New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-09

a. 1T ,inrbt oil consumed: the magic circles draw
Nv he wiz men Of the e1s; and the wizard l"Sarilhn
ned from The north. The tables are iurnei Inc
-, 81 mo- ,u +. transformed into the discovery 81 new
law IL becomes the prHof Of the atmosphere 20 pend ne
rsv rom II, course It shoots down laden win Tie image
- sr.urrs ard he SWEET influences OF he Piears nc
- n . rrof If the moving l-h,, of the un-eea panet
ard Of the Invisible star ard hence new PROOF OF me
rreeisons of the Honor 10 bra~ey I" bes~e
= Adsns and IeverTer The stars are not false. paes
inn fr ns Won will they give the scuse evidence AMI do
ot contradict eaCh others testimony HEY zen Us tha
ours j. the central Sun and mar We are hoVn III e
,re..i. If The -ar-they tel ~ that We move among
H. o;her, toward the constellation OF Hercules, 80 tha
ii ie " srow ia wisdom approach the strong man
hre: tlev tell u th@, we arc moving a. sven rae
= -, - lance fIn -isr 20 tar is hut Hs mod geolo
ocaI dey. Journey: and hereby they confirm the story
Ti,h Il written upOn he crus Vt our globe and prove
that the earth and he skies nave "ee e'e' "~' WIN TUG
ne.c@rJ from the infinite To the Hfnito~na. Long
before Bacon and Gaeo before ohscT' anon ha 1S-u 10
reuetraie The veil. under which nature haS hidden her
iyserics tie restless mind so-a; some principle Of power
.,rouc enough and Of sufficient variety 70 coeci ana bnd
,o-e,l.r tie uar's Of q work This seemed % be found
vlOe one might least expect H. Ia abstract number
Every here the cXactc. numerical proportion W seen
10 constitute the spiritual element ot the hhes. Oeay
II was he harnoy Of music and the music OF song Inc
fastli.u ci the Atieninu :. red lt "vi,i'e'
oun,- oftfe temple ia ich he worsdppe his goddess 70
conform 30 the law q the paraboa AID he traced
tie graceful features OF her statute nom me tepusao
win kles Of arithmetic Throughout nature the omlip-
rresert beautiful revealed MI pervadns language
token TO tie human mind and 10 mans highest capacity
Il corprCLorsion. Whether qoken by The Gods OF the
ocean ard lie land 10y Tie ruling oNihtes OF me 'ui
noon and stars by the nymhs Of the t9eS' or me
dryGd- ~ the fountain IL one speech ana Ms written
c,tI.r va. cala,tc. The cabala were those OF num-
~ and even II tiv traisceulcd he eOne RE skill 81 me
Rabbi and he hegogsphica learning o. inc ptlei' o.
Osiris they distinctly and uunn'iaAaoiy expressions
a. that uttered Is mind go mind they were soluloh, "i
mathematical problems of extraordinary comPeAy. Inc
hoe of Hymetus soVcd = great Yf0b'eh Oh is9peIm-
INV -, lie M in If ere sion. and the sword OF Damo-
le. yiiat,i the elliptic functions t"o thousand rs n--
t.,c I4g,udra. or Jacob had gained immortality by
/ tifA III
were - NC TO Try tie grateful harvest q me hti' al u
abra did forget the geometry which they hed learned
Jcoy, rig their diagrams. When they traverse the Tor
e. tl,v yilrced a. bonding branches ana The hanging
vines into every variety oi elastic and catenanan curve
a. thty pasted over the cay. t'L Wr'iu'u W. Is',7
poke ITO spiral. at which the ancient phIlosophor could
orv aalc in Gdairaon il asccndct IN double curya-
urf Ina IL eNuorertia path. and was lost To- computation
m +, Lud van from sight and even when forgetting
thr mission. they RACED mat aW iui mht al sea
m f. arful struggle with -fa'i'ao' Tor iie dominion 81
The ocerlf. hey hcnvrl mp the waves ga such majestic
u,faif- tic geuu, of the storm tuhlerci hi' a-
rrobaton and analysis srlnN from the iNcst-a-
len of he strange torin-, Lot daring even to give them
Ancient philosopher. pelce,iug the power Of number
did homage to /. with AZ the simplicity, ncsihess ana
tr,Ifuut.s which distinguished the curly thinkers fyl-
,rs , plato tic founders OF pure nGth cnatcs, turned
tier search inward TO find n their own minds the origin 81
,Iot to,e which universe Of phenomena could only
rcyeol in IT, effects but not in IL essence They found
tLcrc principle capable of Guiding restraining and salts
wing tie extrayagant fancy the ardent Inauguration ana
4
,,ni, H. and consistent action IL di-nlfCd exterior was
cold and orbidng, and marked with the storm inhcX-
bity of the sentative 81 Jlsuee ran'r 'hah 'h sra
cious supremacy Of a sovereign Bohiy p'he'rWIh5 II
,v v.ra rewarded with visions Of sublime contemplation,
mel as tie world had yet beheld and the ~estc
lories which surround e throne % nubr 10 those per-
;ttJ to behold Them took their hearts captive In the
intensity Of their enthusiast they uncon'c1ously over
torTed The Louuds Of human knowledge and strOye 10
crpe their way where the torch Of observation was
not vet lighted. They ought IN the monad the dua'
and the trind the mysteries OF the di\lnc nature
I'm the uerfe numbers the archepe OF the hses gooh
and IN uch simple rica ratios az their ualed reason
ould devise the complicated logic ot oil me- Inc schoO
boy OF the nineteenth century can detect ana '! e @
errors hut the 0vCrs Of truth VIII ever revere ther e-
ries and the great discoveries VIII never cease Ia h III
Ler magnificent investigations the elements OF furthcr
trooross-aye and than this, modern science mas
icd ionic of the most fancifu of the Pythagorean and
pIetonic doctrines AMI thereby justified the DIVINITY oil
ttr rual instincts. l. il not Significant Of the nature
al l cr,atiye intellect the simplicity Of the great nWs OF
force The fact that the same curious series OF nuDeT -
deyeo Id bv the growing plant which assisted IN ulara
; n arr a. Of the planets and that the narrageoi le
its OF be con- animated except IN strict accof
erce with laws of definite proportion ms a'1
nary discovery has ro-cued chemistry ioicNor nm ne
Lrhfuc thrall of supcrshuon' ana titN "i- ~ W
ri, ~ science has endowed her with the rudlnents OF
REGULAR ,pooch The promise has just been siy'n ny
N al or own number Of large extension 81 u9 Hu,'1l
H. yorn0 Amerc has the pledge, and VIC have ntn
in her airy that she viii redeem IT, We may thon nope
flat the atomic force will submit 10 some Newton 1I
49,, ,d ,L formula of the crystal become A. esble A. hat
G the .oar svston. In all parts OF the physical Wor III
sourd and Fight in electricity and maSnesnin lhe currents
tbe air the same precision y
predominant The tm5 Of the morning cioua iee.'i,
The sme of Aurora and the angry Hash OF the tempest are
equally great expressions Of the un"a''rinS o
tie geological liians sons oi vulcan anu b
NJ uiel PeNon uuOn o. and srewed the eaItl Win
he fragments OF their battles, aud more recently nav ar
/ rav,d the or1nies of science IN unnaturH oonh'o'
are at length bounl to the prlMe SrS
rolden chain of inductie argument with which our ran
/ In dragged the thunders down 10 earth'
The speaker then maintained that qnsn'ise anay 81
universally u-urpng the lace of qualitative even IN poll
tc tina, il might be still further applied to cases oi claims
10 discovery and that science might even be compelled to
use the knife upon Itself t..i1.t.
saturn and Jupiter Mar and Venus are yet subject to I'M
explained irregularities Of notion THAI The theory o the a.
t. hss NOT advanced beyond the earliest stage OF arit
,etic that the rings Saturn connected win thtlr
urinary bv iurce not lese mysterious IMAM hat when
Hind. golden TO the fair nger OF the unbs
trothed snd that the law under when tne Ides OBEY inc
| attractions Of the end moon are quite undevel-
/ ored The remarkable researches upon tins subject
! made IN the Coast Survey have established that
here s,il remains another word 70 be conquered
on ne many difficult questions with which science dis
trb.d none are serious ~ those winch are connected
with religion There are those who seem honestly 10
think hat science and rc On are naturally opposed 10
.rL III or than vi ich | cannot conceive more mon
,rn. ah-rry. Can there Re more ni'hess species ~
nfde.y than u believe that tho Deity has written his
ri on ID. material univ, AMI contradiction 81 II
~ IL Gosue lice this belief been iou-ly pro-
eed Or the other ltenave ~ be adop-ei. that the
serept las wound M coils Gr0Cnd the tree ~ kno" ledge
and that lie alurl nut "iicn drops NJ tsslot OF iAh
f,ired 10 IT, core Shall believe that the voices
a. nature ere the -rgs 81 the -!re ao e aItiui te,-
| - - IL dill - divert from his dcvOtous! IT,
III h. 80 how sirgua-lv forgetiul ha- he enemy been OF
~; ;,,,t. and how din 1ed against hlstf tnu Ms own
bou.ei,d that be Is tnu- prusug "o@ anu ma
ing him forever IL eli tho works oil ere "'n III
rn and moon srl Lc star 81 heaven III uic MOWERS
. nd 5.V-i Il, tie winds the FIRE and heat the wan
.t'r and sumner the l-ht and darkness the
i.ilB-s andclouds the mountains anu M i a. .'
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