Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-04-08
CORRESPONDENCE of the Baltimore SUM-

4 WASHINGTON, March 81, 1850
IDeath of the Hon. John c. Calhoma-His last Mo
] ments-Cast taken Of His Fcatures-1he Flu
negM Ceremonies Sketch Of has Life, Ser
4 vices, &c.
Mr.. Calhoun brcahed his last about half past
I seven O'Clock this morning. He called to his
Sson, who was in the room with him, and re-
squested him to look up his papers, alludlng, par
sticularly to his work OH Government, which he
ahad been engaged i'll revising. He remark ed
ahat he was fast sinking. Soon after, MIR
dCalhoun was perfectly calm and compos-
3ed, and took a little wine which MIR
Venable handed to him. He said but little, but
he retained to the last moment his consciousness
a,nd when speech had failed him, he took some
aof his friends by the hand. He then lifted his
shand to his forehead, brushing back his hair at
aer his usual manner, then dropped his head OH
ahs breast, closed his eyes, and drew last and
sfull breath. He was entirely free from pain the
awholo night and his transition from lifeto death
Iwas like falling into gentle slumbcr.
4 AT two O'Clock, Mr.. Clarke Mills attended fol
5hc purpose of taking caste OF the face, III
Switch he succeeded remarkably we'll
His countenance does not exhibit an appear.
lance of death so much as of reposc. 1t is life
slke, majestic, serene.
4 Mrs. Calhoun, though expected, had not arriy-
1ed 1t is presumed that tho funeral will take
! place on Wednesday, The same arrangements
will probably be made as upon the occasion OF
q ,he death of cx-P President Adams and should
jhis family desire the removal of the remains tc
3Fort Hill a committee will be appointed to &C
company them.
j Thus ends the last chapter in the life OF a
statesman, who, from the year IS till this time
shas served the country in the various capacities
DOT Representative in Congress, Secretary OF War
sYice President and Senator.
Is. c., on the 18th Of March, 1882, and was
therefore, sxty-eieht years and thirteen days old
1whcn he died. His family was Irish on both
.1sides. His father, Patrick Calhoun, was born
lin Donegal, in Ireland, but the family emigrat.
led when Patrick was child, first to Pennsyl.
svania, then to the Western part of Virginia, and
ssSfnally to South Carolina in 1856, when Patrick
Settled on the place where his son John Caldwel
.sawas born. His mother, whose name was Cald-
Swell was born in Charlotte, Virginia.
4 Mr.. Calhoun did not, it is said commence h!'
4 education till he was nineteen years ola-hi:
:5tuition previous to that time having been imper
Meet, In two years so rapid was his progress, hi
alentered the junior class at Yale College, AM
Graduated with distinction in 1904. MT. Cal
ss.houn was distinguished, at this time, by his vl@
s3orous and successful maintenance OF repuhll
Jean opinions, in opposition to federal doctrines
53gwhen DR.. Dwight declared that "this young mar
chad talent enough to be President of the Unltec
Estates" and predicted that he would become
55tho President. Mr.. Calhoun studied law a
s3'Ltchfeld, Connecticut, and afterwards linishet
shi5 legal preparation in the office OF Mr. DE 'sau
apein, Of Charleston, and Mr.. George Bowie. o
aaAbbeville. He rose at once to lull practice
ssbut was soon called into public life; Having
39served two sessions i'll the State Legislature, II
Ia5the fall of 1910 he took his seat in Congress.
ITO the 18th Congress he was elected, and tool
5his scat, with his distinguished colleagues, MI
ssChevcs and Mr.. Lowndes, and was placed Sc
Second on the committee of foreign relations.
u His subsequent course is identical with tn
.ahistory Of the country, upon hose brightest pa
Noes, il is written.