The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-03-12
Secret History Of the Death of Gen. Taylor.

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correspondent Of the Cleveland Herald
was riding in the cafsa lewdays Since, and re-
ports a conversation-which passed Between the
Hon. Thomas Ewing and some one else
Rather trespass on private property, we
think, but what Ewing said of the death Of
'Gen.sTaylor is very interesting, and asst has
already been in type here it is:
az was at the Presidents house on the third.
of july" he said-"Gen.sTa TAYLOR had lust, re-
ceived an invitation to attend the celebration
on the following day, and hear a speech BY
Senator Foote. Though Mr. Foote was a
member of the opposition party, he was a gen
tieman, and the President felt disposed to
show him all the respect possible He did
not, however, Immediately conclude to accept
the invitation.
"HaYing~taken my leave, l had not vet
reached the street on my return, when a mes
senger overlook me to say that the President
would attend the celebration, and desired that
should accompany him.
'iSeatS. were assigned US in the shade of the
Washington Monument. Foote made good
Speech of reasonable length, and sat down. It
was then announced that the ceremony of the
presentation of block by the District Of Col
Il
opposite side of the Monument The present
alton speech would be made by Walter Jones,
on the part of the District, and the reply would
be given by Mr.. Seaton in behalfof the Monu-
ment Association. The President asked me
if the speeches would probably be shcrt As
knew both the speakers to be men Of few
words and many thoughts,sI replied that the
exercises,would certainly be brief Accord
/ ingly the President concluded to remain. and
we repaired to the other side of the Monu-
ment.
+'Mr Jones made a speech, which was brief.
and to the point, and sat down. Mr.. Seaton
then arose and said that he was gratiied to be
able to announce that Mr.. G. had consented to
make the speech in reply to Mr.. Jones' at
once concluded that we were deed men.
] knew the proposed speaker, and was certain
that we were doomed to hear o long speech
| endeavored to persuade the President to re-
tire, but he was unwilling to do SO. We en-
dured the intense heat for an hour and a half
before this speech was done The President
went home wearicd by the length of the exer-
cises, and suffering from long exposure to the
heat. In the evening l heard that he was
violently i'll. [ repaired to the Mansion, and
urged the family to call aphysician Immediate
lY. Bnt the President was unwilling that this
should be done. l then induced the family
physician to call, as a friend, and request to
see Gen Taylor. Bat the sick man refused to
see him. On the following afternoon l called
again, and rs the President desired to see me,
| was admitted to his room. He was lying on
a sofa, apparently destitute of pain, and very
cheerful. lie desired to hear the news, and /
told him of as many agreeable circumstances
as | could. When / left his room, after an
hours conversation | was quite confident that
he would sood be well. very soon heard,
however, that his disease had returned with
renewed violence, and that he was suffering
with intense agony. / FASTENED to the tele-
graph office, to send fer his son,in- law, DR..
Wood, skilIfnl physician Of Baltimore The
dispatch could not be sent that night, so that
the doctor did not arrive until the next even
Iing-too late to be of any avail. The Pres-
dent failed rapidly, and expired in short time.
shall ever believe that his death may be
traced to the last long Speech which was made
on the Fourth of July. Such an effect was,
ofconrse, not intended by the speaker. This
is an instance ofmurder without malice.
II immediately handed in my resignation to
Mr. Fillmore, to take effectin few days.'