Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1850-08-15

,snreiss fslt throughout all the country. q
a.lrs .,.,,t n the lasi aud due soienlnisie
1sa,l,e funeral Of she hate Piesident 81 n
United States.
Tbwlr sin. it was said IN the ecnnnauni
earion read % us, tlAaea great man ha
faTlsn anuar MS. The lSse President Z
Tia puitea States, Originally . soldic
~ profession, having gore shrough
Inn. aud splendid career Of military ser
~iise. had. IL ille close OF the hate wa
~ri1h AIsxicO, beonaae so cnde'qed 70 tl'
rags,le az The Dated States, and inspire
sha,n with 50 HIGH a degree Of regard an
rnnRllenee, ihas without any sehct' ,tlo g
without ipdfsasag any devious I'sSh /, o
s,5i;sv enrttnstnsesya hairs bsesashh, 70 INC
,s;,,l,, .or no ftWsa ihe path ssi SsaaiF = ~
,t.s,ss, ana l,Oaetlssi, ard sseei'se
- *, Nv inon,,aar vote and lHoase' 70
s,,,s,r ,,,,,nn him the highest clpll 'siu1her
s,s In The nsltion. Neaaailnot iaFsstt una sa.
a. IN ,Slssr instances, SO IN this, pi'hi'c
s,,::;tun was wan and gnrrisA away, IN
sg,rne beruee. hV The crlat Of Gsiiitaly ne
uown- So Il Is always and 50 a wa
be, because high respect Tor Noodle Rf''''s
IN arms has been. and always WIN DC
oa.pouYs~a frnm the hearts Cd The mem
hers Of popular government Da1 !
will he a great mistake. TO suppose lanai
zht late President of the United States
owed his advancement to high c'sil trnss'
or his aeceptability with the people. to
military talent Or ability alone. | believe
sir. that, associated with the highest adj
miration for those qualities possessed oy
him. there was spread throughout the
community a high degree OF confidence
and faith in his integrity and honor and
unrivhtness as man. l believe ne was
rspecialIy regarded as both tirm and a
mild man in the exercise OF authority !;
and have observed more than once. IN
this and other popular Governments that
the prevalent motive with the masses oil
mankind for comforting high power on
Individuals, is confidence in their mild
ness, their paternal, protecting SECURE
and safe character. The people natural~
" feel safe where they feel themselves to
be under the control and protection OF
sober council, Of impartial minds, and a
general paternai superintendent.
suppose sir, that no case ever hap
pened IN the very best days of the Roman
Republic. when any man found himself
clothed with the highest authority OF the
State under circumstances more rePelllng
al suspicion Of pursuing any crooked
path in politics, or ell suspicion OF having
been actuated by sinister views and Pur.
poses. than in the case Of the worthy, and
eminent, and distinguished, and good
man whose death We now deplore. He
has left to the people Of his country .
legacy in this; he has left them9 bright
example, which addresses itself, with
peculiar force, to the young and rising
generation; for it tells them that there is
II path to the highest degree Of renewn
straight, onward, steady, without
change Or deviation.
Mr.. Secretary. my friend from Louisa-
ma (hr. Downs) has detailed shortly the
events in the military career Of General
TAYLOR. His service through his life was
mostly on the frontier, and always hard
service--often in combat with the tribes
of Indians all along the frontier for many
thousands Of miles. 1t has been justly
remarked by one Of the most eloquent
men whose voice was ever heard IN these
houses, that it is not in Indian wars that
heroes are celebrated, but it's there they
are formed. The hard service. the stern
discipline, deyolving upon those who
have great extent Of frontier TO defend
and often with irregular troops Of thsir
own, being called on suddenly to enter
into contests with savage-. to study the
habits Of savage life and savage war, in
order to foresee and overcome their
stratagems- these things tend to make
hardy military character.
For very short time. sir. had con,
nection with she Executive Government
of this country. and at that time very
periious, embarrassing circumstances ex-
listed between the United States and the
Indians on the borders, and war was ac-
1naily raging between the United States
and the Florida tribes and livery well
remember that these who took counsel
together on that occasion officially, and
who were DESTROYS Of placing the military
command in the safest hands, came to
the conclusion that there was no man in
the service more fully uniting hequalities
Of military ability and great personal
prudence than ZAcHARY TRrLoR; and
he was, Of course, appointed to the coma
anand. /. :. :ast.s.'
!. Unfortunately his career at the head
sf this Goyernanent was short. For my
part, ii. all that hayeseen ofhin, have
found much to respect and nothing to
condemn : The circumstances under
which he conducted Che Government, for
the few sAonshs.he was al the head of il
!. !. u lagSg psen ssach as perhaps not to give
sa9 him a very favorable. certainly not a
--snaEy large opportunity Of developing his
sptiaciples and hin policy. and 10 CARRY