enter his house but that Of an honest
man; rich enough tn bnng up his family Gt~o
daughters) as acc mplished ladies, and marry them
| 10 accomplished gentlemen-oue to VIM. Martin,
| ESQ.,. the other 10. William Eaton, Esq, OF Roa-
noke, my -schOol-fellow and friend Tor more
| than halt century; ands above ALI he was rich
enough to pay as he went, ana never 10 owe uol-
| lar TO any man.
4 He was steadfast in his friendships, and would
stake himself for a friend, but would violate no
point of public duty TO please OF obllge hlm. VI
tthis 4 is relations with Mr. Randolphgaye signal
instance. He drew knife TO defend hun IN the
Theatre at Philadelphia when menaced by some
naval and miliiaryoticeIs for words spoken IN de-
Ibate aud deemed offensive to their professions;
Iyet, when Speaker of the House OF Representa-
ives he displaced Mr.. Randolph ircm The head OF
lite COMMITTEES; of Ways and Means, because the
chairman of that committee should be on terms OF
poltcaI friendship with the Administration, ~ ich
Mr.. Randolph had then ceased to be with Mt Jel.
EferSon's. He was above Executive office, even
i the highest the President could give; but not.
above the lowest the people could give, taking
THAT of Justice of the peace in his county and re-
lfusing that of Posmastsr-G enelal at Washington.
He was oppesed,to nepotism and al quarternlg OF
MS CONNEXIONS UH luz eGObGLulLGutB elC
cou:se of his forty years service, with the absolute
friendship of many administrations and the per-
feet respect of all, he never had Office or contract
for any of his blood. lie refused to be candl-
date for the Presidency, but took the place OF
elector on the yun Buren ticket iu 1885. lie was.
against paper money AMI the paper system, and
was accustomed to preent the strong Argument
i against it in the simple phrase, that this was
/ hard money Government, made by harG-mUney
| men, who had seen the evils nj paper money, and
meant TO save Their posterty iron t. He was OPP
posed to SecuriyShips, and held that no man ought
to be entanged IN the atfalrs OF another, and that
the interested parties alone-those VINO expected
4 to find their profit inthe nSaction-Should bear
| the bad consequences, as well as enjoy the good
Ion s. of their own dealings. He never callett any
one "friend" without being SO; and never ex;
/ pressed faith in The honor and integrity OF a man
i without acting up to the declaration when the
occasion required il. Thus, IN constituting his
iriend Weldon N. Edwards, Esq, his testament
| tary and sole executor, with large discretionary
powers, he left hll to his honor, and forbid hint
| to account to any court or power for the manner
| in which he should execute that trust This pro-
hibihon was characteristic and so honorable TO
both parties, aud has been SO well justified by the
event, that give It in his own words as copied
/ fom his will, to wit:
al subioin the following, in my own handwrit-
ing, codicil to TINS my last viii and testament,
and direct thatit bea part thereo-lhat IS to say,
having full faith in the honor and integrity oil my
executor above named, he shall not be held 20 ac-
count to any court or power whatever for the dis
charge of the trust contded by me to him IN and
| by the foregoing will,
And the event has proved that his Judgment, as
always, committed no mistake whenit bestowed
that confidence. He he'd his ipeculiarities- idioz
| syncracies, if any one pieases-bnt they were
born with him, suited TO him, becoming in hImi
constituting apart of his character, aud necessary
10 its completeness. He never subscribed 10 char
lilies, but gave, ard gave freely, according to his
means-the left baud not knowing w hatlthe right
did. He never subscribed forzneW books giving
as reason to the soliciting agent that nobodypur
chased his tobacco until it was inspected, and he
could buy no book untilhe lad examined it. He.
wouldnot attend the Congress Preside utlal Caucus
of 1924, aIthough.it Nss sure to nominate his
choice, (Air Growiofd;) and, when reason was
wanted gave it in the brief answer that he attends
ed one onre and they cheated him, and he said
Ithathe would never attend another. de always