The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-25


NDAY, yUNh IS, 1860.
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carly nts puhgr iis tna cecnu reelection, and ~
,ha next Con yeen 81 his LIE eeS assif - h'a pro
is~.ca- In 100 Ne became 3. - ios consrrA'
AGAINST Felix Gssndy, OF Ire %. 'en "a 'ne STAT
Il Tennessee and who hsd he posu q support a An
ssew sas.sSa, tnen candidate for y. aocy against
John Quincy AAers. Nv. Bed wsse cN srccoHiya
elections he orl.nr = e n.uoer OF se a Repre-
sentatives fir r~rteea wears lie nus' ccagYess
warm adnircr a AIR, c2hosa, sa1 oopcssd 10
the protective system, ~ amt shicn no sg 'och
in 1852. Subsequent nvsssg<tson 1nd IN
ducsd him T. chang hr op.1ess 90 tn 1919 he
was opposed 10 ,nc appropriation Il snonss ~ 8
government for roads psd csrSls 10 the s.sss fir
in the case Of sssna great cod ia military rerpo
the Pacific Railrosd, and >vor u the POLICY m
proving the gress rsyHs ard lake haTcors. Win "a
apparent adpisstsa rer Nj calsora, IA. Bel ica
the south Carolina acctle q nulihcston and wss lds
Chairman Of ihe ycacAIy Committee q the Hol-.s
Representative vitn special reference 70 the qoest'sr
connected with that suhc which mighs have 70 be con-
sidered and rcpvtea on. Ter ssn yea5l &c vas Char
man of the Cousni.ste ~ iadlaD sr.i.S. he sns n
favor of United States Bank, though he voted agans
the bill, for ts recharter in 1884, because a. Is alleged,
bo believed that the subject brought up ~ that time
our years before the expiration Of the old charter
merely to defeat General jackson In tho ensuing Pre-
vdeptia election and because be was AFRAID the Pres'
dent would veto the BILL which proved 70 % the case
He protested against the removal Of me deposits ana 70
fused 10 vote for resolution approving fhas measure
mis- refusal was one Of the causes which led 70 the
.,nss,,cr. byruch between himself and President
Jactso, and the asmocratic party, and nnaly to his
co Operssun with wings This change Of party rea
soos was much accelerated by his election 70 the Speak
ershp Of the House Of Representatives in 1854 In June
Of that year Mr.. Stevenson resigned the chair upon
being nominated Minister 10 Great Britain, and Mr. Boil
was elected to succeed him in opposition TO James X.
Polk Afterwards President Of the United States, who
was the candidate Of the administration and of the demo-
cratic party Mr. Bell was supported BY the wings and
portion Of the democratic party who were opposed 10
the Intended nomination of Martin Van Buren, as suc'
cessor TO Cen Jackson Tho principal ground Of Mr. Bells
opposition 70 Mr. Van Buren, his strong dsapprova OF
the system OF removals from subordinate offices for po
iticai reasons-a system which Mr. Van Buren, had
lousy promoted In the party conflicts Of the State VI New
York, and which, was supposed ne intended 70 carry
government The anal separation between Mr. Bell and
Gen. jackson took place in 1885, when Mr. Bell de-
cared himself In favor Of Judge White for the Presden
CIV in opposition 70 Mr. Van Buren,. Up 10 that time there
had been opposition in Tennessee 10 Gen. Jackson ad
and was % n"s @ !, sd hs se
opposition raised by Judge White and his friends. Tho
whole force Of the administration was exerted 70 this end
Judge White carried the State by large majority, and
Mr.. Bell was reelected TO Congress. An impulse was
given the political character Of Tennessee, which ar
suseeear " Eesidensial elections, is4osSa When
the reception Of petitions for the abolition Of slavery in
the District Of Columbia was agitased in the House Of Re-
representatives., in 1886 Mr. Bell alone, OF the Tennes
see delegation favored their reception subsequently, In
1888 when Athertons resolutions introduced, pro-
posing TO receive and lay these petitions the table, he
pSn nad his
When President Harrison, in 1871, was forming his
Cabinet Mr.. Bell was invited to accept tho War DEPART
ment Secretaryshp TO which he readily assented. With
the rest Of the Cabinet Mr. Webster only excepted he
signed Office the separation Of President Tyler from the
whe party in the autumn of that year. The wing
crisy in Ike next tennessee Legislature which met acr
his withdrawal from the Cabinet offered him the Office OF
United States scnaor, which he declined Mr. Bell rc-
NAMED In retirement until called by the people Of his
county Is4 70 represent them in the State Senate, In
which year, on the occurrence OF vacancy, he was
elected to the United States Senate 10 which he
elected In 1853 His of service expired in March,
1852 since which time he has been living IN retirement
In the senate Mr. IN opposed the policy Of anncxins
and other Spanish American States 70 the Union
lie favor Of the compromise measures Of 1850 but
desired the then made fully settled ~ this
tine Of the division Of Texas INTO States provided by
the annexation In 1854, when the Nebraska bill
re sssasc IN The Controversy on he samscn O.
Kansas, in March, 1883, Mr. Del opposed the Lecompton
constitution.
EpwAEp Kyrrx1T, OF MASSACHUSETTS,.
rward Everett the Onion candidate for Vice President
was born in Dorchester Massachusetts,, April 1894 Hi,
father the rev Oliver Everett, the predecessor OF
President Kirkland as pastor the New south Church in
Boston and afterwards Judge Of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas in Norfolk county, Mass Edward Everett
tered Harvard College In 1907 at the early age Of thirteen
and graduated in in ISL, with tho highest
honors, in a class containing than the average
amount Of ability. For some time after graduating he
was employed ia his Alma Mater tutor at the same
time pursuing his studies in divinity, the profession
which he had selected. In 1872 he delivered spirited
poem before the Phi Beta Kappa Society, on American
poets In 1919 he settled pastor the Brate
street church Boston. In 1914 he published several
works On religious subjects, and in this year he was
chosen Professor Of Greek literature In Harvard College
with a view OF qualifying himself for tho duties Of his
post hc entered upon extended Of European
study and travel leaving home in the spring Of 1915 and
passed years At Tho famous University Of Gotngen,
engaged in the study Of the German language and the
branches Of learning connected with this department
he passed the winter Of lsl7-ls ut Paris The next
spring he again visited London and passed few weeks
~ Cambridge and Oxford In the Of 1918 he
turned tho Continent and divided tho
Florence, Romc and Naples In the spring OF 1919 no
made short tour Greece returned home In tho same
year and entered upon tho duties Of his professorshp
During his residence In Europe his course Of study EN-
braced the ancient classics the modern languages the
history and principles OF public law as then prcfesscd Ia
the German universities, and comprehensive exanina
Of The existng political system Of Europe. smua
neous with his professorship he edited the vorth
American Re,iac, which he conducted till 1894
He also found time TO prepare and publish translation
Of "Buttman's Greek Grammar Mr.. Evcretrs public
life began In 1884, when be nominated and elected
to Congress BY the constituency Of the district in
his being consulted and spontaneous movement
the part Of the young Of his district without ds,nc
ton Of party lie supporter Of John Quincy Adams,
then just elected President Of tho United states Mr. Eve
ret, served ten years In Congress, and during the whole
period he a member Of the Committee on Foreign AZ
fas perhaps the most important at that time tho
House q Representatives In the Twentieth Congress he
chairman Committed In the Nfnctocnth