Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-04-19
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Tribute of Respect.

of our citizens assembled in the Court
House on Monday last, top pay suitable
tribute Of respect to the memory of the
lamentcd JOHN G. Calhoun.
The meeting was organized by calling
Col. Jeptha Norton to the Chair, and re-
questing w. G. Lee to act as Secretary.
The Chair announced the object Of the
meeting; when Col. j. w. Norris, Jr..
made short address, in which he briefly
and feelingly sketched the life, character,
and eminent public services of Mr.. Cal
houn. He also alluded to his social and
domestic accomplishments, and to the
obligations which the circumstances of
proximity and domestic relation imposed
en- us to do honor 10 the mighty dead.
He then offered the following Pleam-
bic and Resolutions, which were second
ed by Maj E. NJ. Keith, in brief ad-
dress, in which he alluded to several re-
BILE and distinguished traits OF character
of deceased, not mentioned by the for
mer gentleman. They were unanimous
ly adopted:
PREAMBLE.
Where's it has pleased Almighty God
by an awful dispensation of His Provi-
dence, to cut down in all the brightness
of his intellect and in the midst of his
usefulness, the Honorable JoHN G. CAL
HouN, late our highly gifted Senator in
the National Legislature: we, therefore,
the citizens of Pickens District, where
was the home that he loved, while we
recogaize the religious obligation to bow
in solemn acquiescence to this most afflic-
ting visitation, yet we regard it not only
a privilege, but duty peculiarly incum-
bent on us to mingle ou, sorrows with the
lamentations of the nation;--were eulogy
on character appropriate in this connec-
ton, yet would we pale before the task,
knowing our inadequacy to do justice to
one, to whom the world has accorded
position as the greatest sage in Repub-
lican philosophy that ever graced ancient
or modern times-the champion of con-
stitutional rights, and the unequalled ex-
FOUNDER of the true principles of civil
liberty, his name will be honored as long
as the one shall have an advocate or the
other a votary; combining all that was
pure, chivairous and patriotic in motive
chaste in feeling, or irreproaclaable in con-
duct, the mothers Of unborn generations
will point their children to his biography
and call him blessed; and when the
Heavens shall be rolled up like scroll,
and the Angel of God shall proclaim
that time shall be no N oee, then, but not
till then, will the South forget the stern
uncompromising defender Of her dearest
rights, and South Carolina her nnagnani-
nous son. Therefore,
RESOLVED, That we deplorc the death
of our illustrious fellow citizen and dis.
tinguished Senator, JOHN @. CALHOUN,
whose loss to his immediate family, his
neighbors, and to the State of South Car
oiina, isireparable, and may well be re-
garded a public calamity.
Resolved, That 80 sincerely sympa-
thize with his bereaved widow and fami-
ly in their affliction.
. On nsotionof Maj. e. NJ. Keith the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted, viz
ResoEved. That committee of fifty be
appointed to proceed to the borders of
our District to receive the remains of our
illustrous dead, and to corporate with
other committees in making all necessary
and proper arrangements for the funeral
On motion of j. a. Doyle,
Resoloed, That we regard Fort Hill,
in Pickens District, as the most fit and
proper place for the intennent of the re.
mains Of the iliustrious CALHoUN: end
that the committee of fifty be instructed