Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 14, Number 18, Vincennes, Knox County, 31 May 1823 — Page 4

Poetical.

no heavier than he went, except weak argument in favor of an inin mortification and disappoint finite universe, that a finite one

ment. Some days after, mine would fall infinitely short of the

hnit. mpt the; Indian and feclinrr nower of the Deitv. It would

THE VILLAGE COQUETTE. . . .1 c.iiw,nL. ..'.i

Thcpirtmrof ,vu ;n,rs thv h-lle of the ball, inmgnam ill uic ucuhhmi h iua u uis anuv. cm. "iiuuui

:i 1 caru) 1 im o ?, tioii! 1 siiiii (1 upon aii, 1 tised on iiiiu, accused mm in no any practical prooi 01 111s coin

I fiiriccl a season vv sin ail taut 1 s iw, I ,-.,fi frmc nf fli irrr Tnm nlptp nmninaffMUT Tt. seems, al-

I ui-lrso;i, the Merchant, the hna oL tui: o , . . . . 1 , 1 . . . heard him out and, with the so. the most consistent and cxalt-

Tiu Srurc iv.v the Captain, were Ash in coolness of a stoic, replied "Did ed conception respecting a wise

usv ia:t.

nc ihc name of the Yillagv

-nd robb'd me cf sv. ain af-

you not find the meadow, as I Vm'' ''Yes.". "And the tree?"

tcr hv :,

Tl.iie vie:,, i'mk :ifr li.ik, the most o!)un-

The

1 . .: . . .

Th:: Mcixh i

hn-W a rich widow at kew.

.1 vmm '.-'F w hh the liiece v t u Jew,

Tn Lv.Wi-r vlapM, h la rather m deht, And vV S jwhe blole iovay iVoni the Yiilag

The Cant .h fhNc pirate, for i;fetorkki tm. A wh ir'ni. r's d.m- ner at so-.itfrd ie-!rw, Wlu.il,'.! iv:u and p-j'Vi, all C )icl

and s'lv; AnnroachM v.- ;ul rr me, a dealer in drags ;

I au 11--r'd I si' ken'd I -id lutmi's ik :) And ditd, id and ii Viiia-v C-.; paede, MISCELLANY.

A n EcnoTE . A bout twenty

five years ago as Major Ezekial

ftcott was travelling trom Niaga-

moral agent, that his won; is ne

ver terminated, and that the pow

Yes." "And the decr?,, 'No." er which he possess is forever ex

Yery good,' continued he 'you erted. From reasoning, a prion

found two truths for one lie, then, it seems a very natural con

which is very well for an Indian." elusion, that each act of creative

power is expanded through an m Ft om the London Magazine. I finite plane, and that the succcs

(dumber iust published.) I sive acts lorm an internal series.

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The following is an authentic If this idea appears too grand, let

letter from General Washington it he remembered that it is lormto Dr. Cochran, director geneial ed respecting the works of the

of the American military hospi- Deity Mataphysical reasoning.

tals during the revolutionary war. however, is not the only ground

It is a playlul and humorous mvi- on wnicn our opinions on mis

tation to dinner: subject may be tounded A e

1 'West Point, August 16 17- see the celestial systems arranged

79 Dear Doctor, I have asked into forms which are utterly un-

Mrs. Cochran and Mrs. Livings accountable, unless their forma-

ton, to dine with me to-morrow ; tion lias been progressive. The

sailed, have successively subsided,

without doing any thing more

than to clear away the little ob

structions to the perception of its immobility, and to demonstrate to the world that its destiny is to break, and not to be broken. Through the theory is the solution of the problem for which atheists, from time immemorial, have been seeking, and though it may induce perverse and superficial minds to enquire Where is the promise of his eomtng? for, since the father's fell asleep, all things remain as they were from the beginning of the creation."

yet. on the other hand it carried design through the w hole of the universe, and stamps intelligence on all its departments. Should it be aked why comets fly through the system, to threaten ruin on its regular subordinates, and mountains lift their barren and inclement heads only to frown on surrounding fertility, the answer is ready; "They aie

the impalpable dust on an exquis

ra

to the eastern states he had but ought I not to apprize them account which Dr. Uei sehel has ; Jte piece of watch work; mere

come on about twenty miles

when he saw a footman before

him dressed in a TVitish uniform

At that instant, four or five In

dians sprung out of the woods,

and seized the tootman, with a de

sign to carrv him b iclc to Canada

Major Scott determined imme diately to save the poor man

HTpon that he rode up to the man

i?i annarent rane. and shaking his

whip over his head, -You rascal

said he. if you ever wear that uni

form again, Til whip you as long

a I ran stand over you. Then

of their fare ? 1 hate deception.

even where imagination is con

center, I will.

kIi is needless to premise that

my table is large enough to hold the ladies of this they had occular proof yesterday. To say howit is usually covered is rather more essential, and this shall be the pur-

given, is only placing onedifiicul

ty on the shoulders of another: tor it is not impracticable to account for the position of those ru ling luminaries, w hich he suppos es "may have mat shaded the Mary hosts of smaller magnitude into

grains of sand in the corners of an

immense and majestic edifice. It appears, from the observations of Dr. llerschel that most, or fill, of the stars are collecting into subordinate spherical clusters, and

forming what he calls" the chem-

their present regular arrangement, ical laboratories of the universe " than to account for that arrange I The principles of gravitation will

Urmg the stars in each individual

ment without such asMstance

port of my letter.

'Since my arrival at this happy ; H the formation into systems has spot, we have had an ham, some- been progressive, we aie perfectly times a shoulder of bacon, to at a loss to say where it hegan, or

g ace the head of the table a where it will terminate. Uv fa-

piece of roast beef adorns, the foot, the most natural supposition is,

furnin.r tn thn Indians he told an" a small dish of greens or that it will have no termination

thrm thf mm wis his servant beans (almost imperceptible) de- and had no commencement If

h o In- IviJ hmnrhr thp uniform corates the centre. When the the universe is finite, it is obvious

of a soldier in Canada, and that cook has a mind to figure, (and that, without a constant miracle. lw hn.l nnnmipil him nrrnhmt this, I presume, he will attempt to uf which we find not the least in-

.....,r;.r t oc lu. chm.i.i ho ,.,L-pn do to-woiTow,) we have two fcet uication, so iar as ooservalion can ; me snoot lust springing trom the

i4i iii ii, ik ohwviiu v iunv.ii i v t -

for a deserter. lie then gave the steak Plcs' or dishes of crabs vi carry tie, it cannot he permanent acorn and pushing its way through Indians a few" sixpences to drink addition, one on each side of tltj till the whole is collected toge'h-jthe hardy soil to a nobler exis-

his health, and they went awav cei re uisu, uiviuing the space, crmuncvasL mas, ai me com- icolc, u sdu noi particularly ad-

enntented. Then, "ivincr the man and educing the distance be- mon centre ol gravity, in hkejapted to the tenderness of the

liimuime and nlaee of residpnep tween dish and dish to about six niarincr, it the citation of matter youthful twig, hut to the mani-

of these clusters to their common centre of gravity in about the same period of time; and their appeal ance argues that such will be the result in reality. The universe, then, was not intended to

be perfect in its present state; but its various constituent parts aie

aoapled and

and more sub

Bm ii j'tiiia ui c deMined to happier !ime realities It is

requeMed him it he ot olTHear. feet, which without them, would from nothing constantly preceded to -.end him a letter. & Some time W ear,y 12 aPart Of late he its formation into winds, a conaftei w -aids laior Scott received nas nad the surprizing luck to dis- stant miracle would he necessary

a le'fer from the man, thankino cover mat aPl,les will mae pies, to p.cvyni uiem nomioreverap

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arm it is a question it, amidst the p oucuing eacu oiner, ny gravitaviolenee of his efforts, we do not tion, trom empty spare, towaids get one of apples instead of hav- the boundless ocean of wor Ids al-

him for his kindness, and inform ing him that he was mariied, in prosperous circumstances. Mis. Register.

ing both of beef.

INDIAN MENDACITY

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happy to see them I am, dear j formation, it is in a quiescent

ready created If we suppu-e

-If the ladies can put up with that matter has been eternal, and such entertainment, and sCbmit to still perlectly dependent on the

Of all the vires incident to the partake of it on plates, okic tin.1 Deity for its existence and hspro-

anongmes oi tins country, trom hut now iron, (not become so bv perties, and that, on one side uf

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uieir course wun tne wuites. ttrat the lahor of scouring) I shall be i the intinite progressive plane of

oi lying is prohahly, not anions; the least. Some years anterior to the independence of the United States, one 'Pom llvde. an Indian famous for his cunning, went into a tavern in IVonktield. Mas f?a husctts. and after a little chat, told the landlord he had been a bunting, and had killed a fine fat deer, and if he, would give him a quart of rum. he would tell him where it was Mine host, unwilling to let slip m) good an oppor tunity of obtaining venison, im mediately struck the bat gain and measured the Indian hi quart of

rum. at the same time asking --where the deer was to be found. V-Weir says Tom. kdo you know Cvherc the great meadow i?'

'Yes M Well do you know the great marked maple tree, that stands m it?" "Yes.'1 Wcll there lies the deer " Away pos ted the landlord with his team, in quest of his purchase he found the meadow a id tiee it is true: but all his searching- alter the deer were fruitless audi etui ned numc

sir, your most obedient servant,

"C.EOKGli WASHING I ON. "To Dr. John Cochran' Formation of the Universe. The following extract is from an essay on the formation of the Universe, recently published in

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rial state, and on trie other side collected into worlds, nature oh tains a haliance. and, unless paiti cular gravitation i absolutely in finite, the ultimate systems must be permanent and our minds, instead of being lust in a chaos of

conjecture, form the tame con

Professor Silliman's Journal nf'ceptiuns of order, through the

Science. Tnose who have a fondness for metaphysical and astronomical speculations, will doubtless give this paper an attentive perusal. The author Mr. Isaac Oku. one of the instructor? in toe asylum for the deaf and dumb in Hartford, has, whatever may be the fate of his then ry. given proof of astonishing powers of mind. Professor Fisiiuu. who was lost in the Ship A I bion. took this essay with him, intending to lay it before tlwlear ned of E irope Ac, hit k We are accustomed to fintl a correspondence between the power and the operations of a wise mural a0ent,and n la eenainly no

boundless helds of sp.-ice, that we derive from ohscrv.-.i;,.u on the portions which are ui;hm our view. These opinions will, un duubtedly, be adverse to the belief of many with regard to the meaning of scripture; but whether they at e opposed to iis ieal meaning is a question of quite a oilier em character. The contests and results respecting the Copernican system cannot be forgotten. If such opinions are clcaily and dicidedly contra y to the meaning of scripture it would be mad ne and disgrace, as well asimpie y and ruin, to harbor them. The floods of sophis'icated argument by which scripture has been as-

tude & vigor of the princely oak. 4lt is an infant struggling in its era le, whose mighty and majestic manhood, no troubles or convulsions shall weaken; ovei whose immortal perfections death and destruction shall never prevail. The astronomer, as well as the prophet, has declared that its various parts are advancing to the final conflagration, when the e!emeutsshall melt with fervent heat; when the heavens shall pass away as a scroll and a new heaven and a new earth shall arise to a perfect and endless existence." Animal Sympathy. On the day of the great thaw, a spaniel was observed opposite to Thionville floating down the Moselle on a small piece of ice. It is not known how the poor d g got into that situation; but he set up piteous cries. Having pa-sed one of the dogs belonging to the decoys on the left of the Moselle, that intrepid animal dashed into the river, soon reached the unfortunate spaniel, and seizing him by the neck swam on shore with him amidst the acclamations of the spectators. feench paper.

ding;

ST PtiTCKS CATHEDRAL, t Home, was vears buil-

it is seven hundred and

twenty-nine feet long, three hundred and sixty four wide, and four hundred and thirty-seven feet high to the summit of the cross.