Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-10-28

| lhers-a legacy which, in theory at least, make
our Coniederacy the admiration and applause o
the less favored Nations ofthe ear,h
You are all doubtless we'll acquainted will
the fact OF the re-inlroduclion OF Magnetism int,
this city, OF The few, who, under Inc guaran,e,
OF life and liberty, have stood forward 10 advo
Gale its claims before you are Monsieur AM
Madame De Bonneville; OF whom, let it b,
remembered and gratefully TOO, that The forme
is The compairiot of M. de La Fayeuc; and III,
latter, native born American, and a lady
whose mental activity and accomplishments may
| advantaeeonsly excite the emulation OF ALL
/ Since their arrival iii your city they have bene
violently exercised themselves in their vocation
and though strangers in The beginning they have
by their urbanily, talent and honorable demean
or, made for themselves many and Influential
friends. They are we'll and favorably known il
all the cities OF The Union, and can produce les
limonials Of the first order 10 establish in lht
/ minds Of all impartial, ingenious and candi,
persons, that, whether Magnetic Clairvoyance b,
regarded a truth or iallacy, they are the homes
advocates Of what they believe themselves capa
| bic of fairly demonstrating 10 the conviction o
| all, who are mol blinded BY interest, passion, AM
The pride of opinion This gentleman and hi.
lady have triumphan,ly established in The mind,
OF multitude in This city, lhs, Magnetism l!
| irrefutabiylue. Like The men OF ancient Samaria
in relation 10 Messiah, they believe in Magnet
/ ISM not upon the word of DE Bonneville and
his talented co-lectureT; bur, because their own
eyes have testified 10 It's truth. IT. as il vulgar.
| ly charged upon them, they have been alum
| plugged" il is not De Bonneville who has cheated
them, bui Mosc rij ,ens who are Of vour urn com
muniiy rho tsh(yhai Acc6eeis manifested through
them arc mt tstghed, ba real
After many preliminary Lectures, and mos
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10 introduce he subject OF Magnetic Clairvuy-
ance. Night alter night lis truth was illustrated,
in The case OF Miss Livesay, a child of nine years
old Me,srs Mayo, DR.. Curtis, Patton, llanes
Snead, Kent, &c all Of them committeeman
testified 10 The fairness with which everything had
been Transacted; indeed, how conM il be ulher-
wise? II deception were practised, a ras Mc
commMe. triich "humbngsed' he audience, ana
MT Professor dc BonaertEs' But iellow-cili-
Gems, You are we'll acquainted with these men
and you need not be convinced, that they would
mol impose upon you. il they could Their tasli-
mony is credible, and they have testified that they
could not see when the baIdage was property ap-
/ piled 10 their eyes, and they did not believe that
the "il!e Miss" could see under like conditions
Now, mark well, here are six honorable and dis
interested men, who testify that the bandage was
sufficient TO exclude light, testimony which
| fully exculpales Mrs. Dc Bonneville, who made
The bandage, from every possible suspicious; and
| further, we pray you 10 observe, that II The sub
ject did see, it was the fault OF the committees
who must have msapplied the bandaee, and not
| Of Mr. De Bonneville, who surrendered every
thing into their hands. But the details oil this
argument will be presented on future occasion.
| Every thing proceeded under the auspices OF
good order and good feeling, until Tuesday night
| The harmony of the meeting, The social enjoy
| "A of
| free citizens who had convened 10 JudgeIor them
selves without foreign Interference, were rudely
and ob>reporously invaded by Dr.. Warner.
When man factiousy o5lrudes himself upon
others, whom he UNNECESSARILY dcnnunccs, and
ridiculrS as "humbugs" and "imposlors," and as
being coniederates and deluded he makes him.
self liable 10 scrutiny, the most searching Tor We
| are strongly impressed with the conviction, that
where men, 1rho appeal Ia passion instead treason,
| raise camor against impOslors, they are them
selves exceedingly liable 10 suspicion. In attack
| ing Mr.. De Bonneville and his lady, DR.. Warner
has assaulted all who believe them honest, and
advocates of truth. Mr.. Dr. Bonneville did not
ASA il him or his colleagues, nor have any OF The
| Maenetisrs with whom we are acquainted
| What right, Therefore has lie To enpardizr our
| lives by exciting mob against them We re-
| peat what have We who believe and advocate
Magnetism, done 10 merit such hostility from these
persons and their satellites II they do be-
| lieve, or consider il "humbug," they need not
trouble The public with their interference lei them
talk against il "a much as they please III their own
| lecture rooms. As to our being conefierates, or
| paid 10 defend MIR. De Bonneville, our concdera-
| lion is conlederacy for what We believe III COIN
mon confederacy for life, liberty, justice and The
| pursuit Of happiness. Our defence OF Magne-
ism, and lis advocates, is spontaneous and with
out lee, or hope Of reward, beyond The triumph OF
truth. We have no ma,eyolPnce aga inst persons
10 crafty; We wish all men well; but il impeed
BY interest, prejudice, or pride OF opinion, they
wantonly attack our rights, privileges and faith,
they may lay their account with such a literary
castieaion as their sins may deserve. Let them,
however forhear 10 threaten our lives, and 10 ex-
cite mobs. Our principle is not 10 aveDee our
selves; We trust the law, aided 10y all The friends
of liberty and The rights OF men, will protect us
TO this We appeal, confding in the power OF truth
and The providence of God.
On the assumption, thai Magnetism is "necro-
mancy"C) as the quixOtic [lumbug dettcors We
rs ignoranlly declare, that does not justify them
in mobbing those OF a contrary conviction. Grant
ing Tor The sake of argument, that NJ de Bonne-
vile and lady were impostors, and that We have
been deluded By them, what have the Professors
of The Medical College, or certain Of the city
mission choose to he "Humbusged" the Consli-
tuition Of The Union guarantees 10 MS the right Of
being so, ifit is our Kill and pleasure. Some are
said to take pleasure in being cheated; il is
part Of their happiness and the law protects
them in The pursuit Of happiness" without lei or
hindrance from Professors or their tools. But,
ow.cilizens, there are many Of yon wh" no.
Iieve in Magnetism, and have too much penetra-
ton TO be chealed BY such persons into the no.
ton, that you are incapable OF Judging OF what
you see unless they interfere to direct your view
Grant us your attention while we prove 10 you
that imposture is not with NJ. de Bonneville, bur
with those. who, on Saturday night, JeopardIzed
not only his life, but The lives, also, OF your lei
low-ci,izens. who were his friends. Allow us TO
recall. then, the disgracelul events OF that epoch:
Mrs de Bonneville delivered very spirited adj
dress TO a crowded assembly, in which she call
ed for certain unnamed person, the professor
ofSureery." to come forward and submit 10 DC
bandaSed riih he 6nndage IN question, and then
real before that audience If he could; fn, II irheH
roperly applied he coaM mol sec 10 describe ob]ses
Men neither could Lhc lille girl under Ike e,renm-
stances He did not respond to the call When,
in the after part Of the evening ne did appear, we
understood him 10 say, he heard the call, hut il
ran be proven by The door keeper, that he did mt
MIR he rom Till afle, the lecture Of Mrs. de b.
She having retired Mr.. de B. read certain con-
dilions upon which committee should be ap-
pojnled. The committee chosen agreed 10 abade ~
Mose conditions They retired 10 select articles
for the clarvoyanle. During their absence, mag
netic experiments were performed upon gentle
men in different parts OF The audience, standing
up on their seals. When they returned much
time was consumed in adjusting The bandage on
The eyes of The committee. DR. Warner was call
ed no 10 aid in the mysteries OF the night. twas
proposed 10 Try The bandage on some child, 10 see
il he could read Though there were several near
the stage, Goy mas caleb for b. Dr. Har-
nrr. This gentleman, in The indammaiory
speech which he afterwards delivered, said b
had brought Mc bog; but correcting himself he
said he caused him 10 be eaiied. 1t is pro.
bable that both statements were true; and
that he did bring him, or cause him 10 come, and
that, TOO, that he might cause him 10 be called
,rhen nrcdcd This little boy, a very intelligent
looking one by the way, proceeded from The same
part Of The audience in which his father was
standing, who, on previous night, forbade hi.
appearance on the stage; and, if all things had
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