The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-04-10
Death of Mr.. Calhoun.

We have TO announce 10 our readers To-
day the melancholy intelligence that John Z.
Calhoun is no more. He died a. his lodg
ngs in Washington City on Sunday morning
the 3lst ult. We were led to expecl such a
result from the statements relative to his fail
ING health. Ia The death of Mr. Calhoun the
whole nation mourns, for his career Tor the
last forty years has been Identified with the
national councils in some way. In The Ian
guage Of a Contemporary, the Union will mourn
the loss Of her Industrious orator, statesman
and patriot, whose youth maturity and old
age were alike devoted 10 her service whose
history, for near forty years, has been idenll
fed with her own; whose counses have
largely swayed her policy, and " hose fame is
among the brightest laureIs in the chaPet OF
her glo.y-the world will mourn the loss Of
an illuslrious apostle Of freedom, and one Of
The mobiles, specimens Of humanity that ever
dignfed our race.
We copy from the Charleston Courier the
following accoun, Of Mr.. Calhonns birth,
&c.
Mr.. Calhoun was born, on the 18th OF
March, l7s2, in Abbeville District, in this
State, aud, having died en- the 3ls, Of March,
1850, had little more than completed his SIX
~ ei nth year at the lime Of his death. His
grand. father, James Calhoun, emigrated,
L arla tlah
1888, in Pennsy lyaula-hIs father, Patrick
Calhoun, being six years old. The iami-
", several years afterwards, removed 10
Western Virginia; bu; Braddock's defeat
having broken up the settlement, they cane
20 South Carolina, where, in 1856, they form
ed y hat was called "Caihcun's Settlement,
and encountered many bloody struggles with
,helr I1dian neig hbors, the Cherokees. For
his daring courage, displayed on these occa'
SONS, he father Of our lamented statesman,
was appointed BY the provincial Government
10 he command Of body. Of rangers for the
defence Of the frontiers. and proved himself
worthy Of the trust. 10 l770, Patrick Cal
houn intermarried with Martha Caldwell, of
Charlotte county. Virginia, niece q the Rev
James Caldwell, Of New Jersey, Ptesbyte.
ran divine, who was prominent as a patriot
in the war Of the Revolution. The issue Of the
marriage were four sons and one daughter, Of
whom the subject Of this tribute wes the
Youngest child but one, and on him vas con-
ferred the name Of his uncle VI jnr John
Caldwell, a jealous Wing, who had fallen a
yic.m 20 Tory butchery.
Both Of Mr. Calhoua's parents were per.
sons Of exemplary pey and virtue. His "a
Their was an enefprisng pioneer; although
entirely self taught, and living, the greater
part Of bis life, on the frontier, exposed 10
constant peris, he made himself an excel
lent English Scholar. and an accurate and
skilful surveyor, which profession he long
followed He was the first member ever
sent 10 the Provincial Legislature from The
interior Of his State and Of that body, and oil
The Stale Legislature, after the revolution
he continued member for thirty ears, with
out intermission, except for single term, IN.
I'll he died, IN 1896. He was a zeaIou-
Wing and disinlerested patriot; and he op
posed the adoption Of the Federal Constitu-
ton, 90 the ground Of lis incompatbliy with
the sovereignty Of The States.
At the age Of thirteen years, Mr.. Calhoun
commenced his school education, a. the Acad
emy Of the Rev. DR.. Moses Waddel, after
wards SO distinguished as teacher 10 th'
Southern States. Bat the death Of bis faith
CT interrupted his studies, and they were 70
a time abandoned for agricultural pursuits
for which he had decided propensity aot
taste. HIs brighter James, who had bee
placed 10 a compiling house. ~ Charleston
returning home to spend the summer, if 4 500
was 50 struck with The extfaoi dinafy capaci
Is Of his Younger brother, that he Emporium
ed aad, finally, with much difficulty, psrsus
ded him to turn his attention. al once, TO elias
seal studies, Accordingly, he proceeded t
Dr.. Wadde's Academy, which had been re
opened in Columbia County, Georgia. where
IA 1900, he may properly be said, at the a :
ofeighteen, to have begun his classical edu
cation; and, so rapid was his progress, tina
he was enabled 10 join the inor class 4
Yale College in the autumn OF 1900 and. q
two years afterwards, he graduated with tn
highest honors of the institution, al he head
or among the mos. distinguished, Of a Iarg
and talented class, having prepared, as
propheiically OF his own future career, an ora