A(^K10Ur/rURM ANI> TllK INDrS'l'KMAL AIM'S. \'.\ 



As !i MtH'ossJiry corollnrv lo lliis |»i-o|i()si(ion, scinuM^ (Mijoiiis 

 U|»()u ii,i;Ti(Mil(tin> Jis Mm i-oiulilioii of a siilf sustaiuiiii;- uiul liisliiii;; 

 viliilily llio pr(>ct>|)(,, lliiil. wliaUnor is (nkeii l'ri)n\ llic soil l>y i\\o 

 luirvcsl. Muisl, lul I'oslorcMJ (o i( ii|i,!UM. TIu^ viohilioii of tliis' |n't>- 

 co\){, iiidii'ls an iiijtiiy upon Iho coiinlrv, n. wioii^- upon (he raco. 

 1(. (iMHJs (UiMi lo IIh> (^xliuclion of lln^ Iiuuimu spin-it's, or wlial is 

 (juili^ as bad, lo tluusi, if bMckwiifd IowmpiIs luu'liiu-isin. To 

 tii'slroy l!u* pro(luc(iv(Mi(*ss of llio soil, lo sipiandfr I1h> cltMncnls 

 ol" Uuii pi'oduclivtMicss, is lo di'slroy lli<> hopes of civili/.tMl luiniMii ■ 

 ily upon cniili. II, rol>s poslcfily <>f ils jusi, ltirlhfii!;lil lo a 

 oai'ct'i- of progress. Ily what ri^lil. shidl \v(\ Iho cn'aluri^s of a 

 diiy, Ilic Iransitory Itniiuils of Ihis fair ami finlih' cailh, a lilllu 

 Avhtl(> iulrustiMl |,o our k(M>pinu;, despoil il, of Ihai wilhonl whicli 

 linnian aihanccnicnl, human r\isl(MH'(>, is impossildr, and turn 

 il, over, sirrilo and impo\ immsIumI, Id |,Iu) pMUU'aliou wo s\uuuiou 

 info boiu^', and (•hai'i;(^ as \vn aii^ char^t^d, with tho gi-tMil, diisliny 

 of man ? Is nol Ihis lo ItMupl. fho ortMd.iu^' l*rovid(>nco ? TluMuii'h 

 thu dark iidiniludc of ('(uinlb'ss n^i^s whihi ui;;hl. brooihMl o\rr 

 chaos, lo Ihal dawn wIumi lif;hr was kiudlrd in I1h> h(>a\(Mi;, and 

 tho niorniu^ stars saujj; lo!j;(«lhi'r, ami lhi'()Uj.;h all I be rounds of 

 cliiuij^o that lii!,ht has shown upon siiu'c li,u;ht was, Ihis iVa'-nicnl. 

 «\irlh has biM'u prcpaiini',' for Iho habitalion of Iho sons of mrn. 

 Hy liro and furnace heals, and icy eoii<j,'(da,tious, by Ihe laxaloi'- 

 rent, and lh(> !'riiidin<;' <;hu'.i(ir, by Ihe earllKpndvo ami Ihe \itl 

 cano, Ihe ujiheaval (d' mounlains, Ihe ocean's tUUnjiio and Ihe 

 ri\'er's Hood, liy ti^uipest and whirlwind, by Ihe powerful action 

 of th(^ sun lhrou<;'li oons of altoriuitin^' da,y and ni"'hl. and i'\ri- 

 nnolviuj;' si^asons, by tliti kini;'donis (d' v(^^'etab|(> and luiimal life 

 whosi^ uuilliliuliiu)us tribes ruled by rhi/odoid. and uiaslodon 

 are now i^xlinet, Ihe moist, a,bsorbenl, llueul, vibratory ainios- 

 j)heru is cvoIvimI and purilied, tlu^ solid roidv is made and 

 CMMunbhMl, and ils powdi>red in-ains soi'ted and washiMJ and 

 iniu};'led in Ihe loam and mould, the How and disti-ibnl ion of 

 llltMVattn'S ar(^ li xrd, and all things loned lo Ihe leniperalnro 

 tluit suits the hom(> of man. Throu-di all IIk^ calaidysms of llie 

 W(nld, lh(^ nnnerals of the hai-vest ha\c been borne as in Ibc ark 

 thai bore the faleofman upon Ihe walers of Ibc llodd, nnlil at 

 last tht^y liavo been safely gai'nei-ed up in Ihe ripe and iVnilliil 

 soil. To lake fi'oui the (>ai'lh this precious diamond tlust ami 

 ]U)t reslore it, lo destroy Ihe |ii-ovidenlial uses of tluiso costly 



