The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-11

great dcs.Ny,r How tfu!y ase NC told, that Here
- one erent unto al! The mighty and the iowly de-
scend to the tomb together, and together are COW
cred with the cold cod of the valley And thus
pass away the honors and the cares OF life.
The moment is too solemn and impressive for
lsbored addresses. Thoughts, not words, are the
tribute il demands. History will do justice to the
deceased patriot. He will live in the memory of
his counrymen as he lived in their hearts and their
ailcctio His active life spent in their
vice, and in those scenes OF peril, OF excron and
Of posure, which il is the ot OF the American sol
dier 20 encounter, and which he meets without
murmur, faithful to his duty, lead him where il
may, in liie or in death His splendid military ex-
plos have placed him among the great captains of
the age, and will be an impersbable monument of
his own fame and OF the glory of his country.
In the disparity of force. they carry back rom
similar examples of desperate struggles TO the
ly ages of the world Ito the combats which history
has recorded, and where inequality Of numbers
yielded 10 the exertions of skill and yalor. But
need not rccm to them. Are they not written In
burning characters upon the heart OF every Amer
ican?
Strong in the confidence of his counrymen, he
was called to the Chief Magistracy at period Of
great difficulty more portentous indeed than any
we have ever experenced and he has been
called by Providence from his high functions, with
his mission unfuliilled leaving to mourn his loss
and to honor his memory. His own last words,
spoken with equal truth and sincerity, constitute
his highest eulogy 81 am not afraid 10 die" said
the dying patriot, ~ have done my duty"
The integrity of his motives was neither assailed
nor nc Ldu pdsscQ through auu u
long and active one, neither msriting nor meeting
rcproach. And ia his last hour, this conviction OF
the honest discharge Of his duty present TO
console him. even when the things of this life we're
fast fading way.
Let us humbly hope that this affecting dispensa-
ton OF Providence may not be without its salutary
influence upon the American people, and upon
their representatives.
II comes In the midst oi stormy agitation,
threatening the most disastrous consequences 10
our country, and To the great cause of self govern
mcnt through the world. 1t is a solemn appeal,
and should be solemnly heard and needed. His
death, whose loss we mourn, will not be III vain, II
it tends to subdue the feelings that have been
cited, and to prepare the various sections Of our
country for mutual spirit of forbearance which
shall ensure the safety of all by the Jealous coope
ration of all
We could offer no more appropriate nor durable
tribute to departed worth, than such sacrifice Of
country. In life and in death, he would equally
have devoted himself 10 her service and her safety
Mr. PEARCE said: Mr.. Secretary, l must ask
the Senate to pardon me for yenturing to add to
what has been said the expression OF the profound
regret with which, in common with the Senate and
the country, have learned the cad event which has
been announced day
A HE OF public service, hardship, danger, and
glory, has been suddenly closed. That Providence
which protected the late President amidst the per-
lis of his long, faithful, and splendid military
reer, and which permitted him to reap the harvest
Of admiration and affection which had grown up for
q
him from us before the measure of his usefulness
full. That life which devoted to the
vice OF his country was yielded up while he was in
the discharge of the highest civil truststrusts not
sought by him, but imposed upon him by the peo-
ple To the performance OF these trusts he had
brought the pledges Of unstained life, Of pure
and iervent patriotism, OF stern integrity. OF kind
and ben gnant temper, of unyiclding hrmness, and
OF unmixed devotion TO the welfare OF that country
which hc had served well, and which 50 freely
and worihily bestowed It's confidence upon him.
Few men have had better fortune than he-none
better deserved it, The virtues of his simple and
modest but heroic character had so endeared him
To his fellow citizens, that am sure may venture
~ say that even in the midst Of the political strife
which he ever sought 10 moderate and soften, there
Is not ono whose heart VIII not throb with emotion
" hen he learns the death of ZACHARY TAYLOR.
MIR. KING rose and said: Mr.. Secretary, IT Is not
my design alter the eloquent tribute that has been
paid to the memory of the deceased President of
The United States, TO add many words TO what has
already fallen from the honorable gentlemen. Ii
was my fortune to have been personally and init
maiely acquainted with the nguished individual
who has been called away from among US, for more
than hve-and- twenty years past. My relations
with him, at that PERIOD were of such character
ar enabled me TO form, think, correct estimate
OF the man. and 10 appreciate AZ did most highly,
his many cstimable qualities; and can say that IN
all the relations of life, he bore himself as to
mand the respect of his acquan tances, the ardent
regard oil his friends, and the devoted attachment
| OF his country men. A q man he surpassed by
AZ soldier all know, and none more than those add
dress that he had won aures that would have graced
the brow OF the FIRST soldier OF Europe or America.
IL my fortune Senators, TO be IN Europe at the
time when the news reached there that the gallant
General of our forces on the Rio Grandc, the late
President of the United States was surrounded, or
supposed Ia be surrounded, by an overwhelming
iorCe, lac commanding small but gallant band.
Every American heart beat with anxiety and fear.
We felt as Americans should feel, that reverse
then would cast IN some degree cloud over the
country Of our birth. When the news reached us
that the gallant General Of that little band had
marched from his position, regardless Of the
| danger. had retraced his footsteps and conquer
ed the foe al Ressca dc la Palma, no man but
lac who away from his country in foreign
land could have felt what We as American citi-
zens felt at those tidings. Senators, the gallantry
OF that man was appreciated not only by his
= countrymon, but IL was iet and appreciated by
4 the bret military men Of Europe. The living
Il hero OF the age, the great Duke Of Wellington,
declared, Napoleon had declared of HIM ON a
certain Occasion, General Taylor is General in
decd" ! therefore, Senators, am not surprised
that the enthusiastic spirit OF the American people
led them to support a man whose patriotism, whose
devotion 90 hi. country, whose CALAMITY, and
whose successful services ON the held, must have
endcared him to the hearts of all. A. a man,
have said, he was honest OF purpose. His patriot
ism, his devotion 10 the Constitution of his country,
under which hc cherished these free institutions,
have never questioned. ! think knew him well;
and believe there was no map more patriotic. II
over them. No longer would lc- justified IN hold
ing him up to the public gaze, even if they had
been ten times as glarng a. they we're. The coun-
try has reason to deplore the death of great man,
aud, must be permitted TO add, good man. lie
has gone from among us, and the affective event
has been appealed TO to cultivate and cherish kind
relations. trust in God that these kind relations
will be cherished, and that shall on this day
on the altar Of country to discard all pickering
and strife, all sectional discussions, and live and
die, Americans should, in support Of the Union.
Mr.. BERRlEN rose and said. Senators, yield 10
a suggestion which has been made 10 me, since our
assembling here this morning, by highly respect
ed associate, in making this brief trespass your
time. II is not my purpose, in these brief and I'M
prcmcditated remarks, TO pronounce an euogium
on tho departed Chief Magistrate. That has been
amply done already, in terms at once impressive
and eloquent. Nor is it my design TO give express
sion 70 individual and personal feeling such feel
ing may be left appropriately 20 repOse in the bo-
som Of him who chcrishes IL. Nor yet do seek to
. give feeble and imperfect uttersncc 10 nations
grici: thatwill be done by countrymen In their
q primary assembages, as this melancholy intelli-
~ gcncc flies with lightning speed to the rcmotesi
borders Of the republic, and with freshness, and
q vividncss, and force which the feelings of a free
and sensitive people will impart to the expression
q of emotions springing directly from their own
III sorrov-inp hearts We should vainly attemni