His eyes were fixed on Calhoun's frowning face.

"There will be events!" said he at length, grinning.
"I have not yet accepted," said Calhoun.

"If I do, it will be to bring Texas and Oregon into this Union, one slave, the other free, but both vast and of a mighty future for us.

That done, I resign at once." "Will you accept ?" Calhoun's answer was first to pick up a paper from his desk.

"See, here is the despatch Mr.Pakenham brought from Lord Aberdeen of the British ministry to Mr.Upshur just two days before his death.