New-York daily tribune., 1843-11-17

born and perishing Again. he tells US tha, aour
determine It's identity by having regard its idea its Poy
or Fundamental law, and to the generations who may be
q. any QUE time nhebItIng the space. The sage OF
Monticello comes 10 directly opposite conclusions HIS PHI
losophlca mind after the profound
cred that the age Of State the with the or
dnay age Of horse and tha, vial functions could mol
much exceed thirty years the period OF %
those who iuhabit territory the end OF when tne
laws lost their force and required the operation o. some
litIcai gavanism mpaft them renewed Tla!i'y
philosopher whether he knew IL not belonged 10 the Ionic
school aud Of course he rejected that uocuine %
which leads conclusions morals iheology anu ot''
directly al war with the illumination OF ths eighteenth CEN
tury especially that which was produced rom .he
light Of th4 French Revolution de hsd thet az "''s
f0ced and Of course the inhabitants o gwen 'es
died In about thirty years, the 9a'e ues '' cd
anv idea Of State any organic "ho'e as
from th resent individual through which us NE ds
exhibited he could form conception OF any uch nrS'0
wou r was something which could be neither seem nor
heard nor gra,ped By the hand and therefore form no par
,be nsilosophy of the follower Of Condocet consistent
adherence 10 this school Of materialsn leo MN also 10
ect that great idea which Is the Paen o' a.. oe
form no conception God aside from matter 1t Is clear
bo,yeyer that he had thoroughly studied the doctrine oil
that ancient school which he followed IatheF oy sym
,,;nct than from any profound investigation OF It's
a,ars He might in that case, have rivaled even a an
c-ot worthy, who rprovd of his fellow lluminatl o
saying that IL was Impossible o'ee 10 p 'e same
@ his philosophy Of uxons far TO hold that no pro-
poon or Of fact could remain true for two con-
secutive moments because its terms continually chang
ing during the very period OF articulation that therefore
facts or phenomena the only real exstences
utterly impossible speak the truth, and accordingly,
Aristotle tells u.s. he after held his peace and every
question made other reply than only TO move his finger
But, subject more serious manner, there IS
why Jefferson should have stopped al thirty years
any than al five Any substance whateyer
viewed merely aggregation instead Of an organic whole
loses ts IDENTITY merely by the change Of Majority
but BY the loss Of single particle 1t longer the
The State thus regarded is losing its oneness
aud otay. It's obligations are ever dssovlng; oil rather
on this theory can never be bound We mg gh we'll
tempt bind the that flows down the Niagara
If the fundamental aw of the State is the will OF present
majority as boldly who deny the right by any
restrictions impede such will then shpload OF Tor
egneIs that majority The changes OF very short
period may make of utter uncertainty what our
fundamental law is rather such view there can be
nothing fundamental. The term is wholly Of place In
such State rather such all things must forever
flow. 1t is structure built upon the waters &c
We cannot doubt that this Discourse will re-
ceive, as it deserves, a very general and thought
full consideration.
Farther Returns from Massachusetts.
The Boston Atlas of the 18th adds Williams
town and Hancock to its former returns, 80 that
the Governors vote stand thus
GOVERNORS VOTE.
Briggs. Morton Scat.
Aggregate as before ST. ,O69 52,TO 1855
Williamstown 202 240 2
Hancock. ck............. 65 63
Total ......... 81 1896 53,O73 1857
Leaving Briggs's majority over Morton, 4,263.
Majority of all other votes over Briggs, 4,594
The towns of Florida in Berkshire County, and
Chatham in Barnstable County, only remain to
be heard from.
House OF REPREsENTATUEs.-The additional
returns make the House at present to stand-l65
Wings and l 10 Locos: leaving the Whig major
ity in the House fifty-fve Thus far it goes well.
SENAToRs-On farther returns it is doubtful
whether there is any election Of Senators in Berk
shire Co. They were put down as elected and
Loco Foco. If no election has taken place. as it
now seems probable, the Senate stands-Whig,
l2; Loco 5 no Election, %. Leaving Wing
majority of seven instead Of FIVE in the Senate
CoNGREss.-Elections were to be held in four
Districts on Monday for Members of Congress, viz:
the Third, Sixth and Seventh, where no choice
had been made in previous elections, and in the
tenth to supply the place of Mr.. Burnel, deceased
In the former there is still no choice, although in
the sixth and seventh there is decided Wing
gain.
Mr.. GRINNELL, Wing, is elected in the tenth
District by a majority of 636. The town Of
Chatham alone remains to be heard from, which
will affect the returns very little either way.