Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-23
THE GREAT
 NUllIFIER
Discussed in Branch Normal College, and John C. Calhoun Given Falr
 Treatment by Negro Speaker

the Branch Normal college, Principal Isaac Fisher delivered the third lec- ture On historical characters, In the course which he is giving at the re- quest of the "Class of 19O6." "A Spokesman for States Rights-John c. Calhoun" was the subject and that statesman was given perfectly fair consideration by a negro who has many reasons for refusing to see any good in the Great Nullifier.'
 Several persons who were present were not only struck with the fairness of the treatment given the subject, but as well by the broad informa- tion evidenced by the authorities quoted, which the speaker brought to it's preparation. Prof. Fisher pos sesses the rare facility Of beins able to discuss the slavery question without any bitterness, dealing with it from the standpoint of student of history, rather than as negro "Whose parents suffered slavery. inc following shows his method of deal- ing with disputed points. He sales
 sBut when the name of John c. Cai- houn is mentioned the matters al- ready discussed VII be waved aside and post erity will insist on asking tue. ouostion. Did Calhoun conspire to de stroy the Union?' MT. Calhoun h1nl- self felt it necessary to answer this ouestion as hs enemies so perslstly asked it in the days when all a1s powers were enlisted in proving hat nullifcaticns was just and right, aaa his own testimony. was, However calumniated and slandered, nave ever been devotedly attached to the f Union and the ins itut ;ons of tie country. and am anxious to Nefpeei. afe Them to the latest generation. ln 1861, Edward Everett said ot C3.= houn .On no individual of the pres ept generation does a heavier respon sihilitv rest than on his for the prSs- ont state of the country: and ot few of our public men w Il the future Ms= tarian find it so harl to make a falF and candid estimatc.' Andrew Jack eon whose threat to hang the Great Nul1ifer' higher than Haman has been generally accepted as the threat of a patriot against q traitor certain lv regarded MT. Calhoun as a'' enemy of the government. And this sentl asent was shared by Thomas H. Ben +e, coo of Calhoun's most bitter enc mics; and some later day statesmen have also adopted this view of the man. On the ether hand. when in lSoo the death of tIr. Calhoun was an ro,,pced in the United s Ssates senate Daniel Webster arose in his place and among other things said: MT. Presl- dent. he (Calhoun) had the basis of all high character and that was un- spotted ntegrity-unimpeac non, or. Firm in his purpose, patriotic ,na honest and when the time shall come that We ourselves shall go one after ancther success sion to our graves, we shall carry with us a deep sense of his genus and character; and the purity of ms exalted patriotism.' Carl Schurz who is certainly not an admlrer o1 Mr Calhoun. in his life of Henry Clay, virtually acqu.ts Calhoun of treason able intentions by thus describing hls last appearance in the senate There he sat said MT. Schurz, with the hand of death upon him. listening to his own words from the lips of anota- CT. words of mournful daspoir, her ald ng the coming fate, and. still try inc to avert it by impossible eXpe- aippts. and Dr. Won Hoist tCtally ac quits him Of any desire whatever to destroy the Union"
 Of his courage and candor, Fisher said: His enemies would have Il appear that he fell into mortal terror when apprisad of President Jack sons threat to hang him for treason No one knew the fiery and and i'm petuous temper of that old soldier bet ter than Mir. Calhoun; no one better understood Jackson's tendency to act first and then determine afterwards the lawfulness of his conduct than dld Calhoun; but the fact that he did not abate enc iota his advocacy ct those F asures whose results had so anger ed the hero of New Orleans, be spake an order of courage beyond Jack sons power to reduce; his can dor and courage are also clearly shown in his attitude on the slavery
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