The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-08-03

u muN nc tS10emtcFSO tunt MS W6u uoS
meAic life; and his beloved partner. igno.
rant A. himself Of thoss fashionable formu.
Lac which sunder the husband from the
wife, felt for the hrst time the loneliness OF
a hercav~d hekt and understood nothing
Of that rigid discipline that would have die.
tatcd to her. Go weep in solitude-soci.
ETY. DEGREES IT," Her abandonment and
g,ief were truly heat.J+crcing.
"Tms LAST MoxRNrs.-At a few min
utcs past 10, a. | have ssid. Il became ap.
parent that the soal Of the hero and con.
queror was about taking it, rest. The
medical yielded to the spiritual agent,
whose object Il was to prepare for the mp.
proach Of the King Of Terrors. But there
WAS nothing In the conduct of the sufferer
to indicate that no feared the mortal leap
In the secret communion Of his heart with
Heaven, who can say that hs died not a
Chrstian' After prayer. he seemed re-
fresl,cd. and called for glass Of water. Il
was given him, and he drank sparinely.
lie then inquired OF Dr. Witherspoon how
long he thought he would live. to which the
latter replied, ~ hope. General, for many
years." bu. thinking this useless decep-
ton, he added, 81 fear not many hours"
81 know IT," was the response; then. after
n,using a moment, he asked for his family:
they were sent for. and soon entered. The
interview WAS indisc ribxbly afec,ing-Mrs
Taylor prostrs,ing herself at the bedside
and her children clinging around her with
sobs aud grosns expressive Of their agony
The pain. which had afflicted the patien,
IN the side Of the chest, ceased; and ut.
tended by other symptoms OF ease, 1t was
thought he might endure ill morning
But hc himself knew better, and so declared
in quite audible voice. lie was asked
whether he was comfortable "Nery,' he
replied, but the storm, in passing. has
sweep, away the trunk" Finally he adj
ysrted to the subjec. OF his previoas brood
ipgx-the slavery question and observed :;
al am sbou. to die expect the summons
soon-l have discharged all my official du.
ties faith uliy--l regret nothing, bu, am
sorry am about TO leave my friends. "
1 hese were his las, audible words. lie es.
saycd to speak to his vie few moments
before his demise, bat his voice failed him.
Dr. WiiheSpoon administered a stimulus,
but il was powehess in revivng his iunc.
tons. The soel of the hero had fed
Congestion OF the brain and stomach be.
gun At haIt.pas, s O'Clock, so that no earth
Is power could stay the resa!. which has
plunged the nation in mourning The un.
wea'icd attentions oil hi medical advisers
deserve credit, aud their skill is unquest'on.
able /, is believed, however tina, had the
mind OF the President not been laboring
under embarrassment and affection, pro-
ceeding from causes named. the disea'e
could have been chez .ed, and his lie saved.
But now that he is gone, it is vain to spec,
ulate Que succeeds him whose sensitive.
ness is not quite so keen. because climate
with all the lids OF politics, and therefore
possessing iort,ude sufficient to withstand
them.
Those surrounding the wing Presiden,
At the moment were his own family, inclu
ding Col bliss, Col Taylor and family,
Jefferson Davis and ihsny. Vice Pre- ident
Fillmore, several Senators and members,
several members of the diplomatic corps.
the Cabinet, Benton. Hale, Wood Cool.
idse, and Wi,hers, Don. and a number OF
intimate friends Withou, the mansion the
ground WAS literally covered with an in.
nensc multitude, who continued to lingcr
in groups until after midnight, scarce cred
ting the intelligence, though officially All
uouuced.
"Gen. Taylor died withou. struggle. !,
was n kind OF sinking into eternity. with
out feeling its pain and experiencing its
horrors When all was over tho chambes
was CLEARED until the undcr,ak"rs bad com.
pleted their duties. The body was encased
in ice, and ordered to remain where it was
ill this morning, when it was finally robed
for the grave. and laid out in state in the
Esst Room. Thus ended the melancholy
siege Of disease against strong bal~ark
OF nature