Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-05-18
Edward Everett.

MT. EVerettS cara, stating that lie "ao Coiu- pelled to suspend his lectures at the south, and return home in consequence of the illness of hlS family, has been gratuituously copied by the southern papers, many of whose editors express their profound regret at the postponement.- With all due respect to MT. Everett's acknowl- edged abilities and his past station, we must be permitted to express our opinion that the whole thing is sheer humbug.
 The ex-congressman delivers two addres- ses, one on the character of Washington and the other on the subject of charity. We will admit, that cultivated mind like his, surrounded by books in his vast library, with plenty of leisure and free access to all sources of information, is capable of producing just and eloquent eulogy upon the character of Wash ipgton worthy to be read and admired Ban croft and Washington Irving have both given us true estimates of the character of the Father of his Country in chaste and beautiful language, which even Mir. Everett will find difficult to ex- eel. These are to be found in the published works of those authors, and this, it seems to us, was the proper course for Mr. Everett to pursue if he wished to make the world quainted with bis literary productions.
 We venture the assertion that of those who now crowd to the lecture-room to hear MT. Everett's oratioH, paying therefor from one to five dollars, not one in ten would read tiff print ed, nor would as many copies sell as he has lis teners. It is sort of tlunkyism, carried out under the mask of a liteary effort A man who has held distinguished position and won some reputation, Is willing to exhibit himself, but as he feels the humiliation, charges from S5C0 to Sl,500 night, occasionally giving free exh.- bition, if well patrouised. Snols, wou,d-be- Eterateurs and fashionables crowd to see him. not to enjoy literary treat, CT to indulge in any emotions of patriotism, but simply because it is the ton. If the Bostoniaus lectures pos sess the literary merit claimed for them, let their author copyright them, publish them and pocket the proceeds.
 We are astouished at this ovation of MT. Everett in the south, where 1t is supposed lis antecedents would be likely to render him un popular. We remember that he it was, who presented the petition of 3,C0O Yankee preach CTS for the abolition of slavery, and backed it with one of his labored etiorts-that he wrote an infamous letter in favor of Congress inter- veniug to abolish slavery in the District of Co., lumbia and the slave trade between the States, wherein the most opprobrious epithets were ap- piled to southeners-that he charged the south with perfdy in seeking a repeal of the Missouri compromise, and finally, a: an indignation meet ing at Boston to protest against the richly deserved whipping of Sumner, that he fully indorsed Summers blackguard speech.
 With these facts patent to the people of the south, 1t is somewhat surprising that they should so eagerly seek and press their money on this man. Besides, the whole thing wrong. Re spect for the position he once occupied should have taught MT. Everett to preserve his ;gnity and not to descend to all itiueraut lecturer.- The character of the lectures does not alter the prin cipe. Ii an itiaeraut lecturer Is to be court ed and feted because he was once in Congress and one of the cabinet of a President. the smaller fry, who have only reached the House of Representatives, upon their retirement from public life nigh. exhibit themselves as tiuer- ant phreuologists or negro minstrels. Think what card it would be to announce that a con- cert would be given, at which the Hon. Mr. A. would perform on the bones," and the dtstiu- guished Mr. B., ex-member of Congress- would eXecute a comic darceI