The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1865-03-23
Qobituarp.

DEPARTED THIS LIFE, suddenly, at Fort lIill,
ANDREW PicKEYs CALHOUN, Esp, eldest sen OF the
la;o.J Ohm q. Calhoun, in the 9th year of his age,
and in the fell vgor OF his intellectual and physi-
cal strength. ~ sudden and violent congestion Of
tho heart manifested itself very early in the morn
ing of Thursday March 10th. AMI in ccourse of
less than three hours all OF him that was mortal
lny PROSTATE in death.
To part with such husband-such a father
suci q master, is to lis own fanily an unspeakabe
calamity. ieIt already i'll all its crushing weight
but still not possible to be felt yet it must be in
lapse OF the days ond the weeks and the months
and tile years o! desoatiGg and loneliness that are
10 come.
TO the community in Which Lc clweit this is a Ia
mcn,aba event, for he WIS am honorei, useful,
dltT q every man; to ti geoI care OF lis family
and estate, AMI TO leok wei 10 Ills own affairs, $50.
that lie may prosper and iipurish;syct doing also
equally. well fliat other great duty OF every good
citizen, TO look well to tie interest OF Tie public
.tIattle community also may flourish and prosper.
10 the poor, both near ,;.d remote, The death of
Mr.. CALHOUN is II grieyoGs loss, for hc~was en-
pllaticaly their fiiend is1arge wheat and corn
crops belonged in sense TO needy soldiers fami-
lies Without The least parable, and so far as pos
siblc in secret, he scattered his benefits with lib
eral hand. The blessed work -of charity had its
own sweetness for him, aud no need Of public COM
incubation or applause was ever requiredto slim
ulatc him.
10 tic State at large; and to tl.c whole Confcde-
racy this is truly n heavy blow. Dwelling always
in retirement upon his estate, lie was nevertheless
one os the pillars on which the country lcaned.-
BY Inheritance possessing the public confidence as
eldest SON of the great Carolina statesman, he had
also what is still personal title TO it
Honest and upright; straight forward ana direct,
unselish and patriotic he loved his country, not
for office, but for its own sake And seeking no
placc Of honor or influence, yet devoted heart and
soul family and sons and tsiaie to that great, that
precious, HAT sacred and holy cause for which we
arc all now struggling together in this death-strug-
rle.sthe deccase OF citizen who had so much III
tellect. SO much influence, and-so much pariotisn
mist be heard of by thousands throughout our
country. with somewhat of those sad and sorrow
fnl feelings. with which we. have been trained in
these darRddys to listen from time to time to the
gloomy tidings of public disasters and dislresses.
WILLIAM PIycKNEY ToDD departed this Life in
the Hospital in Columbia on the 18th Feb, lo65,
ared 40 years,s7 months and days, The snbicot
Of this obituary was n member Of lst Bat; State
Troops-though naturally of robust constitution,
vet the hardslips of camp lifesand the severity OF
winter so undermined his health that ne conirac-
ted adisease which terminated IN MS uea.h. ne
was devotedly attached to his home and family
his highest ambition seemed to be the privilege e., Oh
nursuinp in ouietudc his domestic avocation. I'm
assuming in his department, honest in his dealings,
he established character irreproachable and wor,
Ethy Of imitation His bereaved family consists of
wife and five children Though he. never at
tached himself to the church, he left evidence that
he was prepared for the summons But he has has
gone, and though the bereavement issan attilctlng
one, we should try to exercise resignation to the
yv;ifI If. God r. w. I. :