Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1850-09-17

OnT land. whic1, more ihan any h'he'. ""e'
be regarded As the antagonist of hrs minis
irdiion--"we bury in his honcicd ioub. eve
~ nnkind or unworthy feeling. which We
mig bt havc cnteriainsd. Gen. Taylor rises
b.Co,e rs. in all the Qiory of the Hero. IN al
The majesty of the Ps,Iior: whose achieve.
mems in our annals who has carried the fame
Of his country, to The reIpoies; nailons, and
whose reputation will never die. The name
Of the Hero Of PaIo Alto, and Bheua vista.
will live - Ioug as the name Of tie ua'ion.
whose standard he so often bore Ia victory. |
and ploty. These deeds ate irdeiIiby writ |
ten. on tie tablet of nstiou's grall'pde'
This il the true outspesklpg of the hear', |
when its deep pulses have been deeply 'oLch- !
ed. Such is The moral conquest ol man;
wide NJ humanity Ia iis extent. Such ~ the |
triumph. which great usn; groa', 10 dong |
or in suffering can achieve; bsyohd the lus- |
tire of all arms, beyond The sPisndor ol an
avis Such is the true aod real giory. 81 the
princes. among men; no IN the snces'Ia! !inc,
oa,. in she boast pf hersldry. or pomp OF
power;" not ia the range OF enito,ial empire,
or IL Tie multitude OF people. or OF nations
which they sway; bnt, that they rule IN neartS;
that they are feit rs prlUces amnug Ireemeh;
that they po,sess an empire which no gOIu
could rUrctsse, md no power compel; the
empire of the free, uDbOrght, unlorced alice
tions; aud thar, when Ihey have passed rom
power. end passed from lie, and all that there
is Of them, ~ 80 much dust, men that could
know 40 fear, men that would never II 'tler
will stand up. BY The crumbiIng handi"i mat
is left; and mourn as DsSin moutnco, I'' An
.er: and weep as David wep; aud Say, ~ u
y,d said. beiute the world, and challenge al
the world for the denial: ''know ye not, mat
: Al ma isli
day. IN israe'i'
And lie is gore. And We are LETT. Leii
vii h our duties, among men. Leit Win our
, responsibilities, 10 God. Lett. WIN oor in'
valuable trns, as pst,iots. Lett with our IN
mortal interests, aud our ipev'tabie coiIga-
iions, as Christians. This is 40 place for
Ra,e.y. This is no place, 10 come. TO praise
amap. This IL 10 place, for tie mere euio-
~. even, of the hnnoied aud lamented dead.
! And. could tce forget the place, u he could
sneak, from out his cereme n,s, Ia The plain,
and sln,pe sense, which made him such
man. and So became him, as great man, ne
would bid us cease, from him, and turn, IN
! Christian humility, Christian dependence,
! Christian confidence, aud Christian devotion,
10 The ,rusts and duuss, winch he hvec and
died, 10 serve, aud which siIli lie on u.s. eos
hanced, by the be,eavement oi his doath.
Hunsn.y regarded, the death OF General
TAYLOR T., to tnis Republic, su iucdlchlabie
loss. TO our imperfect VISION, he seemed,
p,e-eminen,ly, the man. iVr the occ"sion.-
That. y hich 50 many speak OF, and 80 freely,
and so often, AS crisis, has but IL small place
in any true philosophy. A crisis Is Dat one
s,,ge' in = long uain OF auiecedenis aud oi
conseauents, witch 40 70 make II uP; and any
one al winch might seem 10 he the ctlsIs -
Eyents liow IN, forever; as the Delaware n1"s
on. The raj. Iaat, Tor moinen', u"S your
eve g.ides pLs; and Is succeeaed oy another
and sn,iher, suJ another. 10 greai coao-
n.y. such as ours Is, men may always nau' oF
make . crisis. |, we're better, not. Ihe We
~ name alarms. The alarm deIdn1eS aud
incapacitates The moIeiy host, Ihd' con-
mn, lose. make capital of ,uis disturbance vt
the general euuiiluftum. a wiser Judg aeDt
deal, wub Iiae aud its results, Is ihey roll
ON. aupI!es 10 each, the wisdUn, that IL calls
fnr: e IDS 40 fear. Ia ali the tuiuse; and, SO,
has no regret, ia all the past. But, sui, II
ca,not be deuieu, that we are ialIen on an
ane of rapid progress, aHd oil Inconcei'aoie
. dcyeloprnen'. A day brings tdith nation
! The womb ni time leeinsnOw wHn Struggling
empires. The inventions of the. men a'e last
/. auu.hileung space. \ eooiiGeo' becomes an
is,hnus. A paper barrier sctIcI'y divides
the Pacific, tom the Atlauuc sed, odt ol
the s,uds oi CaliiUrnid. tie wonders "i Al
!, isuIu's iabieJ lamp ate in"Te 'hdn fe"lztd
Men aie dis,uIDed by golden VISIONS lhe
ctIanuels Ui CUmmeiee dsc ehdusng. ut
d,rrct5 ol iiie are under ,hns:nu'ai 40"
One knows moi, wnat new wonder shall DC
, botu wl,h cach new day IA pnsettug al
fixed principles a cuntl'ct of uew Interests, d
ue.efal di,rupuJa aad disatfanseineni, are
e rapidI7 ~ progress. ~ such Iime, "i"i
: sf simple nlnd, u man ul lidin goo ss"sr, d
nau OF muieta ion, iIlil oi unlucs'i'"aO'e
luiegtitv. a mau vi IndanltsDle q InGesS, a''
ss,cl4l wcith and adap'atiOu. tbe vtoPiS
,aAe to sucii mau. Ihey Col, him "h .1g1
n and Ready" They ra!ly round him. Ihcy
4. grow mlu him. lie bi1ds thrm all ~ o"t
q and -, what ia"s uiIsin iH,l 10 De, anh hee''
aud armies could not b., the bond OF al 10
#, Dgftsnaole uaipu, And there vas Que thm-
4 no,e in him. We cannot shut our eyes io "a,
,uevltanls lac,, that he great magne,o oi o1i
{ natIun has OpposiGS poles, o. seems 10 nave
l. was, The peculiar lirness of General raJ lo
,or ms respuusIOle l"sIiion thaI ne was VI iiI'
op,, and ,ei, not against the Other. Ph'
nne cou!d tfust him while the oiner need no
9 fe,, bitn. Ii seemed iu human signi, tn,
+ strnup hold Of the tunes. AID in u u,O.nen
a ike tie hunse which chlid builds Oi cards
9 il has been swept away from Us. May u 10
u ue 40 teaoh 10 "eedse it0n man, ~hOs'
II breath Is ~ his uostTIis" May ~ not be on
g lesson Tor these times, that "GOd sce'li, no
ss man seelnl' May IL nu; be the way "h'ci
A We "anos not of, by which God means t
, load u.l has not ,ne deSh II The Che
&; Magistrate ,au gnt US, as argument could "e'
- =, ,o,eh. that We ATE one people! Has u nu
= touched .he gere,al hear, nom east 10 ~es
y from moth TO Souh, as cn'lt'ca's hearts az
a touched, when by ,heir sIie = i"ihef 'a'' :
J. Could legislation, codId ju'iiclel action, c"h'
l. lmmerc,si Interests. co-id anything, nav
ID shown So clearly. 80 teeilngly, 80 inSi"n''1e
Of ously. so unveisally, that divided as we M
Of be, or may think we are, we a'e nat one :
D. hear! Aud may lheIe no, proceed ',o,H '''
'g new grave, 10 which The fDne's' ''sn's
IN ,weniy million garner Up, to Day 'he %S",