The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-29

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Dudated BY. the philosophy Of Andrew Jack
son Davis Co., as promulged in this book
In their stead, q new theory is announced,
on the authority Of personal conversations had
| between Mr.. Davis and the ghost of Doctor
Franklin, the 9th Of January 1851, and the ghosts
OF Scion and Of Pisistratus, and Others at different
times in the .'mddle and western sections Of this
state The three gentlemen just named, particu-
| larry, communicated to him pantheatic," or tec-
graphic messages, from the Second sphere Of the
superior wisdom circle" Of the Esprit land
which they now inhabit, of the state Of affairs in
their present abiding place. And this theory is,
that Immediately after death, the disembodied spi-
rit Ga gossamer like, but still material substance,
shaped after the fashion Of the individual subunary
corporosity OF its former possessor,) provided it is
not confined in close room, flies to its appropriate
sphere" and ''circle," and employs itself in vari-
Gus studies or If indsposed to such avocations Is
fitting and careering about through space, fro
licking from star to STAR and planet planet with
power to revisit earth at WILL and hold intercourse
with the living here, by means Of DR.. Franklin's
the ghosts have societies, somewhat after the fashion
OF our Art Mon Associations and Of the ghosts
especially frankn-are assiduousy engaged in the
study Of astronomy, pantheatc electricity and mag
| netism. and sciences far beyond our ken! Wo are
informed, also, that, generally, "sprits" feel the
most sympathy for those scientific studies in which
they were engaged on earth. Faugh! Such mser-
able folly nauseaes the moral stomach and, but for
the fact that all this delusiye trash is the apt tho
reasonable, the inevitable result and effcct-tho le
ultimate progeny-of the different transcendental
i All,
I poltical-encouraged by many among us who dis
card the time-honored and time-tcsted systems of
practical utility, and beneyolence and charity for
tn! tn. widest imaginative phostaSM which they call
Justice, truth, and philanthropy"-we should cast
this book with scorn and contempt beneath feet
In exposing it, we expose the whole legion Of specu
latiye transcendenalisms, with which our State and
city have been cursed. They all allied TO, and
| depend on, each other. This book is art and part
of them They all equally detestable and PERM
cious They sustain each other as band Of affiliated
| them--not this one more than the others. We
challenge "tne array, not any individual "pancl."
| We again assert that this book is highly dam
gerous work. 1t is hostile to relgon-for, credit it,
and the faith and hope ofthc Christian is all cheat
1t openly assails the Mosaic and the Christian dis
pensations-it disputes the possibility Of miracles by
the Almighty-it repudatcs divine revelation-it
denies the heavenly mission Of our Saviour, and
with shocking depravity Of sentiment, and appalling
| impety, strives to prove tho merciless and bloody
| imposter Mahomet to be the peer Of the meek and
lowly Jesus who taught peace on earth, and good
viii to men," and this dcluded man is guilty OF the
terrible blasphemy of suggesting, in his "explana-
ton, that he is equal in many things and in some
superior, to our blessed Redccmcr. Assuredly the
tendency of all this TO uproot the very foundations
Of society. is calculated to excite alarm and ter
ror, and to misead and be guile the weak, timd ere
dulous, and ignorant, and is pernicious to the well
DI ag fue ana peace, OF the good PEG
injurious TO institutions and governments state
and federal, for its doctrines would obtrude amongst
us, txtraneous and foreign element and agency to
control our affairs, irresponsible to the free and indie
| pendent voters Of this republican land, above the
rules revealed to Us in the holy scriptures, not in
unison with the precepts of the gospel, and totally
unknown to, and not recognized by the federal com
pact or any the State constitutions. This 'higher
law weare forsooth to receive from the enlightened
| few whose mysterious "pantheatc" intercourse
with the departed great, enables them to expound it
automatically As yet, il is doled out to us in gene
ralties, and in small quantities but these be-
decked with sweet and savory phrases Of love, and
| truth, and charity, and justice and wisdom, and
peace, righteousness, and the like, the bright
est and most beautiful ooors behcld the most
yenomous and poisonous yipers. In good time il is
| to be presumed, the "pantheatc" psnlests will be
transmitted to US from the Solons Of the ssecond
sphere Of the wisdom circle" with greater lberali-
~, We shall have them, probably, in some future
explanations" arranged divided into chapters,
articles. titles parts, sections, and clauses, az spe
cihe and ingenious the revised code Of h. State,
and IA soluminous a the writings on the reported
golden plates, from which, il is said, 10 Smith and
Sidney Rigdon compiled the Mormon bible.
The ostensbe object Of this book is to explain
| the "rappings" and "knockings," and mysterious
| nhuences,' and spiritual intercourse &C., n
Stratfcrd and elsewhere. We ask, why il it that
we are told 20 much Of the happy consequences
that will flow politically from the substitution of this
" sublime and world-rc, olutionxing philosophy -
for what Mr. Davis calls "tbe present unloyed re-
| lgon. Why are we assured that this proposed
new religion : descends to all the departments Of
human life and action and that under its genial
influences, commercial interests, uniting with the
agricultural Laboratories Of every town and State,
caracous store houses will be established. and filed
with food for general consumption" and that Gland
privileges and homc-comforts will be guaranteed
10 every inhabitant Of the earth, and that "a suta
BILE farm and an appropriate tract of land, will be
secured to every individual according To his actual
wants and capacity 70 improves" and why are
We told about securing homes, inyenting
productive machincs:" and why are we so often
assured IN it, that the extinction Of 'all sla-
very" will be n result Of this new faith: and that
perfect and universal equality is fundamental
tenet OF this theory " NATURAL universal justice and
harmony in socieiyl The quotations Just made
All VII notice, refer to those political topics which
for some time past have agitated this country.
Why are these matters foisted into this book
Are they pertinent TO the explanation" which
proicsscdy i the sole object the work Are these
political dcSwcGf1 TO be obtained without political
action Further, we would inquire who Is IL
that have been most distinguished in this state
for the advocacy Of plans, congenial to those,
system Of "Rapparee theology - Who il most
interested 10 advance these viewsl Every in
telgent citizen o. this globe will unhesitatingly
answer that the New York 7n-pv Pantiso-
cracy-the political Thugs who would strangle
OIL not Of their faction, and devoted 10 its interests
We think the brief quotations we have made be-
tray the griinalkin hid beneath the meal. They
Justify the expression Of the suspicion we enter
tain ~ 10 the political agencies concerned in this
production. In our judgment, whatever there may
be Of religious delusion this work, there Il
Of deep political intrigue in IT,. We freely acquit
the trum,iTate, and all, Of any concern in the
hlasrhemy, irrelgion, and inEdelity contained in it,
The political humbug only We attribute TO them.
In process Of time, the truth will be developed We
desire 10 place our rrogno-tcations upon record.
The ghost and raIfinc part are With some the mere
by-play Of the grand drama. now in rehear-a,to be
enacted Mt the political hustings Of this state on
the first propitious occasion An attempt will be
made 10 effect . political demonstration in this
country, by means of religious, supcrsttious, aud
iarntical irsrumcntalites, conjoined with apyesls
70 tie sordid, selfish and vicious passion: ct men
and this book l. the 0ram c5ur10 Vftbe performers.
All the machinery msy not be fully prepared for the
next coming Presidential election; bat the canvass
succeeding IL will verify what We have predicted.
With the combined aid Of the free Niger free SOIL
free land, free goods and chattcls and free every
thing else party, an effort will be made by the
RAJ Tarces" to elevate the 'Gooroo o. Auburn" to
the chief maRistracy Of this confcderaey II sue