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te-- - 1e,teA journal, Jnnk III
DEATH on HUGH S. LEoARE.
- 'ns midst 81 festivities, while lie eeIls wzfe
Il1s'ng NE guns were 6fing. the flass were asv-
lAss ana me pedrlf were expressing their ioy
ana gratitude ~ ,heltelebrauon Of al 4 10 ccs,-
menofaie one of the modest deeds recorded ii
ne historic annals-Ehile The President ofih.
onitsd States and Distinguished men from III
paris o. ne country we're our guests-.and every
e9anlenanee seemed radiant with smiles, aeko.
.ns iofsrilniness OF care and Indulgence il isy.
faf sniicipAlions- lKort. o. nrsrv
n'sAg sand has given ps inournful and in.
Psessiss illosIFaIjsn Of he sublime iraih lhat
ne midst u ne irs ara in dsaik.n Hueas s. Ii.
GAZE, Of South Carolina, The enieeni scho.br:
The poet, he orator. he accomplished ssaiesmsh,
is no more,
Mr.. Legare died this morning. 4. half nast ~.
O'Clock, a the mansion III Geore. .rjetnor. IN
Park street He had complained Of iadisposi-
lion soon after his arrival in the eily. and vas
70 consequence unable 70 participate in ihe.ctle-
oration pf The Seventeenth Of June The irante-
aiate eause ofhis death Is said 10 have been En-
nammafion Of the bowels He was attended By
~. BigfloW, audit is unnecessary 70 add every
thing whieh'care, attention, kiEdness s0d neii-
cal skin could accomplish, was done 10 alleviate
his suaerings andEpreservs his life
Me-. Legare held the high Office Of Attorney
General Of the UpiIed SIales ,selirrr, has also
Ys4seAsed1ne duties o. Secretary Of slnle. He
has been taken away ID the very prime or lie,
IN the midst Of career already signaiiy briians,
AID promising to be 10 The highest degree honor
able 10 himself, and Serviceable 10 his country
and mankind. His death will be universallyEe-
gaTded as national calamity, and mustbe eve
ry where regretted; for be enjoyed ia remstlf-
able degree the respect and esteem OF all hissiel-
low citizens, without regard to section or party.
in every portion Of the Union.
THE LAST HoURs OF MR.. LEGARE.
The Boston Dails Advertiser Of Wednesday
gives the following interesting particulars Of he
illness and closing scenes Of the life Of tbs late
Attorney Generalh Il
MI. LEeARE, Attorney General Of the Uailed
States and Secretary of Stale aa iatsrins, who
died yesterday morning at half past. olcleck,
arrived il Boston eafly on Friday Last, some
what indsposed. but very slightly SO, in conse-
auence Of The fatigues of a hurried Journey Iom
Washington. Eyen in the lauer part Of The
evening Of that day, afler having attended The
Mayors dinner, where be almostwholy abstain
ed from food, he complained Of lille Ncopre-
nience, and thought nights rest would quite
restore him. ButabouI one O'Clock on Saturday
morning he was seized with symptoms Of o.
sttuclion Of the bowels, to some degree Of which
6ah aI rlx Eoan Icnh nd 4 -
three last attacks had been Of increasing severi-
~. Or. Thomas, an eminent physician from
Washington, who was with the Presidents PAR
ty, and lo most Of whom be is, when athome,
the regular family physician, was Immediately
called, and Instantly present, being lodged in the
fremont House, whefe Mr.. LEGlRE thea was
During Saturday mo anxiety whatever was fell
about the case. On Sunday morning early, tho
still no IappreheDsoDS were entertained DR.
Thomas desired that Dr.. BigeloR might be call
ed in. DR.. Bigelow agreed with Dr. Thomas in
his views of the case. lie saw Mr. LEGAaE Sc
vefal times during the day, and in the latter
part OF the afternoon, accompanied him 10 a
carriage TO the house of MIR. LEeGRK's FREUD,
Mr.. Ticknor, in Park street, as to a situation
more quiet, comfortable, and airy. DIT. THOMAS
and Or. Bigelow were both with their. palient
I'LL late In that evening, (Sunday,) and again
SNttJ htAh thNihAhbr dklCElUk tullttiN IN the
course to be pursued. Mr.. LzGGRE passed
more comfortable night than the one preceding !;
but ia the forenoon Of Monday graYeFSymploms
made their appearance. DR. Bigelow, there
fore, desired the attendance Of DR.. J c. Waffen,
DR.. Thomas being absent al Lowell with the
Presidential party. These two eminent physi.
clans wefe with Mr. Eegare until late al night,
and DR., Bigelow vas with him constantly lkro,
the whole night, and untl afler his death early
on Tuesday morning. Bot at no rime during
the sevenly-eight hours Of its continuance did
the disease seemdn The slightest degree to yield,
though vatious and unremilltg efforts we're
made 10 arrest it during its whole progress.
Mr.. LEGARE suffered occasionally severe pain
in the early Stages Of his complaint, bat foithe
last ihiriy-Six hours, though frequently ncom-
moded, be could hardly be said to suffer more
than once or twice, and then only for few in
stants. Through the last night. and through
even his last moments, he was easy and tan
gull :$and from FIRST 10 last his mind was clear,
hrH, aud perfectly composed. Knowing his
constitutional tendencies, he -apprehended the
termination Of his disease from very early Pc
Rod, and made every needful disposition touch
ing his affairs, private and public, in case his
anucipauons should be realized He desired,
on Monday, that the unopened dispatches re-
ceived by him from England the day before
should be delivered 10 the President OF the Uni
ted States, together with eli papers under his
control belonging 10 the Government, except
such as are in those Departments al Washing
ton Of whichfhe was the head. This was done
soon after The President returned from Lowell.
The President himself III, and in bed, received
them with great sensibiliy. and seemed d5iie
unable 10 reconcile himself 10 the idea thai he
and the nation we're about TO sustain SO great a
loss, Of which this was TO him The first distinct
warning. In all other points, both amidst his
snferings and during The exhaustion that follow
ed Them, Mr.. LEGARE was equally tranquil y cd
collected, showing at each moment the Affection
ate spirit aud the vigorous POWERS which, Have
from yonlh upward marked his manly aDdino-
bic characters tie more than once thanked God
that, having LEFT Washington with great reluc-
lance, he was dying in the mere performance Of
his public duties; but he evidently felt 40 re-
gfeIs, except when speaking Of much loved
sister The only remaining member OF his imme-
date family-lO whom he had always been most
;enderiy attached. His last Words few mo
menls before his death, aud after his exlesnal
senses had partly failed-vere. Of her. But SO
tranquil was the closing scene thai the friend 10
whose arms he rested was not conscious that bis
spirit had passed rniil the aiieGdAn; physician
made il known 10 him.
CAUsE or Ma LEeARE,s Darn We un,ler-