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

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BURLINGTON, SATUR.
spoke for the dignity and the welfare Of the
free working man; and without violating
his instincts or habits Of thought, he gave
at tie close OF his life his testimony for i'm.
mediate universal emancipation. By The
apprehensjveness Of his sconstitu.ionhe he was
imidjy conservative; by the sentiments of
MS heart he was the friend ofequal rights
and OF mankind. This apparent con:radic-
ton, which has existed in other sye.: gn2
goes men, qualified all:he ejudgu,ent IS made
OF BIN by those who really xnew him; and
II ty those who did not know the depth Of
his love for liberty and his fellow men, he
was sometimes chidden for want Of ffm.
ness, those who read the secrets Of hi3'soul
were aware that he would be more likely
70 encounter Inartyrdorn sc- bis sympG-
! .h.es and opinions than those who doubled
his power Of selEsscriaoe, and n his Grst
speech in Congress. aud always to his ay-
ing breath, he fought infexibSy against the
Revolutionary tendencies Of the evsl spirit
! then known as notification.
This divided nature united him 20 be-
csne 81 .debater in Congress- he might
shine as the representative OF q party, hct
not as & party leader. Had 10 haGI more
alloy, he would have been { better political
gladiator. But his industry made his SER
! vices essential to those with whom He act
ed some Of the hes. Official reports put
forth ty lis political friends are Of his
workmanship; and he exceilea on 0cca-.
sions when be could g:rikea chord that vi-
brated swee.ly for ell. This was never
rod Inv,
gress, when, iI beautiful language, and in
his mos: i'm pEessiye manner, he paid a
tribute TO Gen. Jackson, the -esto-er of the
Union, then engaged IN upholGinE the
rights and honor Of our country ana es-
taba.shing peace with France. !
! ir 1885 Mr. Everett passed from Con-
| gress into the chair Of Governo. of Msssf.-
! chusetts. Parties were becoming more
evenly balanced; the Northern Democracy
az organized in that State, was as mach de-
voted TO the Union as himself, as much Op.
posed 70 all the forms of nullid cation, and
quite as independent of the influence OF
slavery. bs.. they differed from him by vim
Gicsting the policy ofseparating the public
revenue from the hazards Of paper curren-
cy, and by greater inclination to the prin-
/ ciples Of free trade. They increased grad
1ally IN weigh. anG IN ulm bers, and at the
end OF FOUR years he found his opponent
elected over him by o majority OF one vote.
The con:es. had been carefully kept free
from personal asperi;y toward Eyerett: the
Opponents of ia nar.y had tres.ed him
with the reyerenc 20 wh ict HIS inst adnainis-
tra,iou and his nersopsl virtues dese-yed /:
and the new Democratic Governor paid the
fu lest tribute OF esteem 20 his predecessor,
preston towards q mar sin so vounp he
I aescripeti as "illustrionsa A,nonr fhose
/ who contrihntea 10 l,ye~a.,.s aefe,t y.as
one q. less- whorn he co,,ntet, annont, Tic
/ Intimate friends. ha: neneTar a,1nwes! him
self 10 be svayea by . sentiment of b;tter-
ness. and never REQUIRED from hose ha
| loved = sacrifice os no1I.Tca, sonric.;nn IN
- person, = regard. -''-- 80 ''s'-0A -' =
A.er vsar deva.ea 70 ,as. t,rr,nr a
! re.ifienra ia !.alv when,a no w.ss earef,l
! TO sena tn.y,e v,n-ks of s-t ~ s,-nerinr ar
| ce.ience. be was AGAIN called "a .he nahIic
| service aa ain;s.e9 ,o England. Eisnolit.
/ lea, nosi.iop apnears r-o,n the .nannar in
Senate. The Southern party. agn;ust .ch
| he had always stood ia tonersss. made
war mon his auno;nt,nen.. hece,,se he had
not moved 8 ;-ien,; of slave~v' and i. rner-
its To t.s brought to .-iaes .ha: I,a ;.as saved
I, from -eiect;o,, Dv ;ne vota >. par. of ;he
! Northern Der,ocraey.
How assi,,,,ors he was IN Ynn1nn ~ all
the la,iez Of i,;s s:ation. now deyo.ed -, tn
the genera, ;nterests of his country: hoy,
| attentive 70 the claims Of iudiyidnais: how
perfectly he m bore himself Il a torsisn land. An
as the REPRESENTATIVE Of II is EepuhIie. and
no; o. Yyarsy-- il still fr.sh in the puhIic
| N m ns,sory RE prsa. mud tho coaa of ali
classes. souch. his society; he vas !, most
! welcome guest st eyery cosn.ry shouse
which he :Suud t.ma 10 visit. md in town.
N:acau;ay. ana Ealinn1. and s;'drev M = smith
and EaIbace. were amoa. Ills constant
/ compan;ons ana fri.rds
When Eyere,t returned home. he stood
unioub btediv st tho head of;:ha men nf Iet.
/, sers Of New England. and perhaps mjrh,
say at the head Of the men Of letters Of
America. True, Longfe,iow e1celled him
! in poetry, and Hawthorne in romance. and
Prescott in history, and the ;ncomparable
Irving in his own peculiar walks; but In
power of rapid and exact acquisition Of
knowledge, in variety and comprehensive
| ness Of research, in the perfectly method.
icsi arrangement OF his learning, in the
lsoseYeign command over the vast mass OF
his resources, in the warmth and rich col
oring OF style, in correctness in the use Of
worss, in the finished neatnesa Of compo-
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