New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-25


or by whatever name beside the popular ignorance
respecting it may De yelled; while resPoc'aoio
party believe them to be truly spiritual 10 tne"
origin, but the product Of erl spirits. Neitne'
Of these classes will be converted or confoundeo oJ
Mr. Ballou's book, nor will the general pu'no 70
mach enlightened by it. He leaves the "no'e ~
ter very nearly where he found il. he eon''s.
but does not overthrow, the cavis that mo-
al.~g,d Spiritual Manifestations arc n''s -"
sr common place in their tenor-tnat 'ne .'0
Of the Spirit World therein set forth are s'a'''sV
st vsrance--apd that there is prevalent vague
ness uurssli,,. Inconsistency, in these re'eis-
.;,r. mon leaves those who have long sought
nd ,.cs;v.d them still doubling whsther their
Spparted friends have reday aoo'e'eoo 'ueln VI
not. Mr. h. himself it PLAIN, is not absolutely
free from doubt on this latter point, tnougn ne
u.,. an relentless ely on the doubts OF Others.
RI. .ool r,ouired on this subject has not yet
-,,;,,.p-at any rate not published. Ii should
49, the history Of these Rappings,' etc. from
,hs outset, sift the stories now afoat, often on
very slender foundations, and determine what are
snd what are not 80 authenticated as should enti-
tIs them TO be considered testimony-and then
pr.ee. TO give Ell the tacts german to the sub
iset, whether they make for or against any par
ticular theory. Let those which tend to establish
'spiritualism' be set FORTH connected and con-
trasted with those which, taken by themselves,
lean decidedly the other way, leaving the reader
p~rk GUY free to draw his own conclusions. Such
q book would be widely acceptable and would do
mach gooo, in softenng violent prejudice and Big
ot.d contempt on the one hand, and in modifying
kesdstropg zeal and fanatic, all absorbing faith on
the other
-tiaviDg thus Indicated it's defects, we proceed
10 Quote from Mr.. Baou's book specimens OF the
new t. stimonies NEW to us, at least contained in
it, viz:
STATEMENT OF HARVEY CHASE.
About the last VI october, 1884, went 10 the mouse
If n.,cus G. Wilcox Of Blscsstone, witness Split
nal knui-s stous, ~hish unders'ood they we're con
ssssty receiving On one evening" wnen situng aIouno
q tnpI- ~ub Mrs Eliza Wilcox ShO was the meoiunD
as sasr,u, & Wilcox her husband stth several others
Sna y uames do recoloct, wnat purPoleo'oo
the .pir u sy bal Cbse, my former we MADE ner pres
snce BY rsppiugs and gave her Dans oy our car
IN. ,b. alphabet Several questions we're put 70 ner aoo
sLs~.red put the tolIOSiog question WIN you ese
me- OF the habdf The answer was NO. ltnen sskoo
he, u 10 would ever be possible 'o' ne, " 90 80.
. y.," sn- then called the slphsoei oy giving nve
d,,pct rsp. which the sigma for that purpose ana
W obt.ius tlewtng reply, 81 Cannot shake a.nds
vtb you here but you Will 90 10 Meninn hno ""os'
n, Gr-.p.tlIr T. L. and cit with Daniel hpo~itOn, w.
~ y,upy brotner Of Mrs Wilcox and q strong Mo
diuml I will take hold OF your hand, Al tne sane
pm-, NY tanner and G-orge knowtoo wno purp!osd
o. p'esept SAID they would take hio of my oand NJ
vouG yo ~ GreenvtIle and al ~i'h Daniel Sum ater
The ovrpts Ielsp d SO We. Marcus wilcox 400 m'ss
vsp 10 the bousa 81 Mr. KDOStoo, and bad asnpg ~sh
Daniel Koowitn, ina msoiom, the resut OF wnch vas
~ toows After bel, seated short tOe, tho ra DiDg
apd other ifessfOns we're mace, aod sovorn quss
tons PUT and answered. before making tne ooect
Of our visit known. ,nen put the question, Are the
spirit present ~bo promised take ms oy the hand
The Al s~er WAS Yss' I then held my band Ia open
space, not pOssibe - os reached oy any
one p.sent without altering tn1ir po.uon which they
eo not ss must have seen them tolt hsnd ss per-
tea that of vi0s person ths Touch ano sepsrauon
sf VI. ncy-rs piaioly percephnie. IL pufpored 70
b. The bal d of my former stie Ooe OF her haads Gas
S~',ru cd BY being badly burnt when CHILD Too OF
her hpser. bsnt ward tOssrd the palm, and the
Asu bigger -ss very snon aud INCA toen
SHED her 20 pui Der deormod hand iuto nioe' WHOA
she t IN. di.tely DID and then pssoo hof bOger with
The Thick pail tho palm 81 my hand, ss ~ con-
vince ut II her identity. Arerwafd, my father aud
G-urs. kno~heo (or what purportrd TO be sneml puf
their b-pds into mine. as they had before promised
Much done the time; one psrricuiar OF
witch ! ~iu s,ve ] held 10 my hand t~s saaces OF
uspey, which taken out and passed Into the
hspS 81 Mrs Kno~top, a distance of sb sixf-s, by
90 iuvisible hand HARVEY CHAIR
Sizing sPIRIT.H.eDs,
I'm. sveninp after the spirit ut Ssriue Cesar had
pl., cd ,pe violin, ~hile belle dSc,ly and-r Mr. rmory
koou. sce w,it,es tae slst-, and given otner TO
ma, sso- installations, No scou .esi.e Is' ~, ,s
III. soy, several feet from the table at which 'ne s|
tius Ga. 10 process. There was Lamp ON tne 'so'e
sne spo her Oh The snk close BY snioiag very oeay
upssy the table. The table stooo Two 'oo. I'm o nc
v.l of tho room, which vas whiush and renooSu .uo
H.ht ware strongly. The MEDIUM sal oot ~uS'p tno
,sol. and the vail, searly facing Mr. Scott ia'Ie
only two OF three around the tsoiu, and snoso .a ~
sneb ,oshou, that Mr. 8, ~hh The strong lsnt "n'oo
anon. NJ d. rne. h. coud osdocty ses all that usos
air, d ON aud under tho labl-, The Medium oeIo tne
sIa,c With hand under the TAME ~hne "e' oenoI
$3.50 On AZ, uJper Her husband - - asking
u,,,,.ps and lhe pra Of samuel Ce. as ans ~ering
Sy rep. apo wrising the slate WINE sns was pro
cevdins, Mr. Scout, who vas smoking hs pipe AZ sne
sey. SsIchinp the n,0vsm. ats Of ths pencil on the
slsss distinctly cav the shadowy spr hand, ~lh toe
aru half Gay 10 this elbow, repostooy oroec cd ana
moving ssse Al nrss thr SUSPECT 20 crossed
hi. mind Il at ms ht be the hand OF the M.dan tie
hso her to be- morally capable of Intentional decep'
den ", thought possible her hand mgn' be a.ed un.
cor bu.ly But subsrquept CAREFUL scrutiny snoSei
him by ond doubt the hand be- ~ss that OF
hg.e-. s,o nab that II Of diferent color and ap
pea,apos the Mediums, and that the manner In
which hello the slate with one hand, while rosuog
Der u.b-r the taole prrcluded the psso'ly on ner
ssbs either the Wss used which be say moving
ever and shout ths slate. .
Tn. pe1 Dig ht another stng held and Mr. SCOTT,
havns posdsr the subjecS very s-rkDusy. resolved,
yV.sbl-, To see the hano again Mes'rs oenJsmun
Raj, E,is Coos. and ten osnar neighoon we're pres
en-, bu, the COMPANY was not largo VARIOUS eSoe"es
rsasifes,srons made. All tbiogs having been Ia
wmaob srrsns- tor Obtaining a CHAR visw uoder the
table Messrs scott and Cuok sestud themselves quietly
o. the stuvc the spN where Scott sst the evening
before Presently CooA, s,incing consice rsble sar'
price whs~re ~ 20 SOM thst be bad seen hand soo
rviuilrd D." b. heve II for cav lasi night COOK
new went the table and requested she Medium 70
place bob habds tss,e The mp<ny queries,
ape be- pad 10 explain by plrng what pa hAe seen he
sa,o Ne thought must The medtuIn. hAnds, made
use of by sytt's uboonsciou.ly 10 brrseh He ~snt,
Utp w. Tho Medium ish grsaved Mr. Ray remsfsed
shr eou,o no, h.ve done for of nos hands ~ss
uss. the sls- the .tber the tshe al ,hs tame
m. mn, eem-d and al most sus
pepd-d One OF soc sp,rtso present. 90 uncs 81 me NE
S,pw s,erd our by raps liza feels grieved she thin a
Eh, IL, Cool has bard spousbu" Coosiisrsor do
ess.sts iollo~sd NJ Coca requested Marcus Wiico,
- place Dis hand under the tanlo and s1erwsrd toe
Medium IA pressnt hers Coos then sad the hand
ke entirely different In appearance from either
Of toeSs. ~ss MOI 1esh cotOred bus had shsfo ~
or elond-tke oolor Soou bad seen 10 the previous