Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-11-13

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slide or roll off on the very edge, and there re-
main fixed as il riyited TO the table n man
has been suspended in, aud conveyed through
the air, in all distance of fifty feet or more.
/ Tie communications have been given in va
rious ways, but chiefly in writings and by
TIC rappings, after the ordinary alphabetical
mode.
10 establish the authenticity of the spirit
writings through MIR. Fowler the following
/ specific statements seem to be required: At
/ the close Of the session held on the l7th
/ of November 1851, the spiriis-through the
| alphabet, and in their usual mnnner-said,
1--WE wish 10 give you sentence for you TO
| iiud out aud remembers" when the following
was communicated: "Debemos amar n TO-
| do 81 uiundo, anun nucstros cnCmgos."-
| No persons present on that occasion under
stood n word of llis language, but we were
/ subsequently informed that It was Spanish.
a the sitting on the 2lh Of November,
1871, the spirits commenced with their sig
nal Tor the alphabet, aud the following
message was communicated to the circle:-
"Ny dear fricnds--l am happy to nu-
nOunce to you that the project which has
cugngcd our attention for some years has at
last been III part accomplished.
lam,
BENJAMlN RANKLlN.'
Question. DO you refer to What took place
with Edward in the nights OF Friday and
Saturday last ?
! .lns,rcr Yes"
Question. Was the writing in Hebrew
executed III Edwards prcscncc-closcn by
/ the spirits as significant Of new Spiritual
| Era?
The Spirit. Partially"
! Here the cOllnqny was interrupted, and
the spirits charged the medium ns follows
! the alphabetical mode Of communication be-
preserved -" Edward, wish you to get u
book and note down very particularly what
you have Witnessed and will vet see.
30. III. Partridge. IL had been in the
room could have seen what Edward saw ?
The Spirit. "Your sphere would not have
ndnnhIled us to present ourselves, even TO
Edward"
by some one. -" Who wns the small man
that Edward saw in his room -
SpUd-" The small man was llnhnemnnn.
On Tuesday evening, December llth,
leJl, while specimens of writing in Hebrew
aud Sanscrii-eXecuted by spirits in Ed
wards room u day or two prc,ious-were
hnder examination, the signal for the nlpa-
bet was given, and the following commun.
cation spelled:
Edward, put that pnper on your table,
mud we will write sentiment aud subscribe
our names; then you inny sign it too"
paper was accordingly placed Oh the
table, and, on the following day, in tho alb
sence of MIR. Fowler, the words, Peace,
but not without Freedom" were written on
the pnpcr together with nearly all tho auto
graphs--nn engraved (ae simiie of which
was published in No. 8 of the Spiritual Tel
cgrdph.
Subsequently on two separate occasions.
viz: on the 18th aud 22Gd of December, re-
marks were made relative to the paper, and
the signing Of it by those Of the circle who
concurred in the sentiment il was supposed
TO teach. SUne had signed it already, but
irrcgularly, and in such manner as to leave
no room TO record its history, which was re-
grciicd by all. At length the spirit said =
Bum that and we will make another"-
This direction was obeyed the paper was
destroyed, and two sheets of parchment was
procured and plnccd in roll Oh Edwards
table, and during the night of September
E3rd, 1871, the same sentiment, Peace, but
not without freedon," was again written and
fiy-six autographs attached, including all,
or nearly all, the names on tho first pnper,
with several others.
AZ the next meeting, which occurred on
the 20lh of December, the sentiment and
| signatures being nUdor consideration, the
question arose MS TO what wns proper 10 bc
written as the history of the manuscript,
when the following message was received
ir"n the spirits: "Now agree upon what
should he written on the parchment" The
| spirits then directed DR.. Gray, DR.. Hull, Mr..
i5dncr and MIR. Partridge, 10 retire
TO another room and determine rs TO whnt
should be written OF the parchment DR..
ilnll wns then dcsiguntcd as the one to exc
c'ite the wrliing. which WINS done according
| y. IL was then asked il the signatures were
III each case executed 10y the will of each
spiri whose name appears, or done by one
operator for the whole? Answer: "Encb
for himself; by the aid OF the battery"
During the session of tho 10Th OF Jama.
ry, 1852, The spirits signifed their desire TO
make communication in Hebrew. Mr..
Partridge asked who shall call the alphabet,
and received for an answer, "THe onB one
present rho understands H-GEoRaE Busn."
Professor Bush, ihereupon proceeded to re-
peat the Hebrew alphabet aud n conlnuni.
cniion IN lllnt language was received.
MANY additional facts might be given, TO
snow tbnt spirits communicate in vnriOlls
languages through Il. =. Fowler, but the
| hpoVe WIZ suthce for the purposes of this
statement. We cannot allow tho uresent
occasion To pass without nn expression of the
entire confidence and ununlilied esiecm
with which Mr.. Fowler is regarded hv lhe
mciulcrs Of the New York Circle. and hv
lhose wllo know him generally. We have
l'nd an Intimate personal acquaintance with
hlm Tor TWO years pnst-s0ne of us for n
ti'irh longer period - aud we have only
known him os highnlinded and honorable
Young man. From the beginning he has
sle"dily refused To accepl the slightest com
pensnlIon for his time nnl services while
employed III The cnpncily of medium. And
we deem It hut ms an act of simple Justice
10 MI. Fowlefto record the fact, that, OH all
eeaslons we have found him entirely unns-