The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-09-09
VOLUME II.-NUNBER 16l.

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anauOns Of neutrality. may on Consulting
-ain that their Fenown is poisonous than
-ignity that lied the vial Of wrath which was
cured ont " thout the devoted head of w sbng-
for ike discharge of duty. nd let en- 10 moment
OF reflection, if such should come, nk-
say, if General Washington American. if Gen.
eral Washington patriot, if General washington lived
and ed with haowed love iorh country and snrraon,
how far General Taylor behind the honest purpos
Of his heart however hort he fa measure of his
| greatness
When lowess ambition shall spent its force those who
return from the OraY due appreciation fes ins
ntiOns 10 understand the law Of nations and
own serepec thy will then charge nothing against Gen
era Taylor but they viii rather bes his issuing
his procainatOns, and reverence his rmne and virtue
sustaining the sacred rights neutrality, the of his
country, and tie laws OF civilized 81 the masked bat
sry OF duuiln from the South is IUVnng meuacing
the hope Of civil liberty, General FAY or for he
had no spirited phaanx Mays, operating with IN ty of
effort, to charge and take it,
If the black castle of fanatcsm at the North, commanded
by fawnus d magogues, is its venom destroy.
ing the peace the happiness and the aterna feelings our
once happy country blame General Taylor Worth
with intrepid band his biddng W tn sufficient love
for the Union to take and silence it At the moment when
the hope OF domestic peace deserving and anarr and
confusion are gathering heavily and da By over whole
and no Bragg is near to decide The a,e of the day.
The goal of Taylos ambition was IN acon himself hon
oraby the high trust conded hm and then become one
Of the people lie would then hive been sOohed with the
iona that he had ao well his part and thereby
achieved the highest aspatc d the heart of an honest pa
uiO But for acting that mar, in obsdence to his acknow
| useu d' a"Vin uuy the perversiy Of some Is io1nd
y nsF forts He had oppose his crest to
e sto[luy pasi'p excited against him. Receiving no
uccor nom Wild Jut, he found solaca in the vivid nn
io"nP. from wherein is erected ,s
oauoH unaoyed with selfaggrandizemenr befird
- nahg nant persecution.
said-but it is hoped, for Humanity sake, upiusl
ho-thst even the sancty of the chamber of death did po
eape the intrusion OF political byenas. # it trus tl
Were men whose bosOms estfanred from the boI -
uois o. PATRIOTISM men with whom the Union Of these
tates disunOu of setIh ambition; men VIII ,r f5
forcing themselves ndey the Few moments allowed him
d TO make NJ his for bar of God and men
IKE who threatened that unless he would yield in the bopT f
len DEATH his noble sense of duty by which he would save the
lSo Union, to pander their uuha lowed ambition and r,r G
% "h oil lher usaneed heartsto have the south arsye
the sat te hoh-hey were ready, by eensue on
bod the 6aphln claim, tOm a duty and instic ~
OF to gralfy their iendish corrupt fsen,s IA i
iame the brightness whereof eztnguishes the twinkgg Of
ich | their neTyeless souls. -
The The words of General Taylor-'6 God krc,,z ! L -
p dedVore TO ulh what conceived be an honest dut h,
" H'e be IeceiNed my motives have been miscopsttued
my Itenss mOs grossly he
he men as the ghost OF Banquo, down With them
III and all such, the day reckoning may come when ,s,
'u i've sce WI" commend the chace to their lips when
an endeavof 10 make appeal God that they ever a.
tempted to do their duty tried will appsI ;be ops
zen wuh the blackness OF despair. Instead of the vor 81
a. am mot AFRAID TO de- have done Duty, will be hea d
eau o he rocks to tall on them 10 hide from the face
to OF Him who seh Judgement Those who voted 10
OF sure Zachary Taylor, in with the alpp an,
sn may find the ssnc'iiy of their chambers ssen Inv
er Elections that will render the least aropes of
iea-hat which viii pierce their dying pillows with tbn
The They Will then when Eternal Justice holds the scales IN
his weigh their acts and motives as well ss r, a. @
Of men, that according their evidence Of action I
sh Iayor bad no Personal knowledge Of nor was he ever cor
The ecuy informed as to the extent OF, Gapb
Cah so as to make him responsible au op nion III
Oh And unless affair he legally presumed IN to
To- ana known "nsOi such that reason could be-
oha or an honest difference Of opinion equity or
sdV teeoi the opinion OF the Attorney General, the
an RESIDENTS legal adviser eced General Taylor IN ustie
morality and truth, from the least shadow of blame
The time when, and the circumstances under which tho
py censure cast show the motives of their hearts If IL
men do not carry though e written on their orpsai IN
po seen ana read OF all men, the mark of condemnation for
heir hearess act, which human justice never will win, ~
aud which Eternal Justice will with the gall of bitterness
ID WIN be because Jus Ice will have lost power to punish
or because mercy will have interpoed the plea Forgir
nj he-ey knew not what they did, General Tayor doe.
sud VIII forever stand acquitted before Just and impartial
enuny-as he now stands aud will forever stand acouteJ
before Eternal just from the least shaov of bam Tb
mover o cenure against Gen. Taylor for the ~ F
Monterey then signaly eiuted, uumped over IN, yict
res when dyIngwhom he failed scafhe while living Now
'then, impartial justice viii the blow the di.yIacs
nacousy intended for the dead will prove hir of Nn
or the living. General Tay memory and lae er,bsII
N the hearts affection of s country men, cannot he r.acbaI
by the puny arm OF furnished b. the foul bre m of
SANDER Though the second cannot result as the
iomer by raising him to earthly honors nor lessen his claims
o those heavenly, it wi. drag down the memoy of IN.
malicious traducer to that depth Profound where sps leave
rot the vasty deep The shafts of envy and the arrows of
Malice o' want OF strength in the bow, falls harmless at his
'tet The weak arm OF man Insufficient h Yeyer well
sne the blow. pierce bteast. ae OF virtue btep
a. s and peace, or drive him back from honest discharge
" | rf duty.
But General Faylor permitted to accomplish a..
1irelins, bis day. Death, inexoabe DEATH alone possessed
ne power to say Vain man, thy work is done Death
pmmpo'ence commissioned to say: Thy work iorbear,
p 4" No falsehool can epd,cs
Touch OF cees al temper, but returns
vi ioTce 10 lis own likeness. -
Touched by ithures thou hast remained the same
usuons man renowned warrior, patriot and honest
statesman! But thy work is dore voice from on high has
said: 1t Is enough, leave all below ascend and tsks
| hy place IN Abraham's bosom
Though art gOne But thy pure preceps tby Ilusiriop,
Example, and thy mighty deeds have cast halo of glory
and OF light over this, thy this thy county Al
though thy glory fade the Of lrass the seeds of
my mighty dongs will terminate the hearts of thy aeo-
tomato country until they bring forth he fruits of ce
and righteousness These will be- in heaven, Thy rich reward
Zachary Taylor, the ard the brother husband and
he iaterthe servant OF the ervan
dead but the pure nrncipe of duty which Influenced him
m all these relations of lille, will live forever Ga Gen
Zachary Taylor has ceased Al that mort al as
man, all that was mortal soldier, and all that bore
Insignia of his country glory, dead bat that spirit which
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ntonation to the cannOns and that spirit prudence
oluStlee and OF virtue which made him statesman and
which should f the world ard repee his country with re-
al will die lfdiseRthaed spirits, architects
of this great republic psrmitt look their pys
aboles below and have with care watched
the and the of founded by them II,
widOm order and JUSTICE think their socude might h,
10 wei. suspended for welcome into their bappv
retirement the spirit OF Gen Zachary Taylor lust freed on,
q the OF drlueude by which has been surrounded
Leaving behind him his patriotic deeds his pure prcen, nm,
lusiuous example his noble spirit redeemed dsenthraed
and translated where the wicked from troubling ami
the will be at rest the shades Of Washington anJ m
Franklin may well say-On earth did not live in vain
Mysterious providence! Mysterious mau! For thee no
winged messenger was commissioned wait thy spir from
the held OF battle, accompanied by companions in armsed
on by thee to glorious victory death and to immortal re-
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It was on the 9Th of July. at Washiugton Monument
Wnle Others, by drawing from WasngtOns glorious exam
pie aHd "reminiscences hopes Of the future, endeavcng
not 10 discern the lowering prospects pre- ent that Gen.
laylor was notified by mortality that awful summons
awaited him. For his spirit the nsdl0us archer sent
stealing sthe silent hoUr oil night into the chamber peace
No armed foe nigh but whoa the hero lay wrapt in
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