While there has been much speculation and wonder as
to the nature and origin of the marvelous curiosity found last
Saturday in the town of Lafayette, in this county, there has been
made public no argument from scientific men up to this time to
settle the doubts and convictions of the unlearned. In the
suggestions which I shall make upon the subject, I regret that I
have not the benefit of a more extended knowledge of the sciences
which pertain to the subject, but having earnest convictions,
supported apparently by plausible reasons, I submit them to the
consideration of the public for whatever weight they may be
entitled to.
The advocates of the theory that the subject in question is a
statue, have too many difficulties to overcome to establish their
position.
If the subject is a statue it must have been formed by some person,
who once lived, and had an object or motive for making it. Who
can say what that object was? It must have been formed by a
person of wonderful genius and skill. Where and when did such a
person exist? History gives no account of him. Its formation and
object must have been known to many persons who assisted in its
manufacturing and transportation. Where are those persons?
The objections to the theory that the figure in question is a
statue, may be briefly described as follows:
1st. This figure, if made by human hand, was intended to be
exhibited; otherwise there can be no motive for making it.
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