Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-05-07
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mersm IS m Il mysterious novelty, sleepy exhibition
and e|argoyance appears power seeing tho
milestone; yet love fair play. hope that those whe
thoughts Of their viii accept the su-joned
Elections thu best give them. They may II
fill up their mobiles until their place supplied with
something better.
There a stronger mark of unphi osophical mind
rejection wha il offered it, j.
does accord with lis pFcconcePons The properly ira
mind listens enquiries and thinks enough
rdcule and condemn when it and point it
tnbrided prejudice, the other hand, is generally the
eompanon of ignorance and infatuated zeal; its is very
heavy and ts ego exceedingly dm except when its
trumpet sounds and light Shines always gives
10 them certain sound. and this always exhibits truth
DO you evidence of say, You shall have de-
monstraton. Look pas, ages aud behold Calico
tempting prove what universally admitted Truth
he threatened the fminaton Of bjgotry. Look
Roger Bacon; his discoveries have exalted him pena
nenty il eyes all his history; his
day, by hown generation who ignorant under
stand prejuiicel inquire ne condemn
ed rs having colIuon with the devil and worthy of
death. These bat specimens Of host Of sIrh exam
pies What outcry there against sawmfIs and the
farmers fan, th~ir first introduction. 1t
thought upon the pterogatves of Deity
artificial wind the grain, instead of trusting
internal spirits. Thus it il ignorance aud bgory
aside and shrink tho approach Of whatever is mysteous
true philosophy eontemplates it with calmnes aud interest
The first class of minds prone uperson other
invest To say the worst, creduty has Pc
cuar evils, who blind skepticis
followed by frishtfu train it parent of atheism
Even fools may laugh and serPen ard geese hiss but
hc tho laugh of those hiss of these any
wisdom. Those who have the talent investigate, and
those who n4oient to scutinze, least leave
the task Of scrutiny and in estgaton those able
upon itwish reasonable promise of success
least withhold opinion which they had the
temerity form without materials, aud the audacity
express evidence IT,
neither has for his belief Bot il they fail
wisdom by silence, they justly expect their ignorance
their folly exposed by Investigations
who have had the perseverance elicit by
tou examination. To enquire before condemn mag
unanimous; and if does establish what forth
s:ence enables for the phenomena exhibited
to offer satisfactory for disbelief Credsy
and skeptcIsm equally the children of azness. Ii
will not look, and may therefore both be-
leve disheliass the slightest authority.
hory all The indoIent skeptics, then have
pride smselvos upon incredibly; object
wheh claims their happens fall within the
of their preudces they will invariably be found among the
credaoos of men; they sturdy in their disbelief,
and sturdy in their creduity.
The dfIe between tho contracted views of weak
mind aud the expanded vision of giant intellcct, is
king}y exhibited following anecdote Chiet Justice
Aiarsha}I While young attempting display
his agtciy before large company by senseess raiings
against phrenoogy during the days of its probaton he
ned venerable with the expectation of his
served condemnation and rdcne, and asked his opinion
What his when the Judge replied, ''ln
deed, young man, do conceive that have right
opinion, for have had time examine the
subject" one would suppose that glance at the past
would be snfieien; satisfy any reasonable mind, that
ridcue, jesngs of the would bewise, and the
hiss goose, the establishments of truth
One discovery after another has planted itself an inn
movable onudation spite of the china of empty
heads shame who raised their punv
-aint The circulation of the blood, discovery Of
continent the Pyhagoan astronomy, the declafat
OF Calico, the mental philosophy of Locke. the protective
of vaccination, the application of boats,
eTostaton, efficacy pac prncP Piles. phrenoogy-
indeed almost every valuable science, discovery, and propo-
son has first, acted like a ra,-shower upon
Of frog-Pond and these pseudophilosophsrs
croaking NEfTLE.