The New York herald., 1850-04-01
DOUBLE SHEET.
TEL G. r A p H | G /.
DEATH OF The HON. JOHN C. c 'LA0uN.
The Last Moments Of the Great Statesman.
biography Of the IlIustrious Deceased
&C. &c. &c.
oy:s SPECIAL TKLEGRApHIc DESPATCH

wAsHiSoroH, March 81, 1850.
II Is my melancholy duty to inform you that the
Hon. John Z. Calhoun, Of South Caroliua, departed
shis ns ct quarter past O'Clock this morning
The sad event has cast . gloon the capital, sud
10 the topic Of versson and universal regret to-
day, among our citizens
Durir the vi oe Of yesterday Il evident to those
who had to the sick obsnosr that the lamp OF
life nearly .xtirsu;sb-d that II ~,shia fee
hturs change did rot tske place for the bstter his
demis might be confidently ~xpsc'ed. Indeed, he
seemed nsciou, hiuielf that his mortal
near q cloee
At about 10 o'clock last plight Mr. vsnab'e, Of North
Caroline read to him wotah addressed
10 Mr.. Calhoun By persons ~ dt-txoce, and which
reached Washington bS ttas ds,'s msii
81 ortiy afterwards he addressed Nr joseph 4. SEQ.
vile, whe with HIM from the n sacsmsnt Of
his sickness TIL the monsut OF hi dsath:-
"Rssd very lev OF the p,psss ~rich said I
wished in the nornii K. a. an s-ry fs-ols."
About half past IL this mcrn!os ch tng. took piase
tcr the worse He had been uuAble tor som. hours
previous to isse tie hi lungs and his
turned him Lis side Afford tim relief He
remarked.
ATS Of no use; resei-e no rsi-f-I am siuhiug
Place ne back as es. have pui's in my wrs,
fsslh 1bs nj dioine (sn opiatsJ ba. had charming
efsot. fetl q xarm gio over my s,st-m'
lie noticed that his very mush alarmed aud
said,
"why do roo sit up! You had batter 70 To sleep"
Hie breathing had b-;or~ dfi,ol, He sal,
"br, athiIg has become -sy hsrr.siog to ms" His
son lag ceWn up a him bat uot TO slssp
At about 4, Mr. Calhoun called him. ard s1dres,ioy
him. said, Johc. come mere. b-li-.e ell that melt
cal skin do will be OF avail, feel my pulse;
have pcns. Take all my loos- papers oct OF tbs
drawers also my wa,ch, and lock them up in my
tiunhn
n. made the request last evsoioR .. qus-ter
bsforee lie spcke th- last sord, which w,rs aaibs,
am resting nos, very easily Z"
Mr.. Sersb.e, Of North 'sroiua who ossup,ed the
next room. called ard came IN Ar Calhoun ex
iendsd his band his -yes very bfga.. ard
perfectly conscious. but did ust sp~sk Mr Ven ,h.
found that he had pulse. and poured out pa-t q
siars Ct Madeira lie raised hi, head, dfsak It, sid
thsn rank back upon his p,il,v MIR ORE snd
wallace cf South srops. came In. when the der
elsd Mr. Cshcun tururd H' Eye Ia that dir c,ion,
ad perfectly conscious o' everything tia, paved
He tque ned bis scns hand convuisivsly; hts lips
meved, ana hi. eyes we're very expressive. His voice
.-sould not be heard. ard wbea some ieac.d
bin, o. N to isten. he moved his bssd AZ TO say
earnot speak" His brcsthiug vas bard uatl hvs
ritnutes b.fre H.. death One hxod r-stsd us,n his
brest ard raised the oh-r aud placed IL oncs %
txioe upou hia heed Frsbasiy tue lat rush OF blood
paired him When the breath iefs the bldy, is-vr
ike irg Drawn breath. vas the Last. zad s'l
over. lie died easy infant, anf perfect
ecn,cieus until the last SPARK Of life bad del
Thus tersr tbs pore unsulsd spiri, Of Joha G.
Csheun Of nth Csrcrs. HE fsp.rsi viii tak- place
on Tuesdsy The body viii be placed In mstsIc cof
ln and dero.itsd a vault Ia tue Cons, ,essiopsi bury
pS grcur d. whsrs tvo Of bis obndren are barred aad
remain there uu,!i ihe wishes OF Mrs. csih'aa are
lnovn.
Mr Mills las tsisr bust Of the d.oesssd statesman
tree dsssh.
Intelligence ~ fhs s'srcholy svent vs' IAN. date
~ Transmitted By ts,csra2a his wl,w, and - a the
teegrarhir stations throughout the eo,a'ry.
MIR Calhoun ~ss toru at Abs.vilis s. C.. March IS,
lisa At the srs &C 81 he graduated a. Ys's Collg.
coup. In 1907 h- admitted to ths bar OF his naivs
state year lstgr he svcsei to the Lesis ature
Of soub Caroi,s HhsEe ho served t~o years. In ISL
he was cent te Congress In 1917 he bscsne Of
War, snd continued 30 eight years. uau las, when
bsbsssme Vice rresiisus Of the Unissi ss,;es. a
1925 be elected ssf bold thi. osiis riihin
few mouths Of sish years. Ia 0ees 1892, no
.tgnsd IT, aud ell ct-d ssus;os from South Caro-
lips. In March, 1913 he resigned 90 Senator stssr
hcldirg the ofce fer eisvsn Jesr.. In February is
lhe was sppontd Secretary OF State, aud heii t.t
ones one year wsen he vas rs-oaoen ., senator, la
Which tnHcs he continued untu hi. gr~a; sg,rit ~ss
recalled frcm bic body this n.tniss For forty-t~o
years he In so;i,s p iitcsi life sod served his
country fsithfiIy during tbs Whole Of ths, period.
Obefuary cf tfse tson. Joon z. Cain oun
John Caldwell c.lsouub no more. That or'ginsi az q
nsseuIre mird that cobscsntiiu, srd ss-rs-fis spi
rt vheh Strengthened it.cf a. tbs seI OF uad-aisd
trab snd devoted its powers with losy ia gl-s>s, Il
rsycss and with rcpubsesa fsr,sasy for tn- .-ssst
nsntips, sns fs- the comaca glory % his ssua,ry
ha. raised fcm earth Ire s-ras of this c9afe9srary
vseps his shes aud the demon of political eis- rd
srruck spssrhi,ss ~ the event whs,e ever h'ga DO
nicsi virtue sss iofsy Fstrictsn are appreciated
and valued there viii pure Judgment erect foe hin
.c-ed csuo.spa In the desperate sntssonlsm m Of party
strife er eus .osry bltsdsd IN the presence of
an sciirs sne negative virtues, and behold them,
they see them az ALL o. through glass darby" II
has been tie honor aud the merit of John Cssv-i
Calhoun bevev,r, thrcushous long period cf sstivs
service In ths ccrncs of bis country 10 oonusad BY
Ia. nisneJ II is gres. tsl,p,s ey tss suesri,y O.
his vituOus rcsrsty ~. purity of h' devotion to
cardinal prr oips Of SQUAD soreinmsnt a. extracted
by him from "a. nsssivs eodss Of history tosstors
even howsss frcu tsss. vho By political nsc-ssi'y
urged 10 rspus'a:s the general essrs,ss q lis
.opiniopsL
inrisht into ts character. rtvssed By hs pivkt-
el1versstisbs original records of shisa bs0se
JoSs tslass INV Sa' "a. Of r,s .r.e,,. ~.
fsihers FANNY enisrsted % feaayIvsnis n l'3B.
spd d,serse ~ ifss 70 su;s Isfslss y'sa oss~"
"a. the ioorth 81 tvs children tfour scn- sd ou-
.ssun, ia father. wa. ds;issai.hed fr his dnips
,r,rft oifrsted 10 the naad of force ut bo
rangers. Tor th- des,ce ~ tnr frontier sstt-wss
oessnt the % ts o: tie adlsns "
tksrckes Lstisn Hs vas m ,rti-d H. 15To 20 youss
,sdy q Cbstlcte county, Nisginis, ~ the psas of
tsids.n
Atsn ,sriy scr. JOHN c,iirsli caiAoou Displayed ex
trsordrer psvsrs Of niod thswta his sdacsttou al
,eurs. YES much rseisctsd tiil bis eirh.eota ,ear
,.vrr yesrs before MS period hsvirs besa d-vo;sa
tse pursuits U sgrcuitrts aad the spsyrs "a toe eelI
80, indication his ttress usrly 20 hs,o
al r.scspg. sugrmsei ~ psiioot istus,ry. IN
ems 70 yovrg. made prior % tut. isruafs uDon bis
..,.,ai fesitb ], With oevssnI O o.
srs ls reepmsd his stufes. snd. In IS 2 t~o years
.ssr his irdsctiru toto The rudt@Fp's Of the Lssin
.,.rmnr he entered the junio- e'ss- of Ysls Coes.
SIers he vas graduated rfth the bshest hcaors 10
ruch dstinetn cia even hi, IN Rsiufsd nsf Tad bin