New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-01
Nstu91 DAILY Gribn,re
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
THE Sun AND THE CONTINENTS.

THE Sun AND THE CONTINENTS.
To the Editor Of The N Y. Tribune.
Sir: noticed letter in your paper of Friday,
written on the 18th inst by o. p G. twho suppose
TO be the Rev. Thomas HID, from Montreal, in which
he declares that made the most raptaroas scknowl-
edgments of Prof Perces " discovery that the sun
formed the continents, in letter to MIR. HILL Inc
wrong and unfavorable impression given Of me to
Tie Montreal Uer0ld, and repeated by y. 7. z in
TnE TRIBUNE, was owing>to Mr.. Hills recollection
not being good respecting the language Of my letter.
TO settle this question have sent the correspondence
to The Boston Irareier, which, hope, will be pub
lshed in full. must solicit you to repubsh it, when
it appears in The Tr0reler, such parts as bear on
this point of Mr.. Hills note. That note naturally
places me in an ubfavorable light with your readers.
fortunately had a copy of my letter to Mr.. Hill, ana
if he chooses to send the original to TIE TnIBUSR,
should pref that. He is Prof. Perces warm irend~
and defended him at Montreal to the best OF his re-
collection; and do not blame him for it, although ms
note was not urt te he nor to my nc u'u
hot recollect my speech touching tie Jacts'
Law no claim to any fact which Pro Pierce, or any
other man has discovered or may discover, which
may induce them 10 believe that the sun eeva'es tne
oehn ents. am anxious that all facts withlh reach
Of observation should be brought to ight. an-
Loubced this discovery over four years ago, as mas
been stated BY your correspondent "Onyer,' ana
brought to bear on the question all the evidence that
the state Of knowledge at that time, presented. Inc
premises which my conclusions and inducuohs were
fourded may have been wrong. IL Will YET take
lOIg time TO settle that question, perhaps aud nave
DO objection to Prof Pierce adopting The opinion sna
claiming il original with himself that sGldr hedy ma
elevated the continents but that is not the pon' al
issue. a.,
wrote a memoir aud presented, last year. :? me
American Association for the Advancement oil SCI
ence, at Albany in which presented the results o'
10y observations in volcanic regions OF Tue g'oe
aud The observations Of others whom met IN iny
travis, and the results Of my own eatthqushe sa"
tics, from all rhiek, by reasoning and inducaon, :
showed most cearly that the sun was the esase u w
Uphta avail ard OSCILLATION in other words tue eleNa
,icn and formation Of continents-as wen a. tne plo-
dueing cause Of the minor phenomena oil ha5
and volcanic eYuptiors. These facts ana IDEAS n
never been put forward by any other man sue 'ne
days of Adam. That memoir was eft ID Ine eanu -
the publishing Committee consisting =, and prot
Lowering Prof Benz. Pierce, Prof. Agassn anu ,o'.
Horsord OF Cambridge. 1t was not puonsnea tue
Albany proceedings because, Prof.. Lowering VIC
NE, il was not "new," nor valuable, hoi &c t NJ
directly 10 any posittce results. ecu. ro ~ 80.
The inst % pages only o. meI r.t two .ge. the
title, &C.. marked as kdtiHg ben PffPa'e" !oi n'e
prtss. The rect is kept baek-those psse' Wt,sin
my facts and conclusions. say Ag,ALns H. 49,
mouth aterward, il is announced 'htousn .s ,s'n,
newspapers, and goes the ROUNDS o. te I'm
Prof. FIERCE Que uf this rery Pr0sAthg eo~Anna.e,
Las d;.co,.,r.d Ia, ,le q coSrixESrs ARE FORMED
BY THE sun" and he believes the oolquh! oi lne
eclipue bas never been changed s'ho' ~ -
Creation; that the coasts are tane
and what not any quantity Of dus' anu ,s oua
Gas and fustar, 10 initiate his lame % N "''
derful man. observer, and phos lphei .,:r ,r,hoa
When nv correspondence with Mr.. M IS pio'.shed
the public viii perceive how viewed ~ a:,s""ry.
MI lin dill not write ne tbs; Prof Pie'ce haf piSeo'