The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-09-08

LORD BYRos's LETTERS AND JoURNALs-Ths
N. Y. Herald contains the following literary an
nouncemeRt; By the prospectus, under the pro-
per head, the public will perceive that Ar, imnor-
tant contribution is about being made 10 FngJisb
literature in the publication Of the neditsd ygorks
OF LORD Byron. These consist Of over one thou
sand letters from the poet to his friends the r.
UenHd journal Of 1922, and a number Of noems
none OF which have appeared in print Tbess w.
eious relics of the greatest Of modern poetg y,,bos
works ana history occupy 50 important position
IN the literature Of the English language 49,
been collected by the Of Lord Byron IN a fai,b
tul and loving pilgrimage Of twenty years-dnrin-
which he has visited every person and uIace ~
Switzerland, Italy, Greece, and the East-DTonniss
ing to yield the slightest trace of bis noble-s5-
and followed, step by step, the track Of rs srrn@
and httul Wanderings. This labor of love bs~
been performed, ia patience and silence and mo-
nnth ms task was completed, until every source Of
nope OF information had been exhausted did he
rest, and announce to the world the priceless frsa-
snres he had so carefully and slowly aecumulated
Ihal announcement, whenever or however made
could not fail to create the most absorbing excite.
Tnent throughout the whole realm of literature. or
wherever the magnetism OF peace and passion eau
ses the tides of the human soul to ebb and Rovv
As TO The interest and importance. of The nrod1,s
IONS OF Lord Byron, we take pleasure in ASSURING
The public that they need be under no appreben.
sion OF disappointment. We have had the on
poTtunlty afforded by the courtesy of Nsior RI,
in the new series of the works of his noble narant
and we have found them sparkling all over with
The true Byronc electricity. But beside their valua
IN literary point of view, they possess an intense
Interest as illuminating the Obscurer passages and
darker trials Of the poets life, and resc1ing lie
memory from cloud ofmisty imputatiOps. breaihed.
lorih oy the cOwardice Of those who dreaded Last
the truth should come to light
II was the intention of Major Byron to pubIish
these works of his father in England, and prepars
lions mad already been made on an extensive scale
i0r bringing them out IN style corresponding with
the seventeen-vOlume edition by Murray. of the
previously published poems and letters Ruta fs,1
pages only bad been stereotyped, when an iDinnc-
ton from the Lord Observation-Disclosures. we NAV
easily conjecture how, when we remember what
hghbred wlthers, perhaps, would not be left I'M
Wrung put a stop to the whole proceeding. Ami
mated, however, by the filial duty of doing ustic
10 his fathers memory, as well as naturally anhi-
tious TO SEE these rich contributions added tn The
worlds Intellectual wealth, he fulfilled long.cbeT-
lshed wish Of his heart 10 become permanent Cit
zen of the United States; and is now abOut m
give these treasures TO the world from land where
tie press Is uncontrolled, save by virtuous public
Opinion.'
This is the first time we ever heard of Byron's
having son, legitimate or Legitimate. And the
announcement of the interest and Importance Of
the work which Major Byron proposes to publish
comes to US in such questionable shape-tbrougb
the columns Of the N. Y. Herald-that we know
not what credit to attach to it. Lord Byron. as is
well known, gave his most important and confden-
tial papers to his friend Mr.. Moore and Mr.. MUors
has. as he tells US, long since destroyed those which
he did not publish.