Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . hhe was beset by the jealousy and distrust of rival factions, he continued to ex-ercise the chief authority till May, 1830, when, dissatisfied with the aspect ofinternal affairs, he resigned the presidency, and expressed a determination toleave the country. The people ere long became sensible of their injustice tohis merit, and were s
Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . hhe was beset by the jealousy and distrust of rival factions, he continued to ex-ercise the chief authority till May, 1830, when, dissatisfied with the aspect ofinternal affairs, he resigned the presidency, and expressed a determination toleave the country. The people ere long became sensible of their injustice tohis merit, and were soliciting him to resume the government, when his deathprevented the accomplishment of their wishes. He died at San Pedro, De-cember 17, 1830, in the forty-eighth year of his age. In person, Bolivar was of ordinary stature ; ungraceful in his air and move-ments ; thin and spare, but capable of great endurance ; of an olive complexion,with black, coarse hair, thin in front; broad, bushy eyebrows, overshadowingan eye somewhat sunken, but full of fire and expression. His intellect was ofthe highest order, and his general character of that ardent, lofty cast, so wellcalculated to take the lead among a people emerging from the yoke of despotism. ZACHARY ZACHARY TAYLOR. ZACHARY TAVLOR, the twelfth president of the United States, was born inOrange county, Virginia, on the 24th of November, 1784, and was the seventhpresident of the United States born in the Old Dominion, which has beentermed the Mother of Presidents. The year after his birth, his father re-moved to Kentucky, only ten years after the first white mans habitation hadbeen erected in that region. Colonel Richard Taylor, the father of the presi-dent, had been preceded to Kentucky by his brother, Hancock Taylor, who losthis life among the Indians, while surveying lands in the valley of the Ohio, andColonel Taylor died at Louisville, leaving three sons and three daughters. Young Zachary was reared in the profession of
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