The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-07-17
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On "Wednesday, the loil,inst. Hon. MIL.
atARD FILLMonE, then Vice President, an
nonnced to Congress tho death of the Presi-
sdenti and that he would be ready at l2
O'Clock TO take the oath Of Office in the
4 Hall Of the House Of Representatives in the
presence of both Houses, and be installed
las President. Accordingly at IL o'clock.
3'the Senate entere the Hall of the. IIopss.
3of Representatives, the Speaker and Mem
sbers standing. Soon after, the Hon. Mil
LARD FILLMORE, Vice President of the Uni
ted States, attended,, llHea menber of each
the table d s eIslAH Af Il the House. uS Aiiss
"a brief pause hS rHse, AND. in q clear and
distinct Voice, pronouncea lie oath OF Gdeli..
is ss Sss ss sssssSas CT Of ss
aot SO great aA assemblage Of deeply. con.
1ccrita.% bectators iht cereIony,, SO Jncf
]hd so, o,siInPlc,i yet ~ important in its con-:
j 3seGueRces, national, political, aud personal,
1prcscnted an incident and sccHe, ,altogeih-
acr. American, IT #aa the incilent Of the
aday which, prQbably made less impression
THAN some others on American spectators.
but was precisely that which is most cal
5cuatcd t9. attrnct flfe notice of foreigners.
1The death of the President being annpun.
3ced, Citlzen, plainly. attired, enters among
i The assembled Representatives of, the Ma
1tion, walks up TO the Clerks desk, takes an
aaoath on the Bible to support the Consii,u-
ation OF the U. 81 anil. ..by this brief ccre-
5nony, he becomes, i'm an instant OF time,
sinyestcd. with the rRmmand Of the military
aforcc Of a mighty empire, with The exccu-
5tion of its power. No one objects or dreams
5pf objection; TIC net is acquiesccd in as a
Jlhmg of ,GQuIsc, anu with the submission
Igthat WOULD be rendered to q law of nature.
Jrhe sccptrc Of the People passes into his
|ahanils Us quietly and as quickly rs power OF
sattorney could be acknowledged before a
INJUSTICE Of the peace. And yet, though Tie
laintivitlual attracted, the thing, ,iiseli' wps
sahartly thought Of in conncxion with the con-
Eascquenccs In some countries such trans
aicr of power would have cost streams Of
i blood, and shaken tho ,Govesnuicpt 10 its
very foundations. Apa why is it no, SO
i here? BECAUSE. ours is a Gnycsamcnt oe
Ieqnal rights, rights, ana 2 GoyPrnmGBt Of laws;
Slanl because our People are n law-abdng
'jqnd. II ,law-keoping Peoples. because they
l5know and feel .tli.t their own laws are the
I5sEcS,,r3pts WHICH they themselves have pla.
5asc9d ON. their own passions; and that il is on
.Aly by obcying these laws that their equal
sariglis can be maintained. May such ever
3be their spirit. If SO, we may we'll say of
's,lc Republic, not '.esto pcrpetuu," but esl
Sperpc'ua!'
AZ The Senate then returned 10 their clam.
slbcr, where eulogies on Gie docUascd prcsi
Salcn;, were delivered: by Ir..'Dowys, Mr.
s5lFk"sTEE, Mr.. King, Mr.. CAss, Mr
APEAECE and Mr.. BEIBIES. -. s,r
Il In the House, eulpges we're also deliver.
Ned by Mr.. CONRAD, Mr.. WiSTuRor, Mr.
q BAKER, Mr. BAYLY, Mr. IIlLLI,ED, Mr.
4 JonN a. KING, Mr.. McLASE and Mr.. MAa.
dsiiALL =. .,iA.. i
81 y Committee Of ! 3 members Of the House
Sland 2,DEallo Scna,epware npnGa,eif to- make
4Sarrangcrnenisiar the funera. The pubic
ceremonies were TO have talseii place OH 81
+ S,,lrtny las. l,, 49, .tn,n.t o,: =
p @Rnnar stufes that Mr. FiEtmo#E Sft
sssir.1syrRspsh II ssSeess: q iur cc:etes
Spi,Sihte,apd ,if.lhh elsSslhl, .l,iclirss, thtff
W,all-sa CsRHEs.eirkirginia.. NH rrEi5 :.
srsss Ghs :BAnvs5k and TnomXs BurLEs.
hiNssof' Georgia arGoHuG taIal
Nr.'Evs.As, oE Maine. M3.AVxupy.InoMf.I
sos and Judge Horksws of acknowledgements
lSinemiSnG'sena, psrae'ssi kkcly t,. ts- oflefasi
tAacaslnihG Gsbinst.i. 4. :. OIL Z"
On tlrc il:h inst, the Hon. WILLIAM r..
k'N6, OF Alabama, was Unanimously tlcctcil
President pro tenn. ofthc Senate,
Al!thc members of Gen. T.,yLon.s Cabi.
net, have tontercd hcir designations to the
new Prcsldcnti ;..e'r a '.'ii'r y
The widow Of Gen. TAYLOR, i,@suilsSI
suffer very severely from her bGcSpSnrcnt:
1 Il is remarkable that she has ever cn,crtaur
ied-n'prcscnIimcn, that, like Gen. IIAgElsos.
he would die III the White House. II
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