American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-08-08

talent published work called "VeSuges Oh
Creation" The Rev. Theodore Parker found
in this work something SO singular, so calcutta
ted to excite stare, 30 well adapted 10 nave
him pronounced by shallow minds assP philo-
sopher, would he but advocate these opinions,
that the temptation to his vanity to adopt them
was irresistible. The author of " The Vestiges"
taught that animal existence (of such animals
at least as live on land) began at the lowest
SCALE and gradually, by one change and trans
formation after another, assembled to the high
est; so that man was, actually, at last evolved
from some monkey or ape Of the highest class
man being thus himself an improved ape, or
perfected ourang-outang. Were there men of
no sounder intellect than Mr.. Theodore Parker,
we think the evidence of his theory would be
incomparably stronger than any derived from
arguments which he has used. These opinions,
so strongly expressive Of an unsound mind,
were proper sequels to some opinions which he
gave to the world in q sermon many years ago,
among which the following choice specimens
may serve to illustrate and adorn him: That
the New Testament was heterogeneous COM
pound of the oracles Of God and the opinions
and sayings Of men--in which it was not near
80 easy to find out which came from God and
which from man, as it was to ascertain that
Mr.. Theodore Parker was himself, though not
inspired, equal to inspiration, and therefore
there was no need of the latter, or at least no
need of our being certified what its doctrines
and revelations were. Another of his illumi-
nations was, that there might be yet Christ
to come, superior to the Christ who had come
both intellectually and morally; acknowledging
at the same time that Christ who had come was
great and good; but plainly implying that he
was not as great and good as the Rev. Theodore
Parker could easily conceive human being
might be.
We would not say, from one learn the charac-
ter of all; but there is much Of similar insan-
ity, or folly, in these agitators generally, who
are counselling us to act on that wisdom which
is from beneath" which is earthly, sensual,
and devilish"-and not on that which il from
above; which is first pure, then peaceable,
gentle, easy to be entreated, full Of mercy and
of good fruits, without Partially and without
hypocrisy"
&c. G. Kennedy, esq, the Superintendent of the
United States Census of 1850, read paper be-
fore the British Association for the Advance
ment of Science, at its 2lst meeting, at Ipswich,
on the 18th of July. His subject was "The
Influence Of Discoveries in Science and works
Of Art, in developing the condition Of people,
asindicated by the census of the United States"
Tba IL A. N
and foreign literature, science, and the arts,
of the date of July 10Th, published an extended
sketch of Mr.. KS able paper
1t was q very candid, and perhaps the most
truthful American speech ever pronounced to
English ears. He drew q faithful picture of
the simple, yet grand and effective, working of
our free institutions, and wonderfully excited
the curiosity and admiration of all who heard
him.
Knowing that he was in the presence of those
who were prejudiced against his country on the
subject of slavery, Mr.. X. embraced the occa-
sion to show the errors under which they la
bored, and that they were imbued with spirit
Of false philanthropy. He exhibited the num-
bers of the different races, and reviewed the
proportions of the sexes in each, and the rela-
tive increase, and contended from the facts de-
veloped that the colored population would rap
idly become extinct if the immediate emanoipa-
ton of the slaves were to occur. He told these
people, what they had never properly un-
derstood, that slavery was matter of State
jurisdiction, over which the General Govern
ment had no control.
He dwelt on the subject Of education also,
and stated the gratifying facts that there were
in our schools TACO and half millions Of pupils,
and that there was school fund Of thirty mil
lions Of dollars!
TEMPERANCE ExoURsIoN.-The steamer Sa-
lem departed from this city yesterday morning,
at half-past nine O'clock with about two bun