Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-01-16
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.


Spencers experiments in the Masonic Hall, on last
Tuesday night. The Hall was crowded Mr. S.
was certainly more successful than any Magnetism
that have seen but still we could not per-
ccve any essential difference in the modts operGndi
from that adopted by many others; in the effect
produced. Ifthere was difference, it was more in
degree than ia kind.
Of course, every one who has attended such lec-
lures knows that the first step in the experiment is
to request those who desire to be placed in the
state to fix their eyes upon Some object until an
effect is produced; at the time making no eff
fort to resist the production of such effect We have
generally cent piece, held in the palm of the
hand, used as object, although we have always
thought that n $40 gold piece would have ex-
erted much stronger magnetic attraction We know
it would upon us. We did not exactly see what Mr.
Spencer gave his subjects to look Mt -something of
grecnish color, we think. At any rate four Young
gentlemen impressed. and so led from the anx-
ious bench to the raised PLATFORM where they might
relate their experience. The greater portion of the
experiments were performed with one of the young
gentlemen Mr.. Hill, who was fully under the
influence than any OF The rest and certainly it did
appear as ifthere could he mistake about them
indeed the gentleman experimental upon. is one of
the very last who could possibly be suspected of col
lusion 1t is certain that his Imagination was COM
pletely under control through the medium of his
nerves; and that he thus made to believe po-
tato was an apple, etc The magic mirror was
simply illusion of the imagination, kind of bea-
lifted - monkeys" wherein phantoms of excited
brain became, to the person so excited positive real
tiles The forgetfulne<s of personal identity al
So another ,UIa no
made to believe himself President Fillmore in which
character he declared himself candidate for the
Presidency. The platform was his own though his
political principles being to stand by the South and
love the ladies. Certainly strong bid.
The experiment Of rendering tobacco distasteful,
was also performed apparently with success.
Upon the whole, Mr. Spencer appeared to get
along remarkably we'll and at least succeeded in es,
tablshing what every sensible must admit. that
there is something in t--but what that something is
we have never heard one that could explain-we
We're going to say, that could pretend to explain
but men will pretend to anything. Another thing
has frequently struck US. and that is-he great va
riety Of names given to the thing call it Mag
netism, NIesmerism. ro-biology. what you will
BssS~lf we could only write article, get out
paper without designating the Hungarian man by
his own proper and distinctive name would GER
tainly achieve triumph almost unparalleled in Anne
rican Journalism at the present time. We will try
what we can do SO far at least as our own writing
concerned
There is now lying on the table before US mass
Of papers from almost all parts of the Union. Let
look if there be one in which alluson is not
made to the prevailing topic The first document
81, Io,J = VI
the resolutions of welcome delivered in the u s.
Senate Let that pass. We next meet the Savan-
nah Georgian of Saturday, in which the Washing
ton correspondent of that paper of refers
tAe Congressional reception Of the "Great Magyar :"
There also two other articles, original select
ell devoted to some stage of the exiles progress or
mission, to say nothing of the alusion to il in the
foreign news. The New Orleans Delta of the 4th
has anSion to it in only two columns, which, con-
sidering the vast amount of matter printed in that
interesting paper, Is very moderate. The Raleigh
Register of Wednesday last; we'll it hasn't got much
else The Washington Union of the 10th has seven
articles. and about four columns of matter either de-
voted to this sub having direct reference to it
The New Orleans True Delta of the 4th, only refers
to the on-intervention question and that Incl
dentally. The Louisville Democrat of the 5th, has
an editorial and a Washington correspondence de-
voted to Fair Play between Hungary and Austria
without allowing RUSSIA to interfere. The Charles
ton Catholic Miscellany has not word In mum
Der of the Louisville Journal we find but two articles
and they short zones. The Washington City Bepub
lie Of course is almost full of the subject and Sc
are all the Boston, New York, Philadelphia Balt
more and Charleston papers receive; we canno
begin to go over the list. We have few from Cal
iornia and Oregon. and they quite enthusiast
ic any OF the rest. They so for substantial aid
Upon the whole. we can find little ornothing. frcn
the elaborate review in the m,nthly magazine t.
the ephemeral paragraph Of the daily press that i
not coored by the prevailing hue Of the political
moSpherc. Here and there denomnat0nal pane
stands aloof, only occasionally dipping n and tina
rather scariiy; but with these exceptions. the pres
rings the changes. sounds the hewgag, toothorn
and drum, and keeps up the excitement, which, un
fortunately. has not yet cumnated but is still com
ing and to come. yea, verify. Amen. The MAJ
passes the ordeal remarkably we'll and, contrary t
the hopes of many people, has, far, made no falls
step and is actually getting to be regarded. like tn
chap who wrote Shakespeare. as right peart fel
low
Well bet almost anything that don't cost owe
three cents. that We have not once mentioned til
proper name of the Hungarian Ex-Governor, and W
are not going to this whole day.
Rss5~The propeller steamship City of Pittsbure
which left Liverpool on the 2Sth of November. al
rived at the Delaware Breakwater on the lot
inst. Considerable anxiety felt in regard to he