Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-14
THE ORIGIN OF THE DELUGE AS CONNECTED
WITH GEOLOGY lsiW nt


the Western Continent from the which had hither
to covered it," 1t must be admitted that the changes
manifest the surface of earth have been caused by
natural means all from the mandate and permisson
Of the great Creator.
According to the Mosaic account of the Of the
deluge-namely the immoral state Of msnkind-the Al
mighty Father would longer suffer such vees to pro-
vail One family alone met his favorable notice. and that
family provided with the Of preservation and
for the repeopling Of the world His al-penerating
eye foresaw the renovation of humanity and the glory Of
the future in the moral renovation Of mankind and do
signed by this submergng of earth its renovation and
argement for the abode OF his intelligent creation and
thus he caused continent to rise to execute his
tencc and commissioned the internal fires Of earth
ton in conjunction with the Before the food the
ia their magnitude qnescs and procreant Of
their inhabitants after formed peris
ed, and their relics petrfed thus preparing for Some
new development, When " the fountains Of the greak
deep were broken up BY the action Of theora6l 6Ses
there the creation, the Western ptlne1h 80
erected the design or Deity BY ~ a0f6of these -
terna fires these solid foundations 4 the deep
waited, to be the abode Of animals; these rs pro-
ected far above the depths where they had long rposed
and crowned the SUBMITS Of our hills and mountains At
the creation the Eastern Continent only raised above
the waters.
The rising Of tho 4meicsa or Western Continent was
before stated the effect Of internal fres The foun-
sins here Of the great deep being broken the waters
must have retired in great agitation to the east and
from the sides Of the rising continent The length Of
America being nearly from north to south, from the
eastern side the waters would be rolled to Europe and
Africa and from the western side they would be driven to
Asia South America extending further to the east than
North America, would give the current which was to
overspread the entire continent direction to the north
east This current bore with violence the shells and
fishes Of the the plains and mountains Of Europe
and the vegetables Of Europe and Africa to the eastern
parts of ASIA Thercthe current met by that which
flowed to the west from the western Of America.
Here each stopped in its destructive career
by opposing each other and thus immense deposes
made This rush Of water, with the flaming be-
meath, generated On immense sraporahon. The winds,
which before this moved from east to round the
globe suddenly obstructed by the towering burning
mountains. They rolled back if astonshed at the
phenomenon, laden with the vapors Of boiling ocean.
The Clouds in their sublime eyolutions, moved in the d.
rection of the waters the and west from Americs
met in awful array the Old Werld. There they
discharged he 5rdeas--ere the vapor condensed and
language could be expressive Of the dreadful tor
that then descended than that which was dictated
by Moses, that I" the pidows of heouen were opened,
Forty days these vapors descending and he
prevaid exceedingly The earh and all the high hills
that under the high heavens coyercd.p And
the rain ceased But hundred and fifty times did the
earth reyove in cumbrous mantle before the waters
retired to the from whence continent
And God made 1nd to pass over the earth, and the
waters assuaged-" # 34# 8sf aisfR
Here the Almighty made Of natural means to
assuage the waters. The winds blew in direction oppo
site the in which the and clouds had
moved when sent with overwhelming ruin to that guilty
land. While the and clouds were executing their
commission the atmosphere there became cold, damp,
and dense; while tho American continent the air
in great degree rared by heat from the flaming abyss
within and from the burning mountains without 1t is
natural for the colder atmosphere to flow to
regions for descend inclined plane. The
Of air towards this continent hasened the return
| of the waters. ss
Let pause for moment and reflect the situation
of this newborn continent and the state Of the
when they returned from completing the work of divine
justice guilty world There they were accumulated
upwards of four miles in height to the highest
mountains in Asia; here there cavities of equal
tent with continent and Of depth equal to the
height of mountains burning and literally thrsting
for the returning The waters rolled back in
triumph, accelerated by the passing winds and loaded
with the spoils of conquered world. The huge frame Of
the elephant the mammoth and the species Of
animals which had reveled the plains Of the eastern
hemisphere borne the surge with wretche fallen
man, for whose sake all nature mourned, together with
the of the monsters Of the Deep oil brought
trophies of victory to ferize shores. The vege-
tables and seeds Of Europe Asia, and Africa also
broughtto adorn our youthful world. gasl4 sess
From the southern extremity of South America as far
north the Allegheny and Stony Mountains extend,
naked burning rocks in places towering above
Clouds resting fragments Of broken rocks pendant
deeper than the mortal eye fathom; IN
places the foundations of mountains sinking beneath
cumbrous loads which plunge to lasting oblivion in the
gloomy abyss which is open receive them Thus sunk
the extensive range whose CHEST SUBMITS
the clusters of islands between the Americas The waves
returning in mountainous heights borne far the
and dashed against the sides Of the lofty mountains
The steam issuing from the and the rocks
porting the continent prevented the waters from sinking
suddenly into the and cavities Of the earth and
surge after surge they rolled plains The eshy
parts Of the numerous species Of animals which
brought from the Old World dissolved torn from
the solids, which scattered along Shores and
highest plains. The muscular parts Of the
larger Species the mammoth, whale &c., no longer
bound the bones together, though in some places the
bones of suoh animals have been found nearly entire
The smaller species, and some of those whose
magnitude almost exceeds the bounds Of human ooncep
ton broken against the naked cliffs and in detaok
ed pieces deposited in innumerable places in the
New World. Hence have the of the individuaE
bones of the elephant and Of the species which
inhabited the Old World, mingled with those of the
srs Of the deep being found along shores and buried
beneath auvion, many hundred miles from the pre-
sent bounds of But foYbear further remarks,
Messrs Editors onhis interesting subject hoping that
g Susssr will be satisfied with this erp0sS conhrmatory
of what was before remarked.
ROBERT MILLS, Washington.
TRIAL FOR MURDER-The trial Of DR.. GRAHAM for the
murder Of Mr. LoRIsG still in progress at New York
The case OF the prosecution closed Friday, and
witness was examined for the defence. On the day
there discussion before the Court in consequence
of newspaper statement that Of the jurors Mr. D.
W. Wrght) was q relative of the prisoners wife
The District Attorney moved that the jury be discharged
and new jury ordered The counsel for the defence
required in support of the notion affidavit Of the
charged The District Attorney wished to have the
juror interrogated The Court said it could not inter
fere upon mere newspaper allegation, but, if Mr..