Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-11-04

influence would give TO any science reputation
mean the intellectual and the thinking-and having
the assurance of honesty of purpose on the subject ano
having given study to its principles, shall on all SUIT
able asous, hold myself prepared 10 break lance
with lis opponents.
| am aware that men, Of high mental powers and
vast research have treated the subject as "ch'mera
d,re but have they taken the trouble TO explore Tie
science:
Have they not, in coming to their conclusions,
reasoned upon the cause Of certain phenomena with
out first having ascerained what those Phen'm
weres And may not this be the rock upon which The
"ca poring squadron" of the opposers of Mesner'sn
have foundered?
With such names before me as Lapace, Cuver, On.
por,et, Elliotson, Sigmond, Townshend, and others
not unknown to fame, some Of them approaching the
subject cautiously, others proudly throwing down their
gage dare decide them TO be fools, and my own
humble experience, confirmed by tangible and rtesstl,
BILE evidence, to be misty coinage OF an oyerheated
brain. With great regard remain,
Dear Sir, very truly yours,
JOHN {. McCABE.
p S. mesmerzed girl last evening belonging TO
the gentleman in whose family have spent several
weeks.
II was q splendid case-and although not one OF
those who "see Heens beauty in q brow OF Egypt,
for the girl was as vlainousy ugly as possible am
sure if You had it, you would have pronounced II
| most beautiful case.
For upwards of two hours, with her eyes closely
bandaged and cotton stuffed all around to prevent her
from seeing do not think she missed more than t,co
out of tno or three hundred questions as to feeling,
seeing, or tustIng.-"Beat that, my masters
AMHERST SENATORIAL Drsrnrcr.-The Democratic
Convention which met at Nelson Courthouse on Mon.
day last, nominated Col. Thomas J. Randolph, OF
Abemnrle us candidate for The State Senate, at the
ne t April election With proper exeron on the part
of the Democracy OF the district, Col r. will be elected
with ease. The present Wing Senator is not candi-
date for re election. He is already ia dead Cooke in
the pit"-Lynchburg Republican.
Mr. Pan Buren's oremens and ProspeeAt the recent lo
held in Massachusetts, the friends oil Mr. van
Buren, had secretly prepared resolution nominating him for The
Presidency take by the nrelock and set aside
| Mr.. Calhoun OF any other prominent Locoioco.
We find the above paragraph in the last VirginIan,
copied from the New York Herald. The Boston Post
saws il is without the least foundation in truth. We pre-
dict that cur neghbor will be called upon To contradict
several other rumors of divisions in the Republican
| ranks to which he has recently referred
BARGAINS! BARGAISs!-The celebrated biting sports
man, the honoraJic John Minor Bolts, adverses
raj fine horses for SALE be paid for when Henry Clay
is elected President Here is chance for gentle.
men of the turf and others, who desire horses "whout
money and without price
" MIR. Godfrey Pope who lately killed Mr.. Bliss in
Louisville, KY, has been admitted TO bail in Tie sum of
500, 900. The circumstances stated by the Louis
vile City Gazette are favorable 10 Mr. Pope than
these given in Prences Journal and copied into most
of the papers with which We exchange-B