Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-10-11
FOX THE EfQUIRFH.
Guinn,u's Depot, Caroline CO., Oct. (, 1872

Guinn,v's Depot, Caroline CO., Oct (, ls42
Like who has long been struggling amid thick
bTisrs damp morasses and dreary wastes and at last
bursts suddenly into beautiful country rich in its
harvest glory, and bearing upon every shrub, and
tree and stream touches Of the beautiful and the BRIGHT
a;e the feelings with which now sit down to write,
compared with those by which was Influenced one
short week ago.
a change has indeed .scome DER the spirit Of my
dream, and my hand now trembles with the e1-
ci;ement that agtates and thrills my bosom.
no longer fear the "jests of fools, the ridcule Of
the ppant, or the sneer of the would be representa-
,ves Of wisdom. What kaon that testify unto; and
tie dread Of the cloud laugh that speaks the vacant
mnd shall not deter from communicating what ]
know to be facts in relation to the subject of Mesmer
sr 10 both friend and foe; albeit the former may call
me fool, the latter, knave.
No individual has, perhaps, ridculed the science Of
mesnerc influences than myself and in the ten
der mercies of my ignorance have, in my mind very
summarily consigned the believer in its mysteries,
to the stocks and the straight Jacket No man has
teisied with greater zes the jests which have been
cracked at the expense Of the "grea humbugged, in
the rich said TO have taken place at the Nj AR
sHsAL House. in Richmond, and no man now is more
ready to exclam. in reference to my past ignorance
with Dogberry, "0h! that were written down On .7ss,
Than myself
], true, SIR cannot expect, nor do calculate TO
make many, if any, converts to hlesmersm. If such
names Judge NJ, Professor t. and James s. French
have no charm in Virgin community, how can ga
name 10 fortune and to tame unknown, have the te-
inery TO believe that his assertion, though ush
I'd before the public under the solemn sanctions Of
oArH can with some have any weight
Entering the list, then, with the classical bcptsmals
Of knave, madman, charatan and fool, bestowed most
literally upon me; yet, determining 10 wear those
"blushng honors with due meekness, sit down TO a
detail Of facts startling any that The widest vi.
s'onary could dream Of; and yet strange, impro
liable, aud inexplicable they may seem, they
as that "God steih hs throne, and ruleth all
things we'll
oentSe IN them as firmly as do in my religious or
Ivy Po'''es' cre.d-,he first is contained in the Apos-
e e'eeo' me latter in the doctrines Of Henry Clay,
for the facts
have been staying with nv family in Caroline for
some weeks, but, having business in Ricbmond lief,
this county on Tuesday, arriy;rr IN R;chmond .boni
five o'clock, P. NJ, and, after resting walLed oyar IN
Manchester, and spent the nigh, with friend Icsme
over the next morning to Richmond and spent most of
The day in my brothers Office, in Richmond spen,
The next day also in the place The subject Of
sesmersm introduced. and remarked. thai, f /
believed IT at ALL it was only upon testimony. for /
never had seen any experiments made, and paradoxica
as the idea might be, could not believe it until snw
IT. Mr.. B. Slade of Richmond showed me for nv
amusement, how the passes were made Nothing more
was said on the subject them and leaving the next
morning for Caroline, ] borrowed copy Of Towns
eho' with which TO pass away the time in the car
lead the Introductory epsile and The first book or
onaP,er was pleased with the style but las you know
'Vu9 and out nothing about mesmeTsm as far AZ had