Quote#Death
John C. Calhoun's last speech had a bitter attack on Mr. Jefferson…
Quote byJohn S. Mosby · 1833–1916
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to Samuel "Sam" Chapman (June 1907).
English (original)
John C. Calhoun's last speech had a bitter attack on Mr. Jefferson for his amendment to the Ordinance of '87 prohibiting slavery in the Northwest Territory. Calhoun was in a dying condition – was too weak to read it. So James M. Mason, a Virginia Senator, read it in the Senate about two weeks before Calhoun's death, March 1850.
— John S. Mosby
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