New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-06-14

Icnt necessities, ne lhCnlgeu nsti III ua''ii''E'
On his visit to Heidelberg in ISL ne received
he degree of Doctor OF Philosophy. Wherever
ne went, he was received with kindness and a.
tentlon, and in many places with public relocings.
But IN the midst of life we are in death ~ All
Rchters Joy was soon turned to sorrow by the
death Of his only son, who fell victim at the
.ge OF nineteen to excitement proceeding from
over religious enthusiasm, which proved too
much for his weakly constitution. ibis was
leavy blow to the father, from which re did not
ior long time recover.
JEAN PAU. had now arrived at MS sixtieth year,
a period when he was to experience many OF those
.ufferings which are the common lot Of humanity,
tie had already lost his son. To chase away all
depressing thoughts he made visit to Dresden,
but whilst here he had the additional pain 70
earn the death Of one OF his most intimate
friends, and TO discover that his sigh, was be
coming seriously affected. To remedy tins lat
;cr misfortune he jouneyed to Nuremberg for the
purpose Of consulting an eminent ocu!!St, but
without anv advantage; and he returned nome
10 await patiently the hour when ne should be
eternay shu; out from the light OF day. II came
npon him whilst engaged in MS work upon the
Immortality of the Soul five Of the eleven
projected chapters OF which he only completed
He purposed however, to finish this his greatest
work by the assistance OF MS nephew ioE whom
nc sent to act as his GlGnueaStS-wlin whose
lelp he also now set about complete REVISION OF
all his works, scattered as they we're through
.xty-iour volumes. But he was soon obliged to
abandon all these projects. His weakness in
creased to such degree that he was Obliged to
Withdraw. from all action both OF mind and BODY
On the 18th November 1879, he retired to his
room rather carly without any apparent alment'
save debility, for the purpose OF recruiting, by re-
pose, his reduced strength Ills family and frcncs
safe around his couch in silence lest they should
disturb his sleep. At SIX o'clock IN the evening
MS Physician entered his chamber. Shortly al
tcr slight CONFUSION passed over his face. Ills
spirit had departed and RICHTER went from
earth, great and holy poet; greater and holler
rs man." in the sixtieth year OF his age. lie
vas buried by torch light, the unpublished manu-
script OF his work on the Immortality oil the
! Soup borne on his coffin the students oil the
Gymnasium singing at the burial vault, hIop-
stocks noble ode, Thou shalt arise, my soul -
The works of "JEAH PAUL." by which name
RICHTER is iamiliary and most generally known,
are in sixty volumes, and may be ca5sed INT"
three divisions. The satiiicaI, which terminated
with his Contented Schoolmaster' the serious,
Of which Titan" is the beau ideal, and the
| COIlC OF WHICH, ~ ~ ''''N'
up the most of the moments OF his last years,
and in which he is said to bear strong rcsem.
1lance to Sterne.
Indeed it is the opinion of those best &C
luainled with his writings, that humor Is that
quality which, deeper than all others, pervades
The illusions of his mind Sport" according
to Carlyle, . is the element In whch his nature
lives and works; tumultuous element for such
nature, and wild work nc makes Of 1t" Yet,
continues the same author and with the Just
views of the experienced critic, we conclude
'TAcfe is in HIM that which does not die, tina,
beauty and earnes;ncsS OF soul, that spirit OF HUI
manty of love, and mild wisdom. over which
the vicissi udes of mode have no sway. This is
that excellence of the Utmost nature which alone
confcrs immortality on writings, that charm
,shich, still, under every DETACHMENT binds Us 10
the pages Of our own iiookers and Iaylors and
Brownies, when Their way OF though; has ceased
to be ours, aud the most valued OF their merely
Intellectual opinions have passed away, as oers
Too must d. with the circumstances and events
in which they took their shape or SIZE. 10 men
OF a right mind, there may long be IN RICHTER
much that has attraction and value In the
moral desert OF vulgar literature, with It's sands,
wastes, and parched, bitter and too often poison,
rus shrubs the writings Of this man will rise IN
their irregular uXuriance, like d cluster Of date
trees, with It's grecn-Sward and well OF water, 20
refresh the pilgrim in the sutry solitude, with
n0urlshment and shade.