The southern press., 1851-03-29

We have been struck with the number, va
risty and ability Of the addresses on the life and
character Of Mr. CALHous. HAMMOND, RHErT,
CAnPsxLL, YAscEy, and many others, have
united and tAsked their genins TO do justice to
his memory. If it were the custom with US, as
with the Egyptians, to hold post mortem trial
upon the departed, the character Of Mr.. CAL
HouS would be illustrated by the most briIlisnt
array of witnesses that ever assembled to tes-
tify--and the verdict would be unanimous in his
favor.
The euoges on Mr.. CALHoUs, constitute one
Of the monuments to his memory, to which the
kindred genius Of the great Cnrolinian delights
to contribute, each man stone, with his own
inscription.
We wish we had the space to present num-
Der Of these addresses at full length. We can
give only some extracts. The following are
from Governor HAMMOND, to whose dis
course we have referred before. but which we
were deprived by an accident, which "a sub
scriber" has kindly obviated by sending us an
other copy--for which he has our thanks.
We have to regret, however. that this copy is
deficient in several pages, owing to a mistake Of
the binder
We shall in our next fulfil our promise of
presenting several extracts from that of Mr.
CAmpBsLL or Mobile.
Faith is an instinct of the human heart. Its
strongest, its purest and its noblest instinct
the parent of love and hope. In all ages and
every where, mankind have acknowledged,
adored and put their trust in the great Creator
and Ruler Of the> Universe. And descending
from the invisible and infinite, to the visible and
finite, they have entertained the same senti-
ments, differing only, in degree, for those of their
own species, who have received from heaven an
extraordinary endowment of intellect and virtue.
The ancient heather deifed them. BY the
early Christians they were enrolled among the
saints It is a shallow and a base philosophy
which can see superstition only, in such Gus
toms, and fails to recognize the workings of a
profound yenerntion for the attributes Of God,
a. manifested through his favorite creations. A
better knowledge Of the bounds which separate
the natural from the supernatural has taught
us in our day to limit our homage but
still it is deep and pure wisdom which coun-
sells us to submit ourselves, in no grudging spr-
it, to the guidance of those great minds that
have been appointed to shed light and truth
upon the world.
To the honor and praise of South Carolina
it may be said that she has always recognized
her prophets, and believed their inspiration.
She has aided aud sustained them in the per-
formance of their missions, with warm and
steady confidence, and she has been faithful
to their memory. Her loyal reverence fol
real greatness has ever been deep--l might
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persttion, but as profound as it is magnanmous
and just.
For no one of her many noble sons has Prov
idence permitted her to evince for so long
period her admiration, her affection and her
fdence: for no one has she herself endured such
trials no one has she ever consigned 10 his
Last resting place in her bereaved bosom amid
such deep and universal grief as him whose
life and services we have assembled this day to
commemorate. For more than forty years the
name of CALHOUN has never been pronounced in
South Carolina without awakening a sensatiosi.
For nearly the same Period it has been equally
familiar and fraught with as deep an interest to
every citizen Of this widespread Union. Few
Of us here present cannot remember the era
when we heard it first We have grown up
from childhood under its mighty influence, and
we feel that spell was broken, tie of life
was sundered forever when it ceased to be
living sound
aThs debate can never be read without its
being seen and felt that Mr. Webster his only
opponent worthy to be named, gifted as he is
universally acknowledged to be with talents of
the highest order, and remarkable even more
for his power Of reasoning than for his lofty decla-
nation, was on this memorable occasion dwarf
AZ I'D
ground that he assumed. And iflogc, building
on undoubted facts can demonstrate any moral
proposition, then Mr.. Calhoun made as clear as
mathematical solution his theory of our govern
ment and the right of each State to judge of in
fractions of the Constitution, and to determine
the mode and measure of redress. When the
dust of nges shall have covered alike the men,
the passions and the interests Of that day, this
speech Of Mr.. Calhoun's will remain to posterity,
not merely triumphant vindication Of the State
of South Carolina, but a tower-light to shed
the brightest, purest and truest rays upon the
path OF every confederacy of free States that
shall arise on the earth"
aIn recommending notification to the State
of South Carolina in preference to secession,
which at that time it was almost universally
agreed that State had a clear righ. to resort
to, Mr.. Calhoun was mainly influenced by that
deep, long cherished, and might almost say SUI
perstitols attachment to the Union, which
marked every act Of his career from its CON-
mencement to IS very close. For, if there is
one feature most prominent in notification as
remedial measure it is that it is conservative Of
the Union--of that constitutional Union which
is the only Uuion patriot can desire to pre-
serve 1t was also recommended by the an
thor;tv of the laadnrq md foundera of thc treaf
Republican party, Mr.. Jefferson and Mr. Madi-
son, who had proposed this identical measure 70
Virginia and Kentucky, in the memorable crisis
of 1898.
The Force bill was passed, but was immed-
ately nul6ed by South Carolina, and remains a
dead letter in our State. In the meantime, how
ever, both the administration and opposition in
Congress, had become alarmed and introduced
bills for reducing the tariff, notwithstanding the
loud declaration Of fnality by both at the pre-
cedinq session. Ultimately the famous Com