Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-03-06
BURLINGTON HAWK-EYE.
Humunerism.

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Hummerism.
In giving detailed view ofthe various humbugs, the
Kekuk Register close, by the following alluson home
affairs
In our own vicinity, these doctrines hare led to
fraud and violence and crime, have produced untold
distress in social, and severed the ties OF domestic
life.
number of years since, a clique Of designing
individuals leagued together, and by the aid ofrev
Citations under the of A. j. Davis, and spirit
ual communications, delivered through Ciarissa
Lenoyne and others, induced many creduions per-
sons to invest their money in projects for hunting
hid treasure, and more especially for discovering
and raising the Kidd ship, which according to their
revelations was filled with gold, and sunk in the
bottom Of the Hudson. For this purpose there IS
a regular company for med, and allotted In shares,
and as these persons represent to the more spirit
ual minded that the regeneration OF the earth is
about to commence, and that they are to be the
| principal personages in the drama, they also pre-
tend that these treasures and vast deal more are
to be shown them by the spirits, and to be used In
this great work.
When the Rev. Michael Hummer went east, sew
eral years ago, he fell in by accidents or design,
with the operators in this hopeful scheme. They
found him successful collector Of funds for the
Church which he was begging, and believing him 10
be suited for their objects, they took him in
to favor. He says they revealed to him that he
was known to them one OF their great leaders
as the Michael mentioned in the 18th chapter Of
Daniel-and prophesied concerning his destiny and
eminence at Keokuk, where an immense temple
was to be built under his direction. Some hints OF
these matters were given to his wife, but nothing
definite. Hummer on his way home stopped with
friend Of wealth, and peculiar susceptibility, to all
that partakes Of the wonderful. To him was re-
yeaed many Of the marvellous things which, had
witnessed, and the admiration and awe OF his
friend was excited to the highest pitch, for he had
the most unbounded confidence in the truth, hon
esty and sagacity Of this Reverend man. short
time afterwards he visited Hummer at Iowa City,
II no do and in
ears with the story, and with the further astound-
ing fact, that revelations concurring in every par
ticular, with those made to him in New York had
been since communicated to him by young lady OF
his congregation. And even while he spoke the
lady entered the room, and soon after went into
her interior State and repeated the revelations, and
added others regard to the visitor and his friends
which could not have been known to her personal
", tbut might well have been to H. which fixed the
| matter beyond cavil, in the mind Of the visitor.
| This female was sister OF DIR Margrave, both Of
| whom had dabbied more or less in mesmerism as
operators and subjects ,lcng before, and both had
| been known to Hummer for several years past.
A short time after this occurrence they came to
this place. having purchased interestin the Half
| breed lands, and obtained by revelation financial
partner in the gentleman before alluded to, to adj
| vance the money for the purchase. Subsequently
the spirits required the finances TO be removed to
| more COW enent locality, and this gentleman was
called hther, aud built house at considerable ex-
pense on the land, the title to which was in Hum
1
went on swimmingy for time. whenever money
| was wanted for any purpose by Hummer or the
Margrave gang, spirits from the other world, con-
viewed through Mary the mandate, that this and that
ana the other article Of his property must be Sold
| To keep up the prcsfse of the marvellous and the
| supernasurai, system of caves dropping and es-
pionage was adopted over his family, and the con-
| struction OF the house very much facilitated this
! design. Conversations between man and wife
were overheard and revelations were provided for
| every emergency. Besides this, series Of the
4 most remarkable and unaccountabe tricks were
played OIL every part OF the house at all hours Of
| the day and night. Glass tumbless and pitchers
| filed with water milk, time and again without
number fell to pieces they carried them to the ia
bic or held them TO their lips This was unaccount-
able, but the spirits made all satisfactory. The
Doctor could probably have accounted for ii by
chemical processes quite as satisfactorily, had he
chosen so to do. .... vi
II ia not strange that with such facitiea for car
rying on their spiritual processes, they were ena-
bied ito play it o 10 good advantage. But in their
success they carried il with too high hand. for
got their caut,on. and sunk fom the revelation OF
the wonderful and TO the petty lying and
tattling OF the mischief maker. Their spiritual pre-
tensions were subjected to the ordinary tests oil
| common life, and their spell was broken.
In the first connecting and arrangement Of all this
scheme, we have no doubt that Hummer and Doc.
tor Marsrave ami his sister participated The Doc
tor and Hummer corresponded while the latter wa
east In the mutual confidence Of the three, exist,
the true expasation Of the concurrence Of the New
York and Iowa City Revelations; and Of many other
things which are totally inexrlcahlc on the theory
| Of Hummer being entirely dupc.
As TO his motives, they were doubtless Varied
! His time was about up, al Iowa City. his love OF
money which he confesses was in early life The
s,ranges st trait Of his char and which has no
lost its hold upon him, his passion for notoriety
and for power which he might attain by founding
} new sect, with such lever, upon popular crsdui
tv as was furnished by the rising glories OF ths
| new sciences Of me SINE rism ciarvoyance and srir
1 ppsr fur
for man Of his eccentric character; ana all these
were strengthened by SO much, % was revealed u
him of the successes of his eastern confederafes
| Having formed his connection with the Margfave
and sunk himself to their level, by engaging will
them in schemes of immortality. fraud and crime
his intellectual and moral nature became deterior
atea and deg AIDED. mean and artful man, ana
coarse unprincipled and shameless woman, exer
| cisea without stint. the power which they had &C
ourea by their ability to expose him to the world
/, and they doubtless drove him, as with scorpion
lash, to the commission of many acts against whcl
his reason revoltcd. Latterly, Is certain That n
hos been entirely in thei power and ii is probable
that his eccentric nature has been uhcturea WIN
: vein of insanity, in consequence oil 'heir uhho!
: and nefarious influence. Had Hummer anu th'
e Marcraves succeeded in their intentions, the
Q would have driven the man who had sustained then
for wears, from his joint occupancy oil the premises
: and would have sworn him out OF ms equi'aoie In
.erest in the large landed estate, held IN Hummer
!. name, but for winch he had furnished the create
norton of the money inv rested in the purchase AM
!, Improvement.
The denouems Mt which has resulted IN yer
l. dict of insanity against Hummer, has thwarted I'M
}. design, and the general contempt into when the
have fallen, will prevent the accession Of iurthe
u converts to the Hummeric faith.
:, DRownrp MAN FoUNp.-On last saturday, feo
90 re body Of q man found floating IN the riV
z a. nv air. the shore, about mile above TINS town
A coroner,s ,aqusst was held ana ,he decision
the iurv was tina, he came to his death oy
some two or three months ago. An . ru
e we con,d obtain Of him is shout as ioisows, as
!, had remained in the water icng 'ha' CIV
> nv feature OF a human being had becos"e. -. ~
He was man about s feet inches IN hs's, =.
= on a coarse blue pilot cloth coat blue satinee. ~
i figured silk vest, two tw lled red hannei shH's'
drawers OF the same material, blue cotton necker
g chief, fine calf skin shoes, grey socks; had wv
bladed knife in his pocket and needle case, ana
piece of twine tied around his ne.k-ltowa states
: man.
The editor Of the keosauqua Jefersonian u
!. giving an account Of "Things about Town." ha
ID the following
e Hearing an appointment given out that, that &c
centric genius Henry Clay Dean Ofthe NJ. f. Churc
= Conference, under whose auspices is being con
), Quoted the aforesaid revival, would at certai
1t hour deliver
Lecture in the Street.
= in front Of the grocery, we "rod up our sleeves