Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-03-25
secret History Of the Death or Gen.
,"'- = '7tN Taylor. y AsW

A correspondent Of lhs Cleveland Herald
was riding in ihe cars d few dayS aincs, snd
repor,s conversations which passsd between
the Hon. ThomOs Ewingsnd sumo aU6
else. Rather i.espuss on private property.
we think. bu, wha. Ewing said Of the dsa,h
Of Gen. To, lor is very Interesting. and a.
il has already been in type hetsilts: Z ~
II was a, The Presidents house on the
third OF july" he said -"Ges Tayinr had
just received an inviia,ioa 70 asiend ihe cel-
rbra.ion on ,hs following day, and hrsso
speech by Senator Res,e. Though Mv..
uoi6 tis \ itienher Sf llf aS16si,'an rSl.l
~, he wSs . seAIIemsp tid ih5 tfekidens
fol, disposed 10 show him eli The rrsprc,
possible. He did hon, hoWesey. lsnrneiia,r.
ly conclude 10 acerpt the iaviiatiaa. so
Having taken my leave.,l had M, y..
reached the Stree, on my return, when Q
messenger overlook me 10 say thai ih.
Presiden, would attend the celebration, and
desired that should accompany him. lp7J
Seats were assigned us in the shada Of
the Washington Monumen,. Foo,e made
agood speechsof reasonable length, and "a.
down. ]. was then announced ,ha, The
ceremony Of the presentation oi d block by
the District OF Columbia, would take place
immediately, a, ,he opposite side of tho
Monument. The preseniaiion sprech would
be made by Walter Jones, on ,he pan ui
the district, md u Q reply would be given
by Mr. Ssa.on. in behalf Of the Monunlep,
Association. The President asked ms If
The speeches would probably be short. AZ
| knew both the speakers 10 be men Of fs~
words and many thoughts. replied tia, the
exercises would cer,uinly be brief. Ac.
cordingly, the Presiden, concluded 10 re,
main. and we repaired 10 the o,her side cf
the Monument.
Mr.. Jonas made a speech, which was
b1iel, and to The point, end sa, down. Mr..
Sea,on then urose and said that ha was
grs,ifed 10 be able 10 announce that Mr.. Z.
had consented 10 make the speech In reply
to Mr.. Jones. I al once concluded ~e
were dead men. ] knew the proposed
speaker, and was cer,ain ,ha. We were
doomed 10 hear long speech. sndeav.
ored TO persuade the President 10 retire. bu,
he was unwilling 10 do SO. We endured
the intense heat for an hour and half be.
fore this speech was done. The President
wen, home wearied by the length OF the
exercises, and suffering from long exposure
10 the heat. In the evening ! heard ,ha,
he was violently i'll. repaired 10 tho
Masion, and urged the family 10 cali a
phys Immediately. But the Presiden,
wus unwilling that this should be done. !
then induced The family physician 10 call.
as friend, and request 10 see Gen. Taylor.
But the sick man refused 10 see him. On
the following afternoon called again, anI
as The President desired 10 see me, was id.
milIed 10 his room. lie was living on o
sofa. apparently desIilule Of pain, and very
cheerful. He desired 10 hear the news, and
IoId him Of as many agreeable circumslsh.
cps as could. When left his roo.a, afitr
an hours conversation, | was quite conf.
den, thu, he@woull soon bo we'll. very
soon heard, however, thai his disease had
returned with renewed violence, and that ha
was suheTing with intense agony. hiss.
Ienedto The telegraph offics, 10 send for HE
son.in law, DR., Wood, q skillful Physician "
Of Baltimore, The dispatch could no, be
ser, that night, SO thai The doc,or did MA
arrive until the next evening" loo late 10 BE-
of any avail The President failed rapidly.
and expired ir q short time, shnll ever
believe that his deu,h may be IrScedto the
last long speech, which was made an tho
Founh Of July. Such on effect uas. of
course, moi intended by the speaker This
is an instance Of murder without malice.
Immediately handed In ms resignation
10 Mr., Fillmore, to take effec. in few
days!" ish