Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-07-05
The Insane and President Fillmore.


um, in Utica, and some of the incidents of the
novel scene are thus described by the New York
Mirror:
"On entering the chapel where some two hun
dred of these unfortunates were quietly seated
the overseer introduced the President of the Uni
ted States, when all rose respectfully bowed, and
resumed their seats. Each member of the party
was then introduced by name, when the same cere-
mony profoundly repeated. DIR. Maltby,
wise lunatlc, then rose and welcomed the Pres
dent in strain of graceful and touching eoquence
that drew tears to every eye. He is tall, thin,
pale man, with penetrating eyes, fine voice, and
gestures belonging to the polite oratory OF gen
tlemen of the old school," The President reply
> was also very happy and affecting 80 orderly
and so well behaved a company surely has not
greeted him in all his travels. In one OF the te-
male wards the whole party was individually IN
troduced to an elegantly dressed, and most &C
comulshed lady, the daug liter OF one OF the most
DISTINGUISHED lawyers New York has pro-
duced She had the right word ready for every
one who addressed her, and presented the Presi-
dent with sweet little bouquet of her own arrang
ing, in the most tasteful and graceful manner
We saw the same ''act of presentation" performed
q hundred times, but in no instance with such ex
quisie simplicity and grace, as marked the offer
ng of this accomplished lady. She is about forty
years Of age; and in mentioning the names Of
some of the distinguished men she had entertained
at her fathers house, added-''but for the last
seven years | have been very much out of the |
world
There was young girl in the Asylum, who al
so attracted much attention by her beauty of per-
son and elegance of dress. She did not appear to
BE- over seventeen years of age, and there was not
the slightest indication of lunacy or even of cir
regularity about her
She stood in the door Of her room, which was
adorned with flowers, gracefully acknowledging |
the bows of the visitors, though no one presumed /
to speak of her. She beautiful wreath of
peach cherry blossoms in her dark hair the on
ly ornaments appropriate to her rare and touch
ing beauty. Thinking of the ''fair Ophelia'' and
the heart broken Bride of Lammermoor, and
all the delicate feminine harp-strngs that were ev-
er broken by sorrow or sin, we left the beautiful
Lunatic, and for hours afterwards every sound
seemed moan, every breeze sigh, and even
the "drops of the morning which glistened in
the flowers, looked more like tears of sadness than
gems of joy.
THE RAPPING SPIRITS IN CINc1NNAT1-Our
worthy friend of the Cincinnati Gazette made
visit the other day to the spiritrappers, and thus
he relates his experience:
We accompanied friend in a visit to the ladies
stopping at the Walnut Street House, who
profess TO be in communication with the spirit
world, and, at post to keep this
world advised of all that is strange startling We
now give our experience.
We were introduced into room, across por-
ton of which extends a plank partition, and upon
sofa in front Of this, with three card tables in
front Of them, sat three ladies. One elderly, the
second girl, the third woman about twenty five
years of age. They appeared to US very ladyGke,
and rather modest than otherwise We were in
yted to seat ourselves at the tables, and in few
moments the roppiagS began. Our companion
took pencil and wrote name, of which give
the initials, j. \. P, and asked if the spirit whose
name he had written would communicate. I'm
medlately number of quick raps heard
that told indicated the affirmative. Still
holding his hand over the name our friend Wr0te,
"In what year did you die 90
And said will the spirit answer that?
AnSwer-1822.
Where did you die 2"
AnSwer-Wa, hington City.
Where are YOU buried?''
Observation-Disclosures.
Now, in these and dozens more of a private
character still more startling, that cannot pub
lIsh, all answered correctly. Our friend was care
full 20 keep the question and response to himself.
We were completely puzzled and as Greedy Bry- /
ant, Goodwin, and many others have been, we are
not ashamed to own up. But Immediately upon
the track of this came an evidence that was not so
conclusive.
Our friend wrote the name of number of dis
eases and asked, (which of these have l most to
fear?'
Ans.-Blindness.
As he has been threatened with this for several
years, the response certainly very frightful-
But while dwelling upon the sad news Just given,
the alphabet was called for and this sentence
spelled OUT
''Do not fear hiDa--we are ever with you.''
Now, to what does that him refer? He must
remember our friend asked aloud which of these
have most to fear, and, by-stander might infer
he had written the names of men-enemes heI
dreaded-and then the answer spelled out would
directly apply And so it would appear the med
iums had some control over the noise. A spirit
able to respond to ones thoughts would certainly
make no such error as this.
Yet, when We remember that in the first instance
a correct account given of a man, many years
dead, and that of claim of a very complicated
nature-even to giving the name of Judge Mclean
we must confess much puzzled. Ac-
counting for the very peculiar noise is small salts
faction, as the strangest part is the wonderful IN
telligence that is communicated. We will keep
our readers advised
The speech which John Van Buren, delivered
before the Vermont democratic free-soil conven-
ton throws some light on the compromise laws,
which have been lauded by one of the candidates
for congress IN this district as something which
the South ought to rejoice over Mr. Van Buren,