Death Of Edward Everett

The lelegraph brings ■ u. Ibe pair'ful Mnoinicement of tbrt death nf the Hon. i Kdwnrd Kverett, in Hoslon, on the ! ing nf the löth inst. Our oountry hss not been called to Bi'-ürn the löa of . mora dis'.inguished ci'i.en. Fui forty five yuars he liaa bron proraineofiy bëfor the j.ublio as a writer, t irastiif, an orator, st&tesman and a (.iil:ioiiin. In al! ha was thstinguishod, bat lie linsbeon most colebratod few liis g:li of oi'atory and Jfbï his icbolarship, whioh gave li i ni ib Kuropcan aa well ai au Amoiican repntalior. Tliia wag reeognized in England by the bestowl of dt'grcos by Oiford and Cambridge, Jitl in ihis country by professorbips and high -positions in our most distinguiebed uaivt-r.itie and colleges. Jn privntu lifo he er joyed the love r.nd ■ isleem of all who knew bim ; and, perhaps, no publio man tho . has erer boen in political lile in this country bas cscaped with tislittle poisonul eutuity dr abuso It was left to the closing yoars of his hf'e to witnesa oa his part a narrowing of views and a !r:aiifestation of Ecotional find fanatical feeling that large'y detracted froni Lis previous re.putation. Mr. Everett was born in Dorcheslcr, MassBohusütts, on tho llth of April, 1794. He graduated with tho highesl honor at Harvard College in 1811, his litemry ability having already begun to diplay itself. VVhilean under gradúate he was the principal conductor of a mag ïine called the " Harvard Lyceum," ud he left behiud him in that institiuion a reputation as a scholar and a writer that became traditional. In 1812 be dalivored a poem bcfore the Phi Betn Kppa Society on Américao poets. Iu 1813 he becaniü the pastor of Brattlé Street Church in Boston, and soon won great admiiatiou by the eloquence and power of bis pulpit disooursea. " Iu 181-J he publislipd his " Defensa of Christianity." In :he saaie year ho was uppointud to the Prufessorsbip of Geoek Literatura of Harvard College, a nel lor four years subscqucutly bc devSted himaelf in Europe to qiialifying hunself for the dutiea ut' tb is poet. While iu Englaud be becaine the a.-'sociate aud friencl of Byron, Sir Walter Souti, .Teifry, Campbell, and o'.hor distinguished literary uien. Iu 1819 1 o returuïd home aud enterod upon tho duties of his Profesoiübip, iu addition to vvbicb ha edited the North American .Review, whieh, under his njacageiriedt iucreased wonderiully iu popal rity. Iu 1824 he first tsok part in poliüus, buing n tbat year eleoted from the Middlesex district of Jlassa obuaetta to Coug; ess. For ten years he Wfls a working meinber of Congiess, and on loaving it in 1888 wa3 elactöd Governor of Mas88chu?ott3, to vrLich ciffico be was re-eleeted for futir yoars, durtnj wliioü bis fsduiiiiistratioa was dignified, useful and popular, lo the discharge of riio cereinorial duties of this aud tbe otht-r offices which be held ho was emiEflntly hsppy, being disnified, graccful uü oourteous. In 1839 be was 5efeatd by Gov. BáoTÍOQ by ore voto, and soou thereaftar he departed for Eftropè-for tha benefit of bis heakh. In 1841 he wns appointed to represent the Uijited States at fchs oourt of St. James, and iiltbougb - he servad thero uuder four Secretarios vi State of various politica, he enjojed ihe oonfidenoe and approbution of all. His oultivation und accompliahmentg wore evoiywhoro recognizcd in England, and Sia publie addrossea wëre reoetved with enthusiasm. In 1843 hü was offerad thO inistsion to China, but feit compelled to dceliue. On his return to tho United Slates, in 1845, he was chosan President of Harvard University, whioh offl58 ha reaigned in 1849. Ou the death of Mr. Webster, in 1852, he was ppoitited by Mr. Fillmoro, Seoretary of State of the Uuittd States, which office ho resigned iu 1853 for a seat ia tk Uuited States Sonate, but in May, 1854, ho was oompelled by lbo ftebfe it&te oí his health to rosig'i this a'so. A faw months of rest and quiot restored hiin, wben he dovoted hiniself to literary pursu'.ts, araong whiali may bo mentioned u engagement with Roberfc Bonner, of the New York Ledger, to furnish an artiole weeklj for ono year, in conaideration of $10,000, to ba paid in advance to the fund for the puroliasa of Mount Vernon. Iq 18C0 ba was uoiainated by a conier?ative party, known as tho Bell-Everett party, 'for the Vioe Presidenoy. This pnrty was fortned oí tho moro moderate irggic'ents of the othcr political parties of the day, and was defeated. From this time Mr. Everett hold no official positioD, but untfl 1862 wasrecognized ai aa old stylo statesman, of tho Wobstor and Ciay sêhool, strongly conservativo nd liberal in bis views, and a strict contitutiooal cnnstructionist. Subsequontly ho was indurad to writü and speak in a manner iüdicating that ho had beon carried away by tha fanaUcal, auti slavery and anti-coDstitutional. policy of tho administration Ha is tho only private citizeu of the Uuited Stntes whose dsatb has beon ordered by the President to be announoed officially hy the Stato Department to the paople, and to ba mournsd as a national berearement. - Fret Prtts, , - „,-■►, OP" The Richmond Whig thus wails over tbe fal! of Fort Fisbor : . " The unwcloomo news of the fall of Fort Fisher, euaimaading the entranue to Cape Fear Iliver, was made thia luoi'tiing, and ocoasioned a sensation of profouud regvet. Tho oapture of this fort is equivalent to closiug iho harbor of Wilüiington by tho encmj'rt fleet. It is situated about .eighteen miles below the oity, but was tha main defanse of tho entranoe lo the rirer, and its fall therefore, will prevent in future tho anival and departure of blocks Jo riuin'írs, How far this revorso may prove iujuriouB to our WHWr, lamaum Lo be soen, but nt preseut vra caá Lar it rather as aa uuíuriunate thaa a disasírou eveut. JFST 0ltlS a'-roory, iu Hertford, hae juni. ii-ie.d an order for oua liundred t+iousnnd mnsktts lor th srmy, thu (KMt i.t wliioh wa two uiilliou dollar.