Newbern weekly progress., 1860-05-22
Hon. John Bell and Hon. Edward Eve

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Those two distinguished names having been
put forth at Baltimore for the sufrages of the peo
pie of the United States for the Offices of President
and Vice President a short notice of the life of
each will not be out of place:
SKETCH OF THE LIFE GF MIR. BELL.
The Hon John Bell, the nominee for the Pres
idency, is native of Nashville, where he was
born in February 1897. He is now a little over
63 years of age. Graduating at the Nashville
University, he was admitted to the bar In 1870
and when only 20 years OF age was elected mem
Der of the Tennessee State Senate from William
son county. He served however, but one term,
declining a reelection. and for nine years subse-
quent devoted himself to the study OF law In
1926 he was elected to the y. >. House OF Repre-
sentatives over the Hon. Felix Grundy. and was
successively elected for fourteen years. He en-
tered into national politics i'll spirit friendly to
Gen. Jackson, but he became alternated from him
the subject of the removal OF the deposlts In
1884 Mr.. Bell was elected Speaker OF the House
of Representatives over James Il. folk, on the
resignation of Speaker Stevenson, by the JOINT
vote of the wings and those democrats who were
opposed to Mr.. Van Buren as the successor OF
Gen. Jackson. In 1885 the breach between Jack
son and Bell eliminated, and the latter opposed
Van Buren, and supported Judge White for the
Presidency
On the formation of Gen Harrison's cabinet, in
IS41, Mr. Bell was made Secretary OF War, but
he resigned when Mr.. Tyler succeeded to the
Presidency and retired TO private life for SIX
ate, and in the same year he was elected to the
IT. s Senate where he served until March 4. 1859.
In both Houses of Congress Mr.. Bell always oc-
cupied distinguished position able deba-
ter
SKETCH OF MIR. EVERETTS S LIFE.
Hon Edward Everett was born at Dorchester,
Mass in April 1894, and is, therefore, in the 9th
wear of his age. He entered Harvard College
when under ii years of age, and left it W hen II
studied divinity at Cambridge for two years, and
in 1873 when less than 20 years of age, became
pastor of the Bratle street (Unitarian) church, in
Boston. In 1915 he accepted a Greek professor
ship at Cambridge, and soon after made an extern
sive tour of Europe. On his return he resumed
the duties of his professorship, and became dis
tnguished for his literary efforts At the age Of
consulting him, a convention of young men NOM
mated him for the House of the 18th Congress, to
" hich he was elected by large majority. He
was re elected to the Doth Congress. and served
with distinguished ability. In 1884 he retired
from Congress, and in 1885 elected Governor
If Massachusetts, and was reelected the four sue
ceedinp years In 1889. however, he was defeat
ed by.Judge Morton, dem, by only vote on
of the tens of thousands polled. On the election
of General Harrison he was appointed Minister to
Eugland and recalled by President Polk. Re-
turning to Boston, he was in 1916 chosen presi-
dent of Harvard University, Office he resigned
Fillmore on the death of Mr. Webster Secretary
Of State a short time before the close of Mr.. Fill
more's administration. Subsequently (in 1859
he was elected to the Z. S. Senate, but in 1854
resigned on account of i'll llhealth Since then he
has devoted himself to literary pursuits. and to
the delivery of addresses in aid of the purchase of
Mount Vernon.