The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-11

WEDNESDAY, July 10, 1859.
At opening Of the this morning, the District
Attorney, Mr.. Fendal addressed ii in sabttapce ioI-
lows:
May please rise, bring formally no
of which you already but WE'LL painfully
announced the death bell of the nights Il is
this morning the saddened brow Of every citizen Of the
metropolis; il ID proclaimed in that
Long, low, distant murmur of dread sound,
Such arises when a nation beeds,
With some deep and immedicabe wound"
The orcbodings have
bes realized The President OF the United States dead The
Of last republic gathered his fathers All that
Zachary TAYLOR perish moe Disease, dire
stricken down, almost without warming
him unframed the perIs OF countless fields.
county, condition Of public affairs, the
deah government deeply
Inexpressibly be the
emotions excited this country her present political circunsa
the Of this this time Fierce conflicts opinion
republic These conflicts from
dissenson hut from elements radcaed
poy every looking with anxious and aching
turned with unfatcrng him in whose hands the
had placed the helm Of State and whose geographical relation
itself suspicious the public
tranquility
Widely warmly many differed from him particular
aa, believed him honest
hnching in duty moderate and sasac relied patriot
which comprehended devoiohe honor and the interests
Of of all regarded the nations
shield energies which had itself the
most appalling emergencies all felt thai he utterly incapable Of
injustice.
Though freedoms grow. heuvy such
times like these the bereavement wholly rreparsc
The name OF TAyLoR legacy OF priceless value to his country
She has dehg ted honor him. Let her honor him s
pronrns by his II she rightly
which even
principally the dazzling slores Of his Her deepest rg
will be- not for the who had carried her
and al whose world -
who had added her had poured
hus'ess treasure into her cons for the civic ruler who
had welded power made proudcr
whose conduct had earned for him the
citizen of s model republic The so
nousy at Fort Harrson when he beathed
dropping eagle OF his country with
uneung Judgment constant Of
through situation. OF dBcuy and
danger by the side Of which the of
moderation In the exercise OF authority practically absolute
his well balanced mind Of
success, and the triumph; dig
nifty which secured for him the OF Others he added
miy becoming to who is born to die " in the republican
spirit he treated every honest man as bis equal and in .he
Christian spirit poor his friend
and kind eaedncss he considered the language
beautiful all within his powe, his profec
aon - with modesiy which cup power pass IN
tasted from his lips he had noble self
calmly and fencss for Itself and neither
ponsb'p in conduct faithful dsntcresed, pure
he bland and daItc bright spinsna
from his warm and generous heart
Such of thc President syLos
which have placed his high the bright
haow song y which attracted TO him, while living The admiration
and affection OF his country embam his
memory in her
The Dsrct Attorney having concluded the court (Judge
CfswfJfd) responded $ follows
The which hs. been officially an
nounced with the deepest The
OF The United States under
lie feeling and all his
memory aud soiciinde the future however many
claims and admiraondenied a. in
The character OF tue late President and reflect
third day May, 1903, night, constantly and
lively engaged in public life n~ays with purpose high
resolve, and that the OF his military
surrounded his and character while
celebrity that now attaches and viii forever attach
the loss the United States
not but b. snhsnced and still further
stances in which pcope-by situation oil
our Internal affairs II ia bow
bsfors Him who IL above Chief TO-
pray thar, AS in time In come
our home protect hsa beloved
OF those whom
hded.
IL ~ ordered marx OF Pres
sdent Of the United
Monday next, thel 5h instant at 10 O'Clock, a. m
JOHN A. SMITH, Clerk