The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-06
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VI 0no vi sno ce'epfsAed American historians (Washlng
TON Hvpg), nor had thousands Of his friends and ad
mrers time 70 recover from the contemplation of the
great loss they had sustained when suddenly death again
vss them and to day called upoa TO record the
death Of james Kirke Pau ding, contemporary with
Prescott Cooper and Irving This event took place at his
late residence Hyde Park, at midnight We inesday
He was nephew Of the celebrated John Pauldng the
Peekskin farmer, who with Williams and Van Vert ar
rested Major Andre his return from West Point He
also cousin Of Commodore Pauldpg, OF the navy His
brother, william, was member OF Congress from West
chester county and subsequently,, in 1884, was Mayor
Of New York. He died Tarrytown, February IL, 1854
and is now followed by the subject Of this notice.
James Kirke Pauldipg was born August q, 1879, at
Pleasant Valley, In Duchess county, State Of New
York. On the conclusion OF the Revolutionary war the
family returned 10 their former residence in the
county Of Westchester, when,e they had been
driven by that event. and where he received his cduca
ton at country school. At early manhood he took up
his abode in the city Of New York. where he resided with
occasional intervals, until ten years ago, when he
retired to his country seat at Hyde Park on the banks OF
the beautiful Hudson Having been previously acquain
ed with the late Washington Irving, in consequence Of
family alliance intimacy took place which resulted in
the publication OF an irregular periodical called SAUNA
gundt Irving contributed the prose articles, and Pauld
ing and William Irving contributed the poetry. Samd
gundi satrzed the foes ridculed the Of the
time with great prodigay Of wit and less exuberanoe
91 eooa natuIe: recently, In an GRAFTON delivered on
washington Irving, the speaker alluded To SIndQud, in
the following language
II far frolcksome ard joyous yet tempered by
out he Of cc.m Sere lie OF s subo d
this Of perfect freedom in the exercise genius
SO much delight. and Psudns though he has nOs seaarsd
wen ding better Than he Sss. o. iSo:s which are -
crited to his PEN
This youthful production contrary to Interpretations Of
Gee horo mad vutd cir
lAton and awakened spirit Of emulation throughout the
whole country. 1t would have been continued indefinitely
had not been brought TO abrupt conclusion by the
fusal Of the pubfher allow the authors any compen
sation. The collection was the production Of Mr.
Paudpg and Washington Irving, with the exception Of
three prose articles ana the poetca epses which were
written by William Irving elder brother Of the latter
The success Of this well known work probably De
cided the future Of the authors Who however in
future pursued their avocations separately In 1919 Nj
Pauding published 'The Dverting History Of John Bull
ana Brother Jonathan the most popular Of all his sares
of the Scottish Fiddle" which shortly fol-
lowed by proae pamphlet entitled The United States
the London Quarterly Re,eos, on Inohiquins letters,
written by Charles j. Ingerso of Philadelphia Having
passed part OF the summer Of 1916 in tour through vr
gna, be wrote his Letters from the South containing
interesting sketches Of scenery, manners and personal
character. In 1918 he published poem called !" The
". skschng the Of the emgrsut
second series Of "Salmdgundi;' in 1888, "konies
marke" novel, founded the history of the Swedish
ed in subsequent edition to that Of Old Times in
New World; in 1924, I" John Bull in America" the
Menu Of satire eVesd prnopay
Robert OWENS system Of socialism, the science Of cran
oogy and the crest legal maxim Of caueat xpor After
this appeared g. The Travellers Guide" the 60 New
Pilgrims Progress" as he afterwards called it, finding
was mistaken for real itineracy The Tales of Good
Woman, by Doubtful Gentleman and The Dutch.
mans Freside," which has ever been regarded
as the best Of his novels. It is a domestic
~ WardA nOva nj fnPocf and
Kentucky characters In 1885 he published "Ie Of
Washington for the Of schools More recently "Sa
"The Old Continental" the other 'The Puritan and HIS
Daughter which his last production At the close
Secretary Of the Board Of Navy Commissioners and in
1928 and for many years Navy Agent at New
York From 1887 TO 1s4l he Secretary Of the Navy
under the Van Buren, administration, sncs which he re-
tired from public life. Though several Of Mr.. Paudings
works have been translated and published abroad they
appear have been exclusively for his own coun
TRY and are not so well known in Erope m those Of
many contemporaries. His collected works embrace
twenty five volumes, and his anonymous productions dis
pereed In various periodicals and newspapers would
badly make as many more.
THE LATE MARSHAL REILLE.
From the London Times.
Twice wn ne last rev. weeks nave we recorded IN
haustng the risks OF life long service in all quarters of
the GLOBE have expired full OF years and honor in the
express the realization OF chances almost beyond the
bounds Of probability but the whole chronicle Of wonder
stronger example
from Paris Marshal Ree, the old soldier Of the Empire,
whose remains were last week escorted to peaceful
tomb in his native Ind had not only outved the days
assigned TO man. but had attained to extreme age after
career Of dangers which may safely describe with
out parallel life Of eighty i've years would, in most
before u.s. covered such chain Of revolutions and such
series Of wars as no period Of the worlds history had
The boy hood of the soldier who but few days ago
lived to tell Of his adventures spent under the
old regime Of France He only missed by month two
whole reign Of the unfortunate sovereign who persisted
on fcahcd He could perfectly remember the Assem-
bly, OF Notabes at Versailles, and as far as his age went
mig ht have played part in any Of the scenes through
which the revolution was conducted AS soon, indeed,
rs those famous commenced which turned the pas
sons OF democratic France towards views Of foreign
quest, the military services Of young Ree commenced
ao nor did they terminate until the swords of all
er Se hey yesrs sbe oon %se once
an aspect Napoleon bad many generals, and they were
sl working men, but no officer Of the Graud Army
could have shown, We believe, account of ser
vice extr aordnary that perfor by Relic He
was not in Egypt and he escaped the disastrous exped
have been fighting and commanding in every country
through which the French eagles carried BE fought
against the Duke Of b against Suwarrow against
WuImser against the Archduke Charles, against Nina
against Hill, and against Wellington BE fought in Bel
gum ia Italy, in Germany, in Spain, in flanders He
gan his campaigns az su pattern of infantry under D1
mouriez and ended them in command Of coyps ddrnee
at Waterloo. his ubquy seems to have brought him
INTO every episode Of the war, however peculiar He az
sisted at the siege Of Touon penetrated the blockade at
Genoa, held command in the camp OF Bou-
logne, watched the great Lacquer. of s;rasun,
On board ship at one Of veneuves sea fights. He was
10 The campaign Of Valmy when the French unconscious
o their own power were protecting their own frontiers
He was in those Of Mcntenotte OF Zurich of Jena of
Fredapd Of WaHam, Of the Pyrenees, and, after
reer OF service on the Peninsula alone which would have
sufaced to create military reputation he bore brave
and distng part in the Hunored Days, aud finally
covered Paris with his division against the last advance OF
de Allies From the year 1892 to the year 1876 he can
frar, in ~