New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-03
VOL. VII. NO. %.

we'll formed frame. prominent features black hair
bilious SAN uine nervous temperament. a pecu-
liarly radiant eye and small development of the
animal propeusities.
The work is arranged in three parts. The first
is called The Key and bears the following
motto
Any theory hypothesis, sect creed or institution that
fears inyestgs cation openly msniests i,s own error.
The second Part is called " The Revelation, Do
and has this text.
Reason f.. flower Of toe spirit and iis fragrance Is
liberty aud knowledge.
The third is entitled The Application. with
the following inscription
When dsiriouuve justice pervsdes the social world
virtue and morality VIII bloom with an immortal beau
IT, while The sun Of ri ghteoushess will arise IN the hor.
lion Of universal industry and shed iS genial rays
all tho helds Of peace, plenty and HUMAN HAPPINESS.
To the whole is prefzcd An address, 70 the
World" which consists Of the las; discourse pro.
nounced by the ClsirOyant. This dwels upon the
external means by which the work was produced
urges upon mankind as q duty the investigation Of
the revelations which it is alleged TO contain and
refers TO Nature and Reason as the standards by
which alone can be decided how much practical
truth is therein embodied It is here to be remark
ed that, throughout the work, there is no attempt
at dogmatc assumption, in respect to matters Of
doctrine Every one is directed to try each PROPOSE
tion by his own reason and with regard to its har.
mony with known natural principles. aud by such
Judgment alone ~ decide as to it, and act accord
ingy In A word, if the book cannot stand upon its
own intrinsic merits, the party through whom 1t is
published would not wish il 20 stand at all
! The Clairvoyant enters upon the exposition OF
the Principles Of Nature to which the First Part is
devoted with a statement Of the Office Of Reason
and the rights Of nan as founded in Nature. TO
ignorance aud to superstition resulting from gno-
rance he attn ues the uni hostility Of into
ests social antagonsms, vice, misery. and secta-
rian Observation-Disclosures. which he describes as pre-
vaiIing in the present state Of the world On the
unfavorable influence of conflicting interests OF indi
yduals and classes upon moral character, he dwels
at ength and in impressive terms
The book next passes TO a consideration OF the
right mode Of discovering Truth and OF arriving at
the principles Of Nature, commencing with some,
not very lucidy expressed reasoning as to the oh
servation of facts and nductiOns from them to the
purport that while all men will agree upon prin.
ciple or truth Of reason fact will appear exactly
that there can be no sure external test Of spiritual
or and that by reasoning from
effects only men must arrive at absolute skepti-
cism. Such reasoning is, for instance that Of the
phrenologist who should regard the mental acts Of
man as the result of the organs developed in his
head instead of regarding the organs as the mere
instruments end manifestations Of the invisible and
imporceptiblc soul. The invisible only is real per
manont, eternal the visible is changing and ialla
cious The work about to be composed will reason
from causes to effects using the opposite method
at tho same time, by way Of confirmation and ilus-
tration
The author then proceeds TO explain the laws
and nature Of the Mesmeric condition which he says
must be understood preliminary to the revelations
which are to follow. He distinguishes four general
degrees of the magnetic state. Each OF these de-
erees has its own peculiar manifestations, which are
clearly described In the first no particular phe-
nomena are displayed, and the subject has posses
sion of his mental and physical powers though dis
/ inclined T. muscular action In the second the
body loses its sensibility and the mind is affected
The third is analogous to natural somnambulism
The fourth is the state of cairvoyance There II
also fifth state, which he calls independent clair
voysnce not resulting from the will either of the
operator or the subject into which the latter passes
spontaneously as it were, from the fourth state
In this he is not controlled by the msnipulator bat
still, requires the support afforded by the relation
with him. By the magnetic medium which that
relation keeps up, while his soul is elevated into
higher sphere of existence tits still able to return to
this one This is the state Of the author during the
delivery Of these lectures
He also speaks of a lower but not strictly mag
netic state into which peculiarly gifted mind:
can pass, as it were, of their own accord, and IN
which they are made cognizant OF truths appertain
ing to this world. Such was the source of the i'm
pressions received in sleep by Aristotle and Demos
themes Galen also received impressions in thi;
way. The state Of Swedenborg was similar, though
more complete His visions Of the future state are
valuable but not altogether perfect, as he was not
in the state Of independent elarvoyance.
The next subject treated is the Motion and
Laws Of the Material inverse. Having dwell
upon the distinction between Motion and Sensa
ton. the Clairvoyant speaks OF the classification
of Series Degrees and Representations as es
sental to the comprehension of Nature. This por
ton OF the work is in striking coincidence with va
rous writings OF Swedenborg upon Natural Sci
ence which it is alleged that Mr.. Davis has never
seen. A subsequent passage upon different kinds
of motion is equally striking for the same reason
E
To show this coincidence, we herewith suojoin :
passage from The Principles OF Nature, and CORES
bonding passage from swedenborg the like OF which
canno, be found on, of his writings The exceeding
absusoness the subiec, does not render the resem
bsuce any the less remarkable. We might md many
; such instances
Darts. Ssedcao0S'
The original form was The lowest form Is the an
angular This contained 9nidr which 10 also called
the prncipe and nature of the tTesral and the
all other forms that from y corporal form inasmuch
the lowest and intermediate IS II s peculiar 10 bodies hs
forms up 10 the highest wing angles and recthnesr
could be constantly prOdu planes the Measurement Oh
ced other forms sccomps whiehis the primary object
MED with aud control ed OF :le present geometry -
sua acted upon by, the The second and next higher
(rsat Positive Power Proior IL the circular sfhr
sression of the angular evo 'e69 form which may also
We'd the circular This De called the Popesaal an
,uned not spherical con suldy, since the circumier-
stituton but was com snce OF the circle involves
bnaton of angular and rec neither angie nor
ulneaI plane. Therefore plane because u ss per
the Continuance OF the an peiua angle and psrPetu
gulsr IA the circular was Al plane this form 10 81