Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-12-14
GEN. TAYLOR'S RECEPTION.

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did scene al New OIlears. in the Mobile Tribune
and Charleston Mercury. A correspondent OF
the latter paper, wiring al P. NJ. 90 the Sd Inst,
says:
1.-THE sun rose mos, brilliantly this morning,
after three days Of clouds and rain, which nave
lett The streets, however, muddy and disagreaoie
for pedestrians. The procession, which has j1s'
passed up Royal-sree,, is now stopping al inc 81
Charles Hoiei, wheIr Jhe General siands IN inc
colorado, viewineS immense crowd, E39 are
neral, on his weylf6b The Levce vas nieG
on his famous charger old Whitley a Fy!9Sssd
The bluff honcsl and old armer.like person be mas
been PANIED The ceremony will mol DC over Tor
some houls yet, and at O'clock there is 10 DC
grand banQue:-a er which old Rough aod hea-
dy is expected 10 attend all the principal ihcaIes.
AS his stay in The city vii! be short, his admirers
seem determined 10 compress all The hospitality
| they possibly can INFO brief day."
Gen. Taylor was expected 10 leave ior his plan
tation on Sunday, The 9Th inst.
The procession was immense, the old General
aud stan riding on horseback. The n. Orleans
Mercury says:
The Mary King,and LETT The WHAT al ha!t
past uiEe, with The committee OF arrangements
| and Lehman's brass band, and proceeded down
the river TO The Barracks.
Gen. Taylor received hts visitors al Inc coor
of his temporary dwelling, aud there was an ex-
preston Of kindly feeling bcaming in his lace
and warmth in the pressure OF his hand, as ne
saluied each person that passed, which told mar
the old mans heart is as kind as II Is o!ave-
He conversed freely with the memoirs oi INC
commee on various ma'ieTs-suSar pidIhhg,
and agricultural Affairs stated his desire 10 leave
The city on Sunday morning, so as TO arrive az
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staying there Tor a lew hours.
When General TAYLOR was received on board,
the band commenced playing Hail 10 the Chiei'
and The shores OF The Mississippi echoed me
cheer which peaed from enthusiastic Thousands.
II was grand and glorious sight, The bioaG TO,
som oflhe Mississippi, when the Mary h'ngs aEu
J left The wharf.
steamer alpr steamer came down the river
with bands OF music On board and steamers on
The breeze. Ard II would he impossible 10 ce-
scribe the enthusiasm with which he was cheeieo
AS each boat rounded 10 Join in the aquatic pro-
cession. The Mary Kingsiand passed up The IL
yer as far as Lafayette, with The ship America
towel Immediately after her, and long line VI
Steamboats, dashing On behind.
Gen. TAYLOR leant on The arm oil Af. PeiefS
and received, with cap in hand The coDsTan
tons OF the people on shore. When the MaI
| Kinasand neaTed The wharf, the sight which pre-
senled itsef was imposing in the highest degtee.
The slree's were dark with the accumulated mass
OF heads and the ships decks, house tops ana
every spot where & man could stand, was occu-
pied The music burst iorh IN Tho Land VI
Inc Free and The Home OF the Brave" The can
non Ioared a welcome, and the streameTs win
which all the vessels were decorated appeared 10
wave in triumph The eXcIlemen, OF the pcope
was almost maidening as he landed, anc Pea al.
ter peal OF applause greeted The return o! The CID
Hero.
We regret that Saturdays paper did not con
tain, as we intended. The notice from The Un!cn,
representing Mr. Walker the Secretary OF Tho
Treasury, as having recovered from his severe
auack-lhe necessary consequence of his violent
mental labor and over-worked BRAIN aclins
on dininulive Lame. 1t appears below. We
have read with The deepest Interest and plea
sure his great and powerful Report Ii drives
the las! nail in the coffin Of protection. -
We shall publish very seen this mastery stale
paper. the conclusion of which is noble spe"l-
men OF true coquencc. Some may ask how the
dry subject Of finance can evoke any thing like
eooueuce? In reply, we would ask, what nober
theme for eoquence Than the blessings Of Free
Trade.
vance to reiu;c the many "fa'se statements" in
which this report, they contend, abounds-bu, the
result will be like their prediction OF The ''runous
Tariff" which Time has utterly talsiied.
Ia reading this powerful paper, VIC were re-
minded OF some OF The lines Of Golism,hs beau
liiul description OF The village schoolmasIer
"The village all declared how much he knew;
II was certain he could nrite, and CIPHER too;
And still they caL-d, aud SIN the wonder grew,
That small head could carry ell he Enfe.'
Applicable as me above may te, the Two con-
GLIDING lines do mol al all apply:
"But past il all his fame-the very spot
Where many time he liiumphed, Is forget
So far from ii, Robert j. Walker has stamped
his name nde!ibly upon he records and fame OF
his counlry-and The friends OF free trade through
Out the world will honor his noble and triumph
art efors:
Mr.. Walker the Secretary Of the Treasury,
had scarcely sent in his admirable report Of this
day to Congress, (says Thursday nights Union),
and returned from the Capitol 10 the Treasury
Depa tmenl, a little after O'clock, before he ex-
hibi,ed, in the Office OF Mr. Auditor Collins, the
signs OF The greatest exhaustion. He was upon
The point of swoonng, and in the ACT Of falling.
when Dr. Collins caught him in his arms, and
conducted him to chair. Many Of Mr.. VS.
friends rushed in 10 his relief, and physicians
were sen; for and The necessary measures were
useo 10 restore him. flc lost his consciousness
for a SECOND only, and in The course ct hal! an
hour, he was sufficiently restored TO be conveyed
home in a carriage. The news, with exasgera-
! ted statements OF D., soon spread over the CITY,
creating more than necessary alarm. We are
happy 10 learn upon inquiry this evening, hat
he is much better, and out OF all danger. We
have il in our power 10 STATE that, by the aid OF
proper applications he is :oing well, and will
doubtless soon recover from the exhaustion con-
seauent on his ovef-exertioD.
Ii is NOT astonishing that The Secretary should
thus have been attacked. His family and several
OF his friends have predicted such result. The
noble renou which Mr. Walker sent in to-day
the greatest prediction Of his luminous and v2o-
rous pen-one ol tn, ables reports which has
ever emanaled from that arduous AID important
departmental splendid monument, in word OF
his labors in the cause Of Tree trade and OF The
management OF out fiGances-has required The
most aboriuns researches and C Instant occupa-
ton for more than six weeks 10 bring 10 Its matu-
rily. He has not dined wi his family more than
tour or five times in month"; nor retired 10 his
pillow before 3 OF 4 o'clock in The morning. His
assstants-and he had viai!cn and faithful ones,
almost constantly with Eim-were astcnished az
his capacity for enduring labor. lie first poured
our the vast reflections Of his mind in The ear Of
shorthand writer, who committed mem 10 pa
per. The next process was 10 cohdsnse his
com position, to arrange it in the proper order,
aud to introduce in their proper places The
references and the valuable tables OF Statistics
which he drew from the Treasury archives. His
beal,n began 10 fail him, but not his energies
lie still worked with that indomiiable spirit Of
which few men are capable. The night before
last he was up nearly till day5reak. Last nigt
ne sat up until 4 o'clock, and at o'clock his
morning he rose to give the last finishing stroke
10 his lators. He was very near becoming
martyr 10 his public duties; and within an hour
after he had sent i, in to Congress. his sirength
became 50 exhausted, that, as we have said, he
was about 10 swoon away. Let us repea, in The
ears Of our young counrymen, that, iiihey wish
TO Distinguish lhemselves-it they wou1 serve
their country, or build Up their own reputation,
they must adopt enthusiasm as their word. With.
out il. Robert J. Walker would never have &C.