New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-17
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.

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The PANIDEA: OR, An OMSIPKEsEST REASON, coNsrD
ERED as THE CREATIVE and Sustaining Logos-
PIP. l76, svo. Thomas H. Webb 3, Co. Boston.
The above title will be found we presume rather
obscure; perhaps we may make it little clearer
by partly ,translating it thus
The Universal Idea, or an allpervading and all
present reason, considered as the creating aud
sustaining Principle of the Universe
This book is evidently written by Il man who has
medtated with great deal of decision and
great power Of abstract thought his work is in
the style of the German philosophers dealing main
" with general and abstract ideas and principles.
Nothing is difficult than this kind of reading
aud so very few persons accustomed to it, that
we presume the author will find an extremely lin
tied number Of readers We regret that man of
so much thought should have bestowed his abors
in such way TO act very feebly upon the col
lectve mind and for the collective good OF
kind There are great principles, which form the
basis of important practical reforms that are begin
ming TO agitate society, aud which demand earnest
aud patient thinking to elaborate md commend
them to the attention OF the world. We wish such
minds would devote themselves to this work The
example OF the Germans should be warning 10
them. Since Kant, Germany has swarmed with
metaphy steal thinkers, who haze gone into what
they thought the deepest depths of the science
OF God Man and the Universe. What has been
the result Nothing. The German mind has been
mystified, bcwildered, bcogged in labyrinths OF
abstract speculation, where the individual thought
ran wild in arbitrary specuatons and what 1t took
TO be principles with no practical reality to check
it, and serve as touch stone wherewth to test its
tances. The consequence is that simple rei-
gious reform like Ronge's, or crude and superficial
social reforms like Communism are sweeping
away these cobweb creations of philosophical spec
ulation which are to the living soul of Humanity
and its progress what the cold light of the is
to the vegetable world and its growth,
The leading idea of the work appears to be that
God distributes himself universally in all the finite
existence Of the Universe, and the main object Of
the author is to prove this and snow how it is eff
footed. He says, page 50
The Logos thc Creative Reason God as the Grand
Csussty actualizes itself in special form in Mau-or
ganizes itself in spiritual body. and through that in
the material man and that the human form in this
world OF the senses il what the spiritual body the
world above the senses Again:
All nature is but language subsistine from ideas
in the Logos, which ideas continue scsubsstent, what
exterior forms they may take Look at the animal
creation from the haireiecting Elephant 10 the Ant
that perambulacs the subcrrHnean of its little city
form but expressive of ideas in this nactuating
Reason. What is an instinct but idea AN indyidu
alton OF the Logos going forth TO actualize itself in
world OF material iorms-sn idea which. when actual
lied in form fully and perfectly expresses itself to the
senses-ay does more-goes forth into action and so
passes to all its necessary and logical results Take the
Bee for instance is IT not perfectly manifest that il is
mathematical reason which constructs, with such Rccu.
racy the cells of its hive that OF the
perfect order which ac,ualze itself in the poy of lis
little communities. In the organism OF
the bee ant it 1.-THE omnipresent Reason OF necessity
and without choice experience proceeds strnieht for
ward to accommodate every thing TO itself The organ
ism gives il limitation, rather it makes for itself
limitation by realizing itself in organism, just
thought affection of the Soul may realize itself in
single articulate sound
The last remark explains the relation of the inf
mite mind to finite cXistences.
In many respects Swedenborg theory OF Influx
is brought up in this work. and we should Judge the
author reader and in part disciple OF that great
man.
We have not space to review the work. but
commend ii to philosophical! iuqurcrs who have the
time aud power 70 dive into these abstract and pro-
found CONCENTRATIONS The author treats OF Space.
Extension, Mobility, Time Creation as the imagery
of the Divine Mind. Causality, Instinct and Form.
Liberty and Necessity. &c. &c, He literally be
heves in better Future Tor Man on earth, and con-
cludes thus
That the logos experienced 10y Us AS the Rea'
within is in entirely every where present,
throughout the grand totally of spirit and matcrim
parting its Unity the mighty whole and every in
eger thereof and developing itself in every variety OF
action and form The organic life and law OF all
Is this idea unworthy of the Creator any inference
hererom yield aug his Divine attributes
sninconsisient with any phenomenon OF spirit or mat
ter, with any established faith OF sciencet
"llesve these questions with the reader, and what
may DC the conclusion which he shall may
IL be such shall strengthen his belief in the existence
OF God. his Omnipresencc Omnisccnce. Omnipotence
and Benevolence; and such shall inspire him with
faith in elevated Destiny for here, and with
fresh confidence in acoutnued eNstsuce hereafter
EASY LESSONS IN GERMAN; Presenting accurate and
clear exposition OF the leading points of German
Grammar, BY MoRrrz ERrHEiLER author OF " a
Phrase Book in English and German
The readers OF the Tribune have been apprized
on previous occasion, that MIR Ertheiler has made
some notifications Of the Grammar of the German
Language designed facilitate and accelerate this i'm,
portant study" The book which he has published on
this subject hes before and we certainly deem il
available acquisition this department OF school books
Those who have vain struggled 10 master the declen
al,