Norfolk Gazette And Publick Ledger

Private letters from Washington state that the difference between Mr. Randolph, and the executive has reached to the highest pitch of disgust, not only terminating their political friendship, but private intercourse.--We copy as a further proof of this information from the Alexandria Advertiser, without however meaning to adopt as our sentiments, the language of this paragraph.

"What is in itself reasonable cannot be altogether unexpected. It was certainly reasonable to suppose that an administration base and weak as that of this nation has been for several years, could not be long approved or upheld by men possessing independence, talents and information. Mr. J. Randolph has long been stifling his sentiments respecting Mr. Jefferson and his measures, he has done so till his own honour and his sentiments of justice have compelled him to avow the truth openly; this on Wednesday and Thursday last he did, in the house of representatives. The conduct and character of Mr. Jefferson were most severely handled: Mr. Madison and his book were treated with sovereign contempt: his satiric and vehement reproof of the self-conceit, impotency and ignorance of many members of the house was never before equalled. Mr. Randolph opposed Mr. Gregg's resolution: he advocated negociation. We are no sticklers for Mr. Randolph's political sentiments in general; but, as far as genuine eloquence is concerned, it can justly be said that he has seldom if ever been excelled by the first speakers of this or any other age or country."

In our next we shall commence the debate on Mr. Gregg's resolutions, in the course of which we expect to give the Speeches of Mr. Randolph above alluded to.