The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-04-24
.sTIIE SPIRITS."

way Of sundry mediums" now practicing $,
heir decisions at Clinton, Oneida county, II
\. Y. lie says: E
I'VE went down Saturday evening and d
topped at the house where the ".Nediunls"
IRE staying. We went at half past six and
stayed until after nine, hearing the latest t
news from the other world as dvulged by I
hese people. never in my life listened to !
anything that seemed so much like blasphemy.
The Mediums appear to think that they
are actually possessed by spirits who are the
authors Of what they merely write. Their
mode OF operation is as follows: the Medium
seats herself, first asking YOU the name Of the
spirit with whom YOU wish to communicate.
The Medium then sits perfectly STILL until the
spirit called upon. takes possession which Is
shown by sundry winks, horrid grins, and
fearful shuddcrs. When fully possessed, the .
Medium snatches pencil, and writes upon a
slate as the spirit dictates. They say, that
no one can fool them that they can tell in a
moment whether the person called upon is
heaven. or on earth" Then gravcly | called
for an Old friend. who was still upon earh,
and very near. | was told as yravcly, that
nv friend was in the totu'h hcurcn and Siltn
riI,I.. When the spirit Of NY friend first
took possession of the Medium. she >hrickcd,
and began to complain of her stomach. asking
me of what disease my friend had died: TAX
ing Gu" from her actions, thought best TO
say, for further developments, n.fcmmut'o"
ofhe LowrlS. Alter such a demonstration,
all the believers present seemed greatly
strengthened and kept shouting IN our ears
there are YOU not now convinced =" he
spirits never he" You can't fool them, &r
g.. then called upon anothr spirit neither
dead nor alive. but name wholly fictitious
This man." she said, "whcn alive. was a
lover of whi>kcv and chrwcd tobacco To
draw her out. said. "you We're mistaken in
the first revelation. but correct i'll the last"
SWELL" she said. 'he was great drinker,
but did not let ANYBODY know it," had Il
LONG revelation from this spirit written ont in
full, which if it had come from anything that
ever had ex>tance. mi chit have deceived
some poor soul, and perhaps sent some
wrecked intellect to the Insane 1Sylum."
INDIAN GRATlTUDE.-A writer in the
Cherokee Advocate, after alvcrting general
" to the obligations of his nation to mission
aries, names the Rev. 5. \. WORCESTER as
worthy of special honor. He speaks of his
lahors and suicrlngS, his ability dcyoicdncss
and sing cncSs Of purpose; and represents
him as standing, by unanimous consent a.
much above any other missionary "a< mount
Atlas above an ant hill" The writer re-
marks that he Is not connected with Mr. W :
denomination of Christians, and concludes lv
suggesting that Mr. WorccSters sons should
be educated at the national school without
charge.
e. 1t having been stated bv the Rev. II
III. Spaulding, that a treaty has been formed
by the |. ). Superintendent with the Oregon
Indians, which provides that 10 Amcrrail
Protestant Missionary shall ever again enter
their country, President Fillmore, III letter
to the editor of the Philadelphia Daily Sun
denies that such treaties were ever made
and that in all the thirteen treaties negociat
ing, there is no provision whatever that ave,
: the slightest semblance Of truth to Mr. Spauld
in.'s statement.
: e3s' Rev. L. II. Day, Methodist mission
airy in the region of Lake Superior, write
, under late date There are ONLY five hun
e drcd souls all through my beat, and visi
t them all once in four weeks: to accomplish
which have to travel through the woods a
bout one hundred and sevcntv-fvc mile:
v frequently eighteen miles between houses
and in winter on snow shoes, by marked tree:
l. But mark my words, this country will 500
. . return with compound interest what she no,
{ receives of the Missionary Society,"
e g The last number of the Democrat
Review contains what is designed to be
= sashins article upon odd FoeviSm" an
st Young America" cutting up the former an
giving hearty support to the latter. Th
# late speech of Mr. Breckenridge, of Ky. form
d the staple, and abuse of General Butler, Cas-
and in fact all the 'old fogics" of the part,
=, is the most Interesting part of the article.
IS MINNEsOTA.-The Legislature of this ne
Territory has passed the Maine Liquor Law
d With clause however, requiring its submit
l. sion to the people before it goes into ehec
f The vote is to be taken on the first Monda
;! of April, and ii a majority are in ,its iavo
II the law will 20 into effect on the first day o
J. MAY.
III &c Judsc Thompson, OF the Court of Cou
in mon Pleas in Pennsylvania, has decided thu
e. the tenant OF a farm in that State cannot r
III move or sell the manure from farm, no ma
ter how produced. This has long been
is vexed question, and the Judges opinion
he of interest to farmers generally
n
rs 81 The New Orleans Picayune has a
IT. vices from Havana to the .th inst 4 teri
= =, Die fight was transacted near that place te
+ DAYS previous, between some American al
English sailors. The military were Gale
upon to intertere, but before order could
restored several persons were killed.
"a ~ \ proclamation appears in the Mo
en- treal Gazette, Offering d reward of 600 +
es the detection of the murdercrs of Burdt
Sr-acue, late Of S,austead.