The New York herald., 1870-05-08
D1onfalembert's ReligiOn-His Last Letter,
s'-' Written in View Of Eternity.

UlOnthiemDerIH k0uglOm-H1e Last Letter,
s'-' Writton in View Of Eternity.
paris April 12) Correspondence OF London Times.l
The well known Austrian dipiomatist, Baron Hub
ner the man 10 whom were spoken, on a certain
New Years day the unfriendly words which warned
the world OF coming encounter Of French and
Austrian no e. in L0mbardy. hls bcgued the lei ue
OF MS ON al residence in Rome by writing book.
independently OF the historical interest and vLlue
attributed TO II the work IL literary curl 'sty.
Written IN French by German, the French re-
viewers have expressed themselves enthusiastically
with regard to the purity OF Its idioms
and the elegance OF its sl,le. Its author himself
proposes to translate it INTO his native German.
MY reason i0r mentioning 1t Is It's connection
with the last hours OF II very distinguished man,
whose memory viii long DO Cherished by host OF
admirers, ana whose loss il still deeply mourned by
q large circle OF attached friends. Baron Itnbner,
during his long residence Austrian representative
in Paris, had formed an intimacy with many eminent
volume OF his work while the two others were still
passing through the press From Montalembeit he
received letter Of what may almost be termed
posthumous criticism. None besides It's writer.
II until aer the writer dust and ashes. 1t Is
dated "March Ii, 1870" ana az hd<rp0s eight
te0loert had fed ana his Iona tortured 6ody soas
at rest. The eve Of his dccease had passed
away and midnight had struck when he asked
the Sister OF Charity who watched by his pillow to
give him viii ing materials. She in vain remon
srated and urg d him to reposc. Sleep refused 10
visit his eyelis, and there was letter he anxious
wished 10 write, for, he added pro pnetIc spirit
he had lille lime left al his disposal That letter IL
now before me, written in a ciose clear character
on small sheet o. note paper. II was probably In
telded IA rOugn dra t 10 he transcribed by q
sc reary, or by The anecti0aae woman who had
long been his best ananuenss. At any rate as it
contained some erastres and corrections lair copy
OF II made after his dea an forw lrIed 10 ms
friend HuDner The on sina was 100 precons a relic
10 be pared with by bis widow, but photographed
facsimile WAS sent 10 the Baron
The letterruns as f0llows:
My DEAR BARoNYou could not perform greater act Of
charity ncurabe than By procuring
him reading.
first volume of Hsory of sextus "" Before thank
as formerly to IN hours Hence The
Sn hsn 2, the s
tousy and completely pencil Ia hand and this will prove
ier and oversshs no Which py" yon
@ osr IN yor next
very long since hna read work with greater interest
having an essn ssbS rsre
osrS dsnee an e but se also % %nohsns for
familiar to everybody but upon whose authenc and detailed
thus happily found, you have treated naryeousy we
the friends Of historic truth cannot be saciensy grateful o
FENDER At the beginning Of your work to the verasy Of
dipomasts know no work more sincere than yours At
sesls him. yoa to "G As how tomb s sss
ais world while one a. least has the Of Il. album
on aan. s n last mode Ss. Of a.
done on he true e0S point o
view from which the past judged have un
destood and judged the great Catholic reaction of the
half of the sixteenth century with sasacty and impair
talty for which first thank you Christian, and
wards congratulate ii publicis and his
torianI also but Of more remote and forgotten period
than that OF which about 10 revive the annals.
You have concealed neither the shadows the stains
nseparabe from the human clement always visible
powerful in the Church; and BY that alone you have
in the end prevails, and consoles by nundang
with its soft and convincing light await with impaieuce,
and anticipate with certainty, the satisfaction shall have
In reading subsequent voimes Ia always
instructive and often amusing desire especially
picture of moral and material Italy
OF KILL and also to talent landscape
painter without yielding TO the temptation Of describing
ovemuch always allow your reader glimpse
write Aviiaof the traveller who had
tries and nations much aud WE'LL before he became the
bassador who has written and acted much In cab
nets
,cpoir Baron, when you shall find leisure to
and see and in the meantime thousand afec-
tionate thanks.
Is not this very charming and, under the clrcum-
stances. particularly touching letter? In the still
hours OF the night this wise ana good mar-fOr he
have been good to secure as he did, The aifec-
tomato devotion OF his family and the feryen attach
ment OF many irends-fOrges the sufierngs that for
years had racked and premaiurely aged him, and
SEXES his pen to write graceful words Of judicious
him. ''Not sO," was the reply; mo man can
GDOrd than mYselr 10 postpone until tomorrow achat
he reels a6,e TO do Tonight SO he wrote, and he
slept afterwards more refreshing sleep, 1t seems,
than 1t was often given him TO enjoy, for he awOke
cheerful and declared he felt better. q" anticipate
with certain ~ he had Just written ''the satislac-
ton shall have in reading your subsequent VOL
midst Of winch in deathS The ink was
scarcely dry, the words 10 his nurse were scarcely
spoken, when there came the short, sharp pang and
the sudden summons TO eternity.