The weekly union record., 1865-01-21
Death of Edward Everett.

Hon. Edward Everett died of apoplexy, at
his residence in Boston, Massachusetts, on
Sunday last Jan. l5th). He was born in
Dorchester, Massachusetts, April H. 1894
graduated at Harvard College in 1911, with
the highest honors; after which he was EN-.
ployed as tutor in that Institution for some
time, during which period be also pursued the
study of divinity. In 1913, he became pastor
of the Bratte street Church in Boston, in which
capacity he became celebrated for bis eloqueuce
and learning. During this time be published a
work entitled Defense of Christianity" He
was appointed to the Professorship of Greek
Literature in Harvard College IL 1874, and
in 1915 entered upon European tour, in
order, by study and observation, to qualify
himself for the position. Returning in 1919,
he took up the duties of his Professorship, at
the same time becoming editor of the North
Americau Review In 1924. be was elected
to Congress and served in that capacity ten
years; in 1884 was elected Governor of Mas
appointed by President Harrison as Minister
TO England, where be remained until le45,
when he was chosen President of Harvard
College. He occupied this position three
years, when he resigned on account of i'll health
In 1852, President Fillmore called him into his
Cabinet as Secretary of State. which position
be held during the last four months of that
Administration. Before the close of his Sec.
retaryship, be was elected to the United States
Senate from Massachusetts, and resigned his
seat in May, 1851. The movement to raise a
fund for the purchase of Mount Vernon being
inaugurated about this time, Mr. Everett
offered his services to the cause, and prepared
an elaborate Grafton on the life aud character
Of Washington, which he delivered in many Of
our principal cities. From this oratiou and
from contributions to the New York Ledger.
he realized ninety thousand dollars in aid of the
Mount Vernon Fund. In 1860, be received
the nomination for the Vice Presidency on
what was known as the Constitutional Union
or Bell aud Everett ticket AT the late Pres
dential election, he was one Of the Presidential
Electors Of the Union party in the State
of Massachusetts,. Since the breaking out
Of the rebellion, he published several articles
10 retuation OF the doctrines held BY the seces-
sionists. In the death OF Mr. Everett. we are
one remove further from the times Of the great
spirits who received the ark Of our Liberties
from our Revolutionary Fathers Contemporary
with Webster, Clay Jackson, Benton, and the
great statesmen Of the same period, be outlived
most OF them, aud is almost the last link con
Meeting Us with the great men of those days.
Like them, he labored TO avert the terrible
civil war now desolatiug the country Unlike
most of them, be lived to see the struggle be
tween the opposing forces Of Freedom and
Slavery begin and reach its eliminating point
saw what the future Of the country would
be- but, when on the verge Of the promised
land" of Freedom, was, like Moses, taken 10
the realms Of the hereafter. His name viii &c
down to posteTity as
''one Of the few, the immortal names,
That were not born 10 die