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QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW.
What is said of the Randolphs of Virginia? Of Turkey Island?
Of William Randolph's marriage, etc.? Of his descendants? Of Richard
Randolph? Of his descendants? Of the birth of John Randolph?
Of the influence of his mother? What does John Randolph say of
it? What did he read? Of the flight of his mother? Of his early
schooling? Of his residence at Princeton? Of his attendance at Columbia
College? Of his indiscriminate reading? What does he say of
himself?
What is said of Theodorick Bland? Of Randolph in Philadelphia?
Of his attitude towards Jefferson and Paine? Of his companions
in Philadelphia? Of Randolph's majority? Of the influence
upon him? Of the death of his brother? Of the action of the Federalist
party? Of the attitude of Virginia? Of Kentucky? Of Patrick
Henry? Of Randolph's opposition to Henry? Of Randolph's public
services? Of the Continental Congress? Of the old Constitution?
Of the meaning of its emphatic language? Of the effect of the amendments?
Of the rise of secession? Of the nature of the two secessions?
Of the reservation of Virginia?
Of the preamble of the Constitution? Of the making of the Constitution
by the people? Of Congressional districts? Of threats of secession
at different periods? Of the Constitution? Of Randolph's acquaintance
with it? Of the Louisiana purchase? Of Josiah Quincy's
points in Randolph's speech against the embargo? What is said of
Macon? What is said of his relation to Jefferson? Of his labors on
the Ways and Means Committees? Of his views of the business of Congress?
Of schemes of spending money, etc.?
Of his opinion of the standing army in 1800? Of the militia? Of
his declarations in 1863? Of the navy? What is said of Jefferson's
scheme and Randolph's view of it? What is the substance of his speech
in 1810? How did he regard the war of 1812, etc.? What did he say
on Dec. 9, 1812? On Jan. 16, 1816? On foreign war, etc.? On March
5, 1806?
What did Randolph say of the Judiciary? What amendment did
he propose? What did he say of corruption? Of Caucus? Of providing
men with Federal offices? When was he beaten for Congress?
What is said of the Yazoo frauds?
What was Randolph's attitude towards Jefferson? Towards
Madison and Monroe? What does he say of the ins and outs.
What is said of the Bank question? Of Henry Clay? Of Federal
agency and internal improvements? Of Randolph's opposition? Of
Randolph and the tariff of 1816? Of Randolph and Webster? Of
Randolph and South America? Of Randolph and slavery? Of Randolph
and the Compromise? Of Randolph and Clay and Adams? Of
the duel between Randolph and Clay?
Of Randolph's mission to Russia?
What was the tenor of Randolph's letter to the Hartford Convention?
When and where did he die?
What can you say of the complexity of his character? What is
supposed to be the principle cause of his evil propensities? Compare
Randolph with Calvin.
What is said of Randolph and Calvin? Of Randolph's religious
utterances? What anecdotes are told of him? What is said of his
pride? Of his wit? Of his sarcasm? Of his relations to Barbour—
to Madison—to Clay—to Goddard—to Beecher of Ohio?
What is said of his family affections, etc.? Of his love for Mary
Ward? Of his insanity? Of his religious mania? Of his declaration
to Senator Benton? Of his character? Of the re-interment of his
remains?
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