Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-10-21

Se'' - , ,vi,h pccuar interest. W =" =, I;;.,;,
r,r,, rrcrclmun'5 view, ifa'"'s ,,cemcn rIc i'm.
"Ssr,crcr of two eminent America" of ro,ics.
'si,, If Calhoun is especially "o''S y "''
pfe's'o' p.cuuoSp, YrRoisIA May lst, 1850
, S,m viii rccolcct, that in my leiic! TO
NY Deai ias, from Philadelphia, INDUCED In some
gone,al reflections upon The connoi o,ossed w., min
OF s yyer Intelligence and numbers was
o IN whal is here called tho Norih-or IN ohcr w'Fts
b nart nf Tic United States in when lcfe are no slaves
n: +; h on,ipn in lc most foreigners are very easily
onducrd and The are obvious ana
the daily newspapers which are pubsea 10 t eomera
,,s All ,ndcavor 10 augment the power OF thtir peculiar
pomto, I'D no ,rho study American history and The insti-
utions OF the United States and VINO Juoe VI c country
~ The men whom we Paris arc certain 10 uhactValue
~, u, ~, nss NJ IN, public men OF the United S,ics. Our
nirinaton in France is pcJudiced IN OF me
channels through which we receive ou, n ~ - 10
~, tho saD,, state OF affairs with regard 10 III c France
us' , , All That known here of France and
her institutions is received from Enssh ana you
can readily imagine how nuch amuscle I.ous ins
sone,mrs u hear thu opinions entertained III 'his country
by man NJ learning and posiCn ABOUT our Country
Enough of this howevcrl come 10 inc olcu 1eeetions
upon the county, The most certain anu 81 nv POM
Al which foreigner Judge 81 Tue 'ei VI ''e phi'tH
ia in Washington City, during The sessions oil Con
uass: and especially is this the case wren any seut CUES
Ion is under discussion. came 10 "asns.oh !" unIe 10
- ;,,, ~ ,,,e Two Houses and 10 witae6s tie
les, about the place Speaker IN Inc fiouse u ptsehla
lives as il is called hc1c--iEe io's' Wa 1 'I'e
nnc ,rs pC most interesting and iffltaee atuaEg ahl
h,np or rather voting for The lsl I" members IS called
and .orh member answers the nalt ne Vo'es w lie
| Ilousr and III, Senate, IN q IL" I'd nv 49,
Lensn The agitation and dacussion oil Tue iuts"h what
I be done respecting the country Iccehly ac4ht' ion
Mexico, and how The Territory Should 1t u'S w. 40"
ard lien An argument would arise between inc representa-
i, Gnr, ,hr Nur,h and lhnse from the South, All!
watched with great The capacities cNhioea " Tic
several Speakers in both Houses ne comparison ~ lo'n
ri arliiv am certain was in almost every instance, IN
favor Of the Southern representatives, ihe u'Goh vas
softer and mere elegant; thllf arguments more
and their manner ALWAYS sincere
coursr can give yun oil Inc particulars
thrs incidents because they would be nnInefcStne; ou Of
thc Iuts Of calhoun Webster. Clay anu fop'c Gun Sia
with The intention OF s,9inS yon my il', sso' 80, n,
n,nra n.rt,lay rs YOU rccOlect with now uth u'eIe
we both read his letter Mr. King, when he was H,sr
in Paris lie was sick oil oil HE WINTER ald iaS pu' te
nan,l i,J md of that shall speak again. u was
sail ia The new spapers that hr preparing Tor several
weeks before il was Delivered spGer winch would DC
10 tie Senate. Senator who p"cnIfI n', ',a' w
the lower iluor near the place al which senator MASON
wn Il, read air Cahoums remarks and Iilc aitrr one
o'clock Mr. Calhoun entered He wore The appearance
al man gradually expiring. It's TORN was tc "sss'
skeleton but his face anA The peculiar oppression Vi MS
counrenancr was perfectly intellectual as a,'s "u,an
face could be shall never forget ie sluaucl WINCH I'M
nver me when saw him The senate claiuef. '''
icn yoaifc MOlere i.taao. Lamatline ooh ot "'r Il
then, ever had such face Indeed II IS usIy iTssof
for YOU 10 conceive al The Impression Whic MS s' pc
s,nrs created No destitute oil military Irh""n ever
had 50 much Difference and respect paid to MIN lnacc can
now know how il has happened that nc mas oeeh 81 loE III
ma service nj tEe couctrv All looked with interest al nm
Whrn he eat down the reading OF his speech was pros
with beginning with the simple but uhus" audi'sS. ntu
1,yys" lr. usual address is "Mr Prcadrni, as II Is WIN
l-Runr Greece never had, IN All lti uhhhN SUM-
mrr spectacle Here was man ni HE li'onhHs
meals The putcsl private and public character 'ra'"R VI"
be- al death 20 counsel The American senate upon q''
lion of The fist magnitude 10 lis own country ah" " '''1
4 wn,J I'M, urloundesl attention paid 10 every VOID
ana syal, The paper simple ana ye' as nris'n
AS the arguments oi the Emperor Napoleon III Ms Isi",
,ons mon the state Europe which he prepared a. 81.
Helena Tie character Of Ca'houns NINA Is lha' !" "S
anailrr AMI also that Ul lie caasiyrf lie genr''s'S
- h more rapid, IlIan any man no" I'ths i's ,
son i easy aud concise. He embraces his p"pes'ions III
Inc t,wcs sprcs.ions and his CONCLUSIONS seem so aFlaf
.nt that c!utuiiJu is imps+l:t inns DISCOURSE was VIZ
mns rj Gucnt cunnUsun ever heard rad III any ASSEM-
niv ;nJnJ do not regard anything in French or English
literature as lis superior ], is ,l1qucnc" aud WIN an az
nunrnt that itself history aud philosophy fe"u as""
ana urain lilcr published and In addition " c"l'fs
SEMI You have Kent several which shall Translate when
return 10 Paris lie was nnlnes"laby, me master i''
ot The Senate.
me sne,cl, ., Webster which delivered as reply |"
Calhoun was an able reply, but sIti lawyer OF G'sp'
,un moi statesman His language pure h's thoughts are
imposing bat they not The rc!ecions VI Sfra' nun"
which seeks the n, Ito belongs 10 our schoo % t r.
rhy He has Il theory defend by ucis no uses aCs ~
III, theory He is not capable OF drduring iicury from
lacrs His nlrences and deductions are la"sot, va,
not br,n. to the higher order ol minds lie reahs olcI
mon, rri,c,;ors His own the offspring OF oiicr
minds The originality Of truly great ln;.d IS never 10 m
fuuI i, hi, sn,cc, scr his letters lie l. Ike our niue
man Thcs and yet lie is unlike hlnl nc Is lu' do "'
urinciplcd. learn here, bat lar colder III ms ",' ~
dispUsi !ion-Es dcnunCiatlons are sometimes hply I
ed and we'll expressed but the respect "hch pure aa
Yrtuous mind cna"dcTs Is never Accorded - nun m
ton IL M, csyia!c anG ran only be value" iN" TUG
q, M,rahpau or Aclhnntnr. lie can never W. 'hH,i w"
r,al OF 'IaIcyrard CauncOurt have been leo iho
,hIs comparison more purpose OF saying thee i%o
mon arr ajr specimen OF the sections Norm ahd oon
If you 90 10 the University and examine Inc minerals you
nns mn, infer That The whole oil any country IL Ike HE Spc-
cmcns you find in the museum; ana 20 tc men III ' Iot
nrc not all Calhuuns Eor a'e the men OF ''c 'o'" on
scrs. brt the same disparity in morals anal IN rfhcprs
hin res; between lie two may BIZ clearly observed BIZ
rs cen the great in the Two sccnhahd WINE 'h'
is o!yioGs that the Nrt:cn STATES arc 10 an
far in advance Of The Southern Stale! yet Is llitc Gcccp.
80. ,vr ,yc Inc imorrssiyn You will indulge me IN
simple statement Of facts based upon history ana s"c
facts have been enabled 10 Collect u"1hs NY ''S e
and in Washington.
The dca III Of Calhoun Washington was an event NJ M
small i;ugi ancc. The oraons pronounced II! Tic 'cnal'
upou The occasil were remarkable and very incrcsna
Webster when he III spclR Oh hlh al'e p'occ'ui
for some time, saii mo mean or un'"y MOTIVE no nG!-
rercnI consideration catered MS 'ha or cc H Hts
heart In altering these Last words gesture wa" hauo
nv W,bsr, which struck me peculiar and yc! apEo
prisie Webster wor. brown coat, win metal buttons
hinck pantauor!a white vest with double llr: ms
form i rather heavy and hi manner s"" anu crave ".
he ui,,rn these words, "or came near 'iS mari ne
thrust his inside OF hs vest aud seemed hrSif"as oi
pressing his naked hand Ia his own heart that he mlght
crl its puIsaDls with certainty sad Truth II was grace
fully and impIessivey d0nchs coGnlenanIc Graduating
with solemn asstmoIage OF respect and admiration Ia" INC
great man III whpn, he speaking. The ccrerionies
delayed in Washington Tor several days In hE mean
lime a committee III South Carolina gentlemen reached
Washinnln and with The cscat ui Senators and Rrpic
Tor his burial pincc. When The body and
the reached here The were simple hui I'M
posing The State House scccltd as The resting place
in The Hall 81 tie House al Dccgatsa About Gne O'clock
passing around tic Capitol Sqnnic which Ia one n
The ovtiies spots America It's nanla beauty In location
ilS pie shaped ning. liz romantic and graceful mn
Ialion. The Of HE bending and mnand' ring which
b. traced for many miles below The city The mnrmn o!
the which fails Tough uncuGh tel 81 granite
ln.i abra: n; tie the sharp bat graceful spires al the
,Iach rti,s which spring up INTO Tie htnus
pun themselves gvil calculated 10 interest and in
struc particularly when IccoectCd that il The
State ground ol The le:h Gommon wealth oil Virginia Eal
when ioCed ask yseI the question, why those
lan;- The State hui!sr! why those watches kept
III hal place hi- still aud si nj huui irl heard
on the paya.ncs The whole population scaG s,rpn. tile
egrth scented resting: all all sl, all ali silence,
bat The !i.nt, The persons whom could through The
long Windows: Tie Hal wcc usually nT acting
these CtIrIS bore away all nplIii0n
upon Tie IaHral hrauiI"- lay "nh stTJliird and
id- ,Grd El,n my mad Tins aid these !n.Itn. in
sifihin. iJTm Ilinl an n1~ ln0Eng hlo lie wni
i" Tie Stale hu,-r aud scanning iuse who sitting by
The ui this tnnrsntc man although my pen
mari nn Oh! Tor YOU Il was solemn teaching pnnmy
the ed may claim liz wn.m, and nHlhfG authorize
creeping through III, and flesh 81 poor all inIiiel.
enI humlh being but how sad uni ctarI duts il rrri l..
those knew hia great AMI goo, lul pure man link
that authority di STATES people thrust aside
deere, al mature "Ddet thou aud gnio dust th"u ealt