. Portrait and biographical record of Johnson and Pettis counties, Missouri ; containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States . man found himselfin a very uncongenial position, and was at timessorely perplexed and harassed. His mental suf-ferings were very severe, and probablj tended tohasten his death. The pro-slavery party waspushing its claims with tireless energy; expedi-tions were fitting out to capture Cuba; Californiawas pleading for admission to th
. Portrait and biographical record of Johnson and Pettis counties, Missouri ; containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States . man found himselfin a very uncongenial position, and was at timessorely perplexed and harassed. His mental suf-ferings were very severe, and probablj tended tohasten his death. The pro-slavery party waspushing its claims with tireless energy; expedi-tions were fitting out to capture Cuba; Californiawas pleading for admission to the Union, whileslavery stood at the door to bar her out. found the political conflicts in Washingtonto be far more trying to the nerves than battleswith Mexicans or Indians. In the midst of all these troubles. Gen. Taylor,after he had occupied the Presidential chair butlittle over a year, took cold, and after a briefsickness of but little over five days, died, on the9th of July, 1850. His last words were, I amnot afraid to die. I am ready. I have endeav-ored to do my duty. He died universally re-spected and beloved. An honest, unpretendingman, he had been steadily growing in the affec-tions of the people, and the Nation bitterly la-mented his MILLARD FILLMORE. MILLARD FILLMORE. IILLARD FILLMORE, thirteenth Presidentof the United States, was born at SummerHill, Cayuga County, N. Y., on the jth ofJanuary, 1800. His father was a farmer, and, owingto misfortune, in humble circumstances. Of hismother, the daughter of Dr. Abiathar Millard, ofPittsfield, Mass., it has been said that she pos-sessed an intellect of a high order, united withmuch personal loveliness, sweetness of disposi-tion, graceful manners and exquisite died in 1831, having lived to see her son ayoung man of distinguished promise, though shewas not permitted to witness the high dignitywhich he finally attained. In consequence of the secluded home and limited jmeans of his father, Mi
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