The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-04-09
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Middlebury, April 0, 1850.
Death of Hon. John C. Calhoun.

We announced last week, in brief terms.
the death Of this distn suishel statesman.
who had, FOR so many years, exercised so
great an influence over the affairs of the ma
ton. lie died at Washington, on the morn
ing Of Sunday, March 3lst, aged sixty>ciuht
years. His acknowledged ability as states.
man, and his unbcnishcd private character,
demand from us the usual tribute of rcsncct
to one who has been thus suddenly called a.
way from the midst of active and important
national duties His public career may lust
ly be said TO have been brilliant thounh this
emnence is due rather to strong intelvctu.
al powers than TO high and patriotic deyo.
ton TO the principles Of humanity and true
Tcpub'lcsni<i,. On the great question now
agiating the country his influence has Ger.
'ainly been baneiul--anA in latter years, it
cannot be denied, his great energies were
devoted rather 10 the destruction. than to
tte consolidation and peaceful pcrpcluaiion,
Of the Union.
MT CALHOUN was born at Abbeyir, s.
T., IN III graduated at Yale College in
1904 was admitted 10 the bar and settled ar
Abbovllc in 1907 was elected to the lower
House of Congress in 1910, which Office he
continued to ill until 1917, when he became
Secretary of War to MIR. Monroe was elect.
ed Vice President, at the close Of Mr.. Mon.
rocs second term, and reelected to the
same office in 1928; in 1888, he was CHOSEN
L. ,. Senaor-a station he continued to
fill (with the exception of the short interval
during which he was Secretary of State TO
MIR. Tyler) until the time of his death.
The following account of Mr.. CA1Horx's
last hours is taken from the correspondence
of the New York Herald:
During the whole of Saturday it was ovi
denl To those who had access to the sick
chamber that the lamp of life was nearly
cNtinguished, and that if within few hours
achange did not take place for the better.
his demise might be confidently expected.
Indeed, he seemed conscious himself that his
mortal career was near 10 close.
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by persons at - distance and ,,.I;aL ".' 'I !,
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