New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-03-06
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
Those Rochester 'Rapping-.'

B.rAw, Feb. 45h, Ia53
r. ne Editor. Of me Tribune.
Tie remark. II the Com~e,c7l Aderitscy noticed TIE
Tdbsae Of 20 ins, reflect strongly upon the some
bodies Who saws have the oy % believe ile Rochester
R,pr.ags TO be supemaural VINO exhibits TIE uost fol-
yioey who see hear and opinions upon evidence
Or mes " % form opinions denognci1g Others without eve
ii.reet Can thea pf-p0.ieroJs hoax OF imposition
which hsf'es The ability ~ any to explain es such p
tsi to. maine Of near relative and child given sud
connune cations no te language and spini WIN "inth
! va oa~p addressed when tGey living. a, he
Afsf interview alone and without the acquaintance 20 my
knoyed % If person u Rochester A, anoiher time my
nsms was spelled by these mysterious communities
roos si' the wish o'aik With me Ny qlestOns pouainod
~ Ire ones above alluded TO- obtained no rsi slacOfy
sasNer called lJr pbysicalsigus TO indicate VINO vas
sdre..ry fne-lnmej s'ey came the sound OF pIsuirg
nd iien s8winv and during TIE lest the liable around
vscn We stood frenbied-0sianuy nay mind REQUIRED 20
having assisted near relhly" ln soI, "a. 80
igeuts Ql he u.e Of ne plane aud saw 81 me }'tfs
40 and what oedc more Impressive a. ne aci that Pc
l1sie pledge secrecy, as he Was M i nesin ann
fntuds feared lAe crusequcuces -uhs was ht a. ie
ever spent win h " any duration aud me asi physical
.e,fis knew him ~ make nothing could have more
klv q led 10 his memory ASKED bis name, and Sai
vas spelled ou % me- me name Ny %i',a ~ we
81. sr,s,vcrrd Netr O,leaas. which tbs fart
lcasd for the exercise Of physical ores On .e aJ9 aYa
umOfed 80 ns TO crowd pctsons Oae a. ana wa n'u
% require strong man 20 I'm ~ or even one soc o
y Now ts al done Ia daylight and ia the pfes7hoe
OF number II persons While We were sanoius aioul
The liable. under circumstances 20 render u possDe oi
fryr without being 0elfcIfl l uufb ~
hue faith u The evidence Of The senses as any one, anu
know enough Of tho physical sciences 70 dspfoFe any al
tempt 90 eN sin these tqcis upon soch principles E'e>
agepi tor has shown an utter ignorance OF me pnenu
mef d. or dishonesty Of pufpOse-anl moreover hhO"
ua' those who believe la the spirituality OF ihese c'nmln
esiOns are rui at properly csIed some uodcs, GU .
opni,ns "olyn mat Of he beet minds aud ins
dilseut scsfchcrs after truth believe 10 uem ana II
have h ed 10 give what VIII be deemed evidence ox
you IL s because not the pen Of ready writer
II YOU require POSITIVE evidence you must see and hrh io
yoarseg1 testimony would ever have been .uIhceHl 20
ssssfy me ADD perhuos stoult any TuHtuuch con
noced with this matter should seem pfeposietous uo tv
derce against It's petensons ana me micn wmch " su1 20
vo1,.elf c D G
Remq,ks
As We have been requestcd b. several friends
to give our own opinion OF these strange dongs at
Rochester Auburn &c We take this occasion TO
say that We incline u believe them IA good part the
work Of deception or collision Yet wekno~ that
il there be any trick, great majority OF those 10
voyed have no part Ia H. no suspicion oil H. ou' are
thoroughly honest and sincere. There IS some.
thing IN the mode OF producing the noises that we
do not find satisfactorily explained and very likely
some exercise of Clairyoyance or some h"dred
psychoogic phenomenon on the part OF the deoev-
ers and that we think, is all.
We find in the Rochester Magnet Of the 2ith
ulf LONG account signed by eight persons OF what
the Editor pronounces Wonderful Revelations
recently made through the newly established chan
mel Tho pupor; of it IS that Mrs D was ap-
prised while in magnetized aud clairvoyant state,
that Bcajamta Frankie would make "a communal
eaton 70 US poor benchted mortais, and make 1t to
two different parties 10 separate apartments, at
the same time. So everything was duly prepared.
and at the set time the spirit communicated by
81 n.,al1,eb,l Dl,ha hofi
as follows
To the company in the parlor
snow | am ready, my freHds There VII be great
changes I'm the Nineteenth century Things that now look
dak aud mysterious TO you VIII be ind plain before your
sight Mysteries gong 10 be Seacd The w0siS WI
be enlightened sign my name Ben ALL" siS"N'" "'
not 20 INTO the other room
To the other squad, in different apartment
There viii be great changes tn the nineteenth century
Tbirss thai now look dark and to you viii oe
hid plain before your sight NJ seres are going 10 he
revealed The world Viii he enlightened slgn my name
BENJAMIN Franklin Go In he psIor and compare notes
We brand hQt spirit humbus and counter
felt. no matter which world he belongs to Il Old
Ben should undertake to communicate with per
sons stn IN the body, and had Mt anything 60 say
more important and definite than the above, we
should leave his name ca, oi our next Fourth OF
Jul, speech and utterly refuse 10 attend any more
celebrations OF his birthday. No no, spirit you
mustn undertake to palm yourself oil ior Ben.
Franklin You arc downright gag, SIR, and may
shut up until YOU have something to offer worth
listening To!
We ought TO have stated in The outset thatwe
Know the writer of the foregoing letter to be truth
fal and worthy man who has no motive nor desisn
~ m,slead the public lie states some strange
THINGS. and the whole suhieo; IS Interesting Rad
worthy OF thorough investigation We think Clair
voyauce Is nj the bottom OF o.