EULOGY
Oa thf life and Character of
S'ESBJUL ZlCHiRY TAILOR.
Ebensbuko, July 21st J 850.
R. L. Johnston, Esq.
Dear Sir:
The undersigned
having been appointed a committee, to re
quest of you, a copy of your Oration on
the life and services of the late Pesident
Qen. Zachary Taylor, lor the purpose of
publication, trust that you will comply
with their request.
The committee deem it a pleasant duty
to be instrumental m laying belore tne
public, a production of such rare merit on
a eubiect so illustrious.
Your compliance will much oblige your
fellow citizens, and particularly
M. HASSON, ")
JOHN BRAWLEY, yCom.
JOHN FENLON. J
Gentlemen:
The crude and illy prepared
Eulogium of the 20th, owing to want of
time, and other causes, was deemed fitting
for the ears only of indulgent friends, who
Know all the circumstances, and who could
excuse every short coming. I fear your
partiality for the author, has extended to
the production.
Hoping, however, that the "rest of man
kind" will treat it as indulgently, as the
intelligent audience before whom it was
delivered, I cheerfully submit it to your
disposal.
Most Respectfully Yours.
ROBERT L. JOHNSTON.
M. Hasson. John Brawlcy, John Fcnlon,
Eeqrs., Committee.
Ladies Gentlemen:
A second time in the history of our Re
public, we are call upon to mourn the
death of her Chief Magistrate. An event
of 6uch deep solemnity, such painful mag
nitude, calls upon a nation to assume the
habiliments of mourning, and to express
in a suitable and becoming mennera sense
of the great loss she has sustained.
Zachary Taylor was born in Orange
county, Virginia, in the year 1790. The
Old Dominion that gave birth to a Wash
ington, a Henry, a Lee, a Jkfferson, a
Madison, and a Monroe, has added to her
proud list of heroes anci statesmen the
name of Taylor.
At an f arly age he embraced the profes
sion of arms, and in the war of 1812,
when he had only entered his majority,
wc find him doing battle in the service of
his country. Indeed the conduct of Capt.
Taylor, at this period of his life, gave am
ple piomise of the career of glory he has
since run on many an ensanguined battle
field. His defence of Fort Harrison in
1S12 exhibited in the youthful warrior all
the courage, all the prndence, and all the
-rnstarTrueTl Ys,,UhaT TaT ncVtlJe
-mahty fJrmeral irnwnJ l.:
nown on the fields of Mexico, the subal
tern of Fort Harrison, had never been
known to"fame. But when brilliant suc
cesses on the Rio Grande had raised the
question in the mind of the nation. "Who
lsGeu. Taylor?" a retrospective glance in
to the military annals of the country, dis
played the youthful Taylor upon the
ramparts of Fort Harrison; when first
budded forth those groat military qualities,
which blossomed in the swamps of Florida
nnd rendered so rich a harvest in the de
files of Mexico.
Taylor was promoted to the rauk of
Colonel in 1832; and bore a distinguished
in the Black Hawk war which resulted
in the discomfiture and capture of that cel
ebrated Indian chieftain.
We next find the subject of these re
marks engaged in an Indian warfare in
Florida, whither ths U. S. Government
had ordered him, in command ol the A
mcrican forces. More fortunate, if not
more brave, than most of his predecessors
m au Indian warfare, waged on the part
of the enemy with more than the usual
amount of aboriginal subtlety, desperation
and cruelty. Colonel Taylor, on the mem
orable field of Okee Chobee, triumphed
o signally over his savage loe, as to se
cure their unconditional submission, and
restore peace and safety to the Florida
frontier.
But the character of this address will
not permit mc to become circumstantial;
and I hasten to a later and more brilliant
period in the history of the distincished
dead! .
Our difficulties with the Republic of
Mexico," commencing with annexation of
Texas, aggravated by a dispute as to boun
dary, rendered, in the opinion of the con
stituted authorities of the United States,
:n appeal to arms necessary. General
Taylor, (for to this rank he had been pro
moted,) in pursuance of orders, advanced
with the "army of occupation," from Cor
pus Christi, to'tha eastern bank of the Rio
Grande, opposite the JMexicancity ofMat
anioras. Here Colonel Cross was assassinated
here the blood of an American citizen was
thed here the first blow was struck by a
Mexican arm, Here, that strife com
menced, which resulted in two of the most
tplendid campaigns known to the history
of the world; here was struck the first blow
in that war which covered our arms with
unfading renown, which impressed the
character of invincibility upon our soldiers
here commenced the war which termina
ted in the dismemberment of the Mexican
States, and added almost boundless terri
tory, boundless resources, and boundless
wealth to our own happy country.
The main body of the American army
under Taylor had marched to Point Isa
bel and were now on their return to Fort
Brown. The Mexican Comm.ntder deler-
npnvJ t. incr"ept his return. This w;is
was not unexpected by Gen. Taylor, who
wrote to a friend in his characteristic style
"If the enemy meet me, in whatever force
I shall fighi him." The Mexican torce
consisted of 6,000 men, the American of
2,300; they met on the field of Palo Alto.
Here, let us for a moment pause! Let
us revert to the period immedia.ely prece
ding the battle of Palo Alto. An Ameri
can General, as yet unknown to fame, an
American Army, as yet untried in the
midst of an enemy's country, confronted
by nearly three limes their number, the
flower of the Mexican army, commanded
by an experienced General! How dared
we hope for success against such fearful
odds' Oh! what painful suspense was de
picted in every American countenance!
how anxiously palpitated every American
heart! how many prayers ascended from
pure lips and faithful hearts to the God of
Battles, for the safety of our gallant little
army!
But fear soon gave place to joy con
dolence was followed by congratulations:
Taylor had triumphed, signally and glo
riously. He had defeated the arrogant
enemy at Palo Alto; he had routed and
dispersed them at Resaca de la Palma.
Long and loud pealed the shout of joy, as
these glad tidings, borne on the wings of
the wind, greeted the ears of the American
people.
These ever memorable achievements
occurred on the 8th aud 9th days of May,
1810. They followed each other in such
rapid succession that it might almost be
termed the beginning and ending of the
same engagement; or rather, in the terse
language of Gen. Taylor himself, in sneak
ing of the two battles, "the affair of to
day may be regarded as a proper supple
ment to the cannonade of vesterdav." The
shattered remains of the Mexican armv re
crossed the Rio Grande: the American
forces marched in safety and in triumph to
l ort Brown.
These victories, achieved as they were,
under the most unfavorable circumstances,
gave an impetus to the American arms,
and the American name. It was these
victories that lent our forces the charm of
invincibility; and was a prestige of suc
cess in all the subsequent engagements.
It was these victories that gave the army
of General Taylor confidence in his coir
suramate skill, unfaltering courage, and in
domitable energy. In the language of one
of his command, "the standing of 'the ar
my is at its highest, it can now accom
plish anything, and they would all die for
a commander who does not ask them to
go where he is not willing to lead, and in
whose judgment they fully concur."
Within a very few dcys of this battle
our victorious General crossed the Rio
Grande, took the City of Matamoras, and
the stripes and stars are seen to wave fo
the first time on the western bank of the
Del Norte.
follow wc our victorious arm y..ln,AIaft.
the last victory. The Mexicans have im
proved their time; a new army has been
raised; and within the fortified walls of
Monterey are encamped 10,000 stong.
i nus garnsoneu tnus armed and prcpar
cd, they were in a situation to defend them
selves against three times their number.
Taylor's veterans present themselves
six thousand strong the attack is com
racneed; and the result was not long doubt
lui. I he strongest wall the most im
penetrable fortifications were no barrie
to the skill of the General commanding
and the prowess of the army. Monterey fel
and from Bishop's Palace the American
Eagle is seen proudly floating over the
conquered town.
But the tide of things is changed in Mex
ico and in the United States a revolution
had taken place in Mexico a change of
policy at home.
Santa Anna had returned from his ban
ishment at Havana, and assumed the reins
of the Mexican Government. He had in
fused life and vigor into the Mexican coun
sels; and renewed courage into the Mexi
can army. He had, out of his exhaustless
treasury furnished the "sinews of war,"
and revived the drooping spirits of the
Mexican people. He had inspired them
with their wonted enthusiasm; and they
were impatieut to wipe out the recent dis
grace in some well fought field. They
were embodied twenty thousand strong,
the flower of the Mexican army, at Angos
tura in the neighborhood of Buena Vista.
Nearly as great a change had taken
place in the Councils of our own country.
The government had changed its method
of "conquering a peace" with Mexico;
determined to invade her territory, by Vera
Cruz, and make a demonstration on her
capital city. She had entrusted the com
mand of the invading army to Gen. Win
field Scott.
Shortly after the capitulation of Monte
rey Gen. Taylor received a despatch from
General Scott informing him of these facts
and, as Commander-in-chief, addressing
him as follows:
New York, Nov. 25, 1846.
My Dear General: I left Washington
late in the day yesterday, and expect to
embark for New Orleans the 30th inst.
By the 12th of December I may be in that
city, i"i Point Isabel the 17th, and Camar
go, say the 23d in order to be within
easy corresponding distance from you.
It is not probable that I may be able to
visit Monterey, and circumstances may
prevent you coining to mc. I shall much
regret not haAing an eariy opportunity of
felicitating you in person upon your many
brihanl achievements; but we my meet
somewhere in the interior of Mexico.
I am not coming, may dear general, to
supersede yon in thetfitnmediatc command
on the lino of operations rendered illus
tiious by you and your gall.mt army-
- My proposed Micatrc ii difb.Tcut. You'
may imagine fit; and I wish very much
hnt it were prudent, at this distance, to
tell you all that I expect to attempt or hope
to execute. I have been admonished that
despatches have been lost, and I have no
special messenger at hand. Your ima
gination will be aided by the letters of the
secretary cf war, conveyed by Mr. Ar
mislead, Major Graham, ana Mr. M'Lane.
But, my dear general, I shall be obliged
to take from you most of the gallant offi
cers and men (regulars and volunteers)
whom you have so longand sonobly com
manded. I am afraid that I shall, by im
perious necessity the approach of-yellow
ever on tne gun coast reduce you, lor
a time, to stand on the defensive. This
will be infinitely painful to you, and, for
that reason, distressing to me. But I rely
upon your patriotism to submit to the
temporary sacrifice with cheerfulness.
No man can b.'tter afford to do so. Re
cent victories place you on lhat high em-
nence; and I even natter myself that any
benefit that may result to me, personally,
from the unequal division of troops allu
ded to, will lessen the pain of your con.
equent inactivty.
In haste, I remain, my dear general,
1 ours, faithfully,
W INFIELD SCOTT.
Thus the veterans of Palo Alto, Resaca
de la Palma, and 'Monterey were all with
drawn from the Chief under whose com
mand they had marched on from victory
to victory. Taylor's army was thus re
duced to six hundred men and these raw
troops.
This little band was augmented by fresh
volunteers, and Taylor found himself on
the22d day of February A. D. 1847, the
birth day of the illustrious Washington, in
command of four thousand men, posted at
Agua Nueva, not far distant from the com
mand of Santa Anna. General Taylor
never entertained the idea of retreating
from his insolent foe; and indeed retreat
would have certain destruction. Whatev
er of danger there was in maintaining his
position, there was much more in leaving
it. He received from Santa Anna the fol
lowing summons, requiring an uncondi
tional surrender:
"You are surrounded by 20,000 men,
and cannot, in any human probability, a-
void suffering a rout, and being cut to pie
ces whith your troops; but as you de
serve consideration and particular esteem,
I wish to save you from a catastrophe
and for that purpose give you this notice,
in order that you may surrender at dis-
cre tion, under the assurance that you
will be treated with the consideration be-
longingjto the Mexican character, to which
end you will be granted an hours time
to make up your mind, to commence from
the moment when my flag of truce arrives
in your camp.
With this view, 1 assure youoLjOY.
February 22, 1247,
Antonio Lopez de Sant anna
To Gen. Z. Taylor.
Commanding the forces of the U. S.
Head-Quarters Army of Occupation,
JVear Buena Vista, Feb. 22, 1847. 5
Sir: In reply to your note of this date
summoning me to surrender my forces at
discretion, I beg leave to say that I de
ciine acceding to your request
With high respect, I am, sir,
Your obedient servant,
Z. Taylor,
Major-Gen U. S. Army, Commanding
Gen. D. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna,
Commander in-Chief, La Eucantada,
Here -let us again pause and contemplate
the antagonist armiesl "Look upon this
picture and then on this!"
There Marshalled in battle array, are
the myrmidons of Santa Anna, the pride of
the Mexican army, the hope of the Mexi
can nation! full twenty thousand strong!
led on by their old and favorite chieftain;
clad in glittering armour; high in hopes,
confident of success.
Here, "in a solid phalanx, rested the
spartan band of Americans, four thousand
in all, conscious of their own superiority,
confiding in the prudence and heroism of
their leader, and resolved to sustain the
name of their revolutionary fathers. Ev
ery lip is compressed, every brow frowns
defiance, every eye flashes with the bright
fire of patriotism. Calmly they await the
onset of the overwhelming force by which
they are sui rounded.
Again, borne on the wings of the wind,
the heavy tidings of the desperate situa
tion of our army, reached the United
States. The magnetic wires, (always too
willing to hasten bad news,) sent the with
ering intelligence into the bosom of every
family. The most sanguine dared scarce
ly hope for deliverance from the impend
ing calamity. The former successes of
Gen. Taylor had almost passed the bounds
of credibility, but nothing but a miricle
could save him in this extremity. The
heart of the nation sickened in contempla
tion of the inevitable result.
Once more is all expectation baffled.
Once more a general shout of triumph
rings thro' the length and breadth of our
country, Tuylor is victorious Santa
Anna is vanquished! The American ar
my has defeated five times its number;
the last hope of Mexican resistance is
gone.
True it wasja fearful victory. The defiles
of Buena Vista were ensangu ined with A
merican blood; the elite of Taylor's gallant
army had bitten the dust; the Clays, and
Hardens, ?nd Yells, and M'Kees of our
army butchred in cold blood by their
semi-barbarian enemies! But what of that?
The glory of the American arms was sus
tained; the honor of the citizen soldiery
was vindicated; the insolence of the d isl
ardlv foe was chastised!
Such is 3 very brief account of the bat
tles fought under the command of Zachary
Taylor. As this was the closing battle of
this campaign, Taylor was permitted to
return to the United States.
Previous to his return, however, he had
been nominated by mass meetings in dif-
erent parts of the country, held without
distinction of party, for the Presidency.
He, reluctantly permitted his name to be
used in connection with that office. One
of the great political parties of the country
added their nomination, and he thus be
came a candidate for the chief office in the
gift of the people.
He was elected. The people, by their
votes, declared that as, like Washington,
he was "first in war," so, like him, he
should be "first in peace, and first in the
hearts of his countrymen.
His course as Chief Magistrate was dis
tinguished for the simplicity and honesty
of his views; and the firmness with which
he enforced them. While many differed
widely from him in sentiment, few, if any
ever doubted lhe honesty of his intentions.
He had presided over the destinies of the
Republic for the brief space of sixteen
months, when he was called upon to ren
der an account of his stewardship.
He had attended the festivities of the
Great day of our National Independence,
from the labors of which ceremony he re
turned to the white house wearied and de
bilitated. He soon after experienced the
first symptoms of that virulent bilious
disease which, in a very brief space of
lime, removed him from our midst.
A man of a naturally robust and healthy
constitution; possessing the virtue of tem
perance in an eminent degree: a man
whose life had been spent on the tented
field: whose frame never knew disease,
whether in the wilds of our western from-
tier, in the swamps of Florida, or amid
the and sands of Mexico: his sudden
illness and death had the most stunning
and overwhelming effect on the American
people.
The public mind had never contempla
ted, for a moment, a result so disastrous
to the nation. The name of General
Taylor had never been connected with
death, excepting, indeed, the death of his
enemies. It was never imagined that the
stalwart frame that had withstood disease
and death in all the trials and perils of a
soldier's life, would fall a victim to the
King of Terrors, in the midst of peace
and repose.
But death is no respecter of persons.
Nay, he glories in pointing his fatal arrow
at a shining mark. "Kings may conquer
armies, but they cannot conquer death.
He who had vanquished myriads, is him
self vanquished! He who never surren
dered to a mortal foe, surrenders at discre
tion to the summons of the destroying
angel.
, ..., vxj. ,i mi ui hut nruua na
tion whose arms he had covered with
glory; surrounded by his friends, in the
bosom of his family, lay lhe dying hero.
He had fought his last battle; he had per
formed his last official function. The cold
hand of death lay heavy on him. He
knew and felt that he was about to render
up his soul to the God that gave it.
There was no aberration of intellect,
no wandering of the senses: his mind re
mained clear and undisturbed in the midst
of his physical prostratien. He cast his
fading glance far beyond the shores of
time, into the limitless regions of eternity.
There he lay contemplating his awful
change, with as much calmness as he
viewed the raging battle on the field of
Buena Vista. The actions of his life
passed in rapid view before the mental i
vision of the dying patriot. His eye grew!
brighter, his pulse stronger at the contem-j
plation. Then fell from his parched lips
the last words he ever uttered: woids that
could never be spoken by any but a patri
ot and a christian.
"I die I am expecting the summons,
I am ready to meet death, I have al
ways done my duty my only regret is
for the friends I leave behind me."
And now that voice is hushed the si
lence of death reigns in the apartment
hia eye is glazed his pulse is still he
has ceased to breathe he Is dead. The
soul of the just man and pure patriot has
gone to meet iis final reward.
Oh! the vanity of human greatness! The
hero of Pala Alto, Resaca de la Palma,
Monterey and Buena Vista, lies there a
cold and inanimate thing: the Chief Ma
gistrate of the greatest Republic on earth
is a lump of dust; the ruler of twenty
five millions of freemen is a banquet for
the worms of the earth ! -
We have now taken a rapid glance at
a few of the leading incidents in the life
of this distinguished man. We find him
possessed of all those qualities which con
stitute the truly great man. As a military
chieftan his name will descend to posteri
ty with the greatest heroes of ancient or
modern times. It may be presumption to
compare his military career with that of
Napoleon Bonaparte; and yet he had all
the dazzling success of that great general,
without any of his reverses. And if the
field of Pala Alto and Resaca de la Palma
will compare with the greatest of Napo
leon's triumphs: if the battle of Buena
Vista will eclipse them all; there is no
Waterloo in the history of General Tay
lor, no disastrous retreat through an ene
my's country. If his military race was
more brief than that of Napoleon, it was
more glorious. Better, far better for the
Emperor of the French, better for France,
better for mankind, if he had been stricken
down before he had planned the conquest
of Russia, or seen the battle of Mount St.
Jean. The success of Taylor placed hin
at the head of the greatest nation on earth;
the reverses of Nnpolcon sent him to a
desert rock in the ocean, where be died
an outcast and a prisoner.
Hia private character bore a striking
resemblance, in many respects, to Usat of
the Father of his Country. I am not,
however, prepared to call bim a Second
Washington. There is no second Wash
ington; there can be none. And I trust in
Heaven, the day may nerer come when
our country, or any portion of it, shall
require another Washington.
Still in many traits of character, the
hero of the Mexican War, resembled in a
remarkable degree, the patriot of the Rev
olution. In his habits of Temperance he seemed
to have made that great man his model.
Living as he did at a period when, unfor
tunately, dissipation prevailed in high pla
ces, his own life was simple and unos
tentatious as that of a hermit.
His code of morals seemed also to be
modeled after the same great master. At
the time of his highest fame a great laxity
of morals prevailed, both in the Court and
the Camp, yet Taylor continued in their
midst, a pattern for the most rigid moral
ist. In modesty Taylor seems to have cop
ied Washington. In all his distinguished
career there is not one instance oi vain
boasting, or assumed superiority. When
his official despatches stunned the ears of
the nation with unexpected and incredible
triumphs; they contained not one syllable
of self commendation. His correspond
ence with Santa Anna on the eve of the
battle of Buena Vista exhibits this virtue
in a remarkable degree. The summons
of the Mexican General is all bravado
the answer of the American all simplicity.
In firmness in the hour of trial Taylor
was no unworthy imitator of the immor
tal Washington. In all his career, mili
tary aud civil, firmness was one of his
greatest characteristics. 1 his leature in
his character stands forth in the calmness
of council, and in the din of battle. Amid
the thickest of the dreadful carnage on the
bloody field of Buena Vista, mounted on
his noble charger, calm and collected, he
views the opposing armies, in vam uu
his friends warn him tnat he exposes too
rashly, a life whose sacrifice would be the
greatest possible calamity! Too unselfish
to regard his own salety where all were
exposed to dinger and death, he remained
in his perilous position, caimiy issuing
his orders, until the tide of victory was
rolled back upon the Mexicans, and the
stripes and stars of the Union waved glo
riously over the conquered field. Then,
and not sooner, did the rigid countenance
of the veteran relax from its steady gaze
and the heart, too full tor words, found
vent in the tears of ioy that coursed each
other down the weather beaten cheeks of
the gallant old patriot.
Washington was magnanimous so was
fiflmu.nliVvU-j; inrine-he revolution
ary struggle YY ashington unlortunaici
imbibed a prejudice against General
Wayne. Yet he entrusted to him the
expedition against Siony Point which re
sulted in one of the most brilliant achieve
ments of the Revolutionary war. A diffi
culty between Taylor and the gallant and
lamented Worth had prevented the latter
from participating in the glories of Palo
Alto and Resaca de la Palma he had re
joined Taylor's command previous to the
battle of Monterey General Taylor gave
him the post of honor in the attack
Worth covered himself with glory, and
a lasting reconciliation took place between
the two heroes. Gallant chivalrous
Worth! thou too hast fallen before the
arm of the destroyer! A grateful nation
while she remembers Taylor will not
forget his noble companion in arms!
If lhe life of General Taylor resembled
that of the immortal Washington his
death was scarcely less sublime. The
last words of Washington were "I am
not afraid to die" those of Taylor were
"I am ready to meet death." Both
died in the full command of their faculties
and in the bosom of their families.
Of General Taylor it cannot be said
that "he died and made no sign!" Oh!
how consoling as we gather around the
couch of expiring humanity, to hear from
the lips of the dying, evidences of a life
well spent, and hopes of a blissful immor
tality! How sweetly those whispered ac
cents fall upon the attentive ear that give
an assurance of duties performed through
life and hopes beyond the grave. Oh!
what peculiar fitness in the words uttered
by the dying patriot. "I am expecting
the summons 1 am ready to meet death
I have always done my duty."
But the scene has closed! the man of
Buena Vista has passed away!
England, proud of her mighty dead as
well as her living has her Westminister,
where the ashes of the great are inurned
a national mausoleum. There may be
seen a lengthened array of Kings, and
ministers, and heroes, and statesmen, and
poets. The simplicity of our Republican
character, as it authorizes no distinctions
among the living, neither does it permit
them among the dead. The American
patriot who would seek the last resting
place of the illustrious departed of his own
country, must indeed perform a weary
pilgrimage. He must traverse the granite
hills of New England, the fertile valleys
of Pennsylvania, the sandy savannahs of
the South, and the green prairies of the
West. The ashes of Washington were
permitted to remain at his own Mount
Vernon; those of the Adams repose at
Quincy. Jefferson sleeps at Monticello,
and the intrepid Jackson at the liermi
tage. The crave of Harrison is washed
by the Ohio; that of the lamented Taylor
will be laved by the Father of Waters.
Far assunder repose the remains of the
mirhtv denarted. yet a common tame is
'their
America need? no monumental
inscription to remind her of her mighty
dead they are enshrined ia the heartt of
a grateful people, and their name and their
fame, shall be treasured up, and venetated,
and held as a sacred thing; through all
the annals of time nor cease to be re
membered till time itself shall fade away
and mingle with eternity.
As a civilian, Taylor had not yet acqui
red the first rank among the statesmen of
the country. It was the hope and expec
tation of many that he would infuse into
the administration of the general govern
ment much of its pristine purity, The
patriarchs of the country those tried in
the fires of the revolution had left the
scene of action. The purity of the rule
of Washington the simplicity of the
administration of Jefferson had become
antiquated and unfashionable: and it wat
confidently expected that General Taylor
was the man, under Heaven, to restore
the early days of the Republic. But fce
died!
He died at a fearfully interesting period
in our history. Treason in one portion
of the country, and fanaticism in another
hat done their worst to destroy our fair
fabric of Constitutional liberty. Crimi
nation had been followed by recrimina
tion menace had succeeded menace
until the wisest, and most patriotic had1
doubts as to the safety of the Republic.
The eyes of the nation were turned to
President Taylor as the pilot to conduct
the ship of state safely through the break-
ers that surrounded her. At this crisis
the pilot falls at his post of duty the hero
is struck down in his harness, and the
ship of state is committed to new hands.
The mantle of the fallen chief may rest
upon his successor. The dangers that
menace the safety of the nation may pass
away. The death of Taylor may ac
complish all that his life could have done
It has saddened the natfonal heart and
disposed it to kindlier feelings. It ha
awed the voice of treason into silence
and those who would profane the terapltr
of liberty with their unhallowed footsteps
are taught to pause ere they tread upoa
holy ground. Statesmen seem more sol
emnly impressed than ever with the im
portance of the sacred trust committed to
their charge. They seem determined to
to stand by the glorious Union of the
states at all hazards. The example of the
mighty dead, whose remains they haie
just seen
coffined, appeals to their patri
otism; and that appeal is not made ia
vain. They know that with their best
exertions, ?nd the Blessing of the God ot
Nations, the Union of the States will be
preserved inviolate. And they know full
well tli3t whether enjoying the benefits
and blessings of our glorious Republic;
or dragging out a wretched existence
amid its ruins; that there is a time when
they, too, shall be called upon to pass that
"bourne whence no traveller returns;" and
inai mey 100 sijaii De required to give an
account of their stewardship.
In that dread hour, when the things of
this world will be as nothing when time
shall recede and eternity approach they
then can repeat the words of him whose
death we this day commemmorate, and
say, before God, in the words of the la
mented Taylor; "I am prepared to meet
death I have done my duly.''
' be Heat!
Those in want of Cheap Goods
should call at the
nmwm.
HE SUBSCRIBERS, thankful for
past favors, b?g leave to infurra their
friends that they hive fitted up a new
large Store Room where they can nccomo
dale their customers by the hundred, with any
thing- and every thing usually kept in a Coun
try Store, and on terms the most favorable .
They have just received an excellent assort
merit of
SPRING & SUMMER GOODS
Selected with much care, and with & view of
uiting; the tastes of the Frosty Sons of Thun
der" in this particular locality. The ladies
will aUo find thu particular attention has
been paid their wants, and that their great
variety is calculated to suit everybody. Among
their stock may bo found the following:
Bice Black and Brown Cloths, Fancy and Plaia
CASSIMERES, SATINETS of all
prices and desdriptions, DELANES,
CASHMERES, in every varietyjand
color.
MUSLINS, Brown and Bleached,
CALICOES of rare and beautiful
styles.
GLOVES, HOSIERY and LACE
GOODS.
AUq. A very large assortment of
of every variety andoflhevejy best quality.
Together with a splendid lot of
HATS AND CAPS,
QUEENS WARE, HARDWARE,
GROCERIES for family use.
B O OK and STATIONARY,
FISH, SALT, $c t$c.
. In fact, every thing necessary to render their
assortment co nplele.
They would here say that it is their deter
mination to sell goods as cheap if not a little
cheaper than any other establishment in the
place. This will be found to be tbe case by
those who will favor them with a call.
Lumber and all kinds of country produca
taken in exchange for goods. - 1
MURRAY &. ZAHM
Ebcnbu:g, July U, 1850. 5-lf.
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