Calhoun. I wish their choice had fallen on some abler and less busy member of the Virginia delegation. for Virginias estimate of the noble South Carolinian deserves a better tribute than I am able to pay In the limited time I have had for preparation. as well as the time that due regard for the proprieties of the situation warrant me in using on this occasion. - In Virginia we regard John C. Calhoun as a grand son of the Old Commonwealthfor his father. of revolutionary fame and achievement. emigrated from Ireland before the revolutionary war. and settled in what is now Wythe County. Va.. where he married a lady of the name of Caldwell. the mother of John C. Calhoun. and whose family also came from Ireland.
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