The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-05-29

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the ancients supnose it TO constitute
the human soul, for thcy are similar
in their o,crations. The soul pe.-
yadcs every mart Of the bolv. and
fire exists in eycry particle Of ma
tnrc. Like the soul, we observe i,
quiescent in one BODY and in auolA-
cr we see il in all its terrific sublim-
ity. Like tbc souI. we sec If in onr
instance slave. and in another the
master of the world. As the souI i,
the centre of motion to the human
body, SO is the burning. sun 70 the
solar system. When tie soul ceases
to move the body, every limb is mo-
tionlcss; and wien Joshua commao.
dcd the sun to stand still on Gideon.
the earth and moon were still. for
/ they receive their motion from his
diurnal revolution. The language
of Scripture is correct, for thoreh
| the sun is fixed in his orbit he has
diurnal motion. and when that ceas-
es, his attendant planets must cease.
/ This has been an eve sore TO many
deists. Let them reflect that when
the large wheel Of n mill is ot rcst
the whole Of the machinery is at rest
also. We see the opcrations Of the
soul. but not its essence. and we
see the effects of fire. but not its
substance.
Fire is the mighty autocrat Of The
universe-its throne is the Coo,stool
of God-and its empire is the Grand
alembic of nature. Like the Olym-
plan Jovc when he arose and rocked
the skies with his wrath. it sends
forth its heralds into the stormy
clouds, and shakes the pillars Of the
universe with its tremendous roar.
When the spirit of the stor,, is roug-
ed, it goes forth to battlc-it awal-
ems thc deep thunders of the artille-
~ of hcavcn-and sets the skies on
fire. The clash Of resoundinc strife
rings in our ears. The mighty mas
ter comes forth from the dark dun
geon in which he was chained, lie
rides round the ethereal dome in lis
rapid car wheeled by whirlwinds.
and the halls of heaven echo with
the crash of clouds. The mighty
monarchs of the earth trcmblc when
the mighty autocrat levels his artil-
lery at the globe. 1t was the same
autocrat with whom the immortal
Franklin made a league, and enter,
ed into amicablc negotiations. He
sent forth his ambassador to the
gloomy palace of the autocrat, who
was conducted to his presence in q
chariot Of glass. Peace was settled
between thcm-thc dark storm Of
elemental war rolled away-and the
universal rainbow banner was hung
out in the east. Bat the autocrat cS-
capped from the dungeon Of the pli-
loSophcr; he was seen again in / at
tic with the spirits ofthc storm and
Franklin raised his havonets against
him from every stccplc. lie was
again seen onvclopcd in lis grand
and brilliant fireworks in thc hcay-
ems, and scattering his thunderbolts
in every direction. Such is clectri-
city!
We dwell pcaccbly on TIC surface
Of thc earth, while oceans orhrc roll
beneath our feet. In the great
womb Of the globe the everlasting
forge is at work. How dreadful
mustan earthquake be, when VIC are
told by Piincy that twelve cities in
Asia Minor were swallowed up.
Not a vcStjgc remained: they were
lost in the tremendous nav forever!
Millions Of human beings have been
swallowed up while llying for safety.
In the bowels of the earth the great
Jehovah performs his wonders at the
same moment that he is frinr the
heavens with his lightninrs. His
thundcrs roll above our heads and
beneath our feet, where the eve Of
mortal man never penetrated. In
the vast vortex of the volcano the