Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-05-12
For the Enquirer.

EGOMllllCS. :. 49,.
II 80 p.y that there so many pe"F,c ia ": 49,.
beautiful world whose thoughts, feelings ana ne''Gne
ere c.c.mscrhcd by lie insigniiicant c'''' Ue
scribed by the ends of their own noses -. ,h.r.
Ii they wera 10 lock only little 'Ss'he., ,,n5,
would he much more hoPp'ne>s lhoaeh ,sna; ds;J
i, ip:.oy engaged in the pursuit Of this gTca' Mfh''
eratua, and the utmost limits of the g"oe se, a,
rnusscked IN search ri the precious PRIV a., 49,
during their whole lives, never go o-Ty'n" 81, a
row iiInjls assigned above. Nevertheieee' ny u.'
a. actively engaged us IL they nae. '"
selves Ouly BY the circuit OF the ehr'h' ;,.
This ia q singular thing: but not Holo siisuia
than true Il seems 10 be INCONSISTENT w., So ,m,.
high nature Of man-incompat'o'e W." '' I'D
mission asCrb.d him by many tiu" pm 'p''n 49,
good u,er Ii a planet were dIsc"'ered feVo'''ns
IN nm or,;. disnronurtinnns 20 lis SIZE, astronomers
wouid lax their brain. Ia soive the pr"p"'t' VIM
force could draw il within 60 s'na u eo'hp'h1' 1'
Increased centrifugal force give me eq',ponrhG1e;,
Equally ilnpOrtAn; problems a9e |" o' ''e "'''' u3
brt 40 CANNON that they have cehseu L" H'eres ~
.nn.sr .;rrn,rr or even 10 attract attention.
g, man represent the systerI the complex "noie
and also the originator 81 III" n'iES 'u''o ietuteu
for lis movements. His thoughts feelings anu ac
tiopa are Tie revolving planets ana c"ns'ellauois
aud ,hcr c,otrpetal aud centrifugal forces hre the
vnrous motives that hctuate him. Bu' what appears
lrobemscal is, that tiese forces are Oxen Hergeu
,n, IN. .,u;ru, al one, which contracts the revou-
tons of !ho"gM, ,linS aud Gc',on, INTO 80 snia an
n,h;t that Que would scarcely believe that they in
-.,I;iv r.vulyed at all. This controlling power Ii
sen, which is compound force. Inc greater or
more conspicuous force, Is seq, grossly considered
tba less or ,sn-. iIn.ced scnient, emotional &V
IN. frrn-r il IMPLIED in the material my, or mine
tb ,a,t.r in the intellectual rgo. Ny, or m'nr, an.
sw.rs 10 grardu; while ego has an outward force.
from il, being so neur!y allied TO IN. az
one could not exist without the other.-
Narrower. thought and feeling, absractly. are
outwardIy and expansively progressive, na;u.
rally seeking extension and perpetual: onward
curst while action, the combined result oil tltse o
course psrtnkeS Of their nature. All these answer
n centrifugal force. Whru once there opposing in
lueuc.s are balanced and firmly fixed, monoi"n"uS
and contracted revolutions are produced, which hope
les,ly preclude both u--tulnese and happiness. his
would be the case with man, could we conceive MIN
IN n condition wholly incapable OF reciprncni senti
meuts. An undue eXrrcse OF powers, III themselves
b,n.fcisl but destructive when perverted or txces
s;y,v use3 ha. reduced many to similar condition.
deprived Of usefulness ard happiness, out not nope
l,ssly su for there is remedy, however great tnc
moral arrangement. , ,
often attacked and lis destructive tendency exposed
a. IN v;,n,un OF urinCpes that lIs al Tile louhdation
and pron,nta the harmony OF every well regulated
system, The other, corresponding 10 fgo, has also
received much attention. bu' em9rhce- wHh'i us
,,ro no;u,s not always ascribed 10 its influence.
III lis c.otral affinity. This arises from ihe or
5er of nature and the came principle may be traced
;hroughou, her entire works, wherever orr
s,u and subsequent growth, or diffusion tx
ISL even through infinite qualifications. Ii may
To bsttar ex pressed by formula. Whatever engrn-
ders ppssrs-es secret. associative attractive
pnwrr, though the thing generated may ditier g."
essentially from the originator that the sir!c!est
analysis could not detect any similarity "i clements.
This principle rule, applies properly, IN It's pscu.
liar associative feature I" metaphysical abstracti"ns
rather than 10 physicsi cause aud effect. Beng Il
natural and necessary law, II il perfectly hhruess
when left to its legitimate un"tionS But lis unha'
tura! exercise causes the force 10 erect nion stan.
fI.Nfl Itrp ia.
ever circunscr;bed ito limits. All goodness and great
Ness all matters OF opinion and taste have in that
contracted orbit their standard or test crncoe WIN
which they must he compared ana made I" accord,
regardless vi their superior character or VIA orc
or through which they must pass 10 be rcfAef until
they become fneiy small enough 10 suit The eye OF T.
Secondly, lis outward tendency Is inevitable, anu
its objectionable operations curious InerRoo'f be-
cause tg1 bears the same relation 10 ~ which 10
each Individual is external! the Sime bears 10 The
cos,nc And here we ci,riy perceive the connect
ing link between metaphysics aud mathematics. For
iecipruc al changes upon cp1 ana IN, can De rs ueu
n;rly expressed as thuss which disncilVtiy charac-
t.ry. the sine ana cOstne IL this train ui Thought
w.r. followed we doubt not that OFT m0nted ques-
ton would be finally and fully settled VIZ: Can a
moral proposition be as clearly demonstrated hs u
mathematical Onel lts curious properties lis pow
er of receiving reflection from oil systems external n
Itself il inm2asursby great. And although lis eS-
istsnce is known only by the reelection und t1-tence
at others II i. te,sciuusly adverse 10 aiding ar EXIT
biting any System by any reflected light Of It's own
Moreover rgo's estimate at the beauty. harm my
and power OF other orbits is III inverse proportion TO
the suuar. OF the degree III which they differ rom
liz capacity, peculiar mode u: operation.
Thus, III ss cnncis- manner IA possible, We nave
given u genera, outline nf mental and moral phe'
mom-non--particusry strange. lr"n me high region
IN which il is found TEis is but the beginning c' Z
subj &c, trau2ht with much interest. Bat We can
scarcely hope lha, it will meet with rhe
il deserves. PETER IF Buckingham.