Litchfield enquirer., 1850-07-18
LlrqFlELD ENQUIREE
IEHEIELD. July Is, 1850.
r Om. he ~ Y. ITiOune, If Wednesd0y.
Death OF THE PRESIDENT.

iatlonal calamity. ZACHARY TAYLOR,
twelfth President of the United states,
expired with perfect calmness. at WASH
ngton, last evening. at IS minutes past
to O'Clock, after a painful illness of little
more d han Eve days. His disease began
with CHOLERA morbus, which passed into
bilious remittent fever; he was t,eat-
led witt all The skill that science could
form and affection render vigiant, as wei
learn, after the old system of practice, byI
calomel and otherwise and blistering.
Gen. Taylor had endc;sred himself to-
|the American people in degree which
few public men ever attain. The cause
Of this lay in the great goodness Of his
heart,l the exceeding sincerity Of his
character, in his transparent common
sense, SO broad and strong as to amount
to wisdom, in a firmness that faced every
danger and 81 unned no responsibility
and ia a patriotism and sense Of honor
which threw an almost chivalrous halo
over the sturdy elements of his nature.
Not statesman by genius or by habit,
he brought to the Presidency a sound
practical judgement which nftan proNad
more reliable than the opinions Of those
long versed in political affairs. A South
ern man and Shareholder, his mind was
above the narrow prejudices of district
and class, and steadily aimed at the good
|of the nation as whole. He felt as the
President of the American people, and
lnstinelively apprehended the destiny of
the Republic. Not endowed with I'm.
common powers of reflection. he pene-
traled the questions brought before him
rs by spontaneous faculty Of insight.
md having once made up his mind, did
mot abandon his determination. Though
bred in camps, and accustomed to tie
anks and distinctions of military life, he
never lost the readiness OF his smypathies,
tlur experienced diminution of that gen.
uine sentiment of democratic equalit,
which related him TO every citizen. Hell
was emiuently man Of the People, and
that from the exhaustless promptings oil
lis own heart. He took them by the
nand, he shared in their joys and their
sorrows, not for any Interior purpose.
not as one descended for the moment
from an eminent position. but because heI
elt himself foreign to no human inter
ast or emotion. A triumphant ten
.ral. counting among his battles some of
the most difficult and successful Of mill
tary history, elected to the Presidency
without effort on his part, he never forgot
that admirable native modesty which for>
made him to cxaggerate the value Of his
own services and talents, or to claim any
gift or capacity which he was not fully
conscious OF possessing. With manners
Of great plainness. destitute Of polish. he|
always conveyed che impression Of trueI
gentleman. No man ev.r lived more
Tree from vanity or littleness of every
kind. He was constituted liberal, &c, j
erous. manly. noble. and his lite was an
illustration of these characteristics. -
Perhaps his military achievements will
be longest remembered in history, bnt
his private character has ever seemed to
us moro remarkable for its lovllness, and
his short civic career for its perfect ups
rightness, enlarged patriotism, and clear
native good sense. than his exploits in
the field or any of the qualities, howev-
err brilliant, which may be attributed to
them. But in every respect Gen. Tay-
lor was an American. He was the son
Of this Republic; whatever he was. he
was product Of his country aud her in
and of the names Of her great
and good men, few will longer be pre-.
served than his.
ZACHARY TAYLOR, the son Of father
honorably distinguished in the Revolu-
|tionary war, was born in Orange Co. Vir-|
GINA, Nov. Q, 1885. Till the age Of q.
he worked on the farm Of his father, but
early developed taste for military life.
|He was appointed lst Lieutenant in the
Seventh Infantry, May 8, 1908. In
|lSl0. he married Miss Margaret Smith,
|of Maryland. In 1912, he served as
Captain under Gen. Harrison. in the In
liam war Of the North west, where in
september. he gained great credit fol
bravery and GOODNESS, in defending Forl
darrison against the sayages. and receiv
d the rank Brevet- Major, IN consequence
lin the course of the war, he further dis.
'inguished himself. When IL ended
,eing reduced to the rank Of Captain, or
lccount Of the general reduction OF the
army. he resigned and went back to bis
arm. He was reinststed as Major. IN
sic, and commanded for two years. at
iresn Bay. on Lake Michigan. After
Yard. he served mostly in the South,
icing scarcely ever absent from active
ldty. On April 10. 1919. ne rece-s
..c commission of Lieut.. Colonel. After
s26, he was again sent TO the North
vest, where he remained Ave years. 10
ESQ, he was made Colonel. and served
the Black Hawk War. Atterwsrd,
Z was stationed at Prairie do Chen ~
Sa6. when he was ordered TO FloEida,
mere. ON Dec. Is, ihsfought the battle
/ okechohee, one Of the most memorable
The annals Of our Indian hcstilites
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