utetfmt flkriilmtttk it i even wile to abstain from laws which howi ver else and joud in theni.i lve have he semblance of inequality , which find no response in ihe lletrl 1 thi citi.cn n,l which will lie evailcil wilh little tenlursc the wisdom of legislalinn ia eepeci.lly seen in grafting l.a on .. .„ nlei oe dr channlng salisbury rowan county \ ' monday may 23 18*31 vol l.„m.\,i .,.-.> n.un ro wr...n "» t »• the adoption of the federal constitu l^,v,':,""",l 1 ;'..!"','*:'.'',,','"', , i ■"•'■' tion on the ground that it conferred ,. l ,"",. , i ',','.' ,.,'■'-'■"'•■< '■ rights nn congress incompatible witli "■ '., ,,'* v vm..r z','n-','n".y..t ihe sovereignty of the states 4 — t — . - . . -— ■ - john c calhoun received his ling bioguai-iiy j',,1 e j u qation in the ordinary country biographical memoir of school when in his 1 3th year he juhn caldwell calhoun wa's placed in the acedemy kept by ' i oun atn-.vmi calhoun the his brdther-in-law the rev dr wad ,,'..- of his brief ketch was burn del since s much distinguished in the he 28th march 1788 at the place southern state as a teacher with m his youngest brother patrick whom he wa to commence h,.cla..u z reside in abbeville district cal tud.e lie h.d c.rcelv begun ' ■" .__ carolina doth his paternal when the death of hi father and mrs 1 maternal ancestor wefe from the waddel his bitter interrupted his .■' h of ireland hia b randf.ther education dr waddel having alar : ■■;; , cauwun emigrated from the the.e event discontinued h,a acade iz.s i donegal in the tear 1733 nay mr calhoun continued to re thbi family and settled in penn »*<!« wuh h,m ; but the frequent ab ivaoi ilia father patrick cat "*>« of the doctor nn his dene z was then but six years old dutien deprived himalmo.t entirely ol after re.iding there manyveara the the advantage of hi tn.trur.lion the family removed to the western part of time however wa not lost a cir v r-.i..i.a d settled on the waters uf cutting library for the neighborhood pee „ briar river mc of the branches "' which the doctor wat librarian was f th kenhawa braddock'a defea e.tabli.hed at hi house often left av'ir exposed the frontier or vir alone with the exception ui the do s the depredation of the ava <»«"'", young calhoun resorted to ms the settlement was broken up the library lor amusement andloccll and the family removed to south p«.on undirected he na..ed 1 over m^o7t07t l ir,ri:ili li.e.i ii ' ' i 1 *'-" ry.i.tuu and f.xe.l lut^n engaging in them however with 1,73 characteristic afdur his progress was a rapid that in two year he waa pre pared to join the junior class in yale college which he entered wi'h dis tinction in hie autumn o 1802 he passed through that institution with great credit obtaining a high standing in all the different studies ; bin vhile he was not defi ienl in imagination and tiihle he was more particularly distinguished by the depth and quid ess ul his perception though dif fering widely in political opinion from dr dwight who van then at the he id of tha institution he nuveilheless was k great favorite with ll at very distinguished and good t_ian with i whom he had frequent friendly en counters in the field of political dis cussion ln the course of recitation in i'.ilcy'n 1'hilosophy the doctor ex pressed a doubt whether the con sent i the governed was the onlv just origin of le&ilimale government i'nis gave rise to an animated debate bc tween him and mr calhoun by which die examination was interrupted and ihe class held in delightful suspense till the bell summoned them tu dinner in the course of the discussion the student evinced such depiii of thought i inn be permitted to be absorbed in pi v.le pursuits even before hu was ad milled lu be bar an incident occurred , which turned tho eye ol the people on him as one de - tiuyd lor the public sur vice we iii u lo lo the olfair uf lhe chesapeake tho boutb partook deeply ol the excitement which followed thai outragoous act . meeting was culled tt abbeville court house to consider tl.r ; subject and tu express the sentiments of j the people a committee was a pointed o rej mi to an adjourned meeting j though he lu.,1 not yut been admiiied to , the pratice ur calin un was selected ss i one uf the committee uml diacovared uch an iniim.te knowledge of our pub lic hairs ihsl he vas tppointed by the committee chairmau uf the sub commit tee to drai'kbt the address and report resolutions lu ho submitted to tho people he v*aa also requested by tho cumnnuee lu address ihe meeting when the resnlu tions should be proposed lor their odop lion the d.y of meeting arrived the assemblage was very lati;c li was the first lima he was brought before the pub lie the situation was trying but he icquitted binisolf in such u manner as to excite i lie moat enthusiastic feelings in his favor and the speech with the ad dress and resolutions were received with die wnrmcsi approbation the coosu kicnce was that as soon as he was ad incl lu the bur be was pn.posud as a and rccommem'.d nsdi n prepare tinn for war a irt final ,„ , ,. .„ arms if great 13,'tiian kht'd not ri j re8s our wrongs on un ■., { , „, 0(l , discussion of ihe session i .„ j 0 ch.urman qcoeral i . n p n.ttl tho debate mo war lollowr , ft gruiulf a member of the c.oinmi ej j ., vt , r y powerful speuch in dil nce 0 f ,| 10 , me.sure recommended >.. u n iolpli also a member replie.l ill oni f j a ,|,) 01 ( ond most eloquent speeches [ ( w , 1h i lotted to mr c.lhoun to l w ,,(^. this moy be considered bis t f ort in congte.s thooco.tion * d r n „ lf j hie publicexcitement great so^uiicrv of the house has crowded tu oh.f owti , b . under these cirrum.tance e k b j t0 me.istiie sirength ih '""•' lie most sag.ciou opponents and i 11 ""' 1 ' oraturs which ibis m any oilier . ouniry evcr produced noi o sink unde c . _. ui 1 s to i in credit usti tf | | i the justice of the caus , p il ■„: , ,,„'. ,! pressed wuh a solemn sense of tm cjt . iiv.s ot ihe nn.i'.i i roused to i r a tiun by lhe injuries i ifllcted on btiu urt . try ami tho ditboiioi offered to nt imo by haughty bolllgaren is ne delinj speech which fur lolly si il airir>iii n _ no cuts for close on i irresisl.ble w u . menu and an urdent an ' soul s,i.ring 0 . queoce has been rarely c.|u dlvd it „ received with unbound applause to in an i n nl t-'ungrust tim u ich mis m r scettr(n^^mssip ij '" 11 ' '"' h.suov lie ' ' j^^^^^^^!^^uu^^!^"^su^^^t now by the name of calhoun set **) . »'' mdefatlgably lbs in the course rf r b that hu celebrated precep i-e k islature ; and in spite of a long stand paced him to one ul :■>< old u k , s ol th^h ,,„„.„,, then on the confine of the of fourteen week he had read rolm . h „£ d hu f m t u i g prejudice which had for many years old congress with the k rai.-,or,ou.li ,» it v cherokee nation and far in advance of ancient h..tory robert.oo'ach.rle ; h thonorsofther umic . ,. tlwt prevented the election of ny l.wyer he alluding io thi petch ,. trh filled bar ■ '-" , ,,. , . r u u,u \.. li union's america oltaire ' „ ... ' r „, . succeeded by an overwhelming molarity ivhole country will adrogation a il m--k nil her establishment of the whites * young man aid he afterward to a j of.ll the oiher el him a.one destined flhorlly niter the cherokee «»™' * £''' „ the first volume of frlen . d ' h f a9 a , 1 ?°. t8 *™& „ t0 be c.ndidaie though they were among lhe controlling influence e 1 ir of hi hotlile and hacked the ettlement cooke £ xg p™m«l of the ™» d * ate8 ' most popular 1 ofthe district count sr ki.che sayst ..*,. c.llmun , )„ then treat the whites were over ♦■ work guch j mr ca]houn pjsk(1 m tx(m . n iqn i cl 01ld p , in hi re.aonlng l!lke by » ••• tf y«"p"^,rslfihe u his eagerness that he carcely for a de k ree in the summer ol im4,]u ho look hlk , m p t ib , hc lgmature ex "" ch "« ?'™ c ' 1 -' '„ f " j i [_]\ sl 1.1 ft ' ittle ensu^fl i which hall tile wtj3 " a l - a b ... * , , . ,,,_ u _„ p - n ft#.r up u .<• mmm*-i •>(! ihe ■ , . • r u i tack jnd iwlmvr i't»vvi lit t ti_.it ol his 5 3*3 faring arms fell , i p-t . tal jrhj . me.u or re an j 3 £ " cavd x t""^ft *" *? t * '."?*.« . nd among them j.me calhoun the g*£^j£7£j *«£*£ which he ha ; p...e ,,, „, vice president of the united fc p bo 7f bu e s eldest brother who c.oiuin.iiiucu un ", , , ihtuugt ins atuitns tie in a i.u,,u mm j,„i e . a meeting of the repuh lain r „ ,. ._•_,,__# 1 - occ.aion patrick calhoun the were so much affected that he wa uun , ed c ,„, of upw „ d , 0 f seventy at mcmher , was coll ' cd ,„ r lhm £ urpo „ tnont.i free , rom per.ona y yet foil rf finer o be vice president displayed bltged to exclude the glare nl light „, ned lh , highest grade of honors an mp . m aifc n w their un.nimou r.lcc tho or louche d d,o.„o which f.,therot the vice rre , i y drawing in the window hutter english oration was sligrt i him and f presidency a division existed i " e l,,c sevor8,t t "' '" " m»o ol feeling great mtrep.d^.y and m de u ic(lume ; in b c ep,llld and bis h , k pre p.rnd on on the n.s..ir.c..ion n [ 0 j [^ pre dene yx coffer ! , "^ w ;! , j k v b fi :|; i narrow eacape bv b caking ir i^n ! emacia.erf intelligence ce.,.r .». perfect tale-mans a aevere f fc emim.nt on the occ.lon mr in 1 "* us f hu>o "'. ° q the rank ?« « h « . • ne ' n y ' lf the atate of hi health reaching hi indi.potilion however prevented him \ c j w emtni inlolho ltal8 of our each otl.c ; « he " fh '»"»" v '• r_-.fr it rht ir mother t ic " *«* a vc j , , % . r i-iluatslnr it ..»•-■ l t t • roueu i 1 hc'»-i iii 1 . nor onponoint ato icic.n intir mih'iti j mothrr she hccrnic alarmtu and he jruin u-.-uvi-nnr il nub ic afi.»rn point rd out tho p ohablc i ,_ a .!_,__. i . _» 7 ndvanced age the other women a c l u a he jee m pu 7 l0 „, mh j orc ihe | rapped ... d n ir were cm led the children who fell into the hand . *^« en sd exerc e re-insta.e.l carolina entered h.msnlf « udon a expir.,bn uf thtfneal pre.id.n.i.l term °*'" "^ ? he ' " t w^y 7i e h of he vagea were tomahawked h aboov u atrtofl "^ f 1)1)ok j |„ „« office of h w de...u..ure and urged mat with iuch prosp.es be i to ih ops om.uch . j those of the family who survived the b l"»«n »' » m ° ra « . country a thai time a distinguished advocate nd fore lhom , |, became necessary in put | £ h "^ '° n '; j \! '^ uh " '^ disaster retired fir to ' orangeburgh ucewttod .^ lu'ye 7 r ° ne " l , h ° ' h^m 1 d0w " *% pp "" n - c ' "' k h wl 7 h w ««« p a a arttt&s n,l l,en to the waxhawa patrick , p ts aoa amus men . . i\ti*r remaining a few months wuh mm melr ranks he su.td his apprehensions 1 .-' ,„,,„ .„ si l am then to the ' "« passed away m their enjoyment l e went „, ck ,* new england nd enter from many indication which he pointed ?. fou , r u y r ; m 0 ' wh t,mm.«dersf though during this period he made * ,'•»„„ , choo al ulc^eld ib.n .«- mr m.di.rwou'd i,u receive '^ , .^ e?w-t »» mncial government ="«"" progrea in hi education he nev i||len i e(l ; jul , , ; |-, euve and j u dge , he cordi.l uppor of some of the lead s b " „,',„„" „'',',!". .. ' liody i ranger to d*fiad jm^frontier i from ;, „ ia e„i ul during he eighteen memh in * politician who bad before acted with " e "„ njn,e '"' '" '" c " b ° '" wblch lhe ' in this nervier h,ch rc q ut a g , the foundation of ha be headed their celebrated lectures h party . particularly in now vork no s 1 ,. „., „,„ in , he ehat l ter of . activity and haruihooo he proved „ litution 1 contrac ho wa a clow student and made great ur » ed th.t r re ere houlj he l.ken in , ""' """ s°w „", „,*,«" ?..• himself by hi daring coinage a„i an e < - z .^ r whic h ha progre the rr.omir.gs ho de-voted , u e.ndld.l for . he vice i'resi io vd du^ni ?£ cnterpri«e,wertbyoftheawtionwhich aa lovetor agrcu o iho u cru , , propose a per.on around houn ppe.re.1 to flvant.ge during i had been aatigned him after the ; ever stt.ee cont.nuu it r ........ ue cultivated the power ol xm.h ducont'n.ed migh rally un »»« «"? jj e j„°"7h d c mr ot 1 763 the family returned bich ha enabled h m kc he lather bncoul eukinr wllh , tl , ; „. , h _ , , h _ uhjc ' ,, e ' 8 inexperienced as he wa he proved him d e cupel iheir former etlle of hi country to fill up the nerval p rhe , ludot)ls llud ,„,.,„,„ u llc . r d , he n.me of john langdon ol now jf "' tn^i-nz ti u e^m i continued to reside of public duties with pleasure and ad u , alld il or , ler l0 i h w ' , i crier n early period of the se.slon m ::- t ' i i , vr c db un was vantage in h useful and ndeuen b c ., wp le,„f h d.y r u.u.ll se , ed l 0 confidence uf th country hut ?, rttr^rfe's the father of mr yt t den t pursuit at thi period he had , , ; ,, t ,, lwr cieb ,„.. the schoel «... nearly 8very olh er uit.ble qualification thi m calhoun f th e brad ol the tn ic named , f wht el he^re.,ded , , tf o 8c •„-, „ t ilh - dtd b(;(vcc[1 ,„, lwo , / j , commi tee of 1 or k n ration , ul h in virginia tc , mi.a cra b head who jj , hi«eld«t brother li l which wee then contending in l th evidence which it g.ve of a.g.cl y • vote o he ll„,„e n - died s lortly alter wi'-boui issue and 1 ,, r i cdu . , p „ r tnow ,, d ,„■ pub , ic " uffai ,,, ecd •**•"» ° hb p f r '"*' ' »«•*•, w ' ' r.yatds about the year 1770 to v i n liiul tn«en cn , h » campinn of be republican h , in d , onco.mongih lesdlng members j c " d '° r " nrl bi "' " "" y lw l °.* 1 i caldwell i.«ive of charlotte '". ,„ a s n.ic c i fl ' j ' , ii „ , n d a tb meeting we open f , he i g ut..uw the war which f '-' • ho . ™" ll y f"p r h ° fn " w '" dl ,,„,„■ virginia and nioce to the if v '' . z , c , °, .;'„ ■' -^ <■ ,... dcb^iu conductad inthe usual f i lowcl , ,„';,„ ft.rw.rd and the «■»>• ha t d te wu n_.v_.rend lame caldwell of new j»»ea had been placed in a counting „ y m.nner t rca interest wa d.ngerou scbi.m which detached for a " '"• lore o circumstances bs lias 5tt rsu di ine who e „^ jh^^-ta^j f felt in the dl.cu...on by iheinbabi hmf the st.e of new vorb a a c.iica z ffj , ook a prominent part ... the war o , ... l lheir wid . • f^xocl.tyt.t m^c.^u'e r-i z^^ln "£ «- *--«*• j gj he the revolution j^e fru » 0 hw / brtt developed hi rc.t powor.of p.rli 0 d to defca bl «« lel.ctlon,b the war and pe r,,ud be aiduon du.io e jiitwr $ .... «-.- tixi b 5 ba*ttjh.«ws rasra'ssf fb«i biographical memoir w the iborih academy , but^t wa rt the dutance of i for dicussioni bul lurely , it cvcr , [ 0 -, hl , sl ije pr d - iking in only or he p„r,y m uf be ec,un-,y ; lor in the oider of their birth lie re fifty „,',!„, , n columbi county p e o r ;^, nmw i w wrltlngthe rr.ngem.nl of „.„,, or , h „ ,. trar conception oj the fu l>ujw"rloh.m w.s oftoo pf.y cb.r.c reived the name of john caldwell af g : a , under uch circumstaoce me , or lool . no , 0 , 0 r ,;,. arau ,. ir ,', for which be has since t.ccu o mucu lerrt m ct deraon.trated to permit r hi unci major john caldwell ? cn d nd unxiou mother felt averse to tl ' of tho „ who m _ ti him . h . d i in i hed . » * o be b.ervl.n lo mere p.r an ve nd e.lou whig who had , wcm , , e p e r„io ; nod the groviu ,„,;,,, on h l len.cioc memory for pre „_ ( , mmm rcmaincd wf „„ ion l wude elcruellvmurderedbythetore , lt . c hment of john ,., i it j .',,,. = .,, s h j in he leg-umre nd ook n civ d^«jst hor ime previous to the birth ol mr pursuit seemed to oettiue hltn to tbat m | 0 d , and w wonderful poeeroi r.pia un , d 0|l u „ , he lni|mr „,.,. inu_orl.nl nolnta calhoun occupatinn h^.brothcr .««»«. he w,i nd cu.«6c..loo m.d him 8ttb ,. at wm ? ht du rl k h.l period w.r ; h f % r 0 v c '^ p.^i 1 i t 0 tta the parents nf the vice president eve who l.„l "'-- '^ \ jj e j teisls^ss pu bt - l ° he ""^ r ' un ° f ' , -' v-m nd ihe w a ihi were exemplary for their piety and ton to spend the i nme « ■ th ,„,„, „„,, „,„,.,:„„ •"< r period orgtn asiion on both nd wa o .„,,„ thev w-re both members ol home hue ivil.l hi capacity r arcumer.tl of the pes a the next rcner.l election he was complete that in.t.nce of rr.oiber le.v 1 l-c'e.l te-l ehorrh the father mon.truted again it hi di ten . nation * « • num '' t0u(i „ h , m ,„ , „ ughl forward », » c.ndida.e for co | n « hn ranks of heir party were r.re \ '>> nndcnt-ri line pioneer importun 1 him to change hia coone q , mcils ,„ n .,, wh . : , •,. ..,„». lo represent the district compose and consequently sitend.ul with dancer r:\xvtmoto ' th lass he lndw.rmlj ur^ed him to turn ht «. o that a ettled m.jori - i abbeville n.wb.ry l.u.en hi this did no preyen i.lr calhonn from but unlike i mo i c edum on . teotloq without delay to the acquis d hlttt , ube commencement of oppocen was gen burnsldc l.u etelnu every ult aw opcvor.uni.y to op placed a high value upon ewi . classical jonn 1 d i cu ion h broke down the btrrl ircns m c.lboun tucceded by an pote retolutely the wholf rc.trlcdt vs though he wis entirely i " . . tt r r n ttc h ber.uiaion aub l r , 0 f party obstinacy and iriumphwitly overwhelming n.ojn.i.y after hi elec em iu to sustain the ntvy with aeall and lived the greater part ot ln tu , «, »-. • . .. ; . t0 lilc -; 1i : t - n.t c ,.'„,; ui side by the force nd fervor tion to congre he abi oned ibe prac ona of hit earliest tod best spce.ehoe on the frontier eurrounded by danger mittean..ioc..n uho_tt ■ fixed i dumqueot and logical arguments tlce at the bar and h ince doyotod him was delivered in opposition tn the fur lie mad himsell un excellent sng ot hi orotner out ""'. . ,, ulurai , 0 f uofl he atln return seir exclusively lo publjc affair anil g m er , but he ao cr.nduqt.d hhi oppoal'lot lish scholar ondhn eciir.te and awll determination whien ne airong y » c.rollna and completed hi slud riculturo he look hia lost in confess when dlfi.ri.tg iron the majority with ful uvevor which profcloil he pressed at the time that be never eo f d ,„ lttl . ,„ , he iulumn f 1811 at lha commence which he wa proud uto.lly io ci d ,,„„ i lewas the first mem svoubl enter a profession unless he was ch.rle.ton and m howie . ment of ihe first s.s.lon or the 14th con le.vln ordin.ry epics he presented long followeo i , l , , ' cnnvince i that he could use far above , •"«. b , , , r r „ win „ a l , ; ress distinguished as the session which c.b oreiue profound d phwotophj bcr elected o l^.p ms.u'h i.t n-diocri.v with a firm adherence l„y e c r , hou ... he p...ed bis ex declared what it beep jusoy called the usl vinw tppe.ling directly to the n turc from the inter , . . b ta el t oth resolution he lost no time !■> i aht tnsilon for admission to the bar in i second wtr of lnd.pendu.ice voung at ture of man for hit upport that he left lina hi this bony n . '.,'•_ h -„ ropa ratorv mndic d ber , 80 y , n d immedlalely atter he w»i bl reputation had pr.ceeded him j a thorough ennvictfon on the minds of leg'fliture «'«■■•' v " ' 0 "' irs \ h proceeded tn dr wad tcomrn need in hi n..i df.trict lnd he wa pl.c.d cond on ,.,. com 11 h h «. k over..cd solely by h continued a member i..r ilit'ti e,rs t it in , entered in | ucr ilv pr.ilee he ranked from the mlltee of foreign llel.tlons which ws most disint.rl.ied und petrinilc eonsid without lntermi»aion with the e*jcep del . ■'"'-■"• .. - rf , he hsb lnn»ng among.l be fir.t lawyer ol in the exliilnn potture oi our poutic.i er.tlon wuh hie sllgh.et tincture tion r.f a ini;le term until his death i june 180 ). at tni i , in y .^^_ „,.,,„,„. ff.lrs considered the most important in ot factious fe.lings of ihi we cannot n170 he was a zealous whig and inge ol eighteen n ' , ,- |, nell „, wch „ he p-a.se.sed could no ! ibe huu.e luoy hide tu able report | present better illu uatiuii lba.1 by w . _.- ■ i lie onno.cdhavr commenced tin na >,■■■»" •-.