New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-04

tons az ihsue, but by the treatment Of single topic
with tie purpose Of throwing VIDA; light be can The
Natural md Supernatural, aud The relation they bear
10 oJch ether, TO man, aad ~ God. Without auempt
ilg 10 present even On outline Of bis oourse Of argu
ment, which demand TIE unomt arrased attention Of
he reader we may commend il vigor AID lucidiy
II expression, aan the intelligent which il makes
OF the physical ana philosophical sysems Of modern
=, search and reflection. Tic follow ing account Of
the au,hoss iaiefcousso with Bunseu, toward The
close Of tie life Of That remarkable thinker, is taken
from tic appendix TO the volume and cauuo tail -
TO reai wiib deep interest:
As the maze o. BlEsen has been employed for
purpJse in one Of the Ealys and RryioSs,' and
as have had occasion more than once TO refer 10
that ditngnlhed man, feel as If il we've due to BIZ
memory =" 8Ne rome particulars ot tie deli5diui IL
ttfca e which haa with lim, eeyoral 50lis every
Day iof I'VE successive days, ia Tie month OF Au-
gut, 1859.
T. on The afternoon Of Tuesday, August 4, that
w9l cd on hi.l ~ lis pleas lnt vil a. ChlIItucn-
ourp. uear Heidelberg WITH "A letter Of introduction,
vi.u which tai tceu favoiel ilom g disiicguiaLe
Birth nyCl--al, ,ec.sl freud OF Dusfrns. As
went az TO iis leoteac- carriage passed ont hay-
igg 10 T. gcn.e -an Of singulsry grave aud rOJ.e
c1gmci lnCo, und | WIS suite this uggt be BIusep
Limselt. Not Hiding Lin az lone, seft my cad
are inrodu.to-f, and The came evening bad kind
e'ter rom hi1 inviting ne 70 visit hin nest day,
aud pr ssing NE % give Eiu mach VI NY IiIle 80
possible. y sSt day 1 occurred G,y first uter' iew
wits lin, aud on each successive Day, 20 Tie Sunday
foil wir., inclusive, | waited on him by appoint
ment, AT dinner, or for coffee or for tea nd 90 each
occasion bad lcnptened Conyenati0ns with Tin.
Atd what taiker Interesting many Of his
wiliugs IRE, they are not nearly much 20 ~ WAS
hs Conversation. Tie man himself was az object o.
The Ligbesi interest to al hO could appreciate liui.
WI'h a head thai ro-e like dome DO tad heart
f Om which there gliwed genial heat from do
neric FIRE lie talked Of eiuc1ti0u IN Germany aud
in England, OF religion. of theology, Of philosophy,
OF the STATE OF the ROiish and Protestant Churches
on the Continent aud inersiersed tie grand u eo-
Ieiicsl ,iewe Which DO deli. ht,d 10 exTound With
anecdotes Of kings, state men, pbiIOso heIs, and
theologans Of be III sest nsn.c, with whom he had
been intimate But bis boble enthu, iasm ever siu-
died into the brightest flame wien he spread ous he
foe no bis own inteuded woik'. SIS illustrative Of
tie Billie, of phiOso; n.y. aud history, aud hted TO
10 holp Gu the EDUCATION Of the race. ! have met
with many talented men, with many good men, vi,h
mt few urn OF genius hut Iaye bad the !riyi'
lege OF boliiug cobldertial intercourse with only
thi,e nom | reck0ued great men," One, Tie
pr.a,est think-Dr Chalmers-eyer ri,es ~ be-
fore my memory "a mountain, standing iair, snd
clear. a'd lar-e. The seconi, Hugh Miller rises az
Dol rocky promOhtOSs Coyeged all over wnh nuIn
lers.s plants OF wild exquite tcauty. The lhird,
Bon Ell st.eiches on. teio,e NE wd,, and loyei. /,
nj iofue-bke the rlains "a Lomba ly which / ID
luat ta.sed through beiofe Whiting him.
I have rclered to the iondross with witch he
dweh 80 he Contemplated publications. ile wac
row, m BIZ r,tlfcrelt, TO give 10 Tie woi.d tUe
yieVl Co., AL snll CO historical, piiloeophicai, nnd
tleyloltnl which bad burst "a, i'm In their tcel.
ness ST. ca d. spent many q liz youthful year, 10
/ 4. me. 4 COZ co however, thai, Cceply interesttd
as | war N Us specuiapOls--Es thcse came iptth
vii. such ARC n aud rddlaa,e from ia Own iips
2 i bid III The willie an iipesi ion thai he would
u .. Il y sf.s. IN al al Lsa
COS ~ aii hi3 tseories 10 writag-and sho very
rorr cluviction tat nis Views belonged 10 tie ras.
Az WiLsr than TO pie-ent, snd thai some Oh tneu
" ouid not, in fact, promote the cnn'e "i re 'Soh
wli,h ho Lad 20 much az heart. L. ever came ohi,
thai e drew a. distinction b.tv cen TIC usturtl hd
-r..erpaiurrl lie WIS "a firm believer IN neruerbn
/ a4d cL.r,O,aUtc ,.D favor OF ,h,m ne ueliioied
.or.e cl-ruis gn,cs Which sceued "a no 20 have 10
rvCenii vauel, and was Bll 10 COZ meet IAem Wi1u
tlt ins, Gtion %. The Wniers II the biOie.
he talked a. terms o. iusense affection OF Alexan-
de- .nu Hunt Jlli, with " hon lad had sciuc III
It.r.ougse a siolt ti.le beiofc. My interview with
ItLnt Aus,rious nan was held by appointment
/ ,tbr4.,s5 Iiefr Syc0w woo had inir9dni % me %
] iml. N his o~n Log,e IN Berlin, Jaos ID VI the
AN = wear, only "a lew mouths before bis decea-e.
Tt conversation beeDu by biz ",efrirg 10 u5 pub
listri vs 20 toe corfespoi dep,c tet Nc,u the
rrJlrraf.an VI tho Plant rud tie Yeualion OF Ne
Iess. 10 chow ing tiAt tbeFe u uaiIy OF plan Gud
sractdce throughout Iue p.abt-to tie general doc
in. re give ts GO dcd adherence, ano aid that he
b had iu.tliio ICED lie corr stondeuce. lie pass G
o. To discourse ot tie inlur0ue impalatl0Ds which
had b.cn y or bic religions principles ~ certain
Jr.tp aud ia dJing 3d. soko IN ttiIs Cf strong ln-
di,nsiiou II re way IL which The gees, German
IjbuitE lad sou-hI 10 pfejn.to The Eiecires' OK
li,andsitufg gyanst t.e Eugiisn Newton, becAn' o
Of TIE su}lo,ea iircislols tendencies Of hs WORKS.
lie lrauchta OF atO TIE latest discoveries IN science
showed NE curious ni,lrul objects which he had
pkes up n vrrions rart9 OF sbs world he talked Of
he olarol IL Vi wurds Wl1h lie believed IL g. te-
inn IA OF coDsonant with hrs conco pon OF God; and
he encouraged me 20 tie0k ~ religion and Of the
rrcouciing work II Tie Savior. You are going 10
VIII, Bucsen," 20 raid; "you NUT 10y all means do
eos aud lie pr. ,oedtd 10 Elk o. Ain IN toe Ian
guage Of the gIeslost admiration aud efiectlon add
IiYr do itt understand rome oil his wiring, but
ityc formed the very 3D. hest opinion o. ~ blrl
w.rk." IL IS no, Tor one Who bad 80 imperfect an
ncunairtanCe wIth humboldt ~ lad TO attempt 10
rroneile v,hgt he card 70 ms with harh expressions
about Bau,eu scattered throughout bis letters to
Varubagen Were bis fOthugs toward Bunsen soft
cred p liz later daysi Or was be reoi ing in the
pieal,ce-s hscarrs be cav that it woIld further
,,ry different ends ron those contemplated by Bun
esnf Ga my reporting - BaDfen how kindly lium-
lt,idt had .roken oi him, he nid, Z" AN brioging
lont II certain ro,ion u my Bbelwerk teforc otter
p,rt, Which should cone earlier, IN order hat II may
! .Il uoler lie eve Of Humboldt he is removed
! from ma" +, way be snid inid showed tho great
iove be had for Humboldt; Rnd be lntiuaied pretty
I'uly thai BE no. 20 the lhIt OF 'ua Di'eiW OK 10
Yiich 10 referred might help TO draw HuubOldi To-
ward deeper religions CONVICTIONS,
Vbe,ter any su.h erl WIS acconpl.l j, I have
ia n,eens of < owing. have DO b'5 ID 90 whet' or
the r.eans were htied 10 att.a lie object iouiy de-
sind. For Buuscn was already IA veiy aI L'u0us
-osi,ion h. ms own country. Respected aud beloved
hy gii-exoep, .hc enemies Of civil lnG iisious Ito
efty-his s,e.ahtlons, philosophical Or iaeolog Oh,
r,r,,,d found, very Iiilo weight iu Germany. Ils
.,,t d,yines of tlo orthodox school, who tley
I'D lil Tor biz gic.y, jn.J regretted the more thH
!, h,s ol +, ions ps to me authenticity aud insp-