The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-05


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care It. ,or politics: they do not suit mo. An your
statesrnen are too profound and prudent Tor se
had serious duel hand should ask bone OF them To
be nv seconds. They would Arrange the matter hut
honor does arrange tsh A. 20 your tnsurrectons
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nothing could b. more more meisncholyi and " my
evil should put Al the bead q r.gnent
make myself remsrnbsred bat n Is thithsr that
are being led by your journalist aud ~ a. your
that viiia,e- the ideas The age and npre-ss~ our
generation with the zeal a had tendencies and Ai-e
IDEAS They are terrible passs ths.s Literary ss amt
but who cling together, prsiring themselves adnirns
themselves offering incense 70 themselves, advancing,
pg reputation destroying honest men erating rosaes
upon their shields. and welding power which ~ sub
ell you and increases every day detsst all these I'M
riguers these Robert Macalres.
Any Cesar Of the Lower Empire, studying these
epistles would have recognized In their author tbs
proper agent of a prwtorian revolution, based ON
errorism, Censorship, and the sitting Of pub
ic intelligence. But 81. Arnaud was bitter
whenever Africa was at peace. The scent Of
,ure. He was q Nimrod among the Kaby-
les promising Ito play the Caigula, Ito besiege
the Arabs in their grottoes, after the example Of
Pelissier, and exultng in the summons TO boot and
saddle, az though it were call to Heaven. "Mari-
borough is Of to the war, and 30 am IT, he writes.
At other times he repeats the word war NJ II were
to him the Emusic sweet as love-" that made differ
ent being weep with joy.
Death OF the Lost Medical Attendant OF Napo.
leon the First.
From the London Chronicle, July Is
We have to record the death Of DR.. Archibald Ar
mott of her Maiestys goth Regiment Of foot in the
eightyfourth year Of his age.
DR.. Arnott entered the army upwards Of sixty
years ago, and retired from active service IN 1875.
For few years he was attached to the 18th ORA
goons but for much longer period served with her
Majestys Goth foot sharing the perils and exploits
Of that distinguished corps on the Nile, IN Caasrai
with clasps, for Egypt, Mazda, vmiera, Corunna.
Vittoria, the Pyrenees, Nivelle Nive, Orthes, and
Toulouse.
After the war, DR.. Arnott accompanied his brave
companions in arms to st. Helena and India, and at
the former station became the medical attendant Of
Napoleon BOnaparte. His professional ability in
genuous character, and upright and dgnifed deport-
ment as an officer and gentleman, at once secured
for him the confidence Of that extraordinary man,
whose good opinion thus early formed, strength.
ened by daily interviews during the progress OF his
fatal disease and at last rpened into warm personal
attachment and sincere esteem. These sentiments
were cordially reciprocated by the physician; and
on the part of the lustrous patient expressed
on all occasions by delicate attentions and lively
previous to his dissolution, Napoleon gave very in
teresting testimony of his respect for DR.. Arnott
and grateful sense of the warm sympathy and inde-
fatigable zeal with which he had abored to mitigate
the words of one then on the island, The Emperor,
on his death bed, desired that valuable gold snuff
box might lie brought to him, and having, with hg
dying band and last effort Of departing strength.
engraved upon it's lid with penknife the letter NJ
he presented it to his kind and valued friend a.
parting memorial of his deep esteem and heartfelt
gratitude" Besides which, Napoleon bequeathed
to him 600 Napoleons, and the British government,
to mark its appreciation of his conduct, conferred on
him $500. When the scene at last drew to o close,
the patient expired with his right hand in that Of
DR.. Arnott.
DR.. Arnott was almost the last survivor of those
whose names will be handed down to posterity in
connection with the events Of the last days Of Napo
leon. His masculine and tenacious mind was to the
last richly stored with recolections and anecdotes Of
the period These the public would have read with
interest but, except clear and distinct Account
of the Last Illness Decease, and P0stmortem APP
pearances of Napoleon Bonaparte," published In
print, being reluctant to mngle publicly In the keen
and painful controversy Of the time, although neve
concealing his opinion in private conversation.
From the sphere Of public duty DR.. Arnott retired
estate Of Kirkconnel hall, spent the evening Of his
days benefcially to the neighbourhood and honora.
bly, to himself.
The Slave Trade.
in the House Of Lords on July 10th, Lord BrouglI.
am presented petition signed by Mr.. G. w. Alex.
Slavery Society, complaining that certain British
consus in the West Indies were still holders OF
slave property. Their lordships aware that in
the Dutch colonies Of Guiana and suIinam the eman-
cipaion Of slaves had not yet been effected. Various
measures had been propounded in the Legislatures of
those colonies, Of which the liberation of all
persons born of slave mothers after certain date.
That most wise and humane measure had met with
great opposition from the planters, and, amongst
others, from planter Of great property, named Gas
the noble lord was understood) Atherton. Applica-
ton was made by Mr.. Atherton to his noble friend
behind him, who was then Secretary Of State for
Foreign Affairs, and he said on no account
whatever would the English government inter-
pore to prevent the emancipation of those poor
negroes and all that he could ask and require Of the
Dutch government was that British subjects should
be placed on the same footing as the Dutch. This
led to an inquiry as to who the principals were Of
the agent who made this application, and it turned
@ IN %G oeesn service Ee Sad No at
that able and respectable functionary succeeded by
inheritance to the property, and therefore fell within
the exception in oil the abolition acts At the same
time, it necessary that all persons in that stua.
ton should be aware of the critical situation in which
they were placed, for though they might sell the
property and even the slaves indirectly they must
take care how they purchased slaves, as, by our law
buying and selling slaves amounted to felony. H
hoped that his noble friend would give them some
hopes with regard to Spain, that that country was
about to abandon the execrable slave trade. The
number Of siares imported into Cuba in the last year.
Of icich they had amy account tcas probably not less
than from $4,000 to 5000. In Brazil the slave trade.
he was happy to say, had ceased altogether, and
since 1t had ceased there had been greater
general improvement in the country than had taken
place for twenty-five years before. And not only
had they ceased to import slaves, bat the kindly
ner in which they treated the siaUes contracted gerry
tdrorably scith the treatment Of them in he United
States. A free colored person had all civil rights
and all legal rights, and he understood that ths ply
stefan Of the Emperor was person o. color He
also trusted that the noble Earl would be able to give
satisfactory information with regard 10 the l0r
ofhe State Of Carolina, by sohicA any coorsd person
liable to imprisonment for entering Ae State for
second offence to be schppsd, and for tie third Of
fence 10 be sold si0ve He trusted the noble lord
could inform him that that law would be altered.
The Earl Of Clarendon replied, but in 20 low
tone as to be almost inaudible. He was Understood
to say that he had made inquiries with regard to the
representation Of the agent alluded to by The noble
and learned lord, and found that the pssson in
question did not appear to have any authority
whatever, and he simply addressed hlnssh 70 her
Msjestys ministers, saying that this obnoxious law
was about to be introduced, and that her Ma5estys
government ought TO join the Dutch proprietors In
fhc law bnray rape RPStfok