The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-26
THE DAILY GAZETTE.
NISeFIKANEODS.
John BARNEY ON JOHN RAN.
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SVUN 0NsN0A oAS SOsAN sSAAs'
DOLPH
We make an extract from the late
John Bsrnsy's "reminiscences Of Ran
do!ph:
John Randolph, ss chairman ofthe
Committee oi Ways and Means, sig
pally failed. Perhaps the financial
espius'of Hamilton, Dallas and Gala
En- had penetrated the areana, and ex-
hausted the sources Of revenue.
He never did originate any meas.
ure; always content, by withering sar-
casm and caustic witticisms, to assail
every administration, and to wound
the fselings Of his friends without re
Rrst, repentance or remorse.
Selfish, cold hearted, cold blooded,
he arose from his bed, took his break
&st, his morning ride, his dinner, his
siests, and sboutsix o'clock, whom we
were worn out by continuous SEES
sion Of eight hours, meeting in com
mittse at ten, jockey cap on his head,
booted and spurred, whip in hand, he
would carelessly stroll into the House.
"Prsy, Mr.. Speaker, what might
be the question now under considera-
tioua" Uniformed, he would rise up,
max, 3 preueditated, pre- arranged
speech Of four hours, conned by rote,
describe the purlieus Of London and
Paris, where he had never been, with
truthful accuracy.
Wearied out, exhaus ted, rose and
prepared to take my departure.
II hope tho member from Mary
land will consent to listen to me lit
lie longer, will cordense, and not
detain him."
! eat down. He expanded on .
wider ocean. rose again.
II am nearly done,h said he. 1
tartly said, ~ have been humbugged
long enough" he was nettled. We
did not speak during that session
He wantonly rcproached his gifted
colleague, Mr.. Shsfey, Of Virginia,
with having been born shoemaker
SIT is true, he modestly replied, "the
partiality Of my constituents have
placed me on an equality with the
member from Roanoke. Had he
been born shoemaker in all proba-
bility he would have been shoemak
er still.
Ned Wier-and who does not know
honest Ned-had been an officer in
the navy; resigned, figuring on
large scale in Russia, and like all his
brothers, sons Of the ocean, made,
lost, and squandered fortunes
He would lay out all bis surplus in
presents to his friends; q hamper OF
English porter, and old Stilton cheese
choice claret, champagne, hook and
6eltzer water. He never wanted Gus
TONERS. His stock and his funds
were always soon exhausted, and poor
Ned wanted new mission.
On . warm, sultry day, he saw his
constant visiter, the gaunt Randolph
Of Roanoke, . few PAGES ahead Of him
Ned made prodigious effort, for he
was short and pussy, overlook him.
"Good morning, Mr.. Randolph. -
"Good morning grutf1y said he
IL have had considerable difficulty in
overtaking you" 81 will increrse that
difficulty. Stretching out his seven lea
gued boots, said Ned, he left me puff
ing and blowing;h he knew the hook and
Seltzer water had given out"
A member Of the Senate, entitled
to every consideration, styled him
''his friend from Virginia" 81 wish
the Senator to distinctly understand
that I never had but one friend in my
li.e-my man Jnba. fogged Jubs
yesterday, not that he deserved it
for he is most faithful servant-but
in these abolition times it requires
occasionally to remind the slave o
the relative position between him ant
his master, premonish the Senator
that If lie shall again presume to cal
me his friend Ishan castigate himmor'
severely with cause than | did m,
man Juba without cause. Ill.,.
An Eeastern man went out Wes
not long since, after farm, and SOM
wag told him that old R, tn
owner Of q hundred thousand acres q
land in Iowa, had small farm h
would probably sell. The Yankc
called on him, and R-drove hin
round very small ortion Of it, an
asked him how he liked it. ''It j
very fne,' said the Yankee, "but no,
much do you ask an acrel" swell,
replied R., 81 don't care muc
about selling it, unless ] sell all c
what ] call my own farn,' part unde
cultivation, part not--fmt shouldn
think $40 an acre big price -shoul
youg" "No," said the Yankee, anx
ious for the bargain at what appeare
to him q mere nothing, show man
acres are there in what you call 'yon
farml" "Oh," said R, "ther
aretwenty sventhousand!"The Var
kee left.