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RSLIviIOUS.
THE ALGEBRAIST
from the '• Para
boles of P. Bona■ f/.twre.
A philosopher accustomed to alge
braic calculations, having heard a ser
mon upon eternity, was dissatisfied
with the suppositions and examples
proposed by the preacher; and return
ing home, and .retiring to his study, he
.get himself to think upon the subject,
■and thre.v his thoughts together u| pn
paper as they arose, in the following
manner.
1. Finite, or what has an end, com
pared with infinite, or what has no
end, is nothing. A bund ed millions
of years, compared with eternity, are
nothing.
2. There is more proportion be
tween the least finite & greatestfinit,
than there is between the greatest fin
ite&infinite. There is more dispropor
tion between an hour & a 100 000. JO !
of years, than there is between a 1 0,
000,000 ofyears&eternity ;becauso' lie
least finite makes part of the ?ieatest,
whereas the greatest finite makvs :io
part of infinite. An hour makes a
part of a hundred millions of years,
because a. hundred millions of years
are only an hour repeated a certain
number of times; whereas a hundted
millions of years make no part of eter
nity; and eternity is not a hundred
millions repeated a certain number of
times.
3. With regard to infinite, the
least or the greatest are the same
thing: with regard to eternity, anhom
or a hundred millions of years are the
same thing: the duration of the life of
man, or the duration of the world are
the same thing, because both of them
are nothing, and nothing admits not of
more or less.
All this being evident and granted,
I now suppose God to grant you who
Head this but a quarter of an bour to
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live, wherein to secure an eternity of
happiness and avoid an eterniij o.
misery; and,-at the same time, to re
veal to you that the world itself
should come to an end an hour after
your death; I ask, upon this supposi
tion, what a couai you would make
of the world ami us judgment? W hat
account would you make uf its pains
or pleasures during your lives:
With what care would you not think
yourselves obliged to employ your
selves for God, and every moment of
your live* >o prepare yourselves tor
deaih! u loots mat y.e are! do ye noi
perceive with respect to Uod, with
respect to eterniiy, the supposition 1
havejust made is iudeca a relative,
thut ike duiatiou of your aves, com
pai'cu with ei'eitu.y is less iiian quar
ter of au aotir; aitu in, duiauuu of the
universe less thr.u an hourV
1 alsj make auoiner supposition:—
II you hail a nundrea years to live,
ana, lor your support (tic v\liole ol this
pfciiod, inusi. o>ily nave what you
' oulii i-arrw oil in ilie space of an
hour, from a treasury ol gold and sil
ver coin, tile eiitran. e to which should
be leti open during that hour; I ask,
1,1 what vvoulu you employ the hour/
In sleeping, walking, feasting, or di
version'/ Doubtk-sshiot; but in amass
ing riches, and in loading yourselves
tvilh goid in preference to silver. O
fools that ye are! we must exist to all
eternity, and during this eternity we
should lirive the regard secured in
uuie, and during the short gpaee of
our lives; and yet we employ not ail
our time in endeavouring to obtain a
great reward-
But you will say to me, during our
lives ii is uecessaiy to sleep, tourink,
and to eat, and to lohe some recrea
tion. I grant it: but what hinders,
■ait lii.e bt. Paul you may do all tor
the. lovtof God. a.id thereby obtain
recompense lor all? 1 must be con
fessed. that the passions are so lively,
and opportunity so sella* ing, thai it is
a rvo der there should be one right
eous inau uj ii ear!'.* nevertheless
there ait- su h and i! is the elieOt ot
the mercy of (lud. and the grace ot
the Redeemer. On ihe other hand,
death, judgment, and eternity, are
truths so terrible that it is astonishing
there s'lould be one sinner upon earth:
such however, there are: this is the
effect of these great truths being for
got en Let us then meditate, watch,
and pray, th. t we ni y be. of the num
ber of the righteous in lime and in e
ternity.
Such was the sermon our philoso
pher made for hims If- and with which
he was s > satisfied that he read it ev
ery day—he did more, he profited by
it, and led a holy life, conformable to
the a;rent truth he had continually be
fore his eyes.
9XOjßj&?2'i OA:L.
From the Wa h:ngt .n City Chronicle.
TO THE EDITORS.
Gentlemen: The sketch of Henry
R.-oUif' 1 am. h I have extract'd
. i part, from the Athenaeum is calcu
lated to admonish American statesmen
to beware of devoting their talents to
party purposes The author, xwho
ever be is writes more like a sound
citizen than •• retail sviject. • First, he
shows the evil of pas ty politic s Sec
ondlv, the excellent tendency of dif
fused education. Th'ndly, the great
superiority of m ral to mere intellect
ual culture Las'ly, he points out tlx
paths of "lory—for a lawyer, states
man, orator. So that, under the
o;arb of a hiosrranhi 1 otice, great
lessons are insinuated, \ours, &c.
J. B.C.
MEMOIR OF Hr.VRY EROUGH
AM.
Jlbridged for the IV C. Chronicle.
The creat misfortune of Mr.
Brougham is.that h'e has uniformlybeen
a partisan. I* is at intervals only that
lie has labored ui othqr public pathfr.-
NEW ECIIOTA, WEDNESDAY MARCH 11, 1829.
By lending lo a faction his powerful
name and extraordinary talents, to
gether with all the well merited in
fluence of his genuine public serv ices,
he has done far more than any one liv
ing to invigorate the spirit o pui ty —
the spirit which makes men anxious
for names and not for things, lor men,
and not for truths, for accidents anil not
ior principles, tor pretences and not for
realities. & not only has he done much
lo strengthen the principle 01 party,
but he has exhibited in his own per
son a striking instance of its evils.—
For who, in reference to the history
ol the last twenty years, and comput
ing what has been done by Mr. Btoug
hiim with the vast questions that have
oeen disputed during his life, can
doubt that, but for the party by which
lie has so long been-displayed m tri
umphs, a manacled captive, he would
have accomplished immensely more
good than almost any other man has
had, in our day, the opportunity of a
chieving. But this is a painlul mat
ter, and one from which, at least loi
the present, we will turn away. The
queen s trial scarcely involved any ol
(he great political principles at stake
among mankind. But it was certain
ly satisfactory to see Mr. Brougham s
abilities employed in defence of a wo
man, who, whether guilty or innocent,
was certainly jar the least guilty oj the
two parties. Mr. Brougham s speech
es were incomparably the ablest that
the occasion drew forth. let the
excess of the public interest 011 that
trial overpowered even his abilities,
llis eloquence, acute and splendid as
much as it was, did not equal an ex
pectation that knew no indifference,&
paused at no limits. Assembled Greece
which crowded around Demosthenes,
at the contest for the crown, must
probably been disappointed, even by
that magnificent oiatien, which still
remains to feed our delight, and com
mand our astonishment.
Mr. Brougham s conduct respecting
the Roman Catholic question has been
consistent and admirable; and his
great and undeniable popularity is. a
decisive refutation of the statement
that emancipation, and all its support
ers, are regarded with horror by the
middle classes of England. Still it is
scarcely a thing to be dwelt upon to his
praise, that he is averse to i ivil ine
qualities on account of religion; for it
may be taken for granted by every
man, not a clergyman, v\ ho is at all su
perior in social wisdom to the mass of
mankind. Yet, though we do not
mention it to his praise, it is agreeable
to contemplate another addition to the
throng of illustrious names which may
be inscribed en the banners of eman
cipation. Grattan, Burke, Fox, Plun
ket. Canning, and we are delighted to
be able to add, Chalmers- —are men
with whom even Mr. Brougham need
iot be sshamed to ally himself. His
opposition to the orders in council
touching American commerce, is a
nother of the bright honors in Mr.
Brougham's career. On this subject
he displayed some of the highest qual
ities of eloquence; and his speeches
may be recollected with the more
satisfaction, because the talents they
exhibited were put forth in opposition
to a stupid and mischievous monopo-
ly.
His disposition to concern himself
heartily for the good of the people has
been especially displayed in his pro
posals for reform in the laws. In
rheir long oration which has lately
been delivered, though the evil is not
sought for nearly deep enough; yet the
wish to examine and amend is so clear
ly displayed, and the general abstin
ence of a great rhetorician from al!
needless rhetorical display, is so
marked and praiseworthy, that it de
serves to be estimated as one of the
most valuable speeches ever spoken
in the House of Commons. The con
clusion, too, of this speech may be
noted as an impressive example of el
oquence, and one in which the mora!
sublime of the sentiment was carried
as far as would be tolerated in oue of
the least moral and the least sublime as
semblies in tilt world.
The wonderful energy of his mind
has also shown itself in a very amica
ble and ueneficent light with legard
to West Jndia slavery. That dis
graceful plague-spot in our empire is
preserved from every purifying touch
by a barrier of interested power
which il is dangerous and almost.hope
less to assail. The plain proposition,
that nothing can gne one man a com
plete and indefeasible right over the will
of another," is met with such a com
plex hostility ol ancient piejudice and
desperate sell interest, that, the man
icho offers to profane the worship of tne
monstrous Idol set by thetcitebasers of hu
manity, desenes to beprcttcieii ana en
couraged by the applause of all good
men. Honor and praise be to those
who use the talents God has given
them in working charity to his crea
tures!
Nur unworthy of being mentioned
together with these things are the ex
ertions of Mr. Brougham for education.
First came the plan of a national sys
tem of instruction: ihen [he mechanics'
Institutes; then the London University;
then the Society for Useful Knowledge.
We differ on m.iny points with Mr.
Brougham as to the best mode of edu
cation, but who can want esteem,
had almost said affection, for the man
who under a constant violence of oppo
siticn, has attempted all this and realized
so much of it. Mr. Brougham, by these
various endeavors, has sought to clear
away the clouds and thick darkness
which have so long rested on the land,
and to-make knowledge an inheritance
common as the air, to all, instead of
its being a precious influence confined
to the selected*few. Happy indeed
would be the oppressors cl mankind,
if they could monopolize mental ac
quirements like food, or privileges, or
titles, and leave the mass of men stu
pid as they are unprotected, and as
narrowed in thought as they are le
stricted in action, but the mind, thank
God, is free and open, even though
the hands be chained; &. it the evils ot
our social system have degraded the
great mass of the people of this coun
try, it lias been Mr. Brougham s de
sire to elevate their intellects from
the dust, and to nourish them into
strength by instruction. The Me
chanics' Institutes and the Society for
useful knowledge, are admirable in
struments of so exalted a design.—
The London University attempts a
nother kind of good, and must appa
rently succeed in accomplishing it.—
In sustaining such a project lie has
done a good to his country, which e
ven England could not repay. One of
the most permanent evils of our con
dition is the aristocratic and ecclesi
astic monopoly of opinion. The only
recognized and fashionable means of
education among us are in the band of
those who have an interest in teaching
aristocracy rather than politics and a.
creed, rather than a religion. Many
errors may be taugbt in the new Uni
versity—though probably not so many
as in institutions which are, at least
to a certain extent, found to stand still
while the world is moving forward. And
this is, in truth, the great point, that
the're shall be nothing to shackle, noth
ing to detain; that, if ve do not draw on
the age, at least we may not hold it
back; and if we are not masters, we
may in all events, be servants to time.
It is well to embody knowledge in in-
stitutions; but it is well also to remem
ber that an improving and expanding
soul must oe united forever to a body,
which cannot improve or grow, and
lhat if the material portion of man
were eternal, it would become a dun
geon to the perfected spirit.
The errors of Mr Broughnm's sys
tem of education connect themselves
close with the general character of
his mind. The domain of his affec
tions is the outward; the study of his
life has been the positive. His days
have been divided between the re
searches of science and the contentions
[ of law aud lie sess what
VOL.. i."-inO» ...2,
is around him, ana impresses hiuisc f
upon it. liut he never attempts 10
withdraw fiom the tuibulent and
eagre present into those, regions 'of
purer and more abstraet feeling, to
which the best and wisest natures hab
itually journey. Nevertheless, if we
rank him either among lav\yeis or
statesmen, he stands forth frcai the
crowd, uith a loftiness </ stature and
brightness of glory, which in our Cmk and
land have belonged to none beside.
Before we conclude this brief
sketch, it may be worth while to con
sider, by what qualities, and m what
circumstances, he lias attained his
present eminence.
The ordinary subject of marvel
with reference to Mr. Broughams,
is the variety of his powers and ;:t»
tainments: and he is undoubtly entitled
(o be considered as an orator, an eccno
mist, and person of scientific inj ima*
tion, as a ell as a lawyer and a states
man. The mind that has thrown
itself actively into those various liiies
of exertion, and has earned a just iep
utation in most of them, though it
need not be a mind ol the highe st
character, must obviously be on. of
no common stature; and in truth Mr.
Brougham is distinguished by several
very remarkable qualifications. His
class of powers is neither that distin
guished by reason, nor by imagination.
His great peculiarity is ene,getii feel
ing. But as his mind is far more dis
cursive then creative, his feelings
habitually display themselves in a
dress of logic, lie is therefore espe
cally fited to excel as an orator; and
unquestionably the most extraordina
ry efforts of his talents are rhetorical;
He is deficient in no one of the abili
ties neevssary to eloquent e, and pes
sestss many of them in the highest per
fection. He has of wit abundance, if
fancy enough, both ingenuity and tiger
ol argumentation and b quickness biid
strength of sarcasm overpowering and
tremetidous. His greatest defect i«
merely of style. In the present age,
l it is extremely difficult to select a
phraseology for oratory; ajs the rich
and masculine language of our early
literature has fallen into neglect, and
is scarcely intelligible to the m;-ny,
anil the meagorness of our presmt
diction is utterly insufficient for large
purposes or powerful effects. ftir.
Brougham has attempted to rcrr.ti y
! this penury, partly by diawing tl.e
materials of his style from the great
authors of the 17th century, but chief*
ly by recurring to Roman
i writers, from whom he hasdein'<d
no small variety of phrase—sinewy,
! indeed, and impressive, but not very
well harmonizing with the other elo»
ments of his language, or sounding
very native to English ears. It is an
error, however, into which he has
1 been driven, in company with many
! of the greatest orators of our country.
Chatham imitated, and sometimes
. | plundered: Barrow Burke collected
and heaped up his brilliance from al»
most every accessible stoieiiouser
i from elder poetry and modern seie
nee —from the libraries of Academe,
and the workshop of Sheffield: and
Grattan, whose style belongs more
peculiarly to this age, was obliged to
1 enrich the barrenness of the 18ih cen-
tury with exuberant metaphor, and to
point out feebleness with redundant an*
titheses.
There is even a more strU ing sin
gularity in Mr. Brougham's eloquence
than the words he employs, namely,
the sentences into which he ess s
them. They are distinguished by a
rugged and broken involution a care-
less complication of clauses, which
separates them from the periods of
every one else we remember He
seems so full of bis subject., tha' when
he has got hold of the frame work of
a sentence, rather than waste time in
making another to contain a new por
tion of meaninz, he goes on filling and
piling up the first with argument or*
argument, and image on image till he
makes the whole a mass resembling a
heap of stones <axi lave,