The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-07-31


iimr. They appear. they gliller. and lhry
bursi. yei men follow them with NJ murl
devotion. rs if lhry were sslid Rlol~s oI
liehi which rise from The wave never %
SET"
The Life II ihe depsried President has
been spent in The service 81 his runniry.
u has been one of exposure. hardship. and
heavy responsibility. His ieeisinn. his
bravery and mndeny. his strong common
sense and true integrity. marked him as
the nations man. and he WAS presented
with The nations hiehrss g.fi. For sixteen
months he sai in the Presidential chair
administering The Government with fidel.
ity. jndiciousness. and prompiness Of ac>
lion that shamed the veire Of slnader,
and vindicaled his ability and his eharac-
ter in lhe eyes of all men. Thus ripe in
honor and ripe in reputation has he fallen.
like golden fruil. inlo the lap of history.
u The slroke which brought him down
shall psralyze the ann OF fariion. if IL ar.
rest with sober thought The spirit Of dis.
union. IL IL but allay The slnrm Of personal
and political animosiiy. and restore har.
mony 10 the National Councils and peace
10 The Nation. we bow. as the dead would
gladly haye bowed. 10 the sacrifice He
who exposed his life 50 frequently. in fight
ing his eouniry's battles. for ihe purpose
OF securing an insignificant end, would
gladly have laid il down. al this crisis. 10
sare his country from evils apparently
never greater and more imminent than
now. asH se III
/" an, prepared; Ihore endfauoredfo
do my duty" Great words brave wo,ds
Words bound TO The memory Of great life.
like crown Of glory Words lha, reveal
the deep springs Of action from whirh
true life issued! Words which are the
foundation stones of an Immortality left
behind. and words which grasp an inn
mortality brfnre with blesi assurance /!
May Hrsrcn grant that iliese, the last
words Of the lamenled Taylor, which
crown alike his life and death. nav have
an influence to direct The channel OF poll.
iical action though the game deep feeling
Of responsibility in which his steps were
directed, and may then. indeed, rejoice
in an event which now browns nation
in sadness, and. as The execution of de.
cree Of Providence, seems dark, mourn.
ful, and inscruiable I G& iqsfiaQ
Springfield (knss.) Repu6Eeon.
Rev. DR.. Putnam. in his remarks in.
Producing the confession of Professor Web
ster, spoke in exienuallon Of bis dismem.
berment Of the body If his vic,iom, ,--urg.
ing his medical edncation as accounting
for the lack Of feeling, which The steps
taken by him betrayed. The surgeon. he
sand, being in The constan, habit Of dealing
with dead bodies. "feels no more awe and
sensibiliiy when he locks upon them than
the butcher dealing with The mea, in lhe
shambles." These remarks have elciled
very sharp censure from members Of The
profession, through the Boston papers.
One Of them writing in The Courier thus
replies To them:
/" We blush for the man who pcnned
that sentence; and we tell him again llrat
the Physician has found nothing in anato.
my that dimishes the value Of that dead
body. The science Of Anatomy is a
solemn one; and the Anatomisl is quite az
an, as the Clergyman TO feel subdued
when in the house OF the dead. and per.
haps TO turn his thoughts TO that world,
where he may seeihe lifeless clay again
in new beauty and glory. The tear is as
often seen 70 trickle down his cheek as The
clergyman's, when he draws aside The
covering that friendship has laid over The
body, 10 take the las. earthly look of the
patient whom bis skill could not save"
The Presidents Family.-Mr. Fill
more was married in 1896 10 Abigail
Powers, the youngest child Of Rev. lie.
muel Powers. She is still living, and is
described as lady ofgreat worth. modest
and mobirusive in her department, and
highly esteemed fnr her many virtues.
They have but two children. The old
est, son, is young man Of about twen-
ty-one years OF age. who has Just entered
upon the practice of law in Buffalo. He
is said 10 he a gentleman Of fine qualities,
and worthy to be the SON OF Republican
President. The daughter presents more
notable example. She is about eighteen
years Of age. Her accomplishments are
many and varied. and her independent,
selfreliant character is exhibited in The
fact that she is nov, or was very recent.
ly, teacher in one of The free public
schools in Buffalo. She is one of the
women Of whom the Republic has much
more reason to be proud ,han Of all the
gay, gaudy women Of fashion. who often
show as much scorn for school teachers
as they do ignorance Of The true qualities
Of a republican character. Such family
will DO honor to the White Hnnse.
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