The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-01-22

lHlll liltt~. tlf' Al iti-l IlstHA sli the
Of Mexico. and there established the high
military reputation which viii descend a.
"A rich inheritance TO his family. 1t was
his good fortune TO be distinguished in va
rious combat- around the city. ID was his
special fortune to lead the column which
first entered the capital, and received the
surrcndcrof the citadel Of the place.
Aftor peace returned and brou -ht it,
blessings To our country, being no soldier
hy profess ion, .he retired 20 thg pursuits
which had pre- Nou-lv occa led him, and
thus remained uHul he became mem
ber Of Congress, and served with Us 1t the
other end of the Capitol.
In youth and IN age h. bore a love Of
representative liberty which developed
itself lu various forms. II was this which
led him. when Texans 3 ere struggling ID
achieve . qir indsuandca,- to go g.. La.
company and unite his ]rtune with theirs
IN the darkest hour Of their rTeyolutiongy
trials. ii career there was t evcntlal,
circumstances having thrown hm out of
cooperation Win that column wLicl
fought the man battle and achieved tn,
independence Of Texas. II : "a instance
however. ui his rcaanes, TO sacrifice hi-
own ease and interest for "A eau which he
believed demand hiseXertions; and thus,
J think. his services have been gratefully
remembered ly the people OF Texas.
In after years. when W. believed. and
had reason to believe. that "a people op-
pressed by de-p0ti-m were struggling to
bc free in Cuba. he connected him-el
with movements which Were designed To-
/ all them in lhcir effort He has himself
! explained, .lr better than ! could hi-
/ views in relation to such subjects. lv the
1 able speech which he made iii the House
| of Representatives ON tA- neutrality laws.
/ To those who may uot agree with him i'm
/ hi conclusions, 10 those who may dissent
/ from i'm in the opinions which he enter
/ tanned ana upon which. TO some extent.
+ ha acted J hayc only to =ay. that to u- at
4 least is a utiicieut apology that what
/ ever error existed arose from an excess Of
-, love for representative liberty. We have
/ been reared from our infancy 10 turn To
'hn names Of De Kalb md Koeciusko and
/ Pulaski and Ia Faygtrc. and they n
| were men who left their country 10 icin
their Eitc with our fathers when tbry bore
the name OF rebels. I have said il was
not my rurpo,c 10 speak in tine lanrl,a.-e
OF eulogium. or attempt 10 rive history
Of rhe deceased. and with tbis rriar ann.
sion to th,t which may ba IN some mind
the subject of criticisr, Iaavc tba .ul,.
iect
In poIitios he Le'orrad IN what :
known a. RI. Cfats-yi,rI,+.. errirt-co1,s+r,l.
ion s~LooI NJ fo1Io.,ad Il j., H.. ,..,i1,,.
phoer, and n.mos which II has horne
Mr. Calhoun was the lght ard puila "A
hi. yoDtb and whom he o,our:od i sa3-
in fhe House Of Rnurasantativas ba ON.
deavored-I leave other. 10 saw II he did
no, success -fuIIv nndaavor-'o follow ~
tho. ,gtb of -h,'- ,.raat roIiticaI lur,;,,o,,
Tv,;iI rnr. unon qn occ5.inn Ifl-a tbis n
terprt 10 d.Iand-nt. course II 81 mot o7tl.ac
tel that I should artcmut tn ;u.tif--th,
creed which he entertained and which l.
also NV own; but aIlude to II because Il
is part Of the public history Of the de-
ceased. and i- a logical deduction from
the character ascribed to him rs one VIII,
looked to tho strict ends OF iu.t.cn ana
believed that ail povsr euauat.d from
and parmanentlv resided in. the raarle
who held that GOV. .rnmcn. existed aIont
bv the consent of those overvhafl II yva
established: and that c0mpact- for tb,
delegation Of functions must be ri-idlr
construed to enritle them TO uouular la
srect: and that within this limit peo
pie who enter INTO anobligation are boun,
70 adhere To it to the last lot and tittlo
Out of these elements was wrought IN
political cIrr,} winch he Always ayowed
and which, on this occasion, have a,crii
ed to him.
Duty to his country marked his career
both military and civil Duty The wore
which in the American. as IN the Engli-l
heart. always occupies the first position
W. arc rlt s ,ar b. ,fit-a,s,l I,,- -,,Iool,-