The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-17

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by foreign beyond the utmost
dreams Of Washington and Adams.
anu mere was left no trace of the
principles with which Jefferson start
ed on his career in 1901. There was
a public debt greater than that Of
the F~ederalist administration. and a
navy more popular than ever Jener-
son had in his palmiest days, and an
army which Randolph dared no long
er call ragamufins and hirelings. Con-
,had taken place at the
bidding of Madison and Monroe. two
men who had nearly broken up the
Union in 1898, at the mere suggestion
or raising half a dozen regiments
the National Bank was to be re-estab-
Ished, and in every direction tates
Rights were trampled on, and all this
mad been done by Randofph's old
friends, the Virginia Dynasty. Chief
Justice Marshall and the Supreme
Court were rendering decisions that
were rapidly centralizing tire Gov
and under their Judicial as
saults State Sovereignty was fast
crumbaing to the dust. Randolph hav-
ing no confidence in the Northern
Democrats as champions of States
Rights, put On his helmet of Mann
brino and had a new tilt at the wind
MILL" n united with the slave pow
ef to preserve State sovereignty. JEFF
ferSon, IN his old age, became alarmed
and began to preach a crusade against
the Supreme Court and the heresies
Of Federal pri iples. Into this
movement Randolph flung himself
with the fiery zeal and imprisoned
ardor OF a knight Of the Holy Cross.
In December. 1925, he was elected
United States senator to fill a vacancy
caused by the appointment of James
Barbour as Secretary Of War to Mr..
adams. The true choice Of the Vir-
ginia Legislature was undoubtedly
Henry ST. George Tucker, Randolph's
half-brother. On the first ballot the
vote stood: Tucker 65; Randolph, 63;
Giles, So; Floyd. 40. Floyd was drop
ped and the second ballot stood:
Tucker, ST; Randolph, 10; Giles, so.
Tucker instructed his friends in no
event to allow his name to come in
direct competition with Randolph,
and SO on the third ballot Randolph
was elected. Mr.. Tucker was a mar
Of eminent ability, son Of St. George
Tucker, born in Bermuda, who mar
ried Rando1ph's mother, was judge
Of the Supreme Court Of Virginia, a
man of fine literary -attainments,
writing verse, essay and drama, and
wrote a commentary on Blackstone.
His celebrated son, mentioned above,
was born at Williamsburg, Virginia,
December 20, 1880, graduated at Will
liam and Mary College, read law and
settled in Winchester in 1902, was an
Of Congress from 1915 to 1919, Chan
cellor of the State, 1924 to 1891,
president Of the Supreme Court of
Appeals from 1881 to 1871, profess
sor of law in the University of Vir-
ginia, 1871 to 1916. In 1897 William
and Mary College conferred on him
the degree Of doctor of laws. h
Tucker family is one Of the most bril-
liant in Virginia and a long line Of
illustrious men AVE descended from
it. Wa a brother ever more
generous to another than was Tucker
tered the Senate, John Quincy Adams
was President and Henry Clay was
Secretary Of State. In 1924 Adams,
Clay, Jackson and Crawford were
candidates for President. There was
no election and the House of Repre-
~sentatives had to elect the President.
In order to defeat Jackson, Clay unit
ed his forces with Adams and elected
him. It was charged at the time that
there was a bargain ard sale between
Adams and Clay. That Clay was to
support Adams for President and
clay was to be Secretary of State.
Mr.. Clay always denied this accusa
ton. It was his hatred of Jackson
that caused his support of Adams.
There was always tfir ough Life a most
implacable hatred between these two
great men, who were the most mag
retic political leaders Of their re-
| spective parties, and who had opposed
each other for the Presidency in the
election Of 1924 and 1882. Soon af-
ter his entrance into the Senate he
opened the Walls Of his wrath against
Adams and Clay and exhausted the
unrivaled Of his vocabulary,
which no man could equal, in abusing
the President and Secretary, but It
was against Mr.. Clay that the bit
| terest illusions of Randolph'S gall
were directed. for it was t1is purpose
to crush the great Kentuckian. The
President and Secretary would not
reply. He attributed to them every
form Of political meanness, he SAID
IT was defeated, horse. foot and dra-
| goons, cut up and down, broke down
BY a coalition of Blifi and Black
George. by the combination unheard
of till then of the Puritan and the
hlack-1ap" He even went into the