BY &II H. BITEHLER. VOL. 111-20./ Law & Penalties against Passing SMALL NOTES. ANNEXED will be found the portion of the Act of Assembly of 1850, pro hibiting the circtilation of notes under $5 : Rect. Ig.—That from end after the twenty-first day of August, one thousand eight hundred and fifty, it shall not be lawful for any person or per sons, corporation or hod} , corporate, directly or in directly, to issue, pay out, pass, exchange, put in circulation, tranefior, or cause to be issued, paid out, gassed, exchanged, circulated or transferred, any bank note, note, bill, certificate, or any acknowl. idgment of indebtednou whatsoever, purporting to be a hank note, or of the nature, character or appearance of • bank note, or calculated for circulation as a bank note, issued, or purporting to be lamed by any bank or incorporated cam. puny* or association of pentane, not located in trenntylvania, of a less denomination thait five dollar. ' • every violation of the provisions of this section by any corporation or body corporate, shall subject such corporation or body corporate to the payment of five hundred dollar. ; and any viola tion of the provisions of this section by any pub lic officer holding any office or appointment of honor or profit under the constitution and laws of this State, shall subject such officer to the pay mAnt of one hundred dollars ; and any violation of this section by any other person, not being a public agree, shall subject such person to the payment of twenty-five dollars, one-half of which, in each came above mentioned, shall go to the informer, sal the other half to the county in which the suit is brought, and may be sued for and recovered as debts of like amount are now by law recoverable in say action of debt, in the name of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, as well for the use of the peeper county, as for the person suing. The andersigited,in directing the attention of the reader to the foregoing section of the Act of 1850, would inform him that he will receive the notes thus prohibited, at PAR VALUE, in exchange for goods, at his cheap and oneprice Clothing & Variety Store, in Gettysburg, nearly opp6site the Bank- Persons a/I/thing to get rid of these notes without sacrifice, and who at the same time desire to secure BARGAINS in the way of Ready-made Clothing or any other article in his lineowill do well to give him a call. His stock of SUM MER CLOTH ING is full and complete, embracing some thing to please all fancies, from fine and superfine goods down to the cheapest and Most serviceable wear. It is useless to enumerate the articles or to say more. My ftieutla and customers know my mode of dealing. I have hut the one price and charge one man no more than the other, for the same article. I therefore feel confident that those who are in the habit of making their purchases with me know that they can buy cheaper from me than at any other establishment. 115:7•The subscriber has on hand a good Rockaway Buggy ; also a second-hand without top, which he will dispose of at prima° low as to astonish the purcha ser. Also, a lot of GRASS. MARCUS SAMSON. June sth, 1550. 110) R14..P) tIARBiIMt TILE Subscriber has just received and opened the largest stock of Goods ever belore purchased by him, to enume rate which would tax the patience of the reader too much. I would therefore invite all to call and examine my stock before purchasing elsewhere. I have made iii my selections with groat care, both as it respects quality and style, and price.— They consist in part of Mous d' Laines, Linen Lustres, GINGHAMS of various qualities. Lawns, plaid and plain Juana & Cambric 31UsiinS, Irish Linens, Sitslrthami, Uoulery, Linen Handkerchiefs ; Thresad, Swiss, Cambric an 1 Cotton LACES and EGG• INGS ; Kid, Lisle, Thread and Cotton Uttbr2lo o 41i410 Persons wishing bargains would do well to call, as the motto, o.Quiek Sales and Small Ptofits," will be strictly adhered to. J. L. SC HICK. Gettysburg, April 5. 1850. Fresh Arrival ! GROCERIES, QVEEXS MIRE, Itc. WM. W. lIAAIERSLY AS returned from the City with an juL increased and well selected assort ment of GROCERIES of all kinds, such as Sugars, Coffee, Molasses, Fish, Rice, Spices, Salt, &c., &c., which ho will sell at prices that can't be beat any where.— Also, the fullest and best assortment of QUEENISWARE ever opened in this market, to which he invites the attention of purchasers, as also to the large aseurt ment of Goods of almost infinite variety, with the assurance that they cannot -be beat` either is quality, variety, or cheap ness- tErßemember, the place to secure Bargains is-at HAMERSLY'S, North wen corner of the diamond. Gettyrbutg, April 5, 1850. NW GOODS . .IT THE OLD X nisi' D. GEORGE ARNOLD HAS just , received, and ie now opening, as LARGE A STOCK OF Spring Goods, u has been offered to the public at any time. comprising every variety of Staple met Feney'Artioles. lie deems it ttnnee- MI to name articles, as the assortment is Unt ett4 and will be sold as LOW as any other establishment in the place can sell she same articles. l; "The Ladies' attention is invited to alati variety of FANCY DRESS GOODS. Please call, examine and judp for yourselves. Aped 6. Cutlery. NIVES and Forks, Pin-knives, Rs -NW sors, Scissors, Chisels, Drawing psis*, rad Ates, of all kinds, for sale al 3 10411.1 FA UNESTOCK'S. , THE MOSLEM INVASION. . The shout Of battle, the barbarian yell, the bray Of disonint instruments, the clang of arms, The shriek of agony, the groan of death, In one wild uproar and continual din, Shake the Mill lir. SOUTIIBT SIEGE OF JERUSALEM. FROM IRVING'S "MAIIOMET AND HIS SUCCES SONS." The Moslem invaders reposed for a mouth at Damascus from the toil of con quest, during which time Abu Obeidah sent to the Caliph to know whether he should undertake the siege of Ctesarea or Jerusalem. Ali was with Omar at the time, and advised the instant siege of the latter; for such, ho said, ha& been the in tention of the prophet. The - enterprise a gainst Jerusalem was as a holy war to the Moslems, for they reverenced it as an an cient seat of prophesy and revelation, con nected with the histoilies of Moses, Jesus, and Mahomet, and sanctified by containing the tombs of several of the ancient pro phets. The Caliph adopted the advice of Ali, and ordered Abu Obeidalt to lead his army into Palestine, and lay siege to Jeru salem. On receiving these orders, Abu Obeiduh sent forward Yezed Abu Sofian, with five thousand men, to commence the siege, and for five successive days detached after him considerable seinforcetnents. The people of Jerusalem saw the approach of the por tentous iuvadors, who were spreading such consternation throughout the East, but they made no sally to oppose them, nor sent out any one to parley, but planted en gines on their walls, uud prepared for a vigorous defence. Yezed approached the city, and summoned it by sound of trum pet, propounding the customary terms, profession of the faith or tribute ; both were rejected with disdain. The Mos lems would have made instant assault, but Yezed had no such instructions : lie en camped, therefore, and waited until orders arrived from Abu Obeiduh to attack the city, when he wade the necessary prepar ations. At cockcrow in the morning, the Mos lem host was marshalled, the leaders re peated the matin prayer each at the head 01 his battalion, and all, as if by one con sent, with a !oud voice, gave the verse from the Koran :----"Enter ye, oh, people ! into the holy land a filch Allah bath des tin!ld for you." For ten days they made repeated but unavaii:ng attacks ; on the eleventh day Abu Obeidah brought the whole army to their aid. lie immediately sent a written summons, requiri4 the inhabitants to be lieve in the unity of God, the divine mis sion of Mahomet, the resurrection and the final judgment ; or else to axkoowledge al legiance and pay tribute to ti:e Caliph ; "otherwise," concluded the letter, "1 will bring men against you who love death bet ter than you love wine or swine's flesh ; nor will I leave you, Cod willing, until 1 have destroyed your lighting men, and made slaves of your children." The summons was addressed to the ma gistrates and principal inhabitants of /E -tta, far so Jerusalem was named after the Emperor JElius Adrian , when he rebuilt that city. Sophronius, the Christian patriarch or bishop of Jerusalem, replied that this was the holy city, and the holy land, and who ever entered either for a hostile purpose, was nn offender in the eyes of God. Ile felt some confidence in setting the invaders at defiance, for the walls and towers of the city had been diligently strengthened, and the garrison had been reinforced by fugitives from l'er monk, and from various parts of Syria. The city, too, was strong in its sit nation. being surrounded by deep ravines and a broken country ; and above all there was a pious incentive to courage and per serecanco in defending the sepulchre of Christ. Four wintry months elapsed ; every day there were sharp skirmishingts ; the besiegers were untitled by . sallying par ties, annoyed by the engines on the walls, and harrassed by the inclement weather ; still they carried on the siege with undi minished spirit. At length the Patriarch Sophronius held a parley from the walls with Abu Obeidah. "Do you know," said he, "that this city is holy ; and that whoever offers violence to it draws upon Ins head the vengeance of heaven I" "We know it," replied Abu Obeidah, ' "to be the house of the prophets,, where their bodies lie interred; we know it to be the place whence our prophet blahomet made his nocturnal ascent to heaven ; and we know that we are more worthy of pos sessing it than you are, nor will we raise the siege until Allah, has delivered it into our hands as he has done many other pla ces." Seeing there was'no further hope, the patriarch consented to give up the city, on condition that the Caliph would come in person to take possession and alga the ar ticles of surrender. When this unusual stipulation was made known to the • Caliph, he held a council with his frien Otham'despised the pen. pie of Jerusalem, 'and was, for refusing their terms, but AR epresented the sme lly and importance of, the place in the eyes of the Chrie tians, which might proMpt them to reinforce it, and make a desperate defence if treated with indignity. Besides, he added, the presence of the Caliph would cheer and inspirit the army in their long absence, and after the hardships of a win. try campaign. The wbrds of Ali had their weight with the Caliph ; though certain Arabian writers pretend that ho was chiefly moved by a tradition handed down in Jerusalem from days of yore, which said that a man of his name, religion and personal appearance, should conquer the holy city.. Whatever may have been hi, inducement, the Caliph resolved to receive in person the surrend er of Jerusalem. He accordingly appoint. ed Ali to officiate in his place during his absence from Medina—then, having pray ed at the mosque, and paid a pious visit to the tomb of the prophet, he. set out on his journey. • • GETTYSBURG, PA. FRIDAY EVENING, JULTI9, 1850. The progress of this formidable poten tate, viho already held the destinies of em pires in his grasp, and had the plunder of the Orient at his command. is character istic of the primitive days of Mahom etanism, and reveals in some measures the secret of his success. He travelled on a red or sorrel camel, across which was slung an aired", or wallet, with a huge sack or pocket at each end, some thing like the modern saddle bags. One pocket contained dates and dried fruits, and the other a provision called sawik, which was nothing more than barley, rice, pr wheat, parched or sodden. Before him hung a leathern bottle or sack, for water, and behind him a wooden platter. His companions, without distinction or rank, ate with him out of the same dish; using their fingers according to Oriental usage. He slept at night on a mat spread out un der a tree, or under a common Bedoin tent of hair cloth, and never resumed his march until he had offered up the morning prayer. As he journeyed through Arabia in this simple way, he listened to the complaints of the people, redressed their grievances, and administered justice with sound judg metit-end a rigid hand. Information was brought to htm of an Arab who was mar ried to two sisters, a practice not unusual among Idolaters, but the man was now a Mahometan. Ornar cited the culprit and his two wives into his presence, and tax ed him roundly with his offence ; but he declared his ignorance that it was contra ry to the law of the prophet. "Thou hest I" said Omar, "thou shalt part with one of them instantly, or lose thy head." "Evil was the day that I embraced such a religion," muttered the culprit. "Of what advantage has it been to me 1" "Conic nearer to me," said Omar : and on his approaching, the Caliph bestowed two wholesome blows on his head with his walking staff. "Enemy of God and of thyself," cried he, "let these blows reform thy manners, and teach thee to speak with more rever ence of a religion ordained by Allah, and acknowledged by the best of his crea tures " Ile then ordered the offender to choose between his wives, and finding him at a loss which to prefer, the matter was de termined by lot, and he was dismissed by the Caliph with this parting admonition: "Whoever professes Islam, and after wards renounces it, is punishable with death ; therefore take heed to your faith. And as to your wife's sister, whom ri have put away, if ever I hear that you have meddled with her you shall be ston ed." At another place he beheld a number of men exposed to the burning heat of tht, sun by their Moslem conquerors, as a pun ishment for tailing to pay their tribute.— Finding, on enquiry, that they were en tirely destitute of means, he ordered them to be released; and turning reproachfully , to tneir oppressors, he said, "Compel no ,;ien to more than they can bear; lor I heard the apostle of Cod say, he who af flicts his follow-man in this world, will be punished with the tire of Jehenam." While yet within a days journey of Je rusalem, Abu Obedio came to meet him, and conduct him to the camp. The Ca liph proceeded with due deliberation, nev er forgetting his duties us a priest, and j teacher of Islam. In the morning he said tbe usual prayers, and preached a sermon, in which he spoke of the security of those whom Cod should lead in the right way ; but added. that there was no help for such as Gud should lead into error. A grey-headed Christain priest who sat before him, could not resist the opportunity of criticising the language of the Caliph preacher. "God leads no man into error," said he aloud. Omar deigned no direct reply but, turn ing to those around, "strike off that old nollin's head," said he, he repeats his words." The old man was discreet, and held his peace. There was no arguing against the sword of Islam. On his way to the camp Omar beheld a number of Arabs, who had thrown by the simple garb of their country, and arrayed themselves in the silken spoils of Syria.— He saw the danger of this luxury and ef feminency, and "ordered that they should be dragged with their faces in the dirt, and their silken " garments torn from their basks. When he came in sight of Jerusalem he lifted up his voice and exclaimed, "Allah Achbar ! God is mighty ! God grant us an easy conquest I"khen commanding his tent to be pitched, he dismounted from his camel eel sat down within it on the ground. The Christians thronged to sec the sovereign, of this new and irresistable people, who were overrunning and subdu ing the earth. The Moslems, fearful of an attempt at assassination. would have kept them at a distance, but Omar rebuked their fears. "Nothing will befall us but what God had decreed. Let the faithful trust in him." • • The arrival of the Caliph, was followed by immediate capitulauon. When the deputies from Jerusalem were admitted to parley, they were astonished to find this dreaded.potentate a bald-headed man, simply clad, and seated on the ground in a tent of War-cloth. The &Nolo of surrender were dra wn up in writins by Oular, and served , after wards as a modil for the Moslem leaders, in other continents. The christians were to build no new chwekes in the Surrendered territory. The church doors were to he set Open to ttatiellers, and free ingressper mitted to Mahometans by day and night. , The bells should only toll, and not ring, and no crosses should be erected on the churches, nor publicly in the street. The Christiana should not teach the Koran to their children; nor attempt to make pros. elytes ; nor hinder their kinsfolk from em- bracing Islam. They should not assu me the Moslem dress, either caps, slippers, or turbans, nor part their hair like Moslems, but should always be distinguished by gir- tiles. They should not use the Arabian language in inscriptions on their signets, nor salute after the Moblem manner, nor be called by hfuslom sprnithes. They "FEARLESS AND FREE." should rise on the entrance of a Moslem, and remain standing until) , he should be seated. They should entertain every Moslem traveller three day, rittis. They should sell no wine, bear np.irms, and use no saddle in riding; neith* ' should they have any domestic who tad been in Mos lem service. Such were the degrading conditions im posed upon4he proud city. of Jerusalem, once the glory and terror of the east, by the leader of a hest of .wsedering Arabs. They were the conditions emerally impo sed by the Moslems in tholr fanatical ca- reer of cznquest. Utter seem and abhor rence of their religious adVerearies formed one of the main pillars of their faith. The chrisfians have *teed to surren der on these terms, the dahph gave theith under his own hand, an napalms of pro. tection in their liver and fortunes, the use' of their churches, and the exercise of their religion. Omar entered the once splendid city of, Solomon, On foot, in his simple Arab garb, with his walking staff in his hand, and ac companied by the venerable So_phronius, with whom he talked famillitirlyrbiquiring about the antiquities and public edifices.-- The worthy patriarch treated the conqurer with all outward deference, but. if wamay trust the words of a christian historian, he loathed the dirty Arab in his heart, and was pariicularly'dtsgusted with his garb of .co arse woolen, patchgd with sheep skin. His disgust was almobt irresistable when they entered the Church of the Res urrection, and Sophronius beheld the Ca liph in his filthy attire, seated in the midst of the sacred edifice. "This, of atruth," ex claimed he, "is the abomination of deso lation predicted by Daniel, the prophet, standing in the holy place." - It is added that; to pacify the cleanly scruples of the patriarch, Omar consented to put on clean raiment which he offered him, until his own garments ere wash ed. In instance of the stricrge d faith of Omar is related... occurring on this visit to the Christain temples. While he was standing with the pa triateh,in.the Church of the Resurrection, one of the stated hours fur Moslem worship arrived, and he de manded where he might pray. "Where you are," replied the patriarch. Omar, how ever, refused and went forth. The patri arch conducted him to the Church of Con stantine, and spread his mat for him to pray there; but he idain ; refused. On going forth, he knelt, and prayed on the -flight of steps leading down from the east gate of the Church. This done lie turned to the patriarch, and gave him a generous reason for his conduct. "Had 1 prayed in eidier of the Churches," said he, "the Moslems would have taken posession or it, and consecrated it as a mosque." So scrupulous was he in observing his capitulations respecting the chuchea. that he gave the patriarch a writing, forbidding the Aluslims to pray upon the steps where he had prayed, except one person at a time. The zeal of the faithful, however, outstripped their respect fur his commands, and ono half of the steps and porch was afterwards included in a mosque built over the spot which he had accidently sanctified. The Caliph next sought the spot where the temple of Solomon had stood, where he founded a mosque; which, in after times, being enlarged and. enriched by succeeding Caliphs, became one of the no blest edifices of Islam worship and see oned only to the magnificent mosque of Cordova. The surrender of Jerusalem took place in the seventeenth year of the Hegira, and the six hundred and thirty seventh year of the Christian era. AN INDIAN Senscit.—The Minesota Register contains the following report of a speech made by Nahltakehah, alias Jim Two Bits, a Winnebago Chief, to his people, on the 16th of May last :—"We have come to a poor country. There is no game here but bugs, frogs and mosqui toes. We can no longer live by hunting. I can hear the frogs and mosquitoes a round me now. We must go to work, or we shall starve. We must live as white men do. The women must no longer , do all the work—the men must come out and help their wives and sisters to plant the corn. Another thing I wish you to hear. Our children must all be sent to school. It is a great thing to know how to, read and write well. It is what gives ' the white men such an advantage over us. Take all the children that is old enough to walk, and push them into a school house, where they can learn to be skilful and in dustrious; and more, besides that, they will bring home bread and pork. The pork will afford you something to grease the hands with when they have become sore by hard work." Mr. John Wise ' th&seronant, has near ly completed his large balloon, in which he will be able to carry with him some half dozen persons. He designs making, an ascension (ruin Lancaster early in August. Mr. W. is under an impression that there exists. an upper current of air uniformly from West to Haat, by which &balloonist can safely cross the Adantic. Cromwell infused into his cause the most active and powerfill of all motives, religious zeal. He disguised his real mo tives, which were purely political, and as complished every thing in the name of ligion. ,An alligator, about six„, feet long, watt caught on the night. of Jupe 25 in the streets of New Orleans, tlut street heir% flooded by heayy . rain. Rev. Dr. Judson, the well known Bap► list Missionary in India, is again reported as being in a very feeble state of health mud in a decline. 'Wyatt. the celebrated sculptor, died re cently and very suddenly at Rome. after twenty years' residence there. The worm that never dies,"—the re flection that you have cheated the Printer. "lifiatakeo of a INight, —to get poetic on Gin, mkt take lam? ?oats for watchmen. THE LATE PRESIDENT. - Catakeittie min urs. Prom the New York Tribune, we take the following terse, interesting, and just sketch of the life and character—the no ble trait* and deeds—of the late President, Zachary Taylor: Alter acknowledging the weight of the great calamity, that pa per says : , General Taylor bad endeared himself . to the American people to a degree'which few publio men ever attain. The cause of this lay in the emit goodness of his heart, the exceeding stneenty.of his char acter, in his transparent common sense, so broad end strong as to amount to wisdom. in a firmness thit faced every dater and shunned no responsibility, and into patri otism and sense of honor which threw an almost chivalrous halo over the nerdy ele ments of his nature. Not a statesman by' genius or by habit, he brought to the Pres idency a sound practical judgment which often proved more reliable than the opin ions of those long versed in political affaini. A Southern man and a slaveholder, his mind was above the narrow prejudice, of district- and-class,--and steadily. aimed at the good of the nation as a whole. He felt as the President of the . American peo ple, and instinctively apprehended the des tiny of the Republic. Not endowed with uncommon powers of reflection, he gene ' trated the questions brought-before him as by a spontaneous faculty of insight, and having once made up his mind, did not sr bantlon his determination. Though bred in camps and accustomed to the ranks and distinctions of military life, lie never lost the readiness of his sym pathies, nor experienced a diminution of that gene ine sen timent of democratic "equal: ity which related him -to every eitizen.— He was eminently a man of -the People, and that from the exhaustless promptings of hie own heart. He took them by the hand, be shared in their-joys and-their sor rows, not for-any ulterior- purpose, not as one descending tor the moment from an eminent position, but because he felt him self foreign to no human intefeat or emo tion. A triumphant General, counting a mong•his battles some of the most difficult and successful of military history, elected to the Presidency without effort on his part, tie never forgot that admirable native mo desty which forbade him to exaggerate the valae of his own services and talents, or to claim any, gift or capacity which lie was not fully conscious of possessing. With manners 'of great plainness, iletilitute of polish, he always conveyed the impres sion of a true gentleman. No man ever lived more tree from vanity or littleness of every kind. Ile was constituted liberal, generous, manly, noble, and his life was an illustration of these characteristics.-- Perhaps his military achievements will be longest remembered in history, but his pri vale character has ever seemed to us more remarkable for its loveliness, and his short civic career fur its perfect uprightness, en larged patriotism, and clear native good sense, than his exploits in the field for Any of the qualities, however brilliant, which may be attributed to them. lint in every respect General Taylor was an American. Ile was a son of this Republic ; whatever he was, he was a product of his country and her institutions, and of the names of her great and good men, few will longer be preserved than his. Zachary Taylor, the son of a father bon orahly distinguished in the Revolutionary war, was born in Orange county. Virginia, Nov. 24, 1184. Till thong* of 'twenty one he worked on the farm of his father, but early developed a taste for military life. He was appointed Ist Lieutenant in the Seventh Infantry on May 9d, 1808. In 1810 he married Miss Margaret Smith of Maryland. In 1812 he served as Cap lain under Gen. Harrison. in the Indian war of the Northwest, where. in Septem ber, he gained great' credit for bravery and coolness in defending Fort Harrison against , the savages, and received the rank of Bre vet Major in emilequence. In the course of the war he further distinguished him self. When it ended, being reduced to the rank of Captain on account of the general reduction of the army, lie resigned and went back to his farm. He was reinstated as Major in 1818, and commanded for two years at Green Bay, on Lake Michi gan. Afterwards he served mostly in the South, being scarcely ever absent from me live duty. On April 19;1819, he received the commission of Lieut. Clohinel. Af ter 1828 he was again sent to the North weal, where he remained five yearn. In 1882 he was made Uolooel, end served in the Black Hawk war. Afterwards be was stationed at Prairie du Chien till 1886, when he was ordered to Florida, where, on December 25, !837, he fought the bat tle of Okeelmbee, one of the Most memor able in the annals of Indian hostilities, which virtually put an end to the war ; for this he received the Brevet rank of Briga dier General, He remained in Florida till 1840, when he took command of the first deparlmen4of the Army in the,pouth west, his head-quarters being at FOri Gib son, in Arkansas. In 1845 he was order ed to the Texan frontier, in anticipation of the Mexican war, and at the beginning of August had taken up his position at Cor pus Christi. On March 8, 1845, in compliance with the orders of President Polk, he began to march on the Rio Grande. The events which followed this step are too well known to require recapitulation here.— The battle of Palo Alto was fought May 8, 1846, that of Resaca lie la Palma the next day. Matamoras was taken May 18 ; on the 00th he was made Major General by brevet ; and on June 20th was promoted to full rank. The attack on Moutery be gan September 21, and closed with the', capitulation on the 24th. His great and I final battle of Buena Vista was fought on Feb. 22, 1847. In all these affairs he manifested groat soundness of judgment, readiness of mind, fertility of resources, mastery of the art of war, power of inspi ring hi; subordinates not only with affec tion for his person, hut with confidence in his skill mad lortunes, as well as constant humanity towards the vanquished, and a (rank dignity which won the regard of the hostile people among whom he had to command an invading army, somewhat incongruous in its elements and difficult to be controlled. In November, 1847, Gen. Taylor re turned to the United States. Ile was re ceived with the congratulations and re joicings of the people wherever he appear ed. The year before he had been nomina ted for the Presidency. In June, 1848, he received the nomination of the Whig convention at Philadelphia, and in No vember was elected, receiving 163 electo ral votes to 127 for Gen. Cuss, llewas inaugurated en Mardi 5,1849, and at his death discharged the duties of President one year, four months and four days.— Had he lived to the 24th of next Novem ber he would have been sixty-six years old. In person, Gen. Taylor was, about five ' feet eight inches high, with a slight ten dency to corpulency. His complexion was dark, his forehead high, his features plain, but full of courage, intelligence, be nevolence and good humor. His dress was always simple, and his manners made all who approached him perfectly at home. Mrs. Taylor, the wife of his youth, still lives ; though, from taste, she hne not ap peared in general society since her hus band's elevation to the Presidency. They have had four children, one son and three daughters ; one of the latter married Dr. Wood, of the army, Who has been in at tendance on the President during this last illness ; anether(now also deceased) mar ried Senator Davis, of Mississippi ; and' the third is Mrs. Bliss, who has done the honors of the presidential mansion. The son is still a young man. In this hour of universal sorrow at this frastlues of the whole country and the en tire people, let our prayer be that the pub lic and :pvivate virtues of the man whom all mourn may still- lend their influence to our national councils and Character, and Chet his noble and ifitTfiiiiiiltiess may ne ver want exemplarcin the Republic I • THE. LAST ILLNESS AND DEATH. OF OEN. ,AIo'HAIIY TAYLOR. A correspondent'of the Philadelphia Bal. Latin gives s most interesting and, thrilling description of the illness and death of Pres- Went Taylor, containing, as it does, many facts only slightly alluded to heietorore. LIB LAST ILLNESS. After describing the first attack 'of., 41 1 .1 ease and the subsequent efforts to relieve ;; withilie sending for Dr. Wood and 00.1 Taylor, he says : I By this time, (the morning,of the ,Bth,)l the disease hud made rapid encroachments, on his frame ; but by the united skill of these eminent practitioners, the visible stsge.of the cholera morbus was soon af ter checked. However, fever ensued; att4 from a remittent character, it took.the form of typhoid. Anxiety now began to mani fest itself, not only among the police* ex= sited family, but among dm physicians ' themselves. His chances of life. hung up,l on a thread. Meanwhile there were other, causes, he. sides merely eating and drinkingElhat erated fatally upon his system.,. To:14111 medical attendant,, on the Ildt, „he should not be surprised if Ibis• were to ter minate, in my death. I, did not expect to encounter what has beget me since my,el evation to the presidency., . God knows that I have endeavored to,fulfil what 1 con ceived to be an:honest duty., But I.have beers misconetrued r and my feelings most grossly ontraged.”, 'He alituled, doubtless, to the .slavery.questioa, and the manner in which he had been variously assailed.— ,Evele the sanctity of his sick chamber was invaded by certain Southern altruists, who came to tivern bins that unless he took some neenutary step to protect the South, they toottidaote a• retotation of, censure on his conduct •in Me Galphin business! 1 re peat merely what 1 know to be true. On the sth, Messrs. Stephens and l'oomba waited upon him, as a committee appoint ed by an ultra caucus, to remonstrate upon the same subject ; and according to facts sincerferveloped,4the- interview concluded with a threat similar to the above. It was not natil:after his illness of the fourth, and the conference of the 6th, that the mind of thirPreeident seemed so .sadly oppressed, and. which ailed forth the remarks just given. From this forward his mental Buf ferings were equal to his physical. But to proceed.. Towards the evening of the Bth, the chronic type of dysentery, whieh had.set in, disappeared, and vomit ing ensued. • Dr. Johnson, of Philadelphia, who is eminent in• these branches of treat ment, was telegraphed for, and a reply re ceived from him that he would arrive last evening ; but, alas ! too late to be of ser vice. The condition or the patient was now at its critical point. The sick chamber re stored to solemn silence, .attendants placed on the outside, and none permitted to en ter except the physicians. The family of the President, witlt Col. Bliss, and other relatives of the deceased, occupied a room adjoining, where they remained over whelmed with grief, and refusing even the indulgence of necessary repose. Bulle tins were hourly sent out to inform the masses of the changes observable in the patient ; but these so slightly varied for the better that all hope of his safety was dispelled at II o'clock. From that period until daylight the utmost anxiety prevailed. The ninth dawned, but gloom still sur rounded the executive mansion. Thou. , sands began to flood the avenues leading thither, and throughout the day a messen ger was kept posted at the main door, to answer the interrogatories that were inces santly poured upon him. At ten o'clock, A. M., a report was circulated that the Presiilent hail rallied—at one, P. M., that he was dead. The consternation created by the lather rumor was happily relieved by an official bulletin at half-past three, that the crisis had been putted, and that he was then bey and immediate danger. Bello rang for joy, and even the boys in the street lit bonfiro, and shouted in childish gratulation. Thaistream now to the White TWO DOLLARS 118,*MelRillk NEW SERIES---NO. 181. House was greater than aver, bel,alrout seven in the evening the pall of gloom a gain shrouded all faces, for it was announ ced the illustrious hero was dying. I will not attempt to describe the com motion that ensued. Mrs. Taylor thrice fainted from excess of apprehension, ,and Col. Bliss, who had never shed a tearper haps on the battle plain, wept like a infant. At live—two hours previous—the physi cians refused to administer any more med icine—considering his case hopeless, and in the hands of God. The Heads of De partments, corporate authorities of the city.. diplomatic body, and officers of the army and navy, paid their respects often through the day, and seemed to entertain lively feelings of solicitude for his safety., Ev ery thing that could contribute to the com fort of the sick, thenceforward, was ex tended ; but the sands of life had run out, and his hours were numbered. At nine, the vomitingpartially cried, as all pain had ceased about four in the after noon. But the system had waisted under the shock, and gradually sank beyond re covery•. Green matter was thrown from his stomach at intervals until VO minitteo past ten—that peculiar coloration of bile that indicates the dissolution of patients thus seized. At thirty-five minntss past. ten, his wife and other members of his family, were called to his bedside, to re ceive his last earthly adieu—a farewell that the stoutest could not gaze upon with out a tear. It must be remembered that his was a domestic life ;-and his beloved partner, ignorant as himself of those fash ionable formulas which sunder the Bus band from the wife, felt for the first time tjte loneliness of a bereaved heart, and un derstoml nothing of that rigid discipline that would have dictated to her, "Go and; Weep in solitude—society decrees it."— Her abandonment and grief were, truly. heart-piercing. TIM LAST MOMENTS. At a few minutes past ton, as I have said, it became apparent that the soul of the hero anti conqueror was about taking its rest. The medical yielded to the spir itual agent, whose office it was to prepare for the 'King of Terrors. But there was nothing in the conduct of the sufferer to indicate that he feared the mortal leap. In the secret communion of his heart witlc Heaven, who can say that he died not a: Christian ? After prayer ho seemed re freshed and called for a glass of water.— 'lt wait given him and lie drank sparingly.. He then 'inquired of Dr. Weatherspoon how long he thought he would live, to which the latter replied, "I hope, General, for many years ;" but thinking this a use less deception', he added, "I fear not many hours." '4 know it," was the response ; then, 'idler musings moment, he asked for his family. They'were sent fOr and soon 'entered. The interview wis indiscriba lily affecting—Mrs. Taylor prostrating herself• at the bedside, and her children 'clinging around her with sobs and groans expressive of their agony. The pain which had afflicted the patient in the side Of his chest, ceased ; and attended by oth oreymptoms of ease, it was thought he might endure tip morning. But, he him self knew better, and so declared in a quite 'audible voice. He was asked whether he was comfortable. "Very," he ,replied. "but the storm, in passing, has swept ll way the trunk." Finally he adverted to the subject of his previous broodings—the slavery question—and observed, "I am a . bout to die-1 expect the summons soon —I have endeavored faithfully to discharge all my official duties-1 regret nothing, but am sorry that I am about to leave my • friends." These were his last audible words. lie essayed to speak to his wife a few moments before his demise, but his voice failed him. Dr. Weatherspoon ad. ministered a stimulus, but it was power., less in reviving his functions. The soul of the hero had fled. Congestion of the brain and stoma!' be gan at half-past eight o'clock, so that no earthly power could , stay the fatal mule which has plunged the nation in mourn ing. The unwearied attentions of his me& jest advisers deserve credit, and their skill is unquestionable. It is believed, bowel , . er, that had the mind of the President not been laboring under embarrassment and affliction, proceeding from causes named, the disease could have been checked, and his lite saved. But now that he is gone, it is in vain to speculate. One succeeds him whose sensitiveness is not quite so• keen, because intimate with all the trials of polities, and therefore possessing forti tude sufficient to withstand them. Those surrounding the dyidg President at the moment were his own family. in eluding Col. Bliss, Col. Taylor and fam ily, Jefferson Davis and family, Vico Pres. ident Fillmore, several Senators and Mem-, bers, several members of the diplomatic corps, the Cabinet, Benton, Hale, Wood. Coolidge, mid IVeatherspoon, and a num ber of intimate friends. W ithout the man sion the grounds were litterally covered with an immense tnultitude, who continued, to linger in groups till after millnight. scarce crediting the intelligence, thowek ollically announced. G1)11 Taylor died without a struggle.— It was a kind of sinking into eternity,: with out feeling its pain or experiencing its hot, rocs. When all was over, the chamber: was cleared, until die undertakers bad concluded their duties. The body wow encased in ice, and ordered to remain un til this morning, when it was finally rnbed for the grave, and laid out in State in Out East room. Thus ended the melancholy siege of disease against a strong 'bulwick. of nature. INCIDENTS The chief incidents that transpired dui ring his illneas, are those embodied iiragi 11 4. above. Ile regretted in plain laige and so many words, the monde against him, and thought the part ied to do him justice.' Tim troursiir , by Southern ultraista irritated ' Indil only because they made hip reapoogikk for conduct with which be bad netibliwo do. He deplored the sank irbiliti n ., but did not hesitate to earth* tire, it sectional demagogues. The ani,W IP Cans* assumed by Mews Tooi* * Stephens disebtased him, sad OA "all •
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