The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-08-13
For the Voice of Freedom.
Nervous susceptibility Clair
voyance.

SAOAA-
voyance.
" In all matters Of sohich ire are ignorant, re
should suspend our Judgment; for experience
has sh0~n the folly ofhuman ,risdom in girinq
judgment scithom kno,oledge."
MIR EDIroR:-Several months have elaps-
ed since furnished an article for your paper,
treating upon human influence" and ner-
vous susceptibility AT the close of that arti-
Gle, the design was announced, of furnishing
something more, in continuation of the same
subject, for publication. The thought with
me then, was to have carried that design in
to effect long ere this u; but your experience
has..undoubtedly taught you, that human de-
signs often pass away as they arc conceived,
leaving as little imprint upon the outward
world, as few visible traces, as the thought
itself does upon the brain. 1t is an incontro.
yertible fact, that we are all influenced and
even controlled in great measure, by I" cir
cumstances, that unspiritual god and mis-cre-
ator." Another fact. What is left to be
done at any time, is, oftener than otherwise,
done at no time. However, from the "cir-
cumstance" of this being an unfavorable day
for making hay, my attention is turned from
more tangible affairs, to the consideration Of
the susceptibilites of the human system, and
the influence that mind has in controlling
these susceptibilities. 1t will be recollected
that in my former communication, some
things were said in reference to examining
diseased persons and prescribing medicine,
by the means of the clairvoyant power. Per-
haps it may be as well at this time, to turn
the attention to what is known as clairvoy-
ance, endeavor to learn what it is, and ascer-
tain what claims it has upon the credence Of
rational beings. am not however, about to
attempt to prove clairvoyance as true or un-
true. Neither shall urge the belief or dis-
belief of its truthfulness, upon the minds of
any. All will believe upon this subject in
accordance with the evidence they have, the
same as they do upon all others. All that
can reasonably be asked of any one, in rela-
ton to this, or any other subject, is, to hold
themselves in readiness to receive evidence,
at the same time, examining with microscop-
lc acuteness, whatever is presented as evil
dence And thus, having thoroughly exam
lned, and formed their opinions from obser-
walton and experience, it may not be said Of
them, as it may be said of too many, they
have given judgment ithoutknowledge."-
This great doctrine, as embodied in the text,
that "we should suspend our judgment, upon
all matters of which we are ignorant" is wor-
thy the attention of all By observing it, in
relation to everything that comes within the
scope of the human intellect, all might avoid
being shown" by individual experience"
: the folly" of placing opinions against facts
md assumptions against ascertaincd kno,cl-
dye.
Many Of the reports that have been Put in
circulation, and many Of the assumptions that
AVE been announced, from time to time, in
Import of what is called clairvoyance, are
f such nature, that no wcll-balanced mind
will give crcdcnce to them Only those
whose large marvelousness leads their reason
aptiyc, will or can assent to them. Allus-
on is now made to such reports and assump-
ions, as arc beyond the possibility of human
Such as extend into the unfath-
Unable depths ofignorance and darkness
called on young man, in Tunbridge, in
his State, last November, who had clair
,oyant subject, that could give him correct
upon any and every subject, as he
bought. At least so he said. If l did not
him, be believed she, ct was
woman, a married lady about 40 years Of
ge) when in the clairvoyant state, could OK
mine and give a correct description of any
erson, in any part of the world and if sick
r ailing could prescribe medicine that would
cstore them, if they had not already passed
he goal of life. He believed also, she could
i've correct interpretations Of Tie whole