Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1850-07-23
From The Detroit Advertiser.
The Last hours Of the I'resident!-shis Suc-
cessOs.


We take from The Philadelphia Bulletin.
orthe llth iosl., The following lengthy cor
respoudencc, rurportiug 10 give The chasing
scenes ol the Presidents Iifc. II The ~riler
has "set noughi doien az malice, how solemn
must be the reflections oi those Southern
genlcnep, who allowed themselves To be
made the agents Of sectional views and be.
came promulgalors of those views. at n time
so cruelty Inappropriate, in tetms so harsh
aud unworthy! Threats. ullefed far the ear
OI the noble warrior, aul the answering
aud honest patriot, "a, i inomeot when the
hollow tunes of death, were in bis ears. sum.
mOniDZ him from the weak and finite judg
meni Ol man. 10 answer for his deeds belOIe
the throne Of EVERLASTING GoD, How deep
and painful Is the iessoh inculcaied by this
scene, and With what Solemn iorce. should il
thl upOa the heats. Of those, who proud IN
their own conceu, assumed by self consltu-
ted authorry, In auaign The conduct OF a
vlfjuous man. acting under lhe highest tes
ponsibiii.y--,n oath To his Cod.
From the early connection o( Ir. Toombs.
with the political fortunes aud elevation OF
General Taylor, from las earnest agency in
his nomlnaion n, the Philadelphia Nation
al Convention, and fraT subsequent activity
ia the carvass which terminaied ~ his ele-
va,ion 70 The Presidency 81 the Uniled States.
II was apprehended by some nor hem men in
the whig parry. thii his irfldenc. and that Of
other sonthe,n politicians, who sympathised
aud acted with him, would be exercised ia
IN oyeIueerifc aCCreo oven the Piesidcnt.
SIcd ihore we're. who little knowing The
high virtue. and stern energy Of me Patriots
heat declined 10 support HIN for like rea.
sons.
How fully did his subsequent coutsc falSi-
iy all the productions uf those who made
them IN apprehension upon the Que hand,
and who entenaIned them ia hope upon the
other! Assuming lie Performance Of bis
public debts. on taking tie oath Of his great
ofice the Patiots eye ard hand were raised
TO invoke from the God Of his fathers.
sueSgIh for rho firm aud rigid performance
Of his constitutional dulieS. 10 the fahlment
of which he had before given to his coun.
uymen The sanction or 40 old soldiers word.
How laihfally lac has kept Ihst oath accor-
ding TO the best o(hiS great ability. we have
hs own dying asSuyance, strengthened hy
The Iivius testimony ot county made hap
py by his vilrues.
IL there was a man in those last solemn
hours OF ibe Pdiiio's iile, to in'fuie upon his
deaihbed bis selfish aud sectional, diciation,
aud 10 proiane by coarse threats. a scene o.
yer which angels might wccr, let his name
stand ioiever accugSed by bls counrrynen.
''lf such there be. 60 mark them vel.
Though high his lineage proud his fame,
BOdndiess his wealth ls wish might claim,
Despite ,h1t lineage, power aud pe.f,
The wretch cJncsn.rited all in SELF
Living shall iotfeit fair ren1wn,
Anl d)u5y, dying shall 80 down,
To the vilo earth from wlcace he sprang
Unwept, unaOnorcd, anl unsung."
Washington "Wednesday July 10.
The c1pilol is shrouded in mourning -
President Taylor IS no more. lie brealhed
his last at lhitty five minutes pas, ten o'clock
yesterday evening, and lies in state tins NOR
Ming az ;he ExecutiIe mansion. surrounded
by his grieI stricken and fliciei f,mly. IL
. impossible 90 convey Io you IA words the
eilecl the appalling news had upon the minds
OF all classes here, aud the same sympathy
viii be manifested by al classes elsewhere.
Few men. irrespective of his exalted station
as President Of tie United S,ales, have
borac with The 10 the grave higher claims
to nations sorrow, and few, whether in his
day or ages past. have achieved mightier tri-
umphs 10 render that name immoral.