The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-01-03

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great Com,nonwealtn, he =, a!a s eaiotisDf
the corruptins infuercc q AaHt5 -aiinGEc's
vi the State. Hence h,"fc.y1t1rL 4 ~
to divorce the Goyerumcn. a'55 '@ns sssc
institutions y
lie was always the ady - 4 u%!$,
the protection Of oilr; conn "c y ssga.ii$t:r
nations. But his unecaai !&c.:ais, II II"
great principles ot FRI Ii Of Canine
lthrouy lout The world, L. - a
With more gr:titn'le Ir -
oti>Sr achievements. II d is|colni''g as4
he saw it Lawllim, from "4r, i,n ever ar
ricr which the inhumanity o.. ,!sc: ages Jas
iMtcrposcd to the friendly intercourse fnai'crs,
will give way to the progress Of light, aid tie
Inauguration Of a sentiment Of universal BROTH
crhood. Mr.. Calhoun paid the pcualt always
cxactcd from men whose heart r!16TcEt for man
kind, and whose eagle e~perccsi the future,
For tie most paE>Hc WAS misrelS resented Or
misundcrstrsd,b by his contemocraltcs. Bacon
and Calico confdrd their fame to after ages
aard it is the inspiring consolation II such men
while living, that the future is surd to do them
justice.
As an orator, his chief characteristics were
clcarnc<s of anal ysis, simplicity, appropriateness
and power of expression, and Il 1uhdued and
lofty carncSt!lcss. The COMPLETENESS OF his
portrait, renders it unnecessary tol describe his
personal appearance. In the tribntc, his erect,
stern attitude, his iron councancf, (, compress
cd lip, and flashing eye, often tillc|l his audi
tors with terror, and made his FAM liar friends
almost dread to approach him. And yet he
was the gcntlcst of husbands, the tcndercst o
fathers, the most humane and indulgcnt OF mas,
tiers. lie was known to the wordl only us Ill
orator and statesman, and vet tho Sc who were
admitted t:,miliarly 10 the scenes Il his domcs
tic life, forgot his public achicTGil1cnts IN inc
spotlcss purity Of his private eli Iaractcr, the
warm charities of his home, and thp fascinating
glow of his classic conversation. The honor
OF the Senate and the Cabinet, never wcane'
him from his early lovc OF books a I'd rnral pur
sui;S. vt every cessation of Els public aboTS
he fled to lis plantation home, to receive th'
tender greetings of his family and friends, an'
the most touching dcmonstratio of @ratciI
love from the dependent beings W no looked tt
HIM Tor support and protection. Letters ha'
been the passion of his youth, they were hi
embellishments of his manhood, and they wcr
Il his consolation of his age
Three Obstacles stood between this grca
man and the Presidency. Tln first, WIS tn
earnest and Inconqucrab!c independence G
+, his character which left him wtl@ @nt Il nationG
party. The second, was the inc prruptbe il
tcgritv of his heart which left rim witho
, intrigue or policy. The last, waf an obstacl
still more formidable in this disturbed an
fyvcriSh age the philosophical ST Iblimity Of Ii
= rcniuS lie was not made to sw;k masses bl
+ mind. lie COL not cary the hcarts OF tn
:. multitude by storm, but he electrified the SOU
of the few In dragging TO the Cirlst the pillar
= of the Roman Republic, Caesar heard the shou
p of the mob at his heels. Cato walked solltar
n through the Forum, and Brltus ff Il on his ow
= sword. But the fame Of Calhoun has inter
e woven itself with the history df the matlol
+ and is therefore immortal.
+ Through good and evil report, for fort
:, wears South Carolina stood tirh y and COZ
+ iidingly by her great statesmc'i; and such
n Commonwealth was worthy ofsn9 an advocat
= The frosts of seventy years was on hs hea
while he yctstooJ in the Senate but they ha
II not chilled the ardor of his patriotism, and h
d genius still gIowcd brightly as EYER
~ ~ . New York Conservative.