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who knew him intimately, and it affords a pleasing indica- 

 tion of his domestic character that he lived in great har- 

 mony with an excellent wife. If I am not misinformed, 

 the ballad "John Anderson my jo John" would have 

 described them well. In religion and politics he was pug- 

 nacious and sometimes bitter. He was considered as the 

 leader of the disunion party in South Carolina, and to him 

 was first attributed the sentiment, uttered at a convivial 

 meeting, that it was " high time to calculate the value of 

 the Union." 



Among the early patrons of the " Journal of 

 Science," was Mr. Calhoun, whose feeling with ref- 

 erence to Yale College at that time is expressed in 

 a note to Mr. Silliman. 



FROM HON. JOHN C. CALHOUN. 



WAR DEPARTMENT, March 26, 1818. 



DEAR SIR, I have received the Prospectus which you 

 transmitted to me, and I hope most sincerely that you may 

 meet with ample encouragement. 



The utility of such a work, particularly in this country, 

 must be apparent, and our number, wealth, and intellectual 

 improvement have now attained that point at which there 

 ought to be sufficient patronage. 



You do me justice in supposing that I still retain an 

 affection for the institution with which you are connected. 

 I have every reason to feel the strongest gratitude to Yale 

 College, and shall always rejoice in her prosperity. 

 I remain, with esteem, 



Yours, &c., 



J. C. CALHOUN. 



The principal difficulty in sustaining the Journal 

 is indicated in the following note from Dr. Hare. 



