New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-28


vusive trembngs bis detection, bis hts OF wandering
seemed TO indicate the approach OF dissolution Ills
misery was increased by the knowledge That every;
body was calculating how long ne h L; 70 i've, anu
wondering what would become of bis Kingdom when
he should be dead The stately digDltaries OF bis
household, the physicians who mnisered 10 bis dIs
eased body the dvnes whose business was TO soothe
bis not less diseased mind, the very wie VINO shoaid
have been intent on those gentle Offices by which fe
male tenderness can alleviate even the m1ery OF nope
less decay, were all thinking Of the new wOrld whicn
was to commence with bis DEATH and would have
been perfectly willing 70 see him IN the hanus OF the
emhaImer if they could have been certain that his
successor would be the prince whose Interest they
espoused ,
form. That he was too weak TO ltt bis 1000 10 ms
msshapen mouth that at thirty he had the bald
head and wInkled face Of man OF seventy, that his
complexion turning from yellow to green, that he
frequently fell down III fits and remained long sensl-
bic these were longer the worst symptoms OF his
maiady. He had always been afraid of ghosts and de-
mons and it had long been necessary that three fIiars
should watch every night by his restless bed as guard
agai hobgoblins. But now he was firmly convinced
that he was bewtched, that he was possessed, that
there was a devil within him, that there devils
all around him. He was exercised according to the
forms of bis church, but this ceremony instead OF quiz
citing him. scared him out OF almost all the tle reason
that nature had given him. In his misery and despair
he was induced 10 resort to irregular modes of relief
His confessor brought to court mostors who pretended
that they could nterrogate the powers Of darkness
The Devil was called up, sworn, and examined.
This srnnpe denonent made oath as in the preente of
God, that his Catholic majesty was under Hell,
which had been laid on him many years before for tie
purpose Of preventing the continuation OF the Uyal
line. drug had been compounded ont Of the brains
and kidneys of human corpse and bad been adniDis-
tered in cup of chocolate. This potion had dried up
all the sources Of life and the best remedy TO which
the patient could now resort would be TO swallow
bowl Of Confecratsd oil every morning before break.
fast. Unhappily, the authors OF this story ell into
iirfi,t 81 hN
ing the blame Satan, who, they said, was an un-
willing witness, and liar from the beginning. In
the midst Of their copjuring, the lnquison came
down upon them. 1t must be admitted that II the
Holy Office had reserved all its terrOrs for such
cases il would not have been remembered ns the
most hateful judicature that was ever known ansng
civilized men. The subaltern impostOrs were thrown
into dungeons. But the chief criminal continued tobe
master Of the king and Of the kingdom. Meanwhile,
in the distempered mind Of Charles, one mania fc-
ceeded another. longing to pry into those mysteries
Of the grave from which human beings avert tLeir
thoughts had long been hereditary IN bis hQrse.
Juana from whom the mental contribution OF her
posteIity seems to have derived morbid faint, had
eat year after year, by the bed on which lay the
ghastly remains Of her husband, apparelied IN the
rich embroidery and Jewels which he had been wont
to wear while living. Her son Charles found an
eccentric pleasure in celebrating lis own obsequles,
in putting his shroud, Placing himself In the coin,
covering amsel with the pail and lying as one dead
till the requiem had been sung, and the mourners had
departed leaving him alone in the tomb. Philip the
Second found similar pleasure ia gazing on the hinge
chest Of bronze in which his remains were TO be hid
and especially on the skull which, enccled with The
crown Of SpaiD gfinned at him from tue cover. Philip
the Fourth too hankered after burials and burial
placca grathed lis curiosity by gazing on the remains
Of his reat-grandIather, the emperor and sometimes
stretched himself ont AZ full length like CORPSE IN the
niche which ho had telectcd Tor himself In the royal
cemetery To that cemetery bis was now attracted
by strange fascination. Europe could show no more
magnificent Place Of sepulture staircase incrusted
with Jasper led down from the stately church OF t1e
Is ura octagon situaed just beneath the high
ALTAR The vault, imperviOus 10 the sun, was rich
with gold and precious marbles which reflected tho
blaze from huge chandelier Of silver. On the night
and on the left repoed, each In massy sircpphagus,
the departed kings aud queens Of SPAIN Into this
rnausoeum the king descended with long tain OF
courties and ordered the collins to be unclosed. His
mother had been euibglmod with such consuuma,c
skill that size appeared she had APPEARED on her
death.bed. The body of his grandfather too scented
entire, but crunbled iuto dust at the hfst touch.
From Charles neither the remains OF his mother nor
those Of his grandfather could draw any sgn OF sensi
bilty But when the gentle aud graceful Loui-a Of
Orlean- the miserable mans first wife, she who had
lighted up bis dark existence " th one short and pale
CLEAN of Happiness, presented herself alter the lapse
Of ten wears, 10 his eyes, lis surn apathy gave way
"Shc is In heaven" lie cried, land shall coon be
there with herr" and with all the speed Of which his
limbs were capable he totcred back TO the upper air.
The Inflated colony Of Darien forms one OF
the most remarkable episodes in this volume, aud
is treated with the strong party spirit, the glow
ing descriptive eloquence, aud the impassoncd
ethical criticism, which usually peryade the most
high wrought and impressive passages of tie his
tory. We quote the comparison OF Scotland
with some other countries OF Europe as furnish
ing motive for tie interest OF the nation IN the
project Of Paterson.
Scotland wa, indeed not blessed with mild climate
or n fertile soil Bet The richest spots that had
existed the face of the earth had been spots quite rs
little favored by nature IL WAS On bare rock, sur
rounded by deep sea, that the streets OF Tyre We're
piled up TO dizzy hight. On that sterile crag were
woven the robes Of Persian sataps and Sicihan IT,
ran,e there were fashioned silver bowls and chargers
for the banqucs OF sings; ard there pomeranin am;
Der was set ia Lydian gold 10 adorn the necks of
quecns. In the warehouses We're collected the line
linen Of Egypt and the odorous gums OF Arabia, tho
ivory of India and the tin of Britain In the port lay
ne,ts of great chips which bad weathered the storms
Of the Enxine and the Atlantic. Powerful and
wealthy colonies in distant parts Of the world looked
up With Glial reverence TO the little Island ana des-
pots who trlmplcd the laws and outraged the feel
ipos of all the nations between the Hydaspes and the
Fyean condescended 10 court the population of that
brsy hive A. later period, dreary bank formed
by The soil which the Alpine streams swept down TO
tie Adriatic, the palaces OF Veplcs. Within
svace which would not have been thought large enough
for one Of the parks Of n rude Northern baron Were
collected riches far exceeding those Of Northern king
dom. In almost every one Of the private dwellings
which fringed the Great Canal to be plate,
mirrors ewelry, tapestry paiIogs, carving such az
might move the envy Of the master Of HoyroOd. In
the arsenal were munitions Of war sufficient TO main
tain conies. agaost the hole power Of the Ottoman
empire. And before the grandeur Of Venice had de.
clined another commonwealth, ETH less favored, ii
possible, by nature, had rapidly risen TO a power
and opulence whi.h the whole civilized world
contemplated with envy and admiration. On
desolute marsh oyerhung by fogs and exhaling
diseases, a marsh where there was neither wood
nor stnIn neither firm earth nor dIlnkable Mater