Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-07-18
SATURDAY, July l3.

- Ilo bht' 81 " W " 10 'hOl'ul VI
Il Zachary Taylor will be committed to The
l grave, earth To earth, ashes to ashes
II dust to dust In the midst of his use
J fulness, at a moment when 90 many eyes
were TUNED towards him, and 80 many
/ hearts were beating strong with the hope
I that his judgmen, and his iirnness would
prove tower of strength in the ori,is
through which we are plssng,-he Is cut
suddenly down by the All-wise Dispenser
/ OF events, aud now lies cold and speechless
in the wh,ened shroud lie Lad passed
safely through al The dangers Of the battle
fed, while his associates aud those under
his command were moved down by hun-
dre Is, yet no cruel ball wounded him. no
strong arm was permitted to iniure his per-
son he ,ur,ved all The dangers Of sick
" climate, untouched, and he had reached
that honorable pos ton in the country
whch should gra iry the proude>t and most
ambitious heart which ever beat in a hum
an bosom Then, when no personal dan
gcr threatened lin, when the lurid fires o
battle were que ched, when no contagious
disease was desoating the land - the invis-
lble arm Of Omuipoleuce gently touched
that varv orn form, and the spirit oheycd
the mandate, and surTeL dercd to the CHEZ.
tain Of lie shins and the earth. lis hon.
ore sword, which was never drawn ex-
cept in an honorable cause, and wh!ch was
never barh,d unjus,ly in blood, winch had
no I, "a stain upon lis surface, has been
shealhed forever the voice which so oilen
rang loud aud clear amid the din OF tie bat
i,e-fe.d, send. NJ hope aud encouragement 70
SO many hearts, aud terror and despair To the
enemy, has been hushed 'orever and the
veteran hero has been CO. que!ed for the
frst and last lime,--he has yielded 10
Death, the great eremy Of our race, and
the last which shall be destroyed.
This is fitting occasion for US al, to
mprovc the nation mourne, aud the wall
of sorrow is ascending from the length and
br' !,h Of this vas, country The par,2an
ahi'hos '''o" are "o'''c"' anu ''' N"e.'''"
P'"P'e nv" e'""' "s '"' Wv " "'
dent of the nation, to shed tho honest tear
"i gr'ei' ana 10 mourn 'na' ha''o" ic"''u'
loss
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.
W. Iii, ..I aa;,,L,. ,,a,. ,,,.,aa -.
knoll
Ucvas lover and ricnd'' to his country. As well
For the stars ON our banner, grown suddenly dim,
Let us weep in our dTkncs.-but weep not for
>c IN: .n.
,o,r.,
No, for him-vlo la, died. full Of honor and
rcsrg
Not 'or him-who asccnded Fame s adder o"
From the round 1t the tip he has stepped to the
SKY,
" u o''S''d 10 90 "h'n so r'au! 10 o'c
GNhy Toes nnt some person sprinkle
East Iou-o Street! This ought to be done,
during the Gay, al least from the Cemetery
to the Ocean lloose, During the summer
season that street Is travelled more than any
other IN town al the dust arising from
'he constant passing oI carriages fendels
a'"'"s' i'PosS'o'c Ior Tue Ies'u' us a'd
'h"se passing 10 hrcai"e' u some person
"o''u L" a'"""' wiz" 'uo''''p''" P"Pe''
we ''a'' ~ oo"o' III '""'u oo'''' '"o"e"
=" "''"' y d" u,J''' ''' "''' ~ "''''' ~
'hls h'''er' we nave oe'n SP"Nc" 10 'fe-
q'en'' on 'he SUM co. ana are assureu ny
lh"se most lthhc"la'eIy interested IN H. mat
a liberal sum VIII be given to any one who
will engage To perform the work. II voulJ
,lso he ,sI,,o srr,,l,c X,c s,.oo, hoo,
,ro,ro ., N,n, A,o..,o %. ui, :. .l.,
vo,y oo,o,,l ,horonoI.c,,o
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"o" "'o '"''"''"' " 'oa'" 'n'' 'oc'e
Is some PROSPER o' MI ' giving short
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