John Randolph

A correspondent of the Springfleld RepubHcan writes f rom Boanoke, Va., that "John Kandolph, of Roanoke, was n imui of many idiosyncrasies, and it is in accordance with his own desire that his grave on the beautiful hill ovorlooking tho valley of the Staunton river is nnmarked by headstono or monument. His alavés were ahvays well treaied. He liad been unalterably opposed to the Missouri compromise, by which the domain of slavery was restrieted; he had upheld the divine right of slavery through evil report and good report; and yet in his will occur these words: 'I give and bequeath to all my slaves their freedora, heartily regretting that I have ever bot'n the owcer of one.' Further than this, he p:ovided for the parchase of 4,000 acres of land to be given to these freed slaves. Thoso who remember Mr. Bandolph say that he never shavod. Once, when in England, he made an engagement to diñe with a nobleman, but, subsequently receiving an iavitation for the samo time from Miss JSdgeworth, he accuptod the latter, and apologized to tho nobleman, saying, 'The woman tempted me. aud I did eat."1