Homes of American statesmen: . Clinton. CLINTON. THE Academy of Sciences at Dijon recently asked of theirmunicipality, that all houses in the commune winch de-served to be historical, might be marked by commemorativeinscriptions. The Council, we are told, readily acceded to therequest, and among the birth-places and residences thus desig-nated are those of Buffon, Crebillon, Guyton De Morveau, andthe Marshal Tavennes. We in this country, whether fortunately or unfortunately,live in too progressive an age to allow us to ask for similarremembrances. Unless a statesman happens to be reared in 416
Homes of American statesmen: . Clinton. CLINTON. THE Academy of Sciences at Dijon recently asked of theirmunicipality, that all houses in the commune winch de-served to be historical, might be marked by commemorativeinscriptions. The Council, we are told, readily acceded to therequest, and among the birth-places and residences thus desig-nated are those of Buffon, Crebillon, Guyton De Morveau, andthe Marshal Tavennes. We in this country, whether fortunately or unfortunately,live in too progressive an age to allow us to ask for similarremembrances. Unless a statesman happens to be reared in 416 HOMES OF AMERICAN STATESMEN. a rural district, the house of his birth seldom survives hisyouth, possibly his manhood. New structures arise, and thesucceeding generation know little or nothing of what pre-ceded. In the instance of DeWitt Clinton, the difficulty is in-creased by the diversity of statements that are made relativeto his birth-place. He was the son of James Clinton, a gallantsoldier in both of the now classic wars
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