New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-26
spirituniism vs.. Magnetism.
To the Ed,tor Of TAs " Y. Trtbms;


Try the spirit is both scriptural AMI
common sense maxim, and the only rule upon which
those strange phenomena called Spiritual .aiiss,s
ton. should be- examined; nor should any one bhak,
the questions and doubts they r.ise, by the CRY oe
"humbug' or COLLISION But wish ~ speak Of thsm
in that point Of view mainly to which so many aserbe
their phenomena. viz; wl, power, electricity and
magnetism rs csnnot trace them to either of these %
any Of the mental capacities and affections of
ture
parent who strongly wills his child 10 10 thing
l. scnsitly drawn to or repealed from that child uas
obeys disoheys him, unless passion snperenes,
when, overct ming the hrst impulse OF the MAD to be
drawn kindly or sorrowingy repclled, he may rush
upon and strike his ohprine. These impulsloas and
rspuLions In either moving powers and ere
senstly ielt 10th by parent and child 90 tgo friends
unexpectedly meeting, fly 10 each other and meet
h0 ray where atocbnens are equal unless restrained
hy diifdence or etiquette. Here again Is moving
power and objects are equflly moved upon and even
sensnrionaly felt and are calculabe 10 AMI OF mah
tmatieal solutions Ss two parties equally hat
ing each other, suldcnly thrown In contact, are a.
much and actively repealed AZ the two friends
drawn to each other, and by an equally sen
sibe force, and equally caiculsble, aud, all things
being equal such II the with all the natural afse
tous ard passions Of our nature AMI ssc their power
Of moving our bodies through space whether by mpale
tho viii, and then relation IL ever Ia the same RADIO Of
their intensity, he also their potency Issn again.
two mineral bodice electrically drawn To or repesi
from each other II OF equal bulk aud weight and Tree
mssc, will be equally drawn toward or equally thrown
from each oiher-neing ta Hdy In tho first case, or ID
the second thrown oqu distsnt IRON each other when
started from given ceuter--snj the IL true Of
magnetic bodies, each sensily rcpeing each attract
ing the other, they negative positively, or rLz
rrss opposed ana the space hgy travel over, other
lhpss being equal win be- the same whether drawn 10
repelled IRON each oticrL e. they divide tho iiter
ence betwees them.
Let Us apply these rules, then, to the Spiritual pie
nomcns 80 called, Wis Let A, medium VI these mani
fes,,ions sit upon chnir with rollers, wti table ~
In 'front.' kew-eNpon rollers, and OF equal weight With
him herself Tie ut viii then be III any ons Of
supposed scientific solutions attempted his phenomena
be rGe) thai the medium and the tablo win bo mG
nty End equally rcPcllod from each other can The
medium tail 10 feel The conscious impress Ion Of some
thing pressing sgafhrt him or her equato tho weight Of
the body moved until tbs point OF rapuson IL sansl
md a. seine seIssLCD would be felt II the table wme
drawn 10 him or hcf Ne instance VI such impressions
or sensations have cone 10 my knowledge. and am
therefore predisposed 10 the Spiritual theory % ne
suppositioD that riH above and Independent OF te
medium, IL tic moving principle. WILLIAM feusG.
rY"A writer in The Transcript Of LAST Wed
ne day comments with deserved severity upon NE
waniCb and needless destruction of fine row Of elm
IN front OF the former reslence OF General Lincoln
IN bingham. The trees planted some Uo or ~ year,
since, by Gen Lincoln himself and were naturally hda
IN greet estimation 10y his grandchildren, whs SIN oecu
py his Homestead Apart from these sacred ssoehooos
with the nemss al tue patriot and a good mAn.
which alone ought b. have made them cherished oescs
10 all, they CREST ornament 10 the village. Ias
pretoncs that their removal needed for widening
the road Ia an Idle and frivolous one, NJ all fhsfws@
CURED could bsye been gained without their detracuos
Ineu removal is therefore art OF uarelleyed ana
needless barbaIism more worthy Of Goths AMI vasse
than Of citizens Of Town with any wefounded claims
! 10 Intelligence and cultivation
writer In The RiRghar Journal commenting On
tLis act in connection with The fact s nothing has ssa
teen done by the people OF Hngh IN honor Of o''
Lincon's IaoIy, wen says a.,
81" would &c. N that who served his country 90 fetn
fully in the Inost tyns psrod Of hor histcrJ sea -.
.oughopt the great eglc and sfr, enoyca ",
mari ed ccnld. zee and fendstp Of Washington rnedte1
Tor the credit Of the ezers OF his native town. ani q Der
Lsras scus memorial Of bis Virtues and ns ssTyiceap
I The walton destruction Of these memorials, yxDtss
By Lis own hand " The GROWING act OF neglect % nc
part of tho,e who, above ell should yener.te his rnsr
Dry ard at least spare tie feelings Of hnifed and 90
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