Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-01-30

While these aatcring Indications Of the sue
cess of our Republic are filling US with new prom
Use, can ask for my country no higher destiny,
than that which the labors of Henry Clay tended
to establish, nor can point an example more
worthy Of imitation.
4th. John C. Calhoun-H. l.. Carver.
Mr.. President, Ladies and Gentleman =
am of tho opinion that there could not
have been selected 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 euogy is not wanted
in their behalf. ''lt speaks for itsef'' in tones
eloquent and nerer to be forgotten; and for me
to extoll them seems almost as presumptuous, as
Tor man to enact amendments to the laws of
God.
The distinguished dead of our nation, far ex-
Goods those of tho living that have become illus
trious. 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.
1t is source of pride and congratulation, that
nation as young in years as ours; one that has
stepped from behind the screen on to the stage of
being, in almost tho same length Of time taken in
the performance of one of Shakesperes plays,
should have produced SO many great and good
men-men rivalling in virtue and patriotism
Rome's immortal statesmen.
Their visits have not been like angels ssfew
and far betwecn,'' 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 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 prejudces. 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 Repnb-
lies birth had ceased-nurscd amid the waning
flames of the Revoution-cradled in the exam
pie of noble daring-lulled to sleep by the tales
of border warefarc-and wakened oft by the dis
cordent clash Of sectional interests inheriting
fathers frmness and energy, a mothers mildness
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
manly firmncss, and an independency of action
that is rarely witnessed in childhood. With a
short but we'll taken step, he passed from infancy
into the service Of the State, and wove his name
plain, but indelibly 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-IIe
thought this an erroneous idea ;Calhoun believed
that the General Government was transcendins
its powers, and in the language of the speaker,
s'seeing it would be easier to bend the twig than
change the tree, he wrenchcd it from them.''
His views on the various political topics of the
day were touched upon,-his views on abolition
ism-his peculiar oratory, ''marchng directly up
to his opponent, and telling his errors with
club of Hercules '-his character as a mantle
high, moral elevation of his sentiments
kind, generous, honest, frank and faithful atten-
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 elo-
quent manner. He concluded his we'll delivered
and excellent speech, amid loud applause, in near
ly the following words -
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 moro holy than that of John Caldwell
Calhoun. The silvery tones and fervd eloqucnce
Of the West mingling with the solid but logical
base of the East, clnging to the fiery earnestncss
and honesty of purpose of the South, shall be
remembered when the Constitution shall have
failed, and the Union is broken.
9Th. John Q. Adams-J. n. Sanborn.
MIR. Sanborn said
MIR. President, Ladies and Gentlemen,-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
Great Misunderstanding Harvard College-ma-
king extensive acquaintance these 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 knded 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.
To Mr.. Adams, in causing to be established,
the neutrality laws between the United States
and the belligerent powers of Europe in 793-is
due great credit, and claim for him a nations
gratitude for this act alone.
Having by his political writings brought him
self before the public and gained the confidence
Of Washington, he received from him, although