Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-02-25
SPh0TA TOR
EpWARDsVILLE, FEBRUARY Is, 1896

to error with regard TO the population Oh
Illinois. He rates il al about 67 600, and
predicates his remarks on that number
The error is duubly unfortunate ID him,
Tor The public is accustomed 10 look to
The Register for correct information !;
and The well-earned reputation OF that
paper is such that no one would think OF
doubling fact stated in it. We would
call Me attention oil Mr.. Niles to the
Spectator OF the l4th January, where we
have given the official returns, together
with some remarks of cur own, which
we think, throw some light on the Sub
iec,. The population oil the state is
72,8l7. The zchite inhabitants shewn
in the same paper, amount TO 1909.
The influenza, which we discover by
the papers, has prevailed TO very great
extent throughout the eastern states, has
also visited this region. 1t appears ,o
have been general in the Atlantic cities
about the middle of January; aud here
we began to suffer from its effects, about
tie middle of the present month 1t is
now almost universal, but abatlng. Ii
may not be useless TO add, that 'raqnen''
great, and sudden changes of the wealth
err have, apparently, been co-extensive
with The epidemic
The Rev. Mr.. SLOAN is expected to preach
in this town, at the house Of John I. Lusk,
Esq. tomorrow, at u o'clock.
We are authorised to announce JOHN 1.
LUSK, NATHANIEL BUCKMASTER, and
GEORGE KELLEY, Esquires, as candidates
for the Office of Sheriff, at the ensuing election.
We are authorized TO announce EMANUEL
]. LEIGH, and JACOB GONTERMaN, Es-
quires, as candidates for the Office of County
Commissioner, to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation of JonN HOWARD, Esa.-
The election " i'll take place on Monday next
The Rev. WILLIAM KINNEY, is a candi'
date for the office of Lieutenant Governor Of
this state.
FOR THE SPECTATOR
THE SPECULATOk-NO. i'll.
NesSrs. Editors,
In my former numbers have .aker
the circuit Of the solar system ; and have
found the planets all peopied with inna
bilan,s. This, To be sure, is no dlscove
ny OF mtne---nor i, it a new discovery -
but have shewn, by their situation be
ing analogous 10 our own, what no on'
else, within my knowledge, has attempt
ed !; have shewn what sort oi oed's
they were peopled with.
now propose to take Eight, OF
the wings OF the Spectator, to The fixe'
stars.
Astronomers suppose each oil the ilSet
stars to be sun, dispensing light ant
heat to planets which revolve around 1t
and that these planets are the abodos o
intelligent beings.
Their reasons for supposiog the fixe'
stars to be suns, are the following:
lst. Because they are fixed, and dc
not vary their position with respect Il
each other; which they would do il The,
were planets, and had any connexiol
with our sun.
end. Because they are at such an i'm
mense distance from the sun, dat II il
evident they do not shine by rcRec
ton, or ligh, borrowed from him: henc,
they mus, shine from their o4cn light
like the sun. And il they are suns, the,
have planets revolving around Them, tt
which they impsrt ligh, and heat, or the.
were made III vain; and these planet
must be poop led, or they were made il
vain.
| Matter was made for mind. If an,
one
"Whose soul. proud science never taught 4
to stray,
Far as the solar-walk, or milky.way,'
Were asked for what purpose he snppos
ed the earth was made, he would YER
readily reply, ",o be a dwelling-plac
for man." Right. II he were asked 70
what purpose he supposed the stars wer
made; he would probably say, "lo Civ
US light" But if asked for what pur
pose those were made which we canno
see without The assistance Of glasses; b
would probably be at loss Tor a reason
Now one more moon would give as NOR