Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-07-20
Public Meeting.

According to previous police, n meeting
of our citizens without distinction Of party,
conveyed al the Court House on Monday.
the 10th inst, to do honor to the memory OF
our late Chief Magistrate. the illustriois
TAYLOR.
The meeting was called to order by
James M Elan, Esq, and the object
thereof leolingly and, elo1lently stated by
L. D. Conrad, Esq,
On motion the following gentlemen were
appointed
'HtLir %lIleky, President, {
Hom j ]. Btnk, Vice President.
II. W sueHarHSE Secretaries.
Gro. s. LACEY.
On rpotion of +. D. Conrad, Esq, it
WINS. Resoitei. Tint a Committee Of
five be appointed by the Chair, for the
purpose Of drawing suitable resolutions.
Tl,ereupon the following gentlemen were
appointed on said committee:
+. - Conrad, IIsq, Chairman Messrs.
Eyam. Kent, Heron and Amos Adams,
The committee having retired, returned,
and reported the following Preamble and
Resolutions:
A calamity Mt once sudden, unexpected
aud terrible has come upon the country.
The cruel und inexorable hand of death
has slnote the most illustriot,s man Of the
age. The honest.learted, higltllinded
man-tllc w~orld.renowned warrior-the
pure stutesmnn-tlm illistrious patriot
ZACHARY TAYLOR. has been gathered unto
his fathers. His country is overwhelmed
with grief at this sudden and ~irreparable
bereavement. The intelligent, the wise
aud the virtuoua. throughout the civilized
world. win deplore the catastrophe. We.
his neighbars, who knew best how to
appreciate his motives, his feelings, and
his virtues, have assembled, not only to
mlnglc our tOlrs with those of II nation
ITO unite with a whole world in sorrow.
Ing, but to give vent to feelings, rendered
still more poignant, by the more vivid
emotions 1T personal appreciation and
trrelsal,ip. Therefore, be it
Rcs6itvyl, That we, the citizens of Bpton
Rouge and vicinity. of all parties, have
received the intelligence of the death of
ar illustrious neighbor and friend, with
e,w,tiots oi the profoundesl sorrow. That
III the midst Of our grief, we feel n natural
prlde!G TINT we cllitned M a cherished
.noigh,or and friend, the ulin who has
filed the world with the fame of his deeds
and lis virtues and whose name IL inscribed
in the brightest characters Oh the immortal
pages Of history.
That We owe il to orr feelings to pay to
our friend, every tribute OF respect in our
power, ut the place Of his and orr residence
that therefore, y committee be forthwith
appointed to make the necessary arrange
meuts. at 40 distant day, for u public and
suitable demonstration Of our grief, at this
great private bereavement, and public and
natloilah calamity, and Of our respect and
vclteration for the memory Of the illustrious
deceased.
That said COMMITTEES solicit some gentle
Of patriotism, ability and eloqnence,
10 deliver, Mt Baton Rouge, m Grafton
to the occasion. That said COM
be composed Of seven members,
and he appointed by the President.
That it be the dityo # the said committee
enclose Il copy Of these Resolutions to
the widow mud family Of the deceased,
with suitable expressions, to convey the
of coincidence aud sympathy Of
this meeting.
That IA All additional evidence of our
and veneration for the deceased,
wear the usual badge of mourning for
days.
The resolutions having been read and
unanimously adopted, the Chair in pursu-
thereof, appointed upon the committee
referred to in said resolutions, the members
Of the original committee with the excep-
ton Of ]. NJ. Elan, Esq, who was com
to decline acting, and added to said
committee the following members: Thos.
B, Thorpe, Stephen Henderson, Geo. S.
Lacey. 49,
Onmotion of Capt. Tunnard, Resolved,
That the proceedings of this meeting be
published in the advocate aud Gazette"
On melton, the meeting nd journed to re.
assemble at such time and place as may be
upon by the Committee.
PHILIP HICKY, President,
J. J. BURK, Ticc President,
Gre :, $. LACEY, Secretaries.