Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-01-23


than that which the labors Of Henry Clay tended
to establish, nor can point an example more
worthy Of Imitation. rs - "a 81 ~
4th. John g. Cahoun-H. L. oarver.@.%ss ~ - :
Mr.. President, Ladies and Gentleman -
am of the opinion that there could not
have been selected q more suitable person to re-
spond to the sentiment just read than myself; for
the fame and character of Mr.. Calhoun, is of
that order, that the voice Of eulogy is not wanted
in their behalf. ssIt speaks for itself" in tones
eloquent and neuer to be forgotten; and for me
to extoll them seems almost as presumptuous, as
for man to enact amendments to the laws of
The distinguished dead of our nation, far .ex-
ceeds those of the living that have become illus
.rious. The fame of the former, constitutes the
greatness of the Countrywide promise of the lat
ter its hope and admiration. To portray the
character of the one, is to excite the emulation
of the other. 10 tell of the virtues of the truly
great, may be to induce others to initiate their
example. 80"
1t is source of pride and congratulation, that
a nation rs young in years as ours; one that has
stepped from behind the screen on to the stage of
being, in almost the same length of time taken in
the performance of one of Shakespere's plays,
should have produced so many great and good
men-men rivalling in virtue and patriotism
Rome's immortal statesmen. -Hasa. '.
Their visits have not been like angels 'sfew
and far between,'' but. like the branches of the
Golden tree of Homer that guards the portals of
the lower world-when one is torn away another
is not wanting when one is dead another springs
up to copy his virtues and follow his example.
Their fame belongs to the country, and goes to
make up its own title to the respect of the world.
Prominent among these stands the name of j. C.
Calhoun. 1t cannot be that sectional feeling, or
party prejudice will disturb the quiet slumbers
of the dead? though am we'll aware that there
is nothing that men cling closer to their bosoms
than they do their darling prejudices. Still ask,
if he erred, and who that is judged by each and
all does not?-that his errors be buried with him,
and the good live, for tonight, at least, with and
after him.
Born ere the throes and throbs of our Repab-
lies birth had ceased-nursed amid the waning
flames of the Revoluton-cradled in the exam
pie of noble daring-lulled to sleep by the tales
of border warefare-and Weakened oft by the dis
cordent clash of sectional interests-inheriting
fathers frmness and energy, mothers mldness
and virtue, his character became stamped with
apparent harshness, but in reality with all that can
make man great and good. The days of his boy
hood were brief yet they even were marked with
a manly frmness, and an independently of action
that is rarely witnessed in childhood. With a
short but we'll taken step, he passed from infancy
into fbo oof kho
plain, but indellibly into his country's history.
Here the speaker alluded to the extreme
grounds taken by Mr.. Calhoun, which led many
to believe that he was only of the present.-Hc
thought this an erroneous idea ;Calhoun believed
that the General Government was transcending
its powers, and in the language of the speaker,
'sseeing it would be easier to bend the twig than
change the troe, he wrenched it from them"
His views on the various political topics of the
day were touched upon,-his views on abolition
ism-hs peculiar oratory, 'smarch;ng directly up
to his opponent, and telling his errors with a
club of Hercules, "-his character as a man-the
high, moral elevation of his sentiments his
kind, generous, honest, frank and faithful alton
ton to his friends, his devotedness to South Car
DINA, and his fidelity in the State and National
Councils. All these traits of character were
dwelt upon by the speaker in an earnest and eo-
quent manner. He concluded his we'll delivered
and excellent speech, amid loud applause, in nea:
ly the following words - ...+ .r
He fell like warrior in the plenitude of his
strength, on the field of his fame, one of the few
whose bodies die, whose acts are immortal. The
soil of our native land has opened to receive the
dust of many of her distinguished sons, but it
holds none more holy than that of John Caldwell
Calhoun. The silvery tones and fervd eloquence
of the West mingling with the solid but logical
base of the East, clnging to the fiery earnestness
and honesty of purpose of the South, shall be
remembered when the Constitution shall have
failed, and the Union is broken. st..r
9th. John Q. Adams-J. n. Sanborn. .-,.-
Mr.. Sanborn said
Mr.. President, Ladies and Gentemen,-On &C.
casons like the present, to attempt to portray the
the virtues of John Quincy Adams, would prove
useless. Born at period when the spirit of the
times was agitating the country, and being taught
early the lessons of virtue by his mother Visiting
France with his father-the Court of St. James
being present at the treaty between the U. S. and
Oio"S OOlkSc-Hd-
king extensive acquaintances-the things great
ly tended to develop the character of the man
and to make him the ripe scholar, the far-secing
statesman, the true patriot and the pure Christ
ian. Passing over his practice of the law, in
which he graced his profession, We desire to emu
merate only one of the more important services
he rendered to the nation. The speaker here
referred to the period previous to the Revolution
when our country had no fixed government, and
when our struggles for freedom kindled flame
in France. The French people were determined
to cast off the yoke of despotism. Two parties
were formed in this country, one sympathizing
with the republicans and the other believing that
the attempt on the part of the French, would only
end in anarchy. at IS .h' r3rue
To Mr.. Adams, in causing to be established,
the neutrality laws between the United States
and the bslligerent powers of Europe in 1893
due great credit, and claim for him nation 9
gratitude for this act alone. 81 i. ; .,fJ.i
Having by his political writings brought him
self before the public and gained the confidence
of Washington, he received from him, although
but twenty years of age, the appointment of Min
lister of the United States at the Hague.
How faithfully and with what ability he dis
charged his duties as Minister, what important