The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-07-24
IInsssand Dearh OrGeacral Taylor
A srARrLINe NAnRArnEl

I II
writes as follows:
''ln company with his family, and several
Of the heads of departments, he attended at
the national monument, 10 hear Mr. Foote's
independence oralion, and mp 10 o'clock
exhibited no symptoms oi llness.~ However,
While upon the ground hc parIook freely Of
Water; aud then, after considerable exercise
IN walking, aud cypoSre TO The SUM- he drove
home. Arrived at The mansion, ac felt, rs
nc expressed himself to DR.. Weatheispoon'
VERY hungry aud without lcaecti7g that he
was in an unfit condition 10 indulge freely IN
Iimils, &c, he called fer some refreshments,
land ale heartily oil cherries and Wild berfies,
( which he washed down with copions draugb,s
OF iced milk and water AT dinner he APP
/ piled himself again ln the cherries, agalnsl
/ the remonsirancu of Dr. Wealhcrspoon, and
IA an hour was seized by cramps, which soou
took the form of violent cholera moibus +
Meanwhile there were other canses, besides
merely eating and drinking, ,:lhat operated far
] ially upon his system, TO his medical at,
/ rendant on The Slh he SAID, Il should not be
surprised il this were 10 terminate in my
death. dil nor expect 10 encounter what
has hcset me since my elevation to tho Pres
dency- God knows that have endeavored
10 lnlhl what conceived TO be an honest
duty. But have been mistaken. My mo,
! lives have been miscpnslrued, and my feel
ings most grossly outfaged.' He alluded
doubtless TO the slavery question, and TO the
manner in which he had been variousy as,
sailed. Even the sanctily Of bis sick cbam-
Der was invaded by certain southern utrasis
r who came to warn him that unless he took
some necessary step to protect the SOUTH
they coald poie resolution cf cehlsare on
his conduct in the G0lphia business. repeat
merely what | know TO be true. On the
18th, Messrs. Stephens and Toombs waited
upon him, as a committee appointed by an
ultra caucus, 10 demonstrate upon The same
! subject; and, according 10 facts since devel-
oPed, The nierviqw concluded with threat
similar 10 the above. II was nol unlrl his
illness Of The 4th, and the conference of the
5!h, that The mind of the President seemed
so sadly oppressed, aud which called forth
the remark lust given, From Ibis lime for
ward his mental suderings were equal 10 his
4 physical
cI Those surrounding the dying President
al the moment, were his own family, includ
ing Colonel Bliss, Col. Taylor and family
+ Jefferson Davis and family, Vice Prosi&en
i Fillmore, several senators and members, sew
eral members of the diplomatic corps. The
cabinet, Ben!or, ale, Wood, Coolidge, ans
Wea'harsPoon, and Number Of intimate
| friends. a
The President regretted IN pluin language
and in so many words, the crusade waged a.
gainst him. aud Thought that parties had fail.
cd 10 do HIM justice. The course pursued by
southern ultraists irrlIatcd him, bnl only be
cause they made him responsible for conduc
'wilh which he had nothing to do. H. deplor
ed the strife which prevails, but did not hes.
liae to ascribe the cause 10 sectionlI detna
g0gucs, The dictaror;ai license assumed by
Messrs. Toonibs and Stephens dspIeased
him, and The more 80 because coming from a
banded 0rganl2aiion; but when ii was limited
that his own friends would move a vote OF
censure, he sunk under the blow, and con
ceivod that 10 be The most fa!al stab of all
lie was resolved, however, to pursue The line
Of policy to which he had thus long adhered
ihoagh convinced tnal gentlemen of the
south medjtated lis ruia. This, while il
preycd upon his mind, only dotctmlned him
The more to stand by his doctrines. Ii is
notwithstanding these facts, pretty well as
cerluiued that had he lived, removals from
the cabinet would have ensued before the
expiration of the month. The cloud was
we'll nigh ready to burst, aud in the deluge
created, Messrs. Crawford and CLAYTON
would have been swept away. The conver.
salon between the President aud those who
waited upon him officially, including this ul-
ira delegation, am not prepared only to re
peat, but bis physicians do not deny that il
mnteraI!y influenced his disease Let con-
science be thcir only punishment
The Washington correspondent oil the
Pittsburgh Gazette, ''Junius," fully corrobo-
rates The facts above sci forth. From his
letter dated July 18Th, and published in yese
Iterday's Ga@ette, we copy tho following
startling statement:
"ln the more particular accounts of the
Illness and death Of General Toyo mention
is made Of All INCIDENT that must awaken the
| Indignation OF the country These feporls
represent that during F,iday, the 9Th instant,
roombs and Stephens, the SO called WING
AGlTATORS, in COngres, from Georgia
waited upon Gen. Taylor, and annouced TO
him than they came as deputies from no less
| than sixty southern members oil Congress, Who
demanded Of him a radical change his
course upon tie slavery question, and in The
event oil his refusing 10 adopt a course more
acceptable 10 the faction which thev unwar-
rantaby denominale the South menaced
him with woes Of ceusure upon every occa-
sion where there co. operation with the DEM
ocratic opposition TO the administration could
carry one. OF course Gen. Tay lor repelled
The attempted Intimidation, and declared his
purpose OF adherng to the policy that be had
| before apo4cd. These men went back To the
| House, aud did vote for the implied censlre
which an nl'arlaled and malignant political
enemy OF lhe President had moved, IN con-
nection with the Gnlphin Claim, although ia
doing 30 thoy we're compelled TO disgrace
themselves by voting tbat to be false which
they had been foremost and laudesl in de-
claring to be lrue, and by declaring Cen.
fTaylor censur0ble Cor palhating the conduct
nf George w. Crawford, whenthey had been
almost threatening 10 fgh any person who
should ptesum) to question his motives or
impugn the prorrie,y Of bis action. The
shameful inconsistency and self contradiction
which was remfrked by all, aud struck every
ane with amazemeni, is now explained. Blind
HAIRED, the mlliguiY OF faction alone, dicla-
,ted their course. lctiibe held up before
the people, and let il be visited WITH the JUS
meed Of contempt and rcptobutlon."