The New York herald., 1871-09-06
o 81 T U A r Y.
UY. Karl Marx.

Dr. Karl Marx, who was confessedlY the leader
OF the International Society, and whose death In
London is announced this morning, was known TO
the American people entirely through the medium
OF the HERALD. Early In August we printed an In
terview with him by one OF our correspondents, In
which he explained at great length what the Inter-
national Is and what 1t Is not and gave his ideas OF
property, taking the ground that capital Is only
another form OF labor and must go down. His
opinion OF the Commune and Communists and his
views OF society In England Russia and America
were also reported ut length, the whole
making one OF the best news letters which
even the HERALD has printed in long time.
But I'D addition 10 all this we published yesterday
complete biography OF the man, telling the story OF
his life with the minui required in the case OF
really great men who suddenly spring into notice
as the leading spirit or such important movements
as that represented by the International Society.
Thus our readers have already been fully informed
OF all the antecedents and opinions OF this man, so
much feared ana welding such wonderful power
up TO the very last moment OF his life.
The name OF Karl Marx does not appear In any
of the collections of biographical sketches of emf
living men, and yet the history OF his life, as the
HERALD has already told II, gives him claim upon
the attention Of mankind more important In every
way than the biographies OF most OF the persOnages
whose lives mud place In the Dictondire Conten-
p0rares. He was born in Treves In 18lS and
studied law in Bonn and Berlin, but soon turned his
attention to philosophy, and afterwards to politics
ana political economy. In lS4l he took his professor
ship tI,ripGtdocenp at Bonn, and became IN the fol-
lowing year the editor OF the Rheinsche ZeitunO OF
Cologne. the first paper openly opposed to the gov
crnment OF Prussia In spite or a double censor
ship instituted over the paper Karl Marx managed
to say enough to win the sympathies Of all the ibe
rails, until then afraid to utter single syl-
liable Of opposition, and the government
suppressed the paper by an act of force
editeo with DR.. Arnold Ruge Ghe Garman transla.
lor OF H. T. Buckles work. and now also an ola emil
grant OF London, the Deu,Sche-i -iTdnzOStscI, Jah-
0acher Of which, however, only two volumes had
been published, 1t being found impossible to intro
Tne writings OF Dr. Marx even at thus early day
gave great umDrage to the Prussian government,
and, not content with Keeping all his uterances from
! being heard In Germany, he was singled out as q
mark for the petty persecution OF kings. His writ
nes both In his paper al Cologne aud in the Jdhr-
bucheg were 50 unpalatabe that the Prussian gov
ernment addressed an urgent demand TO Louis
Philippe Tor his expulsion from French territory.
Louis Philippe consented to the request much to
his own discredit, but even more to the shame of
Alexander yon Humboldt. who assisted in the nege
gum where he lived till 1915 as u contributor to the
German Zeitu'g OF Brussels.
The February revolution having changed for
time the state Of political affairs Marx again at
liberty to 20 to Paris and subsequently 10 Cologne,
wnCre he started the " ne RhetiiSche Zeittng. In.
jOying then absolute liberty OF the press the paper
created soon sensation, chiefly by its bold defence
O the insuruents OF June, lS4s In May OF the newt
year, however when the insurrection broke out IN
| SaXony, Khensh Prussia, Westphaa ana South
Germany. the new paper was again suppressed, and
| DR.. Marx, expelled once more from Germany, went
again to Paris, where he turned out to be Just as
unucky. for the French authorities proposed to him
the alternative either Of being ntne or of leaving
French soil at once. lie selected the second, went
| to London, and resumed there the publication OF
the same Ne,te Rteir.'sce Zettusg In monthly parts
| up 10 1851, when the progress ei the reactlonary
spirit became sufficiently strong not only to prOnibit
the importation of the publication, but TO prescribe
| even the name OF It's editor.
| DR.. Marx lived twenty-five years In London, ana
died, we believe, IN his neat little villa at Maitland
Park, where ne spent so many hours in perfect
| Society. But busy as he always was with ms in
!rgues In behalf OF tho working population Of
Europe he never relaxed the ardOr OF his studies in
! philosophy and political economy. After the death
| OF his own journal he still continued to write for
the newspapers, and was the author OF many impOr.
tant articles relating to European politics. His time
was so fully cupled however, that he was able to
case II he had not taken such an active personal
interest In the movements OF the day. From year
! to year he watched with the deepest concern the
growth Of all the societies which were organized on
tile Continent as well as in England. The trades
unions formed subject OF his particular attention
up TO 1867, wnen the first Idea OF forming inter-
| national society seems to have been conceived.
his TIME tSat up to his deatH he had not brought
0pk the second volume oil ms most important work,
book WHICH is consered e snv SaoSe ne
most valuable contribution made to the science OF
| PomtICai ccouOlny Since the days oil Ricardo.
Marx may be understood rom opn Inv was ea ,a " wbe p
| the HERALD correspondent asked him Via. ~~.. -
the fundamental principles OF the international, he
referred TO The oOok as the best exposition OF It's
aims and objects. We may remark, by the way,
that the work is already translated into Russian,
although not into French or English. Of his Otner
works, "Der AchtZennte Brumalre des Louis Bona
parte" was first published IN America IN 1852 and
was only reprinted y Germany IN 1870. DIR. Marx
wrote with grear felicity in German, French and
English.
Concerning his private life, one thing only s 10 be
added here-that he was the lather of two grown
up AMI highly accomplished daughters and the
ROOd.naured husband OF lady who cOurageOusy
shared all the dangers OF his political lite.
the extreme ACTIVITY of Ills lie may be judged
from the act that from the draft OF the first prOca
nation Of the society and OF Its statutes (28th sep
temDer 1854 up TO the smallest details OF the pres
done by the International was so far as leadership
is concerned accomplished by :hs man. Our cor
respondent found him busily engaged receiving and
assisting escaped Communists VINO round their way
10 l. rndon and as most OF them were destitute this
was a severe tax on his purse as Well as his time.
lie was man Of means and lived In great comfort
ana happiness. His death Will be q severe blow 10
the society OF which he was the founder ana may
even lead 10 Its dissolution.
John A. Poor.
Hon. John A. Poor died very suddenly yesterday
morning at Portland, Me-, OF heart disease. lie was
one the original projectors OF tue Atlantic and ST.
Lawrence Railroad, and OF the European and North
American Railroad. lie President Of the pro-