The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-04-15

The younger Pitt was scarcely
twenty years of age, when, witt
mastery power, he srappicd with
the veterans Of Parliament in f.
vor of America. At twenty-five
he was called TO the high and re
sponsible trust G Chancellor oi
the Exchequer. 1t was at that
age when he came forth in biz
might on the affairs of the East
indies At tweuty-nine, durin g
the first insanity of George III.
he rallied around the Prince ot
Wales.
Edmund Burke, at the age OF
nineteen, planned = refutation Of
the metaphysical theories Of Berk,
ley and Hume. AT twenty be
was in the temple, the admiration
of its inmates for the brilliancy OF
his genius, and the variety Of his
acquisitions. At twenty.six he
published his celebrated satire, en-
titled "Vindication of Natural So
ciety." The same year he pub
lisbed his essay on the sublime
and beautiful, so much admired
for its spirit of philosophical inves-
ligation and the elegance OF its
language. At twenty-five be was
first lord Of the treasury.
George Washington was only
twvnty-seven years of age when
he covered the retreat of the Brit
ish troops at Braddock's defeat
and the same year he was appoint
ed communicative chief of all the
Virginia forces.
General Joseph Warren was On
ly twenty-nine years of age when,
in defiance Of the British soldiers
stationed at the door Of the church,
be pronounced the celebrated ora
ton which aroused the spirit OF
liberty and patriotism that termi-
mated in the achievement of inde.
pendence. At thirty-four be glo.
riously fell, gallantly fighting in
the cause Of freedom on Bunker
Hill.
Alexander Hamilton was lieu.
tenant-colonel in the army of the
American Revolution, and aid-de,
camp to Washington at the age Of
twenty. At twenty-five be was
member of Congress from the
State Of New York at thirty he
was one Of the ablest members OF
the Convention that framed the
Constitution of the United States;
at thirty.one he was member Of
the New York Convention, and
joint author of the great work en-.
titled the "Federalist." At thirty.
two he was Secretary of the Treas,
ury of the United States, and ar
ranged the financial branch of the
Government upon so perfect q
plan that no great improvement
has ever been made upon it since
by his successors.
Thomas Hayward, Of South Car
olina, was but thirty years Of age
when be signed the glorious re-
cord Of the nations birth, the de-
claration Of independence; Ell,
dredge Gerry, of Massachusetts,
Benjamin Rush and James Wilson,
of Pennsylvania, were but thirty
one years of age; NJ. Thornton,
of New Hampshire, Thomas Jeffer.
son, of Virginia, Arthur Middle.
ton, Of North Carolina, and Tho.
mas Stone, of Maryland, thirty.
three; and William Hooper, of
North Carolina, but thirty-four.
John Jay, when twenty-nine
years old, was member of the
Revolutionary Congress, and be-
ing associated with Lee and Liv'
ingston, on the committee f.
drafting an address to the people
of Great Britain, drew up that pa
per himself, which was consider
ed oae Of the most eloquent pro
ductions of the times. At thirty,
two, he penned the old Constitr.
lion of New York, and in the same
year was appointed chief justice
of that Stae. At thirty-four he
was appointed Minister to Spain.
At the age Of twenty-six, Tho
mas Jefferson was leading NOM
Der of the Colonial Legislature in
Virginia. At thirty, be was q
member of the Virginia conven'
ton; at thirty-two, @ member oi
Congress, and at thlrty-three, he
drafted the declaration of indepen
dence.
Milton, at the age of twenty
had written his finest miscella.
neous poems: including his L'Aile
gra Penserose, Comus, and the
most beautiful of Monodies.
Lord Byron, at the age of TWEEN
ty, published his celebrated satire
upon English bards and Scotch re
viewers; at twenty-four, the first
two cantos Of Childe Harold
Pilgrimage. Indeed, all the vas