Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-07-18

washed dow M coptous drsughts Of lc>l milk
andNater. t41eaf he applis1 himaelf ae1in
lo<Ap (4ni4 a1oip1t the uba6nence&ef Dr..
ve9th AS1A an hour Svns seized BY
cr6mpe Nhid eooo took the foem orviole4 ehol-
ert uegAS& 8is p6yqAp preseifh6d " usu-|
al remedies, but isr6 time he res1sted, doemmg
the attack only temposnsy, and that it would
yield finally to his naturally strong constitution.
Toward midnight, instead Of relief, the attack
increased in violence and threatened desperate
results, if NOT speedily arrested. He continued
an this condition without mvoh. change, until the
evening Of the 9Th. It wus then deemed advis
able to call in other physicians. Accordingly
MessS Hall and Coolidge were invited, and
promptly responded; but they thought it further
advisable TO Send Tor The assistance Of dr.. Wood
OF Baltimore. That gentleman attended imme-
Jiately, and in the same car came Colonel Tay-'
lor, the brother of the General and his family,
who had likcwise been teleeraphed for. By this
time the morning Of the 6th) the disease had
made rapid encroschuenis on his frame but by
the united ski.l of these eminent practitioners
the visible stages Of the cholera morbus were
soon after checked. However, fever ensued, and
| from remittant characief, it took the form of
typhoid. Anxiety now began to manifest itself,
not only among the exalted patients family, but
among the physicians themselves. His chance
Of life hung upon thread. p sIol8d nsgs
Meanwhile there were other causes, beside
merely eating and drinking, that operated fatally
upon his system. To his medical attendant on
The 9th. he said: :" should not lie surprised il
this were TO terminate in my death. | did not
expect to encounter what has beset me since my
elevation to the Presidency. God knows that !
have endeayored to fulfil what conceived to be
an honest duty. But have been mistaken. My
l..,. foxl
ings most grossly outraged" He alluded doubt
less to the Slavery question, and the manner IN
which he had been variously assailed Even the
sanctity of the sick chamber was invaded by
certain Southern ultraists, who came to warn
him, that unless he took some necessary steps to
project the South they icould role a reseLuiioa OF
censwe on his conduti in the Goiphin business =
4 | repeat merely whit know 10 be true. Onthe
5th, Messrs. Stephens and Toombs waited upon
him, as committee appointed by an ultra caa-
Gus, to demonstrate upon the same SUBJECT; and
laccording u the facts developed, the interview
sonclu led with threat similar to the aboves Il
was rsl until ate. his illness OF the 4th and the
conference Of the 5th, that the mind Of the Pres
ident seemed so sadly oppressed, and which cal
ledforth the remarks just given. From this time
forward his mental suferings were equal to his
physical. asfsH 10 sibMa shi iua3s lgof
l.r4Dot ~ ptoCScusi 4o"oio uiS CvculuS " ftAc
9th, the chrome type of dysente,y which had set
| in disappeared, aud vomiting .ensued. DR.. Jon
bron RI Of Philadelphia, who is eminent IN these
branches of treatment, was telegraphed, and a
4 reply received from him that he would arrive
last evening; but alas tho late 10 be ofservice.
IL The coalition, Of the patient vas nov at its
critical point. The sick chamber was restored
10 solemn silence, attendance placed on the out
side, and none permitted 10 enter except the ply
sicians The family Of the President, with Col.
BLISS and other relatives of the deceased, ocou-
pied a room adjoining, where ,hey remained
overwhelmed with grief, and refusing even the
indulgeDces of necessary repose. Bulletins were
hourly sent out, to inform the masses of the chan
ges observable in the patient; bot these 80
siighty varied for The better that oil hope Of his
safety was dispellcd at ii o'clock. From that
period until daylight the utmost anxiety prevail
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