The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-02

Hon. Edward Everett, tAe new Secretary
OF State.
disappointment BY Tho President, efAr. Everett,
the friend and biosrsphsr Of Mr. Webster, 10 suc.
coed the deceased statesman, Secretary Of State
is peculiarly appropriate, and win doubtless be a.
ceptable to men Of all parties. Mr. Everett is well
known to the American people, having for the last
quarter Of q century held many important public
stations, and acquired the highest reputation, for
his superior talents and purity Of character few
"reminiscences Of his public may be interesting
to our readers.
While a. Harvard College as . student, Mr.. Eve
rett was distinguished, though very young; on leav
ing college he studied divinity, and was ordained
and, settled youthful prodigy. in the Unitarian
church In elegant literature he had equal of his
age and the public were delighted with his pulpit
eloquence. Whenever he preached crowds of the
most accomplished, of both sexes assembled to hear
his splendid sermons. These discourses if, in the
opinion of they had less of vital pety in them
than was shown in the sermons of some other
men, were distinguished for . purity of taste
and sweet solemnity that made him delightful to
hearers of all creeds. few years after his ordna-
ward University. This Office no accepted on con-
dtion of being allowed to visit Europe, and reside
year or two in Germany. He set out ON this tour
with oil the ardor of . young man painting for
knowledge, and ambitious of surprising all in his
accomplishments. In his absence, he vi-ited Rome,
France, and England; and tarried for some time a.
Gottingen, becoming quite enamored with German
literature. He extended his visits to Greece, and
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| taste and grandeur. He returned to his alma
mater with mind filed with the spois Of time,"
and memory stored with the humanities-the
great object of his travels. He then commenced his
labors professor, and at once became the pride
Of the University and the delight of his pupils. At
this time he gave splendid course Of lee
lures on architecture, which was numerously
attended by the most enlightened of both
sexes in Boston and vicinity As principal editor
Of the North Aneyicax Rsvie,o, for time, he also
acquired much reputation, and elevated that peri
odical to the first rank among reviews His por-
lions of the work are marked by taste, talent and
learning. In short, Mr.. Everett was scholar by
profession; and by many it was considered an evil
hour for American literature when the politicians
of his district turned their eyes upon him as can
didate for Congress, and induced him to accept
nomination.
In 1924, Mr. Everett was elected to Congress from
the district in which Cambridge is situated. He re-
signed his Professorship in college, and took his
seat in the House of Representatives, in December,
1925. He was continued by the people as their rep
resentative for ten years, and finally left the Halls
of Congress in 1886. In the autumn Of that year,
he was elected Governor of Massachusetts,; and
being three times reelected, held that high Office
until January, l840 when he was succeeded by Hon.
Marcus Morton, who was elected over Mr.. Everett
and all others, by vote, in consequence of the
odium of the fifteen gallon lava sort Of Maine
liquor law.
As representative in Congress and Governor o.
the "Old Bay State,'' Mr. Everett sustained the
pectations of his friends, evincng great talents as
debater and legislator in Congress, and eminent
ability executive officer, in directing and con.
trolling the affairs Of sovereign State of the Ame-
rcan Union.
On the accession of John Tyler to the Pres dency.
mainly, it is said, through the influence Of Mr.. Web
ster then Secretary of State, Mr. Everett in 1S4l,
was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to Great
Britain II is not too much to say that the impor-
tant diplomatic affairs of this country with that
government have never been entrusted to more
able and skiful hands, and never have those high
duties been performed more acceptably to the Ame-
rican people, and received with more favor by the
English, than in the case of Mr. Everett. He was
recalled by Mr. Polk, in 1916, when he sue.
ceeded by Hon. Louis McLane.
Soon after his return to the United States, Mr..
Everett elected President OF Harvard Univer-
sity, much to the qualification of the friends Of lite
nature; but he did not long continue to hold tho
office, which he resigned, and succeeded by Pro-
fessor Jared Sparks.
The speeches and addresses of Mr. Everett have
been collected and edited by hi nself They form an
elegant contribution to American literature But
the most important Of his recent literary labors is
the part he has performed in editing the works of
hisfrend, Daniel Webster, in six Volumes to which,
also, he contributed biographical sketch of that
lamented statesman. II is hoped, by his friends,
that he may be induced to undertake the writing of
more elaborate biography of Mr.. Webster, as no
one so well knew and appreciated that great man,
ard is so capable Of Analysing his life and cha.
racter.
The brief period which remains Of Mr.. Fillmore's
administration viii be happily terminated, by
placing the Department Of State in able and
competent hands as those Of Mr.. Everett.
THAT WEBSTER LETTER.-It appears that that
letter, which, it was said, Mr. Webster had die
tated on his dy ing bed in favsr Of the Baltimore
wing ticket, was never written ut all The
Boston CoTir--Mr. Webster's most confidential
organ-denies that any such letter written; and
the editor of the Erening Mirror, "a whig paper,)
gays that he is authorized by George 7. Quits
with whom no had an interview in Boston on Satur-
day last, to say that Mr. Webster never expressed
bis acquiescence in the Baltimore nomination"
Furthermore, the Mirror says
We know enough Of this cruel torture Of the dying