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\ KEOWEE COURIER. " TO TIIINE OWN SELF HE TRUE, AND IT MIST FOLI.OW, AS T1IE NICJIT THE DAY, THOU CAN'ST NOT THEN UK FA 1.8E TO ANV MAN." VOL. i. PICKENS COURT HOUSE, S. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1850. NO 47 THE KEOWEG COURIER, rm.NTED AND rUDMSIIKI) WEEKLY BY W. II. TRIMMIER. i TEIOIS. One Dollar ami Fifty Cento for one year's subscription when paid within three n\ontli?. a wo dollars if payment is delayed to the close of tlie subscription year. AM subscriptions not clearly thnitrd, will be t;< n itdcrcd as made for an indefinite time, and continued till n discontinuance is ordered and nil aiTcarages pai.l. Advtrtitcmcntx inserted nt *(5 centa per square for the first insertion, nnd 37 1-2 cts. lor sr.ch continued insertion. Liberal deductions mado to those advertising by the year. tw All Communications should be addressed to the Publisher post paid 'linger notlong! Our readers will remember an announcement tl..i Vf- cil!-t " ... ? IIIW unit Dir. OllCIUlCy, Ot JJOStOU, .1 Jughly rospectabio merchant who had just returned with nn ample fortune from California, had committed suicide in a fit of insanity. In his pocket ivero found the following verses writ ten by his wife, and given him 011 tho eve of bis departure fo. California. They had accompa. liied bim 'nail liisjonrneyings. Are tlicy not touching? A WIFE TO HER HUSBAND. Linger not long. Homo is not home without thcc Its dearest tokens do but make me mourn, Oh! let its memory, like n chain about thee, Gently compel and hasten thy return. Linger not long. Though crowds should woo thy staying. Bethink thee, can the mirth of friends though dear, Compensate for the. pcrief thy long delaying Costs the fond heart that sighs to have thee here? Linger not long. IIow shall I watch thy com* ing> As evening shadows stretch o'er moor and dell; W1 a. -in ? - - m huei i nc amiu dcc nnsccoscd her busy humming, And silence hangs on nil things like a spell! How I shall wnteh for thco, when fenrs grow Btronger, As night grows dark and darker oti the liill! How I shall weep, when I can watch 110 longer) Ah! art thou absent, art thou absent still! Yet I should grieve not, though the eye tha* Rceth mo, Onsoth through tear^ that r.'.ako its splendor dull; For old I sometimes fear when tlioU rift with me, Mv O-im nf lionninnoo So A11 A.If j y .M?|'|/UIVOO IO <111 IUU llllll Haste, haste theo homo into thy mountain dwelling, Haste, as n bird unto itspcflceful nestl Haste, as a skiff, when tempests wild are swelling, Flies to its haven of securest rest! Correspondence of the Charleston M'/fcury. CONGRESSIONAL. Washington, April 1, 1850. Congress assembled to-day, at twelve o'clock, nnd nil business was suspended, waiting the annoucement that the great j est light of the age had been extinguished?the greatest intellect of modern times had ueen stilled?by the hand of Death. It was a solemn sccno to witness. Both Chambers were crowded to overflowing, and the stillness that pervaded the vast assemblage, told plainly that some great calamity had happened to the country. John C. Caljiouk, a name identified with all that is pure, and noble, and patriotic, is no more. He sleeps in death, and the whole people gather around his bier, and deplore the Lexhorable decree that consigns him to tVi<? IThe Senate of the United States is assemblcd. Judge Butler mises in his place, and, with deep nnd poignant emotion, addrosses himself to hi? solemn task. In a very tremulous nnd sorrowful voico I he announces tho death of his colleague, nnd, while not a breath disturbs the deathlike quiet of the scene, he thus touchingly and eloquently announces the aad and melancholy event: Mn. PRKBiL/tNT: 1 rir e to discharge a most mmnnfttl duty, nnd one which devolves in it considerations well calculated to arrest the attention of this body. It Iih to announce the death of my Into colleague, the Honorable John Cai.uwklt. Camioun. Ho died at his lodgings in this city on yesterday morning, at half after seven o clock. He was conscious of his approaching end, and mot death with fortitude and uncommon serenity. 7/c had manj* admonitions of its appi oach, and doubtlosrt had not been indifl'eientto (hem. With his usual repugnance to w professions, lie said little for effect on the s world; and his last hours Wore an cxenv ! plification of his life and character?truth I 1 ana simplicity. For some years past Mr. i Calhoun has been suffering under a pul- ] monary complaint, and under its effects 1 could not have reckoned on any but a 1 snort existence; such was his own con- 1 viction. The immediate cause of his 1 death was an affection of the heart. A J few hours before he expired, ho became 1 sensible of his situation, and when lie i was unable to speak, his eye and look i i evinced recognition and intelligence of 1 what was passing. One of the hist di- ! rcctions ho gave, was to ft dutiful son, 1 j who had boon attending him, to put { away some manuscripts which had been < written n short time before under his di- 1 j rection. Mr. Calhoun was the least des- ^ pondent man I ever knew. lie had in 1 nn mninnnt. ilonri-nn cilf -.-.vqiv.' v1jv o^ll'OUOUUIIKlw i [jowcrof intellect. The last place, and i lis last remarks, are exemplifications of 1 what I have just said, jl/entnl detetmi- 1 nations sustained him, while all others < were in despair. We saw him a few days j I ago in a scat near me, and which he had ' so long occupied; we saw the struggle I 1 of a great mind, exerting itself to sustain \ ? and overcome the weakness and infirmi- I 1 ties of a feeble body. It was the exhi- ' , bition of a wounded eagle, with his eyes j turned towards the heavens in which he j ' had soared, but into which his wings could never cany him again. Mr. President, Mr. Calhoun has lived in an eventful period of our Itcpublic, and has acted a distinguished part. I surely do not venture too much when I say that his reputation forms a striking part of a glorious history. Sincc 1811 until this time, he has been responsibly connectcd with the Federal Government, as Representative. Sf?.nni.nr nnhinnl Aftnlcfnr- ??'' President. Tie has been identified with ] the greatest events in the political history of our country, and I hope I may be \ permitted to say that he has been equal i to all the duties which were devolved i upon him. In the many critical junc- i lures in which he was placed, having to 1 net a responsible part, he always acted a \ ' decided part. It would not become me, < as his friend, to venture on the judgment ] which awaits his memory; that will bo 1 performed by posterity. Before the im- 1 partial tribunal of History, it may be that < he will have had the fate, and will have i given to him the the judgment, that has i < | been awarded lo Chatham. I would do ! . the memory of my friend injustice, were were I tlOt to speak of his life in the splr- ! it of history. The dignity of his whole character would rebuke any tono of remark which truth and judgment would not sanction. Mr. Calhoun wan a native of South Carolina, and was born In Abbeville Dls* trict, on the 18th J/arch, 1782. He was of Irish family. His father, Patrick Calhoun, was born in Ireland, and at an early age came to Pennsylvania, and thence to the Western part of Virginia, and after Braddock's defeat moved to South Carolina. In 1756 he ntld his family gave name to what is known as the Calhoun Settlement- in AKW.vSllo , ... J District* The mother of my collenge was I a Miss Caldwell, born in Charlotte couflty, J Virginia. The character of his parents * had no doubt a sensible influence on the 1 1 destiny of their distinguished son. Ilis 1 father had energy and enterprise, com- ^ bined with perseverance and great men- < ol -i ' ' ?.1 uvkviiuiiKtnuii. xX13 lliuiliur OClOIIgCU ' > to ft family cf Revolutionary heroes; two I < of her brothers were distinguished Jn ttic ' 1 war; their names and achievements arc i t not left to tradition, but constitute part! ? of the history of the times, Mr. Cal- | > houn was born in the Revolution, and hi t his childhood felt the influence of its ex- | t citing traditions. lie derived from the | c paternal stock, intellect and self-reliance; t and fro: \ tbc Caldwells, enthusiasm and f impulse. The traditions of tl.e Rcvolu- < tion had a sensible influence on his tem- c per and character. Mr. Calhoun fn ids 1 childhood, had but lhn'fted advantages of I what is termed litemry tuition. His pa- ] rents T5voJ in ft newly settled country, i and among ft spftrse population. This ( population bad little intercourse with the i lower country of Cmolina, and was sus- ? tained by emigrants from Virginia, and 1 Pennsylvania. There was of course but * limited means of instruction for children, s and they imbibed most of their lessons J from conversation with their parents, i Mr. Calhoun has always expressed him- I self deeply sensiblo to that influence. t At the age ol thirteen he was put lit* * der tho charge of his brother-in-law Dr. < Waddcl, in Columbia county, Georgia, f Scarcely had he commenced his literary c course, beforo his father and sister died. 1 His brother-in-law, Dr. Waddclf, devoted ' himself, about this time, to his clerical du- f ties, and was a good deal absent from 1 home. On hw sccond marriage, he rc- ' nimcd the duties of his Academy, and in Ills nineteenth year, Mr. Cnlhonn put Irimself under tlie charge of this distinguished teacher. It must not bo supposed that his mind, before (his time, md been unemployed, lie had availed liimself of the advantages of a small library, and had been deeply inspired by Iris reading of history. It was un 'cr well influence that he entered the acadenv of his nrccontor. His nrnirmsc wna - , A I j'.vjj.vw ",,w rapid; he looked forward to a higher irena with the greatest engerncss. lie became a student in Yalo College in 1802, ind graduated two years afterwards, with the distinction of a young man of Treat abilities, and with the respect and jonfidence of his preceptors and fellows. What they have said and thought of him ,vould have given any man a high repuation. If the stream has met with obstructions thev were such as hnvr- rmlv showed its beauty .and majesty. After ie had graduated, Mr. Calhoun studied aw, and for a few years practised in the Courts of South Carolina, with a reputation that is descended to the profession. He was remarkable for some traits that liavc since characterized him. He was ilear in his propositions, and candid in liis intercourse with his brethren. The The truth and justice of the law inculcated themselves on his mind, and when wmcd with theso he was a great advocate. Ilis forensic career was, however, too limited to make a prominent part of the historv of his life. lie served for a few years in the Leg? islaturc of his native State, and his great mind made, an impression 011 her statutes, some of which have had a great practical operation on the concerns of society. From the Legislature of hi3 own State he was transferred to Congress, and from this time his career has been a part of the history of the Fcdoral Government. Mr. Calhoun came into Congress at a Lime of deep and exciting interest?at a crisis of great magnitude. It rt'as a crisis of great peril to those who had to act in it, hut of subsequent glory to the actors, and hus bccome a part of the com mon nisiory 01tnc country. The invincibility of Great Britain had become a proverbial expression, and a war with tier was full of terrific issues. Mr. Calhoun found himself at once in a situation af high responsibility?one that required more than speaking qualities and elolueace to fill the spirit of the people? it required discretion. '.The energy and mlourcf youth were to be employed in <i(fairs requiring the mature qualities of a statesman. The part which Mr. Calhoun iictcd, at this time, has been approved and applauded by contemporaries, and now Forms a part of the glorious history of those times. The names of Clay, C'al1 llrtiin fllinvno tftiifii/tno /~i ?....* I? n ?-4 ? ? wv..., V*?V? vu, AJUITIIUUD, U1UUUJ) JL Ul lt*I find others, carried associations with them that reached half the . Nation; their clarion notes penetrated the Arttift they animated the people, and sustained, from iespondency, the administration of the Govcrnittcnt with such actions and in such scenes the most eventful in our liid.'o ry. To say that Mr. Calhoun did not play a second part is no comttion praise [n debate he Wrts equal with Randolph, ifld In council he commnnded tho roipect and confidence of Madison. At inis period of his life, ho had the quali :ies 01 i nemistocics to inspire contidenccy which, after all, is the' highest of earthly jua.ities; it is a mystical something' tfiat s felt, but cSannot be described. The jyent of the War was both brilliant and lonorablc to both statesmen and soldiers, ind their history may be read with enthusiasm and delight. The war terminated vith honor, but the rrtcasurcs which had o be taken in a tran ition to a peace csablishment, was full of difficulties and imbnrrassment. Mr. Calhoun, with 1?K? iQMnl IntrnnJ/fil" i1iA nrA '?! ? vMft *?vi uimviIVJi ul UVU IICOIUIIO IU UI&U i responsible part. ifndcv tho influence )f a broad paCrfotism, ho acted with un:alculating liberality to nil the interests hat wero involved, and which werj jrought under review in Congress: His personal adversary at this time, in his ndniration for his genius, paid Mr. Calhoun l beautiful compliment for his noble and mti'onal sentiments. A* the tho termimtion of Mr* Madison's administration, dr. Calhoun had acquired a commanding eputation; ho was regarded as one of the ages of the Republic. In 1817 Mr. wonroe invited him to anlneein hip. ! ict. Mr. C.'a friends doubted the pronietyofhis accepting it; and somo of hem thought that he would put a hijgh eputntiorf at hrizard in this new sphere >f action. Perhaps their suggestions ircd his high and gifted intellect. He ac :eptcd the placo, and wont into tho War department under circumstances that night have appalled other men. His uicccss has been acknowledged. What ivus compleved and confused he reduced ;o simplicity and order, llis organiza j tion of the War Department, and his adI ministration of its undefined duties, have made an impression of an author having ! the stamp of originality and the sanction of trial. To applicants for office, My. Calhoun made few promises, and hence he was not accused of delusion and decen tion. "When n public trust was involved he would notcompromi.se with duplicity or temporary expediency. At tho expiration of Afr. Monroe's administration, Mr. Calhoun's name become connectcd with the /'residency, and from that timo to his death, he had to shaic the fate, of nil others who occupy prominent situations. The remarkable canvass I for the President to succeed Mr Monroe, | terminated in the returning of three dis? j tinguished men to the Ilottse of Repre[ sentatives, from which one was to be cJ lected. Mr Calhoun was elected Vice I President, by a large majority, lie took no si;ui> 111 uiu rauunuj, as v ICG JL'rcsKlCJU, on the 4th March, 1825, having remained in (he War Department over seven years. Whilst lie was Vice President he was placed in some of the most trying scenes m any man's life. I do not now choose to refer to anything that can have the elements of controversy, t may tie permitted to speak of my friend and colleague in a charactcr in which ail will join in paying him sincere respect. As a presiding officer of this body lie had the undi < " viucu mspccc oi us members. lie was punctual, methodical and accuratc, and had a high regard for the dignity of the Senate, which, ns a presiding officer, ho endeavored to maintain. He looked upon debate as an honorable contest of intellect for truth. Such a strife as had its incidents and its trials. Mr Calhoun had, in an eminent degree, regard for Parliamentary dignity and propriety. Upon General Ilayne's lcav iilg the Senate, to bceome Governor of South Carolina, Mr Calhoun resigned the Vice Presidency, and was elected to his place. >111 wilt now agree that such a position I ,...U V1KIIVI1VU mill UIIHUUIIICS UI1U UUI1? I gers. 1U* nvn Stnlc was under the ban, nnd ho wn > .n the National Senate to do her justice under his constitutional obligations. nis part of hts life posterity will review, and will do justice to it. lifter his Senatorial term had expired, he went into retirement, by his own consent. The death of Mr Upshur, so full of melancholy associations, made a vacancy in the State Department) nnd it was by the common Consent of all parties that Mr Ual oun was called to fill it. This was a tribute of which any public man might well be proud. It was a tribute to worth, ability and experience. Under Mr Calhoun s counsel, Texas was brought into the Union Ills rtatne Is associated ivitii one of the tfldst remarkable evctits of his tory?that of otic nation being annexed to another, by voluntary consent. Mr. Calhoun was but the agent to bring abotlt this frittfcrnal ftssoCmlloti. It it as a conjunction under the sanction of his name, and by an inflnentc exerted thro' his great and intcrpid mind. Mr Calhoun's connections with the Executive department of the Government terminated with Mr Tyler's administration. As a Secretary of /State, he won the confidence and respect of foreign ambassado -s, and his despatches were characterized by clearness. saeracLv arid boldrttfss, He was not allowed tti ftttniafn ftt rft- i tfrtfttieftt long. For the last four years he hns been a member of this body, and has been engaged in discussions that have dec; ly excited and agitated the c'ouritoy. Ho has died amongst their.. I had never had any particular association with Mr Cya!hoUn until I became his colICaguc. I had looked upon hte fame as others Ifad done, and I have admird his character; there are those hero who know moro of hhn than I do/ I shi4 not pronounce any such judgment -as shall be subject A nmifcni'Ai'oir ni> rtiilVV.V V ?.!11 w WIIW VI vinjr VI VI IVlViaiU) UUb JL lYIli 3UJT <18 a matter of justico, from my own ' ^rsonnt knowledge, thnt I never knew ft fairer man in argument, or a juster man in pxirpose: ifis intensity allowed little compromise, whilst he did not qualify his own positfems tor suit tf?o temper of ther times, ho appreciated unmasked propositions to others. As n Senator, he commanded tho r&spect of the ablest men of the body of winch he was n member, and I believe I may say where there was no Eolitical bias td;influence the judgment, o had the confidence of his brethren. As ft statesman. Mr. Calhoun's r?nnf.nt.inn belongs to tho history of his country, and I commond it to his countrymcn and posterity In my opinion, Mr. Calhoun de1 served to occupy the first rank ns n parlla| montary speaker. Ho had always Dcfore him tho dignity of purpose, and ho spoke toaa ond from a full mind. lie expressed his ideas with clearness, simplicity and 1 force, and in language that seemed to bo 1 the vehiclo of his thoughts and motives. ! 11 is thoughts cflcnpcd from his mind like arrttVvs from n well drawn bow; tlieV hatl both the aim and strength of a skilful nrcher. 1 Ic seemed (o have had little regard for ornament-, and when be used figures of speech they wero only for illUslM\? lion. His manner and countenance were bis best language; and in those there wart an exemplification of what is meant, in the term of tlie great Athenian orator and statesman?they seem an indication of the man in sneaUinrr. I O" ( . Mr. Calhoun ns u man and as a tteigli* bor,?I hope I may speak of hiih in .1 sphere in which all will like, to contem* plate him,?whilst he was a gentleman of striking deportment, he was a man of primitive looks and simple manner; he had the hardy, virtuous, and simple taste of the Republican Artizan: no one dis-> j liked ostentation and display moie than he did. When I say, lie was a good 1 neighbor, I imply more than I have expressed; it is nvmmod up under tho w old I justice. I w..i venture to say that, no I one in his private relations could everasI sert that Mr. Calhoun treated him with ] injustice, or that he deceived him by pro: fessions. His private character was char i acterized by n beautiful propriety and ,1 . I'D I'M' I * ? I was meexcmpnncauon01 lrum, dusiico, i Temperance, and Fidelity to his engageI ments. I will venture and another re I mark. Mr. Calhoun was fierce in his con! test wilh political adversaries. He did not stop in the fight to count losses or 1 bestow favors; but he forgot lesentments and forgave injuries inflicted by rivals with signal magnanimity. Whilst he spoke freely of the faults, lie could with justice appreciate the merits of all tho public men of whom I have heard h'nt speak. He was sincerely attached to the institutions of his ctnfhtry, and desired to preserve them pure? and make them perpetual. In the death of Mr. Calhoun, oneot the brightest luminaries has been extinguished from the political firmament. It is nn event which Vrill produce a deep sctisatloh throughout these brood lands I have forborne to speak of l is domestic relations. They nrc eQCred, and I will disturb them. In conclusion, iih Butler submitted the u&ual resolutions of mourning and condolence. Prom the TelegHiJiii. FUNERAL OF MR; CALHOUN >\ AbniNfiTdX, April i, The /Senate assembled at the usual hour to-day, the galleries being crowded; and hundreds on the outeide unable to wb tain admission. At 12 m. the IIou c of Representatives with its Officers entered the Senate chamber; the Judges and, Offlttfrs of tljg 8uprSrrtd Ccrtlrt; afiu thfc President with the cabinet appeared soon after, and word received in the usual form; The President was seated on the right of the Vice President, and the diplomatic Corps was fully represented in the Centre of the (Jhafhber. Mafi't tffflfco'rs bfiliti Armp nnd Navy and distinguished visitors wero seated in the lobbies. At 20 minutes past i2 m: the body 1 11 1 _ C aI. !n . Li was prong ni, in cnarge 01 uiu committee previously appointed, followed by the rcl atives of Mr. Calhoun, the Dclcgrotiori from South Carolina in the House, and many friends as mourners?and the coftui was placed in front of the Vice President. The funeral servicc of the P. E. church tbe'n read, and a brief but irrtpr^ssivfe' discourse pronounced t)y tUft.t/.- M:fttttler, Chaplain of the Seriate, from Ptalm ixxxvii. 7v. The procession was then formed, Senators Alangum, Clay, Webster, Cass, King, and Berrien acting as Pall Bearers^ and the moHaf r?ma?ns of ytftir lamented Senator were deposited in iho CoWgres-' sional Burying ground, to awart rr/M/vat to South Carolina. TIia SonntA nilimirnpil immpflifttolv nf . _ ? tcr reluming to their Chamber. A Ntxo Republic.?Tlic N. Y. TritaVn* translates the following from t,a Voix <ftf Peuple: "Europe coun^ another Republic. By a firman dated January 2, the Porto has rCcojvused the new constitution which has just been adopted by Zngorr, a small disrict of yllbania, near Jnniftti, comprising forty-four villages and a population of 16,000 souls. Each viJliigo ftlinnsfls it pnmmnn rnnnnnllnrs /iml kpikIm a deputy to an assembly 'which meets twice a year ut Janina/ A lettei from Venicc states, that /t womnn on the If inlto, enraged at ft Cronft who took her fruit without payment, loudly cursed the AoBtrinns. She wa* immedifttely publicklv flogged in the Plazo Snn Marco, Sho was covered with blood, when the sentence had been executed, and cursed the Austrians again. The punishment was repeated; butthi* time she did not curse tne Austrian*? she wns dead.