New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-02-10

II, that case be divided Woolo DOT ua'a"oe cesu
Cher. but one part would be greater than the 9TH
nd the large part would absorb ali the others
"a that the main result would be the breaking up
Of the rings into separate large planets THESE
.aoets would In the course OF their condensation 10
order 10 form cold bodies, a. it were pass through
Domething Of the same course ~ the ofisnsi mass
throwing Of satellites characterized oy the same
conditions a. themselves Here then you see the
ebolsr nv poshess has given us an entire account
NJ TIVE strrcture of our system and the characters
of the bodies OF which IL 10 composed. Another
,h;,s sloue remains, viz the rotation of the bodies
uoon their axes. This point think my audience
viii readily apprehend. The question H. bow does
IL happen that these bodies are moving rousd their
o,bitsi Let as 20 back TO the original Nebulsr
mass. II will be remembered that the particles OF
the inner portions of the mass are not moving as
fast a. the particles of the outer portions 30 that
the instant the mass 10 broken, the stronger action
OF the outer portion wonld prevail over the veio.
CITY of the particles Of the inner portion ana
cause the bodies 10 go round just IN the same
direction a. the orb moves 10 It's oroit ihis'
also, 10 illustrated by the most common tolngs'
eoppose for instance that IN the case oil the irac
tor, Of the erindstone referred TO- We observe the
,,ortions AZ thew a. of We would find that the
fragments would turn round IN the air IN tne same
direction a. the grndstone itself turns This then,
u the ast Of the conditions 70 which have referred
And IL receives, / hope complete and satisfactory
have now q reason why our system presents Itself
not a an original, created and finished scheme
bat a. growing from previous state.
How strange the thoushts with which In pre-
sspce Of the speculation have now endeavored TO
unfold we must gaze on the brilliant skies !-even
that gorgeous jewelry OF midnight births thing
Of yesterdsy-a step in the awful march OF those
visible pctnrngs OF the purpose OF the Eternal
Boirit, Realize, In illustration, for one moment
the position of the tenant OF hat on the backs OF
the mighty Amazon at one OF It's great benolDgs
tell him that the waters whose opposite bank bis
vision can scarce reach. are not an immense lake
with appointed boundaries, bat that born OF nils
among moutsins that are unseen and ever iocress
ing In depth and potency. they have rolled down
ward until 4 whole continent 10 passed ana tneb
nipele and lose the mseves with an ocean engird-
ling the wide earth with its everlasting waves; 80
10 the view Of these high cosmogonies seem 10 roll
ON those gorgeous Stellar Developments, whose
limits no eve c an now see-sinking among the vast
depths Of time, In some hidden purpose OF Cod
rolling onward az the ages fow and augmeutng,
like the mighty river until the boundary Of Time is
reached and their course ends among the quick
sands Of Eternity. Great applause
One farther point only We require to establish,
ore this simitude be complete Az the great
System before US had birth and a progress-a
growth toward its present gory-csn We stretch
onward our gaze toward n time when it's strength
shall wane--toward the closing scenes Of these
stupendous arrangements
Even 90. this Nebular hypothesis lends us TO a
glimpse Of this change, 1t carries us onward 10 the
time when our system shall cease 10 exist as It IL,
aad pass into some other form Of being. The cir
cumstances Attending this change appear TO be tho
following Recollect the two influences that keep
the planets IN their places Suppose anything
should operate upon Japter TO iotard its progress
and diminish its centrifugal force. IL would neces
sarily be drawn into the Sun. Now the tendency
Of Jupiter or any other planet 10 fly away from the
Sun might be constantly retarded by some such
action a. this Suppose that these planetary
spaces are not void. but filed with ether, the mat
ter out Of which these bodies sprung. However
light the fact that all the planets are required to
me We through that ether must subject them to con
stant retardations. IT. then, this ether exists
fsss2f.sh:2s these planetary spaces, every planet
ing power, :: 's:.st be subjected TO its resist
vital power TO overcome IL. "n'not put forth any
ages aud ages to retard its motion. N6S;'aae for
dation Of the motion diminishes the planets ten
depcy to hy away from the Sum- and, consequently,
the attraction OF the Sun will IL constantly to
apptoach nearer and nearer that orb, till II last IL
will be absorbed by 1t. Now, it might be supposed
that If this ether exists We should with our line In
strunents discern its effects precisely in this con
nection, and that we should discern how much it
retards the planets--how much ia every revolution
the planet is drawing nearer and nearer to theSun
But aas the planets are by Tar too heavy u be
subject to pefceptible retsrdation by 30 subtle al
agent. What the planets nave aot enabled us 10
scco-nplisu however, has been done by means OF q
Coa.o. 1t was accomplished by the Comet OF
EscxE, which revolves round our San in thee
years, passing through the orbits ni snms O. our
yyls.s.- 49, sso v5uIeI and the planet stand in
relation TO each other ia this wise; Take piece OF
metal and feather; drop them tie metal falls at
once TO the grouDd-it meets with no perceptible
retardarion Dat the leather ysoves about in the air
seeming as though 1t wooc never ach the ground.
Thus the feather shows US what the metal would
nottbst If one suffers retardston 40 must the 9th.
err although TOO email TO be- appreciated. ENcKE's
Comet Is the feather and the planet s the metal
Thus the Comet has demonstrated this fact so that
Asuoromers acknowledge it; viz; That there is
planetary ether filling the spaces between the orbs
OF our System, Every time this Comet returns ii
Is retarded about two days, that in time IL will
entirely disappear Now the influence exerted
upon this Comet must befal the planets. and though
ages so vast must roll on that one may call them
infinitc, these solid orbs must be retarded, drawn
nearer and nearer to the center Of the System and
thus our vast planetary scheme pass into another
mode Of being.
Thus the Nebuar hypothesis shows us, not only
the origin Of our system, but carries US EDWARDS 10
the time when 1t shall undergo some great organic
change. This will not take place however, as was
supposed in the earlier stages Of Astronomy. by
violence. Ii was once supposed that the pertur-
batons OF the planets would grow 80 large as TO
interfere with the order OF the ~ stem. Bot this is
not 90. The perturbations exactly balance each
other, and from this source nothing like confusion
or ruin can epsue. Neither will there be confusion
from that which have just unfolded. Not in con
fusion shal this magnificent scheme finally pass
away, not with the jar and confused voice OF ruin,
bat even In its own quiet and estica order, like
the flower, which having adorned a speck of earth
lets drop its leaves when its work is done and falls
back obedisnty upon its mothers bosom zap
plsuse)
Ii may still be in the recollection of some Of my
bearers. that presented In our second lecture an
exhibition OF the nature Of the activities prevailing
through all these Stellar Hosts-how wherever
such orbs are, fhere 10 change--immense motious
accomplishing majestic purposes-sl things rush
ing toward some new condiuon-proclsiming
that evolution, ceaseless and irresistibles dvsnc
ing from the imperfect to the perfect s the Law of
the Universe. That, indeed, was a noble specls
cle--my RAIDS of Suns in gorgeous arrangement
marching onward each on its greet way. pointing
toward regions far beyond the sight; but with
Significance how much more profound 10 this same
lofty truth when more declared The develop
ment OF which there spoke. was only sltera
ton Ia internal distribution OF groups Of stars pro
dacng achsnge and gradual perfec,ing or simplify
ing OF external form but now We discern the oros
themselves risiag. enduring. and then melting