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

ard isasily. Jrsrr.oa Da, 10 s,,l family. |
vsx Persistent Fillmore. several Sen. !
a,oss ani Mcmbers 81 ,he diplomatic
corps. the Csbiset. Benton, Hale, Wood,
Coolidge, and weasl,ersrccn, and a
| number of Intimate friends. Wi,hou,
the mansion, the grounds were literally
cnsercd w,ih an immense multitude.
sbo continued TO lin-rr in groups us.i!
after n',dnig'.,. scarcely eredi,,ng the in
,cliisvnce. though officially announced.
Gen. Taylor died wi,hou, struggle.
II Mas hind II sinking into eternity.
wii!ico; feeling i's rain, experiencing ITS
horrors. When nlI Was over. tho
4 amber w,s cleared. until the under.
tales hal concluded their duties. trhe
holy was cncnsrd IN ice, and ordered TO
reuain where il was until this morning.
when it was finally rohcd for the grave.
ard Laid cut IN stale in the East Room
Thus ended The Mechanically siege OF
disease against strong bulk Of nature.
| ACrtoS or rrE GARNET.
| The Cabinet, Immediately after the
death II the President. held an infor-
NAL nlcc,in. ai which a paper WAS
drawn up. and signed by the members,
in whici, his fcceasc was Sc, forth, and
officially communicated TO Mr.. Fillmore.
as III, constitutional successor. Mr.. +.
IL return thanked them for their cour.
tesy and in T. brief elstle dep!orcd the
event tina, had jus, taken place. lie
further invited them to council this
morning. FOR the purpose q executing
suc', measures, as under the circumsian.
GO, appeared advisable. These pro-
cccdings terminated the night.
SIGNS or MOURNING TO-DAY.
a, sunrise this morning the national
+ co!ors, slroudcd in black, were disclosed
: at half mast. All The public Offices
were closed and arraycd in the same
;. ,ablc colori, even TO the national monu-
I mcnI The Executive mansion was
literally covered with black, and the
, badge WAS worn on the housings of the
horses attached to the Secretaries car
riagcs. business of all kinds was sns-
pcAdcd, and stream Of living objects
: kept pouring into the Presidents aud
hc>icgins the ediice until rs late rs ! |
! o'clock. From the War and Navy and
5 State departments, orders were trans
5 United 10 stations abroad, con.munca-
/. Ting the awful tidings and directing APP
4 piopriate honor in consequence. The
, Executive mansion was open until =.
NJ. during which time the public avail.
cd themselves Of the opportunity to Wis.
il the remains. They were contained
: in ono OF Fisk and Raymond's metallic
j. collins, and exposed on u bier in the
East Room. The body is greatly cma-
c cia,cd, but the lincamcnts of the face
= are preserved tolerably perfect. II is
f proposed 10 embaim the remains but
t the consent OF Mrs. Taylor has not yet
been obtained. 1t is presumed, howcv-
!. cr, that she will raise no objections
!. the General himself never having said
or expressed aught against the practice.
Perhaps the death Of Washington did
not inspire more real sorrow and regret
| than that of President Taylor. Every
I Face wears a mournful shade, and none
:. are so poor in charity rs to deny him
the tribute Of n sigh. The churches
commenced ringing their bells last
= night, and have kept up the solemn
concert ever since. Groups beset the
corners of the streets, and not n pass
t Ing vehicle but what contains II coun-
tcnancc of grief. The Mayor of the
= city has ordered appropriate honors.
and, truly, it may be said, we live "with
| The willow and cypress waving around
i, u.s."
THE DODY-rHrsIpENT's FAMILY, &C.
The body of the President will re-
main in vault here until next week,
when it will be conveyed to Baton
Rouge, Louisiana. II no vote is OBJ
tanned upon the Compromise bill until
, that period, it will be postponed until
after the Committees return-some
time in August. Mrs. Taylor and fam.
lily will vacatc the White House almost
Immediately. They will reside with
r Senator Davis of Mississippi, for a few
, weeks, or go with Colonel Taylor TO
Baltimore. Mr.. Fillmorc's family will
not come on till after the bathing sea-
son--so reported--for he contempla,es
, spending the warm months ut the sea
side himself.
ILLNESS or MRS. TAYLOR.
: lhave now. ms fully as possible, given
$ you all the immediate particulars of the
r day, and would extend were l not
G pressed for time. understand, since
, pcnning the foregoing, that Mrs Taylor
, has been seized with illness, and that
! she is irreconcilablc for the loss of her
e husband. The symputhics Of the city
!. are with her, and rs an earnest Of this
G aHeciiona.e regard, "a committee Of Ia
5 d.es have presented themselves at the
] White House TO console with the I'M
4, fortuna,es May they succeed in soo,h-
4 ing the bcrcaved. lIENnico.