Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-02-11

GREENsFoRK, JAN. 10, Is
Matthias /?

oREEN-EbRhy JAN. ~, 10 10.
To NEWTON PRIME, Greeting:
Not more than a century ago, was ''graciously
pleased" to object, write, and publish those objec-
tons to certain errors Cat least conceived them
10 be errors, before received such a htgelaiioni
which have found iheir way into into some of our
elementary works on natural philosophy. | dad
expect at The time to excite The literary ire Of
any A. NJ, or most assureliy should have waited
60 DO "instructed before attempted to instruct"
J sincerely acknowledge my ignorance regard
10 the matter, and present my most gracious
thanks to one Newton Prime who very bcaero.
leatly takes himself the business Of enIlghten-
ing my stupidity. In regard to this Newton
Prime have supposition, VIZ: that Prime,
the sir part of his cognomen, signifies in the I'M
known tongue which he speaks, shade. He there
fore breaks off in solemn aposlrophes to tho shade
OF Newton / am warranted in this conclusion,
from the secret Alteration paid to himself through
on, his whole performance. As ho wrote for the
very iaulable purpose OF exhibiting to the world
his splendid talents, 80 he seized the first oppor
tunity ito show the ladies' how he can speak,
though he neither know what he was saying
10 what he was objec,ng do not say this IN
prejudice to his great abilities; but, on The con
trarv, i, is certainly Indicative Of genius to be
able to write long-winded articles and finally con-
clude without saying any thing at all. Why.
have known men of such transcendent iniellec,
that they would write whole pages in newspapers,
and finally come to a close to the great relief and
asionIshment of his gentle reader, who, for
very plain reason, was neither wiser nor better
by the reading. Now, Newton Prime who in
talents aud learning is without parallel, seems
the very index Of perfection in this great quail.
fcaiiou. His namesake, whom our ignorant an
cestors called great, was not able to ndi,e a SIN
gle period without trudgng along with il the
necessary appendade-encumberance Of meaning
and sense. But such has been the march of i'm
provemen, that verify believe Newton
could write whole philosophical treatise, con-
tanning every word IN the English vocabulary.
but entirely devoid of single idea.
would have il distinctly understood that no
moro intended TO accuse Newton and Keplar OF
having .hoaxed mankind than l now accuse
honest Newton Prime of being profound phi
losopher and mathematician, which, though he
labors hard to make US believe it, rs absurd to
suppose But still he is learned man Ills
mighty intellect seems to have scared so far be-
yond these vulgar sciences, that it would injure
his reputation TO accuse him of having dabbed
with them. ! never can be guilty of that SANDER.
Blu, 10 The mighty grasp of his intellect he may
have overlooked some simple truths, with which
vulgar minds familiar Now, did no, object /
to principles established by Newton, keplar, or
any other person. What objected TO is no, a
principle, but wha, thought TO be misapplica. !
iloc OF principle. l said only, tina, some Sigh,
errors have found their way into our records of
philosophy Nor with all tie cogency of friend
'Newton's' reasoning am convinced Of its error.
Should prove dull disciple, Icrave .Newton,s,
torbearance.
He says that asserted, al a body be thrown
into the air, any distance, and with any velocity.
1t will descend 10 the same time it was ascend 7
ing" never said any such thing. Nor if be
intended to have ascending in the place OF de-
scending, is il still true. would inform the mos,
erudite Newton that this is one OF the slight er.
Eors to which was gtacoasy plolsed 10 object