Edwd. Everett is announced
in today’s papers as dead + a tribute
of respect the most honorably is paid
by the Prest. in the announcement
of the Sect’y of State. He was the most distinguished
living citizen of the Country + his services
were many. Can I ever forget the pleasure
the unmeasured delight with which
I read his addresses? And those Extracts, they
still impress me with the same force
as when from our room in
Cumberland Street I used to go to
the office each afternoon, having first
devoured 20 or 30 pages. Delectable period.
