The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-04

Timbuctoo II gives the authority OF the missiona-
ry Krspf glowing account of the progress Of lamsm
and the Arabic language in the eastern part 81 Africa
Its account of the increasing activity Of the Mussuman
propsgandism among the blacks OF Senegal might wei
excite the emulation Of the propaganda al Roto the
missionary societies in England and America But II
would shock Mrs Beecher Stowe. who has adopted in
its most cxtravagant form the theory which once
heard the late rr Claiming eoquonty devcopc, that
humanity would not attain its ultimate perfection until
the superior emotional of the negro and the SUI
perior intellect of the white should alike come I'M
der the sway of Gospel inf uenceunt Ethiopia should
stretch out her hand to Cod ~ II would shock Mrs.
Stowe il says that although physical causes con-
denim Africa forever to occupy but secondary rank In
the history Of civilization il viii be owing to Islam
ism and the Arabs that the black Of soudan have
been raised much perhaps as was possible, above
their incurable materialism.
The poet Iamartne in his History Of Turkey the
two first volumes of which have just appeared is also
smitten with admiration for Islamism Inspired with
enthusiasm by those two colossal figures in its history
Mabomet and Tamerane-hc not only tasks his ngenui
t to the utmost to prove that the prophet was not an
mpostor, but he invests with the sancty of re
gous apostle that monster, Tamerlane, who ravaged
India destroying whole nations his route and build
ing pyramids OF Persian skulls who, after life filed
with prodgies o. cruelty died quietly in his bed and
e8Pcrations
has been lucky enough to have NJ Iamartne plead ex
tenuntng circumstances in his favor alexander had
no motive but TO dazzle posterity, Cesar but
pire, Gengs none but space Napoleon but glory
Tamerlane like Charemagne, had religion besides to be
the Charlemagne of the Tartars, nothing wanting
for him but time p Are you surprised after this at
amarnes portrait OF Robesperre or at his painting
in soft rosecoor some Of the boodes in the arst
French revolutions
The Protestant Bishop of London you remember indg
nanty protested against the trade in Crcassian girls
under the protection Of her Christian allies England and
France. the members Of the French imperial family
continue as devout Catholics especially since the
Countess of Theba brought into IT, from Spain
moro rigid habits Of piety than prevailed at the EN-
bryo court of the Prince President In a shop window
the Boulevard Poisonniere and amidst profuson Of
splendid bronzes both sacred and proane kneels white
statue Of the Empress Eugene, whom the sculptor,
Mime Lcfebvrc reumier wife Of the Emperor's private
secretary has significantly placed in the attitude Of
prayer The example Of the Empress has infected even
her Imperial Hghness the Princess Mathde, who last
Sunday accompanied by the ladies' Of her household
and by General Bougend her knight Of honor assisted
in the imperial Easc Of st. Denis at the solemn fete
who replied to cardinals recital Of certain long and
legendary walk that st. Denis took out Of Paris
with his head under his arm, that she could easily be-
(It is only the first step that is difcut') She lived
at any rate in age less creduous than this Of wink
ing Madonnas and turning tables and rappng spirits.
Last Thursday the Emperor and Empress Of the French
assisted ut the Inauguration in the Cathedral Of Amens
Of new chapel TO be devoted to the relics Of st. Theo
dosa which restored last year to her native place
from the Catacombs Of Rome. You should have heard,
on the anniversary Of this occasion Monsgnor Zaccon
the Popes Nuncio, sing high mass, and my Lord Gies,
Archbishop Vicar Apostolic Of Ednburg read the thun
dorng inscription on the wall Of Bclshazzars Palace
said, he humiliation Of the Colossus Of the North and
of his despotic schism.o You should have heard also
the prelae pray that the standards Of England
and France united for the first time since the Crusade
might henceforth feat longer temples Of differ
ent religions. Thus English Protestants invited by
this war in the East to become French Catholics. II
Catholics not a Muasu Imam
neither have all egtmists turned mperiasts. This was
shown by the kneeling crowd that filed the chapelle
of the most fatal days of the revolution and prayed for
the repose Of the soul of Marie Antonette But does
guhry inappropriate? Paris, however, abounds in |
such contradictions. What anachronism be more
striking than the title Of the Asembee Rationale that
Journal Of The fusonists which has survived tho dis
persion of the National Assembly, This Journal by
the by, copies from tho Bulletin des Lois the decree
instating NJ Jerome Bonapare, the of the King
of Westphaa and Of Madame Bonaparte MRS. Patter-
SOM, Of Baltimore, in his rights Frenchman. He
is the father of the young graduate of West Point, who
has lately joined the army in the East after having ex
changed his commission in the United States army for
pair of French epauletes and his title Of American c
for that Of Prince. have heard it said that tn
new Prince is Protestant, which think is mistake
Baltimore the residence Of his grandmother Astounding
in old Catholic families Even if he is not Catho
lie, it is improbable that in three or four fortu
tous the chessboard Of fate should place
Empsror to France the eldest da%ahte
Of the Church. Like Henry w., he might think tina
Paris is well worth one mass que Paris ruut ben usn
But will he turn Mussulman at Constantinoples nhe
does he will not be the first Mussulman OF American
birth. He will have had at least two prede
cessors. The history of both is sufficiently queer
Shall ] repeat i'll One Is, like young Donaparte.
States army He had been studying music and mathe-
mates at Paris for some years. when the Gazette de
france chronicles his conversion to Catholicism that
he seems like not few Of his fellow graduates to have
added theology to his list of studies. l had sup
posed that he had carried out his project OF entering
onstantnoplc bearer of dispatches from the United
States government to Minister there. ! am told
hat he has since not only received commission a. an
sh in place of his own, but has also changed his
elgion and turned Mussulman However this may have
,een shall not be surprised II George Englsh should
ind more than one successor among his countrymen.
Nr. English, you remember, was the son of Boston
merchant In compliance with his fathers wishes he
nad gone through regular course of law studies after
graduating at Harvard College But then his irresst
Die inclination for theological studies made him devote
hree four years to them when his friends urged him
10 write an answer to work that had just appeared
rom the pen of Collins, the English deist. Shutting
out at last Jew in conviction, with long beard,
hen rare sight in New England went to Charleston
TO be crcumcised and afterwards made grand tour OF
The synagogues OF Europe. Before leaving the United
States he published statement Of for changing
his creed and was in reply to this statement that the
Rev. Edward Everctt-then the youthful " curly pated,
and interesting pastor Of Brate street church, in Bos
on-made his first appearance as an author, with an
mentioned above that Mr. English had preserved from
boyhood extreme fondness for athletic and martial
exercises He handled the gloves and the fencing sword
dexerously knotty point in law or in theology.
His military propenstes prevailed strongly, at length,
that when the Of his travels he found himself
in Const antnope he solicited and obtained an officers
in the Turkish army became the 6rst Yam
kee Mussulman, and rising to high rank avore with
the Sultan, who sent him. with his and orien-
tai costume, special envoy to Washington, where he
died. have been assured that few hours before his
death he again changed his religion and received ex-
IRENE JUNCTION nj the hands Of Catholic priest. His
would A a
be written about Americans abroad--some Of them yet
very far abroad.
To prevent, possible, the matchmaking influence Of
the Eastern from joining too closely the hands of
Luther of Mahomet and the Pope and thus converting
Franks into Turks, and Yankees into Mussulmen
the German bishops have decided to found Catholic
university at Berlin Thus far however, neither ultra
montanists the university party in France have
had reason to complain of the experiment of hber-
ty Of instruction in this country. The vacations
arc now over and the colleges of Paris count .
larger number Of students than Mt this time last