The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-11


family and his affection for ,hose VINO
wexo boanG TO him by ties of blood
could never be exhausted. His manner
OF lite was marked by liberali,y and e,e-.
gance; but he was simple i'll his habits,
and was never given to ostentation aud
by tie fruits o. his own exersioa, he was
able TO be OF service 10 those whowe-e akin
TO him, and 70 others. Ynesewere those
whom ne neve- ceased 20 care for. even
When tho burden became very heavy for
him 70 pesr. Here is ano.he- leading.
trait in his character he gave away mon
ey no. .honghtlessiy, but freely, always
with rejecting Judgment, as beh,.ea cre
who hat no. much 10 spare, and WHO Ge-
slreu to do the most good; he KEEP. Up this
habit ofgenerosity alwaye; anu in propo--
ton to his own income, there was perhapx
no ene who gave more. or showed himself
more free from every thing thar is sorGid.
lis happiness seemed to center in others
did SO much work for others. and so little
tos himself a.one? lis activity gave an
impulse 20 al lsinds Of study 20 he s.ldy
OF ancient law. Of art. as well as Of classic
literature. Els manner OF speaking was
irresistible. kirkland, the Presiden. Of
Harvard College. who was remarkable FOR
his love OF al! i.s good scholars. referring to
. cast which adorned Evere:i's library.
said OF hin, that n tie animation of Lsselo-
Qlence be looked like his own A po,lc.-
And IL the uiGs. Of the toll which his II III
tiplied courses !. OF leetErs brought upon
him, he becauie editor ot the Nor.a Anseys-
ca9s Reuic.a. For q time the world mixed
with lts admiration tina. disposition TO
blame, whiaL is perhaps necessary to
| bring out talent n It's perfection. 70 be
first in SO many branches, IN scholarship.
| in esoqaerce, ia English etyie, in general
letters, aDG among conservative people-!c
go ofl the old track and move upon
broader guage of bis own. was more than
could be borne without jealousy; but if
others were ever unjus toward Mr.. Ever
EFT. he never re:s!iated, and generously
and withou. eGaerutioc, recognized the
worth even Of those who most g.udging.y
conceded his own. To these public at
fractions he added exemplary. tenderness
in private life; and " hen anyone OF his
| family became ii. he was tie most iudi-
cious, NOS. patient. anG mos. skillfal
EGle0.
The cpl!n. mating Hlonler. OF this period
! OF life was in August, 1924, when he was TO
address the great literary society of Cam
bridge, on the circuustance favorable to
| the progress OF literature in America. A
vast audience, culled chiefly from New
| England, rushed eagerly TO hear him; by a
happy chance, Lafayette, to whom all the
! people wished to show gratitude and honor,
was present. Everett treated the main
topic OF his address admirably and most
acceptabiy, and then, in a manner pec,ll-
iGrly bis own, he spoke The welcome % the
returning hero IN words which went
s.raigh. 10 the Eea-. &C his isrcng OF hear.
e-s, aud vhicht cha,eauoriand translated
20 delighted Franee. This hon-, was, per-
! haps, the hsppiest c. his life; his triumph
] 100 perfect to pe renewed. The ora.:ot. was
| printed; one edition after another wassweps
OF with aTidi.y; and ell men III Massscaa-
sets were grateful 20 him, tha. what they
1 RI
had done iil . c2anae, o: consunln.ate ten
! aeyness anfs beatty. 4 vacancy existed in
| the representation u Congress of the dis
! trica ia which lie resided. and hs was. by
the enthusiasm Of the young, and by gen
| eral running together Of opinion, designat-
| ed as the candidate and elected.
Cha. sane season he drew nearer aNG
nearer 10 the affections OF The New Eng
/ land people by {. noble address a. Ply
mouth, sn the landing of the Pilgrims. In
/ the following spriEg The semi centennial
anniversary ot the FRS. battles Of the Rev-
! olu.ion was to be celebrated, and no other
| bu. he was taoagE. Of 20 be the orator. The
! village church II which Ee .hen spoke was
!, aNea, chiefly by the farmers os the neigh
| harhool; and such was his fame, and saeh
the good viii borne toward him, that the
lsyes of many an old 1nan ehone with tears,
as soon as ke arose, ard beto.e re con.G En-
! ter on his theme.
/ In.ensa ex pec.a.ion followed him 20 Con-
| gress, where ne took has place IN December,
1926. For some week 3 he Sat as e listener.
| An extract o: 8 letter from Gen. Hamilton,
Of Sonth Carolina, 20 whom his speech was
a reply, will show how early in the follow
ling February, he began:
81 send you tie debate on the resolution
| calling on the President for information iE
relation to the Congress OF Panama, in
which our friend, Ny. Everett, made his
dctn:. Il wa. just az it ought TO have been,
because it was entirely exteuporeneous,
, and therefore took the House by scrprise,
tho members of which did not entertain
any expectation os hearing Mr. Everett,
except on some topic Of elaborate p.epera-
tion. Els manae. is mild, and proposes
sing, aud u.bane n the extremes his fuerl-
| cy uninterrupted, and, with practice, |
have little doubt Of his becoming q first
| sate off.hNnd debater. the only debating
/ talent that is worth q fas;hiEg IN a House
constituted like ours."
Five weeks later. Mr. Everett. who from
| Gers amt all their brood, delivered care
fully prepared speech in opposition to Mr..
Mcbuffe. Up 70 that time the President,
| John Quincy Adams, had carefully kept
/. hack from u:.e.ing word that could be
specially Offensive 20 9 southern elavehold-
| er, and had even maj intained o "non-ccm-
nfttalu reserve on the subject Of what was
Mr.. Everett, In opposing . scheme ofsouth-
ern statesmen, desired TO announce en-
phatically tina; be was no opponent Of the
south; and by an eagesness, not unlsoa!
lin an oartor Of his rhetoric, went beyond
HE intent;oa. lie uttered some words that
were justly censrred; and applied apoio-
geticslly TO our century the usages anC ian
kuage oftwo thoasand years ago yet on
his occasion he was perfectly sincere, and
perfectly consistent with h.s own character
and antsceden. discourse. And this brings
me TO M explanation Of qualities IN his
nature. which effected his long career ss q
statesman. and rnus. be taken a. the inter-
pretation ofhis whole life. His organ;Ia-
iion was 40 delicate. his nervous system 90
6ne and sympathetic and quick. that he
could nos contemplate soenea OF blood
without an inst.nc.ive horror. Estsemang
his colleagues from South Carolina, and
loving their society, he rtfused TO consider
an institution which they upheld as wholly
inexcusable, or universally and absolutely
wrong; and tho thonght of the SORROWS that
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