Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-06-02

all the other evidences Of the worlds rotundity
Again, We saw, = horse travels with certain We
locity; this is a sight and feel; but when We say,
light travels at the amazing speed Of $50 thousand
miles in a second, we enter the regions of chimer-
IS; for here the word travels is neither sight nor
FEEL drop Of water may be divided into 10
paris; each part into 10 pats more; and
thus we prove the infinite divisibi'ity Of water.
No, says our author, during this 'process the word
water, loses its Specification. Water is a sight,
feel, and a taste. A water in which these are not
discoverable, is water minus water avaca-
ted sound.' In this way, says he. we Fill science
with wonders, which have no sensible existence;
their existence is altogether verbal. drop of
otto Of roses Is exposed in i room; Ill a moment
its odor fills the whole house; he who smells ii,
thinks Of nothing marvellous respecting it, till the
philosopher informs him, that minute part of the
drop has been dividcd into so many myriads of
atoms that it fills every apartment. Here is
astonishing announcements How infinitely dvis-
ibe is matter! says he. who had just before, smeed
the fragrance without concern. When,
thor would say, it was 4 smell, there was won
der created; but soon the philosopher enter
ed, the wonder began. Here tho term matter
which is sight and feel, is applied by the phi
losopher, to what neither be seen or felt: mat
its meaning, and then exctes amazement. ssThc
moment We attempt to make language significant
Of more than senses can experience, be-
come transported, into an enchanted world, where
the wonders more incredible than those which
amuse infancy.' Campbell complains of science
for disrobing nature of her fancy dressing:
sWhen science from crea,ion's face
Entertainments veil withdraws;
VIVA, lovely Visions yield their place
To cold, material laws!''
On the other hand the writer under review
complains because half the pretentions of science
unsubstantial; it deceives us with unrealites.
am rather dubious about the reception au-
thor will meet with by the religious world He
treats the dogmas of theology, and the principles
Of morality, with as little ceremony he does
the inductions Of science. In these spiritual do
mains, l suspect he has unwillingly entrapped
himself. Nothing less could be anticipated for
one who reduces every thing to the standard OF
animal sensation. But | propose leaving my
structures until shall have completed my devel-
opement Of the authors system.
| shall here allow the author to come forward
and modify his statements as have already given
them on his authority. He now says, sin our
second lecture, when l resolved external exis-
fences into sights, sounds, tastes, feels and SMELLS
avoided any reference to cxis.ences which are
not external, because | feared that they would
complex n classification which already alb
struse. should also have said, that all existences
which moi external can be Enthusiastically
designated internal feelings, thoughts ant
words :-hcuce the whole universe can be nomin
ally analysed into sights, sounds, tastes, feels
smells, internal feelings, thoughts and words
These internal existcnccs aiso be inscrPrcts by
has proposed rule: thus, love is verbally one feel
ing; but love of a dog, Of child, of property, o
country, not identical feelings; we are sensi
bic Of difference of feeling in each case.
Here shall finish these rapidly drawn outline.
of this curious book work, which, the autho
saws is tho ''painfu elaboration OF many years.
All that have aimed at in the preceding essays
is to acquaint the reader, as far as miniature
representation can, with literary production
which appears to be but little known. Perhaps
they may be the means of giving the author
reader or two, who, were it not for these, woul.
! never have known of the existence of such
book perhaps. on the other hand, my read
ers may be SO few that l shall have none to turn
over to the author in this case, | shall at leas
have the satisfaction Of knowing, that my essay
make as great show upon paper if they pro
ccedcd from the pen Of Addison; and if they ar
not read, they cannot fail to escape censurc,
they do not elicit praise. P. r.
For Richmond Palladium
would assure P. X. that am far from bein!
conscious Of having i'll the least misunderstood o
misrcprcsentcd his sentiments. All my means G
+ knowing his views before the public, and
consider them amply sufficient to sustain all tn
charges have made; refer the reader, therefore
with cheerful confidence to P. RS. first article fo
proof of all have written, and as he reads it il
E connection with my last, he NAV be enabled t
detect much Of the sophistry and shifting wit
which his article Of last Saturday, abounds, AN
be led, meanwhile, to the conclusion that p. +
goes against adducing the Scriptures as eridcnG
o IN any case.
s have never attempted TO make him say, 9Th
e Scriptures teach any thing and every thing" a
. he says hare, but that he has taught such SCI
tment, it is too late to deny. 1t seems howeve