New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-31

.uSssrSsnss nigh purposes in the holy prov
idence of the Lord It IL Of vast use ID the greSi
my of the world 1t torments many ~m III 5ut il
4 81 INDISPENSABLE service in the scu IN oil those genera
Laws which govern the whole 1t calls out means ana
appliances that would sIse new uste uGs
n summons ND a vigor in the physical the moral tae In
telect,a man. which, but for its annoying conpusoh
vouId never have been attained Is OF the means
NJ renoysting the world and the race which appears
10 threaten with the finger Of death" -,
al am warn" says the speaker In the text 30 YOU
the ground cay, it had tongue, while y hes ,;h
uuder the eecy garments of dazzling whiteness wnic
the very cold has for It out Of the aark MISS
is not now TO be reached by the blasts Iney can oy
which the germs Of the spring and the hopes OF the
harvest are securely sleeping. u am warm, say uue
beast the bird Of the frozen zone as the one e
close 10 hi, furry the locks OF his long mar ana
the other not afraid ceave the inexoraoe SKY WITH
bis breast of down. 81 am warm repeat the animals
who are natives of temperate circle, AS ney
take shelter in the hollow retreats which their Industry
has contrivee, make their way toward the more
genial countries whittier their instinct directs them
am warm" say the lake and the stream while they are
armed with the polished breastpl4te which mas Deen
forged for them no. among furnaces of glowing heat
but in the magazines OF the hail And mere cannot
omit calling attention 10 remar kaOle TACT IN tae
freezing of which has nothing surpess IL In the
surprising wisdom OF its ordination, # 1t has any
perfec. parallel In the whole economy OF nature we
know II to be general Law OF material substances that
they expand with the heat and contract with the cold
The partices Of water subjected 70 this rule ike all
other particles Of matter But il this were allowed to
hold on throughout giving way 70 exception do but
reflect what would be the consequences The drops at
the surface they successfully CONCEALED, would
sink The process of freezing would begin at the bot
tom Layer after layer would thus be deposited, w1ich
no returning could penetrate TO dissolve; ana the
mos, that the summer could do would be 20 wet the
face of the finty mass. The wstercourses would De
for stopped In their glad and wholesome now ana
many broad river would scarcely float boat upon It's
plasby shadows And what has been done to avert
such calamity new law has been instituted in d.
rect conavention OF the DID, to meet the exgency OF
the case The water precisely at the moment OF con-
collation. breaks away into the line of opposite de-
cree II expands and grows light refuses to descend
1t rests fixed upon the top, ornament and defense
I know not how others may be affected by view ike
this but II seems TO me to call for adoing acknow
edgmen of that all pervading design, which thus sup
plies the wants OF its create by specia! departure
from its method as invariable in Its action as the
method itself Think, If perchsnce you hear your wa
terpitcher snap frosty night that Is an instance
and illustration of that peculiar appcintment, which
tain urns and gives 10 the waterbrooks, which would
else be painted after In vain by man and beast permls
sion to
al am warm" says, in the last place man he who
commands the inferior creatures he who makes path
for himself even the deep who compels into bis
bond service the substances and the elements OF the
world He cuts down the trees, aud makes them do
him kinder Office by their blaze than they had done
before by their shadow And better than this he opens
the dark treasures with which gracious Providence
has stored the lower parts of the earth and he fnds
the place of sappbres and dust Of gold The forests
that grew before tha food brought up to bless him
from the pits of their strange burial The hardened
fragments Of a former world made to cherish and
eDyen him In his present residence upon the altered
elohe He has seen the fire" He provides from the
materials of Natures own supplying remedy against
its attacks and the relief Is the grateful for the
suffering that went before it, and from contrast with the
bitterness of the open air.
We trust no one will mistake criticisms, az
bearing upon the author of this volume, for whom,
in common with all who know him, we cherish
sincere admiration and esteem, but upon the nfe-
Hcities of position which we are sure he is as
much alive to as ourselves. With his various and
beautiful accomplishments, his freedom from all
dogmatic tendencies, and his decided aesthetic
tastes II lie uv vs tiut his f,.to 'ivoo nut
lie in u sphere Which, of all others, demands sharp
and positive convictions and unyieldng rigor of
language. His delightful gifts of fancy and feel
| ing eminently qualify him for distinction in the
field ofelegant letters, where if it had fallen to his
lot to labor therein, he would have attained wide
and enviabe fame.
MEMOIR OF THE REV. STEPHEN SMITH. BY
THOMAS +. SAWYER. limo PIP. 42s. Boston: Abel
Ton pkins.
The subject of this memoir was we'll
known to q large circle Il distinguished minister
of the Unversalist denomination in the State OF
New. YoIk. His labors pioneer IN the early
plantine of that religious sect in Central and Wes-
tern New-York were interchangeable and IN the
later wears of his life, he had the satisfaction of
witnessing the fruit of his tolls in the growing
prosperity of the Christian body, to which he was
ar.iently attached. Mr.. Smith was no ordinary
character. Tie was one of those firm, wiry self
made men,-of great mental robustness-with an
iugrancd sincerity of sou-risng from humble CIR
cumstances to the possession Of wide in1uence,-of
whom We have so many signal examples in this
country, and who present such striking illustra-
ton of the admirable influence Unpopular nstitu-
tons in the development of character. Often
struggling with impaired bodily health, the energy
| and tenactv of his mind overcamc every obstacle.
Owing comparatively little to education his yigor
OF thought and his fervid eloquence placed him
! among the foremost men within his usual sphere
of action, and clothed him with an authority rarely
exercised by an individual in any sphere. His life
was closely connected with the establishment and
progress of universalism in Newly orS. Hence
his biography forms important chapter in the
religious history of the State. Mr.. Sawyer has
accomplished his task with candor and Impair
| TALLY, though not without warm appreciation
! of its subject The volume contains a variety of
incident illustrative of the hardships and difficult
ties of the early career of MIR. Smith, and casting
highly favorable light on the strength and disin-
| terostedness of his character. Some of its most
interesting portions are from the fragments OF an
autobiography, of which judicous use has been
made by the Editor.
~" HARPER's MAGAZINE" for June,
commences the Fifth Volume with circulation, as
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considerable portion OF this number consists of orig
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