The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-07-25

inscription TO remind her of her mighty
dead-they are enshrined in the hearts Of
grateful people, and their name and their
fame, shall be treasured up, and venei ated.
and held az sacred thing;-through ali
the annals of time--nor cease TO be re-
membered till time itself shall fade swav
and mingle with eternity.
| As civiliap Taylor had not vet acoui-
red the first rank among the statesmen of
the country. 1t was the hope and e1oee.
! tation of many that he would infuse into
the administration of the general govern.
ment much of its pristine purity. The
patrlarchs of the country--those tried in
the fires of the revolution--had left the
scene of action. The purity of the rule
of WAsHINGToN-the simplicity of the
administration of fJEFFERsoN-had become
anliquated and questionable: and il was
confidently expected that General TAYLOR
was the man, under Heaven, to restore
the early days of the Republic. Blu, be
diedl
He died at a fearfully interesting period
In our history. Treason in one portion
of the country,--and fanaticism in another
had done their worst TO destroy our fair
fabric of Constitutional liberty. Crims-
nation had been followed by recrimins-
uon-menace had succeeded menace
until the wisesr, and most patriotic had
doubts as 10 the safety of the Republic.
The eyes of the nation were turned 10
President Taylor as the pilo! to conduct
the ship of state safely through the break
ers that surrounded her. At this crisis
the pilot falls at his post of duty-the here
is struck down in his harness,-and the
ship of state is committed to new hands
The mantle of the fallen chief may rest
upon his successor. The dangers that
menace The safety Of the nation may pass
away. The death of TAYLOR may &C.
complish all that his life could have done.
Ii has saddened the national heart and
disposed it TO kindlier feelings. 1t has
awed the voice of treason into silence
and those who would profane the sempls
of liberty with their unhallowed footsteps
are taught 10 pause ere they tread upon
holy ground. Statesmen seem more sol.
emnly impressed than ever with the I'M
portance of the sacred trust committed to
their charge. They seem determined to
to stand by the glorious Union of the
states at all hazards. The example of the
mighty dead, whose remains they have
just seen coffined, appeals TO their patri-
otism;-and that appeal is not made in
vain. They know that with their best
exertions, and the Blessing of the God OF
Nations, the Union of the States will be
preserved invioIate. And they know full
well-that whether enjoying the benefits
and blessings of our glorious Republic;-
or dragging out wretched existence
amid It's ruins;-that there is a time when
they, too, shall be called upon to pass that
"bourne whence no traveller returns;" and
'naI lney 100 shall be required TO give an
account of their stewardship.
In that dread hour, when the things of
this world will be as notbing-when time
shall recede and eternity approach-they
then can repeat the words of him whose
death we this day commemorate, and
say, before God, in the words of the la
mented TAYLOR; Il am prepared to meet
death-I have done my duty"