Washington telegraph., 1852-04-21
message from Edgar A. Poe.
IFrom the Springfield Republican.

,c.h & sn;e;t,,a writing manifestations are
,o,,;an thew are getting to be something more
49, .h;nug .nnroaching very ingenious, persistent
~ "asnrupnlous attempt to palm an utter fraud
,,,,oo the credulous, by men OF rare power ana
s-eeo;ns From recent Developments, III Inns quar-
Pr we are led inevitably by tAe piaines. uecuc-
80, f reason and common sense 10 the conclusion
tu :; I;+tle set-deception IN the matter Either
- - ;t;,stations are of the general nature tnat
- +hov claim to be, VIZ those OF otner tnaf
70 ;nteliigences, they are the result OF
sta;od deception and guilty coiiusoh, uiiequaiieo
=, tho worlds history. Inc last nuinoer ol the
S,;rit Messenger contains messaSe anu poem,
purportng to have ISSUED iio'ii WV y,
P"' BOO 7rhe poem and the prose message nitro
Il challenge attention, at once, by their IN
..a;' literary merit and by marvenousy close
,i: =, the styie of verSlilcation, Thought ana
.'..,s Of tho author from whose spirit tney are
sunus sIils"a 20 have emanated. They were commune
80 ts3 throuoh the writing medium" LYDIA len
nov We ask tor these productions close eA-
animation by all who have STUDIED the eilatic
on;,,s of Poe vino. whether good: BAD, or lnoii-
tHa,+ ne a writer never had parallel. we may
overate these productions, yet whiie we are aware
f certain limpIugs in the measure, they appear 70
ne to he steeped IN the very spirit ol roe,
thew emanated from his spirit OF not. Inc anu
sion to the fearful splnt-spasni, phrase lhos'
te,icitons in describing Poes lie VI uaIhiiess' 'e
Ghideous but allurIng 1ancles III WHICH ho Siou,i-
ad and on which he gloated the Incidental, haItiy
..v.a,t;hle .llnsion to that one soul that haunted
IN his n,ems--the :. Lost Lenore"-al tend TO
show that it is the work OF rare master OF ue-
ception most thorough adept In ar u 'n"' ~ 10
precisely what it claims to be. =, ,.,
We nresent these productions without lurthef
comment. simply renlarklng that, feoaiueo %
curiosity IN literature, we have not seeii Ito
in many day: ,4:G,l
+b;ngs-,t thonyhts both wild and tender both
sootSi,u and tmultuous. which dweit IN human
heart A question which has moved the ihiiios Vi
millions What is the end and ann OF lfhaSiiia-
ton Tor what was 1t implanted III tne iiuiiidii VI
ganizatlon! What was my own put VoIteA
rushing within itself, upon whose prlhh l o'oIu
stanC. and see what was beng swaiioWeu anu le-
nroduced-thor,ls Jagged rocks beautiful mowers
ali in the whlrl OF TINS ceaselesS current merged.
O, the dark, the awful chasm!
O. the fearful spirit spasm
Wrought my uilressted passion,
E' In my heart
Fancies hideous but alurlng,
Love. pure, but unenduring,
From ume to time securing,
Each part.
Then embraced by seraph bands
Drawn by tender, LOVING hands
From these treacnerous, hateful sands
Or despair.
How my soul was walked to gladness,
And cast OF the deadnng sadness,
And the soul devourlng lnadness
Wntnng there.
Then came dreams SO soft and holy,
Over wandering slowly
With sweet music stealing Iowly
To my ear.
Hark | hear-I hear her calling,
In tone no more OF Walng,
But In dewy sweetness tallng-
"Here-up here!"
Thanks Great Heaven, | am stronger
Slave to earthly lust no longer,
| am free
o, this lightness! O., this brightness!
o. this pure and heavenly wnlteness
Marking thee!
Freed from earth and sin forever,
Death can more dIssever
Humbiy thank Great God together,
Thou and me.