The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-04-09
tuegdotrs Of Joan Isaus.oiph.


The late JouS B,RSEY, who died short
time since at Washington forwarded to the
Charleston Couritr these "reminiscences:
John Randolph, as Chairman Of the Com.
ntte, OF Ways and Means, signally failed
Perhap, the financial genius Of Hamilton
Dallas aud Galatin had penetrated the Ar
cana and exhausted the sources OF revenue
lIe never did originate any measure Al
ways content by wthering sarcasm and cans
nc wit,icisms 10 assail every Admnis,ra-
ton 90 wound the feelings of bis friends
without regret, repentance or rcmorsc.
Selfish, cod hearted, cold bIooded. he afose
from his b,-l, took hs breakfast, his morn.
iag ride, his dinner, his siesta, and about six
O'Clock, when W. were worn oui by con
tinuous session Of eight hour, meeting in
committee at ten, jockey cap on his bead,
booted and spurred, whip in hand, he would
carcessly stroll into the IIouse.
prav, Mr. Speaker what might Ia the
question now under consideration. In
ormod, be would ri'e up, make II prcneii
iat,vl, pre- arranged speech OF four hours. con
nected by rote, describe the parlicus Of Lon
don and Paris where he had never been,
with truthful accuracy.
Ncarieri out, exhausted. | rose and pre-
pand TO take my departure.
| hops the member from Maryland will
consent to listen to nlc little longer; will
condeuse and not deiain him.
sat down He expanded on wider
ocean. lyose again.
am nearly done, he said ! iartly
laid have been humbugg,-l long enough.
lie wa. ncttloj We did no, speak during
that session
The next winter. seeing the engaged in the
foldinz-room directing the division Of public
documents into their appropriate weight Of
two pounl.- the member pryilegr--he
courteously SAID Why do you not lay
them on the Speakers table, Sir, We al
iow him eight dollars extra a day 10 do our
bidding. b. i our servant; his privilege ex-
tends to tpar pounds Lay your docum~nu
oa his issS, %, dare not refu=' to afhX his
scrainrr-trv him" did sn Nv heayy
documents never troubled me more.
lie builicj tbs timid; qaailei before the
n~0uic.
My colle1sse was Colonel Peter Little. n
faithful representative Of Baltimore county
or more than thirty years. COMMANDED a
regiment during the war Of J sig. with vaor
and discretion. In early life be had been a
satchmaker Tbs was seizsd on by the
malignant rs adoriing an opportunity q
SoaHding his feelings.
A Chairman o. the committee on militia,
BE- made an able report Raaiolph c0mpli.
msnted il, he had been sgreeab,y surprised
lie had ,haughi the geutiemsn better verseri
"a ticktscks than tactics
H. never spared friend OF H.. he WAS a
regular 1T of csa;ors-- pepper lnus'ard- vim
e-sr. CAYENNE. No oil 10 bis composition
tar,aric arid lie wAnionly rcproachai
his gifted colleague Nr Shrffy, of Virginia
With having BEEN born SHOEMAKER II i
trae b. mosisstly replisl ,hc partially
q nv constituents has placed me % ~
quality with the m-inbe- from R9an0ks -
Had be been boru shoeu.akr-. IN al Pr.
liability he wunB have be-. . shocinakcr
sill
Nod Weir--aad who docs not knou no
Des, Nei--had becI, aa oEcer IN the Navy
rsgusd figuring On a large scale iB k7zlS
aai l.Ae oil his brothers. soss ol the ocean
made, los, and sqaaaicrsd fortunes
Daring Mr. Adams administration b.
e5pi scendel 70 bscorse bearer d Dispatches
for Ii. pr diez1 oonpnsa;iou yet b. voile
uavel on the wings q the wini and viii
toe e.ierity of sunbeam 70 sccoupsish ha
nIsson
He SOD hy cat al IA. slFpas - pTe.
ssts so fFseods-a Eampef of knsial
porter. \ s,,lton eheese, ehoic, clare'
eaanpagS hock an1 SelszFr rsisr H'
never wanted cas'0aers He st0ck ~
hts fao5s sgre al~ays a-z exhausted an.
pos Nod wanted a nv ziSsi5n
o. a warm. salty day. b. ..v b.. con
SAT- Vsst0c. The gAan; R.zj0iph a Rnal
oks, kw years AAsssd Il a.Fa Ned tad
ptoiig,nls cEori, tor se va. short az.
ylssy. . 1v-r;AkF him. Good narsl,.
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10 avrrta&.ET SOS wsA Rcrezss th4
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