The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-10

The polished Greeks an Romans, who wcrc - snpc-
ror IN all the arts that adorn human nature and in
all virtues that constitute the elements ui national
strength and greatness reckoned amongst their gods
not only beasts and useless things ,bu they lefed
the worst of men and the yest passions OF hubai
nature. They were so easy of belief, aud had such
strong love Of competency tina; the nost disgrace
ful freaks and car rlcious whs OF Their d,ties did
not shake Their esteem or arouse ihtiI ie@entuitnt,
II strange god visited them he had, i1IthwlA The
freedom OF their cities voted 10 hun; anI IN this Mav
they multiplied their dees until they had 40 ongcr
any space 10 contain them when, from necessity they
colonlsed them they did their citizens. Thesr dark
clouds Of ignorance and superstition that hong
Swallowed the human mind were dispelled ~ the e.
/ fugent lights OF the Bible.
Indeed, without the aid OF revelations human PHI
osophy would have exerted itself in vain i'm endeavo
ing to account for the beginning Of tie existence of
class OF beings so curously, fearluy and 50 won
| deriully made as is the human race \, thout adj
verting to any of the astonishing anatomical phc
| nomena which appertain to man, where is the SAGE
| assisted by all the learning Of every age that las
been able to give satisfactory detail of Tue sources
oil thought, the conneXIon dependence and Tecibrs-
cal influence Of passion and intellect or the union o
a spiritual with material existence W no can de-
scribe the union Of mind and matter and explain iii,
influence which each cxerts the other ia the Va
rious physiological and intellectual functions perform
ed by the complex being man; All that We know /,
thas such union does actually exist but to compe-
bend It's nature, is what the most enlarged human
capacity is incapable Of doing. From whcncc lien
has being so complex in his nature derived, H.
US that there must have been beginning to his Face;
otherwise his existence is voluntary and uncreatcd,
and whatever being has the power Of voluntarily as
Stunning existence only be deprived Of that exist
ence by his own consent. And where are the
myriads that lived beyond the food " here arc
the polished Greeks and conquerng Romans; -
Where the patrarchs, and the santed MARTYRS III
the early church, Where are even the fathers OF
those who are now acting their little parts on Tho
stage of human life They have all gone down 10
the dust from which they were taken, and none have
yet returned to mingle again in the scenes Of liz,
orto tell the sad and solemn secrets Of the tomb
In what department OF science should search Tor
the OF unfold NJ the my tefy ui man origin
Mathematics is confined t. numbers, geometry 10
space, metaphysics 10 the laws OF spiritual nc ION and
nature philosophy facts and appearances III the ma
lerIa word. II We look TO prolane history we dis
that treats of man creature alieaay exhibit
ing he theatre of the earth-of his moives--hi1
acts-As schemes-his success and dsappo,ntn ent7
without attempting TO account, because unable 10 dn
so when or how he came 10 be. No regard is had
IN this connection 70 the mythology OF the heather
world i hat system too monstous To goin ere
dit, except by people grossly superelitIous, ana
wholly ignorant of the dignity of their nature but
still conscious, hewever, that they not sefexis
tent. But in the lnadequacy of human learning and
the inability, OF human reason, to arrive at corre,
conclusions on this interesting subject, fnd 4
strong argument for the necessity Of revelation
In the Bible, we have an account which j. short Il
is true but still comprehensive and satisfactory w,
there find that man owes hts existence to the sang
all-wise and benevolent Being who fashioned the
worlds aroundus. He whose slt moved n the face
Of the waters when darkness covered the deep, who
said get there be liz hit and there light also took
counsel with himself and said 2 let make man in
our image, after our likeness
But. if our information went no farther til n mans
creation might be still doomed TO endless perpx
i,y We might argue that Being possessed OF good.
ness and wisdom and power would not frame anolher
being with such an enlarged capacity for inproyt
ment, with such high suscepllblles to pleasure an
pain, and with such ongngs .fol u peipetua'iou II
his existence, without some design inhaInpuy waa
the magnitude of his work. We might apIee 10 ~
ternal nature for evidenc sof his goodness AMI pow
err The tree, fhe forest, tile shrubs and JwGts.
that spread their fragrance in the lonely valley, d
along the solitary path the change OF seasons the
succession of sunshine and rain golden harvest
and the sweet scented spring, the stars that gill the
I ornament at night and the GLORIOUS king ofday y
ALL all proclaim that he that made them is both wise
and good. And on contemplating the beauty order
| regularity and harmony that reign in the natural
world, man, if he had remained innocent and upright
Of heart might have conjectured that the great END 81
his existence was happiness. But it is not the or
ofour rice, whether desired by any or not to-
left to conjecture For, to the beautiful picture nthc
material world, what contrast is exhibited in all that
| pertains to man The Heavens still declale the cl l
ry Of their Maker and the armament showeth iont
his handy work, but man has changed We no ieN5
ger that image OF purity and excellence that mark
ed his first estate If his history, there Is
| scare page but is botteJ by some vice OF trire
some dark ingratude OF ueachery, some deed Of low
groveling avarice, of awless, unbrilled ambition
| Whence this fearful change, or how this marriNg
| of the last and noblest work OF creation Human
reason cannot tell. To the Bible then, we mas
| again look for the solution of this difficulty. We
there find not only that man created, hut that Ne
was made pure OF heart and upright otsprt. Afdui.
him. too, was placed every thing which could delight
the eye or charm the fancy. He sowed moi b1t
lat, nh far hp tha br.,1, fttt
forth the most delicious fruits in variety and abuu-
dance The wind that shook the rpangled tree 2
the active sports of numerous animals Joyous with
new life; the opening flowers and ripGning fruit
all intended to add freshness and varety to ht
round of his enoyments. These facts uniolaci
I by the Bible In the full fruton Of all these Ala.
| sings-and prohibition alone added, G OF tvers
tree of the garden thou may ST freely eat bur Of ht
knowledge of good and evil thou shalt nor cat fol lh
the day that thou eaest thereof thou shalt surely de-
| What this tree of the knowledge of good and Is
was, is mystery that human investigation may not
solve; but be that what it may, one thing is certain
did rebel against he authority Of MS Maker tran
crossed the command that had been given for lis Va
yernment, and by this crime lost his first and blt. la
estate and became subject to disappointmcnts ma
sorrows, misery and death. The Consequences d
| sin have been felt in all ages The Bible alon NJ.
veals the manner in which it came into oar woIsi
Man not however, left unaidcd and rnfced, 4
| to drink to the full the bitter cup of misery wiicAl
guilt had provided for him. Vengeance wa
nounccd, but moi in its full terror Our FRS 'Dargrt
were driven from the bowers Of paradise. EGIma.
sake the earth was cursed and he was doomed
SOW and toll when before he only reaped tili lrlr
tant but certain blessing promised AtsUdl
!. times and III divers manners, this promise was tr-
newed and It's advantages untoded until Che FUN,
of time life, and Immortality brought to ligh lt
a dispensation, in which man is taught his
accountability to moral government and his eti...
destiny for good or for evil, he accepts or rcic,
| the conditions that offered.
|
From The Boston 3urt
Mutation Of Piants.- The GeppetneG 3 9oor
stating that : Mr.. John Smiley, of that place ran
potatoes last year as he says, from the NUT bulb
i 10 [ ~