The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-07-17
TILE GIFT TO Mr.. CALHOUN.

The Southern Press referring to the story that
Mr. CalhOun's friends had made him present
similar to that made to Mr. Webster, states that
Mr. C's friends did raise $50 900 or $50, 900 as a
present to him, for the purpose Of enabling him
to visit Europe for his health, which gift Mr..
Calhoun refused to accept. After his death it
appeared that some $50 900 had already been SUBJ
scribed and paid, and it was offered successfully
to the four sons of Mr.. Calhoun for the benefit
Of his estate, and was by each of them refused.
The Press adds
" Il is mistake that either Mr. Calhoun or his
estate was embarrassed His property, on his
death, was worth about one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, and his debt due to some bank
in South Carolina was only about twenty. FIVE
thousand So that there was no embarrassment.
But as money to the amount Of thirty thousand
dollars, had been paid up by his friends, they, on
the refusal Of his sons TO accept IL, forwarded a
check for the amount to his widow-statiDg that
II could not, without great inconvenience, be re-
stored TO the contributors some Of whom, perhaps,
were unknown. So she accepted it. But her
sons had before taken care that she should be en-
tirely Independent; for they released to her, in
fee simple the mansion property, the Fort Hill
estate, which was amply sufficient to support her
in the Injuries Of life"
SLAVERY THE COMMISSIONS OF OUR RsPUBlI-
CAN INSTITUTIONS Among other tossts of a SINH
lar character which were proposed at 4th of
July celebration at ROssyille, South Carolina, we
find the following:
The Institution Of Slavery, the conservative
feature Of Republican Government history fur
nishes no instance Of lasting Republic where it
did not exist
We would be glad TO learn the name Of the
lasting Republic where slavery did exist.
The CoURT MARITAL, for the trial Of Brig. Gen.
Iaicott, on charges preferred against him by the
Secretary Of War, has been dissolved. He was
found guilty. The following is the sentence :
And the Court does sentence him, Brevet Brig
adler General George TalcOtt, Colonel Of the Ord
nance Department, 10 be dismissed the service"
The President has confirmed the sentence, and
Gen. Talcott therefore ceases to be an officer of
the army
1t. Col H. X. Craig, Of Pa, has been appoint
ed chief Of the Ordnance Bureau, vice TalcOtt,
dismissed
OHo-The official returns of the recent cleo.
tion in Ohio, on the adoption Of the new Cop.ti.
tuition, foot mp as follows:
For, 1864 against, 100 ,276. Majority for
the Constitution, l6,2Ss
On the question Of licensing the sale Of spirit.
uous liquors the vote was, for license lO4 255;
against IL. 237. Majority against license, s 9s2
lNDANA-A Democratic Convention has beer
held In the Congressional district represented in
the last Congress by Mr.. Julian, Free-Soil Demo-
crat BY vote of lsl to 100 the Convention de-
cided not to make nomination for Congress. but
70 leave the field to Parker, Wing, and Julian.
Free-Soil Democrat. Resolutions were passed
approving Of the Compromise measures, includ-
ing the Fugitive Slave Law. The Indiana S.,r,i-
ne' edited by the somewhat notorious William J.
brown, opposes Julian and dvses the ID Democrats
not 70 vote for him. We apprehend that the
reopie believe themselves To be capable Of doing
'neir own thinking aud their own voting, and will
estimate Mr. Browns advice at Just what il is
worth