Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-12-21
Mr.. Everett, Contributions to Benner,s Ledger.


Mr.. Eyeretts Contributions to Bonners Ledger
/: Our readers are aware that with the New
Year the first number of Mr. Evcrett's Mount
Vernon papers will appear in the New York
! Ledger" The fact that Mr. Bonner paid Mr..
Everett in advance ten thousand dollars 10 be
devoted to the Mount Vernon Treasury for one
years literary labor, has been widely chroni-
clcd When Mr. Everett, after considerable
+ hesitation accepted the muniticent offer. he
himself says, he "felt it his duty not TO forego
the opportunity of adding large sum to the
/ Mount Vernon Fund" Those only who arc
personally acquainted with the unseltsh patri'
: OF can comprehend the full extent of the self:
sacrifice he has madeto achieve an object which
now cnlsts the sympathy Of the people from
I Maine to California. Three years ago. almost
from the hour the project WAS revealed to linn,
( his clear-sightcd vision saw the whole beauty
/ of this work OF woman'> hands. When the
success Of the enterprise was looked upon 10y
| the multitude rs more than doubttul-as IN.
possiJie-he openly cspouscd the cause with a
! martyrs devotion. His hand has pilotcd the
gratitude. bark of Patriotism safe from
threatened >hipwrecks; his voice, his lahors,
tunc1uallcd, save by hers who originated the
scheme, have won the triumph which an ava
kencd, an approving nation HOW accordS.
We have said that, in accepting Mr. BonncrS
proposal. Mr. Everett made sarriiice--lor we
know that the kind Of publicity, given to his
name by Mr. BonncrS peculiar method Of ad'
vcrtisng must be rcpugnanl To Mr.. Ercretts
sensitive nature. The s;lrcaSmS aud criticisms
to which he weekly exposes himself are not
very attractive; and added to these drawbacks.
he assumes weekly labor which. combined
with tic numerous engagements that summon
him to the roStYun. must tax even h~ elastic
mental powers and rapidly.renewcd strength.
Apart from the noble motives that impcllcd
Mr.. Everett TO become the contributor to 4
weekly paper, we can see nothing derosatory
to his dignity in the fact, that a distinguished
orator. an able statesman, profound scholar,
consents to address the public through the
columns vi II icilou''' NV NV '''i''"V"'
Addison, Steele, Swift, and Goldsmith. identified
with the periodicals TO which they contributed?
WHY should not Mr. Everett become the age
instructor, the delightful entertainer of the
masses Why should he not open for them
the atiuent treasury OF his mnd--diiluSe
among them the wealth Of 4,i> knowledge
carry the benign and heal,hful influence Of his
teachings to their tiresides-elcvatc and refine
the popular taste by his style, and spread out
a rich intellectual repa>t, To which the humble
and obscure may gather side by side with the
great and prosperous, and be refreshed: The
sweet voiced Milton Of wo:nanhood has said:
To move body; ii take a hsi, ,oule,i man
To move the masses
Such q man is now enlisted to move them,
and there is no degradation in the work to
which he puts his hand.
Bonner's Ledger" circulateS among three
hundred thousand subscribers. Hundreds Of
that number never turn the leaves of 4 book,
but rcligiouSly con the Ledger, from It's title
down to its last column For every one indi-
vidua who may have the opportunity OF being
stirred by Mr. Evcretts e!"quence, one hun
drcd will peruSe his contributions in the
Ledger" Thousands who eau never hope to
hear his voice, will listen with reverence to the
words he speaks to them through the Mount
Vernon Papers. Thcy will look forward with
eager delight to the weekly pleasure in store.
Old and young will gather to welcome the ex'
pectcd visitant and they will find new charm
around the hearth-stone, that is gladdcned by
its presence. And We venture to predict, that
when the period of Mr. Everetts engagement
expires, his classic pen will have so educated
the tastes Of the magazine reading portion of
the community, that they will turn with dis
gust from the highly wrought iictions Of the
sensation school, and demand pure and whole
some intellectual food.
But this is not the only good which we be-
lieve will be achieved by Mr.. Everetts new
enterprise His example of self-abneSatins
patriotism will tell its tale to the rising and to
the future generation. 1t will fire youthful
ambition. and stimulate men, to whom high
riffs have been entrusted. To walk in his steps;
to lay the offering of their talents upon holy
affairs, and to strive after peacefully won laureS
To Mr.. Bonner we think the thanks of the
community, instead Of the literally bestowed
sarcasms Of his brother editors, arc due. For
the arrangement which he had the ingenuity
to make, while it benefits himself will afford
profit and pleasure to the public. Mr.. Bonner
is a man of high principle and irreproachablc
character, who has amasScd fortune by honest
industry and great business tact. The Ledger
has always been remarkable for its moral tone,
and its columns arc graccd by contributions
from pens of undisputcd celebrity. Mr.. Bonner
showed his fitness for the position he occupies,
in securing the services Of an ilustrious man,
who has been successful in every labor he ever
undertook in all-and who, no
doubt, will be equally prosperous in this.
The Ledger" may b. had Of Mr. L. L.
Smith, Main street, near the new Custom
House.
Virginia Liberality Worthy Of Imitation
The Vice Regent for Virginia has received one
hundred dollars from Col William Harding. Of
Northumberland county, Va, as his individual
contribution to the Mount Vernon fund
SENATOR DouGLAs, in his recent speech at
New Orleans, spoke in strong terms against
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, and related con-
versation that once took place between Mr.. Bull
wer and himself on the subject of the Central