The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-12

,hourh no first saw the iight in the West
Indies. ne came in early youth to New
York and was 20 all intcnts a native
An erican. lie contributed TO The press
AZ seventeen years OF age upon the
Grave questions that brought on the
revolution. and his papers in the Fed.
oralist at thirty give evidence OF one Of
the most remarkable Instances Of pre-
cccious craftsmanship the world has
over seen. But the achievement upon
which hls fame must ever principal
rest is that. as the first Secretary of the
Treasury he devised and established "a
financial system for 'he new govern
monf IN respect 10 which Mr. Wcbstcr
apn'iod tho oft-Quotc6 eulogX:
ole smoic the rock OF The national
resources and abundant streams oC rove.
nue pushed forth; he touched the dead
corpse Of public credit and 10 sprung
upon IT'S feet"
But January in her gifts 70 our coun-
try has not confined herself % tho nc'ds
of science and statccraft Robert +.
Ice and stonewall Jackson were born
respectively on tho i0ih and 2ist NJ Jan
nary. tho latter being Tho younger by
seventeen wears. Their achievements an,
too fresh IN the minds NJ men 10 need
repetition.
IN GREAT BRITAIN.
II we cast our SAFE across the billcwy
expause tual separates us from our
motuorlauo Ne nnu lnat. iu Great Britain
bacon. burAe, buns auu Byron all had
their natal DAY in January-tOur Is IS, VINO
may well bee termed bees 0l hybla
though one OF them perhaps drew much
of hls honey from poisoned flowers.
obi Id. .I OBJ.
January ID. HOS bacon and Byron were
both born on the III OF January though
at an interval OF 20 years. Tho great
Irish statesman and orator Edmund
Burke who was born January 20 100,
thoceh Doe had not the rank SD Highly
valued by both tho English philosopher
OF Tine ll-h and the Lu-usn poet ot tus
18Th century. was "a Jar more enNiab O.
man Hc had his tuN share OF the usua.
troubles and disappOintmcnts Of human
ur. 04t Doe had aIso That happiness and
satisfaction of which rot even the most
adverse fate can entirely deprive ono who
possessed his generous and o0,ciouata
disposition Himself "a prince among
writers. his heart aud his purse were ai-
ways open 20 ihe less fortunate members
of The craft ana Few things I'm ltcratura
arc more unlike than the poet Craboc 3
account of his stay FIN The home OF
Burke. and Leigh Hunts description o.
his sOilurn under the roof OF Byron
Lovo was the chief invited guest in the
heart of burke and 10 took many forms.
love OF home. OF friends. M country. n is
20 De feared that I'm the hearts o. those
two great British RS. who FIRST saw the
LIGHT i'm England. # wore only tho form
81 solf-love
Bacon rosed ms one who worked for the
interest OF mankind. and said: For my
name and memory. 7 leave it 90 mon
charitable speeches go foreign nations.
and 90 The next ages but 90 IS easier
FOR the ordinarily charitable. oven 90 mis-
dav. 20 believe that he loved the work
for the works sake than 600 tnn r. true
nrilarthr0nist in the cold heurfei friend.
Tie Indifferent husband and che um'
serving subject Let him rank 2s ih,
greatest 0f inductyc ph'oronhers ana
thu most charming Of essaNists nut ~
rlt urofonc tho name OF lover or friend
,,v arr'yire- a. 80 Lord Bacon. although
na may have possessed. as Macau'a" as-
re-te "tre most oXqu'si'''v organized
intellect trn world h0e c~n~ soen.'
BYRON AND BURNS.
Tn regard 20 the two poets. ~ NAV be
said that they represented two different
centuries. though separated ln age ny
only twcrty-niue years. tor Burns dfi
before the bcrinnlns ~ the nineteenth
century. while an OF Byron verse was
written after THAI date Tn their careers
tho~e are striking rcsemblances ana
contrasts II may ne said ot the TWO
writer's 20 whom Scotland owes most
That although scott was especially me
nainter and poet of aristoor1c} anA
l-ufehfhooI. while Burns oeinea IONS
were of simple manhood. without ine
ouinea's stamp it Isl never 'h'.''7 l'r
that tho contrast is NOT 7' great nr.
.t'l., -,,., as roweon Burns and Byron.
$50 and purns are alike In thcir genius