A Funeral Oration on the Death of Zachary Taylor

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Excerpt from A Funeral Oration on the Death of Zachary Taylor: Delivered by Request of the City Council, Charlestown, July 31st, 1850The sounds of lamentation are heard and the emblems of mourning are seen around us, the solemn knell - the minute gun - the funeral procession, with measured step and muffled music - this sacred Temple and our nation's ensign, shrouded with the insignia of death - this large and saddened assembly - these all speak to us in a voice from the sepulchre, they call us to contemplate another exhibition of the sway of that last enemy, before whom no human greatness can contend, and to whom the loftiest like the lowliest must yield, when the conflict comes.Alas! It is even so! Death has conquered another and a noble victim, and called a nation to mourning, this great people, throughout this vast Republic, has been suddenly startled by the sad intelligence that its respected, honored, and beloved chief magistrate, Zachary Taylor, is no more!My friends, we have assembled in accordance with the arrangements of our respected City Council, to perform the obsequies due to the station and character of our deceased President, to record some memorial of our respect for his memory, and of our regard and gratitude for his public services. Prompted by feelings of high admiration for the character of the deceased, I have undertaken the part with which I have been honored in these services, I now solicit your kind indulgence for the imperfect manner in which I know it will be performed.It had long been among our cherished hopes that President Taylor would visit Charlestown.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.