Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-06-03
POMPEII.

Is daily undergoing the investigation Of
tho curious and enlightened that brings il,
from lis slumberlag grave to close inspection,
after its long cniombment. One is at loss
to account for the freshness OF the paintings
and other cxhumcd articles, except il be
iom the perfection of the works, or possibly
fem tbs city being copered with ashes,
which may have preserved every thing en-
rely free from moisture. We are rather in
clined however, to think That their presen
perfection depends largely upon the original
skill with which they were executed.
The renewal now of the thick veil that
once covered Pompeii gives US moro per-
feet insight into the Stale of society aud the
condition Of the arts during It's cxis,auce
than the best written books of history could
have done. For history usually omts much
thai seems too trivial or moi worthy ofno,ice
upon its p1gcs, that is here exposed to pub
lie g-zc. ......
There may be other sleeping cities of the
DEED, which my yet be exposed to The eye
o. research in The Investigating age in which
We 1--we or stall succeed us. We would be
greatly g'a'fiad, ifcities are s., i'll slumberine
beneath tie lava Of the earthquakes. ,ha,
they might lie wakcned up fIom their misty
lcpcso ofpas' centuries, 10 The inspection o.
the eyes of pniloss ph,cal enquiry dulina
our existence.
The learned arc Lus.ly dissccting the
earth, if M be allowed the figure. G.olo
gy is reveal re what our "a. hers did not seen
to understand. III tbs generation the Il CHI
Of philosophy is beam.ng into the dark l,by-
rnihs Of the globe, and gives every one wht
chooses TO investigate somo excellent guides
10 measure the age Of the earth. The tree
HIS It's age Isl; nelly marked upon it. MN:
appearance indicates his ;g,, and why moi
the imprint Of The Creator upon his material
world disclose IFS age. The philoso pliers o.
this era, are tracing up every thing 10 It's
very source. Men have been locking af
ter he source Of the Nile, and why moi the
source of evory thing else. We measure
the mammoth by his bones, (typcs) which
write his history. May we not by looking
into the Interior OF Tie earth and examining
lis great skeleton (ls rocks) announce ac.
curaleIy when the world was made. /, is
gwen TO enlightened man to strip every
thing material o.! The present mystery iha,
envelopes ii. As Yet he has no, reached
10 ns0re than the threshold OF the
knowledge that Is 10 be opened up TO hin
in all lime iecome. He digs up smolhereG
cities and reads their history 10 The world.
! Tie is already almost divins as is as,rono
my. He dives beneath the food and walk.
! upon the solid earth. He wings his way
i" the heavens like very angel. He dis
solves The mstals, analysis The air, deeom
( poses the water, and Hlh fire turning il in
10 steam he out strips the swift animal:
/ in their speed. He numbers all the plants
tells their names and virtues, and in wha
chimes ,hey flourish. He brings up pear
''om the deep. and, like god Of The sea,
rides OUT The storm tina, seems specially ,c
have risen 10 lis utmost beigh; 10 over.
whelm hlm. But At cannot be, lie nears
ne image Of his God, and representing hi.
almighty power here below, is in very deed
"'lhe lord of creat,ol. "-Amcricaa Scntiacl