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"Calhoun's Landing," as the principal plantation was called, became an important shipping point on the Red River. Calhoun purchased the ''Red River Democrat'' newspaper and renamed it the ''National Democrat.'' The publication was strongly supportive of the 1860 Democratic presidential nominee  U.S. Senator [[Stephen A. Douglas]] of [[Illinois]].<ref name=lahist/> Douglas, however, was soundly trounced nationally by the [[Republican Party|Republican]] choice, [[Abraham Lincoln]], also of Illinois. Louisiana voted for the outgoing [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] John C. Breckinridge of [[Kentucky]], running as the breakaway "Southern Democratic" candidate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/5440|title=The Election of 1860: Results by States|publisher=learnnc.org|accessdate=December 23, 2010; material no longer accessible}}</ref>​

"Calhoun's Landing," as the principal plantation was called, became an important shipping point on the Red River. Calhoun purchased the ''Red River Democrat'' newspaper and renamed it the ''National Democrat.'' The publication was strongly supportive of the 1860 Democratic presidential nominee  U.S. Senator [[Stephen A. Douglas]] of [[Illinois]].<ref name=lahist/> Douglas, however, was soundly trounced nationally by the [[Republican Party|Republican]] choice, [[Abraham Lincoln]], also of Illinois. Louisiana voted for the outgoing [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] John C. Breckinridge of [[Kentucky]], running as the breakaway "Southern Democratic" candidate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/5440|title=The Election of 1860: Results by States|publisher=learnnc.org|accessdate=December 23, 2010; material no longer accessible}}</ref>​

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In 1869, four years after the ending of the [[American Civil War]], Calhoun died while in [[Paris]], [[France]]. Mrs. Calhoun died some two years later on June 11, 1871. Their son, Willie Calhoun, became like his maternal grandfather, a state senator who worked to establish Grant Parish separate from the more populous Rapides Parish to the south.<ref name=lahist/><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'', in its article on Calhoun, uses as sources the ''Red River Republican'', ''Red River Democrat,'' and ''The Times Shreveport Time,''  Rapides and Grant parish courthouse records; United States Census reports, and Mary Fletcher Harrison and Lavina McGuire McNeely, ''Grant Parish, Louisiana, A History'' (1969).</ref>​

In 1869, four years after the ending of the [[American Civil War]], Calhoun died while in [[Paris]], [[France]]. Mrs. Calhoun died some two years later on June 11, 1871. Their son, Willie Calhoun, became like his maternal grandfather, a state senator who worked to establish Grant Parish separate from the more populous Rapides Parish to the south.<ref name=lahist/><ref>In its article on Calhoun, ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' uses as sources the ''Red River Republican'', ''Red River Democrat,'' and ''The Shreveport Times,''  Rapides and Grant parish courthouse records; United States Census reports, and Mary Fletcher Harrison and Lavina McGuire McNeely, ''Grant Parish, Louisiana, A History'' (1969).</ref>​

===Calhoun and Simon Legree===

===Calhoun and Simon Legree===