State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-09-19

death the dissolution of the body? Is not
that what you mean by death 2"
"Yos," said he, ''tbat is it; the dissolution
of the body"
"Well, then" said I, sure the body and
soul the same thing? Is the principle of
thought the same thing with the hand, or
foot, or head p
"To be sure it is not, and what then ?"
he reoiued.
"Why them" | said, ait follows that the
dissolution of the body has nothing to do
with the soul. The soul does not consist
of materials that can he dissolved. There
fore death while it passes over the body,
I does not, you see as we define it,-does not
touch the soul"
lie seemed something at stand with
Ills; but like many others in the same cir
cumstances, he only began to repeat what
lie had already said. with more vehement
assertions and in Il louder tone. Meanwhile
there was ii little by play, in which he en-
Ieavored to re-assure the Scotch-girl, with
whom he had evidently ingratiatcd himself
by very marked attention, telling her as she
rather drew off from him, that it was all
nothing, and that he was Just like the rest of
Us. was determined that the warning
given ia that quarter, should not want what
aid could give it; and as / saw that the
metaphysical argument was thrown away,
| had recourse to more particular one.
Resuming this conversation, therefore, |
said you believe thaI9 is God; think
you admitted this p
Yes do
"And you believe that God made the
world, do you not"
"To be sure al TO-"
"And you believe tha, he made man,"
"Certanly-of course"
"And you believe that he made man u
social being, do you not ?--thut lac constitu-
ted man, and made aud meant him 10 dwell
in families and III societies :"
1t would seem SO; he was willing to
admit" ...
snow then," said !, "answcr me one
question. Do you believe that men could
live either safely or happily in society,
without any expectation OF future life! If
this life were all, do you not think that you
and NEST men around you, would give
themselves up 10 the pleasures that you
could find here--pleasures that 1t would
cost you the least Of cflort and self denial
to obtuin Is it not evident and inevitable,
taking men as they are, that all virtue, all
sol:discipline and restraint, all domestic
purity, and all correct and temperate liv-
ing would fall with the doctrine Of future
litu?"
Somewhat to my surprise, nc frankly
confessed that nc thought 1t would
".Wel tlen," sad, "bere Is very pam
case; and am wiIllng 10 tfusl ms ooy
win the argument. nc can dcciuei ana
every one here can decide, heiWeeh be'Ie'
that would coniessed'y destroy me happl,,
ness and improvement OF Tie world, ana
LII. Il, Il
tie only belief that can sustain IT, II Nou
ilade society, he cS'aniIshcG tno Plno'P PICS
that are necessary 10 us ~ei9re' an" 70
assall these principles Is hostl.''y III once 10
heaven aud earth IL Is as IL d nun "o'''o
spread pilght ana 'i'iiuc" ote' u'Iso ,i'''-
Vcst lcluS, ana staiNe t'ic NoIr' ~ u'''''
w. ,-.,,l.,.,noovyo for Scu,cn,bcr i;
inh il"io ra, md axrrent NM
3D. nn iFrha.a nr. ,,y,,1,v six ORIGINAL nnpers.
49,; ~ .,I,;o., md stvle md no, one of
r""I IT,, y, ,ss1s.,es interest md The most of
i a," o ,', a,,,;non,Iv rntertai,,inp. The fol-
,lc'n are e'''ne"''y 49,. 60, ..iui,,,,
loving extracts are 'aheh i'uin, ,si" :,
, I;GS ;m Viz Fln,Jn" The first describes a
scene Of suffering, and the second most
"'isllao'e "',,en'o'.. s,o,red NJ n
on "'i''"1t o ,I'a thor Hos, ,In,
iiouSe W.1'o " i';,,;n,, ,",,n, he moth
nn'osS ~ %,'" :" "oiJ and afflicted with a
u ns yonom 40 81, l';,n -, ,ha same ,;n,c
r'eniS "oo'i' c n,' ,,,, mi sicily limo ~,
"""ns miami np Jp" Of ohonf ,IirIeen
her breast u up" nrd reLucrI ~ n
7 shaking WIN ''io - c',,,. ,'c.,, of noe
skeletoh-"hu sun ''oo"' f,.aL nnJ h,,SdI
I, in spasnls, WIN eyes nNo'' '"'N III n,,
clSnched, ana moaning Pt'I';"''! a,l,.. wa,
lremies were c"'u' "nu ms ,, ,T ~ " .Is
5 obliged 10 hush her infant as WEI Us Enc ,
could, While She stitched shfolN loi i'I