New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-06-13

parks ofI4ond on asked nm his op1n1on
T Of England Just then & splendid
eauipage passed by, as a miserable
pauper askefifor aims. Mr.. Randolph.
with a significant gesture, replied: Il
is a heaven for the rich, q Durgatory
for the middle class, and a he'll for.
the poor
Mr.. Randolph's arrogance and in
suits made him many enemies. Duels
and challenges were the result. In one
he wounded the distinguished General
Taylor, OF Norfolk They were then
young men. Mr.. Randolph had the
advantage Of being considered a. great
shot. Heswas far from it. though he.
made a great show OF his guns and
dogs. When about to fight the dis
tinguished Ne G.. Mr.. Eppes, Cen
eral Breekenbridge, OF Virginia, was
requested to prepare Mr. Ran:
dolph by q little practice for the.
conflict. He recommended to the dis
tinguished Mr.. Crawford, of Georgia,
who was to be the second of Mr.. RAN
dolph on the field, by all means to.
arrange the matter, for Mr. Randolph
can not hit a barn door!!' An accom-
mediation took place. On making up.
with Mr. Clay, after his bullet had rent
Mr.. Randolph's flannel dressing gown,
that he wore on the occasion Of their
duel, he said: Mr.. Clay, you owe me.
q gown.' Clay promptly replied: I
am glad [ am not deeperin your debt
There was q correspondence that has.
never been revealed to but a few, be
tween the Hon. Daniel Webster and
Mr.. Randolph, in which there was an
invitation to the field, but the meet
ing was prevented by the interposition
offriends, in which Colonel Benton.
took al. active part
Some curious anecdotes are told of
him Of a different character from those
narrated. He was a greatwhist play
er, and would devote whole nights to
the game if he found congenial spirits.
Here is a case in point: Governor. Ed
ward Lloyd, then Senator from Mary
land, during a session Of Congress at
Washington, about.the 1920, had a
whist party at his lodgings, the pres
ent Wizards Hotel, then kept by
Strother. The party consisted OF Mr..
Randolph, Mr.. Clay, and General
Gibbs, of Rhode Island, besides the
host, Governor Lloyd. Mr.. Randolph
| and Mr.. Clay were partners the whole
evening. They were winners. Yet
months afterwards Mr.. Randolph
fancied he had won $40 from Mr.. Clay
on that occasion, and reminded him
of it. Mr. Clay blandly replied,
sis r l,od ,.e,,, o,,,t,aro5 ~ = - r
should certainly have paid it, You
surely owe it, said Mr.. Randolph.
| Without a word more. believing in his
thorough conviction, Mr.. Clay forth
| with paid the money, though sure he
| had not lost it. In these matters, ,
| on Mr.. CIay's telling mt the anecdote,
he said, 4 feel I am beyond re-
proach.' =
| "Mr. Randolph treasured up wise
saws, and was happy in their applica-
| ton. He was well yersed in Roche
foucault. His landlord, Dawson, be
came needy. Mr.. Randolph asked for
his bill and paved it. Dawson in
| alarm. inquired if he had taken ofense
and meant to quit the house. Mr..
Randolph replied: 1 intend to leave;
as we shall part friends, and as enter
tain respect and regard for you, I fear
from my knowledge Of mankind
that in your altered circumstances
something might arise to change my
opinion OF you, SO we had best part;
and Mr.. Randolph removed to other
quarters. He gave currency to a
Spanish proverb, Save me from my
friends, can guard against my
enemies He felt deeply wounded by
the imputation put upon his chivalry
and said: [ shall never again take
refuge under the communion table.
The evening preceding his ouel with
Mr.. Clay, his seconds, Messrs. Tatnall
and Hamilton, called upon him to
make the last arrangements. They
found him reading Milton; and he
entered upon an essay on its beauties,
from which he could not be diverted
until the hour was SO late that very
few words were said about the duel or
anything else. He was adroit in
extricating himself from difficulty.
He had one with the celebrated Nc
Duffee that threatened serious conse-
quences. The South Carolina orator
1 4OOoI leu IllOlO Cll0I1 iOI NIL.
Randolph's Oliver On the next day,
prematurely announcing the death OF
the dying Pinkney, Mr.. Randolph elo-
quently referred to his halIowed grave
around which no resentmAnts could
be maintained, that he'felt none, and
made such an appeal to Mr.. McDnffee
that he responded in the same spirit,
producing an immediate reconcilia-
| ton. Mr.. Randolph was one of the
committee to count the votes OF the
house that exactly elected Mr.. Adams
to the presidency; not ore too many
or one too few. Mr.. Randolph at once
exclaimed, so as to be heard over the
whole legislative hall, and that was
us silent as a church: The cards are
! stocked In this way was anticipated
the proclamation of the count. After
Clay and Webster had retired from
congress, q distinguished member
from Vermont said to me: Randolph
is head and shoulders above any man
in the house,"
The Fourteen Great Mistakes.