The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-07-19

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e -, !. Ds ws.2esscd ~ o'ter eountres1 Tks Chef
of naiion Of moFe lhzn twenty n,ilIi,t- ~ f,
men = snddsniy withdrawn frosn a. Ssnrg1 ~, q
scs o. 90: followed BY no disturbances nf ~ .es-s
| iect equipobe o. our Hssitutjous tn. s.nfIs--.-.
composing the Cabsnes Of the late psss;is 49,
his decrease, and a. the approacH VI s,;1,,-ee
wiihoul osseBtation qaeriy frpair b. IL. - f,,s
o. me Wee President, aId There announce yle M
tonai bereavement Within twenty four Rd1rs
thereafter, be will have taken he cath Il al,iee
without any military PARADE and hem inssa3letl 4,
command Of the Ship Of SEafe, which noses n
over the bilows Of iimsss more bright and Duoqant
than ever, bearing a. her masthead the pruad en-
| blems Of national glory and ereatusss, and pre-
senting 10 the world sublime spectacle, Of the
beauty and perfection Of selfgDvernsnsnt
Such a scene as fhis ought 10 make Hs q happier
and better people. ls should ma n scnaible uf
the great and manifold aiyanfzgrs whieh We en-
loy as free and united people. LIT IN, Ehsn bury
n The tomb Of departed President nlf SECTIONAL
Feelings and divisions, and unite once more in thar
spirit Of cordial good will and brothesIy love
whien unlIed our forefafhers In the earlier days OF
the Republic Let US renew, before we leave bis
grave, our vows 10 support the Union, and our de-
termination 10 preserve Constitution in all in
p'imeyai simplicity and purity. There IS room
enough, glory enough. and honors for all of MS
while ,ye preserve The Union, and know how
wisely and prudenfly 10 enjoy il.
fions:
Wheea.. it has pleased Divine Provdsres to remove fS
this life, ZACHARY TAYLOR, late PedenI Of tie Unitsd
States the Senate. shasn4 n The general srsw which this
rs sensbiHty o. the oceaai y: therefore. 8
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2 % mest such eogmistee as may be appond The of
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oa. sRs saS n y ~ ioT ne ms@ey g s s g
Ordered. That ecressry Of Tie senars comaanicats
the foregoing rouion the House Of Representatives.
Mezsrs Webster, Cass, Peatee, King and fer-
rien then addressed the Senate. The remarks Of
Messrs, Webster and Cass we give below.
Hr. Webster. Mr.. Secretary, at time when
the great mass Of our fellow citizens enjoy remark
able health and happiness throughout the whole
country, il has pleased Divine Providence TO visit
The two Houses Of Congress, and especially this
House, with repeated occasions for mourning and
amentation. Since the commencemens Of The
session, we have followed two of our members 10
their last home. and we are now called npon in
conjunction with the other branch of the Legisls-
tnre. and IN full sympathy with thar deep tone Of
atH ction which am sure is felt Throughout all the
csuntTy, TO take part in the last and due saiemni-
Ties Of the funeral Of the late President of the
/ United States
Truly, sir. it said in the communication read
/ 70 Ms, that great man has fallen amobg u.s.
The late President OF the United Staies oyainaIlv
a soldier by profession, having gone rhruush a long
and splendid career of military servIee had AT the
close Of The late war with Mexico, bsenme 50 maeh
endeaFed TO the people of the United Slaiea, and
had inspired them with so high q degree of regard
cation, without pursuing any devious paths nf pali
cy, turning hairs breadth 10 the right OF ire
ieft from the path of duty, great. and powerful,
and generous people saw ft bv popular vote ana
voice, TO confer upon him the highest civiIanFhori
" IN the nation. We cannot forget that AZ in osier
instances. in this, the public feeling was won and
carried away, in some degree, by The eeIat Of mill
lSry renown, SO It haz heen always; and il
always will be, beeausehgh respect for noble ieas
| IN arms has been, and always will be- ouiponrsd
from the hearts of the members Of a popular Guy
eminent Bur it will be great mistake 70 suppose
that ,he late President of the United Staies owed
his Advancement TO high civil trust or his greas ae-
ceptabilIty with The people, TO military TALENT or
ability alone. believe. sir, that associated with
the highest admiration for those qualities possessed
by him. there was spread throughout tbs commu-
nliy high degree of confidence and faith in hts
| integrity and honor and uprghtness as a man
believe he was especially regarded a. both 4 firm
and Inlld man in the exercise Of AUTHORITY. and
nave observed more than once, in this and in other
| popular Governments, that the prevalent motive
with the masses Of mankind for comforting high
power on individuals, is confidence in their uiid
ness, their paternal, protecting secure and safa
Gharacter The people naturally feel safe where
they fee' themselves to he under The control and
protection of sober counsel ofimpartia minds and
general, paternal supeFiniendenee
Isuppose, sir, that no case ever happened in tss
very best days of the Roman Republic, when any
man found himself clothed with the hipiesr athori
" in the stale under circumstances r1ors rru-lIinr
all suspicion Of personal application ali suspicion
Of pursuing any crooked path ia politics. or Il ans
picon OF having been aegua,ed BY sinister views
and purposes, Than IN the case Of the worthy. and
eminent, and distinguished, and good man whose
death We now depi0re. He has left to the uet,pIe
Of his country legacy in this he has lelt them a
bright example which addresses itself with pecu-
lar inrce 70 the young and rising generation for
i tells them that there is path TO the hiehesr
theatre OF ofren0wn--straighi, onward steady with
out change or deviation.
Mr.. Secretary, my friend from Louisiana. fMr.
Downs,) has detailed shortly the events in the mil
itary career OF Gen. TAYLOR. His service thronrb
his life mostly on the frontier and ALWAYS q
hard service-often in combat with the tribes Of
Indians all along the frontier for many thousands
OF miles. 1t has been justly remarked by one of
the most eloquent men whose voice ever heard
in these houses, that i, is in Indian wars that
heroes celebrated, but that it is there thai tev
are formed. The hard service the stern discipline
devoving upon all those who have a great extent
OF frontier to defend, and often with irregular troops
OF their own, being called suddenly to enter in.o
contests with savagess to study the habits Of saw
age life and savage warfare, in order to foresee and
overcome their stratagems--al these things tend
to make hardy military characters.
For very short time, sir, | had a connection
with the Executive Government OF this country,
and at that time very perifous, embarrassing cir
cumstances existed between the United Statee and
the Indians on the borders, and war was actually
raging between the United States and the Florida
tribes; and very well remember that those who
look counsel together on that OCCASION officially
and who were desrous of placing the military
command in the safest hands, came to the eonelu-
sion that there no man in the service more
fully uniting the qualities Of military ability and
great personal prudence, than Zachary TavIor
and he was, Of course, appointed to the command.
Unfortunately, his career at the head Of this
tTovernment was short For my part 10 all that
have seen OF him, have found much to respect
and nothing to condemn. The circumstances un-
der which he conducted the Government for the
lew months he was at the bead of it. have been
such as perhaps not to give to him very favorable
certainly not long, opportunity Of developing his
principles and his policy, and TO carry them out /:
but believe he has left on the minds Of the eoun-
| Try strong impression ~ first Of his absolute
| honesty and integrity Of character next Of his
sound, practical good sense aud lastly, Of the
mlldness, kindness and friendliness Of his temper
towards all his countrymsn.
1 but he is gone, He is ours no more except in
the lorce OF his example. Sir, heard with infinite
oehght the sentiments expressed by nv honorable
trend from Lou isiana, (Mr Downs.) who has just
resumed his seat, when he earnestly prayed that
this event might be used TO soften the animosties,
TO allay party examinations and recriminatons and
to restore good fellowship and good feeling among
the various sections of the Union. Mr.. Secretary.
great as is our loss to-day, if these inesnmable and
inappreciable blessings shall have been secnred 10
us, even by the death of Zachary Taylor, they
have not been purchased at too high price; and
II his spirit from the regions which be has ascend
ed, could see these results flowing from his un-