The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-26

cultivation Ii is planted like Indian corn aud Guilt
pointed out to the blossoms the first day after the
blossom appears the flower is white; tho next day red
aud the third it drops or and the cotton boil begins to
form II was In this stage saw it. 1t Is plea ant
mode Of farming There 10 nothing wanting the
farm fields OF oats Of wheat of potatoes and of rice,
part Of the low land the Seneca river and its pale
green was In striking contrast with the dark green Of
the corn. The farm is model farm. 1t consists of
about one thousand acres four hundred aud fifty Of
which are in cultivation. Mr. Caihoun's striking ms
TEN OF drainage, Of dtching and manner Of planting
On the side hills-so that the burrows carry of the
water without allowing the land TO wash-is novel; and
SO is 1t found that his neighbos copy his plan
They have the advantage Of his example constantly be-
fore them; and his crops far ahead VI any else
this region There not thing which escapes him
After hour had spent In passing through these
helds returned towards his out buildings, cotton
press barns granares &c. was surprised. His whole
heart and soul seemed absorbed in the farm Had
not known with whom was conversing, should nave
set him down in my mind a. the most M
practical farmer had met with. There de-
tail connected with IL, with which he Is perfectly
familiar and as he carries you along with him he
points out to you and explains every thing in the
most simple manner possible. You wonder, knowing
the man, where he got his information from and when
be had time to get it, and still when he had time to
carry it into operation. But people cannot under
stand Mr.. Calhoun, he is perfect Napoleon in his
place for every thing in word to give a vulgar quo
tatop, "wbat Mr. Calhoun don't know about any aud
every thing amt worth mans while to look after
Say what you please about Mr. Calhoun's other quail
hcations, dispute about them as much you plea e,
whether he this, that the other nOt-but
this ertion will make, John G. Calhoun is the best
practical farmer in the United States, and if any
doubts this assertion. let him make pilgrimage to
Fort Hill and his doubts will be left there.
By the way, while walking in the large field,
asked Mr.. Calhoun what gave the name of Fort Hill to
his place He answered my query by pointing out to
a long hill about a mile from the mansion, and
west Of the field above the Seneca and remarked
{" There was a fort stood there built believe during
the Of the revolutions; it used during that
time by the Americans, and called Fort Hill 1t
dismanted With peace but It's has been given to
m farm I'm vi ieh rhA oil I'm tnph liz
tion is ever instructive and while giving the his
tory Of Fort Ill., of which the above is but abrapt
summary. he gave most interesting narration Of the
indian long before the time OF the French of
the Six Nations of whom the Senecas extended down
South far this region aud gave their the
river near Us; OF Their power and greatness their war
with the therozees and when the Cherokces had dr-
ven them back To the north he down TO the his
tory OF the Cherokees themselves-their alliance with
the French against the english colonsts Then again
the Cherokees in the revolution sided against the
Americans. and with the English; and Turing the
Fort Hill was fortified against the Indians than
against the English. BY this time We had passed
through the tall and had reached the bank Of the
river narrow but rapid and very deep stream,
whose head waters were found not forty miles from
him, in fact in sight of his house in the mounts ANS
There long tied to tree on the bank
swung out into the stream. We both entered it, aud
| took a seat. The Gun had just set, and all was
still aud quiet there silence which
really solemn. connected as it with tho
massey ard dense foliage and trees which
hung the Seneca both sides, down to the waters
edge. Not a word Wa spoken for some moments aud
an impression was made on my mind which shall not
u
broke the spell THE Seneca must be ab.ut two
thirds Of the size Of the Jordan looked up, and he
described The resembl aDce probably With much
curacy as il he bad both Again. thought with
what is he not familiar. The history Of empire
republic, the history OF the cotton plant Indian
these rivers and brooks or Jordan
and Texas rivers While he gazing up that placid
STRAIN, gazed at him, aud have felt irresista-
bic love come over and consciousness Of irresist
able In him which never have felt before In the
presence Of any created being have stood in sight Of
emperors and kings in the old world at reviews, amid
the rolling OF artillery the pgas Of music from hun
dreds Of bands, and the marching of thousands and
yet never impressed with feeling Of the
man power, In the presence alone OF John e. Call
houn in beat the Seneca river, aud during that
brief period a hundred things flashed across my mi nd
which will recall again. One conviction this
that but for ignorance downright stupid ignorance
on the part Of the people Of the United States made
and kept by still stupid hack party papers,
contented with the interest of sellh aspiring party
leaders whose interest it is to keep the Of the
people ignsrant OF the real character Of John c. Cal
houn OF his glorious and god like intellect his lofty
patriotism and love for country which is only bounded
ny that country and not by any State section
he wishes but justice to all ot his answering devotion
to the constitution his supreme contempt for dishonest
time serving politicians tricksters aud lickspittes;
and hs love for all that is good useful and pariotc
above ALL his honesty and incorruptibty his saga
cty-hs long experience of forty years in the highest
seats in the councils Of the Union-and his deep
thought and foresight which all make MIN what he IS
the greatest Ia the fed raj Union but for this
the people, man, would have arisen and placed
him at the head of affairs at Washington long ago;
and be would have stamped the impress OF his mighty
mind, for years TO come, for good With so pure SO
lofty and patriotic President, how would govern
ment now stand before the struggling European
tons He would mark his administration by acts
aud policy that would cause IL TO be blessed for q
century to come. AS 1t Is what has he not done for
the last twenty years only fe has originated aud
csfri,d more sasures, which have become law, aud
defeated which no believed TO be bad than all the
Presidents during that period Is 1t not true, aud are
not the people of the United States fully conyersant
with these scts' He has press TO trumpet forth and
bszoD his great actions, every other little great
man has aud who consequently become quite honor,
ed and carressed. These men, and that class OF
men, every one Of them know what John e. CAL
houn is, and what be has done, and feel that TO hun
they are the pgmy to the giant. Mr. Calhoun stands
alone. lie Is like the mighty chain Of the Aeghanes,
which loom up into the clouds 40 60 miles from his
mansion when time has passed with him when 20 or
90 years intervene then, and till then, will the peo
pie Of our country look back and then In that dis
lance above all will tower the memory Of the acts Of
Calhoun. lie is like the mountsiu-the grandeur OF
his mind and its conceptions cannot be by those
In bis time Distance will mark his outlines with dis
tnciDess and do him Justics-better for hm-toe late
for us
What experience has been his-ho- long and how
varied Six years member Of the lower House d Con-
rrets-eght years Secretary Of warseve years Woe
Iresdenton- year Secretary OF state -eghteen years
Senator Congress! tOr forty without Dsrmis
sua. in the puDlic and during periods fraught
with the greatest excitement aud interest to the Mon.
thought what burning shame that party subservien
cy should be able TO obscure in lard intel
ltct which would shine brilliantly In any other, aud
the sag~ Of experiences never occupy his true position
In estin alton until after he leaves NJ; and what
does he think of this or OF the Presidency asked
him, and Ms can reoolleot, will give his
+" what could gain to be President Care and
anxiety that am free from sm not ambitious.
The ony reward seek lie the APPRECIATION Of my own
conscience neither ak desire any other reward
than that ] would not accept the office of President
any ether terms than the most entire freedom 70
r,urIn abuses abolish this system OF removals. and
break up the spOis and plundor system, and restore
the gOstrnmeRt 10 healthy sud vigorous action, and
this without any trammet or pledges, except those
which the constitution imposes upon the President y
And what American, IN his doubts that fact
hat could Ar calhoun gain By being President. ex-
cept the power 20 do more and greater gued than
mUre limited sph. re has Jet sllo-ed ha TO do'
After ieasing The wslked back towards the
msn,ion On way he spoke Of the beautiful Indian
still retained VI this section asked " any Of
thu.o indians Nst remained in the begbborhyOd lie
rephd that about go Jhervkees yet remained In the
NOrtb tsIuns chaiB If the Allegheny about 40 miles
from tort Ii and are" rays ar. talhOan. very
wetI behaved p~aceful aud Industrious people, there
h sucisnt land Ina that chain 20 form two mJuutsia
Stat,s." We returned TO the mansion about DARK
Seen alter tea served to the family the piazza
Afterwards we adj urned to the driSing room Mrs
ahUUn played several iavOrte tunrs upvn tn piano.
az ten 4. VI ali separated Ter the night aDd
tired 60 bid, and dreamed Il tbs eatrsOrsinary midi
.hpsr 4 Wa ftr Ina tlua A.f.u