The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-04-10

by him and Lee "the sublimest word
in the English language"
| Iremember, as if it occurred yester.
day, Calhoun's last appearance in
Charleston, and I believe in South
Carolina. 1t was about year before
his death in Washington. The old
Charleston theatre on Meeting street
was crowded by an audience of ladies
andgentlemen, representing the oity's
beauty and ohivalry, and her devotion
to Calhoun and the principles for
which he stood. The speakers on the
occasion were Armistead Burt, repre-
sentative in congress, and Senator
Butler and Calhoun.
First, Bust, strikingly handsome
man, came forward and made a fiery
speech, closing by saying, "Your only
resource now, fellow citizens, is in
your cleaning swords and bright
bayonets."
Judge Butler came next, and while
shaking his ample locks like an angry
buffalo, delivered forcible argument
in impressive tones.
Finally Calhoun arose and forth
with there ensued deafening noise in
the theatre. Every one rose. Ladies'
waved their handkerchiefs and smiled
their smiles while the men applauded
to the echo. This lasted for some
sime. Then all resumed seats and
absolute silence followed. In the
meantime Calhoun had stood erect
and met the demonstration with a
smile illumlning his rugged face. He
then began one Of his forcible, logi,
cal, able speeches, using the gesture
peculiar to his oratory, a kind of
cleaving the air, as if he we're en-
gagged in making that analysis Of his
subject peculiar to his genius III
nally after commanding the undivi-
ded, earnest attention of the entire
meeting, Calhoun closed in these
words, "Fellow citizens, l see a great
struggle before me in the halls of
congress between the contending
parties to the issue pending, but old
as 1 am 1 intend to bear my part in
the coming battle" You know how
the next year he fought the good
fight of his political faith in the
spirit of Saul of Tsrsus, and how he
continued the conflict until death
psralyzed his brain, and his strong,
heroic soul passed away.
Young men of the Calhoun Light
Infantry, Florence in honoring Cal
houn honors herself oongratu-
late you most cordially.
Study Calhoun, especially in his
disqulsition on government Notice
his personal purity, his incorruptibil.
ity in public life, his sublime devo
tion to duty which to him was the
voice Of God, and initiate his crown
ing excellence of high and noble
character.
In the political history of our
country, ho WAS among the greatest
of our public men,
Grecian in his cast of mind, Roman
in his patriotism, but American after
the southern type.
Read the tributes to his memory
Of which Hammond's, Rhett's, La
mars and Curry's are the best, and
catch inspiration from his great
record.
As for me, Calhoun was my ideal
statesman when I was Il young man.
He influenced my dreams Of young
ambition, and here on the 121st an
niversary of his birth, it is to me a
source of supremest qualification to
honor his memory and to reatfirm my
faith in the man. To the question,
"What was it thus their faith could
bind?' the answer comes, sounding
down the corridors of time, "The
power of thought, the magic of the
mind"
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