Ponola [sic] weekly register. (Ponola [sic], Miss.) 1843-1843, 1843-04-29


rises up from the earth; one side con-
tracts and the other expands; one draws
nutriment from the earth, and the other
throws out the results IN the form of
leaves and flowers. You are aware OF
the changes which result from this
We see another operation Of these two
forces in the human mind, where the
law Of attraction and repulsion holds
good. All ofour mental processes with
out exception, are in obedience to it
Our very ideas are attracted and repell-
ed. All aIgebraic and arithmetical OPP
erations, from the most simple to the
most CELEBRATE, are either negative or
positive, or both; increasing or decreas-
ing; contracting or expanding. and so
with every other exercise Of though, or
feeling. Shall ] speak of the perpetui-
ty of different races? Shall ask why, if
Lake an acorn and plant it upon con-
tinent where no oak grows, it vii! pro-
duce an oak--then forest, and finally
plant the whole continent with oaks
and the same character shall be preser-
ved2 Shall we ask il the last tree will
not have within it 4 part Of the acorn
that was first planted, just as we say Of
the race OF men? What is the reason
of this definite character? Once crush
this acorn. destroy its polarity, and all
the men on earth shall not cause an oak
to grow out of it. 1t will die as man
will die, ifyou destroy the polarity Of
his brain bY.knocking him on the head.
TIE brain may be bat slightly injured
there shall be no extravasation Of
blood, or far less than in cases of inioxi-
cation or fever, when the man survives;
and yet If The brains polarity be des-
troyed the man dies. He shall die OF
Iockjaw caused by splinter; and why ?
Because his polarity is destroyed Yet
as long as this is preserved in the a
corn, it shall continue 10 produce It's
like until the planet is covered. The
different races are kept distinct; but
mix them-produce hybrids, and will
they breed, They may for time, but
they will soon perish and stop. Ma
ture allows no monstrosities, producing
all her Transitions from one form or
race TO another, by regular causes
which come into operation at successive
period Of the earth's existence. & which
are defined by the position of its axis to-
wards the sun.
Geology teaches us that there have
been six periods Of the earth's existence,
and in this il agrees with the Scripture
narative--the only difie renee being pne.
which may be easily reconciled-thar
relating TO the destruction Of each oil
these periods. Many persons, who ad
here to there own private interpreted
ton, contend that these must have been
ofthe same duration as our days, which
are measured by the intervals between
morning and evening; and this too in the
face of the fact that the sun did not then
oxists TO dnfinn tho day as il is now de-
fined. Those who insist upon this in
terpretation' would cause the word oil
God TO conflict with his works; and 10
my judgement, they are not entitled to
any greater respect, a. men OF true
faith than as true Philosophers. Blu
there is no necessity for lhus setting one
hand Of the Deity against the other
You remember that history tells US of :,
time when the hand Of ecclesiastic auth
I.thoritv was so heavy that no man dare
say that the earth moved round the sun
| and am not sure that the great mar
who did say and maintain this, was no
nut to the rack before he would recant hi
assertion; for have seen his signature
70 that recauiation, and it is written il
! a han so unlike his usual typography
there is good reason 10 believe no wa
taken from the rack--the iron glove
was exchanged for the pen with which
he signed the paper declaring that TIL
earth did not move round the sun; am
we are told, too, that as he rose iron
/ his knees, he exclaimed in o whisper 4
/ his friends, 'but it does move though
and now we know that it does. Ye
this doctrine was opposed 10 all the re
lieious pFediadices that day. Let Il
thank God that we live in an ngc whe
we have the right of private thought
even over the Scripture itself.
live believe the Scriptures to be fuI
~, unerringly inspired, they must a
gree with the irresistible evidences c
nature, FOE these no man can change o
cancel. To me they seem TO harmon
Use, not only in reference to the period
Of creation. buteven in higher and NOR
E siae.erous doctrines; these periods, cal
% 'days,''s and measured by the "morr
ing and the envening." were as vast a
geology shows them to have been, 70
aught,th Scriptures say TO the contra
ry; for. how could they have been con
mon days, as brief as ours. when tn
Scripture itself declares that the su