The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-07-18

neciion With the Executive Govern
men, Of ,hi. country, all that time very
pcrilcas and embarrassing circumstaa-
ces existed between tho United States
and the Indians on our borders, and war
was actually raging between the United
States and The Florida tribcs, and ! We
ry we'll remember that those Who took
council on tina, occasion officially. and
who were DESTROYS Of placing tho mill.
iary command In tho safest hands, came
TO the conclusion that there was no man
in the service more fully uniting the
qualities Of military sbili,y and great
personal prudence than ZACHARY TAI.
Loa, and he was Of course appointed TO
the command. Unfortunately, his ca.
rcer ut the head Of this government
vas short.
For my part. in all that I have seen
Of him, | have found much TO respect,
and nothing 10 condemn. The circum-
stances under which he conducted the
Government for the few months he was
at the head of it, have been such as per.
haps not TO give TO him n very favorn.
Bile. certainly not u long. opportunity of
developing his principles and his poll
cy, and TO carry them out. l believe
he has left on tie minds Of the coun.
try strong impression--frs,. Of his
absolute honesty and integrity Of char
acier and his good sense and, lastly.
Of the mildncss, kindness and friendli-
ness Of his temper toward all his coun-
trymen. But he is gone lie is ours
no more. except in the force Of exam
Pile. Sir, heard with infinite delight
the sentiments expressed by my honor.
able friend from Louisiana, Mr..
Downs) who has just resumed his seat,
when he earnestly prayed that this G.
vent might be used TO soften the ami.
mosities, to allay party ordinations,
and restore fellowship and good feeling
among the various sections Of the I'm.
ion. Mr.. Secretary, great rs is our loss
to-day, if these inestimable and inap-
preciablc blessings shall have been Sc
cured TO US, even by the death of Zach.
AIRY TAYLOR, they have not been pur.
chased at too high price, and il his
spirit, from the regions to which it has
assembled, could see these results could
see that he had en,wined a soldiers
laurel around martyrs crown, he
would say exultinsly, "happy am I that
by my death l have done more for that
country, which ! have loved and served
than ] did or could do Ivy all the de.
votion and all the efforts that i could
make i'll her behalf during the short
span Of my earthly existence"
Mr.. Secretary, great as this calamity
is, We mourn, but not as those without
hope. We have seen one eminent man,
and another eminent man, and at last q
man in the most eminent station, fall
away from the midst of us. But l
doubt not there is power above US,
exercising over US that parental care
that has marked our progress for so
many years. ! lave confidence still
that the place of the diseased will be
supplied, that the kind, beneficial favor
of Almighty God will still be with us.
and that we shall be borne along, and
upward and upward, on the wings of
sustaining Providence. May God grant
that in the time that is before us there
may not be wanting to us wise men, rs
good men for our counsellors rs he
whose funeral obsequies we now pro-
poso IN col.tr.to