The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-08-08

the welfare of that country which he hat
served so well. and which SO freely and wor
th'Iy bestowed its confidence on him.
Few mcn have had better fortune than bs
none better deserved il. The virtues Of
his simple and modest, but heroic character
had 80 endesrcd him to his feIow citizans.
that en- sure may venture to say, that,
even in the midst ofthe political strife " whica
he ever sought to moderate and soften, there
Is not one whose heart will not throb with
emniinn when hs learns The death of Zacha.
~ Taylor.
sMr. KING. Mr.. Secretary, ills not nv
design, after The eloquent tribute that ha.
been paid 10 tho me- mory Of The deceased
President Of the United States, to add mspy
words TO what has already fallen from the
honorable gentlemen. Ii was my fortune to
have been personally and intimately acquain
ted with tho distinguished individual, who
has been called away from us, for more than
five and twenty years. My relations with
him. during tha, period, were Of such char.
ac,er, as enabled me to form, think, cor.
rect estimate of the man, aud to appreciate.
a. did mos, highly his many cs,imsble quail
iti's; and can say that, in all the relations
Of life, he so bore himself as to command the
respect Ct his acqusin,snces, tho ardent re-.
gard Of bis friends, ard the devoted attach.
meni OF hs count ymen. A "a man, he wa,
surpassed by none in honesty of purpose /; he
was Without guile. As a soldier, all know,
and none more than those | address, that he
had won laurels that would have graced the
brow Of the fret soldier Of Europe or Ameri
ca. |. was my fortune, Senators, 10 be in
Europe q, the time when the news reached
there that the gallant General Of our forces
on tho Rio Gfande, tho late President, Of the
United States, was surrounded, or supposed
10 be surrounded, by an overu he lining force,
he commanding small but gallant bard.-
Every American heart brai wi b anxiety and
fear. We felt, as Americans should feel,
'hata reverse then would cas-, in some degree
a cloud over the country Of our birth. When
the news reached US that the gallant Gcnef.
al Of that little band had marched from his
position, regardless Of the danger, had re.
traced his footsteps and conquered the foe
at Resaca de Ia Palma, no man bu, he who
was away from his country in foreign land
could have felt what we as A American citizens
fel, At hose tidings. Senators, the gallant.
~ .. that man was appreciated mol only hy
his country mso, but it was felt and aporecia.
ted BY the first military men oi Europe. The
living hero Of tho age, the srea. Duke Of
Wellington. declared, as Napoleon had dc.
clafed Of him on a certain occasion, Gen
etal Taylor is General indeed." | there
fore, Senator'S, am not surprised tha, the en-.
thusiss,ic spirit Of the American people led
them TO support a man whose patriotism.
whose devotion 10 his country, whose gallant.
~. and whose successful services on the
field, must have endeafed him 10 the hears
of all. Az man, have said he was hnn
est in purpose. His patrIotism, his devotion
to the constitution Of his country. under
which he cherished those free institutions,
have never questioned. think know him
well. and believe there was 40 man moro
patriotic. IT errors were committed, | shall
draw ths curtain over them. No longer
would | feel justified IN holding him up To
the gaze, even If they had been ten times as
glafing as they we're. The country has
reason to deplore the death OF great man,
and, must be permitted TO add. u good man.
lie has gone from among us, and the afiI c.
tive event has been appealed to to cultivate
and cherish kind relations. trust in God
that these kind relations will be cherished
end that we shall on this day vow on the al.
tar Of our country, to discard all pickering
and strife, oil sectional dissensons, and live
and die as Americans should, in support Of
the Union.
Mr.. BERRlEN. Senators, yield to
sue geslon which has been made 10 me sioce
cur assembling hete this morning, by high
IL respected associate, in making this brief
trespsss on your time. II is no, my purpose,
10 these brief unprecedented remarks, 10
pronounce an eulogium on tho departed Chief
Magistrate. Tint has been amply done al
ready, IN terms at once expressive and elo
quent. Nor is it my design to give expires
sion to individual and personal feeling. Such
feeling may be lefi appropriately TO repose in
tho bosom Of him who cherishes it, Nor
yc, do seek to give feeble and imperfect
u,terancs TO a nations grief. Tha, will be
done by oui counlrymen in their primary as,
semhIages, as this melancholy intelligence
flies with lightning speed to The remotesl
borders Of the Republic, aud with fresh
ness, and vlvidness aud force, which the feel.
ings Of a free aud sensitive people will i'm.
past TO the expression Of emotions spring'ng
directly from their own sorrowipg hearts
We should vaioly attempt by anticipation, to
give u,terance to their feelings. Snll less
would venture to intrudo upon the mourn
ing inmates of tha, dnmestio circle, who are
sull clustering round the mortal remains Of q
departed husband and father; for the sor
rows Of widowhood aud of orphnnage are sa
cred. But concurrng as | do mos. cordial
ly, in the sentiments which have been st
touchingly and eloquently expressed in vari
Gus portions Of this chambcr-if could sue
cesd in adding ono, even the slightest motive