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r; LIBERTY. ...THE CONSTITUTION.... UNIOJf. VOL. XVII, . NEW BERN, FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1833. NO. 848. PUBLISHED BY THOMAS WATSON. TERMS, Three dollars per annum, payable in advance. ashamed to see, and which, in justice as wellD. say the 'West Riding' for everyou must1; time, at length replied, "It was I, sir'" as mercy towards me, I hope ray menus win i Know sir, mau m Yorkshire on one side, and reallv be? vour pardon, Mr. Wilson " iA at. not read. I have not had time to do justice 1 go the Yorkshire weavers asrainst thn. trnrl.nl PcnriJnh "I had nn nmVinn it, tr . j l , 1 did not mean lo nun your leenngs. 44 1 J STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Craven County. From the New York American. RANDOLPHIANA. No. VI. 44 February, 19, 1822. In return for your very agreeable letter of te i3th, I am almost ashamed to send you this . ostive reply ; but my health is worse than ever, and I have suffered more within three days past frm inV accident at Ston y Stratford, than I did at the time when the injury was received. I have seen iur. tvoDcrt uwen, He is in r&otures with- his new purchase. He says that although he has no concealments, a.nd hates to have any thing tc conceal, yet at Kapp s re ornst he has not mentioned the price, it is certainly nothing like the sum mentioned in the papers. He has bought every thing, flocks herds, &c. as it stands.' " Thanks for your Irish news. It always 1 C . 1 I 4 rives me pleasure io nuar lrum uiui 4uuuci, and of such men as Spring Rice and the Knight of Kerry. Success to their schemes, . . f 1 1 for they nave the good oi manKina in view. "Believe me to be, with the utmost respect and regard truly yours, J. R. of R. "Christmas Day, 1826. " Perhaps you will have thought it strange that no notice has been taken of your letter of the 19th inst.; but my excuse is, that I have this moment found it among a mass of loose papers where some officious attendant had thrust it. Be assured that I attain a pleasing recollection of the acquaintance that I had the good fortune to form with you on our passage to England, and of the agreeable hours that wrehave spent together. "As you suppose, I did not visit Ireland this year, neither was I so fortunate as to meet with that exemplary son of hers, Mr. S. Rice. Ii0r(jL told me that he was in Ireland, engaged in his election. " When you write to your friends in Ireland, be so good as to mention me to your father and yr p. not forgetting your brother also as one who cherishes the remembrance of their civilities and hospitality. J. R. of R." 9 'April '23, 1828. "Iam bleeding at the lungs, and see no company do not converse with my friends under this rool, anu am incapanie oi convud tion, or any thing else, except riding on horse hack. You would hardly recognize your old ; 1 .1 - " acquaintance in my ghostly visage " Now Spring returns, hut not to me returns " The vernal joy my be tter days have known J " Dim in my breast Life's dying taper burns, 41 And all the joys oflife with health are flown!" " Yours, J. R, of R." "January 21 1829. 44 L have seen with deep concern the ac count of the failure of the house of Frys and Chapman, London. Knowing, as I think you i i-L -j. . 1 si r no, my niffn aamirauon oi ine cuarucicr ui Mrs. Elizabeth Fry, with whom" I have the pleasure of a personal acquaintance, you will readily conceive the interest which I feel, par ticularly for her. I spent a delightful day at Mr. Fry's country house in Essex, somewhat more than two years ago, and passed the night there. This circumstance only renders more lively the regret that I feel at the late reverse of their fortune. 1 know that Mrs. Fry's brothers arc men of opulent estate, and the connecion of the family generally are wealthy. 1 his ffives me consolation on her account. The object of this letter, is as you will have per ceived, to obtain any information that you may have on this subject. It will be gratify inr also to hear of anv other of our English, or Irish friends. J. R. of It." 44 January 30, 1829. 44 1 am indebted to vou for two most obliging letters, which T am entirely at a loss ; how to repay, except by my poor but hearty thanks. Any intelligence which you can iurnisn me with respecting our 44 English and Irish friends" will at all times be highly welcome. 44 In excuse for not having congratulated you as l now do most cordially) on your re ot state. 1 must bee to surest O o rs would have been mv predica- to myself in that particular. 44 It gives me great pleasure to hear ot our Irish and English friends, and when you write, I beg to be mentioned to them in terms of warm and grateful respect. I shall not fail to read the 4 Collegian.' A 4 County Limerick Man is to me a great recommendation. 44 Our situation here is irksome to the most painful degree.! Old ultra-Federalists, now new ultra-Jacobins, are tearing down all that is valuable and ivenerable in our institutions. Yours, faithfully, J. R. of R." Mr. Randolph went to Russia and England the next year, and during his absence I re ceived but one letter from him in London, which does not contain any matter of special interest. . No. VII. Mr. Randolph returned from England for the last time, in the fall of 1831. I called up on him immediately after his arrival, and was very much shocked at his emaciated appear ance. In replv to my question about his health, he said, in a melancholy tone of voice 44 Ah, sir, I am sroin at last ; the machine is worn out nature is exhausted, and I have tried in vain to restore her !" He then changed the conversation, and spoke with his usual anima tion of his late visit to England, and touched slightly upon his short sojourn at St. Peters burgh. He told me that his faithful Juba had a regular attack of yellow fever at the latter city, which induced him to hurry away the sooner ! besides which, there was no business of importance to detain him there, and hi? own health was bad. j 44 Well, Mr. Randolph," .said I, "great events have occurred in Europe, since you left us ! 44 l es sir," replied he, in his most sar castic manner, 44 great events have occurred abroad, and very small ones at home ! They sent me the Washington papers, containing the letters, but; I could not read them. I blushed for my country. The affair told badly in Europe, sir !"j I asked him whether he had attended the de bates on the Reform Bill. He replied in the affirmative. I then inquired whom he consi dered the greatest orator in the House of Com mons. 44 Your countryman, O Connell, sir, by all odds ; He is a Giant among Pigmies !" He then remarked what a dearth of good speakers To be Mire, oir, your poor manufac turers I mean the operatives are not half so well on as our slaves only they are white Sir, and therefore your Philanthropists are notjboundin conscience'to look into their mise rybut that's your affair, not mine. So loner as 4 John Bull is - willing to work for us and take our cotton and tobacco in payment, Sir, I'm for giving him monopoly of all $he evils ol the system 1 never want to see our boys and girls, mjach less our men turned into spinning-jennies mere machines Sir mere machines. Wfhen I was a boy, Sir, the departure of a London trader, (as we used to call the ship) from Virginia, wasan affair of great consequence equal to Presidential elec tion now a days. tn my father's family, Sir, the whole household! was called together first, my mother God ble?s her! put down the arti cles she wanted frorn England next the chil dren according to their "ages and then the! domestic slaves mammy at the head of them, down to the young ones, who lived about the house not a single individual was omitted. Sir. Then, when the ship! was gone, the weeks and days and finally the hours were counted until 1 her return, Sir, and the joyful signal of her arrival in James' (River was celebrated as a jubilee. In those days, Sir, how often hare 1 called England my country, when I little thought of war and separation! Bat now, Sir, our Egyptian task masters only want to leave us the reccollections of those times, and they say we must purchase their vile domestic stuffs but it won't do Sir no wooden nut megs for old Virginia we hold fast to the " Sir. him much Sir. Mr. Randolph of ten said to me speaking of our Yorkshireman, 44 because what he knows he understands thoroughly and what he don't know he leaves to others. Sir, he is worth a dozen of your modern dandies who repeat latin and Greek quotations and live by other men's wits, and eat with a sixteen pronged fork if I visit his native town, Sir, I shall call and take York shire pudding with him, and I am sure fie will give me a welcome." j He was a decided enemy to universal suffrage, and used to boast that in Virginia none but freeholders could vote he also ridiculed the ballot boxes, and said he hoped he would never live to see the day when a Virginian would be i 4 West Ridi 41 esteem ) rr of Fox, Burke, Sheridan, Pitt, &c. I asked him whether the reports which were then received relative to the dangerous state of the King s health were true. He replied 44 they are all d d Tory lies, sir, he was in excel lent health when I left London. I had the honor of breakfasting under a tent with his Majesty, at the opening of the New Bridge, It 1 1 1 1 ..V 1 , s there was in England, compared with the days nameo 10 aeciareaioua at the poilsjor whom f l r....t. S. ri- C he srave his r.uriraffe! I onceasked him wheth- j o a short time ago and he appeared to be as likely to live as any ofthecompay a much better life than myself, Sir!" C After spending an hour or two most agreea bly with him, during which we talked of every thing and every body, I took my leave, under the impression that I had seen him for the last time ; which has proved too true, though his death was more remote, then than I had iir.a gined it to be. j He was so feeble, and had such a dreadful severe cough, I really almost expected to heari of his discease on the road, before he reached Virginia ! It is stated in! the newspapers that he has made his slaves free by will, which I dare say will be found true, as he has frequently told me that he was a decided enemy to slavery in the abstract, and he would have emancipated his slaves long ago, if he could have felf.con vinced that they would have been as happy and as comfortable elsewhere as they were at Roanoke. I have often heard from other persons that he was a kind and affectionate master, and did every thing in his power to make his slaves happy. As he has now passed away forever from 44 the field of his glory," let us' hope that the mantle of charity will be extended to his memory. Those who were warmly apposed to him, should now recollect, that he is no fongerpresentto reply to their attacks, and that 44 to err is human, to forgive divine." No matter what difference of opinion there may be as to his political course, there can be none as to his extraordinary talents;, on this ground therefore, all parties can unite in pay ing the tribute of respect to'departed greatness. Those who have heard his most fascinating eloquence can never forget him ; and it is only by them that the preceding anecdotes will be appreciated. His manner of speaking was so perfectly original, it always gave point to the most simple expressions, which when mere ly read, may not appear very striking to those who did not know him. His pe rsonal friends will faithfully cherish the remembrance of his friendship ; and his native State, Old Virginia," will not forget that in John Randolph of Roanoke she has lost one of her brightest ornaments and most devoted children ! Peace be to his ashes ! may they rest undisturbed beneath his 44 patrimo nial oaks !" cent cnange how awkward ment in case the Mr. , whose marriage I saw announced in the newspapers should not nave proved to dc mv old fellow passenger in mc Amity, out another gentleman of the same name in the vast and populous city of N. York. I am truly concerned to hear of the loss of Mr. F , I have a lively recollection of the morning that I breakfasted with him on my Way to O'Brien's bridge and Loch Derg. Yet it must be a consulation to all who knew him that he died in the 4 blessed' vocation of the 4 Peacemaker.' 4t I am sorry that I can give you no comfort on the subject of the Tariff. It will hardly be touched this session. 44 W riting being particularly injurious to my disorder, (of the chest) I must conclude with a not very modest request that you would let me hear from you frequently. With great re spect and regard, I am vours, , " J. R. of R." WhilstIr. Randolph was in Richmond, at-! RANDOLPHIANA.-The writer of these num ul ,g ie o vu,,vC1ui0u ipr anenng me, oers naving furnished to the Commercial Ad nsutution oi Virginia, i received the loliow-1 vertiseT, in which thev wpv ill rpr 2H T lot tnr tVi-tm him n 1 a iiiii a Viuuticbieu 44 November 27. culler) tbrm "Yesterday I had the pleasure to receive our readers: , your letter of the lst, which reminds me that Randolvhiann n c r n n t i : i ianaoipniana.-r-Oae of our fellow nasssn- - luriner one nas remameu 100 long unac- rprs was a vPrv i i J pledged. In excuse, I may truly pfe ad the ? TorX3frZS Wearisome nature of my present avocation stand anv thinfr minnt(V 01 Prolf s o under age, disease, and, worsi of all, lassitude and. f had no taste ToH tt W h bUSineSS' laoeuor. that mv mall rorresnnn- . ,lte,r.atLe? UthlS manners We n nn :Vk 'v : WCIC.r u"Preieng, ir. KandoiPh used fre- -1 ' utaivciB vji uuaiucao vw uuiuju, nilPnilV tn (nn noon I ..... 1 they wese all republished in series, some additional ana, we out, and to day present them to quently to nnvfinia 4". l ..... Upon me -x------ - wu.oc ui au nonr wilti mm on ti a . .... , .nut ii' uiuuHiii vvomu imprest him J0rrl'"geuani!CripP,e,report vfrD.ehi" For in5lance a""1 '"quiring narSrinn 20!ie forth m tb Flnninn f m - i , . Firucuiany into -s .Tuv( ,.,v v. uTo cjoio iraae, ne wouia exclaim 44 er he thought that a Representative was bound to obey the directions of his constituents, or to follow the dictates of his own conscience upon any particular subject of legislation. 44 Sir" said he cood humoredlv 4 1 dont like direct y . interrogatories, and you are not my Father Confessor oh the first day of election I always attend at the Court House, and I consider that every freeholder has a right to ask me any questions he chooses how I would answer them, Sir, I cannot tell elsewhere, especially to you who are not my constituent but, Sir, cither I yield to my constituents or they tome, for we have never quarrelled and no man ever yet, Sir, had such constituents as I have!" He mentioned that he first entered Congress in the year 1799 When he approached the table to take the oath,!the Speaker said to him, 44 Your appearance, Mr. Randolph, is so very youthful, you will pardon me for asking whether you have yet reached the legal age to entitle you to a seat here?'? 44 Go, Sir, and ask my constituents they sent me!" was his quick re ply. The Speaker bowed, and immediately administered the oath I think Mr. R told me that, at the time of his election, he had not at tained the full age, but that he had just reached it, previous to the meeting of Congress, and thus barely 44 saved his distance!" His recollections of the old times in Vir ginia were very vivid, and he told us innumerable-characteristic anecdotes of both men and manners: and he made me promise to get and read "Smith's History of Virginia" (which he and some other gentlemen had re-published in the original orthography, and with copies of the old fashioned pictures of the Indians, &c.) on my return to America which promise, by the way, I faithfully performed, and I recom mend that work to the curious. One morning, he gave me a most animating description of the great men of the different Statas, beginning at the North. He soon however, got fairly into Virginia, and once there it was impossible to drive him beyond the 44 Ancient Dominion"! Dinner time found him still lingering east of the Blue Ridge, and we had to adjourn the conversation until the next day. i Sometimes when I wished to borrow a book from, his travelling library, he would say, 44 Take anv of them, sir, but novels they arc not fit food for young men. v hen you get home, sir, tell your father that 1 have advised you not to read novels or drink whiskey punch they both injure the brains ! He took great pride in his perfect knowl edge of the English language, and frequently pointed out errors in the works of some of the best writers and he used to deplore the little attention that was paid to correct speaking by the members of Congress. He had a memoran dum of some gross mistakes in language, made at different times by his cotemporaries in the House, on various subjects under discussion, a copy of which he gave me. He was famous for making, what he called, 44 unintentional hits" Such as the following : we were seated one day on deck, and he ob served, that some body had been painting the companion way and seats he called the mate to him and said, 44 Pray, Mr. Wilson, who has been making an exhibit of his great ignorance of the brush I never saw such vile daubing a child would have done it better, sir only tell me who has disfjgured the seats, and I shall ffet the Captain to break him." Mr. Wilson, Well, Mr. I who wts folding his sides with laughter, all this 44 Oh, sir," rejoined Wilson; 44 I'm not in the least offended I am a sailor and not a painter I was only amusing myself during the calm this morninn. Trifling as this incident was, Mr. Randolph never forgot it, but he always praised Mr. Wil- , son for his good humour in taking it so well. i ue circumstance had passed out oi my memo ry two months afterwards when I met Mr. Randolph in London, andhe recalled it on the following occasion. I dined in his company at the house of a gentleman, a celebiated phi lanthropist, with a large party. In the course of conversation some person told an anecdote of the Emperor Alexander of Russia. Mr. Randolph, who had a very poor opinion of his charact. r, said to our host, 44 1 am really sorry, Sir, to find that this autocrat of semi barba rians has so completely gulled so many of the good people of London he is a humbug, Sir a spurious philanthropist, and cares only for the extension of his power. Why, Sir, he is the Chief Robber of the moddern Goths and Vandals, who having just tasted the good thincrs j oi Europe, want 10 overrun tne tertiie plains ol the feouth like a cloud of locusts. Lookcf Poland Sir! and to France aye, and to Eng land! His friendship ! ! 1 trust him not. 44 Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes ! . He preaches Christianity, Sir, but 'tis all lip service " The company listened to this denunciation with the most marked attention, and our host ap peared to be greatly entertained by it, but made no serious reply. On our way from the house, I said to Mr. Randolph ".You have just made a terrible blunder; are you not aware that Mr. is the intimate friend and great ad mirer of the Emperor Alexander, and that he has even visited him in Russia ?" 4 What a sad mistake, Sir!" exclaimed he 44 1 did not know he ever admired him : I no more suspec ted it, Sir, than that Mr. Wilson painted the ship! But it must pass, Sir it is one of my unintentional good hits! pray do, however,; apologize for me to Mr. when you next! sec him ! It became one of his standard quotations erer after, and I heard him use it when years had passed away, both in New York and Washing ton, on occasions similar to the above. On Good Friday, whilst we were siting on deck, looking out for land, Mr. Randolph wrote some religious remarks suitable to the day, which he read to me in the evening thev were admirably expressed, and did much credit to his head and heart. Mr. Randolph and I visited Westminister Abbey together, and it happened to be on St. John's day we arrived there just as the church service commenced in the chaoel. and heard some very fine music. He spoke so loud in making the responses, some of the congrega tion (not a very numerous one, by the bye) wondered who the devout stranger could be? The clergyman read the service very badlv, and gave us but an indifferent sermon. When Court of Picas and Quarter Sessions, Mav Term, A. D. 1833. Original Attachment STEPHEN B. FORBES, vs. JOHN WHITFIELD. Levied on Defendant's interest in half of Lot JNo. 264 and Improve ments, corner of Broad and George Streets in J! T appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, LL that the Defendant. Joij Whitfield, is . not an inhabitant ot this State. It is Ordered, T&at publication be made for six weeks in the North Carolina Sentinel, that said Defendant appear at ihe next term of the Court aforesaid, at the Court House in Ncwbern, on the second Monday of August, A. D. 1833. and replevr or plca,d to issue, of judgment will be rendered against him. Attest, J. G. StANLY, Clerk. Ncwbern, May 31, , STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Graven County. $ Court of Picas and Quarter Sessions, May Term, A. D. 1833. "l Original Attachment Le. ROBERT HAY, . vs. JOHN WHITFIELD. vica on ueiendant's in terest in half of Lot No. ) 264 and Improvements. corner of Broad and George Streets, in Newborn. TTT appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, JJ. that the Defendant, John Whitfield, is not an inhabitant of this State. It is Ordered, That publication be made for six weeks in tho North Carolina Sentinel, that said Defendant appear at the next term of the Court aforesaid, at the Court House in Newbern, on the second Monday of August, A. D. 1833, and replevy1 or plead to issue, or judgment will be rendered against him. Attest, J. G. STANLY, Clerk. Newbern, May 31, 1833. we got out, Randolph said 44 What a pity it is, Sir, that the sublime service of the Churer should ever be murdered by so miserable a reader he is paid by the job, Sir, you may depend upon it, and is always in a hurry to get through it." "But, Srr, I esteem it no small honor to have worshipped in Westminis ter Abbey : let us now, however mingle with the mighty Dead!" He soon became disgus ted with the flippancy of the guide, who at tempted to pass offhis old jokes on some of the antiquated figure's ; he called me aside, and said Let us give the kna've his fees and have done with him I cannot endure such mum mery, Sir.' When we came to a particular spot, he stopped and said 44 1 will not say ( 4 take of your shoes, for the ground whereon you stand is holy' but look Sir, do you see these simple letters on the Hag-stones beneath your feet, W. P., C. J. F.? here lie, ; side by side, the remains of the two great Rivals, Pitt and Fox, whose memory so completely lives in history); no marhle monuments are necessary to mark the spot where their bodies repose there is more simple grandeur in those few letters, than in all the surrounding Monu ments, Sir !" After spending four weeks delightfully in London, 1 was obliged to return to Ireland and parted with much regret from Mr. Randolph, whom I did not again sec until my return to America in f8 ;3. E DWARD C. O. TINKER. TAIL.OR AND DRAPER, METURNShis sincere thank for the very liberal encouragement w hich he has here tofore received, and respectfully informs the pubhek, that he has just returned from New York with an extensive and very general assort ment of FALL & "WXWTEP. ' GOODS. Selected with great care from recent importations AMONG THEM ARE THE FOLLOWING: Superfine black, bluei& Russel brown Clotll Rifle, bottle, and invisible green do. Olive and olive recn and steel-mixed do. Fancy Cassimeres, of superior qualit)-. Satin, silk, Marseilles V estingS," Lyons Silk Velvet of very best quality. An elegant assortment of Valencia Vesting?, not surpassed by any in this market, Shirt bosoms, of the latest style, ruffled ami plain, Corded and plain Collars, of the best quality and latest fashion, An elegant assortment- of STOCKS, of the latest and most approved patterns, covered with bombazine, velvet, satin, Stc. Gentlemen's superior Hosskin Gloves, Silk web and silk net Suspenders, Gum elastic do. 1 case of the best elastic, waterproof, patent Silk Hats, Together with a va'fietv of other articles m liis line of business ; all of which will be sod at the lowest prices. Having a number of superior workmen, he is prepared to execute all orders with which he may be favoured in the neatest and most fashionable style, and at the shortest notice and he assures the public that no exertions shall be spared to merit a continuance of their favours. NEW GOODS. JOSEPH M GRANADE & Co. Have just received by the schr. Geo. Pollok, 25 bbls. N. Y. Canal Flour, (Beach's brand,) 30 half do. do. do. do. do. do. 1 bag soft shelled Almonds, 2 bbls. double refined Loaf Surar, 2 hhds. N. E. Rum, 1 ton square Iron, assorted sizes, 2 44 bolt and spike Rod, do. do. 6 Willow Cradles, 7th June, 1833. john a. Crispin MAS just returned from New York with a general assortment of GROCERIES, HARDWARE, CUTLERY, CROCKERY GLASSWARE, &c. Tlie fotlowtng articles comprise apart of his Stock. j STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Craven County. $ Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, May Term, A. D. 1833. ANDREW GILL, i a, r m vs ' Original Attachment JOHN GILL. $ Levied, &c. T appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that the Defendant, John Gill, is noi inhahiront iu: It is Ordered, inai nnbliratJnn tt,a fnr six Weeks in the DfortfL Wines. Champaigne, in qt. and pt. bottles, Old Madeira, Pico, do. Naples, Lisbon, j reneriffe, J Dry Malaga, Sherry, Country. T.iauors Cogniac Brandy (supe rior quality! Peach do. Old Jamaica Rum, Superior Holland Gin, Old Monong. Whiskey N. E. Rum, Porter inqt.fe pt.bottlcs Teas. Gunpowder Imperial, Hyson, Souchong, Pouchong. Sugars. Loaf & Lump, White Havana, Brown, various qua I. Nuts. Filberts, Madeira Nu!s. Almonds. Spices. Mace, Cloves, Cinnamon, Nutrhc Pepper, Spice. Fruits. IT S8 lCitron, Currants PRESERVED GINGER, o. PINE APPLES, ?ttO. LIMES. Buckichcam Goshen Butter, Cheese. Spanish &Arrvcan Segars, su perior Cheimm Tobacco, fec. rn :'i7:' .CI Defendant appear; " " w iw.urCnorcounirypreu oeMt, .--- flfnrpsaid at the ' at nis &tore on roJlok-street. akhe next term of "'iS j December 3d, 1832. . Court House in Newbern, on the second Mon- , day of August, A.IX l3." TOST J&WTVM, plead to issue, or juugm. ... v -vw. FEW Kegs fresh. Gu&xira - JX. of supfenor qutf PlTTMA: against him Attest, , J- G. STANLY, CUrh tfew&eru, May 31, 1833. 10th May, 1833.