Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-06-30
DEATH OF HON. II. S. LEGARE

OEh II UT I1OlNs LLOAKE
II gives us great pain to announce the death
Of Mr. Legare, Attorney General of the Unsd
States, and Secretary of State ad interim WIN
died yesterday morning, June 90, at half nae,
five O'Clock. He arrived in Boston early on
Friday last, somewhat indisposed, but veyv
slightly so, in consequence Of the fatigues nj
hurried Journey from Washington. Even IL
the latter part of the evening of that day. aGsr
having attended the Mayors Dinner. wbe,a
he almost wholly abstaned from food. he CON-
planned Of little inconvenience, and thought a
nights rest would quite restore him. But abou,
one O'Clock, on Saturday morning he was se1'
ed with symptoms OF obstruction Of the bowels
to some degree of which he had formerly been
subject, and of which the three last attacks hal
been Of increasing severity. DR.. Thomas m
eminent physician from Washington, who was
with the Presidents party, and to most Of
whom he is, when at home, the regular family
physician, was Immediately called and ns,an,y
present.; being lodged in the fremont House
where MI Legare then was. During Sa,ur.
day, no anxiety whatever was felt about Tho
case. On Sunday morning early, though still
no apprehensions were entertained, DR.. Thorn
as desired that DR.. Bigelow might be called in.
DR.. Bigelow agreed with DR.. Thomas in bis
views of the case. He saw Mr. Legare several
times during the day; and in the latter par, of
D TIC dlitIuoOug HfCOnpdilitu UlUl IN n caTTlape
10 the house of Mr. Legare's friend Mr. Tick.
nor, in Park street, as TO n situation more oui-
ct, comfortable and airy. DR.. Thomas and DR..
Bigelow were both with their patient till late
in that evening, Sunday and again early the
next morning;-0greeing entirely in the course
to be pursued. Mr. Legare passed a more
comfortable night than the one preceding; bat
in the forenoon Of Monday, graver symptoms
made their appearance. DR.. Bgelow, there
/ fore, desired the attendance Of DR.. J. c. War
rem, DR.. Thomas being absent at Lowell with
the Presidential party. These two eminent
! physicians were with Mr. Legare until late at
night, and DR.. Bigelow was with him constant
( ly, through the whole night, and until after his
death early on Tuesday morning. But at no
time, during The sevenry-eight hours Of It's con-
tinuance, did the disease seem in The slightest
degree 10 yield; though various and unremit-
ting Efforts were made to arrest it during its
whole grogress.
Nj Legare suffered occasionally severe pain
in the early stages of his complaint, but for the
last thirty-sx hours, though frequently Incom-
NODDED, he could hardly be said To suffer more
than once or twice, and then only for few in
siants. Through the last night, and through
even his last moments, he was easy and tran
quill; and from first to last, his mind was clear,
firm, and perfectly composed. Knowing his
constitutional tendencies, he unprecedented the
/ termination of his disease from a very early De-
Rod; and made every needful disposition touch
ing his affairs, private and public, in case his
anIiripaiions should be realized He desired.
on Monday, that the unopened dispatches re-
ceived by him, from England, the day before,
should be delivered TO the President of the U.
States, together with all papers under his con-
troll belonging to the Government, except such
as are in those Departments at Washington,
Of which he was the head. This was done
soon after the President returned from Lowell.
The President himself i'll, and in bed, received
them with great sensibilitv, and seemed quite
unable TO reconcile himself TO the idea, that he
and the nation were about 10 sustain so great
a loss; OF which this was TO him the first dis
tinct warning. In all other points, both a.
midst his suferings, and during the exhaustion
that followed ihem,-Mr Leeare was equally
tranquil and collected; showing at each mo-
men; the alicctionate spirit and the vigorous
powers which have, from youth upward, mark
ed his manly and noble character. He more
than once thanked God, that, having left Wash
ington with great reluctance, he was dying in
the mere performance Of his public duties; but
he evidently felt no regrets, except when speak
ing of a much loved sister, the only remaining
member of his immediate family, to whom no
had always been most tendeTly attached. His
last words,-a few moments before his dealh,
and after his external senses had partly luled,-
were of her. But so tranquil was the closing
scene, that the friend in whose arms he rested,
was not Conscious that his spirit had passed,
>, until the attendant physician made it known
to him.-Bosion Daily .ddr. June 81.