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B I B L E . D O C T R I N E - N O . 2.PHYSICAL MANIFESTATIONS.

It is evident that the disciples of our Lord believ­ed that men could see Spirits, for, “ when they saw Jesus walking on the sea, they were troubled, say­ing, it is a Spirit.” (Matt, xiv, 20, Mark vi, -10.) It is evident to every thinking mind that tile doc­trine of Spirit-manifestations had been previously admitted and the possibility of it settled in their minds, or they could not have made such a conjec­ture. The state of sudden surprise in which they then were, was not propitious for the introduction of m ir ideas. Further, the doctrine of Spirit-vi­sion is admitted by the Lord Himself when he said to them, when the}- again thought lie was a Spirit, after llis resurrection, “ Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself, handle me and see; for a Spirit hath not ilesh and bones as ye see me have.’’ (Luke xxiv, 30.) Here lie refers to the intangibi­lity of Spirits, as believed in by them previously and admitted that Spirits might be manifested to them.

That Spirits or angels can he seen in bodily shape as men by men of earth, has been the ex­perience of every age and of every nation, if we are allowed to credit their testimony in this case as in other cases, for all communities have had their believers, in the appearance of apparitions, Spirits, ghosts, &c., and most especially does the Bible give testimony to this doctrine in all the principal parts of it. It is not the task of luliivers in the JJible to deny that Spirits manifest themselves now, but it is the proper task of their opponents to prove that such power lias been taken away from Spirits, or that men have lost the power of seeing them. The aiiirmative of the <iuestion is tlicirs and not the ne­gative. The proof lies upon them and not on Spi­ritualists, and it would be well for them to think of this, for we assent without the fear of successful contradiction, that such an idea as that Spirits would cease to manifest themselves, or men lose the power of partaking in the knowledge of it, is not in the Bible. Then, let all who profess a belief in the truth of the Bible, either admit the possi­bility or probability of their present manifestations or of their own negligence of truth.

To Moses ns flaming lire in a bush that consum­ed not the bush, did an angel (Spirit messenger) appear. (Ex. iii, 2. Acts vii, yd.) It was an arn jd that appeared to the Israelites as a “ pillar of cloud by day and pillar of tire by night.” (Ex. xiv, lh ; xxiii, 20, 22, xxxiii, 2 and xl, 38. Is. lxiii, 0 .) It seems there were “ ten thousands of angels” at the giving of the Jewish Law on Mount Sinai, (Deut. xxxiii, 2 ,) and from Enoch’s prophesy “ my­riads of angels” of the same sort will minister to us,f-(Judo 14 verse. In the last time verse lb.) That these “tens of thousands” (Myriads translated Saints,) were angels, (Spirit messengers,) is clear from Acts vii, 54, agreeably to the testimony of Stephen, to whom lleaven was opened, (verse 5(i,) and whose own face shone as an angel’s, (Acts, vi, 15,) as well as did Moses’ face. (Ex. .xxxiv, 3o, 35.)

The Lord not only made all those physical mani­festations, “the lire, smoke, thundering, and voices of words,” at the giving of tire law on Mount Sinai as above stated, by means of angels or Spirit messengers, but He promised “ To send an angel (Spirit messenger) before Israel, to bring him to the promised land (Ex. xxiii, 2 ", 23,) and said further (verses 21, 22,) that they must “ obey Him,” “ for my name is in Him,” and repeated Ex. xxxiii, 2, so we tind that all the physical manifestations of cloud in the Tabernacle, (Ex. xl, 34, Acts vi, 38,) and voices from over the mercy seat, between the Cherubim on the ark of the covenant (Ex. xxv, 22) and in the temple built at Jerusalem, were the ma­nifestations of Spirits in whom was “ put the name of the Lord,” even to that of “ speaking face to face as a man with his friend.” (Ex. xxxiii, 11.) All these manifestations were the physical manifes­tations of Spirits. Who says they do not or can­not now manifest to us and why?

Undeveloped and mischievous Spirits in olden time, as now, manifested themselves through me­diums of their own choosing, as all know who are the least conversant with the histories of our Lord’s doings, and even afterwards as is evident in Acts xix, 13 to 10. But tlie question of Spirit manifes­tations in olden times must either lie given up or a belief in the truth of Bible history. But for the information of jerofcSsCtl Christians who have paid very little attention to what is in the Bible, wc will turn their attention to a few more facts, to show the similarity of the manifestations recorded in the Bible and those claimed to be made at the present day.

The darkening of the sun at the Lord’s crucifix­ion was similar in kind with the blackness of dark­ness on Mount Sinai, and the rending of the rocks, and the quaking of the earth, like those which made Mount Sinai shake. These, together with the dividing of the Red Sea and the waters of Jordan, were greater manifestations of Spirit power physi­cally than many of us have seen in this latter day, but the proof that Spirits did on those extraor­

dinary occasions manifest greater power than they have been yet known to manifest in our day, is no proof that the}- have lost a l l power to make phy­sical manifestations or that they cannot yet, when necessary, manifest as powerfully as ever they did upon earth.

It is claimed now, that Spirits can, through me­diums or of themselves, Spiritualize water so as to work great effects in curing diseases. In olden time, the .pool of Bethcsda was frequently Spirit­ualized by an angel, so that “ The first that stepped in was made whole of w h a t e v e r d is e a s e he had.” (John v, 4.) Why cannot Spirit messengers do the same now? Will any one please to inform us ? Is the failure that some attribute to them, because they cannot or because they will not? If it be be­cause they will not, please tell us what has chang­ed their minds '!

It is said in our time that the Spirit monitors of some mediums can instruct their mediums in the course of diseases and in cure of applicants at any distance, if the mediums be put in possession of a lock of the hair of the applicant, or bit of his cloth­ing Ac., and for ourself we cannot see why, when in old times they were cured by the “ shadow of I’eter passing over them” or “ handkerchiefs and aprons being sent from them from Paul.” (Acts v, 15, xix, 12. Why have such gifts ceased? If they have, it is owing to the want of a proper belief in them, and the power of Him who through mediums can and will do such things. (See Mark xvi, 17 and 18.) If that which calls itself the Church of Christ lias lost its promised and once Spiritual pow­er, let the soundness of their own faith be looked into and suspected, rather than the defect to the imbecillity, unwillingness or idleness of Spirits as the cause. Let it rather be supposed that the Church has followed and is following cunningly devised creeds and fables, rather than having that faith to which these things were promised, rather than to the failure of the promise to the unwilling­ness or imbecility of Spirits that were once so willing and so powerful. What could have made them sick, weak or idle?

They could roll great stones, that it was wonder­ed who could be got to lift! (Mark, xvi, 3.) But a Spirit messenger had rolled back the stone, and sat upon it. (Matt, xxviii, 2.) They also opened prison doors, (Acts, v, 10, xii, 7, xvi, 27,) unloosed chains, opened gates, and can they not now tip tables or even break them to shivers, if good can be done by their manifesting so much physical power? Yes, and even writing and speaking through mediums if necessary ? Surely they can, and none but the innocently or wilfully blind can deny i t ; yes, and make the rappings too as they did in former times.

It is evident that the first Christians believed in Spirit rappings, for when Peter had got out of pri­son by Spirit power, as related in Acts xii, 7 to 10, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, and knocked at the door of the gate ; a damsel came to hearken named Rhoda, and when she knew Peter’s voice, she open­ed not the gate for gladness, but ran in and told how Peter was before the gate ; and they said unto her “ Thou art mad but she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then they said, it is his Ax- g e l . (Verses 13 to 15.) But it happened to be Peter and was not liis Spirit as they supposed, as being more probable for his Spirit to rap than that he should be there out of prison. Now then, at­tributing his knocking at the door to be rappings made by his Spirit, shows most conclusively that they believed in Spiritual manifestations by rap­pings and knockings.

There is scarcely a kind of manifestation now made, but what is cither mentioned in and sustain­ed by the Bible, or may be legitimately inferred therefrom. Then, whence is the reluctance in members of the sects or churches to believe ? Es­pecially, as John in his first and general epistle, written in reference to the “ last time,” (chap, ii, 18,) he drops the very necessary caution to us, to “ Be­lieve not every Spirit but try the Spirits whether they be of God." (Chap, iv, 1.)

T v r o .

L o v e or H o m e .—Goldsmith speaks in the fol­lowing lines of the universality of this sentiment, this love of home, which needs but a place which, it can call home, irrespective of its merits or deme­rits, and sighs to be there, and is miserable when away :

** T h e shuddering te n an t of the frigid zone Roldly claim s th a t happ iest sp o t his own,E x to ls th e treasu res of his s to rm y sea.*»,A nd his long n ights o f re v e lry and ease ;T h e naked negro, p an tin g a t th e L ine,Roasts o f his golden sands and palm y w ine,Basks in tho glare, or steins tlio tep id w av e ,l A nd thanks liis gods for all tho good th e y gave,S uch is the p a trio t's boasts,-w here'er w e roam ;Liis first, b es t coun try eve r is a t hom e.”

It is worthy of remark that the inhabitants of dreary, desolate, and barren, and of high-bleak, mountainous and picturesque countries, seem more attached to their native land than those whose homes are in more favored sections of the world. One reason for this may be found in tho fact that equality of rights is more general in countries of the former description. Luxury has not, because it cannot, enervate the rich, whom Nature tliu.s makes physically the equals of the poor, while these latter seem instinct with a Spirit of li­berty, which the mountain heights of their coun­try arc particularly calculated to foster ; and their robust constitutions, invigorated by climbing the heights and breathing the pure atmosphere of the everlasting hills, increase this same Spirit by heiglit-

! citing the buoyancy and elevating the tone of mind, and giving it that elasticity which perfect health imparts, and in which independence finds those conditions requisite for maintenance and perpe­tuity.

The best thing to give your enemy is forgiveness ; to your opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart ; to a child, a good example ; to a father, de­ference ; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity; to God, obedience.— Rough Rotes.

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We have delayed our notice of this neat and handsome little volume to gain time, as we wished to rend “ Arnold” with careful attention.

Had we room for an extended review, there are many reasons we could give to justify the pleasure we f e e l in this publication,—as it is, we must be brief. We are (»leased because the subject as well as the author is American, and as an American production, should be treated with kindness by a ll who wish to encourage “ native” genius and talent. We know there is a m ania for transatlantic produc­tions of all kinds, one that rules not only the read­ing man}-, but our critics and would-be reviewers, and n il because it is the “ fashion.”

There must be something in the very act of an­ticipating, that either enhances the value or fixes the condemnation of a thing, for it is one of the oldest absurdities and inconsistencies of civilization to “ go J a r and buy dear," while the same and of­ten better articles of a like kind can be had at home for half the pains and mono}-.

The absurdity of the Romans sending toBrittany for oysters, and buying them at enormous prices and eating them, when they should be condemned by every law of health,—while the Bay of Naples could furnish a better, cheaper, and healthier arti­cle,—is not more ridiculous than our greedy hun­gering after a foreign literature, forgetful of the man}- intellectual feasts prepared to hand in our own country.

In illustration of the above, wc may instance the change in public feeling in Mr. G. P. R. James andhis novels. When he u as an Englishman evertliing he gave the public was hailed with all the noise and nonsense of a people anxious and greedy to make their “ gr and salm on'' to this great Mogul of fic­tion ; but soon as the novelty of his American adoption and baptism has passed away, be is per­mitted to sink to rest or go to sleep, just as it may please him, since the charms of bis fiction are gone, lie has conic to America and henceforth must send his productions to England, since it is a universal fact in the science of psychology, that “ distance lends enchantm ent to the view.”

We write thus not to depreciate the works of any country, (for genius has neither age nor country be­yond a cultivated humanity,) but to call the atten­tion of the reader to this obvious inconsistency, and to ask his aid in its reform.

Another f a c t nearly as absurd and pernicious springs from the former, viz. : that of ignoring the ineriis of the less fortunate members of the broth­erhood of genius, because there are some fe w great­er. Wc think it would be no very difficult task to convict many of our most popular critics of the narrowest and most superficial Catholicism to sev­en-tenths of all native genius.

Whether the admiration professed for Shakspeare, Milton, and a few other names in the brilliant gal­axy of genius is sincere or not, we cannot now in­quire ; but certain it is, that reform is needed here as in other departments of life, where a surrepti­tious veneration for antiquity and the things of the past hangs round the neck of humanity like a huge incubus, crushing inspiration and vitality out of present life. No wonder poetry is cold and the age barren, since the Spirit that was wont to mould itself into great conceptions by a “far-reach ing

fa n c y ,'' has rocked itself to sleep while singing lullabys to the pets of the past

“ Many a time and oft” have we been forced in­to reflections like these, by seeing some half-dczen lines or so, of contemptible twaddle given to the public as a “ critical notice” of some new hook, belonging to some one unknown to fame. A long chapter might be written on the im m orality which in many cases have sprung from this state of things, as it frequently leads to the most palpable piracy of names and composition, in order to force the work on an unrellccting and indiscriminating public.

So much we feel moved to say at present, as the little volume at the head of this article has received scanty justice at the hands of its critics.

It may be the subject is distasteful to them, be­cause associated with one of the “ dark scenes in history,” but mostly we apprehend, because “ Ar­nold ” himself, has long since been dramatized and popularized in the public mind, and therefore not likely to be fruitful of novelty, although presented in a new dress.

In proof of this wc might cite the history of the stage for the past quarter of a century, and ask how often during that period of time have the Eng­lish historical plays of Shakspeare been performed before a British or American audience ? Those who are acquainted with the history of the stage will say very seldom, in comparison with his Ro­man, Venetian, and other national dramas; because good sense has long since taught practical judgment the necessity of novelty in all stage representations. And were it not for the culmination of genius which the poet appropriates to some of the prominent characters, Sliakspeare’s plays, like those of Beau­mont and Fletcher, Massinger and Ford, Dryden and Lee, would be known more as past curiosi­ties of literature, than sources of present inspi­ration and pleasure. And as it is, the attraction belongs now mostly to the genius of the actor or actress, rather than the poet; because the intellec­tual conception of these characters have been so popularized by frequent reading and representa­tion, that the personifications of the best artists of the modem stage are but elaborate efforts to give vitality and life to these abstractions.

A historical tragedy, therefore, to be successful, must possess not only the marked in d ividu alities found in other plays, but all the varieties of char­

acter necessary for contrast and relief during the development of the catastrophe.

In this particular “ Arnold” is defective as a dramatic production, cither for stage or reading purposes. .

Fidelity to history is .the f r s t of virtues, where the desire is historic delineation, but for stage pur­poses very marked- modifications have oft to be made, so as to bring the m ain fa c ts and spirit of the times before the audience.

Taking it for granted, therefore, that “ Arnold” is a liistorical, rather than a dramatic composition, we will henceforth speak of it as such, in the fol­lowing remarks. And here we might as well thank the author for his effort as elsewhere, since to us it is a most timely and acceptable issue. The age is emancipational in literature, philosophy, biography, and wc cannot well see why it should not be in history. The efforts of Thomas Carlyle to free the memory of Cromwell from the purgatory of public opinion, as well as Lord Brougham’s essay to eman­cipate the life and much of the writings of Voltaire from the theological odium of Christendom, arc alike commendable to the student of history and the friends of progress.

By the same philosophy we accept “ Arnold,” not as the first, but as tlie best effort yel made to free the memory of that undevcloj>al man from the unnecessary blackness and darkness which the popular feeling and prejudice of other days have thrown riund the memory of that once bright, but unhappy genius. This emancipation of the great men of the past from the popular “ hells ” of the times, will be in proportion to the development of distributive justice and a healthy moral sentiment, since most men are already convinced that “ where sin did abound, grace did much more abound.”

We may not soon forget or forgive the selfish­ness of any man or set of men, who could for a moment think of, much less attempt, the destruction of a band of heroes who were fighting for life,“ liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” with the holy hope inspiring them that their children’s children should inherit and enjoy the blessing; yet it is necessary that all the circumstances at­tending the development of the crime be known, that “ just judgment ” be possible, since self-respect to say little about the magnanimity of a developed manhood requires that we “ nothing extenuate, nor set doicn aught in ■malice." The generous emotions that mingle with the memory of the martyred dead will find enough of virtue left, when the true history of the age is known, to warm the soul to deeds of noble daring , without giving false coloring to any part of the narrative for the poor purpose of reflecting fictitious virtues. If “ the jargon of theology affords a field too barren to bear so vig­orous a weed as undisputed contradiction,”* what wonder that self-emulation, personal aggrandize­ment and wild ambition, should be productive of discords and antagonisms so as to develop “ f a c ­t io n .” Schism in church and Faction inState gov­ernment, has ever been productive of the most un­happy issues,— issues that have not only tempest- tossed the “ Arch ” of liberty, but often brought Humanity to a stand still.

At the opening of the tragedy, wc find some members of Congress making free speeches on the “ higher laic" principle, against a fa ctio n ' then in power, whose history we have in these few words from the 1 st member :

Scarcely has o u r in fan t co u n try Passed from th e M idw ife's hands, w hen w e Login A n id io t s trife to see w ho shall be g reatest. ~T o th is a re S ta rk and A rno ld sacrificed.

Arnold had gained for himself a name Second to none in the army, and had ever manifested a spirit of heroism and daring adventure, wild betimes even to extravagance, but ever marked by a power of will and an energy of character that put to flight all odds and obstacles. He had fought, bled and suffered for the country and the cause of freedom, and naturally expected promotion. For reasons not clear, he is not promoted, but “ superseded" by Lincoln and St. Clair.

The following solliloquy will explain the state of I things at this time, and give some insight into the • character of Arnold :

’T is tru e , th e n ! superseded 1 and a batch :O f dolts se t over m e. D isg raced ! d e s tro y e d !So far os m y vile enem ies, w ho b ang *U pon m y footsteps, like a p ac k o f w olvesT h irs tin g for blood, can do it. A h, poor m e 1T h e y have achieved a s treng th I dream ed n o t oCB u t I w ill m e e t th e m face to face, and p layT h is m atch-gam e b ravely th rough ; and th e y shall d rink .A ye, to the dregs, tho b itte rness th e y ’ve steepedF o r me. Oh, base ingratitude ! Oh, lame,Im becile and d istracted , w ise, w ise Congress !I ’ll b ea rd y o u in y o u r p roud , conceited halls,C ram m y com m ission in y o u r v e ry tee th .A nd cast m yself, m y w rongs, upon m y coun try .

A temper like this, though well adapted to war and massacre, is not tlie kind of material to make a cool and clear thinker, so that we are not sur­prised at finding him in a constant state of excite­ment and passion through the ('lay.

Gen. Gates, from ambitious motives, is the private foe and public opponent of Gen. Arnold, and has so often stood in the way of victory to Arnold’s thinking, that the following reflections seem quite natural:

W ho lends m y fellows in the w ild m elee?G ates is all snug and q u ie t in h is ten t,gave th a t h is clothes a re packed, and all th in g s readyF o r safe re trea t. M y G o d ! and w here am I,W h en sw ords are flashing, and th e ra ttlin g sho t F lies, an d th e bayone ts in w ild w aves sweep,T o do th e w ork o f freem en ? H ere am I,Chained, helpless, d e sp e ra te ! F o r m y ravaged coun try F ve poured m y blood like w ate r. A ll m y hopes,M y streng th , m v life, I 'v e offered on h e r altar.A nd w here tlie "bravest sh ru n k , these have I m e t H e r foes u n b lan ch ed ; and all th a t m o rta l pow er Could do, I 'v e done in h e r ex trem ity .B u t sb t repays m e hate , d is tru s t ancl scorn.H er m in ions h u n t o u t cause o f in fam y E v e n in m y w ounds. M u st I su b m it to this,A n d lick th e hands th a t scourge an d to r tu re m e ?M ust I bow dow n to G ates, and cry, AH h a i l ! *T hou p rince of—p u p p ie s ! *

Arnold, in common with most men, talks much of his in ju ries and personal wrongs, too much lor

the true hero ; yet he is not all selfish as we may judge from the following generous remarks :

H ere is a le tt«r, Sir, o f w hich I beg T o claim y o u r ca re ; and h ere five hun d red dollars,T o be expended fo r th e education A nd fit suppo rt, according to th e ir station .O f th e orphan ch ild ren o f b iave G eneral W arren .H e w as m y fr ie n d ; and w hile ou r b u rd en ed coun try D elays prov ision ’gainst the p o v e rty I n w hich I hea r th e y ’re living, b e i t m ine T o rescue th em from w ant, and care for them .A ll necessary cost and p roper charges .F o r th e ir fit m ain tenance, from tim e to tim e,I 'l l pay.

Still it were well not to place too much confi­dence in this, as the General has just returned home with his blushing bride, and no doubt being happy, feels the necessity of doing something no­ble. Very natural for a newly-married man, with such warm feelings as the General.

Nevertheless we cannot help a feeling of surprise, when we lind him in the very next scene holding private and confidential conference with a “ mer­chant/’ a “ Jew,” and the “ Captain of a priva­teer,” with each and all of whom he seems to be on very ¿nlu/utk, though not friendly, terms. But as “ money is their suit,” there is not much need of ceremony, so they talk to the point in the regu­lar AY all-street style.

Mrs. Arnold in the meantime is iinuing thatT h e pathw ay th rough th is valley of existence

Is n o t all stTO'vn w ith flowers. D esert sands,W here green th ings cannot grow , and leafless trees.W ith sharp p ro tru d in g thorns, aud th rea ten ing rocks.A nd p recip ices huge, th ick in tervene .O G od! su p p o rt m y streng th , and hold m y heart.A nd shed th y peace upon m y husband 's soul !U ngratefu l coun try ! H e lias n o t deserved T h e tre a tm e n t th a t is m eted o u t to him .F o r you, he has renounced h is law ful k ing—F o r y ou , he's offered up his s treng th and blood :A nd in re tu rn , you suffer his good nam e T o be defam ed; w ithho ld his ju s t rew ards,A nd drive h im in to frenzy.

It should be borne in mind, however, that Mrs. Arnold is a “ royalist,” and not of tlie Republican party, the better to understand some of the lan­guage.

Things have progressed from bad to worse with Gen. Arnold, as he lias been tried by a Court Mar­tial, and is to be “ reprimanded by the command­er-in-chief,” although found guilty of no crime but “ imprudences.''

This is the last “ ounce ” that snaps the already tine thread of liis wavering fidelity, and sends him henceforth into the gulf of crime. Revenge and avarice seem now to be the prédominent passions, aside from “ his love for his wife,”t which Mr. George Lippard supposes to be the cause of all his error. Arnold was poor and in debt, but his ¡»ride as well as his love, would not allow him to make the confession to his wife; so tlie “ rope of sand” that for a moment held him from destruction gave way, and henceforth he is drifting to his destiny and death.

The attempt of Arnold to put the English in possession of West Point, the capture of the la­mented and loved Major André, liis trial and exe­cution, arc the well-known facts on which the tragedy hastens to its catastrophe. In most that Arnold has said during his war with tlie “ faction,” there arc few that will not in some degree sympa­thize with him. But we have now arrived at a crisis in liis life which is the fact that lives in histo­ry against him, and blackens the glory of his bet­ter days. We have room but for a part of the re­flections which Arnold uses to convince himself. Reflections, whether good or bad, we are sorry to say, have been matched within a few years by the advocates of “ law and order,” against tlie vindi­cators of the higher laic.

Arnold has resolved on “ infidelity ” to the Re­public and liberty, and we think the following as good a “ p lea ” as he could offer for himself were he before us in person :

B u t w hy shou ld I, w ho oft have b raved D eath in a thousand shapes, sh rin k from a nam e ?I am no tr a i to r , and shall be no tr a i to r /T b e trea so n w as w hen first we drew the sw ord I n th is u n ho ly strugg le w ith o u r k in g :A nd th u s w ith "Washington, and G ates, and G reene,A nd all the rebel rabb le of these S tates,I am a tra ito r now ; and so shall be,T ill w ith one ju s t and necessary act I cleanse m yself; w hile th e y rem ain a tta in ted ./e n te r e d on th is strugg le to obtain R edress o f grievances, n o t independence.E ng land has offered all we ever asked,W hich wc refuse ; and w ickedly , instead,L eague w ith her anc ien t enem y, th e F rench ,T o pu ll h e r down, and tra il h e r in the dust.A nd yet, w ould th a t m y coun try had n o t w rung M y love of he r all d ry ! 1 could have d ied A tr a i to r for her sake ! B u t hum an natu re C annot endure forever the infliction O f in ju ries undeserved . T hese S tates have had M y streng th , m y blood, m y m anhood. In re tu rn ,T h e y give m e w rong, and p overty and scorn.I ow e iu y co u n try noth ing . I ’ve rejiaid A ll th a t 1 ev e r had a hundred-fold.T h e ledger balance foots upon m y side.T h e d eb t o f consanguinity is canceled »B y h e r ingra titude. She tu rn s on m e A nd of he r ow n free w ill becom es m y foe ;A nd her official m inions b lacken me,S tea l on m y track , and h unger for m y life.In self-defence I am com pelled to a c t;A nd if com pelled to act, I , like myself,W ill s tr ik e a b low th a t th is u p s ta rt R epublicA nd iny^relentless enem ies w ill fecLM y children ! hapless th ings ! T h e ir fa ther's nam e.L ik e th e fabled sh irt, w h ich could n o t bo rem oved,W ill cling to them , for good or ill, forever !A nd m y ew eet w ife, bow te n d e r is her love !IIo w can I frigh ten her w ith dreadful deeds,W hich I am la in to hid? in hideous n ig h t ?

We have kept the individuality of Arnold before us, as wc wish the reader to comprehend the de­sign of the author ; as it is evident to us that he wishes to explain tlie “ force of circumstances ” as they appeared to Arnold. We who live in the en­joyments of “ liberty and the pursuit of happi­ness,” may think it “ cost hut little,” but any one who will trouble himself to look into the history of the times will find that there existed a most mark­ed and positive antagonism on nearly every other point, excepting hatred to the English. It should be remembered, also, that when the war was first contemplated, it was not advocated by any as an issue made on the British government for the inde­pendence of the Colonies, nor was it dreamed of for some years. John Adams was censured for making allusion to independence in' one' of the let­ters written to his wife, though its contents were made public by one of the accidents of war. So that the excuse of Arnold might turn on the as­sumption that he never contemplated independence,

which would receive presumptive evidence from his marrying into an English family. But such is not the position of the author. His allusion to his social circumstances is simply to prop up another argument, for in positive natures the issue is alw a} s direct, though the}» may give a fa lse estimate to the value of the fact. That there was a general suspicion among the leaders of the Revolution, is evident from the “ letters ” written at the time. For instance, Thomas Paine, while in Paris, wrote a long letter complaining of the neglect and indif­ference of President Washington to his imprison­ment and contemplated death, and concludes that Washington thought it for his interest to have him out of the country.; Tlie obvious meaning of this is, that it was for the p o litic a l interest of M asliing- ton to have Paine away during his re-election to the Presidency. There is cither in san ity or a fact in this assumption, for if there was the faintest reason why President Washington could wish the absence of Thomas Paine, it gives an importance to his social and political position not dreamed of b} Americans at this day. _

'Whatever presumption Paine may have had in mind, certain it is that lie 11 m agnified his office much, since we find in tlie letters of John Adams to his wife, “ Mr. Paine” spoken of in no very complimentary terms. A\ hateverthe tru th is as to the popularity of these incn, the fa c t is obvious that antagonism, jealousy and suspicion, one cf another, was very active in getting up “ factio n 's , which seems to have been the agent that brought Arnold to disgrace. Tho following vindication of Arnold by his wife gives this view of tlie subject, which we commend to the reader for thoughtful consideration. Mrs. Arnold, speaking to Washing­ton, says: '

]!' A rno ld Lu u tr a ito r , y o u r in justice _Hus m ode h im one. H is sou! ivas full ol lduh A nd noble th o u g h ts ; and lie d id love his coun try < >nlv loo w e ll! H e east aw ay bis k ill" ,A nd " a r e him self, h is m igh ty energies.A ll to yo u r cau=c. L ook a t his glorious battle s .L ook a t b is body, scarred upon y o u r fields!B u t you did league aga in st him , and d id drive l i is fiery xnind to frenzy, and rep ay l i is faithfulness w ith infam y and w ronu.H eaven w ill rem em b er tins, and so w ill earth ,In th e ir g rea t final verd ict.

Here wc must end our notice of “ Arnold,” with tlie remark that all wiio wish to see many of tlie most prominent actors of the Revolution, native and foreign, in full dress, talking very mucli in keeping with tlie manner of the times, we would advise them to l ead “ Arnold.” Wc hope the tragedy may be successful in awakening the minds of all to a more charitable construction of the mo­tives tli.it led that once bright star to tall into dark­est night.

We should be pleased to extend the notice to the “ oilier poems,” but we have already gone beyond our first intention.

v Rev. .Tunics M artineau 's C ontroversial Serm ons.+ 'W ashington and his G enerals, by G eorge L ippard.r See Y a k 's Life of T hom as P aine for th is le tte r.

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LOVE.The true key of tlie universe is love. That lev­

els all inequalities, “ makes low the mountain and exalts tlie valley,” and brings human beings of every age and every station into a state of brother­hood. “ The lion and iamb lay down together; the leopard dwells with the kid, and a little child shall lead them.” What unprejudiced man can look abroad in the world and not see this? Tlie splendid sun, tiie cerulean sky, the majestic trees, tlie green earth, the thousand' colors that enamel the mead, the silver stream, in beauty composed and serene, living in the endless flow of its waters, all talk of what softens the heart, and inspire kind­ness and affection in our dispositions and feelings. Has not God made man the crown of His works and stamps all his limbs with majesty and grace, and shall we treat with harshness and with indig­nity what God has chosen for his living temple ? No: the man is austere to his brother mortal,—is the true practical atheist. Tlie true system for governing the world, for fashioning the tender Spirits of youth, for smoothing the pillow of age, is Love. Tiie one thing which most exalts and illustrates man is disinterested affection. We are never so truly what we are capable of being, as when we are ready to sacrifice ourselves for others, and immolate our self-love on the altar of benefi­cence. There is no joy like the joy of a generous sentiment, to go about doing good". To make it our meat and drink to promote the happiness of others, and diffuse confidence and love to every­one within the reach of our influence.— Cloudsley.

The F o l l ie s or G r e a t M e n .—Tycho Brahe, the astronomer, -changed color, and liis legs shook under him, at tlie sight of a fox or hare. Dr. Johnson would never enter a room with his left foot foremost. If by mistake ho did not get it in first, lie would step back and place his right foot foremost. Julius Ciesar was almost convulsed at the sound of thunder, and always wanted to get in a cellar, or under ground, to escape tlie dreadful noise. To Queen Elizabeth tlie simple word death was full of horrors. Even Talleyrand trembled and changed color on hearing the word pronounced. Marshal Saxe, who met and overthrew opposin'- armies, fled and scampered off in terror at the sight of a cat Peter the Great could never be persuaded to cross a bridge; and though he tried to master tho terror, he failed to do so. When­ever he set his foot on one he would shriek out in distress and agony. Byron would never help any­one to salt at the table, nor would he be helped to any himself. If any of the articles happened to be spilled on tlifl table, he would jump up and leave his incal unfinished.. Boys, if you save a penny- a day- you will be

rich men.

Cowi-ek’s Mother.—Tlie influence of Cowper’s mother upon his character may be learned from tlie following expression of filial affection which he wrote to Lady- Ilesketh on the receipt of his moth­er’s picture :—“ I had rather possess my mother’s picture than the richest jewel in the British crown • for I loved her with an affection that her death! fifty years since, has not in the least abated.” And he penned the following lines on that occasion :

“ M y m o th e r ! -when I learned th a t th o u w is t dead Say, w a s tth o n conscious o f th e tears I shed ? ’H o vered th y S p ir it o’e r th y sorrow ing son, *■Wretch even th e n , life’s Journey ju s t begun?P erh ap s th o u gav’s tm c , th o u g h unfelt, a k is s :P e m a p s a te a r , i f souls can w eep in bliss.Ah, that maternal smile t it answers,u Yes V'

So lone as Men are Honest, so long will Success follow in the Footsteps of their Labors.

NEW YORK, SATURDAY, SEPT. 9, 1854.

OUR TRIP TO BOSTON—SPIRITUALISM AND PROGRESS.

As wo were knowing to the j a c t that a pie- nic " was like to come oli near Boston the last da} of August, we had made calculation to be one of the many present, having promised ourselves con­siderable pleasure, since it is generally known that “ hearts are light and eyes are bright," on such an occasion, if ever. This assumption or presumption rested on the “ take for granted ” we would be wel­come, as we had no “ pen and ink" invitation, but a strong desire to be one of those who should asso­ciate the pleasures of :ipic-nir with the social har­monies of Spiritualism.

With this fa ith in the premises, we worked and got our editorial business in such a condition that we might leave for the scene of sunny smiles and happy memories, but when we arrived at the de­pot the “ train had gone, ' 1 and we were forced to content ourselves with the homely reflection “ it is all for the best," promising ourselves “ better luck next time.”

Determined, however, to know something ol progress, we started for Roston in the evening, on board the steamboat “ Empire State.” After we got fairly “ afloat ” and in motion, abundant time and opportunity was given for such reflections as the occasion called forth. And now, after return­ing by the same line, and in the same boat, we are hopefully impressed for Spiritualism and the fu­ture, though the text that developed that conclu­sion, is at present, mechanical and material; for, among the many agents working for the “ good time coming," few are more general in their influ­ence and directly suggestive of civilization, than those now used lur the purposes of travel.

The reflective mind will comprehend this, for if it is true that dancing is “ the p o e try o f motion," how much more so is it true when associated with the beauty, speed and conveniences of the steam­boat and rail car

While elaborating these conclusions, and with the eye of faith building up the socialism of the future, we were fast moving to our place of desti­nation. Surely life is full of inspiration, for as the “ setting sun with yellow radiance lighted all the vale,” throwing a rich and guillen atmosphere over the eastern hills and shading the quiet river, the

Tliving in age when socialism is a common sub­ject of remark, and the heretofore so-called sacred relations of society subject to constant antagonism and criticism, no mind can be so forgetful of con­sequences as not to see the need of some construc­tive philosophy to save us from the extremes of individualism, reflecting as it does at present, more the characteristics of Jacobinism than the harmo­nies of a developed selfhood. The lecturer sug­gested the propriety of studying more the sciences, particularly phrenology and physiology, as aids in understanding the relations of life. The necessity of studying the Bible, with such discriminative and cautious philosophy as will make truth the more clear, though it may ignore the law of language, by looking only to the “ S p ir i t that giveth life "

That there is great need of education in a scien­tific point of view, is so generally true, that the only tiling that saves the remark from being com­mon-place, is found in the fact that Spiritualists are now occupying the advance ground in most of the radical reforms, and therefore need knowledge to save them from the absurdities which, in many cases, have disfigured and destroyed the best con­certed efforts of the past We hope the Spiritual family is to be known as a “ peculiar people, zeal­ous of good works,” and we are glad lo say in this connection, that it is not a barren hope, as the fol­lowing contemplated efforts will prove.

We saw during the lecture time, Sunday after­noon, and in the evening at Conference, the need of a larger Hall, as the present place of meeting is very inadequate to the wants of the cause, as many had to stand in the entry and in the street, so full was the attendance. We are pleased to know by the following, therefore, that a change for the bet­ter is soon to be put in operation. The Editor of the Era says:

“ We are happy to be able to announce that the Committee of the Boston Conference have engaged Melodeon Ilall, for the purpose of Sunday meet­ings, for one year. The Ilall has recently been un­dergoing extensive r.epairs and improvements, and is expected to be ready for occupancy on the 17th inst. It is designed to hold one free meeting in the day time, and to have a course of lectures, at a small admittance fee, in the evenings. The ser­vices of one or more able speakers will probably be secured for the day meetings, and the evening lec­tures will be given by the most prominent advo­cates of Spiritualism throughout the country. Some shaking among the dry bones of Materialism and a decayed Theology may be anticipated.”—A. E. N.

We have no doubt as to the impulse the cause in Boston and its vicinity will get from this concert of action. The more as the efforts at the Melodeon are to be seconded by other and still more signifi-

exclamations of delightful surprise and poetic rap- j cant issues for good, because of a larger and a ture that ever and anon came fresh with the new-1 more comprehensive and practical kind, born gush of life, spoke to the receptive Spirit of j ^ ’e invito tIlc attention of the friends of Spirit- joys not known nor dreamed of in the philosophy ! ualism everywhere to the following, as it is su:

bo known before such estimate or combination could be made. Here, therefore, is an issue which good sense will aceept, since it should be enforced by all who have the interest of humanity and pro­gress at heart, and insisted on as a commoti qualifi­cation to all who wish to impress the members of any association. If there is anything calculated to bring discredit and contempt on a Conference, be the subject matter what it may, it is the persistent and consecutive efforts which many persons make, thinking that their noise will be taken for sense, and that their frequency of remark will be accepted as significant of profundity. For these reasons the members of the Spiritual family should be cautious how they inspire a false confidence in the minds of some of its members, by listening to them when they know there is not the necessary culture in the premises to develop the true relations of the sub­jec t For these reasons, so far as our influences extend, we wish to inspire all minds with the need­ful caution, we may say hum ane caution, on such subjects as “ Free Love,” “ Social Affinities,” “ In­dividualism,” and questions of a like character, since we know the p u re and good -will ever find great cause for regret at the unwise, ill-tim ed , and imperfect discussion which these subjects are likely to receive from partially developed, imperfectly cultivated minds. Distinctly and positively do we pjrotest against any such use being made of the name of Spiritualism, as in any way to identify it with, or make it responsible for, any of the side is­sues belonging to the above subjects. AYe know that these general remarks will have but little ef­fect with those who love individualism better than science or religion; egotism better than the Har- monial or Spiritual Philosophy, for we long have known there is a class, a large class, who, “ having eyes, see not, and having ears, hear not.* TTe have hope, however, in the good sense which we think is native to the Spiritual philosophy, and believe that time, that tempers a l l things, will make them under­stand the necessity of personal culture,before we are prepared to take part theoretically, much less prac­tically, in many of the questions we know to be agitating the “ conferences ” in and about Boston.

In conclusion, we wish to be understood as hav­ing no feelings but such as spring from kindness in these remarks, as we are conscious of having re­ceived from our Boston friends such acts of cour­tesy and friendly regard as will make our visit a pleasure long to be remembered.

We wish also to thank those friends to whose hospitality we are indebted for some happy hours, as we feel they did all in their power to make our visit pleasant and cheerful.

respond to this call, and for a time feel that they are missioned by their faculties and circumstances to commence in this way the arduous labor of re­forming society. There will appear unforseen ob­stacles as the newly associated come nearer each other by closer association, and every one who unites in this enterprise must expect to have his or her real fitness for service in the cause of humani­ty tried by stem facts. Many a gilt fancy will lose its gloss, many baseless visions will crumble, yet if there should be enough true manliness em­bodied here, it will in time “ purge off the baser fire,” and a new institution will be bom. We hope many will unite in this new experiment, and should it even wholly fail, we hope no one will try to argue therefrom, the utter impracticability of such a scheme, or regret the time and labor ex­pended for its realizations. For humanity marches over the graves of its martyrs, and the few failures which must precede the inauguration of any new thing, are cheap in comparison with the millions of successes which are thereby rendered possible.

u A ra m p art b reach is ev e ry day,T h a t thousands s till a re s to rm in g ;

F a ll in th e b reach •whoever m ay ,O f th e slain, no hope is form ing ." *

* H om e's T ragedy o f D ouglas. A c t -L t S hakspeareV A s You. L ik e I t. A c t 2.

of the formjili.'t. Daylight had passed away, and twilight hud deepened into the rich shales of even­ing, and the hush of night gathered around the Spirits of those who sat to admíre the wonders of Nature. Truly could we say,

“ J íoav sweet aa d Solemn is the n idnight *c*ne !T h e silver moon, uncloml'-d, held H er ways th rough skies—"Where I could count each little s tar ;T h e fanning wes t wind tha t searcely S ti rs the leaves, the river rushing OVr its pebble bod. imposes silence W i th a stilly sound.On such a night as this—at such an hour,I f ancestry can in aught Lo believed,I h ' M e e ' . i u H n g s p i r i t s h u r t : c o n n - i m l w i t h i / i a n ,T t l U n t j t h e stcVif* o f t/<> w o r l d u n k n o w n

Who can estimate the amount or calculate the number of impressions like to the above, which the awakening intelligence of the age finds in the end­less associations of Nature and of social life ? Since good sense ever

“ F t n t l * t o n Q u r t i i n ¿/vv.v. h o o k * i n t h r v u n n i n ' l ¿ S e r m o n * i n s t o n r ? . i t n < ! good i n t V c r p t h i t

"With the morning came the j>rudlc<il duties of life, and straight we went to líela Marsh’s book­store, conscious we should find some of the Spir­itualists there, and get such information as wc needed.

AVc learned that the “ pie-nic” was all the friends could wish it to be, the more as it united much that was practical and calculated to aid pro­gress and develop Spiritualism, with the pleasures and joys of the occasion.

Spiritualism in Jíoston, as in other ¡»laces, is an ism of many phases. Perhaps it unites as manymarked and radieallv dillerent opinions as can be i ,, , 1 . T . - ,, : . . . . ¡ the general detail and relationship of such as canlound either possible or harmonic to the thing i t - ! , . . r, , \ ^ , . . \ work together for good, to those m h a rm ony withse l l ; nevertheless, hpm tu ah sm is the irreat id ea , ! , , fr , - ,. J A/ . , „ , . , , V'.r • , the ellort. We have no words of disparagementwith its hones for another and a be tte r life, in the I , , „ , , . , . „ , . ° ^

, . ,, . , . . ’ , I but m any of hope to sav m behalf of this effort,earth-sphere as well as in tne harmonies of the , , , . . 1, . . f , , . >r „ , as wc know the good sense and pruden t counsel ofSpiritual world. Manv oi the active, positive and ■ e . .. v . r T> A i , , , A Al ,v,. , „ ‘ . , , i the Spiritualists of Poston have looked a t the sub­radical friends ol this reform were known to us, as . , /. Al 7 . „ , „ ,. . „ , ’ Meet from the 2i)'adic<t¿ a:ohomics of dollars andinquirers into and searchers after j a d s four years t * ,, - ., , . ,, , .

1 _ . , . , _ . v < cents, as well as iroin the harmonies they tusireago, and we lcel somewhat strengthened in our , . . - . *.,.CT. ’ . . , . ° . ! and expect to spring from such an association,laiih, renewed m our hopes, and quickened in o u r ; rIM , ,, , , . ,, , , . i£TT „' , _ , 1 ’ A , ! I lie better to explain the character of the ‘ Home,energies, by finding them after the ‘Mips a n d ! ’, ° „ ,, . , . 1 . we give the following, which are the concluding re­downs of these years, the practical and consistent , . r T.v:., , c. . 1 marks ol the article before quoted. The Lditoradvocates ol Spiritualism. i1. savs :

There is nothing like :i candiil ami careful com- lr . , , , , , ,. . . , . , . . . . , , “ it will be a Hotel, where the very best boardparison of pact*, for the purpose ol softening the ; ;incl good lodgings will be furnished at reasonable angles of belief or conduct, since criticism without [ rates, and where circles for every order of Spirit facts, however skillfully done, m y be productive ! Manifestations, from the sounds up to visions, may

' ’ ¡ be daily and almost hourly witnessed, under the

gestive of present need in many of our large towns and cities. AYe hope the time is not far distant, when like efforts are to be made in every city in the United States, as we are conscious that the rapid growth and a spread of Spiritualism has already created a demand for such in many places.

The following from the New Era of this week, will explain itself:

“ What was suggested in the Era last winter, and somewhat discussed in private circles, seems now in a fair way to be speedily realized. We mean a H o m e f o i : SriniTUALisTS in Boston,—one of the most desirable things, decidedly, that now seems to be needed In this locality. Some promin­ent and able Spiritualists are taking hold of the matter in good earnest, and are determined to ac­complish their object. Circumstances, too, seem to be very favorable to the realization of this idea within a very few weeks to come; and the Foun­tain House, at the corner of Ilarrison-avenue and Beach street, nearly midway between the Boston and Providence depots—seems to be the place. Negotiations are already in progress, and very nearly completed, for leasing that house for a term of years. Tt is now in good condition—complete!}’ furnished, and will need but very little attention to adapt it to the purposes intended. The rent, too, is quite reasonable, which is a favorable item. It is proposed to buy the furniture and fixtures; and for this purpose subscriptions have already been well commenced. The sum needed is from £4,000 to £5,000. Subscriptions are still proceeding; but it is thought best to hold a Fair the first week in October, to make that matter easier, and add the proceeds of it to the subscriptions from other sources."

The “ Home ” is to be very comprehensive in

PROFESSOR HARE."We were pleased to meet with this Brother on

our return from Boston, as be is always ready to talk of Spiritual progress, and give a reason for his hope of im m o rta lity .

If there is cause for regret in the lack of dis­crimination, sometimes complained of, as a common fault among the modern Spiritualists, we think there is some consolation in the fact, that men of the most critical and cautious methods of investi­gation, have been forced to a like conclusion with the unsophisticated man of fa i th . As proof, we cite the names of Robert Owen, of England, and Prof. Ilare, of Philadelphia. These two men have been skeptics of the old school, for many of the best years of their lives, but experience, science, skepticism, and the pride of consistency, have had to give way to the Spirit of fa i th , as developed by modem Spiritualism.

There are others, equally well known to fame, who, after using the most critical and cautious methods of investigation, are rejoicing in the hope of Spirit life and immortality. We do not wish to make public the name of any person who may think it proper to enjoy his faith in private, since every person must be the best judge of the proper time to make the needful declaration of faith ; but we know there are conversions going on, which, when known, will surprise many and we hope awake them from the sleep of ages.

What we wished to say, however, about Prof. Hare is, that he is in full sympathy with the efforts about to be made at Boston, and expressed his wil­lingness and determination to be there.

We wish the Bostonians to consider him as one of the speakers likely to be present when the great meeting of October takes place.

more of /'aull-riiidim/ than practical good. We i „ ~ , , . - - . „, ’ , ‘ , ‘ , . ■ most iavorable circumstances. Operations of thewere pleased, therefore, to see m the many discus- ; most comprehensive, philosophical and interesting sions and ta lk s that came up with the mention of j character, have now been going on in this city the subject in public and private, a good share of j through Mr. John Orvis. for several months, whose what is commonly known as tuhraace,—although it I P_urP0sC’s t° unite mediums of various kinds, and

„ . , , give them those circumstances and opportunitieswas very evident that some occupied the advanced j = h!ch are „ccessaty for such satisfactory exhibi-position of “ comc-outers ’ on some points of spec- j tlons of Spirit power and intelligence as have sel- ulation ; and from the poskivencss with which they j dom been witnessed yet. The method of doing insisted on their view of the issue, wc came to the !tllis i’-s at onco simple and philosophical; and Mr.conclusion that in a short time tl.ev would be 1 ° rvU ^ h^ ° ’“V 0 0 “ 3 in the Home. There are , „ , . , . , „ , .’ numerous other interesting and important matters

left alone in their glory, as these issues are of: connected with this movement, which our space so speculative a nature as to be “ r ts .d questions " ] does not allow us to notice now.” to the most skillful and penetrating in debate, for : We have little more to say on this subject atsome time to come. ; present, more than to commend the enterpise to the

Such questions as the following for instance:; good sense, faith and energy of the reformatory “ 7 he identity ot Spirits ociniminicating ; “ The 1 public,—as wc have no doubt that those seekinglaw by which they communicate : ’ “ \\ iietlicr pro- i for a heme, for a longer or shorter term, will find gressed Spirits can communicate with the earth-: as many attractions at the “ Snr.iTfAi.iSTs’ H ome ” sphere—or imperfect ones only i" “ Whore me- as elsewhere. Wc wish them every success, and diumship commences and where it ends with i shall be sorry to hear of anything that tends to others of a like relation to positive knowledge and ' mar the harmony of progress, practical philosophy. i Before quitting Boston and its associations, we

Nothing is more common and easy than to ask , wish to make a few suggestions about tlie “ Cox- questions, and some minds seem to think that criti- fekexce." This form of association is of all oth- clsm and philosophy are one ; hut if we could ini- ers the most voluntary, and by virtue of the dem- press the friends of .Spiritualism with any convie- ocratic faith that brings its members together, the tion which we think more needful to be put in most likely to abuse, since the idea of im lk id u a l- practice than others, it is the necessity of jeiticnee ism, common to all such meetings, is not necessari- on all points of a speculative character, for though j ly r tr y closely connected with general intelligence the child may ask a question, it takes the wise ! or culture. We have seen enough during the past philosopher often years of investigation to answer, j ten g e a r s to make this satisfactory to any one hav- But a more practical reason, if possible, Is found j ing doubts on the subject, and say, therefore, that in the need of reducing to practice the knowledge ■ the spirit of controversy as such is la d , as it lives we have in thick abundance, winch, if put in prac-1 and has its being only from a critical and fault- ticc and worked for in good faith, would bless the j finding disposition, which can produce only dislike world with the conviction and knowledge that Spir-: and discord.itualism is doing good, and likely to bless the age l The more should this be borne in mind, since we and all future time, by thus developing a Spiritual, ' have had discussion and discussion only in most of active, and every day philosophy of p r o g r e s s . lour Protestant religious associations; which, while

As we had an invitation to lecture to tlie friends of Spiritualism, we made the occasion the proper­tim e to express views in keeping with the practical sense of the above remarks, which we were pleased to find were acceptable to those who heard them.

it has sharpened the logical and reasoning powers of the mind, it has also starved the affections and stun ted the growth of the religious sentiments.

Besides, it is now time to cam line the results of our past intellectual efforts, which of course must

N E W SPIRITUAL ASSOCIATION.AYe see by the New Era that a number of Spir­

itualists, tired of the crash and jar of our inhar­monious society, propose to establish an associa­tion where the relations of each individual to his

i fellows shall be more harmonious, and consequent- j ly tend more smoothly to develop his Spiritual ; being. AYe extract from their prospectus :

“ AYe intend to remove to some unoccupied or sparsely occupied locality of the AYest, to seek homes for ourselves. As soon as we get estab­lished so as to feed and clothe more than ourselves, we intend to collect orphan children of good or­ganizations and both sexes, and with our own child­ren, constitute a manual labor school; have kept an exact account of the expenditure for each child, as debt against the child, crediting, in like manner, each individual the full amount of his or her earn­ings. Where the credit so given shall equal the indebtedness of the child, the account to be bal­anced. AJter this, as the earnings of the child ex­ceed its expenditure, it is passed to its credit, and

. so continue to be passed to its credit till the period of man and womanhood. At this period, all will be free to leave the institution who wish it, taking with them whatever they may have earned, as soon as the establishment can, without embarrassment, pay it to them. The principal, but no interest, for wo bold it as an axiom, that the taking of interest by any member of an association or community, or of the whole association, is mischievous in its tendency, and therefore not allowable; for all cap­ital is but past labor, except the earth and the ele­ments. AA'e shall continue, as fast as we can, to receive new accessions of orphan children, incor­porate them among us, and as they arrive at a suitable age to settle in life, encourage them to marry and settle with us, and become an inte°Tal part of the enterprise. * * * *

We wish a number of progressive families or in­dividuals would go with us, and buy land enough about us to make an ample neighborhood. If there are individuals or families, who, after acquaintance, are found to possess sufficient congeniality of views, habits and feelings to harmonize with us, we should welcome their assistance in full. If such amount of congeniality should not be found, then a neigh­borhood of progressives. AYe use no alcoholic drinks, tobacco, tea, nor coffee, and would prefer associates who do not use them. In religious sen­timent we hold to perfect toleration. We believe minds stand on different planes of development, that every intelligent being is moving on in the progressive scale with different degrees of momen­tum towards its Heavenly Father, the great Super­nal Mind of the universe. We believe the intelli­gent beings of this rudimental sphere have to a greater or less extent been impressed or inspired by higher intelligences in all ages, and that with each individual’s exertion for development are the means of man’s advancement * * *

If any wish to communicate with us, they can do so by addressing Hiram Stephenson and Corne­lius Stephenson, Brunswick, Medina Co., Ohio, or Luther L. Ruggles and Maria L. Ruggles, Medina, Co., Ohio.”

There will be many all over this land who will

SPIRITUAL PIC-NIC AT FRAM INGHAM , MASSACHUSETTS.

The Spiritualists of Boston and vicinity had a grand rural festival at Framingham, on the 31st of August A train of eleven cars, densely crowded, left Boston at 9 1-2 A. M., and on arriving at Har­mony Grove, the company was greeted by large delegations from AYorcester, Natick, and other neighboring places. It was estimated that the number on the ground could not have been less than one thousand.

The company gathering around the stand on the arrival of the multitude, a hymn was sung, and Dr. H. F. Gardner gave the order of the day, after which a general dispersion took place into groups and pairs, each seeking the amusement or enjoy­ment most congenial, and in consonance with the occasion.

After dinner, the company was again called to­gether, and Dr. Gardner presided on the stand.

Dr. Cragin, of Georgetown, D. C., was invited to the platform, and offered a very fine speech. His enunciation was clear and melodious, and his views of Spiritualism and his exposition of its pre­eminently practical beneficence, were expressed in a manner to leave lasting impressions on all who heard. AYhen men like Dr. Cragin assert, from observation and experience, the practical good of this Spiritual Gospel, xjpposers of inferior calibre and blinded prejudices should suffer themselves to be rebuked to modest silence.

Dr. Dexter, of New Yrork, was next’callcd out. He expressed himself highly gratified to meet such a company, and so many former friends in his old native State, and from the city of Boston, where he had once found a happy professional field. The Doctor then took a broad and an interesting view of the progress of Spiritualism, alluding to the wide and unparallelled rapidity with which it had spread, fastening deep conviction on minds of the highest grade as well as among many of the weak and lowly. AYe were not to look for the highest benefits of Spiritualism in the phenomena alone, but in the development and application of great principles to the practical purposes of life. The phenomena might startle and excite curiosity, but there was a more important aim. AA'e must give practical demonstration of the benefits of Spirit­ualism by applying it to the wants of man, and af­fording living evidence of the fact that its legi­timate effects on all the material and Spiritual rela­tionships of life are eminently good and calculated to bless the world. Dr. Dexter spoke with much effect on the audience. His matter was sound, well digested and very appropriate. His style was clear and earnest, and his manner well designed to rivet undivided attention. He was heard with intense interest for nearly an hour, and he sustained the wide reputation he has already earned as a co-la­borer with Judge Edmonds.

Mr. John Orvis was called. lie gave his expe­rience in beiDg impressed to abandon all else for the work of developing media, opening and furnish­ing a room for that purpose; and referred to the success thus far attending his labors. Air. 0 . is an earnest, eloquent worker in his mission.

Dr. J. H. Robinson took the stand, and offered some very discriminating thoughts concerning Spi­rit influence and individuality.

Mr. Clure, Miss Kenny and' others made brief re­marks, which we were unable to report.

During the afternoon session, the state of the cause in Boston was reported, and most encourag­ing prospects were indicated. Some of the visitors from other places, however, were not very cordial­ly interested in certain money-begging operations relating to Boston alone. More appropriate occa sions should be selected for such special pecuniary pleadings.

The day, as a whole, however, was one of un­usual interest and animation, and the large com­pany in attendance, with the harmonious Spirit manifested, affords a sign of Spiritual progress in New England.

SPIR IT COMMUNICATIONS.It seems to be a peculiarity of the past develop­

ment of the human family, to forget much of the good resulting from any thing or person, as soon as an objectionable feature comes to be known; since for all such “ time wears a wallet on his back to carry deeds to oblivion.” AYe do not attribute this to what is called the total selfishness or de­pravity of human nature, but to the impatiemce or lack of thoughtfulness, ever characteristic of the many. AYe know no department of human expe­rience where this phase of life has been more marked and extreme, than in the history of the Spiritual philosophy during the past five years, for while the heavens have opened, and “ descending Spirits have conversed with man,” giving him new hopes for immortal life, perpetual youth, and point­ing out the need of culture in order to be a pure and advanced Spirit here and hereafter, many men spend their time in criticising the Spirits, forgetful of their own lack of development.

AYe are no friend to a H in d fa i th , but we like to see a rational agreement with the fundamental facts of a man’s faith, and therefore ask of all Spiritualists, whether in debate or in attendance on the “ circle,” to remember that harmony is the broad road to H e a v e x , here and hereafter. To en­force this, we give the following from the Rhode Island Freeman, as it is conceived in the best Spir­itual philosophy, and breathes the kindest feelings for all. It purports to come from the Spirit of Channing, and we are free to say it is worhy of him.

“ Thanks, my friends, for the beautiful manifes­tations of your f a i th in us this evening.

A h! little did I think the seed would spring forth so quickly into life. Do not let it be clothed with the tears of doubt and speculation. If you profit by this evening’s development, you will ad­vance with rapid strides in Spirit knowledge. Har­mony, that glorious strain in the great anthem of Spiritual communion, does not always thrill your

souls with its own perfectness as to-night; but while it does you shall feel every sense subject to its- entrancing and soul-stirring power. The faith of which I have so often spoken, is germinating in your souls, and remember, you are and will be ac­countable for the true development of it. AYhere- ever you may be, strive for the true progress of your own Spirit,and you -«-ill be acting in accordance with the highest impulses that can influence you. So strong are the cords which bind me to you tor night, I would lain pour out the fullness of my Spirit on you. I would sweep your heart-strings till the emotions so long dormant would spring into life and beauty before you, making you realize how much that is divine is wrapped up in your own being. _ _ _

I would have these vague yearning aspirations, which come from the soul’s deepest recesses, stand forth, bold, clear and prominent, that ye might know that they were not mere freaks of the ima­gination, or phantasms of a disordered brain. I would that all the fathomless mysteries and un­known might for a moment be laid open to your view, that ye might comprehend the full goodness, wisdom, and above a ll, lore of “ Our Father ;” yes, now I am near you. I desire all this and more, but ye are not prepared for such revelations. That you desire them is a step in your progress, for no man can conceive, consequently cannot desire what is beyond the range of his capabilities. Every new desire is an expression of a new capability to ap­preciate the gratifying of it, and the higher and more extended your wishes, the nobler and more elevating your souL TYould that the feelings and impulses which have come thronging over Spirits to-night, might pass with you into the busy world ; that they might be fresh in your heart every morn­ing, and fold gently over it at night

Make them a part of your every day life. Lay them not away, but bring them forth Into clear open day, that others may be benefited and ennobled by them. CnAxxixG.

P?r° AYe regret that B. C. T. spices the few re­marks he devotes to the “ Editor or au th or” of “ Our Explanation and Position,” with any other Spirit than that of kindness; for though we may not be the id ea l of B. 0. T. as editor, Christian or man, we can assure him that we no where have mingled quite so much contempt for another in speech or writing, as is evident in the first part of Beview No. 7, towards us. AYhat we said in No. 7 of this paper about B. C. T., was called for; be­cause the Editor and Society were blamed, for allowing “ u n just," and “ personal” remarks into the columns of the paper,—and the speaker more than once hinted at the prospective sectarianism likely to result from all such publications. As to our “ laudation of Mr. A. J. Davis,” we have noth­ing more to say. AYc have yet to know, however, that common ju stice is “ laudation ," or that to be the Editor of the Christian Spiritualist, necessarily should withhold the honest truth even to an “ un- leheccr in the B ille ." AYe apprehend, however, that the reading public will discriminate between the editor, who can thank the “ unbeliever" for such aid as he can get from any and all books, ealeu-! lated to give light upon the structure and econ­omy of the universe, and the man who is “ too old now, lo learn to do otherwise" than insist on his no­tions, as par excellent

AYe think Mr. B. C. T. is the only man of all our readers who would conceive us possible of lauding any “ unbeliever of the Bible,” or “ rid icu ler of prayer,” and can’t well understand by what meth­od of induction he got at such a conclusion.

Nor did we accuse him of using all the terms we placed in connection with the word Atheist, ¿c., but we did associate him with those who are need­lessly aiding the use and multiplying terms which are not only obnoxious to the persons assailed by them, but by virtue of such use, keeping up a con­troversy which by nearly common consent, has been pronounced “ fiat, stale, and unprofitable.”

AA'e can have no controversy with Mr. B. C. T. or any other person on this subject, and therefore leave the merits of Mr. Davis and his reviewer to the good sense and moral reflections of the reader.

lowing all actual investigators of the subject to speak their sentiments through it, in well written and respectful communications, whether their ex­perience have led them to the adoption of the affir­mative or the negative of the proposition that the phenomena are Spiritual. It will not, however, open its columns to those who may be disposed to denounce without investigation. It will publish all such communications and physical manifestations, by Spirits, as the editor may deem interesting to its readers ; he, in all cases, holding himself respons­ible for the genuineness of all such communications, and for the truth of all such alleged manifestations. He will tell what he sees and hears himself, and give reference, if required, for what he does not see and hear, and will publish nothing which he cannot substantiate by unquestionable testimony.

“ The Age of P rogress” will not be devoted to Spiritualism, but to every phase of progress and mental development

It will labor continually and faithfully in the field of Moral Reform. It will use every endeavor to elevate the standard of moral refinement in the community, to promote the diffusion of a more en­larged and rational philosophy, to expose and era­dicate chronic errors, and lead the wflling mind to the discovery and embrace of truth. It will seek truth itself, whithersoever it may be led in the pur­suit ; and if it shall be deceived into the embrace of an error, it will promptly repudiate and condemn it as soon as it ascertains its character.

AA'e welcome friend Albro to this new field of labor, and wish him every possible success. It may be, some will think there is someVisi in sub­scribing for another paper, as there are so many published already; but the following will give such fa c ts as will inspire a practical and working faith:—

“ The undersigned has made arrangements with some worthy and able friends to insure the publi­cation of the Age of P rogress for six months, whether it pay expenses or not Hence those who subscribe and pay in advance, will be certain of losing nothing, unless the paper should fail to be worth the price charged for i t

“ The Subscription Price will be Two Dollarsper annum, till the paper is enlarged, payable, at least, quarterly in advance, in all cases. The price will not be raised on those who subscribe, during the time for which they pay in advance, though the paper should he enlarged during that time.

- S. Albro.

INSPIR A TIO N .—NO. 6.BY S. -M. rETERS.

Standing directly on the borders of the animal and the Spiritual worlds, man of a necessity par­takes of the characteristics of both, n is organism is an undcfinable combination of matter and mind. His physical frame is fed and sustained by the ma­terial world below ; his mental force is strengthened by a Spiritual aillatus from above. Preserving his own identity under all circumstances, his previous­ly formed opinions are sure to taint all communica­tions from the higher life. This peculiarity is seen in the inspired mediumship of the ancient prophets as well as in the no less inspired mediums of mo­dern times.

If it is a difficulty, it cannot be obviated, for mind is a subtle element, and mingles with mind whenever two individual minds come in contact. And a message from the Spirit-world can no more preserve its purity while passing through the or­ganism of a medium, than the mountain rill that gushes from the rocks, can preserve its purity on its journey to the ocean. Spirits hold intercourse with mortals by means of a mental telegraph, the medium constituting one of the batteries, lienee, in order to receive messages, it becomes necessary for the medium to occupy the negative position.

; Even then, the slightest action of the medium’s mind gives a color to the communication ; and where the united minds of a circle are connected with the medium’s, the communication will partake of the characteristics of every person in the circle. How necessary, then, that we should sit down in the circle with minds prepared to receive Spiritual in­struction, for none other can come from the world

WOMAN'S RIGHTS AND WRONGS.Most cheerfully do we give place to the following

call for a “ Convention in Philadelphia,’’ to discuss the rights and wrongs of the various philosophies which hold sway over the happiness of AYoman, and through her, over the destiny of Humanity. AYe are glad that we belong to the age, and are of the number who have the cause of AYoman’s rights at heart,—and most heartily do we bid God-speed to over} effort that is like to develop this much needed progress,—still we would say to all friends of Reform—men and women—be sure you are righ t, in all the issues you make with the Institu­tions of the age, before you “ go ahead." And we hope the-coming “ Convention” will pass some res­olutions, expressing their non-approval of the phi­losophy and conduct of some among us, who seem from their tone and temper to have taken the whole charge of AYoman’s progress and develop­ment into their hands, and we are bound to have it done per order of free-loveism. The good sense of society will look for some such expression of views from all conventions of a radical character, until we know who are the moral and religious advocates of reform. AYe copy the following from “ The Una,” a paper devoted to the education and development of AYoman; and as it is conducted by a lady well known to the friends of moral Re­form, we need but add we are always pleased to see it in our sanctum :—

Coxvextiox ix P iiiladelfhia.—In accordance with a vote passed at the adjournment of the AYojiax’s R ights Coxvextiox held in Cleveland, Ohio, in October 1853—the fifth Annual National Convention will be held in Philadelphia, commenc­ing on the ISth of October, and continuing through the two succeeding days._ The subjects which will come under discussion in this- Convention, as in the preceding ones, will be the equal rights of woaiax, to all the advan­tages of E ducation , L ite ra ry , Scientific and A r t i s t ­i c ; to full equality in all business avocations and in d u str ia l p u rsu its , com m ercial an d p ro fess ion a l; briefly, all the rights which may pertain to her as a citizen, religious, c iv il and p o litica l.

The wide range of subjects for discussion can scarcely fail of awakening the attention of all classes, to our aims and objects; hence wc invite all persons, irrespective of sex, to take part in the deliberations of the Convention, and thus contri­bute to the progress of truth and the redemption of humanity.

Signed on behalf of the Central Committee: P aulina V T . Davis, President.

Antoinette L. Brown, Secretary.

THE AGE OF PROGRESS.A “ A\ eekly Newspaper” which shall be known

by the above name, is about to be published in the city of Buffalo, by Mr. Stephen Albro, former edi­tor of the Buffalo Republic.

Those acquainted with the editorial and general character of the “ Republic,” will be hopeful for this new issue for “ P rogress.” But we wish to state a fact which should be known by our Spirit­ual friends.

AATien Spiritualism was in its infancy, wc know of no paper, the New l rork Daily Tribune excepted, that did more to bring the facts and phenomena of Spiritualism before the public, than the Buffalo Republic.

This fact will inspire faith in the following, which we take from the prospectus :

The A ge of Progress will open its columns to the free discussion of the Spiritual Phenomena, al-

of Spirits.There arc thousands of us who for long wean-

years struggled through the defiles of despair; we broke our shins over sectarian theology and flound­ered through its quagmires of forms and ceremo­nies. Suddenly and unexpectedly, we passed the mountains of doubt and emerged upon the plains of progression ; there they lay spread out before us calm and beautiful as the summer ocean we had unfolded to harmonic relations with the second sphere ; we became conscious of the presence of in­visible intelligences, who came to tell us of iminoria- tality and of the undying affection of those who had passed from our sight. But how have we re­ceived these angelic messengers V Do we realize their mission ? Do we comprehend the importance of the truths they bring us ? Do we perceive that their teachings are wholly of a Spiritual nature,

j and elucidated under the most difficult circuiu- j stances, arising wholly from our own undeveloped i conditions ‘e The reverse is the fact, and the re­sult is “ contradictory communications;” and these arc produced in part by the mesmeric and psycho­logical action of our minds, and in part by unpro­gressed Spirits drawn to us by affinity of feeling. Many of us look upon the new dispensation in the light of an extended field of speculation. AYe sit in circles with positive minds, excited to a fever- heat by mercenary and selfish motives. One is

| anxious to become a “ celebrated medium,” to he used by “ elevated Spirits,” to whittle up all oppo­sition, and a yankee would use a Barlow-knife to whittle up a shingle. Another would like to know vlierc he shall dig to find an old dutch dinner-pot, full of gold coin. Another requests the Spirit of an old philosopher to cruise up and down the At­lantic in search of a stray steamship. Another asks the Spirits to invent a “ machine Savior,” and this insane fanaticism lias done more to dim the splendor of the light of inspiration than the com­bined forces of the press and pulpit in our day.

Perhaps it would be well for some of our over­zealous friends to read the eighteenth chapter of the second book of Chronicles. It appears that Ahab, king of Israel, coveted possession of Ramoth Gilead, and sought to cloak his ambitious designs with the sanction of divine authority. For this pur­pose, he assembled four hundred of the Jewish prophets, (speaking mediums,) and received lying communications through every one of them. There is a significance in the chapter under consideration, strikingly analogous to some of the manifestations of the present time. If Ahab had felt justified in his own mind, he would have inarched against Ra­moth Gilead at once; or if he had exercised his reason, he would have calculated the contingencies and would have based his determination upon mat­

’ ter of fact principles. Instead of that, however, lie consulted the Spirits on business that even his am­bitious worldly mind considered of doubtful expe­diency. In that respect, he may be compared to Spiritualists of our day, who call upon Spirits to perform stock-jobbing operations, and teach occult sciences through the organisms of media, who luck the capacity to comprehend the first rudimental principle of any known science. “ Oh, when will superstition die ?” AATien will we learn to listen to tlie “ still small voice V” There is a glow of beauty on the landscape, that the eye of the sensualist and the fanatic cannot see. New forms are everywhere starting into life, teeming with perfume, and a song

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joy ment of comparative health.

of praise goes up from every vale and hill. There are tints upon the forest leaves that send a thrill of pleasure through the soul of him who studies the hook of Nature. Every'free, every flower, every blade of gras, is inspired, and every shape of earth j R EV IEW OF MR. A. J. DAVIS’ LECTURE, is burdened with beauties unknown to the superfi- j DELIVERED AT DODWORTH'S HALL eial observer. All these are types and symbols' M AY 28, 1854.—N 0. 7.of a higher value. Here the study begins, and he i After the unfortunate mismanagement of my ar­il ho walks Mindly over the (lowers of earth, would j tides upon the above subject; in publishing No. G be lost in the glory of the second sphere. He who in the paper of July 8 th and delaying No. 5 until

E2F” Just as we are going to press, we learn that manifestations, I am confident if they were all Judge Edmonds has returned to town, in the en- opened with a short prayer, it would be the means

is deaf to the melody of the summer wind, would hear no music in the spheres. The strains of in­spiration that come down to earth, assure us of im-

the paper of 20th August, I had concluded to de­sist writing, as there seemed to be some uncertain­ty about the matter; but in the paper of 2Gth Au-

mortality, and as wo gaze upward into the world of j gust in which my number 5 is published, you have harmonics, wo see nothing, because our eyes arc j condescended to notice me rather conspicuously blinded by dollars and cents. AVc ask for the real- under the editorial head. I thought I would give¡ties of Spirit-life, and remain profoundly ignorant of the philosophy of mind. We ask Spirits to describe things above our comprehension, and then complain of “ unreliable media.’’ In short, we are a practical people, and if we fail to make merchan­dize of inspirations, we possess less shrewdness and business tact than the founders of most of the or­thodox churches. Wo have no fears, however, for the result, for the days of priestcraft are numbered.

$ o t i r l i .[F o r the C hristian S piritualist.];

A s m i lT I AL CO.H.ni.MCATIO.V.I cotno to thee a S p irit—

A ligh t am i viewless th ing ;F loating oil the S um m er breeze

W ith never tiring w ing ;A m i gently , s ilen tly I rove,

. T o w atch unseen o 'er those I love.

K ilt the re are d ark er Spirits,T h a t ride the even ing cloud,

T h a t love to hau n t tho grave-yard dam ps.A nd fold the m ou ldy s h ro u d ;

A nd w hen th e y hover round thee,T h e re ’s sadness on th y heart.

Oh ! hasten, then, to rouse thee,A nd evil Lid d e p a rt ;—

L et them not fan th y fever’d l ip ;O ! shun the ir dark com panionship.

F ly not, then, to the w ine cup T o calm th y haun ted though t;

S it not by th e enchan ting board,W here L e th e’s dearly boug h t;

T e m p t no t the evil dem ons 'T o linger near thee still—

T h y soul Is s tronger than them a l l :B u t u rge tb v m anly will,

A nd then a t last, th y sins forgiven,I ’ll m ee t thee on the shores of heaven.

K M. D o z i e r .ffloomJicUf, G n a t C o I n d .

1IAK1VUS.“ B u t show me, on thy flow ery breast,

B arth , w here th y nam eless m arty rs res t.’*W here do th e y sleep ^—tho fearless and the true .W hose holy deeds a round th e ir pa th w ay th rew

A glorious light,—A light, w hich, s tream ing o’er tho m ists o f tim e. Illum ines every age and every d im e ,

W ith radiance b r ig h tWhere do they sleep ' i—those m igh ty m e n of old.W hose nam es our hearts w ith deepest reverence hold,

N ever to d ie ;T h e y who contended fearless fur the right,A nd fell like heroes in the th ickest fight—

W here do they lie i "T h rough scorn and hatred, prisons, lire and Mood,T he pathw ay lay which led them up to H od;

V et, undism ayed,A nd stro n g in faith, they pressed unw avering on In th a t s tern conflict, w here those crow ns are won

W hich nev e r fade.On th e ir free sp ir its p leasure held no chain.A nd M am m on's dam ning pow er hath left no stain.

Passion no b ligh t—S tronger and freer Jur each self-denial,Th«-y rose tr iu m p h an t over every trial.

W ith godlike m ight. *T hough w rath and hatred how led upon th e ir track, H eaven 's angels li d them th ro u g h tho lire and rack.

W ith loving c a re ;Endow ed the ir strugg ling souls w ith pow er to see

T h e aw ful m ysteries o f etern ity U nveiled and ch a r.

A m id the g athering clouds and tem pest's w rath. Celestial radiance glowed upon th e ir path,

B alm y and b r ig h t ;A nd gentle voices from the w orld above.B reathed o 'er the ir souls the w hispers of th e ir love.

W hen all was night.N o m onum enta l piles are m ade to keep T h e sacred places w here th e ir ashes sleep ;

B u t angel eyesHold fondest w atch around th em n igh t and day,W aiting to see those m ouldering form s of clay

~ In glory rise.A nd th e re are jiv ing m arty rs, tru e and tried ,W ho m ee t the storm s o f hate unterrified ,

A nd calm ly standW here w rath and folly m ingled to rren ts pour.Lifting th e ir voices o 'er the w ild uproar

W hich shakes the land.W hat though the ir lives arc low ly, and th e ir name?A re all unblazoned by the b reath o f fam e?

T h e fu ture waitsT o do them h o m a g e ; and the poet's ly re ¿ha lt v ib ra te w ith the notes th e ir deeds inspire .

A nd consecrate.T h e ir fame shall live upon th* h istoric page.T h e light and w atchw ord of ano ther age;

Oh ! then , be s tro n g !Y e who w ith earnest hearts defend the r ig h t—H eaven is yo u r guerdon—God w ill give you m igh t

A gainst tho wrong.

you one more number, as your notice of my hum­ble efforts may perhaps induce Spiritualists to read them all. But before continuing the review proper, allow me to pay my respects to the Editor or author of the strictures in the paper of August 2Gth. And here, i f I mistake not, I recognise the same hand, that in No. 7 of the paper, cast his line into troubl­ed waters, without knowing why they were troubl­ed, or the object of B. C. T. in writing as he did. And if lie had then supposed that this volunteer critic would have been Editor of the paper before lie had closed liis articles, he should have replied to liiin immediately.

Perhaps as this may be liiy last article in the pa­per, I may as well explain the reason of my appa­rent personal allusion to the gentleman who took my remarks so offensively. First, then, I disclaim any intcntioh’o f wounding his feelings! From the m anner of his declaration upon the subject of pray­er in the public conference, I verily thought lie would prefer it published to the world ; in my sim­plicity I have always thought that a man who pro­claims himself an atheist publicly, sought n o to rie ty ! but I did not mention it to give him such, but I had another design in view, and that design was to en­lighten Spiritualists of New York, and especially those who have taken an active part in the organi­zation of the conference into Sunday meetings. The remark was made the same evening, and im­mediately preceding the initiatory, steps taken to organize the conference into something like a con­gregation to hear lectures, <ic., on the S i l l /a th ; and although the writer of this was present, lie took no part in said organization.

The subject of remark that evening, were the personality of the Deity, and the opening of our meetings with piaycr! And when this gentleman took the platform, it was known to many of us

| present that he had been appointed on a similar | committee at 553, Broadway, (and this lie stated ; afterwards liimsclf,) and hence he spoke (at least j for the time) “ as one having authority,-’ and his j words were ¡narked and p ecu lia r. 1 repeat them,| not because I desire to offend him or any one, for | repeating that which was proclaimed publicly should offend no one; but I repeat them to show the effect they bad upon me and others. He remark­ed in substance that lie did not believe in the per­sonality of the Deity ; lie believed what we called

j God was a principle, and upon the subject of pray- j er he said, “ 1 never pray, I do not know who to | pray to,’’ thus proclaiming himself a disbeliever in j the existence of a God, or Supreme intelligent Be- | ing, and I believe learned rnen without any cxccp- j tion define such to be athiism . As soon as his nd- | dress was finished, tho meeting resolved itself into j some order, appointing a chairman, and determined ! to take steps for the organization of a board j of trustees, designed to represent all the phases J of belief in Spiritualism; and now behold the meeting virtually acquiesced in or seemingly en­dorsed this same atheinn, by the appointment of this same gentleman as chairm an of the committee on organization ! Any further remark from me mar upon this subject would seem gratuitous and unne­cessary. Let the reader refer to my article No. 1 in paper of June 3d, and to your strictures in the pa­per of June 2-fth; then let him look in Dodworth's Hall, SGG Broadway, and he will readily see wheth­er I was right in my conjectures or not.

In reference to your “ explanation and position”

of elevating our thoughts, drawing our Spirit-

truth. Now, men of sense who investigate this subject desire to do it upon the principles of com­mon sense; and hence when a man or woman

friends near us, and rendering our minds passive, speaks on the subject, I wish them to be “ wide and it would place the circle in a better state of re- j awake” as well as “ duly sober,” in the full posses ceptivlty. I have been told by what I felt confi-j sion of their mental faculties; then, we know who dent might be relied upon, that if we could see the to hold responsible for the sentiments, not as is too

often the case, refer the objector to the Spirits, and put upon them our folly and ignorance. When I hear a man speak upon Spiritualism, I want to hear him in possession of his proper manhood, and though it be but the opinion of a man, he has man­liness enough to say it is mine, not to pack it upon some Spirit that we can neither question or call to account. I think wo are in great danger of losin our manhood, and it behooves us to be exceedingly careful and not to injure so good a cause by any want of prudence or fore-thought of our own. Spi­ritualists excuse themselves by saying these me­diums have been commended to us as most power­ful speaking mediums, capable of enlightening any audience! I have heard this, and when the time came and the speech was delivered, it was the labor of a mountain and brought forth a mouse. Give me the speaker who exercises his own sense, reason and mental powers, then I shall expect to hear some­thing to the purpose, and if I am disappointed, I shall not charge the Spirits with the failure, for after all, it is not the flowing and eloquent that will give currency to this noble unfolding, but it is plain facts delivered in plain language, appealing to the understanding of plain people. In the foregoing strictures, I may be considered too critical and fault­finding, but I think I can appeal to my own con­science, and say, I have not intended to advance anything but t r u th ; calculated to further a good cause and prevent the establishment of erroneous and unprofitable views; nothing but what I be­lieved would benefit my fellow-men. B. C. T.

difficulty with which Spirits communicated at all, instead of being surprised, and at times grieved, that things not true were communicated, we would be more surprised that so much truth had been given to the world through this instrumentality.—Again, in our investigations we too often forget the mission of Spirits ; we are so much under the in­fluence of our previous materialistic notions, that we often try to force our opinions upon the Spirits, and oftener seek of them communications upon subjects altogether foreign from the glorious object of this wonderful unfolding! How frequently do we hear the call for great names, AYashington, AYeb- ster, Clay, Ac., and how often is it the case that the circle is rendered inharmonious by the folly of some one calling upon the Spirit of AYebster or some other great name for a speech upon “ Ne­braska” or some other mooted question, and per­haps the medium is some impressible untutored boy, who does not understand the first rule of grammer or a single principle of our government, and not overburdened with common sense! And O ! what a speech! full of rant and nonsense, dis­connected and disjointed, without object or aim, not an original idea in it, and delivered in such a bom­bastic style, sufficient doubtless to make angels weep over our folly, and such a speech as the Spi­rit purporting to be its author, if in life, would look upon with pity and contempt Yet even such a speech is often pronounced grand by him who calls for i t ; alas, what poor creatures wc are. A ques­tion may be asked here, how do you account for this apparent absurdity in Spirit manifestations ? I answer in part as above, the great laws of affinity govern; the medium and questioner call about them just such Spirits comparatively as they are themselves! “ That evil Spirits can come to do evil on this earth,” I have no doubt. I can no more question this from my experience in this unfolding, than that good Spirits are permitted by the good God to come upon the earth to effect good purpos­es, and it behooves us to be extremely cautious iiow we receive any of these communications until we have subjected them to the ordeal of reason and common sense- In doing so without this pre­caution, wc arc truly in great danger of being im­posed upon and losing our manhood. As I have before remarked, certain conditions are necessary in order to insure truthful communications, and it is my opinion that the wisest among us have scarce­ly mastered the first three letters of this alphabet of conditions! It may seem strange to one not ex­perienced in this investigation, but I have no doubt that the state of the weather, the peculiar location, the condition of the minds of each member in the circle, preparation for generating or retaining that peculiar subtile fluid used by the Spirits in these manifestations, which, for want of a better name, wc call electricity, but it is as much more refined than electricity as that is more refined than the particles of a common fog— the exercise of a posi­tive and powerful will force, by some one in the body, either present or absent; and'above ail the condition of the medium, physically, mentally and Spiritual!}-—these, and a number of others I neednot now mention, constitute a good and valid reason ^ u ,s difficult t0 offer ncwti10II?lits; n 0 E eed cf that,wily WC arc SO often disappointed in receiving truth- the old are p jo d enough. T he re m ore happiness to be evpe-

TH E G U A R DIA N ANGEL.The Guardian Angel in Paris is a man whose

duty it is to frequent drinking-shops, and the mo­ment a man gets tipsy, to take lu'm under his pro­tection, to accompany him home and put him to bed. The individuals practising this profession are picked men who never drink themselves, who have i

D E . B E E G E Y IN , g raduate o f th e M edical School o f P a r is m em ber o f th e Philosoph ical In s ti tu te o f F ran ce , an d assistan t operato r o f M. C ahagnet and th e B aron du P o te t, has an office a t N o. 100 P rince-stree t, AA'here ho w ill rece ive pa tien ts andvisitors. n

PSYCHOSEETEBJCAL DELINEATIONS OF CHA­RACTER.

the necessary moral authority to force obedience j T o read th e characte r o f persons b y holding th e handw ritin , from the drunken creature they are conveying I forehead, is a g ift w h ich m ay be em ployed in num eroufrom the drunken creature they are conveying ; }° ^ forehead, is, v , , , * 3 instAnc*»« forth*» ihome, who can defend him against attack, and more than all, who can prevent him from drinking at the shops they pass on their way. The price for this service is ten sous: and there is not an instance on record of an individual thus protected home and put to bed having failed to discharge this debt of honor. It is a rule at the drinking shops that when a man cannot stand, he must be taken oil', and the Angel is straightway called. The Angels are kindly treated by the shop-keeper, whose inte­rest it is to see that no one of his customers come to harm. They receive the odds and ends of the dinner, and are recommended to the neighbors when a reliable man for some confidential errand is wanted. Their honesty is proverbial, and a Bac­chanalian with a hundred francs in his pocket, who is confided to their charge, is morally sure of find­ing his hundred francs where he left them, when he wakes the next morning.

To those acquainted with the character of the native Parisians, it is unnecessary to observe, that the Guardian Angel relies for custom, principally on the Englishman and other foreigners, who have not learned to use wine without abusing i t

„ th e 1 _, , . - . „ ., __ em ployed in n um erousinstances fo r tb e p rom otion o f good, and to p rev en t fraud andim position upon th e unw ary .

Cases a re o f constan t occurrence, in tb e business o f life w here a prev ious know ledge o f cha racte r w ould n o t on ly save m uch trouble, vexa tion and p ecun ia ry Joss, b u t w ould often p rev en t the m ost ru inous consequences.'

In o rder to ob ta in a delineation o f c liarac ter o f any one, no th ­ing m ore is req u ired th a n to possess a specim en o f th e ir b and ­w riting , ( i t m a y be a le tte r, n o te o r a n y o th e r d o c u m e n t) T h is m u s t be enclosed in a b lank envelop, ta k in g care th a t th e re be no o th e r w riting , e ith e r upon th e enve lop o r th e enclose, le t i t be carefully sealed up , p u t in to an o u te r envelop, an d d irec ted to D r. C H A SE , N o. 187 S p rin g G arden, above N in th -s tre e t, P h ilad e lp h ia ; w hich m ay be delivered p e rso n a lly o r se n t th ro ' B lood 's D esp a tc h ; in th e h itte r case, a fee o f $2 'is expected to be enclosed. P ersons resid ing in the coun try , a t an y d istance, shou ld w rite b y m ail, post-paid, conform ing to the d irections as above given.

E xam ina tions for D isease w ill also be m ade, w ith diagnosis and prescrip tion . A lock o f h a ir o r handw riting 6bould be en ­closed in an envelop w hen th e p a tie n t cannot "a ttend person- * ally. - 11—tf

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H o s ie .— Evenings at home, in the enjoyment of society of those wc love, form an important and profitable privilege for the industrious. Home— its joys, happiness and bliss; its loved associations; its blessings! "What cheers so well the merchant, when his daily task is complete and when the shades of evening beckon him homeward to his cheering fireside, and its cheerful occupants, as the knowledge that such pleasures await him ? And to the mechanic, who departs from home at day­break, with can in hand, inclosing the plain and frugal mid-day meal, what so consoling as the hope that his loved ones await anxiously his return to welcome him to their circle? Of such is home— sweetest home, ’neath whose portal angels stand to minister, and Heaven lends its aid.

C û r r a p i t k ï ï c f .

l iO C K F O R I) , Illinois, A ug. 26, Iso-i.B e o . E d i t o r :—N otw ith stand ing m y long silence, I have

n e ith e r forgotten you n o r th e d u ties I ow e you . I h a re th is ex ­cuse for silence to offer: m y m in d for the last few w eeks has been occupied w ith th e consideration • { th ings m ere ly tem poral, and I w ould n o t so w t o d c th e good cause in w hich y o u are en ­gaged, as to force m y pen to in d ite those though ts w hich w ere foreign to m y ev e ry day life.

I now have to th a n k the good fo rtune th a t has a t leng th b ro u g h t m e to th is beau tifu l city . H ere N a tu re has h a rd ly felt tb e inroads o f m an, and i t is only w ith in th e im m sd ia te p re ­cincts of tbe tow n, th a t w e m iss the songs of b irds and th e fra­grance of flowers.

In traveling th ro u g h the no rth e rn i>ortions o f th is S ta te , one though t Is alw ays upperm ost in m y m ind . On th is side and on tha t, s tre tch forth v as t p la ins o r undu la ting surfaces alm ost bu rs tin g w ith vegetable w ealth , a n d -w a n tin g only the honest labor of strong hands to m ake th em the scenes o f happy, con­ten ted hom es. W b y w ill m an, then , confine h im se lf to the Avails o f th e sm o k y c ity ? I kn o w th is sub jec t has been so often

ful and important communications. r i e n c e d i n t h e c o u n t r y t h a n In t h e c i t y . A g r i c u l t u r e is t h e n a t u ­. . j r a l o c c u p a t io n o f m a n ; i t g i v e s h i m h e a l th a n d s t r e n g t h , a n d

But to return to tho consideration of the danger j f0 0 j Gn(j c lo th in g , a n d , b e t t e r s t i l l , i t g iv e s h i m a s t r o n g h e a d ;

stated above, We are too impulsive, too supersti- j a n d i n c o n s e q u e n c e o f t h e c o n s t a n t c o m m u n i n g s w i t h N a t u r e

tious, too enthusiastic; thc.se bring US into the dan- i "■hidl its Pursuit c.ntd,5> *n im d s t r a i g l i t fo r w a r d n e s s o f

ger intimated, and I may add what I have before stated in one of these articles; there is a want of moral courage on our part, to call in question com­munications coming through mediums who are our friends and favorites ; for fear of offending them or j t h o s e Avho, r e c e i v i n g a l l t h e b e n e f i t s o f a r e f in e d m e n t a l c u l t u r e ,

some one in the circle, we allow that to pass for ‘ u s e t h e m to e m b e l l i s h a n d i l l u m i n a t e t h e i r c o u n t r y h o m e s ., . , , , 1 P erhaps I am dw elling too m uch a t leng th upon this subject,Spiritualism which would not stand the test of rca- 1 . , w , . , , ,A j a n d t h a t m y c i t y f r ie n d s , r e m e m b e r i n g s u c h c o a r s e n e s s a n d v u l -

son and sound ju d gm en t, and wc get in the hab it j £3r y. 0f country manners as have come under their observa-of receiving everything as true w h i c h purports to ; t i o n , w i l l t h i n k m y p l a n s a n d m y h o p e s v i s i o n a r y ; b u t I w o u ld

purpose. I am uo be liever in th e good resu lting from un in te lli­gen t slavish delv ing in the soil for daily bread, b u t I do believe in th e beneficial effects of co u n try life to m ind and body, when the labors of the ag ricu ltu ris t a re associated A v ith th e refine­m e n t of though t and feeling w hich d istingu ish th e cultiva ted classes of o u r g rea t cities. T h e tru e life is y e t to be found by

the naner ef Yu-ust -»Cth I have to say that I re - j come from the Spirit world. I would not discour-! ^ * * cuu“tr-'’ docs not ^me paper . 1U0 US1, -uui, I in i I. -J} _ 1 . . . . . . \ sitv entail tbe loss of intellectual pleasures, or mental culture

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[F rom the A m enia Tim es.]T h e idea run n in g th rough the following poem , Is m ost beau ti­

fu lly conceived. We seldom m eet w ith a finer production .— — E d . T i m e s . ’

A T l t l i ; K X I i i H T .Tho u g h lie lived and died am ong us,

Y e t bis nam e m ay be enrolled W ith th e kn ights w hose deeds of daring

A ncien t chronicles have told.

S till a s trip ling , he encoun tered P o v erty , and s trugg led long.

G athering force from every effort,T ill he knew his arm was strong.

T h e n h is h ea rt and life lie offered T o his rad ian t m istress, T ru th ;

. N ev er though t, or dream of faltering',M arred the prom ise o f his youth .

A nd he rode forth to defend her.A nd h e r peerless w orth p ro c la im ;

C hallenging each rec re an t doub ter W ho aspersed her spotless nam e.

F irs t upon his path stood Ignorance,H ideous in his b ru ta l m ig h t;

H ard the blow s and long the battle Kre the m onster took to flight.

• • T h en , w ith ligh t and fearless S p irit,P re jud ice he dared to brave,

H un ting back th e lying craven T o h e r black su lphureous cave.

Followed b y his servile millions,. T h a t old giant. C ustom , rose :

Y e t he too a t last was conqueredBy th e good K n igh t's w eigh ty blow s.

T h en lie tu rned , and flushed w ith v ictory,- S tru ck upon the brazen shield

O f th e w orld 's g reat K ing, Opinion.A nd ilefied him to the field.

O nce again he rose a conqueror,A nd though w ounded in the fight.

W ith a d y in g sm ile o f tr iu m p h Saw th a t T ru th had gained h e r right.

On his falling ea r re-echoing* Cam e the sh ou ting ro u n d h e r th rone :

• L ittle cared he th a t no fu tu re. W ith her nam e w ould lin k his ow n.

S pen t w ith m any a hard -fough t battle S low ly ebbed his life aw ay,

• A nd the crow d th a t flocked to g ree t her,T ram pled on him w here he lay.

« la thering all his strength, he saw her C row ned, and reigning in her p r id e ;

Looked his last upon her beauty .R aised liis eyes to God, and died.

xk x .ii a \ x: x p u n i r : \ c iI n a piece of F red e rick T ennyson 's called “ S um m er ami

W in te r, a sago is thus rep resen ted as speaking to a poet, after narra ting a story o f dom estic so rro w s :—

. A s tho earth tu rn s un to th e sun ,A nd from the sun airain.

T h y h ea rt m ust th rough its sorrow s run ,A n d pass from joy to p a in ;

B u t know —the spring th a t w ithers here,N o m ore on ea rth can reappear.

As w in te r show ers back the lea f As w in te r snow s the green, ’

T he h ea rt o f m an m u st taste of grief,T o be w ha t it hath been ;

T h a t grief, though n o t on earth , shall b ring A nother and a nobler spring . ^O b! thou m u st w eep, and in tho rain

O f tears m ake up the p rim e A nd beauty of th y h e a rt again,

A nd toll, and fall w ith t i m e ;A nd look on fate, and bear to see

. T h e shadow o f death fam iliarly .T h y noblest ac t is b u t a sorrow,

T o live—though ill befa ll;T h y g reat rew ard to d ie to-m orrow ,

I f G od and N a tu re call ;In faith to reach w h a t ea r and oye D ream no t, n o r all tb y phantasy.

gret you should not have read my articles carefully over before }'ou wrote your strictures; if you had, you would have seen that I neither used the words “ Infidel,” “ Nothingarian,” or “ Blasphemer,” and that in using the words A thciat and JPanthel&t) I was compelled to do so if I stated tru th or called things by their proper names, and I am too old now to learn to do otherwise.

"With regard to y o u r laudation o f Mr. A. J. D a­i vis, you certain ly have th e rig h t to do so, y e t I con- | fess it seem ed a little strange and peculiar to hear ¡ th e Eflitor o f the “ Christian S jn r ltu a lh C launch ; out in ex travagan t praise o f an opposer o f all Uhrh- i tia n ity , an unbeliever o f th e Bible, and a ridiculer j of p ra y e r ; th is no t only concerns m e as an indivi- | dual Christian Spiritualist, b u t all w ho desire to

see th e cause of Christian Spiritualism universally prevail.

I now proceed to the consideration, as promised at the close of my No. 0, of this important thought

! of Mr. A. J. Davis in his address, upon the subject i of our estimate of the authority of Spirits. He said,! “ You look to them for information, but you are in danger of losing your manhood and womanhood.” Here, I think, wc have a tru th very important for Spiritualists to properly and fully understand I One

I great difficulty the Christian Spiritualist has to con­; tend against is his preconceived opinions and early : prejudices, resulting mainly from the teachings of j the pulpit, implying that all happy Spirits are at j once angels of light, in fallible in their whilom and \ jm iicien t m their -intuition / that what they utter | must be ¿ruth, and only truth ; that they are ad­: vanced and elevated to such a height, that it would j be impious not to believe their teachings, andweak- i ness not to follow their instructions; hence what is j received from them, is taken without question and i adopted without examination! Are we not in dan- | ger of losing our proper manhood? Of sacrifising our reason and common sense? Nay, arc wc not rejecting the teachings of the beloved disciple John, who admonishes us not to believe every Spirit but to “ try the Spirits.” How shall we try them ? It is true the apostle lays down one rule to try them by, but certainly that is not the only rule ; for our rettMii, the laws of Nature, the rule of God’s moral government, our own in tu ition and Spiritual per­ception are not to be lost sight of, and these are given us for noble purposes. But wc think there are other grave considerations connected with this question, not the least of which is, that certain con­ditions are absolutely necessary for truthful com­munication. The circle mustbe harmonious, the me­dium must be properly developed, “ free from all selfishness, and have an abiding confidence in the overruling providence of G o d t h e y must not be mediums “ who are puffed up with conceit at their own gifts, who are troubled about what people may say and are anxious for their own gratification.” They ought to be as far as possible, “ meek and lowly in heart,” pure and upright in life i In con­nection with the proper harmonizing of the circle, as the laws of affinity are almost universal in these

m o r e .j l o w t h a t I a m e n t i r e l y u n a c q u a i n t e d w i t h t b e s t i r r i n g s c e n e s

c o n s t a n t l y b e i n g e n a c t e d i n t b e g r e a t t o w n - w o r l d ; n o r d o e s i t fo l lo w t h a t I r e m a i n u n b l e s s e d b y t b e n e w l i g h t s o f l i t e r a t u r e

age anj from pursuing theii in\ estigations and lis- j farm ers do n o t m u rd e r the Q ueen’s English in pronunciation , toning attentively to all communications. Sometimes ! n e ith er are all farmers* daugh te rs ro m p in g m ilk -m aid sa n d noth- they arc allegorical and not unfrcquently j a c t t i o l i s , 1 iD" Iuorc* Because I m sF ui th e coun try , i t does n o t iol-

and there arc at times great truths concealed under ; what to us appears a trilling communication.

t-* • j • /, »,* , . ! and science, so constan tly being discovered in the m en ta l heavenBe serious, never trine with so solemn a subiect, , Ti. . J* _ . J . ’ ; o f h um an ity . I t is tru e th a t these lights are first seen in theif WC do, WC draw about US Spirits that will trifle \ cities, and are best apprec iated there, as the re m en ta l cu ltu re isalso, and if we deliberately set out to impose upon ' highest. B u t I w ould have th is cu ltu re tran spo rted to natu ra lthem under the plea of searching for t r u t h , w e ] SCCDCS’ w b trc “ e application o f co rrec t ta ste -vrould crea te now

r c 1 beauties, and or educated labor w ould reveal new sources ofcommonly come off second best ' w etU b and reflncd lu x u ry .

But there is S til l another form of danger in this i A rem oval to tb e coun try slioulJ n o t eu tail tbe loss ol tbe . _ , , , . . , T , i benefits o f c ity life. T hose benefits are m an y and valuable,

view of the subject; and here I approach very j E leg an t reflnem ent ¡s b e tte r tb an u ncou th coarseness, w hether delicate ground, a point upon which very few Spir- j betw een w alls o r am ong green trees, and th e re is no th ing at-itualists stand, and therefore lam anxious not to ! trac tiv e in th e du ll m onotom y o f tow n v io n a j- in a fc in g ,so there , • . 7 i , : is no noetrv in stup id co u n try d e ic in g from sun to sun . T h ebe misunderstood or thought personal by any one : V. . 1 , _ r _ ; _ , ,© r J j i m ere farm drudge, and m a n y o f o u r farm ers a re m ere drudgesI mean speaking from the public platform, under \ after all, perceives no Inure beau ty in a su m m er sk y or in a what is termed Spirit clairvoyance, or professing to I w aving forest, th an the m ere tow n grocer perce ives in a sugarbe fully controlled by Spirits! Now I have no ' bo::- It clone that excites interest iu either case;

- J r j t ]ie onCi w hether i t p rom ise ram o r d ryness, in th e other,personal experience in this matter, but I am .satis- j w hethe r i t contains w h ite o r brow n.tied no medium can have higher views of God, or - T h e w ork ing farm er th in k s constan tly o f crops, and he laborsangels, and of Spiritualism generally, than the ' from m orn ing till n ig h t to b rin g them to perfection . T h en over­

, . . . . , i r - . - x i -, i < com e w ith fatigue he sinks to rest, to com m ence again on theplane of their own mental and Spiritual develop- I morroTr w ith renew ed vigor, and thus he w ears bis life aw ay, ment! That it is hardly possible for a Spirit so far ! T he re is no p o e try in an existence like this, void of all social and to control a medium, but that the medium will give ; in tellectual p le a su re s ; and i t is n o t th is k in d o f co u n try life I

,, , , . , . , w ould advise in v c ity friends to lead, b u t ra th e r le t th em takeutterance to sucli news as may be impressed upon | with t)lcm to tl;cir cuuntrj. hoIUCSi aI! tho re flnem en t. o f cityhim, Only Upon the plane of his own develop- i life. L e t th em cu ltiva te these and apply them , and as th e field ment ; that all communications coining through i of O perations is m ore ex tensive in the coun try , so w ill tbe effect

such mediums are more or less tinctured with their ! 1,0 r ri>rortlonateIJ frea te r.. , . . . I A ll th e above though ts have been snugcated b y the variousown views and impressions—with their own pro- j scenc3 , LaTe mct ,vitb mr tm vcls. j havc visited tbe rcsi-

Conceived opinions ; and lienee these communi- ; d*nces of those w ho, w ith a p roper appreciation o f th e benefits cations should be scanned with a critic’s eve. AYc ! ° f civilization, derived rational en jo y m en t from engaging in arc in danger, both medium and hearers o‘f losing ! -sri^ultomi pursuits. I have soen o thers su rrounded w ith Xa-

0 1 4 0 tu r c s m ost boun tifu l gifts and beau ties, w hose condition wasOUr manhood and WOinanllOOd J and I think Spirit- j scarcely m ore enviable than th a t o f the day laborers in y o u r ualists should be very cautious how they encourage ; City. One class looking upon labor, th e inheritance of Cain, asthese itin eran t Spiritt-eachers, who profess t o | a c ^ ^ slow ly d ig th e ir graves w ith the ir

. 1 . ; ow n hands. T h e other, considering labor ra th e r as a blessing tohave a ca ll to enlighten their fellou men upon this I m ind and body, app ly i t w ith intelligence, and derive therefrom new and wonderful dispensation ; some Of them ; pleasure and renew ed life, ra th e r th a n pain and lingering death, need teaching the first principles, if not of sense at j I am a fond lover o f the coun try , b u t as I have been flying

least of Spiritualism. I think wc are in danger of thro,Ui:h ,r id * di5triot5 on Bteam, m y th o u gU uh^ve

retarding this good and wonderful work by impru-

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A long and successful course o f practice, and an experience w hich has ex tended to th e tre a tm en t o f alm ost all form s of d iv ease, enables D r. H arring ton to solicit th e con tinuance of f.»rmei patronage, and confidently to oiler his services to th e afflicted e ith e r in th is v ic in ity or a t a distance.

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S ince w ritin g the above w ork th e au th o r Las changed liis -views in regard to the B ible as the o n ly revelation from God to m an. I n all o ther particu lars his v iew s are as the re in laid down. T he w ork has been w ell rece ived b y all classes, and th e argu­m en ts advanced have been considered w o rthy o f the careful consideration o f all m en o f thought. A ll sectarian ism is avoid­e d ; no doctrinal opinions are in tro d u ced ; b u t the “ answ ers'” re s t on th e fundam ental tru th s o f scrip tu ra l revelation and u n ­d ispu ted facts.

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he has taken an oiliee a t the R oom s o f the ‘’Socie ty for the D iflusion of S p iritua l KnowA-dire.” No. 55i> B roadw ay, where* be w ill rece ive his pa tien ts, and a tten d to all questions th a t m ay be sen t from d is tan t localities concerning diseases, th e ir causes, na tu re and cure. H is long acquain tance w ith th e p rac tice of m edicine, and the em inen t success w hich has h itherto rew arded liis labors, enable h im to offer his services w ith a s tro n g confi dence in th e ir beneficial effects.

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L e tte rs addressed to No. G12 G rand-st., N . Y ., w ill m ee t w ith p ro m p t a tten tio n . jj

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ju r io u s to the system , and a r e a certain cu re for all N erv o u s Diseases, v iz , ¿ t . V itus" D ance, T ic D oloreux, N euralg ia , R h eu ­m atism in all its varied form s. Locked Juw , E p ilepsy o r F a lling Sickness, Palsy , N ervous and t i c k H eadache.D yspepsia , D iseas­es of th e K idneys and L iver. P iarrha-a , Irreg u la ritie s o f th e F em ale System , T e tte r, and all C utaneous D iseases, Chills am i F ever, Cram p, Cholic, Cholera M orbus, Cholera, Q uinsy , C roup, Influenza, B ronchitis, anil all A cu te P ain s and N ervous D iseas­es w ith w hich the hum an fam ily are afflicted, and w hich for ages have, baffled the sk ill of th e K-arned. T hese F lu id s have n o t failed to give re lief in any o f the above cases w here th e y have been fairly tested, and we have now a n u m b e r o f liv ing w itnesses to w hom we can refer.

F eeling it m y du ty to m ake know n to th e afflicted these in ­valuable rem edies, n o t only in obedience to the positive com ­m ands o f m y Spirit-guides, b u t from a thorough conviction th a t th e y are ail th a t is claim ed fur them , and from a desire to relieve the sufferings o f afflicted h um an ity , I propose to p lace them in the hands of all a t th e m ost reasonable rates, and shall, as far as I Lave the ab ility to do, cheerfu lly su p p ly i t w ith o u t charge, to a!! w ho m ay not have the m eans to pay for ft. F o r fu rth e r particu lars, address T . C ulkectson , A gen t, P ittsb u rg h , P a .

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(lently encouraging and thoughtlessly endorsing these lecturers.

We go to the conference to hear them, we invite

tr ied to p ene tra te m an y a cottage and cabin, and I have ponder­ed th is question : A re th e occupants o f these cottages v irtu a lly b e tte r than tho inhab itan ts o f th e F iv e P o in ts , o r do c ircum ­stances m ake th e m appear so ? T h a t m an , w ork ing in his own garden, i f be w ere rem oved to N ew Y o rk , w ou ld su n se t find h im q u ie tly sleeping in his bed, o r carousing in a g in-palace ? A

our friends to go and hear something grand upon 1 <ln“ Uo° °f difficult}-, I w ould n o t a tte m p t to answ er.

Spiritualism, saying a Spirit through such a medium I 0 n e ^ h ig , how ever, is c e rta in ; he is a p roductive nseful m em ­, , _ . , . , .. , ; . . I h e r o f so c ie tr in his p resen t s itua tion , an d perh ap s th e aban-will lecture ; our friend is a skeptic, but is anxious j doned of tb0-Five roints would bc lite bim> Mdcr fike circDm.

to hear something upon this all exciting topic, he ¡stances. 'L e t ou r ph ilan th rop ists th in k o f this, and instead of goes, and some brother or sister goes through some I endeavoring tp am eliorate th e condition o f th e unfo rtuna te and 1

j e r l s and atarfe, and with closed eyes takes the plat- j ^ p n T t lonu? to ” ” ” them to t ? 6 eener'J , J m * j ous W est, give th e m hom es and an o p p o rtu n ity to m ake th em -form and holds forth, sometimes using a congrega- j selves respected, and useful m em bers o f socie ty . T h e co s t of

such a w ork w ould n o t be g rea te r th a n the sum s n ow expended in charity , and for th e pun ishm en t o f crim es com m itted under tho p ressu re o f necessity , o r th e recklessness o f despair.

S trong hands are m u ch needed in th is coun try , and If I am rig h tly inform ed, w ages havo la tely been offered laborers w hich far exceed those obta ined in y o u r city . O ne instance cam e u n ­der m y ow n observation , w horo th ree dollars p e r day w as offered and refused for labor in the harvest field. T h is is on ly one in ­stance, b u t is an indication o f th e p re sen t dem and for sterling hone and sinew .

T h e drought, w hich has been so genera lly d estruc tive in al­m ost every section o f th e coun try , has b u t sligh tly affected th e crops in th is v ic in ity , and th e harv est th rou g h o u t th e no rthe rn po rtio n o f th is S ta te h ave been , and w ill b e ab undan t.

I shall take an early opportunity of writing to you again, and will endeavor to make my next more amusing.

; Yery truly, your Brother,

tion of words of doubtful meaning, sometimes rant­ing like an old round-head, and often playing off such fantastic tricks as ought to cause us to weep at the folly of men. Not unfrcquently it is a ludi­crous exhibition of Spiritualism run mad —our friends arc people who think, and many go”away conzincal that it is all imposture, and that the me­diums are fit subjects for the lunatic asylum! Have we advanced the cause in this behalf? Nay, verily we have done it an injury. If I had heard or seen nothing more convincing than I have heard from these “ speaking m edia,” I think I should still have been an unbeliever in this great but much abused

pr< .Iirious b e lie f B y J o h n S. A d au ia " u e answ ered »ml said .

O ne th in g I know , th a t w hereas I wjis b lind , now I see.. . A nd they cost him out,*1 L e t all Spiritualists w ho have be­

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N o. 833 B R O A D W A Y , N E W -Y O R K .T h e best and m ost im proved P ianos and M elodeons in th e

worhL T . G ilbert Go.'s W o rld ’s F a ir P rem iu m P ianos, w ith or w ith o u t the H lolian. and w ith iron fram es and c ircu lar scales. T h e m erits o f these in s trum en ts are too w ell know n to need fur­th e r recom m endation . G ilbert's B oudo ir P ianos, an elegant in -

1 C hurch, | s tru m e n t for room s. I la llc t & C um ston ’s P ianos, o f the old (urn: a re* j established firm o f H a l id ¿c Co. M r. V . being sole agent for nue in re- , all th e above P ianos, He can offer them low er than an y o ther

house in the I n ited S tates. H o r a c e W a t e r s ’ Pianos, m anu­factured expressly for h im , hav ing g rea t pow er of tone and elastic ity of touch. P ianos of o th e r m ake. In a w ord, 883 B roadw ay is one o f th e largest depots in the world, affording an o p p o rtu n ity for .selections n o t to he had any’ w here else on th e A m erican con tinen t. Second-hand P ianos a t groat bargains. P rice from £60 to $175.

MELonEONR.—Goodm an A B aldw in 's P a te n t O rgan M clode- ons, w ith tw o banks qfekeys—a tw ee t am i pow erful in s tru m en t. P rice from $75 to $2<NT.

S. D . ¿z JI. W . S m ith 's w ell know n and ju s tly celebrated M e­lodeons. P rices from $t3() to $150. T he above m akes are th e

M E D IC IN E . Comprise«! in a R ep e rto ry fur P rescrib ing , i only ones tuned in the equal tem peram ent. M elodeons o f o th e r A dap ted to D om estic o r Professional Use. T h ird edition , im - ! m akes, o f all sty les and prices.p roved and enlarged. B y H u n tin g S herrill, M. D ., M em ber oi j M artin 's unrivaled G uitars, from $25 to $60. F lu ten as , from th e H ahnem ann A cadem y of M edicine, etc., etc. A u th o r o f a j t*5 to $25. F lu te s, from $5 to $40. B rass in s tru m en ts , and T rea tise on E pidem ics, and an E ssay on th e C hulera o f 1S32. o thers, o f all kinds.P rice in cloth, handsom ely bound, $1.

In addition to the above, may* bo found, a t the Society 's Rooms, th e follow ing publications b y M essrs. F o w lers and W ells, In o rder to accom m odate those resid ing a t a distance, w e g ive the prica o f each w ork w ith th e postage added. T h e postage w ill be pre-paid a t tho N ew -Y o rk Post-Office. By* p re -ray in g post­age in advance, fifty p e r cent, is saved to the purchaser. A ll le tte rs contain ing orders should be post-paid.

R E L IG IO N , N A T U R A L A N D R E V E A L E D ; or, the N a­tu ra l Theology and M oral B earings o f P h ren o lo g y ; 25 cts.

P A R E N T S ’ G U ID E , and C hild -b irth M ade E asy . By* Mrs. IT. P en d le to n : 60 cts. ’ *

CO M BE'S P H Y S IO L O G Y , A pplied to the Im p ro v em en t of M enta l and Physical E d u c a tio n : 62 eta.

P H Y S IO L O G Y O F D IG E S T IO N . T ho P rincip les of D ie t­etics. B v A. Com be, M. D .; 30 cts.

P H IL O S O P H Y O F E L E C T E IC A L P SY C H O L O G Y , in T w elve L ectu res . B y D r. J . B . D o d s; G2 cts.

M ACRO CO SM A N D M IC R O C O SM : or, th e U niverse W ith o u t a n d th e U niverse W ith in . B y W in . FLslibongh. A Scientific W o r k :6 2 cts.

P O W E R O F K IN D N E S S ; incu lcating the C hristian P rin c i­ples o f L ove over P hysica l F o rc e ; 30 cents.

IM M O R T A L IT Y T R IU M P H A N T . T h e E x istence o f a God. B y R ev . J . B . D o d s ; 62 cts.

A n y o r all o f th e above w orks m ay be s e n t b y m ail to p u r ­chasers, on rece ip t o f tho p rice as above m arked . O rders from o u r friends a t a oistance w ill be a tten d ed to p ro m p tly as soon as received.

B ooks n o t on o u r l is t w ill be p ro cu red and fo rw arded a t th e regu la r re ta il price. S

D ealers supplied w ith the above P ianos and M elodeons a t fac­to ry prices. _

M usic .—T his list com prises the products o f th e g rea t m asters o f both the A m erican and E u ropean con tinen ts, and is rece iv ing constan t additions by an ex tensive publication of tbe choice and popu la r pieces of th e day. D ealers in M usic, T eachers o f S em ­inaries and A cadem ies w ish ing to purchase an y m usic p ub ­lished in the U nited S tates, or m uko arrangem ents for constant supplies of M e. W A T L R 6 ' new issues, w ill find I t g rea tly to th e ir in te res t to call o r fo rw ard th e ir orders. M usic sen t to any p a r t of the U n ited S tates, postage free.

NEW AND APPOSITE SPIRITUAL, SONGS.A n g e l W h is p e r s .”—O ne o f tho m ost beautiful and ex ­

pressive so n rs in p rin t. S ung b y M rs. G illingham B ostw ick w ith g rea t e ffec t P r ice 25 cts.

44 V e a r e H a p p y N ow*, D ear Mother.*4—A lovely rep re ­sen ta tion o f the condition o f “ Loved Ones in H eaven .” P rice 25 cts.

4*St. C l a ir to L ittle E va in I I eaven*.”—The outpourings o f a F a th e r 's h ea rt un d er b erea v em e n t P rice 25 cts.

“ D o G ood.”—Sing th is song, e v e ry b o d y ; p ractice its p re ­cepts, and th is w orld o f ours w ould he 'one of th e h app ier spheres. P rice 25 cts.

“ G u a r d ia n * S p i r i t s .” —H ap p y h e w ho enjoys th e ir-a tte n - dance as rep resen ted In th is beau tifu l song. P rice 25 cts.

u T u x P rod igal S on.”—W ith sp lend id L ithog raph rep re ­sen tin g th e P rodigal's re tu rn . P rice 50 cts.

T h e above pieces are all b y th e m ost p o pu la r Com posers, and are selling rapidly.

H O R A C E W A T E R S , P u b lish er, N o. 888 B roadw ay , N . Y ork A g en t for T . G ilbe rt & Co.’s P ianos, H a lle tfc C um ston’s P ianos! G ilb e rt’s B oudo ir P ianos, a n d m anufactu re r o f H o race W a te rs ’ P ianos. N . B . M usic se n t b v m a il postage free.

in

? i f t r JT.fF o r llio C liridtian S p ir ltu a lis t l

a i m i i A i r i .• / , , , I dream ed la s t n igh t th a t I w as d e a d ;' t . F o r y ie ld ing u p our breath

- ; • ' : . A nd rising o 'e r m ortality ,. ; : C hildren of e-artli cal!, " 'h a th ."

’■ On o m om eu t darkness grew around,' . _ T h e n flood** of mellow light,

• l ; A nd Spirit-dw ellers of the a ir• Rose beam ing on m y s ig h t

: . '' • J ly soul w ith young, unfolded wings,/ V - . Gazed on its ea rth ly shrine,

A nd those fam iliar lineam ents,‘ 1 . T hough pale, I knew w ere mine.

'/A * • F a ir form s of glory beckon’d me. T h ro u g h ether, fur and free,

' • A nd y e t I fondly c lung to earth.T o Unger, love, near thee.

I flitted eve r anxiously v ' ’ B etw een thee and the light,

; . - B u t vain m y looks of tenderness . T o th y beclouded sight.

- , I tr ied to call thee lovingly—■V T o tell thee I was near:

M y voice w as b u t the sighing nil . T o th y unconscious car.

‘ . A nd sadly, then, os Borne freed dove.. . Besides Its fetter'd m ate,

. I s trayed till death w ith angel hand V. •, Should ope thy prison gate. K. M. D ozier .

. .. [F ro m the SL C atharine Sem i-IV eekly Post.] T H E I U l ’ S A I j 1 A 1 .N O O F S l L V F I t T O E V

E B V C L O L I i .One w in te r n igh t dreary,D ejected and weury,

I k ep t m y lono vigil of sorrow and c a re ;. .M istrusting—mistaking'—

M y heart lull to breaking—" M y soul seeking com fort, and lim ling dusjmir!

• A ll w ildly and chilly T h e w ind w histled shrilly,

D rifting the clouds o’er thu desolate s h y ;Low moaned the ocean In ce:e-cless cum m otion,

■ - D ashing th e spray of its billow s on high !

. T earfu lly gleaming,. T he young moon beam ing,

Struggling by tils tb ro ’ each gathering cloud ;' J*’Hint light now shedding.

D ark shades now spreading,O ver the m oonshine th e ir vapory sh roud!

• “ All! thus ,'’ though t I, sighing,** F rom b irth to o u r dying,

Alan’s course is a tria l th rough struggle and gloom :. • doy scarce gives a promise, ’

T h a t G rief rends n o t from us,‘ O’e r the light of our life looms the shade of the tom b!“

B u t soon, to m y wonder,. • T h e cloud burst asunder,

. A n d dow n th rough the fissure now stream ed the moon' : ' light,

, ' Soft fell its splendor,i?o holy and tender,

. , In show ers of sheen oil the face o f the h igh*!

•. . 'While all th e cloud's m argent' • W as gleam ing like argent.. T hough earthw ard still sullen and dark was its shroud,

1 knew th a t tow ards heaven Its brightness was given—

‘ . A lin ing of s ilver spread over the cloud !

' • ■ T hen m y soul rose in gladness,A m i shook off its sadness,

I felt God can tu rn all ou r darkness to light— i T o-day w hat is surrow ~

M akes jo y on the m orrow —D ry tears th a t are h id ing H is sm iles from ou r sight.

. I looked up, confessing. T h a t tria l is blessing',

T o I I im if each g rief be spread o u t and avow ed;W h a t from earth man sees gloom ing,God above is illum ing— ’

. T h e re ’s a lin ing of s ilver to everv cloud !

J O V 1 2 1 : V O N D .

BY JOHN =. AI'AMs.

B eyond the deep, dark grave whose low ly portal M ust y e t be pass’d by every soul im m ortal,

T he re gleams a ligh t;”Tis n o t of earth ; it w avers not, it glow cth W ith »c lea r radiance w hich no changing know eth,. C onstan t and brigh t. "

W e love to gaze a t it, we love to cherish T ho cheering though t tha t, w hen all else shall perish,

A nd nought rem ainO f all these tem ples—things we now inherit—Bach unim prisoned, no m ore fettered fcjdrit

fc flail life re ta in ;

A nd ever, th rough e te rn ity unending.I t shall un to th a t changeless lig h t be tending,< T ill perfec t duyKhali bo its g rea t rew ard ; and all o f m yste ryT h a t h a th m ade u p Us earth ly life, its history,

B e pass’d aw ay. *

Oh, Joyous h o u r ! oh, day m ost good and g lo rio u s! W hen from the ea rth the ransom ed rise victorious,

I ts conflict o’er!W hen jo y henceforth each grateful soul engages, •Toy, unalloyed, th rough never-end ing ages, '

Jov ~Jo v everm ore.

FASHION.W h a t a rc the laws of fashion, and who m akes

them ? W ho regulates their absurd ities and their p rop rie ties? I t was the h e igh t o f fashion in Charles the Second’s tim e to play abou t four inches o f w hite sh ir t betw een the w aist-band and the vest.N ow if I were to en te r a ball-room with m y vest bulging from the bottom of m y waistcoat, I should be bowed down stairs. W hy should fashion in 10(53 be beauty , and be im propriety in 1 8 5 3 ? Can anyth ing be m ore absu rd than the chim ney pot h a t? Nothing. Yet if you were to m eet me in llcgen t street witli a hun ting cap, a shovel hat, a som brero, or a porringer like th a t w hich H enry of L ancaster wore, would you speak to m e? The day after to-m orrow velvet skulls, shovel hats, ily- flaps, or rabbit-sk in porringers m ay be the only wear. AVliy should the b ishops refuse to ordain Oliver G oldsm ith because lie wore scarlet breeches?W h a t a re wigs, colors, fashionable virtues, fashion­able follies, fashionable vices, Ion (on, h igh breed ­ing, w orth, after ail ? W ill they save the sp rig h t­liness of youth , the fair cheeks and full eyes of childhood, the vigorousness and strong flexure of th e jo in ts of twenty-five, from the hollowness and deadly paleness, the loathsom eness and horrors of “ a three days’ burial W ill they avail u s one

jo t in the day when you and I and all th e world, nobles and learned, kings and priests, the wise and the foolish, the rich and th e poor, the prevailing ty ra n t and the oppressed p a rty , shall ap p ear to re ­ceive th e ir sym bol ? W ill Fashion and M adame D evy and the Red-book keep the storm from the ship, o r a furrow from the brow , or the plague from a k ing 's house? Is th e world an y b e tte r for fashion, and could it move tow ards its end w ithout fashion, do you th in k ?

Fashion dies. I t is so far a prince or a rich man, , th a t while it lives we dress it up in purple and fine i idiom atic forms.

oxHistorical and Practical Treatise on Fas­

cinations. Cabalistic ITIirrors. Suspen­sions. Compacts. Talism ans. Convul­sions, Possessions. Sorcery. AVitclicrnft. Incantations. Sympathetic Correspon­dences. Necromancy, etc., etc.

Translated from the French of L. A Cahagnet,A uthor o f the “ Celestial Telegraph.”

FOURTH DIALOGUE.

S U S P E X S I O X S .

7 2 . A t an o th er session, w hen th ree clairvoyants w ere p u t a t th e sam e tim e to sleep, a dove a p ­peared to them , holding a p ap er in its bill, and let i t fall a t th e feet o f one of these ladies. T he p ap er w as opened, an d th ey found in it th ree sm all slips o f pap er on w hich were pasted little pieces o f bones. U pon one o f these papers th e following ph rase was w ritte n : “ Holy J la x im ;” on the other, “ S t Sa­bin ,” and on th e last “ M ary M artyrs.”

7 3 . W e read on page ID, th a t in th e answ ers he received from M. D eleuse on th is subject, th is gen­tlem an assured h im th a t h e knew a physician whose clairvoyant m ight produce m aterial touches, not unlike those of th e tym num branch .

7 4 . M. B illot speaks on page 2 3 5 , o f a certain Miss L aure, his som nam bule, w ho one day received a stigm a upon h e r r ig h t arm . T he w rite r w ished to w itness h im self the phenom enon, an d having done so, he w as perfectly satisfied o f its reality . A well-drawn cross appeared on the inside p a r t of th e lucid’s arm . T his w om an said it w as he r guardian angel who th u s engraved th a t cross.

Jo n x .— Y et M. Billot could no t succeed in pe r­suad ing his correspondent, M. D e leu se ; and it is very evident he did not.

A l b e r t .— I think, on the contrary , th a t M. De- lcuse was ju s t as persuaded of the fact, as M. Bil­lot h im self; only lie did no t like to proclaim so loudly his conviction. The quotation he addresses to his friend, is a p ro o f o f i t ; and we m u st con­fess th a t M. Deleuse w ent far enough in h is m ag­netic publications. As for his position as a lib ra­rian, b e com prom ised it no less th an his own rep u ­tation, in th e eyes o f h is learned associates.

W o shall now review ano ther w riter who m ade a deop sensation in th e m agnetic world b y the su ­periority of his views, and h is w orld-renow ned “ Jo u rn a l o f A nim al M agnetism .” M. R icard is a

j w riter whose pen and m ind can certain ly no t be ! accused of enthusiasm . In a n u m b er o f 1 S4 C, the | above p ap er lias an in teresting article on the | “ Pow erful effects o f M agnetic A ttrac tion .”| 7 5 . “ Mr. Schm idt, a d istinguished physician of

Vienna, in G erm any, w ent and fixed ilia abode in Russia. AA’ith him w as his daugh ter, w ho soon m arried a certain M. P ourra t, glove m anufacturer. Settled a t Kiow, Mrs. P ourra t, w ho w as very deli­cate, was often m esm erized b y licr father, M. Schm idt. I t was in these conditions th a t she was m esm erized as usual by he r father, a sh o rt time be ­fore lier death, w hich took place in 1 8 3 2 . M any friends and acquain tances w ere assem bled in the parlor, w hen, all on a sudden, th e pa tien t w as taken from tlie bed on w hich she laid, and so lifted up as to perm it th e haod of every one to pass th rough betw een the b lankets and the pa tien t’s body ."— AVitncss Servan.

Jo n x .— T he w riter m ay have been led into error. A i.u e k t .— Y ou are r ig h t ; b u t together w ith sev­

eral o f his friends assem bled for th a t purpose, he testified the following fact, w hich is quoted a t page 3 0 2 , o f the said jo u rn a l:

7 (5. “ T he crisis increases; she is tak en up in a sta te o f general sp a sm ; he r eyes w hich were closed, open again, and p resen t in th e ir deadly gaze, a fixedness w hich strike us w ith awe ;— she rests again, and stands in an im m obility sim ilar to s tu ­por.” On page 3 0 4 M. R icard asked h e r w h a t she had experienced. She answ ers, “ she lias been very h ap p y ; she lias soared to the h ighest regions, and th a t she said ‘no,’ because she was taken aw ay alone, w hich alw ays frightens h e r v ery m u c h ; she has been carried off b y th ree angels,” &c.

J ohn.— The au th o r does no t say th a t this clair­voyant was taken up from the ground.

A l b e r t .— lie leaves it u n d e rs to o d ; he is too skillful a w riter to say she w as lifted fro m ,— he says only she rose. The n arra tive seem s m oreover to enforce th is f a c t ; for the particu la rs o f th is ses­sion are told w ith a g reat m inuteness o f detail, and are said to have p resen ted ex trao rd in a ry p h e ­nom ena.

Jo iix .— AA'hat can I say ? I t is m ore easy for me to listen to y o u r observations, th an to draw a conclusion.

A i. uekt .— AYe have tim e to do so ; we are no t a t the end. You are well acquainted w ith our dear friend, M. Doisnel do B riquebec, w ho died in the prim e of his life! You know how learned he was, how logical in all h is reasonings! I relied m uch upon him for the fulfilm ent o f m y labors ! A las ! m u st I com plain o f his death ? I s not, perhaps, his soul m ore free to correspond w ith m ine? AYho knows, even, if the im provem ent o f m y style is not due to his friendly influence? H ow m any coarse or obscure w ords am I no t obliged to can­cel in m y w ritings, w hen 1 read them a second tim e ? I t seem s to m e th a t I perceive bis noble soul by m y side, and th a t I h ear him say to me, “ Suppress th is trivial expression, 3-ou are no t here in th e w orkshop of chair m a k e rs ; you are in the universal laborator3 ' whose language does no t b ear

I took care o f th y instruction af-lincn and fall down and worship it, and quarre l | ¡_er m y death, as vou w ere w ont to take care o f m yw ith and hate our b ro thers and sisters, for a smile I ,r , • „ m ortal life ; fear noth in", no on, on always,from our demi-god, for a card for fashion s ball-; o r I 0 ’ Jth e entree to Fashion’s back-stairs. B ut no sooner | “ 11 belon£s to Sw edenborg to preside over reve­ls the demi-god dead, tiian we u tte riy desert, and ! lations ; 1113- p a r t is to teach thee how to write forget it. A\ e do not as in the case of dead h a -1 th em .” T his excellent friend w rote me before his m anity condescend to unfoid its ro ttenness in gold j deatl th a t be bad been in and silver velvet; to build a m arble m onum ent over it, sculp tured all over with lies ; to sta te in aninscription, th a t beneath repose the ashes o f such and such a m ost noble, high, m ighty, powerful P rince Fashion, who was a father to his subjects and a model to his compeers, and was, in siiort, j tlie vcr3' best F a sh iA that ever was known, and I the first fashionable gentlem an i:i tlie world. N 1, | we allow tlie corpse ol Fashion to pu trify in the j gutter, o r to be eaten up 1a- the vultures! and the 1 storks, and the ad ju tan t birds. T here have been j kings treated as cavalierly. AVhen luxurious l i e n - ! r3* Quinzc 133- a t the point o f death, the noise o f ’ tlie courtiers deserting th e ir m onarch to pay their | respects to the new king echoed th rough the long: galleries of Versailles like thunder. AVhen t h e ! k ing was dead t in y cram m ed his m iserable bod3- (lie died of the m ost horrible form of tlie sm all­pox into a box,) and jolted him off in a post-chaise by n igh t to St. Dennis, w here thc'3- flung him into, ra th e r than buried him, in tlie sepulchre o f his ancestors. So do we act liy our k ing Fashion, ad - 1 ding even insult to injury, for after h is death w e j scolf and je e r a t him and are trem endously satiri- j cal upon the ridiculous, hideous, frightful, prepos- tcrous Fashion th a t he was.

It is 1113- opinion th a t if Alessrs. Banting and France were to confine them selves to performin'* the funerals o f Fashion, thc3' would cease to be th e

correspondence w ith M.R icard, and h eard from this gentlem en tlie n a rra ­tive o f several strik ing facts w hich lie had not dared to publish, b u t com m itted onl3- to a sm all num ber o f trustw ortl^ - friends.

7 7 . Am ong o ther facts, M. R icard one day as­su red M. Doisnel, “ th a t he had w itnessed, (or could no t decline th e testim ony of the eye-wit-1 ness,) tiie following phenom enon. In to a cellar a te r tru th .

w helm P o u ss in ; b u t th ings are very m u ch changed now adays. M. P o te t is on th e p o in t o f publish ing in his “ U nveiled Magic,” th e m eans o f com m uni­cating w ith disem bodied Sp irits ; th u s th e ridicule falls back upon th e adv ersa ry o f M. P o u ss in ; though it w ill soon be proved th a t th ere w as no th ­ing ridiculous in th e affair b u t th e B aron’s nega­tion. In a visit I b a d th e p leasure o f receiving from JL Poussin , th is gentlem an assured m e th a t he stopped h is quotations in consequence of the b ad reception incurred b y th e f i r s t ; an d th a t the fact o f th e crown b ro u g h t b y Spirits w as noth ing com pared to o th er facts h e w as to relate. F a r m ore b u lk y objects h ad been b ro u g h t in the sam e w ay, and w hile h is ap artm en ts w ere herm etically closed. M oney h ad even been p u t into th e d raw er o f his bu reau , th ough i t was locked and the key in h is pocket. “ H ow could I tell such stories to the m en of o u r d ay ,” said M. P o u ssin ; “ w hat w ould th ey say ; y e t w ho is r ig h t ? I profess w ha t I see and have seen every d a y ; b u t th ey refuse to believe w h a t th e y have no t seen, and will no t con­sen t to see. You will be as m uch w ronged as I have been m yself.”

One of th e strongest a rg um en ts against JL P o u s­sin was, th a t th e crow n b ro u g h t w as m aterial and sim ilar to those w hich are sold b y th e artificial flower m ak e rs ; b u t i t is ju s t th is circum stance w hich ren d ers th e fact so im po rtan t in the eyes o f th e unprejud iced inquirer. Suppose, in fact, th a t th is crow n w as a celestial one, and could n o t be im itated b y meD, w h a t w ould have been th e conse­quence ? E very one w ould have said, “ AY e ll ! it is one w ork m ore am ong th e infinite nu m b er o f the A lm ighfy’s.” B u t tran sporting a m aterial object, such as a re m anufactured b y m en, this is no t to prove a new w ork of God, b u t a counter-w ork, since it contradicts th e admitted laws of th is work. I consider h ere n e ither th e reality nor th e falsity of the fa c t I say only, “ prove” th a t th is crow n w as brough t as previously m entioned, and I do no t care whence it cam e from . I t seem s obvious to me, th a t m ateria l objects m u st be taken upon th e e a r th ; the gold piece, therefore, w hich I find in m y pos­session w ithout m3- cooperation, puzzles as m uch, and p e rh ap s m ore, m3' understand ing th an if it w ere o f celestial origin. T h u s i t is th a t the a rg u ­m ent w hich seem s th e best is often the worst.

7 9 . A no ther w riter na rra tes a no less extraordi- nar3' f a c t I e x trac t it from a book entitled “ The In h ab itan ts o f th e Invisible W orld ,” vol. 8, b y Bachelet. I t is said on page 1 5 0 : “ F ifteen days have elapsed since our first evocation: one after­noon, £as ou r c lairvoyant fell into th e m agnetic sleep, we h eard some slight knocks on the fu rn i­tu re o f a room close b y the parlo r w here w e s a t ; we listened a tte n tiv e ly ; th e noise w ent on increas­ing ; th e knocks w ere clearfy heard, and th e chairs m oved about. “ AYho is th e re ? ” asked one o f us. No answ er ; b u t a t the sam e m om ent a h an d w hich seem ed to m e wide open, s tru c k w hich m uch force and noise a round m arble table a round w hich we w ere sitting. I confess th a t we shuddered , and w ere even aw ed b y th e m y stery of th is scene ! AYe felt conscious th a t som eth ing u n earth ly w as going o n ! The noise ceaselessly increased in the n ex t room . I advanced and w ent in, the noise stopped a t once. I looked everyw here, b u t could no t d is ­cover an3-th in g th a t m ig h t explain tin’s singu­lar phenom enon. I w as re -en tering th e parlo r w hen an im m ense easy chair w as lifted up and th row n violently upon th e floor where it broke into a thousand pieces. M ust I tell you, d ear reader, th a t wo w ere s ta rted and aw ed l y the deepest fright th a t we ev er experienced in our lives ?”

J ohn.—Y’ou speak of a man who himself con­fesses he was a hypochondriac.

A lbert.— Does that destroy tlie value of his tes­timony ?

J ohn.— I t proves th a t lie w as laboring u n d e r a hallucination ; th a t is all.

A lbert.— B u t w h a t has th a t to do w ith the o ther persons who w ere w ith him ?

Jo u x .— T h ey p robab ly said they saw, in o rder to avoid a discussion.

Albert.— Do 3-ou th in k these facts are im possi­ble ?

J oiix.— TI1C3- are possible only with hypochon­driac subjects.

A lbert.— A nd w ith m en sound in m ind and bod3’ ?

Jo n x .— I do no t adm it them .A lbert.— Y’et I quo ted 7 9 facts o f th is nature ,

and th ey are all confirm ed by persons w ho w ere no t hypochondriacs.

Jo iix .— I f all these facts w ere reported b y the sam e person, I should say th a t th is person h ad been 7 9 tim es hallucinated. B u t as th ey all come from different individuals, I will say th a t th ey have been deluded each in h is tu rn .

Albert.— Y our answ er is worth}- o f an acade­m ician.

J ohx.— No! it is simply the answer of a m an of good sense.

A lbert.— I fla tter m y se lf to have as m uch good sense as you have yourself) y e t I believe in th e pos­sibility o f these facts.

J ohx.—P rove them.Albert.— I tried to do so b y b ring ing fo rth these

7 9 q u o tations; if I have no t succeeded it is be­cause y o u are too exacting.

Jo n x .— I am ju s t w h a t I ough t to b e in studies o f th is n a tu re . I t is an unpardonable fau lt to ac­cep t them w ithou t th e severest exam ination.

A lbert.— These eighteen cen turies C hristian ity has tau g h t these th ings, and people a re n e ither m ore no r less credulous. T he co u n try people are no m ore addicted to th e te rro rs th ey have so long labored under, and paid m asses for. Y'et th ey do n o t th e less believe in th e rea lity o f these facts, b u t the3' know b e tte r how to ju d g e them , and tru s t no t so m uch to m asses.

J o iix .— AYe are no t co u n try people, and m ust keep w ith in th e lim its o f good sense. E very one ough t to stud3' these questions a t his own point of view.

A lbert.— I shall continue m y quotations.J ohx.— T h ey begin to he ra th e r long.Albert.— I t is never too long when one looks af-

fashionable u n dertakers th ey are.Fashion is g rea ter than k ing or kaiser when he is

a live : b u t dead, he is no m ore account th an a broken egg-shell. I s roi est w ort— tire ie ro i! Leg o f m utton sleeves and long w aists are dead. Long live tig h t sleeves and long w aists .— Household Words.

g rea t nu m b er of b roken bottles liad been carried, though it w as im possible to discover b3' w h a t m eans they w ere b ro u g h t th e re ; m any of these bottles fell from tlie ceiling, a lthough th ere w ere in it n e ither opening nor cracks. I am p e r­haps w rong to m ake th is confidence, b u t hoping th a t I shall be able to prove tlie law s an d n a tu re of the m atte r are not y e t defined b y official science, I rel3" upon our fu ture conversations to dissipate any doubt 3-ou m ight conceive in th is re s p e c t”

7 8 . A nother m esm erizer, o f the nam e o f M. Poussin, pub lished som etim e a fte r JL R icard, a jo u rn a l called “ Le Som nam bule,” in w hich he as­sures u s th a t he saw, together w ith several o th er persons, his lucid F erd inand receive a crow n from i

Jo n x .— Provided one finds i t A l b e r t .— You have read as well as n y s e l f in

th e “ Sp iritual M agnetizer,” the n a rra tive o f these Spiritual m anifestations w hich a re to ld b y A . J . Davis himself, and have produced such a sensation in A m erica. I gave a sh o rt ab strac t o f these w on­derful phenom ena in th e first nu m b er o f th e “ Cy­clopedia o f Sp iritual M agnetism .”

Jo n x .— The “ Jo u rn a l o f M agnetism ” has quoted these facts, b u t d id n o t certify them .

A l b e r t .— Two h u n d re d thousand persons certify them now in the U n ited S ta te s !

Jo n x .— I w ould w ish to be th e tw o hun d red th o u san d th and f i r s t

A l b e r t .— You have read , too, in the sam e Jo u r-I a celestial Sp irit o r th e holy A'irgin. T his a ffirm a-' nal the fact o f the stones w hich w ere th row n in

G re s-s tre e tJ o h x .— Fam ous affair! A n o t if ic a t io n o f the

governm ent’s enemies.A l b e r t .— A nd co n tra ry to th e know ledge o f all,

scientific m en, an d to th e cunning tricks o f th e p o ­

tion of M. Poussin aroused against h im th e m ost severe criticism s o f th e o th er m agnetizers. Am ong the m ost sarcastic w as the “ Jo u rn a l du M agnet­ism .” A polemic w as engaged u n d e r the d irection of B aron du Potet, and ridicule seem ed to over­

lice, who for several weeks made use of all its re­sources, and found out nothing but the proof of its impotency.

Jo n x .— T he police did no t like to say a ll th ey knew .

A lbert.— People who do no t know an y th in g ac t alw ays so. Y ou have doubtless read , too, in th e sam e paper, an accoun t o f th e m arvellous facts w hich took place n ear C h artres for ab o u t a fo rt­n ig h t? ]

J ohx.— P riests a re m ixed in th a t affair. jA lbert.— B ut th a t is no t enough to have b linded

all th e o th er w itnesses w ho had no th ing to do w ith priesthood.

Jo n x .— I n the p resen t circum stance it is difficult to answ er. •

A lbert.— Y ou have read again in th e sam e p a­per, th e account o f ch ild ren w ho w ere tak en in th e ir cradle an d carried on th e floor, o f doors sh u t w ithou t a n y visible hands, &c., &c.

Jo n x .— Y e s ; b u t to read and to see are tw o very different things. L ittle is requ ired to cause a child to iail from its cradle ; still less to have a door sh u t b y a g u st o f w ind.

Albert.— T his w ould be acceptable i f it w ere true . B u t I m u st asx 3"0u, in m y tu rn , w h a t a re y o u r reasons for denying these facts w ith such stubbornness ?

Jo n x .— I object first against th e ir dem onstration, w hich is fa r from being a m athem atical o n e : th en th e physical im possibility th a t an im ponderable substance is able to su p p o rt a n d 'e a r ry a pondera­ble body.

Albert.— I shall answ er first, too, th a t th e sci­ence of m athem atics is as erroneous as th e q u ad ra ­tu re of th e circle, o r p e rp e tu a l m otion. P rove on- fy tw o scientific facts perfectly identical, a n d I shall believe in mathematics. Your second objection against the possibility o f ponderab le bodies being carried aw ay b y im ponderable ones, is no t less er­roneous. AYe see th e fact every d a y ; b u t science seem s blind, and denies it in consequence o f th i ignorance. AYe will again exam ine th is question, w hen I shall have finished m y quotations. I told 3-ou, in th e firs t conversation, th a t m agnetism w as able to produce th is phenom enon of transporta tions. I will give you th e p ro o f o f m y assertion, o r a t ¡east, o f m y conviction ; wc shall then exam ine the afore­said question.

I have, m yself, seen very little on th is su b je c t; y e t w h a t I have seen is quite sufficient. In the first volum e of th e “ Celestial T elegraph ,” I re ­lated a v e ry singular th in g w hich happened to me.I w ould n o t like to rep ea t i t h e r e ; b u t I th in k w h a t I have to say will no t be o u t of place in our p resen t dialogue.

SO. M. R enard , an officer o f th e m ortgage office a t Ram bouillet, one day p ray ed o f m e to have a sm all phial o f w ater m agnetized for h im b y the S p irit o f Sw edenborg. Y'ou recollect th a t this Sp irit w as in daily in tercourse w ith Adele, while in h e r m agnetic sleep. I com plied w ith m3- friend’s request, and p u t a label upon it w ith the following w o rd s : “ m agnetized w ater.” On th ree successive tim es th e w ord “ m agnetized ” w as can celled ; I thought a t first th a t th e cause o f th is d isappear­ance was m3' having m ade use of a steel pen, whose ossciliation m ig h t have produced th e c-ffect. B u t the w ord “ w ater,” w hich rem ained perfectfy black, rendered th is explanation unacceptable. I w rote a

i second tim e and a little beneath , the w ord “ majr- I . . 0netized,” w ith a quill. A t th e m om ent o f sendingtlie phial to m3- friend, th is w ord again disappeared.1 w rote it a th ird tim e w ithout being able to ac­count for th is m ystery . AYhen M. R enard ac­know ledged its receipt, I was v e ry m uch surprised to 'read in the letter, th a t “ AYhen a label is p u t upon a bottle, one has generally the a tten tion to w rite w h a t liquid it co n ta in s ; b u t 3-ou arc m ore expeditious in w riting on‘13- th e w ord ‘ w a ter,’ in­stead o f add ing tlie w ord ‘ m agnetized ,’ w hich w as so well ad ap ted to th is case.” I answ ered to m y friend th a t I did so th ree different tim es, and th a t th e w ord alw ays disappeared . AI. R en ard observed th a t instead of “ m agnetized,” I should, perhaps, have w ritten “ S p iritu a lized ;” that, m oreover, I m ight question Sw edenborg on th is subject. I did so on the first occasion, an d A dele confirm ed th e observation of JL R enard . “ T he w ord m agnet­ized,” said Sw edenborg, “ w as not ad ap ted to a Sp iritual a c t io n ; a Spirit does no t m agnetize, he Spiritualizes.” Sw edenborg refused to tell me w h e th er he was th e au th o r o f th is m irac le ; he on­ly said th a t the Spiritual corpuscles he had p u t into th e w a te r h ad passed th ro u g h th e glass, an d had them selves erased th is w ord, w hich w as no t ap p ro ­p ria ted to th e case. T he im p o rtan t fact is, for me, a t the disappearance, th ree different tim es, o f a w ord m ade up w ith an aggregation o f m ateria l p a r­ticles, w hich an acid alone could alter.

8 1 . A s for th e stigm as, I spoke alreatfy of the consequences o f a sunstroke w hich A dele received in h e r m agnetic sleep, upon one side o f h e r lace an d shoulder, w hile she w as looking for a person in A m erica. T he w itnesses o f th is phenom enon are e leven ; JL P irlo t, to w hom I am indebted for the publication of th e first volum e o f th e “ Celestial T elegraph.” H e lives in Paris, No. 2 5 Sedaine- s t r e e t T he second is JL Linos, J le ssenger of Ram bouillet, b ro ther-in -law of th e person looked for. T he th ird was the m o th er o f th is person, and she lives, I th ink , in th e neighborhood o f R am - j b o u ille t Finally , all those w ho live w ith m e and i m y house, saw th e side an d shoulder o f Adele r e - 1 m ain of a violet hue for m ore th an fortv-eight hours, while th e o th er side and shoulder w ere p e r­fectly white.

8 2 . A s for th e facts o f suspensions, I recollect th a t th e first tim e I w as occupied w ith m agnetism , JL R enard and I w ished to m ake a decisive experi­m en t on th is su b je c t JL R enard desired th a t I should m ake a tria l upon h is own person. I tried ; and m y m ind soon reached such a sta te o f excite­m ent, th a t I did no t do u b t I w as on th e po in t of succeeding. I collected all m y s tren g th as if I w as willing to lift a heav y b u rden , and w ithout anv fu rth er p reparations I took, in idea, JL R enard in m y arm s, and th u s ra ised h im w ith all th e pow er of m y will. J ly friend th en u tte red a loud shriek and begged m e no t to continue, for h is head was dizzy, and he did n o t feel th e g round a n y m ore u n d e r h is fe e t A s h e th en stood upon a heap of chips, I w as unable to ascertain w h e th er th e su s­pension really took p lac e ; b u t m y friend h ad ex ­perienced all th e sensation it m u st produce.

S3 . A s for Spiritual and m aterial m anifestations,I have seen some, b u t the following belongs d irec t­ly to the question we are treating . ‘

JL R enier, a clerk in th e w a r m in istry office, living a t No. 1 0 1 J ledecine-street, re ad m y “ Celes­tial Telegraph,” and w ished to exam ine h im self the propositions w hich are contained in i t H aving m any clairvo3-ants a t his disposal, h e soon obtained the certa in ty th a t every th ing I said in th is book w as perfectly true . B u t th is m esm erizer w ent fu rth er, p robably , in bis resu lts , th an a n y one did un til th e p re sen t d a y ; for he w as p u t in d irect com m unication w ith th e Spiritual com panion h e is destined to b e u n ited w ith on h is leaving th is world. H e recollected afte rw ard th a t he h a d been slightly acquain ted w ith th is friendly Sp irit while

in fbia w o r ld ; i t w as h is c la irvoyants w ho rem ind­ed h im o f th is fugitive acquain tance, a n d enabled him to ju d g e how real w as th e in te rcourse w hich existed betw een them . A v ery g rea t n u m b er of touches upon h is own person, destroyed th e least do u b t he m ig h t have preserved . T his gentlem an said to m e very often, “ B eh o ld ! th e Sp irit touches m e a t th is m om ent.”

A s th is m esm erizer is v e ry positive in h is opin­ion, and objects to every th in g w hich is n o t a m ath-

i em atical evidence, y o u m ay conceive th a t h e w as no t a t once persuaded o f th e real presence of th is Spiritual being.. B u t his skepticism b egan to y ield to a g reat m an y facts o f m aterial tran sp o rta tio n s o f different objects, w hich took place in h is own house. H e began to keep a da iry w herein he recorded all these facts as th ey happened . H e in tends now to publish th e resu lts o f these observations for the benefit of h is friends an d acquain tances. JL R e­n ier pa id m e a visit one day, and to ld m e a new fact w hich happened a t a friends o f ours, JL G as­p ard , h a t seller, No. S Y ivrerine-street. I t w as the m oving of a small m edal w hich he w as w o n t to w ear suspended from h is neck b y m eans o f a blue ribbon. On several different occasions, JL R enier h ad found th is m edal ou t o f th e ribbon, a lthough th ey w ere n e ith e r un tied n o r b roken . A s be w as one day w ith JI. G aspard, he spoke to him o f th is singular occurrence, took th e m edal from h is neck, and p u t i t up o n th e table. T he m edal w as as usual fixed upon th e ribbon. AYhile he w as telling w h a t h a d so often tak en place, th e m edal w en t out o f th e ribbon, w hich ex trem ely su rp rised JL Gas­p ard , w ho to ld m e th e fact afterw ards. I w as to w itness i t m yself, for on th e day JL R en ier paid me his visit, he w ished to show m e how th e th in g w as done ; be therefore took th e m edal from h is neck, p u t i t in to m y hands, th a t I m igh t exam ine it well, an d finally p laced it upo n m y b u reau , sa3'ing “ I t w as so I did .” Scarcefy w as th e p h rase u tte red w hen he took th e rib b o n in o rder to show m e how th e w onderful feat u sually happened , b u t how great w as ou r am azem ent w hen w e saw th a t th e m edal w as ou t o f th e ribbon , and [th a t w ithout o u r being able to see bow it w as done.

I th en took the m edal m3-self, fixed it to th e rib ­bon, and tried b y an3’ m eans and w ith all m y pa­tience to cause it to go ou t again ; I could scarcefy succeed. J ly reason for t iy in g was, th a t I said th a t th e m edal w as no t well soldered, and could w ith m uch address be forced o u t o f th e ribbon. B ut m any p recau tions an d cares w ere necessa iy , and the least oversight could n o t b u t re n d er th e opera­tion impossible. A s no th ing h ad been done, and 1 b ad seen th e m edal perfec tly well fastened to the ribbon, I w as obliged to adm it th a t th e escape of the m edal w as due to som e occult and uncarth fy power.

8 4 . I shall close m3- quotations b y telling you th a t m an y m esm erizers have w itnessed these facts and sim ilar ones. I f th ey did n o t speak o f them , it is because the3' dared not, o r bad n o t th e m eans of doing so. A respectab le clergym an o f Paris, JL Delafond, assu red m e he saw a clain-03-ant one da3' o rder th e use o f an h e rb w hich could no t be found ; b u t as she saw it in th e m iddle o f a grove, she p ray ed h e r m agnetizer to p u t h e r to sleep a t the e n try o f th is grove, th a t she w ould th en find ou t th e p la n t ; she w as followed, an d to th e g re a t surp rise o f th e specta tors, she w en t upon an elevation of g round w hich w as considered as inaccessible ; she th en took th e desired p lant, w hich w as closefy fast­ened to th e rocks. T he clairvo3'ant then said to h e r m esm erizer, “ Do no t b e uneas3’ ; I know vcr3' well how to tak e it w ithou t touch ing i t ” She did, in fact, m ake som e gestu re as if she w as willing to ga ther i t a t a d istance, and a t once th e p lan t de­tached itself from its place, and fell a t th e feet of th e am azed specta tors. I t w as n o t onfy a leaf w hich th u s fell n ear th e feet o f th e bystan d ers , it w as a q u an tity sufficient to m ake up a p re tty large bundle.

S5 . JI. D elafond told m e likewise th a t he was as­sured b y unexceptionab le w itnesses th a t th e sam e clairvoyant h ad often caused d ry p lan ts hanging from a rope, to s tan d up erect, and th a t she fore­told evcr3' tim e w hich o f these packs w as to fulfil th e evolutions.

8G. JL B inet, a m an u fac tu re r o f chem ical ap p a ­ra ta , assu red m e too th a t a friend o f his w ho w as passionately fond of th e cabal, b ad found the m eans of com m unicating w ith disem bodied S p ir its ; it is tru e th a t th is person could no t see them , b u t for several m o n th s h e found tw o dollars ever3' day upon tlie m an te l o f h is cliim ney, th o u g h he had never been able to discover b y w h a t m eans th a t mone3_ could th u s en te r h is room . H e m ig h t sleep or rem ain aw ake, these tw o dollars never failed to com e and place them selves on th e chim nev.

57 . A m esm erizer o f Batignolles, know n and re ­spected b y every one, JI. C ham bellont, to ld m e he often w itnessed facts o f th e sam e n a tu re ; an d th a t

'h e m ig h t give th e m ost unansw erab le proofs o f th e ir r e a l i ty ; b u t he had u n fo rtu n ate ly been for­bidden b y th e Sp irits to do so. „

58. M. AYinnen, a m em b er o f th e JIagnetic So­ciety, as conscious as he is skeptical, is said to have produced th e suspension o f a clairvo3-ant p rep ared for th is object. JIan3* persons w ere p resen t a t the perform ance, and w ere able to pass th e ir hands be­neath tlie clain-03-ant’s feet.

[T o be continued.]

su rd ities ph ilosophy . L e t u s imagine the ru le rs o f ou r n a tion peace m en, forgiving m en, Christian, com m on sense m en, adopting principles o f ph ilo ­so phy th a t will s tan d th e te s t o f the m ost sc ru tin ­izing or incredulous, and m eet th e heart’s approba­tion of eveiy hu m an crea tu re . L e t P residen t Pierce strike b is flag of s ta rs and stripes, and ru n up in its stead a b road w hite one, as an em blem of peace w ith th e world. L e t ever3" w ar-ship give he r im ­p lem ents o f w arfare to be m oulded an d forged into im plem ents of h u sbandry . L e t every officer, civil and m ilitary , (if y o u please) re ta in h is salar3\ and every soldier his pay, and m arch th em to tlie fur w est, (and double th e nu m b er b y rec ru its if you please, add ing wom en w ith th e sam e p ay if you choose, to m ake up for th e change betw een felling m en and felling fo re s ts ;) encircle and c lear up the w ilderness, m ake of it a garden, call i t if 3-ou will the garden o f Eden, (b u t p lan t no forbidden fru it there , b u t onfy sucli as shall b le s s ;) le t them have in th e ir pow er th e ab u n d an t m eans to bless th a t th ey now have to d e s t n y ; le t th e excess o f the p ro ducts of th e ir toil be s to red in th e naval ships all m anned w aiting for an insult, and on th e first received se t sail w ith y o u r w hite flag m ast h igh for the offender’s shore, w ith 3rour gifts o f fru it and grain, o r such o th er articles as th ey realfy have need of, an d m y w ord, as well a s 3-our ow n good sense, for it, a v ictory will be achieved, such as AYashington or N apoleon n ev er h a d th e honor of achieving, and m igh t well be p ro u d of. L e t no t the h e a rt be faint w ith fear th a t th e f irs t a ttem p t a t su ch an invasion w ould prove unsuccessful, bu t ra th e r m ake up our m inds th a t it is tlie tru e p rin ­ciple o f overcom ing enem ies, and determ ine if ne- c e s s a y to persevere, as did ou r forefathers in their revo lu tionary w ar o f seven y ears ;— sevenfy times seven ere we den y o u r fa ith in th e righ t. _ _

To sa3* th is is an un iversal doctrine o r principle, is to say C hristian ity is so. To say th a t i t is im­practicable, th a t it cannot be, is onfy to say we have no faith in w h a t w e p reach , o r in th e fulfill­m en t o f th e p io iy c r 'o f Je su s we so often u tte r—“ Ü13- k ingdom come, t l y will b e done on earth as in heaven .” I t is m ocking God w ith a pra3 'cr we have no fa ith will be fulfilled.

A s is our faith , so will it be un to u s ; b u t Paul said faith w ithou t w orks w as dead. N ow for those w ho have a faith in C kristianify th ere is a w ork to do. AYc w ant a governm ent w hose aim shall be to save and no t d e s t n y ; w hose principle o f sustain­ing itse lf shall be peace and n o t w a r? AYe pride ourselves on ou r freedom , o u r liberal institutions, ou r advance in civilization and C hristianization; but shall wc stop w ithout fu rth e r p rogress? Shall we not continue to w ork un til we accom plish th e ful­fillm ent of the p ray er, “ t l y will be done on earth as in heaven ?” AYhen w c w an t a w hig President, or a dem ocratic P residen t, wc w ork for it as thougli our salvation depended on ih e e le c tio n ; and now th a t w e w an t a Christian governm ent, from which m ore benefit is to be derived th an all o th er govern­m en t com bined, can we no t w o rk for it? I s there no t in te rest enough in each and cvciy ch urch in th e U nited S ta tes to circulate petitions am ong its m em bers for signers for such a m ove ? T here is no t a m em ber th a t w ould w ish to be called anti- cliristian, and as a Christian no t one could refuse his o r lic r signa tu re ; and such a petition or petitions signed l y each m em ber of eacli church , could not fail to have tlie desired e ffec t; a n d ere th e next presidential election comes ro u n d th ere w ould he such a revolution as th e w orld never knew . And tlie influence w ould no t be seen and felt only in our foreign relations, thougli th ere a good of immense m agnitude ; a t our firesides w ould be a resu lt inli- n itefy m ore blessed to us. T he echo of our good w ould re tu rn to our h ea rts w ith m usic m ost beau- tifulfy sw eet. AYho can overra te th e beneficent in­fluence of sucli exam ples o f a nation on its indivi­dual su b je c ts ’? From the nation to th e State, as from the p a ren t to th e child, an d from tlie greater children to th e less, and from the in fan t to its pot, w ould th e influence be deep and lasting.

T his is no child’s sto ry , no fanatic’s vision ; but ju s t as p racticab le a m atte r as to change the admin­istration from w hig to dem ocrat, or vice versa. Ai: unp o p u lar m ove it m a y b e , b u t to becom e popular w ith less struggle than achieved th e Am erican in­dependence, and rendered th a t popular. Onfy un­popu lar as christianit3" is unpopular, w hich counts its m em bers b y millions, and re a rs its belfries b \ h u n d red s or th o u san d s in e v e y S ta te in the Union I t is realfy onfy un p o p u lar in p ra c tic e ; in precepi i t lias been sound doctrine these m any centuries, ai least w ith Christians. I t 0013- rem ain s for us to ac­cep t a principle in p ractice th a t we cannot d e iy i:i fact, to becom e (to sum it all u p ) consistent being>.

’Tis tru e , m an3' of o u r in stitu tions give signs of an approach to th is e n d ; b u t while we send on- th o u g h ts and com m ands w ith lightiling speed aero-; the land, and th e “ iron h o rse” tak es u s through tlie hills and over the plains w ith a lm o st the spetJ o f th e w ind in a gale, shall w e be cen ten t with thi; snail-like p rogress in reform ?

AATiile wc w ork w ith th is g rea t lever for reform, let us no t lose sig h t o f o thers o f equal importance, an d m ore im m ediately connected w ith each of li­as individuals. AYar is no t th e onfy evil to be re­m oved. AA"e are hem m ed in on e v e y side b3' old in stitu tions th a t belong to the old world, thatn iust give w ay to th e new. L e t u s be p rep arin g our­selves for w hatever is good. I give below a peti­tion w hich it w ould be well for e v e y Christian as well as every well w isher o f h im self o r herself to take an in te res t in c ircu la ting for nam es, therein- giving C ongress an expression of th e ir wishes.— CIcrg3-men n m - read it to th e ir congregations, get : an expression of th e ir w ishes b3* rising or other- ; wise, an d th en they (d ie clerg3’) sign it in behalf of ■ as man3* (nam ing th e num ber) o f th e ir “ flock” a- j shall give th e ir assent, thereb3- saving a vast ■ am o u n t o f trouble th a t m igh t be a b a rrie r to a ge­neral expression of the w ishes o f the Christian comm unit3’. A n o th er petition n m - be substituted . for persons n o t belonging to c h u rc h e s ; for many n o t hav ing th e ir nam es reco rded in th e old church ! will w ish to liave them in th e new. ’

[F ro m th e N o rth e rn H om e Jo u rn a l.]

“ AS A MAN THINXETH, SO IS HE.”BY JAMES A. CLAY.

G ran tin g the above te x t to be true , th a t is, th a t we are w ith o u r thoughts, r ig h t or w rong, how im ­p o rtan t th a t w e th in k righ t, th a t we ma3" be r ig h t C orrect th o u g h ts o r principles m u st precede the like actions a s well as m al-practice be preceded bv like opinions. A n o th er phase is som etim es given to the above tex t, no t a ltoge ther so acceptable, w hich is th is : I f a m an th in k s lie is righ t, he is so. B u t I did no t tak e m y pen to discuss d ie differcnc in te rp reta tions of th e tex t, b u t ra d ie r to show tlie im portance of tru th fu l prem ise, in o rder to th e like conclusion, or a tru th fu l t h e o y or doctrine, in order to a like p ractice ,

AYhen we look ab road in to th e world, we every ­w here see w hat we adm it to be w rong, and it is no t unfa ir to conclude th a t th is w rong in p ractice is p receded b y a like in principle. T he slau g h te r of nation b3' nation, th e execudon of individuals b y states, th e chasdsem en t o f children b y p a ren ts, and of less children b3‘ g reater, th e whole th ro u g h o u t a system of violence to overcom e a t m ost, onfy a like violence, and p e rh ap s onfy to v indicate a n a ­tion’s honor, a s ta te ’s law , a p a ren t’s au th o rity , a child’s revenge, o r ma3_ be, all m ay be sum m ed up in d ie latter, “ a child’s revenge ;” fo r w hich chil­dren, paren ts, sta tes an d nations bleed.

T his is a principle o f blood for blood, cyu for eye, to o th for tooth, blow for b low ; or, as"I saidbefore, all m a y be sum m ed up in blow for blow.__A whole nation m ay bleed for th e m erest oflence to one o f its m eanest subjects. Can all th is be un d er th e sanction of C hristianity ,— “ if one sm ite thee on th e r ig h t cheek, tu rn the o th er also ?” o r w id i th e approbation of h u m an ity ? o r w ith the ap p ro ­val o f o u r own com m on sense ? Na3*. Shouldone adop t so ab su rd a philosopb3T in alm ost any m atter, a n d teach m en so, th e w hole enlightened com m unity w ould be “ dow n on h im ” w ith con­tem p t and ridicule. J u s t as well borrow of Nor- wa3" h e r p ierc ing w in ter’s a tm osphere to change o u r a u tu m n b reezes in to a genial .sum m er's heat.

L e t u s im agine a change in th e p rincip les o f ou r philosophy, i f we are b lind enough to call such ab-

To the Senate tend House o f Representatives in Con-press assembled : tAYe, the undersigned , m em bers o f the |

C hurch o f J iav in g becom e convinced tiiat the | basis o f o u r N ational G overnm ent is radically t w rong, o r in o th er w ords anti-chrislian , being sup- ; po rted or susta ined b y tlie sw ord, tire-arm"-, an? ! o th er life-destroying agencies rep u g n an t to the pre- >. cept and exam ple o f Je su s C hrist, o f whose Ciiuni: : wc are, respectfu lly and earnestly request that you so change and rem odel said G overnm ent, bviliv ■ a rm ing tlie nav y and a rm y o f ail th e ir iife-destroy- ing im plem ents, an d su b stitu te therefor mild aid \ efficient re s tra in t for th e really vicious, and devot- [ in g tlie a rm y an d navy appropria tions to the edu- ; cation of th e ig n o ran t,'tlie feeding and clothing oi ’ th e h u n g ry and naked until th ey m av lie placed by such education beyond th e ¡lower o f want. Tha: y o u so divide tlie public lands am ong tlie landk-s- - in such quantities as shall give each man, woman . and child b y in d u stry the m eans of ¡»ell-support, j and w hen necessary provide them (out o f their re j venues derived from tlie d isarm ing o f th e navv aid > a rm y or o therw ise,) w ith im plem ents o f hushindn ; and tlie b est m eans in y o u r pow er o f education ir the a r t o f tilling the soil, and o f using its produce tlie m ost econom ically ; and pass such other art- connected th erew ith as in y o u r wisdom shall iuet en th e com ing re ign on cartli of ou r Lord and - :r t ior, Je su s C h ris t; an d w itli due honor and lvspe'” " c trill ever rem ain u n d e r him vour obedient ser­vants. ”

lO tlie r jo u rn a ls wliose w ish it is to hasten the corn In" roia-n >■ peace, w ill please copy, am t sem i tlie au th o r a paper coat.-iura, . th e sam e.] *

G ardiner, A ugust, 1S5-1.

H a r m o n y o f N a t u r e .— A5 hen sto rm s lower, ait- . w in try w inds oppress thee, N ature, dear goddess is beautiful, a lw ays beautifu l. E v ery little flake 0: ; snow is such a perfect crystal, and they fail H l g e th e r so gracefully , a s if fairies o f th e air caugF [ w ater d ro p s and m ade tiiem into artificial flower.-- : to garn ish th e w ings o f tlie wind. O ! it is fli- . saddest o f all th ings, tiia t even one hum an so'- should dim ly perceive tlie b eau ty th a t i- evd a round us— a perpetual benediction. Nature, tin . g rea t m issionary o f th e J lo s t H igh, preaches to u- forever in all tones o f love, and w rites tru th i" !l- colors, on m anu scrip ts illum ined w ith stars an- flowers. I f wc w ere in h a rm o n y w ith tlie who! , we m igh t u n d e rs tan d her. H ere and there a Spin». less a t discord, h ea rs sem i-tones in tlie ocean an-1 w ind, an d w hen th e s ta rs look into his heart, he n t. s tirred w ith dim recollections o f a universal bin f guage, w hich w ould reveal all, if he only reinew ( b e red th e a lp h a b e t— Mrs. L . M. Child. ' 5