leg ates ▁from ▁Alb em ar le ▁County , ▁Rand olph ▁finished ▁third ▁among ▁as ▁many ▁candidates , ▁with ▁only ▁the ▁top ▁two ▁candidates ▁ear ning ▁election . ▁Rand olph ' s ▁colle ague ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁session , ▁William ▁F . ▁Gordon , ▁received ▁the ▁most ▁votes , ▁while ▁Char l ott es ville ▁att orney ▁R ice ▁W . ▁Wood s ▁finished ▁second , ▁gar ner ing ▁ 2 1 5 ▁votes ▁to ▁Rand olph ' s ▁ 7 9 . ▁ ▁After ▁office ▁Des perate ▁for ▁work ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 8 2 6 , ▁Rand olph ▁applied ▁to ▁and ▁obtained ▁employ ment ▁from ▁Secretary ▁of ▁War ▁James ▁Bar bour , ▁a ▁former ▁governor ▁of ▁Virginia , ▁as ▁the ▁federal ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁commission ▁to ▁sett le ▁a ▁boundary ▁dispute ▁between ▁Georgia ▁and ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁Florida . ▁The ▁Georgia ▁government ▁suddenly ▁terminated ▁the ▁survey ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 2 7 , ▁and ▁though ▁Bar bour ▁and ▁President ▁John ▁Qu in cy ▁Adams ▁considered ▁appoint ing ▁Rand olph ▁as ▁a ▁federal ▁agent ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁C ree ks , ▁such ▁talk , ▁and ▁Rand olph ' s ▁political ▁career , ▁ended ▁when ▁Rand olph ▁vir ul ently ▁critic ized ▁the ▁ind ifferent ▁handling ▁of ▁the ▁boundary ▁expedition ▁by ▁Bar bour ▁and ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Henry ▁Clay ▁in ▁Virginia ▁newsp apers . ▁ ▁S ale ▁of ▁Edge hill ▁Rand olph ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁became ▁est r anged ▁toward ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁in