New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-27
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, FRIDAY. AUGUST 81, 1852

nodded nv bs present actions, thattbe veil Of darkness,
We. shout 70 be removed. when men should bsdot aud
embrace truth IN all its harmony and when union aud
hspVIness sbould dwell with tbs sons OF men.
Again was there q ress ans third time WA the cir.
cle'fornec. On this occasion a gentleman whom
had noticed to be slightly affected during the afternoon
DOW became violently 90. All eyes we're turned TO
him Abou, his appearance Tiers was nothing Of mo
meps except that there we're Dot many signs Of intel
lect stamped on bis features head After being much
sgtsteo, soIemD'y he rose, and placing finger and
thumb OF the left hand the temples as II 10 the act
OF nedtstpa. he began 10 speak In the mos. solemn
snd earnest manner. There WA something which at
once riveted attention. he spoke OF the first formation
OF mo'ion, NJ mind, Of mater, OF mans organiz I'd
worcs lowed not rapidly but steadily and constantly,
"a II the speaker thinking sloud and II he amply
felt the Import Of every woro but alas 70 me IL
an unknown tongue. All the words l understood, tut
their connection gave me no meaning stretched out
my neck, listened intensely, caught every sound, but
ali In vain IL was too spiritual too lofty, too something
for me, for there sat like esrnest commou-sease
man listening 70 metaphy sca sermon sound heard
but senbe received not IL was 10 me second edition
OF my college days when, with my mdnightlsmp, and
stretched on the ground my head on my writing desk,
and Pythseorss or Seneca OF Aristotle 10 my hand.
sbored again and again but alssys In vsin to under
stand their arson about the formation of spheres and
circles motion, mind, and matter. After WHILE how
ever, he came down to more common place things OF
mans orgaozstiob OF bis bling surrounded by In
fuepces which be understood not: Of his being the
subject Of laws which were yet undeveloped and Of
tIckppfOdCDiDR CcHNoTbnCc, winch VIZ hoOut VI scb
free On these subjects he spoke length oftme,
when be quietly eat down, the circle was broken and
the meeting separated.
During all this time, my impressions many aud
vHious felt assured that tne people we're honest aod
sincere and that the effects which witnessed were not
the productions Of the will They we're such that
felt sure one could produce have often seen the
effects Of mesmerc lneusoce and felt satisfied that
whatever that H. these "spris manifestation Of
the same order There Il evidently some mental or
physical Law yet undeveoped. by which these effects
produced; and what that isv IL, 10 surely the
duty of all wise 10 try and discover. was notn
the least surprised that Of the believers 10 the rea
hty of these Manifestations should have thelr reason
overpowered ard become totally derensed There
every element calculated deeply TO affect and unsenlo
minds Of q certain order. To attempt to put down In
vesgstoo by the power Of Law, or even OF public OPT
MON, will be folly and futile for whether right or
wropg Injurious or beneficial the curious will nvesu
gate IT, and the 1t IL opposed the faster !, will
spread appeared TO me, most clearly, that the only
remedy consisted in such thorough Investigation into
these mental phenomena Is will lead TO the disco
very Of that Law BY which they are produced Nothing
be hoped for from suppression but everything from
open and extended discussion. D.H-