Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1850-09-17
DEATH OF GEN. TAYLOR.
A Funeral Sermon, by Bishop Doane.

Man fallen in Israel7'-2 q ,muel III 33'
In these expresssc wnrds, did ihe great
heart Of ROYAL David nv i,s tribute, 10 The |
valiant Abner slain hv the treacherv of Jo"h
p, There are few mind. familiar with the Holy |
| Scriptures. into which thew have nnt sDrnne |
rs the uuhi ideu comment. on 'h't astonish' |
inn proviirnce which has s'ilied the pulses
of the nation: and, ~ dav twines eve'y aiar'
in the lard. with the funeral cypress. "know
ve noi,"--men saw IN one another, az me
liob,ning record nashcs through tie land,
"rHr PREsIDErr is DEAD! know We not.
that there is prince, and great man. !s'len
this day in Israelr'
DeaIh il the touch ~ nature" which pre-
eminen,iy .'mskes the world all hin (" God
! did not make il. II came in with sin. Yet,
| we nav say. and siill be reverert. that wrh-
on, IL. ~ men have been sipce he Fail he
could no, live in fls own world " - he
one thing at which naioTe qrs04, The iH''
! nl IL sways the fnuulunna TITAN thronps,
tha, else would scale thr Heavens. And the
damn chill. from its black wing. "a " sweep.
through the land. when pesilerce fali' IN II
like frost; a when beside ns bur neighhor
dIes is The reminder oi our own immortality,
aud the conviction of his dread omnipotence.
The worshipins assemblies. Of twenty mill.
ions, are in harmony. with us 10 day From
one end. 10 the oiher, at our broad 'aoo. me
elrcrric sp, rk has # i.shed its fearful message,
of me nations luss; till North and Son'h, ana
East and West. are bending. now, With ~
over the new made grave; in which. the sol
der of thee wars the coDqueror In all, the
parriot hero. The peoples President. rests.
from his honois, and his arms. As, when the
Epypiians came, with Jnseph's corpse, up
20 the threshing A ,oi Of Atsd u ~ 'sgteat.
aud very sore iamentation.' Aod, II may
well he so. For, ia Tie graphic words oil Da'
vd, a man. great 'nan, ard priuce, has
"iaileu This day. in Israel
A man has fallen. ! do not mean. n,eie,
male, human, lLoniduai Que, whom me
ta,ioT raj her than the mantau- u-indhef, cloihes.
walking thing. thar wears hat l speak
of,hat. WHICH God meant, when He said,
"Let us make insn. IN our own image. alter
our likeness" Mnred, sadly. now, by the
copcussiou of thai fea'iul Fall. But caPa
bie Of restoration, through the Cross. Ana
ius,ifyiog we'll, IN the renewal al It's lar i'to-
T PORTIONS, aud its couDieuance erect, the ga. i.
c,ed record. God hath made man upright
A man. that has mind; and uses IL. A man.
> ,liat has hcsr; aud yie'cS 1" u. man.
!, ,bn shapes ms eicutnstauces. a man. that
es,ot toy himself. man with the sim.
phcity of a child. A man. win the fresh
ins,ice. A man. IN genero-'iy. man. l."
lnaguaniniIy. A man. 10 meet emergencies.
; A ran 10 make occasions. A nian. 10 dare
: NOT only: but To bear. n man, 81 love. y
: man. without fear. thunderbOH. In wai.
, A dew J,op, 10 the day al peace. Oae that,
I, against the fearful odds. oi FIVE to Que. could
. sway the bAule storm, al Bueoa VISA Aoo,
!, then from the very arms aud lap of victory.
. write Ia ones whnse gallant son died :" make
its crown. swhen miss hls familiar iace. !
eau say with ruth, that feel 90 exn'iai'on
. m our success" Ttuly, man. has "tS'leu'
in Israel
, Ani "a great mum has fallen a great
. man. fist. must te - MA. Ahd' 'heH, mus
!, find, or make, the occasion, 1" DO great i"
eye,y man. tnal is = uidn. there Is, pOi-n,i7i'
~, g,eAt man. lie, vino has "iaiien, inns
d,y. m Israel" was great, IN act. HIS mas
. ,erjy defence Of Fut Harrison, when but 2
: CaHsin, ~ tie service, where the 'er'"r' OF
IN pendius cuuilsgrAJiou, were added to the
. midnight onslaught Of the Indians; his sue
. ce.siui cnndnci ftbe war, in Flrrida, az aus
. the same subtle tirslcss. unrelentiuE ioti me
!, valiant movement 40 P,,ut Isabel, aud back
. a. the encamprneuI Al Fut Brown, achIeslnt
i PAIn Alto ani Res1ca lie "a Palma, as ncf'
> ep,s1ies. along The way; ne stunning ah'
. CON JIrte posa-ssinn of Monterey. where eve
:, :, street VA, bAtncai led, anJ every h0usc-'"l
brislleJ with mrskesIS; the cs"wring vicio',
against suca IraTini oils. ~ Bu""a Ftsi"
and. mpte than ihat, tic clear calm. qdie,
uppre,rndilg, at iudrWiltbie, answer, Il
Stn.a Anua's j. sJleni demahl sustained b,
= twen,, thousand men "Sir, ~ tep'y 10 S""
. not. Of TN, d,tc, ,unImnniue me Y" sure"
:, der NV f.ror>, ~ discretion. 1 0eS leave IL
" saw. th. | d"eiine sCcoding a. your rcqlrst;
MN Nlul .FaNtf fsf
of ;Ds an ,l,ary ct,eer pl hm. beside Who's
grave a IA an Weeps, assnIes ~ 'hii ~ hI''
:, - great man has becn taken f'om our Is,at'
:, An1, more hid,iIJus, cyeh. thad, ~ these
=, the greatness. ,h., kew how u bear snc'
victories: the ercatness, that preserved IT
eonilth,i Am ia the som Of rational arplaus
= aud unIoefsal admiration; the greatness, tia
= could see thc p,uuJeSt pAhn at human pave
planted before ", withIu easiest reach, au
, not pat forth \ hand, To- pluck ~; tie great
! ness tll.l submitted 80 BE- M President o
:, these Uuird ) ales. siacr 50 the people VIII
. ed; the greatness, that wen, un 10 w dshing
ton, aud rook ilie char uf > ATE, aad hliei II
:. WIN ,he simple digniy. tina, had duecxd
:, from a teot. the oriefIng Of u battlefield; IN
- greAlness OF moderation. ihe greatness g
H. mndesiy; the gIoItness Of sell conquest an
- couiroI; Inrsu do bu, A nund our bleedin
=, hearts more deeply, while they 'well theu
- siii fulle', higher admiration oi me fe'
greatness, of the great man, who has eon
= iiom us today.
u And, ~ him, "a prince" has fallen.
-" prince. ia ilsce. The head. ~ tie w"id s'n
- piy means. OF twenty mil,ons oi & &c people
- SO consrhuted and declared, by 'hrii 90"
- choice aud act a priuct, ~ IsnA. ne
= ouaI, ia his station, OF the kings ani emp'
y rors, aud po,eoIalrs. at tue whrle wnild.
" =" proce. N power. The Presidcnt OF The
STATES. lesItunaiey authorized. aud eonst'''
=" - tnnslly sustained, in acts oi inhaenee' az
"a ultimate authority. such ss no sovereign
~. Europe has. hy aoy other right. Than !hat
~ mere brute force; and the exponent OF p'
~ ~. liIical snJ moral sway, winch, 10 us gro"'o
~ snd porvadiug power. no mere brute ioIce c.