Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-09

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Captain Jones banged if I'm gWinc
then, said Hauseh"r. and the Con-
fcderacy lost a recruit.
Scholars In Congress.
People are iiall" TO underestimate
both the quantity and affalJy of con-
Gre>S:orAl scholarship. This grows out
of i@ai6n&E and the pntNeI'sc tendency
to he1ittle p;!hlie serva"ts.
Thare Ncit many scholars in the
!'iftT-t'.:FA congress, but Or. William
Everett Is easily first. He came Of
most dis,n e}ii&hed lineage. being the
son of Edward Everett, who in his day
and generation was 0ile of the most
eminent preachers orators and states
men in the land and whose fame is one
OF the priceless treasures Of TIE re-
public.
1t is not generally known that Ed
ward Everett was famous pulpit
orator before he began his long and
illuStrious career as statesman. But
such is the truth of history, and John
Quincy Adams. i'll that wonderful
diary in which he jotted down passing
events, wrote down the most vitriolic
opinions of men and poured out the
| feelings Of his liberated heart. notes
the fact that one night he went to hear
the Rev Edward Everett preach in
Washington. and that his sermon was
a marvel of eloquence.
Dr. Everett told me Of one incident
in his fathers life of which had never
heard, and which. ! am sure. will be
interesting news to many. 1t is that
at one time his father was offered
the presidcncy of the Greek republic.
This high honor he declined with
thanks. stating privately to his in
Innate friends that he would prefer
as a dernicr reSsort to work as Il hod
carrier or as a dcckhand on Il steani-
boat to accepting the proilrred office,
and remain Il plain American citizen
rather than receive any honor from
any foreign king. prince. potentate or
country That WAS surely a noble SEN
timen1: but. speakin" for myself alone.
| regret that he did not accept: for
nothing could be in harmony with the
eternal fitness of things. unless for
Lord Byron to have been king of
Greece.
Saved Mount Vernon.
In the evening Of his life Edward
Everett placed his connt'ymrn under
lasting obligations to him by delivering
all over the land Il magnificent lecture
on George Washington. the proceeds
of Which he dona1ed to the Ladies'
WASHINGTON Memorial association
thereby enabling them 10 purchase
Mount Vernon aud save It from The
ruthless grasp al the land speculate ors
DR.. N'ilinM ENereN came into the
house panopl;ed with the prestige OF
n historic and we'll beloved name
People were ready to welcome him OF
account of his father, bit without tins
ancestral rcnown he would soon have
hecomc one of the leading figures OF
the house.
He possessed character, learning
elouuence, courage and eccentrcltle'
sufficient to distinguish him in any as
semblv of distinguished men.
He was chosen at a by election t.
succeed Henry Cabot Lodge, TRANSLATED
to the senate do not say promoted
for am not sure that it is promotion
to 90 from house to senate. The dis
trict was considered reliably Repub
lican. but DR.. Everett, who was no
even citizen thereof, carried it by
close shave.
In his first speech in congress the doc
tor declared that he hardly knew how
he came to be elected, and that nobod.
was more surprised at the result thal
himself.
At the time of his election he wa
princiDal of an academy for boys Il
Ouincy-pronounccd Quincy by NeN
England BrahmanS. lie might be cal
cd. and not improperly or hyperboll'
aI]y a universal scholar He has tn
right to add a string Of academic title
to his name half q foot long, BENG 4
"A. g." and "rh. D. of Harvard
"B. ~" of Trinity college, Cambridge