Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-05-12
Edward Everett.


l-94 He entered Harvard college in 1907 at the early
age Of Is, and was graduated in 1871, With the
highest houors in class containing more than aver
age amount Of ability While undergraduate, he was
the principal conductor Of magazine published by the
students called the Harvard Lyceum.' He left be
hind him at the college a very brilliant reputation
scholar and writer which long fingered there in tradition.
For some time after leaving college. he was employed
there as tutor the time pursuing his studies in
divinity the profession which hc had selected In 1912
he delivered a spirited poem before the Phi Beta Kappa
society on American poets. I'm ISIS he settled as
pastor over the Bra;re street church in Boston filing
the place et vacant by the death Of the ameued Buck
minister. He Immediately great admiration by the
eoqueuce and power Of bis pupi, jscourses In lSl4
be published work entitled Defence Of Chts,lutv '
against he work OF George Be,huue English, entitled
the Grounds OF Christianity Examined, oy comparing
the New Testament with the Old" Iu the same year
he was chosen by the corporation OF Harvard college TO
f the chair Of Greek literature protess0rstp then
recently created by the bounty OF the late Samuel Eliot
With a view OF qualifying himself for the duties Of this
post be entered upon an extended course OF European
travel and study leaving home in the spring Of 1915 and
returning in the autumn OF 1879 After brief stay in
England. he proceeded to the university of Gotngen
where he remained for years In the winter of 1917
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bo.sfori Returning 20 the continent, he passed the
winter ia Italy and thence made Journey into Greece
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,i,s I'm the Christian E,sri1er~ for Nov 1S5D. .Tbe
sympathies Of his audience went with him in rushing
stream as be painted, in glowing bues the political So
cisl and literary future of our country. They drank
with thirsty ears hs rapid gsoeral,ioas and his spark
E1, rhetoric TIE whole assembly put on one counte
nance Of admiration and assent As with skiIIn and
4,; hand tbs orsr,r ran over the chords of national
pride and patriotic feeling. every bosom throbbed in
unison TO his touch; and when the eryid defamation
OF the concluding paragraph terminated by the sim
pie pa,bos Of the personal address TO Lafayette his hear
egs le in state Of emotion far too deep for tumul
tuous applause This The first Of a series Of dis
courses pronounced boy Mr. Everett on public occasions
between that time sud the present, embracing every
variety Of topic connected with our national history
character and prospects aud which combine In an emit
net degree the peculiar charm Of popular oratory with
those substantial merits OF thought aud svle which bear
the cold criticism Of the closet Mr. Eyeret,s public life
began in 1924 when be was nominated and elected 70
Congress by the constituency of the district in which he
resided. His nomination was made without his being
srusuted and vas spontaneous movement on the pant
O. the Young men OF his district almos, without dsnc-
tiou Of party. He was himself, might naturally be
expected supporter OF che administration OF NJ, At-
ams, then just elected President Mr.. Everett served
by successive reflections ll years iu Congress aud
during the whole period De was a member of the com
ittee of foreign Affairs perhaps tle most important one
At that time in le house. Do the 2oth Congress though
generally acting with the minority he was chairman OF
that committee having been selected Tor tha, post by
the Democratic speaker Mr. Stevenson Of Virginia. He
also held place on al The most important select com
mi,tees raised while he was p Congress, and l every
instance be was selected % dae either the m i'ry or
minority report I1 The lgb Cor g-sss though tleu Just
elected 10 the House and the youages, member of the
committee OF foreign affair he drew the celebrated re-
port on the Panams mission the leading measure Of that
session In the ZUth Congress- forming with Mr. John
Sergeant Of PHILADELPHIA the minority of the geIkuo.u
retrerchment committee be drew 10 all those portions
report which relate 10 the dep ,rtneuts of STATE and
of War he was chairman Of the select committee dur.
inc NJ A8,n,. Presidency Oh tf. G-or-, controversy
sr5 WAS ,.,,s zsIous and -.-srt I'm his efforts 10
secure good treatment to the Indians Ii, DIRE. the re-
rt f,r the .or,mss ii, fyor NJ tb, heirs Of F,rtop
Iyi,b Gov Eus.o-tb Of Conos,ti,,t no formed the mi
-i,y of the hank i,ysstig,tip, committee which Was
,, a, pb7,5sIrtis in 1sg4 and drew nm the minority
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