Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-06-11


those violent knocks with the handle of thebe causing
indentations and raising the candestck fpm the table
at every blow Or was it done by the same invisible
power that ryeted the table to the floor and again raised
it, with all the weight upon it, entirely aboe the floor
Here the ringing of the bells ceased AMI then felt
sensbly and distinctly the impression of ahand on my
foot, ankle and knee These manifestations were
al times repeated.
was then directed to put the guitar 0, the drawer
~ we're IL Seated 81 before, with haAds and
resting on the table.
The guitar was touched softly and gently and gave
forth sweet and delicious sounds like the accompaniment
to beautiful and exquisite piece Of music 1t then play
ed sort Of symphony in much louder andboder tones
And played these harmonious sounds, booming SOFT
and sweet and low began to recede and gw fainter and
fainter ill they died away the ear ~ the distance
Tnen they returned and grew louder and nrer till they
were heard again full and gushing volume when they
commenced.
am utterly incapable of giving any aequate idea Of
the beauty and harmony of this music aaye heard the
guitar touched by the most delicate and Scientific hands
and heard from it. under such guidance, he most spen
did performances but did hearhny thing that
fastened upon the very soul like these lrphec strains
drawn out by an invisible hand from te Spirit World
While listening TO it ready to exoaim, in the Ian
guage of the Bard of Avon
"That strain again--it had dyingh:
0, it DER my like the sweet south,
That breathes upon bank OF violet
Stealing and giving odor
After the music had ceased the following communica
ton received
g This is my hand that touches you and thdguitar.
"JoHSE. CALHOUN"
At another time the following physical manifestation
made in the presence of Gen. Hamilton Gen Waddy
Thompson, of South Carolina, and myself:
We directed to place the Bible atlrawer under
the table. placed it there, completely Aosea 1t was
raps were then heard beating time to Hail Columbia,
which had been called for Soon the sounds began
cede, and grew fainter and fainter TILL like the music of
the guitar they died away in the distance The alphabet
w then called was SDelei out % Look /
looked on the drawer, and found the Bible open took
it up and carefully kept open at the place as found
it, On bringing it 10 the light, found it open at ST.
Johns gospel-chaper IL. being on the left side and
chapter Ill being the right side. [ said, "Do you
wish US to look at chapter II? Answer, " No." Do
you wish us to look at chapter III 7" Answer, fes
And twas then said, Read" Icomnenced reading the
chapter and significant and emphatic rips were given at
many verses, and at s. H. l9, "a most ceheme
raps given. By looking at these verses you will
appreciate the sgnifcancy and intelligence of this en-
phatc demonstration This manifestation purported to
come from Calhoun who had previously invited US three
gentlemen to be present at particular aour.
In rejecting on the preceding manifestations one can
not but marvel at the power by which they made, and
the intelligence by which that power is directed And It
would impossible for to doubt tbs source of that
intelligence. IT, however, doubt should still remain on
the mind of any acquainted with similar manifesto
TONS that doubt must be entirely dispeedb the account
of the manifestation which follows
l present by Calhoun's appointment, with the
Misses Fox and their mother We setted at the ia
bic as heretofore, hands and arms resting uponit
was directed to put paper and pencil on the drawer
placed several sheets of unruled letter pper together
with wood pencil, IT, heard the sound of the
pencil the paper. 1t then raped tut Get the
pencil and sharpen t looked under the table but did
the pencil. Atlength found it lying dagonaly
from me, three or four feet from the table The lead
was broken OF within the wood sharpened it and again
put on the drawer. Again | heard the sound of the
pencil on the paper On being directed TO look at the
paper discovered pencil marks side of the outer
Sheet but writing. Then received the following
communication
The power is enough write sentence. This will
show you that write II you Friday, precisely
at seven will write short sentence JOHN G. CALH0US
We met pursuant appointment took our seats atthe
table, our hands and resting as usual Iplaced
the paper with my slvercased pencil the drawer and
said MY friend wish the sentence to be in your own
hand writing so that your friends will recognise it," He
replied, "You will know the writing" He then said
Have your minds the spirit Of ohm C. Calhoun"
soon heard rapid movement Of the pencil the paper
and rustng of the paper together with movement of
the drawer then directed TO look under the drawer
look ed ana found pencil outside of the drawer
feet but found paper on the where placed
it, On raising up the drawer discovered the paper all
under IT, The sheets little deranged, and
aiming found the outside sheets these words I'm
aoih you SaH"
Hamilton, former Governor of South Carolina, General
Waddy Thompson, former Minister Mexico, General
Robert D. Campbell late Consul at Havana together with
other intimate friends Of Calhoun, and also Of his
writing their own, and they all pronounced to be
perfect fac , Of the handwriting Of John c. Calhoun.
Gen. Hamilton stated fact, in cJnnexion with this
writing Of great significance. He says that Calhoun
in the habit of writing Pm" for " am, and that he
has numerous letters from him where the abbreyaon is
thus used.
Mrs Gen. Macomb has stated the same fact TO me.
She says that her husband the late Gen. Macomb has
shown her Calhouns letters him. where this abbre-
Walton "Pm" used for am" and spoke OF il
popularity Of Calhoun
How significant then, does this fact become We have
not only the most unequvoca testimony to the hand
writing ITSELF but lest any skeptc should suggest the
possibility Of imitation counterfeit this abbreyia-
ton peculiar to himself and known only to his most in
innate friends, and which mitator counterfeiter
could know is introduced by way Of putting such sug
gestion to fight forever.
This sentence is perfectly characteristic Of Calhoun
II contains his Of style and his condensation Of
thought II ia text from which volumes light be writ
ten. Ii proves,
/. The Immortality Of the soul
2. The power Of spirits to revisit the earth
3. Their ability to communicate with relatives and
friends
4. The identity Of the spirits to all eternity
How ones soul expands with these sublime concep-
tions How resstess is this testimony of their truth
How surprising that doubt when this food Of
living light is poured upon them by spirits who, in the
language Of Webster "reve in the glory Of the eternal
light Of God"
Very truly yours, N. p. KALAMAZOO.
Mrs SARAH HELEN WHrTsAS Providence r. /.
YIELD on TUE CALIFORNIA MISEs.-The late from
California represents the miners to be doing good bust
ness.