Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-10-11

faith -ph-D." "oior-" visions OF angels. and eoay.s
with sprs IA the rs, degree beyond these
mystic erudies should not. indeed they Justly he
charged upon Human Magnetism. The prncp OF TIM.
"ScIcncs." such be styled, ancient the
SUM- mo"n aud stars the magnetic otbs OF Heaven; they
the physical laws by which the maxaetizes the
planets. aud these the sun; by which light poarixe
needle aud dcv-lope the organization al animal
by which the ultimate particles of bodies aggregated
and coherc; by which the oadstone named
after Mannes who first described it Steel and
man can attract another. These effects and multitude
81 others. all pertain tn Magnetism and indrpond
eni III the theories oi Messrs Mesner Swejenborg aud
Bush these oI sound rcason aud spiritual dis
eernmcnt Let not the Public thin, coniound tho things
which d,icr. Mcsmcr's mixture oi truth and
cton. hut certainly less fictitious than the speculaons 81
Emanuel Swedeubotg and DR.. Bush. Magnetism knows
nothing Of men &c their opinions; its principles phys
cal laws aud all genuine results the effect OF their
Ration upon matter, whether animal vegetable, mineral
ivine OF dead These its ounjation and according
their action, 80 u speaks.
do not write thus the character OF special pie ader
ri Magnetism. l do wish Magnetism he true.
neither do wish to bc wish simply To know
what the truth H. This the OF mind which
ought 10 approach subject all departments oi Liter
aure aud Science, human divine The friends o truth.
however. have To dep"tc that opposite disposition has
seized upon the public mind IL nsanely. il were.
wishing that nothing should be proved which conflicts with
old theories and almost generally refusing acknowledge
any testimony which ~ not matter OF individual sensation
u VIII hang man upon the testimony Ut two or three wit
nsses blast tho reputation o other report
bat refuses believe the individuals, who
the subjects Of effects which aud hear, though
soo,b tho sccn,;cs ia mo-, ,i The inIncncc bems.Iv.s
surely M .,ns a, .,.,h man ,,,nI no uI,n, 10 cl,s
himself with ,h..c ,
hav, been r.,ul,, ,,,cnd,n, u,,n Prof md Mad ID.
Bonnevles lectures and experiments; and with some OF
the subject, am well ,coua,,,,J Tn. Professor is zen
tcm,n of great cnndour and insenuousncss firm of sin
yul,r ,b,ni,y AMI x.ry ,c,,,ns a ali his hi, .xbib
ions sufficiently evncc. His subjects citizens at Rch
ond HAVING GOOD r,,ort among their commentaries M,
exercises rrc,, .,J ,rrs,. mower over them . effect.
of which are remark ahl. and bsbIy entertaining The
.sSpccat,t that w,uJ attribute them 10 i'm ton col
lusion or pan,nmin,. must he of all ,ubilItcs upon
esuh the mos, profoundly gube for To brain CAPABLE
of the less s,u Is more difficult than
faith IN all that Is ptes.n, Mad DE b. scquits herself
with yrca, eelat aud m,ns,s considerable strength of
mind and t,r,n,,in OF ..Nastct Sweeney can say
nothing hut IT, IN the experiments Of which he
irct he .pays pos-um IA, must be prodigy inueed-
II his actions b hstrnic they are the OF ma
ture for their expression infinitely uansccnds all artistic
combinations they are perfect As To Mr.. SIMPSON he
is well known IA many respectabl. ciuzcus who believe
him Ia bc incapab, o ,ecepIon and one whose may
be lally relied on
Whatever won may do with Mesmersm Mcssrs. Editors.
Mas1,fSu animal vegetable and mineral, il true and
CONDEMNS nm. ,n,my of those who discard It, because
their ar scus,,ion has not or