The New York Herald Newspaper, April 2, 1850, Page 1

NO. ST!T. TELEGRAPHIC, SEEREL-TIRST CONGRUSS. FIRST SESSION. “The Effect in the Renate und Wouse of Bepre- seatatives, of Mr. Cathoun’s Death, “The Eulogics by Meors, Clay, Webster, Batler, Hohnes, Winthrop, and Venable, Be., Be., dice { i ry F t a ! i E ett ag ; : i i ag fe: ani ‘BY MORSE’S MAGNKTIC TELEGRAPE. Wasuincres, Apeil 1. 1850, ‘The reating of the Journal was dispensed with. BULOoT ay MR, sUTLEA, Mr, Botiem rose and said. Mr. Pansspent:—I rise to dicoherge a moerafal daty, end one which involves in it eovxtderations well cal @ulated to arrest the attention of this body. ampownce the death of my late collregae. the toe Jobm Caldwell Calhoun. He divd, at his lodgtags to this city, yesterday morning, at 7 conscious of his epprosebing ood. an: Soetitude end uncommon errenity. monitions of iteapproseb, aad, without doudt, be hed Rot been indiferent to them With bie usual aver. sion to profession, he sald little for wfest oa the world, i ‘eloek =e was He bad many a4- | os on @ strife ber ite bee. Mameptary Cay South Carolina, Mr. ¢ y Mr Calhoun for ome years, had been suffering plaint, and, under Ite effeote, ‘om a long existence: immediate cause of bis death was an affvotion of the heart. A fow hours before he expired, hw b-ooms svasi- ‘bile of his sitcation, and when he eas anarie tospeat, hile eye and look evinced recoguitina aud {atellt, of what was passing. Oow of the lat direvtion gave was to o dutiful son, who had been attenting “him, to put away come maousorip’s which nad been GiMicultirs and Garger His own State was ander the ban, and he was in the national deuate to do Ser jis tier’ under bis constitutional ebitgstions. Of bia life posterity will review. ace #11 do j1etios te term nad expired. be weet tate The deatn of ur Up- retirement by bis own eon-ent. nur. ao full of melanoholy asscctations, wade a varaney in the Stare Department. end it vas by (be comnce consent of ali parties thet Mr Calhi ANI, Thle wae o, trinate of whton mest remarkable events of history — that xed to another by ve- e Dg lontary ctpsent. Mr (ahoun was but the agent te bring sbout thie fraterpal arsooistion; tBis oo: jane pcourred under the sarorion of bis a1 Were Gn exemplificstion of wbat | bave just ead - Mental determination sustained bin, whem all others ¢ bad so long ovoupied. (eat the Jest four years y. and has bean engeged Clecunsioms that bave ceeoly eacited and agitar-d the country, He bas died amonge? them. | nav 4 h Me. Calton until t ‘unto which bie wings could never ov-ry bim agela, — ‘Mr. President, Mr.+ aihoua hee lived te a0 evevtfal speriod of our republic. and he has acted @ ulstin- en) particular asgociatece «| bre I surely do ao: § when I say. that bis ef 0 glorious bistery. Sivow 1s\t uatil thistime, be ‘bas been rerpomsibly convected with the federal go- vernment As representative, senator. cabdiact min- later, and Vice President, ~the greatest events im the political history of uur coua- try, and, I hope I may be permitted to say, that he bes form: rt o atriniog per | ad. 08 © maites of iustion, fram mz Kovwledge, that | bever Hpew @ fairer tJ int he did not qualify bis ‘©§D posttions to sult the temper of the times beap- the propositions of others Ass Senator he ded the respect of the arie-t mem of the budy he wee a member, end | dei od of little oomprom! 7 OV occu; fret reok os © perliaw-e- ouacbhaaete fo ass eon foes Riel ty of purpose, a1 ao e fal Died "he exprewed bis ideas wivh clearness, slum and fcres, and in language that seomrd to be 20d emutieas. Hie thous! Judgment, that bas been awarded to Chathea; and! do the memory of my friend injustice, were I Ret te speak Of Bie life iv the epirit of history. The ‘dignity of bis whole character would rebate auy 01 ef my remarks which trath aed judgment would ‘sanction. Mr. Calhoun was @ native of doath Ce- Tolima, aad was bora in Abbeyville distries, om the 26th of Mareb, 17863 He was of on irish featiy. ‘His father, Patrick Calhoun, was born ta Irviaod. and <atam carly age came to Peoneyivavis, end thence to taey . Hie macorr ead coante- re bis beet language, and tn tiene tere was Se of what te meaut in the term of the sowed Billy geve © Dame to what 1s Lnowu as the Cainoun ovt- Gistriet Phe motoer of my eol- ‘ies Caidqell, borm im haslestom. Vir | i! E : i | i E $4 5F BT li bat Vliet be epobe. Be spose tee t be» C could with jertice apprestate = ° t | it vigtal meg nape of their taulte, but merits of all the public men ot whom | Re wea sivoerely attached to th bout thie to speak of bis domentio rela'tu pacr: ele, and | shell pet mrade it. clus: Mr Butler itte@ the usual resolutions of mourpizg and condolence. EULOGY BY MB, CLAY. Mr. Cray.—Me. President, prompted by my own feclings of profound respect, I wish, on rising to oreos d the resolutions which have jurt been read to 044 to what bas been so well and justly seid by the Hy é E i Fee it id ! i | i i i fj i H i a& ‘i | i 3 i i # i ! i eE Hs & ; t r i : i ig8it i? i | a 3 : 3 i silat B53 1 } é i 3 & t i i i 3 Fs : H | i | ili rf i i A Me. i H i Ly i i FF ily ‘ ry & Hf] i if i i #73 i it f: ; iEESE Het i [i RULOGY BY MR Wuseren, ‘Mr. Ws seven sald—I bope the Senate will iudulge we im adding @ very few words, My apology for this precumption fe, the very long acquaintance that be, wubsleted between Mr. Calhoun and myself. We are Of the same age. | made my first entrance into the loupe cf Representatives in May 1813. | there found Mr. Colboun ; be hed siready been an efficient mom. Der of that body for two or three years. [ found him then ap activeand efficient member of the acrombiy to which be belonged, taking a decided pact, and ex- erolsing @ decided influence in all ite from that dey to the day of bis death. Amidst all the etrifes of party end polities, there has subsisted between us. always and without interruption,» great Gegree of personal kindpess. Differing widely upon weny giest questions belonging to the imstitutions | qud-goverpment of the country, thove differences never Apterrupted our personal and soolal intercourse. I have deem present at most of the distinguished iustanees of ‘the exbibition of bis talents in deveate | have always Deerd bim with plessure, and often with mach {a- struction, ead not upfrequently with the highest de- gree of eémiration. Mr. Calboun was calouisted to bee leader in whatever association ef poliiiosl fiends be was thrown; he was a man of undoubted geatus, end of commanding talent. Ali the couatry adwit that his mind was perceptive and vigorous -it was clear, quick aud strong. Str, the eloquence of Cethoun. of the maouer of the exhivitioas of his sentiments ip public budies, was part of bie iatelivo:aal ainoter—it grew vut of the qualitive of bis minu— es plain strong. cometimes ussurpasced till aye severe rejecting Creament, Rot often seox- ixg jer for idustreation Hie consicted in the plainacee of bis expression, in ti losea~es of nis Aogic. aud in the carnestoess and eueryy of bie ner These are ibe qualities, te appre ete. venerated by us all. No man wae more re rprotiv] to otbers- Bo map couducied with greeter tb greater dignity. | chiox It, be Lect addressed peat » Who did at }@ that we saw defore use Gevater of Rome, Kome survived, Sir, 1 have pot, 4 vate life, b ‘bis appropriate dutive Wan bo wasied less of 1 what Is called reorea- tom, Or empicyed ives of life in apy pursurte mot coppected with the immediste discharge ot bis duty. He seems to have bad mo recression. but the pleasure Of conversation with his frieuds Out «fthe Of Congress. be pele RuWy @ mere ssridaous we ta the din dge pertainicg to sutyeet of the duty befure Bim, or vise he ng Uhose social tuterests in which he so much de Iighted. My Bumorable friend of Keatacky bes spoken ip Just terme cf bis colloquial talenis They oeriaiuty ‘Wore singular and emineut— there was @ charm io bis Couverssiivg. He delighted, eepec: grity, the bight aan ie tee 6 te to whion rerien ° o ate to # : 5 har Proaklont, be had the basis, the indispensable Dawe, o igh charecter. aud that was uuspoiced iu egrity, ii of ue ss preve! fur Chait re Ia nie cag—Ahet we hove been hus contemporaries 2 —tbst we beve been his con! =} that we have seem bim, and beard hia. aod Keown Dim. We ebali delight to speak of him to those who are coming after or, When the time sball come thet ¥ jowivee ebal 6% Ope after anotner, ia suso~seten, Vo CUr graver, We ebail carry #ILD UF e deo reedon of hie geulee and character, his hon aad lategrisy, Die omiabdie deportment in private life, and the purity Of Die exalteo patelotiem Mr. Koos ond Mr. Cismane Oo | eae ‘betef tri- ‘The Vice Fane Gnd Davis, ef Misi im, Dinbinosn, an T then appelated Messrs Mason mt. atenivon, Ledge, of Wiseou- © committee, to supyrio- funeral arrangements; aod the Seunte ed- jowrped, to meet to morrow at twelve, and attend the House of Representatives. BY BAIn's BLECTRO-CHEMICAL TELEORAPE. Waouineron, April 1, 1880. ‘THE PEATH OF SENATOR oun. Mr. Gua.er, Chaplain of the Houre of Representa- tives, delivered @ feeling prayer, having references te the death of Mr. Caiboun. ‘The Journal of Friday was called, when Mr. Vinrom sald, we mey expect. in o little tine, te Tecelve @ meseage from the Senate, anneancing the welanebcly event well hnowm to us ali; and lastead of precerding to the ordinary Gisebarge of businnse, { move te take & recess until we receive the message from the Serate. Agreed to. Nearly all the members went over to the Seuate, and returned am bour afterwards, when the Speaker called the House to order. BULOGIAG OF THE LIFE 4FD CHaRactee OF MR Luous ‘A Weesage wee recived from the Benate, aamoancing | he death of the Hom. Mr Calhoun, when | , Mr. Houmns, (dem..) of Boath Caroline, sald that the duty bed deen impoved on him to mate the melaueboly announcement of the death of the lam-nted otatermen He opeke of tbe bayhood of the deovared. obtch was in pe iti Neber thee thet decteord. be tyoke of eben meomd-r ot the to carry on ecco “aourvs, after the eer, Seoretary of War te iil F Ht} if flee a fit ii af i i i ie ki it | i i F i i § Bi i Hy HI it 1850. —————————— SS MORNING. EDITION----TUESDAY, APRIL 2, Mi . Fone tone spoke frolingly of the great loss <9 wahoo neg sarong (athe second generation of Ameriosn oti: edop oonstitution, cates teas ~ im totelect, and of greater di arty. ased ‘evergy im the forms of discourse. There was a deveted- neve of purpore in ell be eald or did, and 0 dignity aed Geportment whiob will be worthy of imite ‘Let us refieot om the and event a: contentions; and let be od grrat panes ot the South, whether dead or living. as !l Americans, as our coan- men. tr Vawasce, (dom.) of N. Caroline, who was much with Mr Calb. up fo bie lest days, passed » bigh oulngy OD the decea-ed. and epoke of his woergy of mind ersa when snfferivg with bodily aftiiction Never was be witness of snob @ pescefal mind and so much cheerful- bese fp @ sick obamber. ‘The rerolutious were unspimously adopted, and the House adjourned BBW YOK UeGaiLarus. Benute. Avaany, April 1, 1856, THe omNaca Riven ‘The bili for the Improvement of the Seneca Rive: Baldwinsville, came up in committee of the whole apd was made the speolal order for Wednesday. Pariiioss A number of petitions wore presented. among which ‘were five for the cumrcildation of the Roeb-ater and Auburm, an@ Syracuse and Aubura Railroad oom- panes. | ploce ‘the’ bilt Mr. Bancocn, complete the noorporating the New York juvenile Asylu Teintive to the opening uf street Also. favorably the following bill ty Judge im Now Vork city and county. Amwadiag the Gevised statutes relative to the oolisvtioa of demands Qgetpet ships and vessels. Also forthe oonsidurativa of the Sevate, Dill relative tothe usury laws billie: — for u ‘Wertchester, To amend the revived statutes rolati-e to the ascessment and collection of taxes, Referred to Report complete. tr. Mann, favorably, a bill to all ing ip Queens county. to raise ny by tax to reported complete, the bill in favor of W, ‘W Niles (it io smended 0 as to refer the qavstion toe beard of arbitrators, ane it it ts the ad Qgaivet Mr. N., he ia to pay ovste—if ia favor, ne Se en ae of the emigra- tow fund.) bad dretred thet there should be mo limication to 3,000 oo leave it te the arbitrators to assess the e Mr. Caoss moved that the report be amended. 50 0s to require Mr Niles to give bonds for the paymeat of the costs, im case be fatied to sadstantiace tae claim. Mr Cuarrs moved to amend by inserting $13 09) in- stead of $3600 Lest. ‘The report was then agreed to. BiLte RETURSED. A was received from the Goveraor, return- fog the bill to extend the onerter of the Sobol ‘Company, stating that he could net give his eapotion to the same 4 BROOK: YN SCHOOLS. The Assembly amendment to th~ dill relative tothe | ” ‘omeaded sebools im Brooklyn, was ameuued, and as eonourred in, - , ‘The Dill authorising Bufaic to subscribe for Water Stock. Pesce’. ‘The bill In relation te oollectien of taxes om now-redl- sewtes uae. ‘The bill to re submit thelast yeat"s sohoal lew to the people vastaten up. Dar. Branton moved to repeal the law entirely, Lost; Mr. Coon's amendment to resubmit to the poople prevailed. Recess te7 Mat oF Brooniys. Mz, Fuxs beoughs in © bill to iter the eoumis- sloner's map of the eity of Brooklyn. (Referred to Teport complete.) THE PROTECTION OF RMIORANTS. me Prteo emigrants ar a pert of New York. (Referred, te report complete] . : York tax Dill, to be re- inten extra number of the New York volunteers. Re- evmplete Mr. Hed. Auten, to Teport om ferred. iar. Fram, the of artedtotion ss iecatees Settee! ety meee to the Kings delegation to report complete Agreed. rustaue. Mr Pavve called up the fostage Resolutions, passed dy the Senate, and bes were adopted canslaseuy. tained Die motion, etal be wi ing to strike out ell the most Shieeuoneble fratures of tae bill, ead Festriot tt to habitual drumbenvere Mr, Mantis Opposed the motion. and it was lost. GRTERAL TAX BILL. Mr. Waseman moved to refer the general tex bill to © committee of nine—thres from New York, three from Kings, ond three trom other parts of the date. Lost. THR aCHOUL BILLA The Houre went into Committers of the Whole. Mr. . Approp: lates $230,000 to common urebese of oor, of Sacre teres distosery, ove Websters large dietiooa: Re rock istrict mot to cost wore thea rH . Janmain muved todd $1000 ench, for the Now 3 affaio and Genera Veuloal Colleges bereupom, Dr. Jenmain offered om amendment appropriating — to each of the foliowing Colieges —New York Diversity, Geneva College, S¢. Joba's College, Ford- Mote Kenomses moved to inevuie an appropriation for if Kinoerer ww ‘On approp: the Beboo! Jourvel. Lost. on Tumeand Indien sonocols Agreed to br. Dox moved an appropriation of $8 000 to Geneva Mr L. W Burra moved 91500 to Hamilton College. Mr Bow: to Fordham College, and sketoN YT Univesity, Lea. ” Mr McLean moved $1560 to Genesee College. Lort, oes moved te Abe 946,00 “iis Gvenceonevenncioes maovone sieted thet no could The bill was execpt that the Webster Phe sehoo! . Hewes took a tees, She Forrest Case—E: Letter from De. Bich, of tue Aew Yorn Uy inancwuine Om —T attention Fl at if H 2 $ fi f i i y i i i =f F é afl ii HTT ill at } : { HH i peakee, thetown of Flash. | ip | | variong relations im soete'y, the olaim Mir Sree, as tho mioority of the committee, sald be | stnere, the - convioted—a ori: erime everywhere and garded with the deepest abhorrence—the law has de- pounced ite reverest pevaitiar, in these fow simple. but solemp and impressive words: * Every person 2. sball Commit the crime of warder shail suffer tae pualoh- ment of death for the oa: J vie ects of judigui power ry Ca ean be called upon to vxercise; it is @ high exemplary maniiestation of te may | Sere betors us | Brive bim of nfo , Gnd Adrlity, that jury bave promousced par, of awakening one unncessary to @ beart already lacerated, bat to remind you of the irreperabie o done to the vietia him whore voles is now death, ‘Wropge can yh bee ee by the liviag aetine of the law obnewe, tang { THS LAST SCRNE IN THB TRIAL PROFESSOR WEBSTER. THE SUNTENOB OF DEATH PRONOUNCED BY CHIEF JUSTICE SHAW. Strange Developcments Relative te the Murder of Dr. George Parkman, INTERBYTING INCIDENTS, ke., ko, Ke. Teegraphsc over Howse’s and Bain’s Wires. Bosrow, Momday, April 1, 166¢. Professor Webster was brought into court this mora- ing. at eight minutes to pine o’clonk, to receive the He looked gloomy ie the calm. Thecourt roem was Gepeely crowded, as wero all the avenues leading to it At tem minutes past nine the Court came is, in- eluding the Hom Richard Fletcher, whe had met at- utes of silence Mr. Attorney General Clifford narrated the feote of the indictment, trial and Verdict. and moved the Court that the fmal sentence be now prosoun Fore aud was asked by the clerk what he | prison bad to sbow, why sentence of death should not be pro- nounced against him. ‘The priscner bowed and took his seat in allence, ‘THE SENTENCE. Chief Justice Shaw then addressed him tn the fel- lowing words:— Joba W. Webster—In meeting you here for the last bigh and eggravated offence of which you rtand convicted, it te tnporsible, by language, to Give utterance to the deep cousciousnecs of respons | bility, te the keen sense of ssdues: and sympathy. with whieh we spprosob thie evlemn duty, Clreumatances Whiob li who bear may duly appreolst nied may evem bardly fit to allude to in more detetl, re the performance of this duty, om the present ove: most unrpeakably palnfol, At all times ead ux ir olreumstances of your past life, your others, the hopes and expectations you with your present condition, and the ignomiaious deetb whieh awaits you, we are oppressed with gclof and anguish and notblog but © sense of imperative uty, Imposed on vn by the jaw, whose oflcersand minis ters we are, could custain us ia provouncing sucha judgment. Agaivet the erime of wi{ful murder, of which you sta: at which humauity shudders it all forms of soolety, re- The mai e Fa 'ivm of justion of It te ope of the mot scleme teh baeal and the sovereign aatho- rity of * well to ite eterm and infexibie severity ‘es tn ite protentig paternal benignicy. It punishes the guilty with ceverity, in order Baas ti ight to the enjoyment of life, the most precious of all more ficctualiy ewcared. By, it appears you bave been fodioted | by the Grand Jury of this county tor the oriwe of murder, aileging OD the twenty-third of Novem lest, you made an sexault of the person of Dr. George Partmen, }, by acte of violenee, y: with malice aforethoaght. This ie to have been done within au apartment of a procsec 3 dole gee ge 7s ofgenised to cou. it. A Jary, almost of your own choosing. was selected, in the manurr best esicalaced to fasure in- teliig-pee and impartiality, Couasrl were appicted to assist you {o congesting your defence, who have dove all thet Poets. ‘A very ° ily examined. end. efter » laborious trial, of unpre eedented length. conducted, as we hope. with patience jou guilty, To thie verdict, upom @ oarfeful om Of ths whole procesding, | em constrained to ray, in be- half of ti rt. that they o: i «f exoeption. Gality' tiow f Our mewories with the retro- apest, does this slagie word tapoct! Waat’ wiitul, violent, end malicious ne of your erueity—in eheer ‘jastion vo berhed to and Ut, therefore, Jou may at any mowent tatak ur care a bard one and your 00 warnie, coneclenee aud yield to the o'simect duty; mea whive they iactinetively shrink wiih abhorrence from the firrt thought of asrailing tae life of aaother, may they learm to reverence the laws of (od nad tockety, Geaigned to secure protection to their o«n. We forbear, for obvious eousiderations, from adding toch sords of advice as may be sometimes thought ep- prepriare om oncesions like this; it has oply been our cecestons like the present, to address the drgraded. the onteast whose early ie get the vieious, the the abendoned- who have been bicseed with no means of rellglows culture— who have never received the benefits of cultivated society, ner ew) oy: d the ewent home. Te suet am one. & 80 Imoresaive, may God; Dat ins cose ere ail reversed, i 3E i : E i iii: 2 FEE i quis 77 re PPT OF TRE SENTENCE prie Der wan overehalming rank sat. and for a few momenta @ = ee ene = pucmnatten ow TWH reer. hOeretod that the jury, after ont on Oe tnnday wight, at first am twa i of the eruelty of Dr. Webster w told by persons who were then aoq! ‘THE PEFLING IN It fe now ascertained ‘obster take grain of trichpive on the night of his arrest. he ha: bis physician, Dr. Clerk. stake that Mrs Rhoades eed Vr. Cleland have retracted their testimony. This comau- at the result of thie trial; aed @ state of excitement so universal and absorbing was det do far as weoenlesre the verdict, however unexpested, is now considered @ righteous and true one. SINGULAR STATEMENT RELATIVE TO THE MURDEE OF DR. PARKMAN. Ate lete hour last night we received the annexed We give it just as it was re ceived, and, for the present, let it go for witat it fe Boston, April 1, 1850, ‘The rumer thet Dr Webster was discovered over the dead body'of Dr. Parkman bys medical stadeat, Py i very ourlous despateh, The student was returning to the lecture room fee bia over-rhoer, and found the door looked. He them went dowm through the basement into the lower laboratory. and parsed up statra to enter the lecture tvom by Dr. Webster's private door As be got into the upper laboratory, he saw De. time eines he was takem with brain fever. eat ia his raved about the mysterious marder He to Keep such an osth as ‘The reeult was that be who came to Boston and informed the govermarat bet it was too late to use the evidence. SECOND DxsraToR. The name of the medical student ts Hodges. He be er, aod is the vou of a minister. Da end trial, he has been in Maine, VISIT OF Di. WEBSTRR'S FAMILY. Dr, Webster's family visited him, thts aftaraona, and were left fow moments ia bis cull. Theinterview was The proocedings im the jury room Dave been as fuliows: They entered uoou the cond eration of the case, by iuguiriug intu thy questions te be determined. end errang'og them ia their proper hey thea bellotes cu the qurstio: the remaius bed been identitied ars my oft slaugbter. and the vote was cleve: hier The jury uve profound et/-pee, aad sf the ex yeeeed piretiva ef thet t toe Bas $F £ c | HI if i: Gj hi z _& it ! ] i f ss i ei i | a i 3 “8 F £ 3 i] E 4 53 5 | i H i? if A i 4 i #f i f ; ° i i j i i i i ie a] ie li 4 sis Na reort i H Hy if z ? j { i { i gf i 7 2 ) ii i i i : 2 Pe i z é i om Dowrd Che lm out caoring (he D Jobnenn bas bees ordered te Ivante te piece ot Livut James B. ched at is owe reqnest. i i fer AH rf ae