The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-19
Trih,ile or lResnen1

P"ohC ho'lce. a large number were i
altendance. On motion DR.. G. W
BGSTLER was called to the Chair, and G
WEAVER appointed Secretary.
Inc Chairman, in stating the purpos
OF the meeting, paid high, beautifu
and merited t,ibute to ihe life, characte
and services ofZacbary Taylor, late Pres
ident of the United States.
On motion, Messrs. P, VAN TRUMP
HENRY ORMAN and JoHN I. BRAsEE were
appointed committee on resolutions
After an absence of few minutes, the
following report was made:
PREAMBLE AND REVOLUTIONS.
Wherens. through one Of the inscrnlible but
all-wise providences of The Almighty Disposer ul
events, a great nation ia stricken down in sorrow
by the sudden demise of Gen ZACHARY TAYLon.
late President of the United States which event
took place at the national mansion, in Washington
City, at IS minutes pnst 10 o'clock, on Tuesday
night the 9th instant
A nation lnOurns the loss nj une orils briob,es,
orDnmenis--a mighty people weep over the tomb
OF ilieir greatest iavorite-a Hero Wi,bout n
blemisI has fallen-one Of the greatest caot,ins
o the age, lies upon his bier!--that great spirit
terrible in battle and wise in cuunci noble 1i,.
Interested. aud Independent in tie dischnrv, oI
duty everywhere, has passed through the dark
portals OF Death, into the bright and Kindred
light 0i Eternity! Through u whole life nnhlv
devoted to the service Of his Country. he en;,y.
Ell The confidence aud respect Of his Couutrymen.
ihe hnser oilust condemnation cannot be uuint.
I'd To single net of his i!lustriuns life ru,ning
through period Of more than forty years of nrdu.
nus aud responsible duty, in the camp and upon
The battlefield. History does not in all her br;I.
laht records, Iossess IA rame, which has phssed
throhgh the fiery aid searching ordeal of public
opinion, more pure and uusulied than that M Con
TAYLOR. To say TINT he was man of sound and
almost nnerring gindgment.- of lofty and deyoled
patriotism. Stern aud incorruptible in The dis.
charge OF his public duties: while, at the sama
time, he was the kind-hearied, generous. and
honorable gentleman, in all the varied relaIions
Dl private llei would give bat u faint idea of tbe
beautiful cluster Of noble aud eslimable ouoIi,ies
Lhht were concentrated in his entire chnractar ne
! man. Few men, Of this or any other ace. com.
Ined such energy Of character, such hfah and
InbendinI integrity Of purpose, with so mncb
a'J 'o's VI nuart' ana SO much expan
If ,l';a h;h H. 'o''" DeneN"'enoe ana yel. with
III; ''''' "'e" |o".p'In.ioh OF intellectual power
"'o "un ",'u 'e'"'nS loFce Of Character. nnder
r I'n''o.,"n VI Isn'-no man possessed
IT. |nt "a'u'a nn" lnnale m0desty, So in
Iii ~; ""'' "'l "ue greatness ana nobility OF
@ ''Mo 'ne B'u"t Commoner oi The English
'r ,,h J'"n' ups 'iAhrpES' 10 lhe salient points
nav, |''," u'u nl'0'a' Gharac'e rhe bore
Ill. ~" .e'e"o'nhGe' ZACHARY IAYLORs
,L;,re,i,'u "o.' sup''terii III me army to the
80, s;'.I e,'""oJ w hlSh'y republic, is
.nnn,,, am II i's'".I Vt =" s'c"' mhn VINO neither
onJs h.,o,,." 'I' s''"'"eSS' w"o Io"nd glory
wi. .,l,a,oh' ti''y '"y ~ '"e PdN pam 81 daty'
o'''e Ut '''n 'ie'u VI us crashing ahd
,,il,;',I, ,.. VI ",'' u''"p ueSpalches IN his
,;,,,nn5 Wv .,''ou'uo" WIN 'he trophies OF
,;nca., "U r, W." sou'" ca''p' 'Ooer minded and
,;,,rli,.;', ~ h u" soI""e l'o"esy and untlque
lac IN W.vi, .I;';,i "v'"'"I' " cue great bat
,Inuse 'raIl Tnnn"n .ue" tno %unl'railon ana al',
rnn.cr;n, nr ,L, ,.,',. 10 was oi' 'nlihiul
,,,,, l,i,I,l,, '"" 'o' no P"Ssessed' 10 de-
nnscnlin. AL XII 'y IVY ,'I'n VI MS 'ilhe' mat
,,,,,,Ii,, ,I', ''. roo"S'IeSs OF under.
zniion oonJ ,ha, ,,In 0Iu',pnoo VI 'ionut organ
,,.,',, 'u ..a' Pia,"' 'ePuolcai simplicity oi
~ al I
h,;r ,,'i;,;.o o'us W tno american People and
'ismd ,'i" ~ ,,i w. '"S'"u'o"S nm were richly
,len,e,s ,,r i'n2;, 10 wen ~ an u'e Senter'
# ""u"'',yi vunLac'efNihg Whole lille
- Hoos niu 'p',' winch NJ That lIl1s pence
nan, ~. III, r''n W u''or ''lal noble scnll'
han ibn "o' TT'.,S w euIlh' more sublime
# NnnoIan,, " ~ "'eS' UT .'o "ery uelerlnn
nan. ,uD"' J,. -" s'"'''1r occas'o.' ~ h'9e ~
~ jn .a,"I ny "'y "m 'ea"y 10 aie' ny
"a me-, n|l. Io' I "'I y,rnuS "1 0eAt"" me-
worthy or ,Ie "" sentiment aux"
,,, w. '''o ."' uo'eI " 'le man hnd llIc solenl'
e.s nr LIaTma ;" ~ WI'o" ,nc n!ntSt cnn'om"S'
,iil, rery.,,, na,s.',i. ,.' ~ po'hli'ny oIrnuon
M meal, .nL,n,;s,i" 'r y, Wv " ~ l""'"'n nl'u
10 nnysr. ,,C .,,,l,,n W '',""' put
sms or or;,,r 6, "'e ecu ny 'ne Pa'o&'
,g un,,,, ~, "' ""''o'a. o"'uinny Is rest
ver In, ara,,o ,r ;'' US, VI 'na o"l"h Weeps
nted an5 ,,;,,L,, W ''' 'nust ",oen'' SeU ue-
nina arah;I IIs"T supporter" ills mortal ro'
D.a,h, L,,, ,a"' uS o} 'ue S'ooIny shadows
n n Lr;oi, o',''' D"'N 'nney unere SHOOTS
y, H. p'st oo'u"nn o' heavenly llSht' radiant
.r ssrnnand ,V ,%ase"g" g. y. soou man deeds as
Mes ,hs dm'y r 'h' M o"'''eis; % III nI 'mt oons'l'
d Putric land the honest md upright Man, He
as len us an example of tho pure statesman of
epncor p,o."ar 'nas'sWa'e-o' warrior who loved
,r who showed u"ls"""d moJ.pa,io" "a r%ng"e,
'ent Of vctory--and a patriot who devoted ed him. @
III to death for bis country,
AS par'akers ol this common griel-as jointsuG
izens of Fa56e Uv eo"pIv Ia'a'.ymTe Gr" .ssmS tue
ipressye of our sense oT iii, nt,lc,Ys %.uo 10
n n OF Divine Providence, do hereby #
"rao.ST, @os, an' we hoyo heard with feelings of
.cmAWr TarL"% e Cbs@ ;e Ms".o, d9" o, uo9eIn 9 ira,
PesoI,,J Th', ,,hu, ,a L.. ,,n t
omission, To the will Of Him, whose ways are
81 " nHaIns out in this overwhelming dispeusa