Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-01-08
From the New York Evening Star.

osA''S''T7tao Ill sOtllG UlItuS tlC must
gloomy anticipations would be INDUCED,
and that the phenomena would be inter
PFeted into signs portentous,-we never
doubted; but we we're not prepared for
the extraordinary Interpretation given to
1t by the editor of the Old Couptryman
Ia weekly paper devoted to English
news--to ssflash, frolic and fun;" kind
OF sporting chronicle, with considerable
Circulation. The worthy editor has been
suddenly appalled, by the glorious Light
has thrown by his quirks and bubbles,
his wit and witicisms, and falls TO praying
with fervor and prognosticates seriously
that the world is coming to an end. Let
US hear what he has to say:
We pronounce the raining hre which
we saw on "Wednesday morning last, an
awful tNpe--a sure .forerunner-a merci-
full SIGN of that great and dreadful DAY
which the Inhabitants OF the earth VIII
witness when the SIXTH SEAL SHALL BE
OPENED!
That time l. Just at hand--described
not only in the New Testament, bat IN
the old; ard more correct picture OF a
fg tree casting its ieaueS zphen blown % a
mighty zcind, ii was not possible TO De-
hold.
And again
Many things now occurring upon The
earth tend to convince us that we are III
the LATTER DAYS. This exhibition we
deem to be type Of an awful day fast
hurrying upon US. This is our sincere
opinions; and what we think We are not
ashamed TO Tell.
Men, may. and have called US enthusl-
astic. We care motif they call US fanatic
and mad, SO that we feel they are .mls,a
ken. Fearing neither the face OF human
clay, mans arm, nor mans voice, while
we obey human laws, and love and feaI
God. and have the evidence within that
we are believed in return, we VIII go on
our way rejoicing. Nor would we 60
alone. Hence we warn all TO turn 10 the
Lord while yet he is near.
The quotations from Scripture with
which the editor attempts TO strengthen
his position, are as follows
And God said, let there be lights in the
armament of heaven to divide the day
from the night; and let them be for Signs,
and for Seasons, and for days and for
uears. Gen. l, Ia.
And the stars of heaven fell upon the
earth, even as a fig tree casteth her un
timely figs, when sheis shaken OF nigh
ty wind. hev. +, -.
Rejoice not thou, whole Palestine, be-
cause the rod OF him THAT smote thee Is
broken: for out of the serpcnt's root shall
come forth cockatrlce, and his fruit shall
be a FIERY FLYING SERPENT.
Isaiah IA, 10.
And there shall be signs in the SUN,
and in the Moon, and in the STARS; dis
tress Of nations, With perplexity; the sea
and the waves roaring.
Luke, 25, TO 81.
But in those days after thai hl6aIation,
Dihe destruction Of Jerusalem) tae sun
shall be eiaraened and the moon s.!ali not
give her light.
And The stars Of Heaven shall fall, and
the powers that are in heaven shall be
shaken.
And then shall they sec the son of man
coming in The clouds with great power
and glory. Mark, 10, "a, g..
There can be no doubt that shooting
stars. falling stars, meteors, eclipses and
other phenomena of The heavenly bodies,
occurred in ancient times as they do now
occur. with this difference, that in the
dark ages they were considered as signs;
and the Inspired writers referred to those
signs as the sources OF prophecy, which
we at present account for on philosophic.
al principles, guided BY the lights Of sci
cnee. What lately occurred in The heav-
ems has before occurred, and yet the
world was not destroyed. A similar phe-
nomena was seen ON the same day year
ago il, the Red Sea, in the ighborhood
where the above quotations from scrip
ture were written; not far from Me- 4
Sinai. where, amidst thunder aud light
n @ the great moral law which governs
The civilized world was given. They
were seen by Capt. Hammond, Of the
ship Restitution, at Mocha ia he Red
Sen. Tie following is the extract from
the log book:
"Nov, 3tb,lsa2.--From A. M. ur-
Ill after day light this morning, there
was yer, unusual phenomenon in the
heavens. Itappeared like meteors burst