Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-11-03
ron THE ylRGiSIAS.
Sketches ofa Trip TO The Peaks # Otter.

Th., he might rear supersructnre on foundation
80, Il, he shaken the Jewish Legislator laws as cur
,.,..one The simple yet sublime axom, that "La he
Ai;a,i,v God created The hearens and The earih" We
- The prope,y of placing this cardinal truth at the
anmcoc,men, Of theological history but Important
*,.,.n why i, is placed very conspicuously. was
ubou, ,ut, 10 The people against the poly thssu
~ ;dul.try ofhe surrounding na"ns. Whs'her The
.rd, "M The beginning" indicate The point Of time i'm
!.ai,,.y preceding the ak days crea,lsn, or period
anterior by the lapse oil mlllsns III ages question ol
scnssion and controversy, Among the geolglsts vi
r. crescent day. The first member Of the proposition
H. a, been proved and there is chain Of analogical
3.,.oing in tavo Of the latter, amounting almost to de-
3p,psrsiiun assume il as the most probsble theory
Ibis earth then, has been the theatre OF numerous
Srcce,siye races Of intelligent, beings Each race when
n had subserved the purposes OF It's creation, was re-
3mye ed its habalion dsarranged and rendered u,thouf
4orm and rod" So SION creative wisdom saw pro~
Ter the world was rebuilt and rendered fit residence
or those new inhabitants who were to be placed upon It,
Al such an epoch Muses. begins his narrative of the
Gradual REORGANIZATION of matter. This nav arrange>
Sn.nt or crealln as il Improperly caed) was pros
aective in It's design, aud there seems 10 have been little
Fare or skill cxered to render the weird either beau
Aiu or comfortable abode The sacred writer. indeed
Dolls that the Creator pronounced his work "refp
Sood:o but conceive that 1t was rather relatively than
Sbso,uely rood. 1t 'ucry good" because admira.
bly adapted The purpose for which 1t was deslgnedto
L. the ,raHsient residence Of beings whose moral den
nuencies were 10 be amended punished by physical
Suffering.
What were the agents by whose operation matter re"
eoivcd its present form aud position Was il eec,ric
A. or nayneiis, other power whose action has
b~n lang suspended because no hunger necessary To
rll one that the Creator formed the erraqueous Cube
i've now find it, is unsatisfactory l, is truism,
Ahul which we cannot differ. In all his works (excep,
Ayuwed MIRACLES he operates by second and
pleasing speculation trace these far back
b, we cau;-but how soon do we run out the length Of
&u scany Ine We have strong for the assertion
B,nai the earihs surface formed by violent success
sve and long continued eruptions from the depths of
the abyss below. The impetus being equal, the hea-
West matter projected the farhest as ball of
lead projected larEer than one OF wood Besides the
momentum was varied almost to infniy. The rocks
IN the Peak of remarkable density and weight
Their fracture exhibits strong metallic luse; and as
the magnetic compass refuses traverse there they are
,ubaby impregnaled with iron. Where the motion
upward very rapid, the matter projected was not
.nsbly affected by the earlh's diu.ra NOTION and was
Piled up in every position, constituting annrphous rocks
Where the motion was more gradual, it was modified
and rleccd frum The zenith by the earth's rotation on
Ito axis, the rocks IN curved i;nes and were placed
al angle with the horizon. The tops Of mountains
am'sl uniformly exempy the first branch of this ,heo-
ury,he position of limestone slealle and much Of The
.tanie formations. by their dip 10 the South East,
strongly coIroborale the last.
How the forces, how sublime and terrible
the spectacle, hen The earth was convn.i mud shaken
IN lis cene-wlen lis surface every where disrupt
ed and the mounains rushing upward though The casns
IN all their grandeur How inconceivable the energy
thai r'arrd these mighty Masses and fixed their rocky
sunmls aboye the Clouds there remain ill The pres
sni system shall be dissolved, and Chaos come again J.
Man has Witnessed nothing ful, mag nifcen as
ith"; and probably nnhing analogous will be TIL
jtse last fires kindcd, when 1.-The earth and The
is.rks that are therein shalt be burned up"
These Imperfect sketches and desultory thoughts are
filtered to the public. in hope tina, more nervous
'n or gowng pencil may De brought To the task ex
Atng IN holder relief the beauty and grandeur of our
zn-unisu scenery. Taste and genius waste too much
their energies in the nanseatng details Of political
sfe My object is tn inci,e them To pursuits. which,
we they afford exquisite pleasure, polish the manner.
VaAd amend the heart. SYBERr
Gran, Oel. 25ih, lS45.