Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1852-03-26
WHOLE NUMBER 1898.
For the Free Pres.


the I" Leesburgh KnOekiugs." Were il 20, Tor
the unmauly iDSinualions aud grave charges il
contains, The writer would receive no uolice
from me. Il is both unchnslisn and dishooor
able, for any man over 40 assumed name. N
make charges ola disrepulable character aRains;
hisneighbo". This Mr.. Argus /, guilty Of; there.
fore, his article demsnds passing notice. IL
IS well known fact 10 most Of the readers Of
your paper. that. what are termed Spiritual
Manifestations" have tsan 10 existence IN thi,
country more Than three yesrs.-hsVe been cril.
ically investigated. BY some Of the mnst learned. /.
and intelligent minds 10 New York. Boston. B BIf
falO, Cleveland, Cincinnst. and a hos. of other
places, without being able TO solve me mysterious
Phenomens connected Iherewilh. What lucky
circumstances II vas that they visited Leesburgh I
The world might have remained in ignorance
for long time yet. had il not been FOR this fact.
Hencefouh. the wophipers at the shrine Of
Spiritual 1" Knockings." are lefl without an Al.
tar to offer their idolslrous incense upon. How
appropriately may Mr. Argus adopt the language
Of one Of old. Veal. Vidi. Wei. in view OF the
manner in which he has fenelsd out and made
the discovery. that the "knockings" are "one Of
the most shallow humbugs that has hitherto
cursed he"word." No wonder however. Iha,
other Mise men have failed TO see, that which was
discovered in Iwinkling by Mr.. Argus. They
only had the use Of two eyes.-he is blessed
with hundred-he is all cye-consequenlly.
il was quite an easy msuer fur him 10 see a,
once. that which others failed 10 discover BIZ the
most critical investigation. | assure YOU, Mr..
Editor, | read the first part OF Mr.. Argus ani.
Gle with great avidi,y, but you may Judge nf my
great disappointment when had passed through
it. At once perceived The deception that had
been practced upon the readers Of your paper,
by counterfeit Argus. The Article under con.
sderatiou was written by old Mr.. Prejudice, who
you know is totally blind, having had his ewes
put out by Father Bigotry, ia the days Of John
Bunysn.
As do not wish TO occupy too much space |
in your paper, or weary the patience Of your
readers, iorbear further notice Of Argus and
return to my main design, viz: To notice the
charges he makes against some OF Ihe cilizens Of
This place. designed TO injure their reputation.
Had Mr.. Argus, "honeSIy and sincerely" inves.
IigaIed the " Leesburgh Knockngs." and pos.
sessed himself Of facts sustaining any such IN.
as no presumes to throw out TO the /
public in newspaper, the case would be alIefs1
ed. But on the conW ry, without investigation,
las his article plainly shews.) he has dared TO
attack The character Of men as much entitled to
he respect and confidence of community as he
:an be, although he may have the fore.6x Of
Reverend 10 his rame, therefore, some of tie
facts connected with the mysterious phenome.
ma, styled the Leesburgh Knockings," are
called for in order thar the public may Judge
whether Mr.. Argus has been governed by The
principles of truth and far dealing. or whether
private malice, sectalian bigoWy-snd q fear
east the church 10 which he belongs might suf
fer damage from the knockings, were The mo.
lives influencing him to pen his article. lie
says, "Ihat innocent and credulous individuals
have made solemn promises 10 forsake ,ha,
church in which they have been Dursed acd era.
died" }" "afer having been imporiuned with for
hours by the supposed spirit Of friend they
owed" This was done, according TO the drift
If Argus article, by ''deceivers." ''dssignmen,"
operators" linen in whom We have no conf.
1ence, so far as principle is concerned" Very
modes. indeed Mr.. Argus. The persons refer.
red to 10 the above quotation as having promis-
I'd 80 forsske the church," is a married lady
Df this town. The circumstances connected
with her case are very briefly related as follows
She was spending the evening a, Mr.. Roby's
mouse and hal taken her lilIle daughter with 1rr.
The child is some eight or nine years old. This .
lille girl. in connecliun with the youngest
laughter of Mr.. Ruby, year or two older. and
wo bots. formed circle round a work stand.
q short time after they set down. raps were
nade by what purporled TO be the spirit nf de-
,ar,sd sister Of the lady on visiI TO Mr., Ro.
,y's. The spri. soon quit rapping and COM
men :ed moving The stand, and with the alpha.
vet spelled a communication 10 each person
resent Il requested promise from her sis.
or that she would leave The Pro.SayeYy
'hurrh. to which she belonged, and never en-. Il
ar the meeting house again. lu order to con.
nce her that il was really her sister whR she
pus Ialking with. The stand was turned round on
h. looF. raised up on two legs. taken into four
itr rent rooms Of the house. laid on her lap.
moved back and forth from her lap to its feet
NJ more than two minutes at one time, and in
his way the sister was kept from going Homs :
nuI half past ao'clock in HE morning. Re.
,ea,pdly during this lime she wanted to 60 s
ome. but The spirit refused to let her gn unul {
he would comply with her request. The spir.
mid her that she would remain In there uniil