The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-07-18

3 h&saas i5iihcf, hisi h,gaassSa' "sc |
/ asr a messenger ~As kcTa i'ostea al
,as eaasn dear to snswer the ,pierrox.
slorses iha, Serr necessarily roarcj
asaa him. A. 10 o'clock. A. NJ, 81
report circulated ihai he frcsdcns
had railcd--a, L. NJ that be vas
dead. The CONSERVATION created by
the la,;sr runner WAS haplily relieved
iLy ia otfie,al bulle,ia a. 3 le tina.
the e'isis had been l.asrei. and that he
was then beyond I.,minen. danger.
Briis rans lot j"5. sn1 even tie toss
ia u'e streets az honfrcs, and shouted
in jnyuns graduation. The steam
now 10 Re White House was greater
,han ever, Ia, al-ou, : IN tic evcnius
rc lall of gloom again shsouded oil
faces, .nr il vas announced tia! .hV
ilius,,ious hero vas IL in:.
! will mol attempt to- describe the
commp,ion tia. cn-aed. Mrs. Tay
iDr thrice fain.el from cxccs. og ap
prrhensinn, and CT. Bliss, who had
never shed a tear PERHAPS upon the
ta,.lc llain, weit Ike an iurau,. Al,
two hours Ire,ius--ihe physi
clans refused 10 administer any more
medicine, considering his case hore.
less. and IN the hands Of God. The
- Heals of Departments, corporate
authorities Of TIC city, diplomatic DO.
-. d., and officers Of the army ard IA
W. paid their respects oncn during
the day, and seemed to entertain live
. ~ feelings Of sclicitulc for his safety
/. Everything ,ha. could contribut, TO
\ the comfor, Of the sick, thenccfor.
/ warl was extended but the sands OF
| life bad run ont, aud his hours were
|. numbered.
i A, nine the vomiting partially ccas
4 cd, us all pain had disappeared about
e four in the afternoon. Blu, the sys
@ ,cm had wasted under the shock and
!. gradually sunk beyond recovery
C Green matter was thrown from hi,
G ston ach at intervals until 20 minute:
l. Ias, 10 that peculiar coloration oil
C bile that INDICATES the dissolution Of
1t Patients ,hus seized, \, 81 minute.
% las, 10 lis wife. and other mcmbcrs
|, Of lbs family, we're called to his bed
t side, TO receive his last earthly adieu
c "a farewell that the stoutcst hear,
/, could not gaze upon without n tear
vi II must be remembered that his wa.
Il a domestic life and his beloved part
ri ner, ignorant as himself Of those fash
= ionablc formulas which sunder the
1t husband from the wife, felt for the
!, FIRST time the loneliness Of a bercav
c cd heart, and understood nothin. o
E. that rigid discipline :lat would hav,
d dictated to her, go and weep in sol
/ itudc society DEGREES it, Her n
" abandonment and grief were trul,
/ heart piercing.
II THE LAST MOMENTS.
II At few minutes past ten, as
" have sail, it became apparent thai
the soul Of the hero and conouerol
was about taking its rest. The med
zeal yielded to the spiritual agent
. whose Office it was to prepare for the
D approach Of the King Of Tcrrors.-
{ But there was nothing in the conduc,
" Of the sufferer to indicate that he
feared the mysial leap. In the Sc
cret communion Of his heart with
y Heaven, who can say that he died
not Christian : After prayer he
y seemed refreshed, and called for a
glass Of water. 1t was given him,
+, aud he drank sparingly. lie then
Inquired Of DR.. Wcathcrspoon, how
long he thought he would live, to
which the latter replied, Il holc,
General, for many years; but think.
ing this a useless deception, he ai.
dcd, Il fear not many hours Il
know it, was the response then af
ter musins a moment, he asked for
his family. They we're sent for, and
. soon entered The interview was in
: describably aflecting-Mrs. Taylor
: prcnratins herself at the bedside,
and her children clinging around her
with sobs and groans expressive OF
their agony. The pain, which had af-
fieicd the patien, in the side Of hi.
chest, ceased; and attended by other
J. symptoms e ease. !, was though, he
i nigh, endure till morning. But he
e himself knew better and so declared in
quite audible voice lie was asked
). whether lie was comfortable Very he
g replied, ''lut that the storm, in passing
. has swep, away the trunk" Finally, hc
ad''r'ed TO the subjec, Of his pre,iou,
tieodings--the Slavery question and
observed am about to die expcc,
The summons soon--I have endeayoret
10 discharge all my official duties faith
, iuliy-l regret nothing, bu, ain sorry
:. that ! AIN shout 10 leave my friends.
: These we're his las, audible words. lie
l. essayed TO speak to his wife a few mo-
a, mcn,, ts.tnrc his dsp,isa h., a.. sic.