Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-04-11
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Messrs Sdi,orsThccsh propose to give MY readers.
with scraps humble scrapings
Of 'm,crs and things in general. by no means intend
them to be "sky scrapngs."
They may sometimes touch upon elevated subjcc Is,
pointing tho Skies they shall always be like eles-
COPE planted on the oar,h plead guilty TO love oi
metaphysics aud being "abstractionist"
and vrginian. am "virgnis sbstractionist"
in any Whilst. therefore, may and then be
little speculative, shall always endcsvor to DO Ineligible,
and to give my speeulations practical, common sense
| application.
II in this way. shall be fortunate TO some old,
and true things in way, to impress them and
make them efficient principles OF action. shall
deem myself have been well employed. in these Iris.
tram Shandy like diversions. Like Serne, do
to balk my fancy" by adherns logical rules. OF
"uni,cs" aud such like. shall however. often deal with
communities, and to stick my title, may shcw YOU
OF the into which they anu their sometimes
run.
believe that all mankind descended from the
common and from pair, Adam aud Eve. Some
who don't much disposed believe any thing but
their vagaries called Science admit the COM
mon origin OF mankird. Sir Richard vivysn. author Of
Vesgcs OF the Natural History of Creaon thinks tina;
the worlds and all in them made Of frc.mst by
sort OF Law progression" ordained by God, the
beginning, work results rs they now exist and
are to exist through all time To According this
notion, mot SQUAD and substantial Yankee
toni man wac not specially creaied-bu grew up so
instead
cling hsgcacao2y toGod through Adam and Eve his gene
illogical tree stands the the earth
and branches beautifully oino monkeys, BIRDS ten
loads (hence. suppose, such ''toad
tadpoles and the like. Thus kin To the
monkey that tho frog to the aLpoc-yiz: his SON the
tail in each case being cut of "drv up; which, the
cd author docs not From the ltte OF that still
remains, is most proUIble that his driven M. Sir
Richards views OF the physiology OF the frog sree
| as proven by the old song
| '.Wsk in ladies and take glass of grog;
Did you ever see tadpoe turn n irogl"
think have seen one in the &C, OF turning bat let
warn Sir Richard in poetry of equal excellence OF some
other possible metamorphoscs
Walk in Science, but don, get drunk.y
Lest you should turn into a-donkey.
Nowiihs landing Sir Richards ideas the progressive
growth OF from vegetables and his ignng indigo
mons species aud genera each quarter the globe he
abandons his own scheme by admitting tina, ndosan
the Inst and only place Earth that got ready the
flight Of Tor the development man; and thai there
one pair, or perhaps several pairs of monkeys dropped
| tails and became the progeniturs ot the human
Al length, then, NE have got back where started
that AL mankind have common origin and have gradually
spread the globe The first menbers OF tho human
family, standing alone a wide world over which they
were to brave domni"n occupied Il striking and sublime
position. la this condition, readily understand
their relations and duties each other. They spread
yet there su remained the links that bound them
Ashley parted and receded from each oer might snl
heard the farewell the heartfelt blessing pa
aud grand parents the aiee0mai prate Of children and
grand chidren the reveFenal pledges of
tcrs. And when distance divided them. there 1t e
yearnng oi hearts, the fond recollection words of love
that were spoken and the messages enquiry aud ia-
uOn that passed between Their. As yet, they all near
KIN, all brethren. Thus ,ney multiplying re-
pl-nIshmg (aer the hIod the Earth, separating from
Trends aud parents and more, both space,
and ultimately forming themselves different som.
| muniies. Now my dnii Is this. who say when our
reached lat point separation which severed all the
c5ghul aud "reminiscences which have tedl
Have they, tue of and true affection ever
reached l Never never. We sill kindred-w., are
all brehrea Envy, haired malice and all unchanis BILE
ness, have sprung up and had full sway but they
much sins against Nature in the presentday, when can
slew Abel. Wars have ragcd and destroyed but man
raised his hand against his brother.
Ii stone be thrown into the rpples will spread
Tor while, and then be lost but suppose object
thrown IN. large enough, and with force sufficient send
the widening circles from shore shore Thus
that the impulse communicated then by Infinite b. ne
hcenee should carry them through all sges aud genera
OF fellow being. This the idea of i7hI.
idathOEy, that knows bounds and assimlates
God. From it once deduee tho excellence OF Tho
missionary spirit OF the Christian, aud the Justices Of the
enarced philosophers and phanhropc statesnen
IL circunscrbes feeling vi the may love
and father, and gTandsTc-owe high
and perform thon faithfully, without neg inusc to
either. Ii eniorces the
irness embode- the spirit of charity, and,
anything else. prompts aims the poor Viewing
prospective sud perpetual always seek Sng
future good well striving preserve the blessIn
the present.
Without -narging any farther would Just ask my read.
reflect upon idea ui Philanthropy and chaiiIy
and, by It's standard, examine Themselves whether pat
nsand individuals, they thinking and ing
according to It's requirements. MONOS.