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COLUMBIA, S. C., MARCH 12, 1910.
JOHN C. CALHOUN.
Today, in the Statuary Hall of the
Capitol, at Washington, occurs a cere
mony which fills the heart of every
South Carolinian with pride. South
Carolina takes her proper place among
the states of the Union, and honors
herself by placing there a statue of her
most distinguished son. For years
the place allotted to this State has been
vacant and the fact has been remarked
by every one who entered that historic
hall. From the scores of notable
South Carolinians, not one was given
a place in this assemblage of the
nation's heroes. A state which could
boast the possession of Christopher
Gadsden, John Laurens, William
Lowndes, Langdon Cheves, George
McDuffie, WVade Hlampton and the im
mortal John C. Calhoun, was not even
represented among States, some of
whose herroes are so obscure as to be
unknown to the average American.
Today this is changed, and the
crowning tribute is paid to the life of
the great statesman and leader of the
period preceding the war.
His life is known to all of us. but in
these later (lays of Southern detraction
by Northern historians, it might be
well to review a few of the leading
facts in his career. John Caldwell Cal
houn was born on September 12, 1782,
nea- Little River, Abbeville District,
S. C., and (lied in Washington. March
31, 1850. Thus his life stretched
over the most implortant andl exciting
periodl of this c.ountry's~ history. Dur
ing all the time of his p)articip)ation in
public life, no man took a more active
part in the affairs of the Nation nor
wvas any one more instrumental in
molding the course of events. As suc
cessively legislator, member of Con
gress, Secr.etary of WVar, Vice-Presi
dent, Senator, Secretary of State, and
again Senator, he was p)re-eminently a
leader of men and thought wherever
he was placed.
The great aim of his life
was not Nullification, Secession and
the breaking uip of the Union, as has
long been heldt by his Northen crit
ics, but first and always the preserva
tion.of the Union. All his powers as
a statesman were directed towards
this end. Never did he favor Secession
except as a last resort, and to preserve
the honor and safety of the South.
With the far seeing qualities of his
mind, lie perceived that agitation of
the slavery question could only end in
an attempt to abolish the institution,
an(l, as slavery was, under the Consti
tution, a form of property, and all
property was guaranteed by unques
tionabie -rights, the South would be
driven to withdraw from a compact
where her rights and interests were not
respected. The balance of power had
been destroyed when slavery was for
bidden in the territory acquired from
Mexico, and only by an equalization
of power could the South be guaran
teed all)' degree of safety. The ma
jority is always selfish in its interests
and indifferent to the welfare of the
minority, hence, unless the South were
given her rights in the matter of terri
tory, only submission to oppression
could be expected from her continu
ance in the Union.
Such, in the main, were the views of
Mr. Calhoun, which he embodied in a
set of resolutions, composed a few
days before he died, with the intention
of introducing them into the Senate as
the ultimatum of the South. To the
last be believed that the Union could
be saved and that he alone could save
it. This was his dying thought, and
to the exclusion even of the great
changes death would make for him,
lie continued to labor for the Union's
preservation. Viewed in this light of
a true statement of his political views,
we see that the object of his life was
the same as that of Webster, of Clay
and of any other true-minded patriot.
Only he differed widely with Webster
and Clay as to the method to be pur
sued. He believed in a Union of
states only while compatible with
honor for all the states concerned.
WN'hen this was no longer possible and
the North should avow its intention of
pursuing a policy of oppression to
wards the South, then let them say so,
and allow the states to depart in peace.
Such was the life work of the great
statesman, and no truer patriot, both
of state and of nation, ever lived.
He raise( South Carolina to a place of
leadership among the states. Till his
death she was the foremost state of
all the Union, and her counsel deter
milned the policy of the nation. Thus
it is fitting that. as lie was looked upon
in his life, so lie should be honored in
his death, as South Carolina's fore
most son. [he state pays a well
merited trib)ute and an equal share of
honor wvill alwvays accrue to her from
her act.
THE NEW TRACK TEAM.
Track waork is again placed on the
list of athletics at Carolina. For two
years past this p)articular form of
physical development has been allowed
to lag, (hue, more than anything else,
to a lack of organized effort, but its
(lay appears to have returned, and it is
once more in the ascendancy. A large
number of men are at work every
afternoon on Davis field, and under
the direction of Instructor Schofield
andl of J. A. Crawford, Captain, and
S. T. Cohen, Manager, prieto i
produce a track team that will be a
credit to the University. Unfortun
ately, the work was begun late in the
season, at a time when the men should
have already been in good condition,
and this will prove a handicap. Also,
by reason of the fact that so long a
time has elapsed since the existence of
a track team here that, as with foot
ball. A year or two ago, there is no
nucleus of old men around which to
build up a team. The work is new to
fiearly every man on the field, and on
this account harder. Undoubtedly next
year and each succeeding year, the
team will be improved, aid in time
there is no reason wly Carolina
should not have one of the best squads
in the South. At other colleges, track
work ranks in importance very close
to football and baseball, and the great
est efforts are made to uphold the
honor of the college in this as well as
every other form of athletics.
The team this year promises to be
a very good one. There are a num
ber of men on the field who present
unusual qualifications and could easily
develop into remarkably good track
athletes. Nifaiager Cohen has ar
ranged. for an intra-collegiate meet on
Monday and has secured a most desir
able collection of prizes. Later he
hopes to arrange for one or two meets
with pther colleges, and thus place
track work on a firm basis at Carolina.
It is earnestly hoped that each succeed
ing year will see a continuation of
track work, and that this form of ath
letics will take its proper place at
Carolina.
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ON THE CAMPUS.
Mr. W. C. Hughes, Law Class of
1907, now Superintendent of Educa
tion of Oconee county, and legal prac
titioner, visited the campus and library
last Tuesday.
Mr. E. S. McKeown, class of 1908,
who is Superintendent of Education in
Cherokee county, was in the city and
visited the campus Tuesday.
Mr. Pringle Smith, of Charleston,
matriculated at the University this
week in the Law Department and will
enter the Junior Class.
Mr. Lawrence Kirkland enjoyed a
week-en( visit to his home in Camden
last week. While there he attended
the polo game on Tuesday.
Mr. R. M. Cooper, Jr., went over
to Atlanta last Friday for a visit to
friends. Mr. Cooper reports that At
lanta is an ideal lace to spend Sun
(lay.
Dr. Mitchell attended the convention
of the Religious Educational Associa
tion, held in Nashville, Tenn., this
w~eek. The convention lasted three
(lays and wvas a great success. Dr.
Mitchell made an able address at one
of the meetings. He returned to the
University on Thursday.
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