The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-04-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of Me Baltimore san.l

WAsHISoToS, March 81 1850.
Dsaih of Hon. John C. calAoHn--His Last Mo-
ments-Cast taken Of his FeatHres- The Fa.
neral CeremOnies-A Sketch Of his life, Ser
viees. &c.
Mr.. Calhoun breathed his last at about
half past seven o'clock this morning
He called to his son, who was in the
room with him, and requested him to
look up his papers, alludiug particularly
10 his work on Government, which he had
been engaged in revising. He remark
ed tha: he was fast sinking Soon after,
Mr.. Venable and others of the mess
came in. Mr.. Calhoun was perfectly
calm and composed, and took little
wine which Mr.. Venable handed to him.
He said but little, but he retained to the
last moment his consciousness, and when
speech had failed him, he took some of
his friends by the hand. He then lifted
his hand to his forehead, brushing back
his hair after his usual manner. then
dropped his head upon his breast, clos
ee his eyes, and drew last and full
breath. He was entirely free from pain
the whole night, and his transition from
life to death was like falling into gen
tie slumber.
At two O'Clock, Mr.. Clarke Mills at.
tended for the purpose of taking a cast
of the face, in which he succeeded re-.
markably well.
His countenance does not exhibit an
appearance Of death so much as of re-
pose. 1t is life like, majestic, serene.
Mrs. Calhoun, though expected, had
not arrived. Iti is presumed that the fu'
neral will take place on Wednesday,
The same arrangements will probably
be made as upon the occasion of the
death of ex. President Adams; and should
his family desire the removal of the re.
mains to Fort Hill, committee will be
appointed to accompany them.
Thus ends the last chapter in the life
of statesman. who. from the year ISL ]
till this time, has served the country il
the various capacities of Representative
in Congress. Secretary of War. Vice
President and Senator.
Mr.. Calhoun was born in Abbevillt
District. S. c., on the 18th of March
1852, and was. therefore, sixty eight
: years and thirteen days old when he
died. His family was Irish on both sides
His father Patrick Calhoun was born in
Donegal, in Ireland, but the family emi
grated wher Patrick was a child, first II
, Pennsylvania, then to the Western par
of Virginia. and finally to South Caro-
lima, in 1856, when Patrick settled OF
the place where his son John Caldwell
was born. His mother, whose name was
Caldwell, was born in Charlotte. Virgin
ia
Mr.. Calhoun did not, it is said com
mence his education till he was nineteer
years old--his tuition previous to tha
time being imperfect. In two years. s.
rapid was his progress, he entered th'
junior class at Yale College, and gradu
, ated with distinction in 1904. Mr.. Cal
houn was distinguished. by his vigorou
, and successful maintenance of republi
can opinions, in opposition to fedora
doctrines, when DR.. Dwight declare,
that "this young man had talent enoug|
to be President of the United States,
: and predicted that he would become ,h
; President. Mr.. Calhoun studied law a
Litch6eld Connecticut. and after wards
, finished his legal preparation in the OF
;, fee of Mr.. DeSaupeu, of Charleston
t and Mr.. George Bowe. of Abbeville.-
He rose at once to full practice, but wa
soon called into public life. Havin
; served two sessions in the State Legisla
] ture, in the fall of 1910 he took his sea
in Congress. To the 18th Congress h
!, was elected, and took his seat, with hi
/ distinguished colleagues, Mr.. Cheeve
I and Mr.. Lowndes, and was placed sec
: ond on the committee of foreign rela
tions.
}. His subsequent course Is identical vii,
the history of the country. upon who's
4 brightest pages. it is written. ION.
q AN IMPORTANT DECISION was give
at Philadelphia on Saturday, establish
ing what, in the eye of the law, is tn
8, real relation between the keeper of
IT hotel and his guests and visiters. In tn
1t case of the Commonwealth VS.. Mitchell
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