The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-26
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NEU SYSTEM or GEOLOIp

mn DC TN Dt GEOLOGY.
A Frcncliman, by the name af Chslrier.
has published a dissertation ON the uni,er-
sal dcluge
Mr. Chabricrs occupation obging him.
II appears, 10 travel frequently. especially
IN tile north of Germany he was esiiem.ly
puzzled by the blocks 0i granite, frequently
"i vast sur, which ar. scattered il profu-
s"n on both pides of the Elbr, in the terri
tories Of Bremen and Hamburg, Mr,klca-
bnfsh, fomef1na, &c. all which coun
'f,es are very remote from the granite.
mountains. The results of his long and
ordnous NEGOTIATIONS are here given 10 IN.
public III the lnfm ot theory, nhiclI, like
many other geological theories, has been
! prbdtced ly desire 10 explain particular
phenomenon apparently irrreunellal,le tl
any other groloeiral hypothesis. NJ. Chr
bfIer. convinced thai Tire aforesaid blocks of
granite did not cpme from the Haflz
mountains, or from Sweden; ronclndcs
that The, must be- detoidts ila,ing Sub
seHueniiy asceltain,d, by n Sernpnious exa-
inhailon al the mountains, thai they were
only heaps oi rubbish, he began 10 doubt
whether the granite Hprrau u,rr The sur
iurr of the globe had been formed aud
chfysiallzed IN primitive sea, which, says
he, nobody had seen Accordingly. alter he
had obtained the ce,fainty Of The contrary,
he formally denied III. fact, AID does not
Hesitate 10 assert that the granite came, as
II If, from tht atmosphere, with The other
substances IL which II i. sometimes united.
hi,d BY which II is, also, often surrounded.
This rlribl. show Of mounlaius- arising
from the fragments Of planetary body
Violently struck hy comet, or caused by
the eSposion Of The ccntial volcano of thai
rlanot--pou'ed AZ once uliou the nucleus of
otns, bout which NJ. Chahrier does NOT
trouble hmsrli,) the Alps, the P,rcness.
The Andes, &c. and all such beds Of pt,mi
tive rocks These substances, IN conbus-
lion, falling on The tuitrd forests of III.
cath, reduced tlom to pit coal
il,is, hr iurilrr maintains was updoubt
edly the plomci which had for its satellites
the four little moons, Ceres, Paalas, Vesta.
and Jono, which irrelragably prov, the for
mef existence of thai unfortunate ,,ian,t -
But even this monstrous showrruf moua-
iains is not enough for NJ Cbab,cr: II WIS
accompanied he says, by al The waters of
the planet, which, ftllug IN cataracts, sub
merged the earth, and deluged its inhahi
nis but the iain Of waters preceded ttat
of the solids, and the latter cane very On
portnnely tocohGne The Voters in paw. and
10 form our present contlncn,s and
mohntains--bu for which Noah eonld n,t
have found u resting PLACE, W. mu.t rrGr,
our readers 10 the work itself for the srfi..
ol proofs aud roasonngs dddnc.d by lie
author, which viii, We dare say, convince
them HAT Nj. thabld'r's system * tx
irem'ly probable, a.Ij that II bears all The
marks OF i"a'lty III the simple and easy
explanation OF all the facts. Thus, for IN.
stance, the fossil trees aud fish, the peirifga
human skeleton of Gaudalpupe, arc SO
mains ol the vegetable and animal hing
doms of the destroyed planet, The frag
mcn's of which We tread under foot. Bur
an idea, which IS certainly puw, and a. SER
wing OF the most serious attention, aecof,lpe
10 VI. tbabrier, ~, TINT some Of the hnnmn
creatures of ihls planet, notwithstanding
lhcir rough usage, may hnsr sursispd lhis
fall aud II Is thus he ncrulnts for the DIFF
ference of races characterized by Blnmrn.
bach, Cunlcr, &c. Thus the Negroes. the
Americans, or the Alulays, are probably
descendants Of the iGhabltnnis Of another
world, which Was anulhllated 10 punish our
first parents.
IN .l0fctonofe UUh--Some scars ,ro
a French officer left his wife To- follow tie
wars IA Germany and sovrr,d years hay
ing elapsed without the lad, receiving any
intelligence of him she prraum. him dead
and married again. "1,e first husband,
however, returned, pud having saisfictori.
y explained his long silenee, she was re
c"hc'ed to Inn, AID The second was dis
card o. Tho lady was Il klc; sl,c soon sp.
Peaf'a ''pPVl, and nnhapp, and the hus
o'o" h"N'"g Expressed al anxiety Ia learn
me c1u'e, she SAID The discarded husband
h"d IN ned plio 10 murder him, and the
'or way To save lis own life was 10 take
f'wtS the life of his rival. They accor-
doggy invited hin 10 an entertainment, ut
,wh c' having adm ~ ST. r. d u soporiflc dose.
~ his vine they strangled him WHEN asleep.
II was 1lrn proposed To carry him down
To IA uelghbntln5 river, and fling him Into
IT, The resolution b,ing formed, the bus
band took n body the wlle supp ricd the
legs on her should RS, & while IN This -tua-
tim, ~ they moved on, cuDtriycd to stitch
/ HE skirts of the coats of the drnd and the
living together. Arrived AT the hank, she
said, Now in with him The husband,
accordiusly, wilhh'raid ,nunS thr bod, nlo
the stream, aud Wnh II himself Thu good
" oman then returned home having got rid
OF lhr dead and tine lti ing husband together.
She was shortly after tried for The murder,
found guilt, aud Suffered death.
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