Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-26

SATURDAY., ~, .OOU. 'as.#.
At an early hour yesterday morning the remains |
of the late lamented PRESIDENT of the United
States were removed from their temporary resting
place, in the receiving vault of the Congressional
Cemetery, and deposited in mourning car prepared
for their reception, in order to be transported to their
last earthly abo6le.i Col. TAYLOR, the respected
brother of the deceased and Col. BLISS, his esteem
ed son-in-aw, and former military aid, accompanied
by Messrs FENDALL and WALLACE, District Attor- |
ney and Marshal, and several other citizens of
Washing ON, formed the sad escort hence to Baiti-
more, W hence the two first named gentlemen, with
the reg usite assistants, proceeded with the body on
its ror te to Louisville, Kentucky where, as we un-
derst and, il is to be placed in the burial place ON
the family estate.
Thus have we lost from among us the last me-
la' icholy memento of the presence OF ZACHARY
TAYLOR. Who can forget the day when that much
venerated form first appeared m our streets! II
sseems as if the shouts of his enthusiastic welcome
were yet sounding in our ears; and now-after SO
brief, transient an enjoyment of the shighest hon.
ors that man can conf erwhat is left but the funerea
hearse the coffin, a, nd the shroud? It's like some
tial eyer-enduring glory that illustrates the name OF
ZACHARY TArLorL, Death may rob us Of his pre-
sence; the depa rtang train may bear away evenhis
mouldering dust !; but neither death nor time can
take from the h ssrss of his counrymen the ineface
able remembra nee of his virtues or his deeds. To
those at dist ance he was known only the brave,
firm, indomit sbe leader, the upright and sagacious
ruler; but to MS, who were privileged with nearer
view, he was yet more favorably known by the
winning cha sm of child-like simplicity, gentle
ness and be nevoence Of nature, guileless single
ness of mil la suchras is rarely seen, especially on
the fields Of glory and the seats Of power. All men,
truly grea 1, must command respect; men eminently
virtuous are sure of our veneration but such men
as our l. ne lamented Chief Magistrate win at once
our love }. Never was high station occupied by a
more Epretending spirit. Power had no influence
to into Kicate, praise no power to pervert him. AS
simple ssas the man whom Sterne's graphic pencil
has d rawn on every heart, he possessed Spartan
firm less which nothing could move. Neither train
ed ,potics nor highly cultivated by education, his
mir possessed an intuitive clearness and strength
wh ch enabled it to go at to the essential points
of every question submitted to him; and when he
fl exible. We have had many more brilliant Presi-
tents, never more upright one. Elevated singly
and exclusively by his own merits, he never in.
tigued for power, nor felt anxiety to retain it: and
had he been permitted to out the entire Pres
dental term, there is no man who would have re.
linqushed the helm Of State and returned to the
bosom of domestic life with more heartfelt enjoy
ment. He fell at his post, loved and honored, and
has left a name unsued by aught that can call q
blush into the countenance of relative or friend
And if it is much to say this of one who dies in q
private station, how much more is it when said with
truth of one who filled the supreme seat Of power
which has seduced corrupted, and morally destroyed
somany, inevery age and country, those who have
. occupied it3 Peace to his ashes undying graft
tude for his great and distinguished services ma
ons praise and love for all his illustrous virtues
Be his grave whore it may, it will be covered with
awreath full and fresh, and never to fade.
&C. TT