Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-09-16

..ssded to the writer w'sh; 1he le''e. was
AZ t", Nth the avldily OF puef',e ci.au"y "
l';M nan Editor of the tnqu''e'' ana % 60
j o. IS "'' w., o,,orlunity for making an attack IN
.tac h" ." an the main body of the Wing party
IN tsu''" A. ureckless and unprincipied leaders
.oC.h one % ,be letter was publicly declared 10 De
A.. even N Md ,s trap to catch him the said Editor
80, he still maintained IN the lace OF every
',as hngu and probability that the letter ot Flea
nps iss mere matter of pleasantly, ont apSou~
a vas ~. and that, ii .lhe sweet little fellow haa
-,ltr Of S', ,,d the ru;fan!y Wings would have
,,ts Teen ,n, 10 carry han Oft 10 The pirey WOODS
o, The "i,na In tins the gentleman OF The I'm
NHh hs,taved great folly and deserves 10 De
,7'd al .,,,ullv ask, where is "the puer'le credu
,Is Enquirer In what has u ,'oeuayea e'en,
Of =" m Cha, does it "deserve TO be laughed al:
y a"u ~ redmond " hig 'pubcly declare II 10
Nlsn CT" - /, has sneakingly ns'nuaieo as mucn'
= aheaA h, Il has always en hole Tor II 10
confess C.-,,,nly. the Boston Courier does not
rep ou' o. s,s, article as positive DENIAL The
"asde' ,Wh,cl re publishes the paragraph from the
eaie. ~ ,hsn makes the following comments
wig, b,s denial of the plot or is !. mere u'cA 70
"I' '' - mfr. that the letter OF j. H. Pleasan's
~ the pun ihon harmless attempt TO impose
as no,n'"s IS the Enquirer Take either SUPPOSE
ihe ,ho Vh;r will reap but little honor for patriot
IN, anu sr wi, II Mr. Peasants wrote the letter
su' y" ,,,, emily authentic statement OF piot 10
2aiSne an ns;d.nt of the L. s solely with view
a! y" ,sh the intellect of his contemporary, MT.
T'. ,"d ,he Wing published 1t to be hoax no
h''"''' ,r,emp can be too heavy TO lay upon Tue
Zee - ~ Shameless blackguards. But Mr.. Plea
'-~' ~ mi We; pronounced the letter hchon, or
's animation that The Piot was not genuine plot
u" ""' Nh quoted above, from the Wing, does not
e Pa,a ,hs letter koar If Mr.. Peasants, and the
snt the Wing haze any regard for truth, honor
they will not attempt to pass the matter oil
oD ssc6 disgusting grin as the Wing has here ex
aae' .,.s an 70 the further remarks of the Nor
r., ,.ha, hoax 10 which have referred, IS that
4 - ,.o,,,c Gentlemen, who undertook with view
on zl,6r our friend Of the Euqurer) to prove
- mssmefisin was humbug, by fegning 10 be lis
MES aud giving counierit evidences OF It's 'eai'
Both protested 10 be susceptible OF The masne
ausose. the one to give and the other to receive
,nd oter rehearsing their respective parts unit!
- were ,olrrably perfect, they proceeded to car
,-s;, man INTO execution BY performing all that
% been previously exhibited by MIR. French, IN
Il ,,pp,ny Of 20 or % gentlemen, among WHOM was
L.. r:I.cr of the Enquirer They went through all
:. ,,oerimen,s" Except that of magnesing maa :
rms 10 the rg,di,y OF IRON which they pFuden'iy qua
r,mo,"-but they d,d) 10 the admiration and To-
n, NJ all The holders: and is sad to have been
rsd by some that they did The thing IN better style
,,ban MIR French hims If Finally Tie j adar OF the
1 , l.cIn-cd tia; he could do more than Mr. r had
doue-he could explain The mystery OF mesinerisn;
,,S n humbug, he said, and he ana hls companion
been oMitng The company ~ all that taey hau cone
ga, only IN 4 make believe sleep, and all was
! no tv s,rns previously agreed upon between them.
/ ,,l,is Vas published IN the Wing as triumphant
4 ,f ;ba, Mesmersm is nothing but humbug. AS
1 N n,irn, !, be assumed that bank was insovent,
,se is notes could be counereited and Circulated
mon. detection (Or, as the Petersburg Statesman
,d there vas no silver dollar in the world, because
- we're counterfeit d"lilrs) ''The laugh was long
a; the expense of the Editor ofthe Enquirer bu,
- wasa very poor one after all and not very Gre
,,s 10 is inventors who have only proved that they
aid with yery little practice become exceedingly ex
a.. iarters The Editor the Enquirer, however, has
been beaten from hrs ground by Tins exquisite ex
,on Of ri1ria,anris, but the contrary maintains
pos,:lou to the extent Of his own experience OF the
87,t, with increased rmness, IN which we wall stand
IAN AMIDST al the storm o.; PREJUDICE oy and ri!i
4 p which .; is craving down upon his devoted head
III al! the miraculous APPENDICES OF mesiner'sm,
u :yoyance &c should prove 10 be nothing but num-
2, lnc they have rot as yet been so proved enough
cuId remain en,e il to be cassed among the mos
,eero!ra, aud important discoveries OF science The
L., alone that person may be thrown into magnetic
-sr from which he can only be reused IN gwen
mr. by the magnetism, and during which he is entire
aers BE 10 pain must, it viii readily be seem prove
H. ncaclable blessing 10 the human race IN the ex
ae'ion from suffering which IL VIII afford TO the at
,;sd tie most painful and critical operations of sur
3,s.v while II will also afford opportunities for extend
d. researches into the arhest recess of physiology.
The Norfolk Beacon is also just enough 10 take the
aa.ae. ugon the right key in the following article -
1 N,smuis,a IN Richmond-The good people OF the
3Nr5pois have az learn, been much excited during
4 rs: wrek. by the experiments Of Mr.. French in
nal Magnetism. W hIle the discussions were gong
a,h much warmth, a most successful hoa1 was
wed of on tine Editor Of the Enquirer and others, by
me yonnC gentlemen of the city the collision be
a seen the mesmerzer and mesmerzee being 80 we'll
a ,.4lned as 10 deceive every one. Whereupon oul
srG OF th- Wing, most logically and unphilosoph
n lis pronounced Animal Magnetism humbug but
Editor Of The Compiler, with the avowa that he is
4r play, came 10 the aid of the Editor ofthe Enqu
n "a no Is however, as every one knows fully able
only 10 take care of himself, but "to crrry the wal
4 Area and has promised TO investigate for him
The phenomena Of the science.
We have disposition to 60 again into the merits OF
.oers;n ain spite of prejudice, folly, and ridicue,
a .'e compelled 10 believe the phenomena we have
en- We have ust understood, too, that other expe-
n eats have been made in Richmond upon new
4 asnsrzee which confirm opinions, and have
lacu Of the strongest scepucs IL the city. The
set Is exciting great attention at other places IN
n Gna, and ON Wednesday night, there was "more
n I'd thrown upon it On that evening, by the North
@ Nal, We received in the first place, letter from
adelplia which states, that Doctor Mitchell was
eo 'eatnga Ms Of lS6 pages, before the College Of
Il scans, stating his experiments and cases-going
4 the phenomena, from the Sleep TO Clairvoyance
81 f'eyislon-drawing Illustrations from physiology,
81 Wc diseased condition of the nervous sysem-and
ri cP.nt 10 explain the mesmerlc phenomena by
a llsofy. We received, in the second place, the
al NJ Of "'rhe Journal Of the Ph.eno- Magnetic So
n Of Clnclunat',' which presents many curious
'@snis IN relation 10 phrenology, and the applica.
II Of mesmerlsn remedial agent, IN the cure OF
n sous disorders, and in the extraction OF teeth, &C.
snong them, IS an address from their celebrated
ii +:d-nt Dr. Elliotson, to the chronological So
III ' IN London, in which ne states, that ''the
Fl civ or the Diffusion Of Useful knowledge,
ii Lord Brougham at their head, and four OF
ATE colleagues at the London University Hos.
II g. have borne public testimony 10 the reali-
IND usefulness of mesmersm." We received IN the
% place, some accounts in the New York Morning
ii = OF the experiments just made by DR.. Collycr
III Montreal In one of these, the Doctor "thrust
Il a'ate Of penknite under the thumb nail Of deli
vi gu up 10 the root without any sign of feeling
II epi'b.e The blood trickled down plainly and
n :! one who pleased were enabled 10 examine the
II 9 whist the knife remained under the thumb. -
enough Of nlesmerism for the present.