Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-06-11

array Of the smooth pretexts publicly assigned
for two of the removals, by tie side OF reasons,
toriHen reasons, privately urged, OF an opposite
characteristic, one harshly impushning the very
persons that the other juStfes and Iauds? When
the nation.
THE eye.-rhe following beautiful description
of the Eye forms part of the chapter upon Light
in Arnott's Physics, work of great interest and
learning:-
but this miracle of light would have been
totally useless, and the lovely paradise of earth
would have been to man still dark aud dreary
desert, had there not been the twin miracle of an
organ of commensurate delicacy to perceive the
light, viz. of the eye; in which there is round cor.
nea of such perfect transparence, placed exactly
in the anterior centre of the ball, land elsewhere
it had been useless) then exactly behind this the
beautiful curtain the iris, with its pupil dilat!ng
and contracting to suit the intensity of Highland
exactly behind this again, the crystalline lens hav-
ing many qualities which only complex structure
in human art can attain, and by the entering light
forming on the retina beautiful! pictures and
images of the subjects in front, the most sensible
part of the re.ira being where tie images fall
Of these parts and conditions, had any one been
otherwise than as it is, the whole eye had been
useless, and the great universe useless to man,
for he could not have existed in it. Then, far
ther, we fad that the precious organ, the eye, is
placed not as il by accident. somewhere near the
centre Of the person, but aioft on proud emf
nence, where it becomes the glorious watchtower
of the soul: and again, not SO that to alter It's d.
rection, the whole person must turn, but in the
the head, which on pivot of admirable structure,
moves while the body is at rest; the ball of
the eye, moreover, being furnished with muscles.
which as the will directs, turn it with the rapid
ty of tightening, to sweep round the horizon, Or
take in the whole heavenly concave; then is the
delicate orb secured in strong socket of bone,
and there is over this the arched eyebrow. as a
cushion to destroy the shock of blows. and with
its inclined hairs to turn aside the descending
preparation which might incommode; then there
IS the soft and plant eyelid. with its beauteous
frinses, necessarily wiping the polished surface,
and spreading over it the pure moisture poured
out by the Iachrymal glands above, of which mois-
ture the superluity, by fine mechanism. is sent
into the nose. there to be evapOrated by the cur
rent of the breath; still further instead Of there
being only one SO precious organ, there are two,
least one by accident should be destroyed, but
which two have so entire a sympathy. that they
act together as only more perfect; then the sense
of sight continues perfect during the period of
growth from birth to maturity. although the dis
tance from the lens to the retina is constantly
varying; and the pure liquid which fills the eye,
if rendered turbId by disease or accident, is, by
the action Of life although it's source be the thick
red hood. gradually restored to transparency.
The mind which can suppose or admit that
within any limits of time, even single such or
gan Of vision could have been produced by acct
dent. or without design-and still more, that the
millions which now exist on earth, nor equally
perfect. can have sprung from accdent-Or that
the millions of millions in the past ages all
but accidents-and that the endless millions
drought the animate creation, where each re-
quires most peculiar fitness to the nature and
of the animal; can be accident:
must surely be Of extraordinary character, must
nave received an unhappy bias in its education"
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Friends or Quakers.-Great numbers Of this /:
ruIy respectable and worthy sect (says the New
York Evening Journar are now visiting our city
rom different parts of the country, for the pur-
pose of attending the yearly meeting of the soc-
,ty, now or lately in session. The circumstance
brings to mind certain testimonies in their behalf
which have fallen under our observation within
short time, and which 90 to develope one trait
n their character which it would be well for
,ther classes to initiate, viz. an adherence of IL
igation. Judge MeIlen, of Maine, recently stat
ID in charge to the Grand Jury Of Portland. {
hat during practice Of forty five years, he had
lever known but single instance in which one of
mis- suciety had been arraigned on a criminal
harge. In series Of interesting letters, con-
aiming descriptive sketch of Vermont. address
ed to the Duke of Montrose, BY DR.. John A.
Graham Of this city, and published in London in
797, we find the following characteristic re. ,