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" Intend amid Use Mexican . Wiliam,'
In this latitude, weilirfnot deem it miestionry to
treat seriously the false and senseless charge of the
PennsPranian, about the opposition rodl4r,„ Wu,.
Nor to the Mexican tear. Ilia.m icatitneney knew
his position too well. The Inalignantlibellerlent4d
Ile him no harm at home,"by propagatings* irate
merles. The late letter, of Mr. Wu-ntrr *ashes
the golden sentiment that " bemire is bilinshibutim
potrat—so ordered by a kind Providence m a shield to
'kr innocent, and a punishment to iflilrt mho allows as
? ism to corrupt his heart,"—and huw strikingly is
is troth and beauty exemplified in the course of
the Penniy/ranian. Knowing that the coarse of
tir Wilmot is understood and sustained by his
ecncy, the eilitora of tharpaper seek to under
miu‘l his standing as a Democrat, by malicious-and
cuountled charges of hostility to.the creed of the
y ! Seeking to conceal' his trne offence (rein
„-g to support - Forney, after all his abuse) it en
arnrs by mwrepossentations to distort Mr. Wit
meis course to show that in some manner be has
tern in an antagonistical position to the. party .!
Saw, mark bow plain a tale shall put down the
ualuilong falsifier.
The following artielefrom the ” York Grtzette," a
,reran in the Democratic cause, meets the Mexi
r3n war calumny. and refutes it
,complettily. The
is A. J. GLossasenra, now Ser,geenunt.
A•r. o f the [louse at Washington -4 democrat
she received Mr. Wilmot's cordial support. The
I. la answer to the Penusylvanta,n
We regretted to perceirei in an article under the
it. , re caption. in the Perinsykanian of the 19th in
,ant. ait eflort to identify Mr Wilmot with the op-
I . lents of the late war with Makico ! We are not
A ~ol.gists of this gentleman—and we are very
N. from approving of his course in segregating
rn milt term that great party which found the plats.
narred by the Baltinnete Democratic t_.,`Ortven-
in PUS broad enough for them to stantl-"upon.
think, as we have ever thought since the
of Gen.
i-morrair party owed t o that great gamesman and
on earnest, cordial, active, unreserved
, „ -0 thinki ng. we depl.,redl. problem!, v
.41 a hen our banners were up and bid/anted with
..prend name: , of LEWIS Cass and iViaktast D.
ilmnt was 'not among those who rallied
Y. tinrimts standa that, at the roll-call
• too, , tittiz the mighty struggle of 1348, - - there *as
response when his name wascalled. pt even
deploring !its defection in the great Ji:dit of
we rank? not but remember with ailmira•
inulann ed bearing while corirrornig.42,. in
Coinnws in 1846, the advocates of an
a sy.d,ent of high protective tariffs--hisciarion
'nett had been raised so boldly againk the
=pull ntltie lords of the loom ' still rung in
elr.--1,i4 earnest pleadings for the rights of
zlrul ural labor were not forgotten. Would it
•,,e been jusi,,at that time, merely because we
. • IA agree with him on all points, to deny that
I deserved well for hisadiocacy of the Eem
Y'aiir principle? , involved in' THE TA RIFF or 1846?
'v i,, 3 it have been right, though he did not sup
-5 n Cass. to have attempredto identify him
:he-tariff mad monopolists! His Weaken as a
ar iii Pennsylvania in advocacy of a midi bar—
J , lnilee to all departments of American la.
forbade that injustice. And we can as little
4t -inc, that it is just or genercius, merely because ,
toes not agree with the Democratic party on all
deny that he does or ever has agreed
upon any of their Cherished principles
^ TLeasures.
\ :hP 'ime When war with Mexico was declar•
on ,, resS to exist. and (luting the continuance
• .. , -:itt.4:i. between the United States and that
- P
T;e . we occupied a position which required our
~ , :nwant presence durint the sessions of the Pouse
of Rporesentatives—and when we sate frelittg,s of
'vwdity to the war ascribed to •Mr. Wilmot, .our
'trot 0101111 A was that. if he really had evinced any
such hosttlity, our impresshrt es to his position on
that question, was stranuely at variance with the
'rush. We remembered distinctly, that from every
lining we had observed. in . a* position that 'enable.d
is in observe much of the conduct of members of
the House diming the war, we had been led- to -re
:ant him as one of thtit very. times most decked
, :pporter. ' Subsequent reflection,and a hurried
inaininatton of the recants, buriallbw tiwitharnui
mprgkinris were right—for we find that on all' oc
ra..tons Mr. Wilmot favored a vigorous prosecution
he war. uniformly voting fir all iampliestof men
money. and uniformly again:sr the move-
It.l of those'who propoOd to condemn the war
liuoly and unj ust , or to repudiate it as the t n -.
ioued act'of President Polk, or to cripplebr to
tarrass its proseentiott. We further find; that, in'
.iv , t delivered by Mr. W. in the Honorer Rep
..kativps ott:tlie Bth of February, 1847, on the
lief Thiliinißifi, he used this language : " I am
, ne ni those who believe this war just and neces
el' oelievinz, I sepptitt it. It was forced,
... , 1 the . mind IT by the folly and madness of our
't Atr.v. W e were compelled to take up arms
v. , ' Indlratty nor character and national honor."
vine speech Mr. W. declared himself in
"•nflanitiiiinu territory to indemnify our erinn
'bt Oat utilities, and opposed to peace except
:^7 Irons of ample indemnity.
IV ' are ;flat! to have ititi our potter thus to Co . r.
11P misaprehension of the Pennsylvanian ; and
vitt not doubt the pet-feet willingness, of that
e l'"mov , iiii c inurnal to unite with us in vindi
.r.:'..t....tuth of history."
TH , Ir k PL orr IN Awestes.—Dr. J. Smith, of
Sonli Carolina, says that the Tea Plant,
.Liitary care, will flourish upon tang island
aught /lotto be housed, dr put into hot-houses ;
Niltl weaken the vigor cif therant. In very
w 7,l llPr. whilst yelling and delicate they will
c ,, ve:ing with clean straw—not with the
of a s!a - t , le. In two or three winters they will
!the temperature ai well as an oak. To show
' 4 l, I have one green tea plant in my garden,
oat last Dexembes, fresh from the case in
J it W 33 imported, weakened by the voyage,
heat'at the packing, which was never recover
'' protected in any way, that stinkd the sever?
of February last, with the-=thermometer' at
The leaves which rentainOir after telnepor
dmpped off, but the braWeltasazta twig?' ten
!y en inches in length, remalaeriuninioedt
. 0 1 1te out in April, in. fineleat, grit in'thiv
tirin now, is - as fine as ever et*: 'There the
` 1 "!*, an incetorovenittle faet. "
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The above is its tige ota pamphlet of sboat..llo
-Mr", justiesued at Auburn, N. Y., bf.E. W. Ce
.PROX and HWY 11. Bessos,ftopotting to give to
account. cerues.stOulge And- wooshorfuLdistorb.
awes, teeming is Weelete tiewArfork,.poiti4 so- .
counts AO flumes isf „Thiel" heva..ohsatif beet
prottiOlgated through theft's'
The work is,initsel4 meagre and unsatisfactory;
the greater part being taken up by the mothers with
arguments, deductions end,natuations, upon a sub
ject whereof .the public would bare been content
ni
to have received plain and ;el* • testimony, and
been left to form their own co alone. We have,
however, perused it with atter' ,and satisfaction,
ere throwing some hule light upon these strange and
wondertul ,occturerices„ and shall give our readers.
such .portions ocit asx ill enable them to have some
definite ideas of the doings al those unaccountable
visitants who have caused so great a commutioriin
the public mind about Rochester and Auburn.
The secotachapter contains a histoty.oUtheiMi
appearance of the ,4 114ysterione Sounds" -in ,the
town of 4.rcadia, Wayne Co., N. Y., in the boose
occupied by Mr. liticesra. Wsccatax,• in 1414E7.
Nutemeut. *in substance, u
" That one enreningi About the time of retiring,
he heard a rapping on the outside door, and, what
was rather unusual for him, instead of familiarly
bidding them 'come in,' stepped to the and
opened it. He had no doubt of its being somehne
who wished to come in, bin, to his surprise, found
no one here.. He west back and proceeded to un
dress, when, just before getting . into bed, he heard
another rap at the door, loud and distinct. lie
stepped to the door quickly and opened it, but, as
before, found no one there. He stepped not and
looked around, supposing that some one was im
posing upon him. fie could dise.ocey up one and
Went hark into the ifuse." After a short time he
heard the rapping again. and be ateptied Kit beim:
often repeated) and:held on to the latobito that
might ascertain if any one had taken, that metpts to
annoy him. The rappipg was repealed, the door
n,teneti instantly, but no one was to be seen ! Ile
state* that he`eneld• feel the . jaeht 'the floor very
plainly -when the Topping was heard. As be open
e,l the door he !Pflug out and went-erourrd the
house, but no one 6* in Sight. His family were
fearful tit have tam to nut lest some one intended_
to harm 'him: It always remained - a m y stery to
him. and finally, atrthe sapping did dotal that Arne
continue, passed from . his mind, except when
something of the same nature •occurred to revive
The same house was soon afterwards occupied
by Mr. ions D. Fox, and the same manifestations
were discovered, winch have since had so wide
spread and general publicity. This family have
been the instruments in communicating it to the
world, and were the ones, who first, by accident,
found out diere was an intelligence manifested is
this•rapping—Which, at, first, appeared merely as a
crange, unaccountable and annoying noise. The
family bear a high reputation for henesty and
truildulness—the parents being members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. At the time of the .
first occurrence of these noises, there were living
with the parents, three dauklaters, the youngest
about twelve years pf age.
We extract from the pamphlet (pages 11, 12, 13)
the first indications of the tappings, and the com
mencement of the curiosity, which has drawn
thousands to witness for themselves, these remark
able phe.nomena.:—
" They moved into the house (formerly occupied
by Mr. IVeelman) in the early pan of the month
of December, . 1847, and first heard the sounds in
the latter part of March, 1848. The sounds first
appeared to be a slight knocking in one of the bed
rooms on the floor. When the rapping was heard
they felt a tremulous motion or jar en the,floor, and
distincey felt it while in bed. This feeling has been
observed by most persons who have examined the
subject and heard the sounds. The best idea we
may be able to give of the kelit g, is to say that it,
very nearly resembles the application of a galvanic
battery to whatever you stand upon. The jar
seem,' mere of that nature than that - of a stroke
from any tangible substance. The fine time they
heard it, was in the evening just after they had re=
tired. The whole family .occupied, at that time,
the same room and all distimily beard the rapping.
They arose and searched with d light to find the
cause of the noise, which Continued all the time
.they were searching, and near the same spot. It
continued that night until they all fell asleep, which
was not until nearly or quite midnight. From this
time the noise continued to be heard every night.
" In the evening of the 31st of March, they con
chided to call in the neighbors , the noise still Con
tinuing. At this time none of the family had ever
noticed it in the day time. Ott the evening above
alluded to, (3 tat March.) they retired uncommon
ly earl), as they had been di-turbed and broken of
their rest for several nights, ire a vain attempito dis
cover from whence the sounds proceeded. They
thought that this night they would not be disturbed
by it. whatever it was.
" Mrs Fax bad not retired when the usual sounds
commenced. . The girls, whs occupied another
bed in the same room, beard, the sounds, and en
deavored to imitate them by snapping their fingers.,
The attemin vras.maile by . the,yr ungest girl, about
'twelve years old. When she made the noise with
her fingers, the sounds were retreated just as many
times as, she ; mtale them. The sonnilwas not Like
that which s he made, only the number of raps
When she stopped snapping her fingers, the
&minis stopped for a short time. One Of the other
girls then said •tn sport, Now do what I do;
count one, two. three. kier, five, six," &ex, arthe
tame time siriking one hand in the other. The
same number of blows or sounds were repeated as
in the other case. As this slight manifestation of
intelligence was displayed, skiwbegan to be alarm-.
ed, and desisted from trying any more ceperimemts
Mr'. Fox then said count ten, and there were ten
distinct strokes or sounds. She then said, will you
'tell the. age of (one of the children ) and it
was ',answered brthe same number of raps that
she was years of ags. In like-manner, the *ge of
her different children was told.corremly by this MP
seen visitor. - •
"Mrs. Fox then caked if it wawa htlmim being
that was making that noipa,:and if It was to •Marti
fest it by making the rime neisee Thera was no
smrodin answer 40 this gawk:lry 11/11e3 therrailtitil
if it was a spirit, and tersest/Of:if it in that it
would manifest it by making two dialect sounds.
As soon as she had made the reqttest, she hoard
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tlittaimais or simitriaAnciii no* i:Je t i . -?"
the two farma she desired. 'Sfrit • 'thee 'proceed . Id
_to inetnre-if it simian injured spirit, atatte - request
an answer in the wane way, end itte4aPPiefk was
repeated. In this way it answered = her until she
iseertained that purported tote the spirit of •
araniAnd that be was murdered in that house lay a
person who had wicepied it some years before ;
_that be war a pedlar and. was murdered .for,ina
money.. To the quewioq elbow old he was, theta
were fitrtylonr distinct raps. 'She also 'ascertained.
"by 'the same means-Sit heiris married man and
lad Mk a wife and five children; thathisirifewas
dead,„And had been dead two, yearn.
" After ace nail*" eo much, abe asked the quer
"Rill the none cominue call in the
tlEighbote ?" Thdinstriti wail - by ripping in the
affirmative. They them Dior the-first OM., began
to call in .the
thi n
gold Mof eighbors le help; if possible, wive
ti ry.
wilt * ** at y firm called is their nearest. neighbors,
who came, thinking they world have a hearty
laugh it the family for being frigmenedr but when
the first lady that. came in found that the noise,
whaterit it might,,be Ohlml' the age of herself
as well an atheis t :am:lore correct moisten; en mat
ters of Rie lly of Kr' ?cis *is entirely
ibervoneleded that them was something
beside a sebjectof ridicule and laughter in those
unseen hot communications. The „neigh
bots insisted upon calling in others , wiloelme, and
aftef ihreirtigation, were as tench confounded as
dig first.
" Tht family Wog engnewhat alarmed and much
tutlgtte i left ttyl hou?e, to 'pend the night, _the
i.iesiseme of Me. Fo x and a Mr. Redfield. " The
next daYlhe etißfittnent 'began to apread t and the
home was filled:le* anxious seekers' for the un
keown_an visitor. Through that -day
and up to that tuner there were no Sounds bearti in
the day time. '
4 On Smidny mdifiltig, April 2di the noise com
menced in the day tithe; and was heard all that
(lay by all who could get into4he house, as the
crowd who Cqype from all quarters was , much
greater than ldh 'helm wrath] hold. We have
heard it estimatea r thoit'llot one time thererviere as
many as five hanaireid peOple who hail gathered to
hear the worlds, soAreot- was the excitement at
the commencement (it tliese strange (occurrences."
This account of the family is corroborated by lEto
published testimony of their nearest neighbors, and
by other reliable persona, wholitul witueseed and
heard the same.
The next Chapier (Hid) re a iligrossion to a his
tory of similar transactions in the Wesley family,
at Epworth, England, in 1716, as embodied in-a
narrative drawn up by Joita xst.r.v,and publish- .
ed in the Arminian...Magazine. The narrative is
contained in the "Memoirs of the Wesley Fami
ly," by /psi( C.t.stax, and the facia are so well
authenticated as to be unimpeachable. k discloses
a state of affairs almost similarly' those existing in
Mr. Fox's family, and which, in the case of one of
the daughters of Mr. Wesley, watt continued for a
period of thirty-four years.
Precisely similar . occurrences (says the work)
took placiAn Winesburg, Germany, and other
places, from the year 18tfill to 1828, the authentic
accounts of which are given in a work by JUSiIOI349
Kerner, called "The Seeress of Provost."
The Fifth Chapter goes back to the progress of
the sounds as Arcadia. We quote from the pam
phlet
"We left them after they had just learned
enough of the matter to converse, by a rap for an
affirmative, and no sound for a negative, an . .e
name or two. spelled oat by the use of the alphabet.
"Like all new discoveries, this has become attain
perfect as it has been investigated and studied intro.
The 'mode of communication has gradually im
proved, until those who are most familiar with it
can, without difficulty, get long and correct COMMlS
nications spelled oat by the alphabet.
4 .- For some time the rapping wasconfined to that
house, although, as stated in a former chapter, the
family of Mr. For all left the house at times.—
While the neighbors were testing the floor and the
walls of the house, and the family entirely away
from it, the sounds were heard asduAinctly as ever.
We wish diis to be distinctly remembered, as
it has often been asserted by persons ignorant of
the Facts, or wilfully malicious, that the sounds
were never heard, unless in the presence of two of
the daughters of Mr. Foci. The tams already stated
and proved, show that they commbnced Wore that
family occupied the house or lived in the neighbor.
hood.
"Subsequently, however, as was the case in the
Wesley family, -it seemed to evince a partiality
tor, or to manifest itself more freely in presence of
the two youngest girls. Why this was so, they
could not tell, nor will we at present conjecture.—
Up to the time of the first manifestations', none of
the family had ever been magnetized.
"It soon began to be heard, trot only-in that
house, but in that of some of the neighbors also.
" Part of the family Went to Rochester to reside,
and the same sounds were heard bY the portion of
the family in that city r while the part thatremained
in Hydesville continued to bear them there. By
this time it had been discovered that the different
sound or sounds in different places, purported to be
the spirits of difiesent persons. indeed the proofs
pretty soon began to be plain s that they , were so, or
at least that whatever it was, It hail the power of
iellleg the names of persons entirely unknown to
the family, and often reminding them of something
that took place in their own fatnily, 'or which Mr.
Fox's family could know nothing, unless-they had
the power to see through their thought* and all
space besides, which would be much more strange
than to allow that it is what it purports to be.
" Not long alter it began to be hard by this
family is Rochester, it began to. be heard in other
housed iu the same city, and among others,in the
house of a Methodist clergymen,
where the same
sounds have continued from that time to thug, no
thei have in othat . places and houses. The clergy.
triawalluded to, related in a public audience in the
city of Rochester, the following, which will serve
to show the intelligence sometimes manifested -by
this sound, which so many deny being anything
but sun imposition. "A Mr. P-6—, it friend of
mine from Lockport, had come from that place on
leseinera and put up with me. He told me that he
had left at home a child Fie*. I requested him to
eo to Mr 0 'a and hear this g myeaerictos noise.'—
He went, and, like many others. could not make
up his mind what it was, In the morning he again
went, when the spirit who was in communieation
with him, spelled out the sentence : Your dtild is
dad, Mr. P. immediately found Elder J., and al
thoughle as yet had not seen or heard enough io
convince him of its •reliability, he' thought it- his
duty to start for home.,. • ,
"A - shorr time afier - he started, _Elder J. returned
to his' house and his wife banded hintaildrelcaPhic
communication from LoCkpOrt, Which he opened ,
and read as follows': Say to IW. P., that kin child
is dead it
. 1 From Rochester and thin simnel it began 1°
,
'be he of eit?; . (Anburtia an t d; life olfiti
places, it was, for a _short time, confined to one
"The Ibit - ist its being heard in this City was
When Me* - - daughter oflqr. Poi visited us,
and from
time it hasten - finned intlftveral farm
lies, and hardly a weelt Vassal without our ter,tiv
ing authentic mfiftmatioto of some new lace ere
these commence" have corrim4tied. , We are in.
formed of at least eat Willies in Auburn wbohear
more or less of he same sounds. .
In almost everyplace wheri it. has commenced,
there bits been at fine but - a Sew sounds and gen
erally much more faNt that after it bemuse muse
common. It is a 're Common occurrence in. the
family and social qi es to be talking of some
mallet" Connected T ? A AL Ibis strange developteetll2
,t
and for all in the room to beer a distinct rap—per
haps two or three4e if confirming what was said.
This is 'generally trfe dtay - it commences at new
places.
The sixth chapter given caul aefectikt of the Outgo .
investigations gone httO at Rochester under the di
rection of a nrthiber of the meet eminent and relia
ble citizens, mos,oistettli were at the outset in
credulous. Every possible precaution was taken
to prevent collusion or haul; tMI the result was
that alter three days of searching Wiestigation, the
examinee composed of men, were forc
ed to acknowledge that they ignanot account by
any known laws forthe developmentsniatricatile.
they acquitted the persons in whose presence .the
sounds were heard of all band,
" One member of the first committee stated thi r st
he asked the question, " Who is it that. wisitesi
communicate with me !" The answer was, " Your
wile wit. talk,, 41eAripleth
d,e, anal' ttinfY t-6
iti l l
the riersthiti PresenliolibilAtiinillhat he tie r had
a wife. To use his own expression when he gave
his public report, he "browbeal it down." lie
would not admit. that there was - noratry truth in tt
until be reported in the tttt ina , --rthew he stated it
correctly—bebarl lost /nese* some tune before.
The following statemeriqpivs 58-39) is taken
from the private journal of one of the authors of the
pamphlet:—
"On the 23d of November, 1848, .1 went teethe
City of Rochesteron business. ► had previously
made up my rind to investigate this so.called
mystery, if I should have an opporittnity. In doing,
so, I had no doubt bm what I possessed shrewd•
ness enough to detect the - trick, as 1 strongly sosi
perfect it to be; or discover the cause of the noise it
shoslttbe unknown , to - the inmates of The house
"A friend of Minewhom I had long known as
a skeptic in retard to any such wonders, invited
me to go with him to hear it. I accepted the invi•
tenon with- adeeling that was far from serious
prehension ofrommunicuting with anything beyond
toy power to di-cover.
" Before I heard the sound we seated ourselves
around a table. As soon as we got quiet, I heard
a slight but distir-ct rapping on the floor, apparent.
ly on the antler side. Although 1 concluded that
such a sound mach/ be made by machinery, I could
see no passible motive in the family taking so much
pains to deceive people, ar they received nothing
but annoyance and - trouble in return for pains.
I proceeded to ask some questions and they were
answered very freely and correctly. I asked if it
would rap my age? It was done correctly. I then
took my mommandum book from my pocket and
treole my questions. so that no whet persons should
know the nature of the questions. I would write,
" rap four times ; rap one ; rap six : rap seven;"
and to each and every question I got a correct 'art.
neer. I then laid aside my book and proceedil to
ask similar test questions menta ll y, and, before,
received correct answers. r I,r• •
" I could not believe that persons rifiWent had the
power to discern my Ouneg fits and make these
somids in answer, for the sounds have a peeuliari
ty not easily imitated. To iiippose this to be the
arse would make the matter a still ...treater thyitte
sy. I knew they could not give those answers,
for there were questions answered Which they
could not know anything about.
" At another time I tried the eitperldient of haun
ting in. the following manner I took sevemlkhells
from a card basket on tlia table, (small lake shells,)
closed my hand and placed it under the 'table en
tirely out of sight. Intl requested as Many taps RA
there were 'Owes'. It was done correctly. As I
knew how many sheik - there were in my hand, 1
rest/keit to test it in .anotherl way to see if there
was a possibility cf my mind having an infltlence
in the matter. I took a handibil of shells without
knowing how many I took myself. Still.the an.
swer was correct. 1 then lequested a friend who
pat by the table to put his hand in the basket,
take out some shells Withont knowing the number,
and pass them Intl my hand, which I immediately
closed and planed in a position where none
could see it. The Humber was told as cor
reedy as before. We continued this elan of es.
periments for a long time, without the least failure
in getting correct answers.
"There could be no mistaking these thin*. They
could nolbe influenced by our mind; for we aid
not min-etyma know what the answer sheuhl be.—
This places.a geiems on its being anything govern
ed by the Minds of those asking questions or those
who hear irmost freely, The proof of getting am
steers and correct ones to-mental questions, and to
thoughiOrhere 9uemions are not asked, is a plain
as even the rappm Use f.
" We have kninvn Seteral persons to be sitting
around a table in conversation; and when they
ceased, the signal for the alphabet would be called
tor, and a sentence would bespelleid like this,—,
(naming one-of the company,) thinks so' and so,
mentioning exactly what their thoughts wpre. At
one time several persons werepresent ; one wrote
on a piece of paper to another something about two
other members of the company, which, although
animportant, they did not wish the others to know ;
but, as if to convince us all of their porter to tell
our thoughts, the signal was given for the alphabet,
and the same spelled out that they had written..---
This has scullion been the case of similar occurr
ences. that it is placed beyond dispute by ibose who
haveltried the experiment of getting enswetito men
tal questions."
The nest Chapter (VII) discusses the gnestion,
"Are theygood or evil spirits!" The unhorse-rt.
deafly incline to the former belief s and give sever
al rases in point s which we quote from p. 63-61:
One day as we were at the dinner table , the di
rection to nne of the family was," Von had better
go to the depot. at three iicket.' .Ahhongh he
was not eunscione of beingueeded thererhehhey
ed the direction and foundAt the depot a friend
with his trunk which he cook! not have brought
alone.
one ofthe fi r st opportanitiin t, (E.v.Vir. C.)
had of investigating, I had the following root
which appeared lobe anything bat evil to me, al
thopghrthe direction was about - 4 worldly matters."
kfyself and wife and a. female friend of emi t
had been investigating until a late -hoar, nearly
twelve o'clock, in night, and a violent storm ' bad
sprung up.. It was necessary for as toga tom:maw
er,partof the.city,-kruf it was so late that-the pub
lievreeyarices4aitallleft Men we& stand-and
we we're at a loss how to get a conveyance-1
Went as directed, but saw no carriage and began
to think I had been Mill iireeted, but !Ting 1 was
ESE
. _
turning to. go beck, a convertnee vame Op the
street, Mod without - my speakmg baited Me and in- .
quired -if *anted ur -conveyance. I of course
took it and Conveyed the !Mottles home.
"On one occasion, ' * gentleman of Rochester
was indebted lea woman whowt4 id great tree)
of the money. The spirits &tempi her litlYris ter
to go at such it plderketffif street at if certain hour
in the day, and atte - woulti„meef the man who
would pay bertbreei dollars' fiir - her - sister. .7'he
little girl did not' 1614 Me' Man !rho owed the
money but Went asrdireetti the aPPohlted
ehe met a
,Mtlyt' who said !,0 Are ra
ttle girl that lives with.: MO, 1-17 She ieplierl
in uric affirmative.' to' Here an. dsree dollars I wish
you would taiett to herf a n , saidthe man, handingler
a bill, arid passe; pit.
" At onetime . we had. been discussing the ger.
jeet of, how much or host little reliance could be
P`aced upon the directions received through this -
source, and we were directed to sit by the table to
receive a messa,v,e. We did so, and received by
using the alphabet: " NOW all 'inseam what we
say. We want you to da-better. You have doubt
ed our words; you will see the woe when you
said "I &mil know what,tehthink-rthey am evil
rp:rits—l doubt the ineisfuleess of it." Now denbt
no mr.re, but all have sisterly and brotherly feel
ings; this is wetessage [Ma Sod."
The as spirits," it see*, have 'different modes of
tOmmunication, by which the inference is drawn of
their respective demeas of intelligence. Our ma-
ders mu: t judge for themselves of the reliability of
sucliteits as are containealti trio felloWiug, horn
page 66 :
•
•
i 'lNiearly every person who has called/m(lmnd) ,
far some particular spirit gets a signal whereby that
particular spirit is laroisii. This signal is dideretit
for different spiritA. and Rhirith2ll it is frequently at
tempted *e have nhver known these signals imita
ted. We do not think theta is danger of being de
ceived by ignmant sprits wheira person becomes
acquainted with there contmunicuions The sound
made by an ignorant spirit is quite dillerent amen
the others. It'fale the sounds made by intelligent.
Tirits is defy and holy, the sound Wade by Mr tens.
rant ones a low and muffled, like the sinking of Ike
hand on tile carpet. It e arecontiaent that, n ith due
:minion and care, intelligent and upritht individuals
wilt get correct answers. Much depettda upon the
mind and disposition dtpersons at the time of ask
ing the questions, tot, as all the Univinse goes by
albuides, it need. a puro.mind, calm thinker and
deliberate gurfnierttr to get coniumuicaticms from
spii its of a high order."
The eighth chapter etintains 101710 displays of
Physical Power, wisitth the pamphlet says took
place in the prepares id a number of witnesses,
who are ready ter testify to the facts when called
upon. Thew circumstances took place in Auburn,
the dembustration being always elected in a dark
room. We quote again intracts kora the private
inertial :
" &think!! coming:, Od. 1 20ft.—This evening we
lad asked for some dtflerent demonstrations, and
our request was complied with. We h eard the
sounds on the wall, baleen. tab e, floor, anti other
place:, as loud as the striking with a hammer.—
That table was moved about the room, and turned
over and turned back. Two men in the company
Undertook Jo hold a chair down, while, at their re
quest, a spirit moved it, and, notwithstanding they
exerted all their strength, 'the chair eoithl not be
hell still by them. As we sit by the table, the
cloth was remot ed ton different part of the morn.
Thecombs of several lattice were taken from their
heads seal put into.the heade : Of -others, and after
ward the combs returned tb their owners, and plac
ed in the hair as before. There was a perst n pres
ent this evening who tad been sitvicious that the
guitar was played a few nights before by some of
the persons present. The first thing when we came
together was. for the alphabet to be called for by
the' spirits, who spelled " A. thinks IL and C. play
ed the guitar!" Thus were herihnughts revealed
before the company. At another meeting, anoth
er person vrah told the same 'flame, although eye
bad never expressed to any one her thoughts.
" During one of These evenings, a wish *as ex
pressed that we might see the hand that touched es.
on looking toward the window, (the moon shining
through the, curtain,) we saw a hand water to and
fro before it. We could discover no other part of
a forth. This we have witnessed many times our
t
selves and several hare discovered distinctly the
ego of persons whom they knew and who hid
been t . ead for years.
" 0 one occasion when several persons were
present. the guitar was taken from the bands of
thoire who held it, [they taking hold of hands,' and
put in tune and commenced playing while it pee.
ed world the room above their heads. It was-also
taken fmns one person andpassed to others in the
moth. In this way for nearly two hours it continu
ed to play and keep timer With the singing and the
guitar was taken by this unseenpoWer to different
parts ofthe mom while playing , i • •
'' Ofiaterentagi white several tattles were pres
ent,e some pf theta requested that the spirits would
take their hair down. Accordingly it was done.—
(Inc. ol *ern hod her hair taken down andl done up
in exedra, and one of them had her'is braided in
fohr Strands. We cannot pretend. -to give all the
eases of these singular demonstrations which hate
been witnessed by ourselves and others; it would
fill a large volutes."
The conclusion is devoted to answering objec
tions, du., from which we take the lollow-ingexpla
nations :.— s ....
The question very natnrally ai ises : Why do
these spiriNs require a dark room whenever they
play ma.mal instrnaients, ,take hold of persons,
Si?. This they answer by saying that We, hitt eln
assume a tangible form in onitsr - to do !Wire things,
and 'we are not yet prepared for such a visitation.
Ilrnvever ntgch this may be objected to. we
are inclined to believe' that it holds perfectly- true
with most persons. It is again aided: How tb , y
ear, make a farm that we can fort and evert sett
hand ol.' Thtir answer in this 1s: thattheT use the
ingredients of the atmosphere td make blithis form.
This-moot be the case where they tench an, for
nothing of a substance. so complet thist-apparent• •
ly.ity could. gain wows to the room whin doors
'and windows were closed. the Mattel. rem
prising what we name spirit is so subtle thttichke
electricity. can penetrate anywhere.-- •
!tile question will nail elf : r riot stelae
knew' . when -the alphabet is•tQled ter?' 'lt 11. , "tr
are iircil l iintea with these cronmunicialidha ti n der'
stated the signal far the alpha bet. It - is ltn t p rrn ',Ey ,
fire imick soreitestve 411 1 1 1 : On hearing lbe lYi
person commences K neer
.ant
gets the communication spe!lci(trilt.".,
A long list of-of mimes is giros of remelts iefei
have heard enettßi less of t6eae _ ipaoitee~stntiogg:_-
We nixke among*qi 11 . 1 4- 0. 0 1 . r• aak
TeX &LIT, of Trey, it; this county •
varier 'ober& oomprfees; - ere beliereiheeteetfi .
tial Pnirtit'efihtfix:eigiblet:pet forth : Upetiiteth
a milter,we have oco continents to teaks-ono phe
losophy to deduce. .31an's natural incredulity
(recent a belief in the apirilusl cm igto of
, r^.F a 3 3V.71* , 044
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. these noises, *Mout ticArinul ennvineing proof,
That they achntlly have ceettrfed, as sand; tak.a
meellefl9 bldile theingnirieirsirsfionho Win prea
ception, is undoubted. - Qin varrite4 knowlailai la
wine
is b 646 41 1,19 rY cleill'e#4l4eeGe
i.te Vl,h4h IfekkelPint di.eints'cls - u*tililffellelC
H ig r" al i* la st q 1 4,1 1 11 tk!!ef. l 4 . tn.,krispi,ht
ilia •Svill 41 1 1.04,0 c ,te rOT `tat .t . that the
`rtsitis42e,itiarrialir4he*.
teelabt . .entra7snrittit sisits,tifv4rirscietininsurad:et
mighty Tcohnions in itskulo44e4l4lo.ll4hy,*lo o
the tkv eee&s mathria.tlit'hatnce aud. fin/patios
al electricity and. galvanism. an l-ipaychokieu *ill
gradually unfold to the Itriudof than, fanyl and phe
'nbinena niii; beyond his comprehension.
WM tee s ilrated
THOUdiffe,
qaggested by hearing a Child Lauglarswhi'e Asleep
I hear therhateithe '
Even at midnight's solffuty hour ..
When all is bushed in stillnessmost Foram:id;
:Audi am weary, tossing en ray cotter;
j.Feverish and restless, longing for one bane
t Of sweet forgetfulness and slumber .
Ah, vain attempt ! to Italie this achingitead
Or quell these nerves, by dire disease vastrongl
But than; my ,lumberer, is perfeet health
And bighth of happiattas, vthat dreamest thou 1. •
'''Art Wending, its chase with wildest glee,
Or knit ill.rformed sb44'. feet of htlyisb play,
Or gambling in spbjfkre mirth with thy:
)lost loved-and faht`rite pet. young Orlatalkin.
Alt! these are dreams of innocenee.and yurntk.
Whose shadows die attay, and leave no trace
Of disappointat*nt and regret
Not so viAions.bright of later years.
When with'ring care, and sickness pale, grief,
Dread 'adversity and bitter woe have
" Crushed the' heart.
If then, perchance: enact the diekerings
Of hope. whets balmy sleep desceads l and draws .
The curial of repast, shuts out file scenes
Which riirtirre en; and so disttaet the brain.. •
Imagination beeltoirs Mar awarr
And on be, 19113, steking the fountain bead
Of earthly, bliss. Smiling.prosferity . •
Now brightens all his parhway, once so dresr.
And promises rent ttfatrghts of bliss on earth.
Alum he revels in substantial good,
.And even sips the drops °Nectar, ton,
When snare foal truth. featrfni lest delight
:Mould dcteil in mortal breast, whispers awake!
He groans in sorrowss-all his hopes are dashed •
And life's again a wilderness of woe! Mum.
flnttit.T I.'tn,tess—Twe farmers haTing,adispute
as In some land, an action at law was commenced
to determine it. On the day fixed, one of them
called on his opponent io accompany him to tbe
court, that each m igtit gi se his own statement of
the case. Finding his neighbor at work in his
field, hp said to him, " Is it passible • yon have for
gotten bur cause is to be tried tollay ?" "No,"
said the other, " I have not forgotten it, but I Can
not well spare time to gn. You will be there, and
I know you are ani honest man, and will state the
case fairly, and justice will be done.". - .tn.' so : it
proved, far the far Mer stated his neighbor's claims
so clearly that the came wavdeeiderl against him-
self, and he returned to inform his opponent that be
had gained the property. Stich a character is worth
more than the Wealth of the Indies.
(Mom the London Examiner.)
KOSSUTH. •
St . SVALITIL 6 / 1 1FACE CANDOR.
NATIO in the battle is not death
Deni, deep may seem the mortal gruel].
tet sweeter than an infant's breath •
Is Honor's, on tliat r field -alone.
Where irosstlill eall'd Ms spirits forth
Moll from banaw's heavina breast; .-..
They gnell'd the South, they shook the North.
They sank by fraud, not strength, represt.
If rnred9En's sacred 6re lies. queseht.
0, England ! was it not by thee
Ere from such hands the sword . was wreneht
Thine was the power to Shield the free.
Rimell's erewhile might rake their crest
Proud aq the alder of oar lend.
Although I find but in the best
The embroidered glove of Sydney's band.
Rachel may Inhere her children noir—
From higher source her glory springs. •
Where Shakspere crowns Shothamplon'abrow
Above the reach hr gaze of's...langs.,.
ftst.ssells ! where 1, .where 1 To wnygr high
VPattion the siendor twig may place,
Ancrenver, when that twig shalt die,
With blames as dark its dark disgraer.•
brive the drear rthantorn from my sight,
0, Kossuth ! Round our wintry shore
Spread broad thy strong and healthrlight,
And I will tread these weeds no more.
Cosrratoors.—C/h *twat a blessed change 'does
the converting grace of Chri!'t make in Abe- SOUL of ,
a son or daughter of Adard ! ll is like the beauty
and pleasure which the rising morning .diffuses.
over the face of 11..0 earth after a night el storm- avi'
darkness . ; it so total ol Heavers let into. all .the
chambers of the soul it lathers, only that we begin
to know ourselves aright, nod know Uod,-in his
ar.st lovely manifestations; it is.in this light wens - .
'the hateful evil of every sus ; the heaUtrof
the worth of the gospel of ChriS4 ac.l of his salve,'
tinn. 11 is a kight that carries divine heat and. his
with it; it_tettews all the powers of the: spirit, and
introduces holiness, hope and joy, in the ream of -
folly Nail guilt, sin, darkness and sorrow.--lrartt.
trtectirrueriss.—Tise Albany Dedtlyian truly Fr . -
rdarks, thatiheles(lredring thing' about a girl 1:
cheertaintess• ° We care not how ruddy hirscheekm
nia) he, iw how'reFeert arid' likt.ible hef llptcsic,
shy *Nu; she *jibe' ennAlefeil 111-liet7
ing4 4 seil bylter Kist Mewls, Wide - the' - ghitiOn''
illuminates her Face with armies
ad hariihrhisKalth*Pliei climpleXic7ri , nfai bn
cottii6 'inn; ;4 Xi
is to the lernitei*-= li • Lierranit .rerse--64:i 4
is etritirs4 l lolhst - "eltiph nance, and good na•
tare t o ih& Ils 4 'vbs enntlif
atiliatatdit.Whoe-wigntat 114131 for: little-60n
ttr In me w:Minty aervalisr-fisti Ina&
rich the land and it...a•ill pay you. tor it. Bette/
firm thittra:rel wog thla SP. ac rase
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