Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1850-07-23

Tor time lie resisted ueemlug tne all'ch on-
~ temporary, and that il would yield fipally
10 his naturally strong constitution. Toward
midnight Instead of reiei, me attack incress'
ed ia violence sod threatened desperate re-
suits, if not speedily arres'rf. Tie conIinu-
ed ~ this condition, wilhoa' any change, until
the evening OF the 9Th IL was iheO deemed
advisable 10 call in other physicians. Accor-
dinghy Messrs. Hail snd COuiidge wele invi-
ted and promptly responded; hat they tho't
il further advisable to send fpr the assistance
OF DR. Wood of Baltimore. That gentIeman
attended Immediately, and in The same cars
came Col. Taylor. BROTHER of the General,
and his family who had likewise been tele
graphed for. By this time (the morning Of
the Slh) the decease had m lerapd eucroach-
men,s on bis frame; bu,hy he Upred skill Of
these eminent iiae,irivne,s ,he visible stages
Of the cholera morbus were suOn afei chpck-
ed. However. tever ensl,ed, aud from = re.
mittaut character il took the torn 0ftyphoid.
Anxieiy nov began 10 maulfesr Itself, not
only among tho exalted patents family, but
among the physicIa0s themselves Ills chan.
ces OF life hug upon thread.
Meanwhile, there were Other causes. beside
merely eating and drinking, hat operated IA
tally upon his system. 70 nis medical At
tendaDl on the 9Th, he said: u should not be
surprised il this were 20 terminate 10 my
death. did not expect 10 encounter what
has beset me since my elevation 10 The Pres
idency. God knows Iha, have endesycred
TO fulfill what | conceived TO be my honest
duty. Bot have been mistakeo. Ny mo-
lives have been misconsirUcd. and my feel
Ings most grossly onuaged.' He alluded
doubtless 10 the Slavery question. and the
manner in which he had been yariouslv as
sailed. Even the ssnc'iy OF the sick cham
Der was invaded by CERTAIN Southern uItTsists.
who came, 10 warn him, tna' unless he took
some necessary steps 40 protect the South,
they 1coutd Uo;e a resolution o. ceas1tre on has
conduct an Tie GGlphia business. | repeat
what know To be tue. On the 9Th. Messfs
Stephens and TOombs waited 0p0D him. as
comnilte appointed by an ultra caucus, To re-
monstralc upon the same subjecl; and accGr-
ding to The facts developed. the interview con-
clOded with threat similar 90 the above. IL
was MOI Uniil sher hs Illness ot the 4lh, aud
the conference ul lIe Sin, lha, rhe MUD of
the President seemed 80 sadiy oppressed, and
which called lor.h The remaINs just given. -
Ftom Jhis time forward his mental sufleIings
were equal TO bis physical.
But TO proceed. Toward The evening Of
he 7tb. the chrouic type ul Jysentery which
had set in disappeared, aud vomiting ensued
Dr. JOUbron Ot PhIiadel phit. who is eminent
IN these branches sutueatmeDt, was telegraph
ed and reply received Iioh him that he
would arrive last evening, bot, alasi 100 late
TO be OF service.
The condition oc the patient was now at
its critical point. The sick chamber was re-
stored 10 sulemu silence. attendance placed
on the ou;sii9. and none permitted 20 enter
except the physicians The family OF Col.
Bliss a1d other relatives Oi the deceased, oc
cnpied room adJoIuIug, where they remain-
cd. Overwhelmed VIVA grief, and refusing G.
ven 70 indulgence Of foecessstyrepOse. But
ieius were hourly sent out, 10 iolorm the
masses OF The changes observable in the pa.
tlenj; bul these 50 s.ighdy Yarled for ;he bet.
Ter, that all hope Of nls safety wss dIspeiled at
IL O'clock. From thai prriuh uuul Daylight
the utmost anxiety prevailed.
The ninth dawned, but gloom still sur.
rounded the EXecuttve utuison, Thou
sands begaa To dpodthe avenues lealiog lhith-
er. aud ihlo'Our he day a n'essepge, was KEPT
pc sled al the main door 10 answer thc inter
rogatories that were necessarily poured upon
him. At 10 o'clock A. M. iepan was CIR
cualed ihrt 'he Presided, had raiiied--at
p. NJ. that he was dead Tue consernation
TIC lhAtNt iNihSi WIS ud!lPllN iG-
lieve1 by builelin NJ 81. tlar the CRISIS had
been passed, asd that Ge wss then beyond
danger. Bells rang for y, aod even the
boys in the streets iit D0nhres, aud shouted |
ia childish eraiu.aiiOn. The stream nov to
The White House was greater ;han eget. buI
about 7 10 The evening ,he pail of g iopm agan |
shrouded all faces, lof it was announced thsl
tho illusrious hero was dying.
will Dot affeupl IN descrths tite rnrntno-
ton that ensucd. Mrs. Taylor thiice ia,o,ed |
from excess OF apprehension, and Col Bliss (
" lao had never shed tear perhaps upon the /
ba,tle plaiu wept like an infant Al 5-twu
hours previous-lhe phy ysiciaus refused 10
administer any more medicine. considering /
his case hopeless n the hands Of God. Tue |
Heads Of Departments, corporate authorizes
Df the city, diplomatic body, and officers OF
he army and navy. paid their respects often
during The day. aud secm-d 10 entertain live
y feelings of solitude tof bis salsiy. Every
hing that could cOnttlbu,e to the com.pu OF
he sick, theuceiOrwurd, was extended; bat
he sands OF lie had run out. and his hours
weie numbered.
At nine the vomiting partially ceased as
all pain had ceased about four o'clock in he
ihernoon. But the system had wasted IN.
Ter the shock and gradually sunk beyond re-
,Ovcry. Green matter was lhiOwn from his
stomach at intervals until rwenty minutes past
l0--that peculiar coioIaiiOo OF bile that in
iieaies the dissolution of patenls thus seized.
Al 35 minutes past 10 his w,ic, s1d mem
leIs OF his family, were called TO his bedside
10 receive his last adieu--a farewell thar The
,tou,est could not gaze upon wiihout tear.
ID mast be remembered thar his was a dones-
tic life; and his beloved partner. ignorant as
himself Of those fashionable formulas which
,undcr The husband from the wife, ieIl for tho
+ ST time the loneliness Ola boreased hearf, &
understood nothing OF ,hat rigid discipline
hat would have dictated 10 her "Go and weep
% solilude-socieiy dCcrees it, Her aban-
lonment and grief wore truly heart piercing.
The Last Moments.
a few minutos past ieu, IS ! have said. II
,ecnme apparent that tho soul OF the hero
lnd conquerer was about taking its Iesi. The
.eItcoi viafActt n the SDlfifual agent. nOsc