Luther V. Bell
Published: 2015-07-12
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Excerpt from Eulogy of Gen. Zachary Taylor: Late President of the United States, Delivered by the Appointment of the City Authorities and Citizens, Conjointly, of the City of Cambridge, August 13, 1850 Those accustomed to mark the weight of great events upon the public mind, would probably concur in opinion, that no removal by death of any distinguished citizen, since the departure of the Father of his Country, has occasioned a sentiment of such universal and profound sensibility, - has struck so deep a blow upon the national heart, - as the decease of our late revered Chief Magistrate. When it is recollected that four short years ago, General Taylor was almost an unknown man to his countrymen at large, - was only unostentatiously and unambitiously fulfilling his duties as an officer of our army, and enjoying the high esteem of his friends and the entire confidence of his government, we may well feel struck with the deep, earnest, heartfelt grief which his sudden, and for all but himself, premature end has called forth throughout the whole land, - from one of the great oceans to the other. Nor is the profound sensibility at our loss confined to his native land. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.