The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-08-08
aThe suees..ions and .out.de bearing, Of ,hI.

lheeuggeetfon6 and 'outeide bearings OF this
matter are many and curious II these knocking
answers 10 questions are made las many insist by
electric dttonations and IL dsembodied spirits are
still moving consciously, among us, and have thus
found agent, at last, KLRcrKIcITY, By whieh they
can communicate NTH the word They hare ieff 1t must
SOON in the progressive nature of things, ripen 70
an intercourse between this and the spirit-world
The failure Of the 'Cincinnatians' to establish
their cairvoyant telegraph, three or four years
ago, may have been owing to the fact that the
new power is an intelligence, and will not be
basely employed to fetch and carry for trade
But we understand it has consented to be employ
ed for healing. A report was made to the Homeo-
patbic College, Of New York, recently, that
physician had employed these knockers 10 consult
the Spirit Of Hahnemann as to case despaired
Of and the instructions given in reply had been
followed, TO- the cure Of the patient. The knocking
differs from clairvoyance, in the fact, that the
spirit, in the former case, speaks fra--and 1t Is
an advance upon olairvoyance Of course as spirits
know where they can be Of use better than we,
aud are more at leisure to knock and tell US than
we to look up clairvoyant But then comes the
wonder, how those, who have got well out Of this
world, should either wish or consent to have any,
thing more to do with il Or is it as schoolmas-
tiers 90 back to mix with children for their good,
missionaries fall behind, in the march of civ
ilization to carry light to the benighted heather
who are coming on rather too slowly2
We were very glad to see Mr.. Cooper in
terested in the Knockers, the other evening, for
he Is one OF the few men not afraid Of the world
and whatever he sees and believes, with his logical
and bold mind, he has the courage to tell, and
tell well. The numerous places in .vhtsk ahcss
knockings have been heard, within the past year
show that the ghosts ut large have got the trick
Of II, and the demonstration, altogether, to our
thinking, is of sufficient extent and responsibility
to warrant grave attention. An electric telegraph
across the Styx, before they get one across the
Atlantic, would make death less of separation
from friends than a voyage TO Enrope-but there
| is no end to the speculation on the subject and
we leave il with our readers
gentleman living in the midst of these phe-
nomena, in western New York, writes under
date of June sth as follows:
1.-THE demonstrations continue to spread and
make new converts. Many are firm in the faith
that they are from hell and the devil; and others
earnest in the belief that they are angels from
upper spheres. can concur in neither opinion.
The spirit world like this, is composed ofignorant
and intelligent-all governed by the great law Of
affinity. There, of course, men will find spirits
Of their own affinity, to converse with, and time
will show that the sources Of these communica-
tons are not infallible all evil or all good but
O mixture.
"Some of US who are in the midst of these de-
mOnstratiOns will be happy, at some future time,
Co Furnish you for pa5iseS;5a COL ss.sas5 al rf
tial arocle upon the subject
A letter received by gentleman Of Pennsyl
yania contains the following passage:
" You wish to know about the possibility Of ex-
tending these communications. So far as the
actual conditions necessary for a medium are
concerned, have never yet been able 20 ascertain
Ii evidently is not all clairvoyants that can be
medium. y - n 4 =
The spirits either do not seem perfectly to under
stand the law themselves, or they Judge it not
best to give the world the full secret at this time
Whenever and wherever it appears in new place
it seems to if by accident and take them by
surprise
IL have not succeeded in getting any spirit to
agree to communicate with you through your
sister, or otherwise We do not often succeed in
such requests, except in general way, and the
answers are, tell them to be patient they will
hear it SOON All the spirits that communicate
agree that the time is not far distsnt when ali
that DESTROYS will be able to communicate with
their friends am much inclined to believe in
the prediction made by severalspirits, that very
general communication will take place during the
present year,
Still more wonderful announcements will be
eNeu III our next humper. n private letter gives
details Of some phenomena more remarkable than
any that have yet been mentioned.
VRRMorT.-The Free Democracy Of Vermont
held their convention to nominate State officers
on the I'd instant They seem full of spirit and
enthusiasm The following ticket was nominated:
For Governor, Lucius B. Peck for Lieutenant
Governor, Stephen Smith for Treasurer, Joseph
Poland.
Congress, where he has sternly refused the slave
holders test, and acted faithfully for freedom.
The convention passed thorough-going Free Soil
resolutions.
The unterrifed" Hunkers met in convention
on the 4tb instant, and succeeded in finding three
men Of the genuine Hunker stripe, bold enough
to stand their nomination. These were accord
nely nominated as their State ticket