Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-09-27
THE PRESlDENT--HIS TOUR
HIS HEALTH.

absence of four weeks. His tour was
arrested before he had visited half of
the country he originally designed TO
traverse, by a maady which, at one
time assumed a most threatening phase.
AT Harrisburg and Carlisle, Pennsy!va-
MIA, he was attacked by what was con.
sidered the premonilions Of cholera, but
which turned out to be the incipient
stages of a malady which has proved
but too fatal to many of our officers who
most distinguished themselves in the
Florida and Mexican wars. The first
symptoms of the disease were readily
subdued, and the President resumed
his tour; not, however, without serious
misgivings, on the part of many of his
friends. as to his ability to complete ii
as he had purposed on leaving the capi.
tai. The incidents of bis progress ihro
Western Pennsylvania have been al
ready published throughout the coun-
try; suffice it TO say, at this time, that
his reception every where by the people,
was such as might well recompense
him for the perls and hardships he had
undergone in serving his country, and
the violence which he has encountered
from politicians, in his determination
TO devote his administration TO the cause
of peace, progress, and jus,ice--peace,
without the sacrifice of honor; progress
without radicalism; and justice, tenn.
pered by sympathy with the wants and
requirements of The age. E..s.
A, Erie, Pennsylvania, his tour was
brought 10 sudden termination by re-
currence of his attack with distressing
and ominous symptoms. He was strck-
en- down by diarrhoea, accompanied
with raging fever. AT one time his
physicians, for two days, apprehended
fatal termination of his illness. BY
careful tending and skillful treatment he
was at length relieved, but in such a
state of physical exhaustation as to rem.
der great exertion or fatigue of any
kind unsafe. He left Erie as soon as
he was able to travel, direct for the
Falls Of Niagara, not stopping at Buff.
falo, or any other intervening point.
At Niagara he hoped to regain suf
fcient strength TO justify the resump-
ton of his tour; but four hours sojourn
there was sufficient to confirm his med.
cal advisers in the opinion that his dis
ease had been of so serious nature as
to'preclude the idea of recovering physi.
cal vigor in any reasonable length o
time, to go through fatigues and excite
ments such as he had encountered be.
fore his illness, and such as they had
reason to know awaited a further pros
ecution Of his visit. This circumstance
and the reception of dispatches which
made his presence at Washington de.
sirable, induced The President to hasten
his return home, which he did by the
easiest and most expeditions convey
ances.
He reached Washington, as we before
said, on the morning of the slh inst,
greatly reduced in strength and flesh,
but, we are happy to inform our rea-
ders, without disc ase, and where repose
and the influence of domestic life will
soon, we trust, repair his health.
The several attacks which the Presi-
dent encountered may be attributed to
the fatigues of public receptions, and
the excitemenls which are incident upon
a continuous miDgling with large mass
es Of people. 1t was the desire of Gen.
Taylor TO pass through the country
with as little display as possible. 1t
was more his object 10 see his fellow
citizens at their homes, in their shops,
and mines, and manufactures, upon
their farms,eads, and in their cities, than
to be seen by them. His object he &C
complishcd as far as their affectionate
interest would permit him to do. What.
ever of ceremonial attended his recep.
ton any where, was the arrangement
eff others, designed for the most part for
convenience sake. Wherever the PEG.
pie assembled to greet him in thousands
and tens of thousands, it was sponta.
neous homage to one ofthemselves, who
had won their gratitude by services
which added TO the renown of his coun.
try, whilst they secured his own. Such