New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-12
FROM BOSTON.
FEem Our Own Correspondent.

Frem Our Own Correspondent
BosToN Wednesday, Jan. q, ISIS.
/ remarked in my last letter that we were max
ing rapid progress in Massachusetts,. Yesterday
saw striking indication Of the fact in new quar-
ter, and in direction somewhat different from
that Of which last wrote YOU. Boston has hither-
to had, believe pretty decided reputation as
Christian city 1t has not been peculiarly noted
for freethinking with regard to the Scriptures, for
example: On the contrary, the tone of thought
has been held to be rather rigid than otherwise,
go that public men who no more believed the Bible
than the Koran, were at least compelled to keep
their disbelief 10 themselves Since the days OF
Abner Kneeland, no one of any consideration IN
good society has ventured openly to scof at any
thing held sacred by the popular and general re-
ligiOus belief The only apparent exception to
this, that can now recOllect. is the declaration
that the law of God is not higher law than the
Constitution of the United States. But as this
declaration had the sanction of the late Mr.. Web
ster it may be presumed that il does not in reality
conflict with the established faith of Boston, but
is only 10 be regarded as a new article added to
the creed.
The Boston Post, however which next to The
Adrerfiser lie our great conservative and respect
able organ has taken a step in advance. Boldly
throwing off the trammels of popular superstition,
IL ~ w
Pauce's declaration-[I do not know who Pauee
isl" that the system of a plurality of worlds
- renders the Christian faith at once little aud
" ridiculous, and scatters it in the mind like
" feathers in the air." and then goes on to speak
thus of the Mosaic account OF the creations
"1mly the question as to the quality OF account OF
the creation in the book of Genesis has made much
trouble to worthy people Those rho CONSIDER u as
mere oecal nrentoa similar but superior 10 the less
beautiful and less sublime fables of Greek and Hndoo
ravtk6logv arc.ot greatly exercised but those who
believe ii to be inspired and consequently nfallible
truth are often puzzled how to make it gbe with cer-
tain scientific facts that they feel and know to be as
plain a. day. Many an awkward straining at gates
and swallowing of saw-mis results from their consci-
entous endeayors in the of the writer OF Gene
sis And the worst of it is that they never seem to be
satisfied with their own arguments, as new harmo-
mics are constantly making their appearance-the
'new' being fully as amusing and unsatisfactory as
their predecessors
1t is evident that The Post is " not greatly ex-
ercised" about the question, but considers the
book of Genesis " a mere poetcal invention, sim
liar but superior to the less beautiful and less
sublime fables of Greek and HindOO mythology
1t is truly delightful to have this knOtty question
thus costly settled by so respectable an authority
az Tie Boston Post If The Daily Adreniser will
only back up its conservative coadjutor, we may
hope TO see these enlightened views OF Scripture
accepted by all REASONABLE persons IN the old Purl-
tan capital with the exception, perhaps, OF the
Abolitionists, who seem to make point OF setting
their faces against everything that is generally be-
lieyed in. OLIVER.