The North-Carolina standard., 1850-07-17
,rr.1es AT WASHINGTON.

AFFAIRS All WAStIIN\o AO->'
n, Wednesday last Mr.. Fillmore announced .a'
- of Gen. TAYLOR to the Senate, and vaca'eo "''
90 Vice President. At 12 o'clock, on tnat gay
~ ,ool the oath of Office as President OF the oh''ee
c,,,.. in nresence of both Houses OF Congress ano
49,. .s..,nh,soe of the people. Immediately at
,. - ..., :, the following Message to the
WASHINGTON, July 10, 1850.
Fellou-citisens of THE Sena1e,
.nJ House of Representatives.:
great man has fallen among us, ana 1nole s
country is called 70 an oe'"''0A' 'A ""e~Pe~' 1F -
- General mourning.
a tsscommend to the two Houses of Congress to a.
lon, such measures as in their discretion may seem
roner to perform with due solemnities the funeral
obseoues of ZACHARY TAYLOR, late President OF the
United Staes and thereby to signify the erea. and AM
afectionate regard Of the American People tor the
memory of one whose life has been devoted to the
public service; whose career in arms has not been
surpassed in usefulness or br!liancy; who has been
SO recently raised by the unsolicited voice Of the peo
ple TO the highest civil authority in the Government
which he administered with so much honor and ad-
vantage to his country, and by whose sudden death
80 many hopes of future usefulness have been blight
ed forever.
To you, Senators and Representatives of nation
in tears, can say nothing which can alleviate the
sorrow with which you are oppressed. l appeal to
you to aid me, in the discharge Of the duties from
which, however much may be oppressed by them,
! dare not shrink; and rely upon Him who holds
in his hand the destines of nations to endow with
the requisite strength for the task and TO avert from
our country the evils apprehended from the heavy
calamity which has befallen US.
shall most readily concur in whatever measure
the wisdom of the two Houses may suggest, as be-
fitting this deeply melancholy occasion.
MlLLARD FILLMORE.
Eloquent and affecting eulogiums upon Gen. Tay-
lor, then delivered in the Senate, by Messrs.
Downs, Webster, Cass. Pearce, King, and Berrien e;
and in the House by Messrs. Conrad, Winthrop,
Baker, Bayley. Hiliard, King. McLane, and Mar
shall. We quote the following impressive express
sions from Mr. Berrien's remarks:
"If. Senators, can feel that in the sudden death
of patriot chieftain-in this abrupt summons of
one without fear and without reproach ''-in the
vigor of lfe and in the full enjoyment of the high
est honors-the most gratifying reward which the
unbought homage of free people could accord TO
him-if we can feel the soemnity of this sudden call
Of individual esteemed. honored so surround
ed with all that could contribute to the happiness of
man-if we can truly appreciate the lesson which
such dispensation is calculated to impart, them
Senators, consequences the most beneficial may re-
suit from it. If it shall teach us to realize the COM
pan,ve i,leness of subunary things-if it shall en-
able in sincerity to feel that this transitory life in
which sometimes struggling, in the bitter dis
senson which political parties or sectional divisions
are but apt to engender-that the brief term of
continuance here is but step in the series of in
finite existence-a mere point at which man pauses
to look around him before he launches on eternitys
ocean-if justly estimate ourselves, and right
" appreciate the duties which devolve upon us, we
shall indeed have extracted from this melancholy
event that saiutary and beneicent lesson which, in
the goodness of Providence, it designed to i'm
part Ii, on the altar of our common country, we
sacrifice the bitterness of party and of sectional
feeling-if, at this moment, when the heart Of great
nation is palpitatiRG with anxiety. We can come to
the discharge of the high and solemn duties which
derove upon US with hearts purified by affction, in
the sing eness and sincerity of purpose, and in the
humility of spirit which becomes u.s. this melancho-
ly dspensaton of Providence will indeed have been
productive Of results most sauary to the great in
,erests of the American people,
The very appropriate remarks of Mr.. Bayly Of
Virginia, copy at length, as follows: |
Mr.. BAYLr said Mr.. Speaker. representing in part
the native State Of the illustrious dead may not be
improper for me, in behalf Of her delegation. to add
a word to what has already been said However
there is no one that mourns more deeply his sudden
death. No State felt loftier pride in his military
or admired more his private virtues.
None will crop tear of more heartfelt sorrow upon
his bier.
hope it will not be deemed inappropriate for me TO
indulge in some reflections suggested by the occas-
ION. For the second time, Mr.. Speaker, in our po-
l!tcal history National Government is to be sub
Isced to the trial of being administered BY President
not elected by the people to that office. The first
was severe enough but this must he still more so.
How different is situation from what it was
them Then, it is true, in condition of high
political excitement. But it was the elevation or
downfall of parties which depended upon the result.
Now we are in the midst of angry sectional strife.
the very existence Of the Government it.
'elf. 1t that crisis required prudence, moderation,
md wisdom. to ensure success to the experiment,
how much more will the one which find
ourselves demand the exercise of those high quail
les Sir. in the very midst of the tempest when
he storm is bowling about US, and when all is un-
certainty and alarm, the captain has been unexpect
dIy swept from the deck, and the second in conn.,
nand has just taken charge of the helm. If this loss
as added to their anxiety, it but increases the ob
alton OF fidelity the part of the crew, upon whose
dety at last the safety Of the ship depends Sir.
'e that crew. owe it to ourselves, those who have
rusted us where we arc-we owe it to mankind to
ave her from her perils.
Heretofore, when deuges have swept over the cas-
srn continent heaving off before them the vesiges
liberty, our country has been looked to as the
lount Ararat upon which the Ark, laden with all
hat was dear to liberty, might rest in safety. Shall
re now fan the internal fires which are kindled in
bosom, and it into terrible Volcano eruc-
Ing its dreadful lava, and spreading ruin and de- I
astaon around object to be avoided rather than
ought! My ardent prayer is, that there is still a
nough of the spirit of fathers among us to save
mankind from this awful catastrophe. Z
Sir, as much as have always admired our insti-
uions, am free to admit that I have never seen I
heir beauties in boder relief than to-day The scene
which has just been enacted before US has converted
ny admiration, doubt it has that of all of u.s.
Utmost into idoatIy itself. In the midst of such cr
lis the Union of these States never found itself in
'efoe-one threatening its downfal-in the very TO-
us of the excitement which has produced it, we a
AVE seen the Executive branch of the Government