John C. Calhoun. 1782-1850

Paul Moon James. 1780-1854.

The scene was more beautiful far to the eye

Than if day in its pride had arrayed it.

The Beacon.

And o'er them the lighthouse looked lovely as hope,—

That star of life's tremulous ocean.

The Beacon.

Charles Miner. 1780-1865.

When I see a merchant over-polite to his customers, begging them to taste a little brandy and throwing half his goods on the counter,—thinks I, that man has an axe to grind.

Who 'll turn Grindstones.[528:3]

The very essence of a free government consists in considering offices as public trusts,[529:1] bestowed for the good of the country, and not for the benefit of an individual or a party.

Speech, Feb. 13, 1835.

A power has risen up in the government greater than the people themselves, consisting of many and various and powerful interests, combined into one mass, and held together by the cohesive power of the vast surplus in the banks.[529:2]

Speech, May 27, 1836.