The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-08

the lees clear because dsduop3 Aom ~ whole
body of the instrument aud the nature Of the
subject To which Il relstess What, then, il the
question! l will not undertake to decide. It
" q question for our constituents slave
holding 6tstes--a solemn and great question.
Ii the decision should he adverse, trust aud do
believe that they will take under solemn consid-
eFstion what they ought to do. give no ad-
vice, It would be hazardous and dangerous for
me to do so. But may speak as M individual
member Of thst section Of the Union There |
drew my first breath. There are all my hopes.
There are my family and connections. am a
planter cotton planter. am a Southern man,
and a SHAREHOLDER kind and mercifnl one, !
trdst--and none the worse for being slavehoa-
der. lsayrfor one, / would rather meet any
ertrernity on earth, Than gire up one inch Of oar
equaluy--0ne inch Of tchdt belongs to u.s. as mem
bsrs ofthis great republic What! acknowledge
inferiority! The surrender Of life is nothing to
sinking down into acknowledged inferiority.
Il have examined this subject Iargely--widely.
think see the future. ii we do not stand up as
we ought In my humble opinion in that case,
the condition of Ireland il prosperous and hap
py-the condition OF Hindostan is prosperous
and happy-tbe condition Of Jamaica is pros
porous and happy, to what the Southern States
will be, if they should not n0W stand up manfuly
in defence of their rights"
The close of Mr. CALHous's life is thus fore
IDLY presented.
To have strength enough to reach Washing
ton at the opening of Congress, and to be there
WAS necessary sequence in the nature Of
things. But he was soon driven to his chamber,
by the stern hand of approaching DEATH With
his mind and heart laboring and full with the
portentous issues before the country. he wrote
in his sick chamber that last effort of his great
mind-his last speech--that master piece of
lucid logic, calm wisdom and noble patriotism,
which ws--.oe, his countrymen, for whom he
lived and died, 1wil not willingly let de-
Tablets of brass or marble, on which it may be
recorded, may fall but it shall not fail in ts
effects. 1t shall live forever, in the redeemed
honor and liberties of the South 1t was the
last flash of the sun, to show the ship of State
her only port OF safety, as darkness and the howl
ing tempest closed around her. He died-for
his work was DONE Ii the South would not
heed bis warnings and counsels, why should he
live? But it she regarded them--and would
more regard them, when uttered by his dying
lps-why should he not die? His work was
done. Yet he wishe for one more hour in the
Senate Chamber, ere he departed What Ionged
he to utter there? Had his mighty spirit devised
some new way to save the Union, consistent
with the liberties Of the South? Or did he wish
to utter there that word which all his lifetime
he could not speak, although wrong and oppres-
sion tortured him--the word, which dying des-
pair could alone wiring from his aching heart
dsunion The secret counsels of that longed.
for hour, he was not permitted to disclose, and
they lie buried with him in his grave; but he
had said enough for duty-enough for liberty
and honor-enough for our salvation If we
will not heed his warnings, and follow the
counsels he has left us, neither would we be
persuaded, though he arose from the dead.
And the peroration is very happy
Gentlemen Of the Senate and House of
Representatives, have finished, although feebly
performed, the lnournful task assigned me. Our
last honors to the honorcd dead, are about to
close. You were not ungrateful for the servi-
ces he rendered you; and he tried to repay you
by filial DEVOTION which ceased only with life.
State and statesman, you have held to each
other, as only those can d. who esteem and
love one another, without doubt, or fear, or
shame. You have been reproached for trusting
him too conidingly; and he has been reproached
for seeking too intensely and exclusively your
interests and honor. Let those withou. the
State, blame or upbraid. We rejoice th.t we
nave upneid MN, as we nave done and now,
when we can no longer feel his mighty arm sup
porting us, we would not give our dead states
man for all the liring statesmen of this broad
continent, We mourn our loss but, we value
the treasures his life and intellect have left us,
more than :" the wealth of Ormus and of Ind"
We mourn our loss but, standing over his re-
mains, We cannot but hate the tyranny that hur-
ried him to his grave,-and love the liberty for
which he lived, and wasted, and died. Cherish
ing his memory, we dare not be slaves. Look
ing to his example and precepts we must and
will be free. II his home, whilst living, was
sacred to purity and honor, his last resting place
shall not be polluted by the foul footsteps of
traitors to liberty. And, when over the long
track OF ages to come, the star of his genius
shall still shine on, to lead the nations to free
DON'T shall not be forgotten that South Caro-
lima, the land of his nativity, reared him-sus-
tanned him-and honored him to the last.
We have also received the able address of
Mr.. CAMPBELL of Mobile, but want Of space
compels us to defer presenting some copious
extracts, with which we design to adorn our
paper.
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