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Were we permitted gravely to give our »»;. 
v of this modern “Golatio” we should dTen' 
Iv suspect the arch philosopher of insuicerUv' 
in his doctrines ; they are too absurd even to re I 
ceive the credence of Mr. Symrries although he 
appears to be a man ignorant and illiterate and 
perfectly destitute of all the essential qualifica- 
10ns of a teacher—we should suspect that Mr. 
Symmes has seized upon the novelty of his 
opinions as a means of attracting 1 public curiosi¬ 
ty which lie Yant> 3 like intends to turn to his 
own advantage, not as to “ centric and concen¬ 
tric” globes and polar concavities but as his own 
pecuniary interest in his present state of exis¬ 
tence. 
Mr. Symmes fallaciously founds his doctrine 
of polar concavity &.c. upon the absurd and er¬ 
roneous hypothesis of centrifugal velocity pro¬ 
ducing increased gavity which he supposes to 
be effected in the waters of the Artie Ocean & 
a consequent increased aptitude to congelation 
!0 w hich cause he ascribes the perpetual state 
of snow and ice there, although that region is 
comparatively temperate & inhabitable a North 
wind perpetually blowing into the mouth of his 
mighty creator like the caverns of Eg lus he con¬ 
sistently enough ascribes to the like “agency” 
producing there as he imagines what he misti- 
crdly terms a “ reduction ” of atmosphere—as 
these two powers operate in oposite directions ; 
Mr. Symmes is entitled to the superior sagacity 
of discovering their unity of action. 
We deem an apology due our readers for thus 
far engrossing their attention with this very no- 
a:>le and much distinguished philosopher, hut 
the boasted attentions he has lately received in 
Lexington must plead our atonement for the in¬ 
trusion of such miserable ribaldry. 
But should this adventurous wight still be de 
termined to prosecute his explorations into his 
polar concavities, (any of the daring spirits of 
his Lexingtonian admirers resolving to accom¬ 
pany him) we would advise him (in preference 
to his Southern rout) without the aid of govern¬ 
ment immediately torepar to Vaiulermari’s Land , 
w here be may find the “ sky scraper” balloon, 
a pair of Dedalean wings or another Pegasus 
with which he may be enabled to push his wa\ 
like j\Ieho?i , H Satan through mid nether air chaos 
and night and if he should per chance to thwart 
the tract of a comet, mount upon its tail an ad¬ 
venture worthy of his genius, and scale the vault 
of Heaven, knock down the stars and drive up 
io the fountain of light; but aware lest he scorch 
his whiskers at the blaze, or per chance the sun 
transmute him to a Salamander and he inglori 
ously return again on his fiery steed like the 
buzzing chariot of another hapless Pheat on. 
