The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-01

ated herself Serious suspicious having arisen
pom the manner in which these monuments were
j oduced, the commission decided NAT II would
4 ubmit them 70 IN attentive examinatton. It an
,ouuced without circumocutiou. that It's re-
-.rebes would tscd to discover the part which
ertain mapcsuvres, able and concealed Of the feet
r TIE ha,os, might have in the fact observed
.sFSoxs aA< mo@s~t If Ais declaration IL scas de
Jared tAsf lie young giri ASd lost Ter attractive
nd repxssve focwitses, sad Mst voc aAosIid Dc tn-
orrea a. n<y ysavpsned
,e commission has received information on
ola head We have learned, ia the mean time.
tat Mile Angelique Coffin 10 daily conducted
ato saloons, in which sAe repeats her espersasats.
"Aftsr having weighed all these circumstances,
ne commission 10 OF OPT ion that the commun:ca-
ons transmitted to the Academy on the subject
{ Mile Anxetqoe Coffin ought to be considered
3 not having happened % $500. t1i..-
After reading this, the reader will be apt to ex-
laim, "whas fal was there, my country men %
he props were knocked away, and the heads of
he believers n phe nomena came down pun kin
ashion, "squash" But the heads were not hurt
nd why? because-stop the rea son il told in the
cotch story. Here il 10: ..r
GA Scotchman complained that he bad got . rims
4 his head. DO y~ ken the reason o. that, Adan'
sxed ois worthy crony. Nor I'lt tell you
because its empty And have ye never a
nging In your head, Jammy?' quoth the other
No, never And ye ken the reason9 Its because
9 cracked'p
Cracked heads and heads with nothing in them,
annot be hurt by "smashing' or "squashing."
no harm is done, though the delusion 10 ex-
loded
But the mysteries stop not here. correspon-
ent has supplied IA with some extraordinary reye-
atoms that the Fozrs have been gathering from
be spirit rid in the West. The philosophy, the
plrit, and he style in which our correspondent
ellis the story will be TO make those who COM
hence reading il go to the end, and then regret
hat there Is not more of it. Here it is:
GHosroLoGY.
20, mi zhty Caesar! dost thou lie so lowa
Are all Thy conquests, glories, triumpns, spoils,
ShTunS TO his Eiltle measgsl''
ITO what base uses we may return Horatiol
Why may not imagina ton trace the noble dust
Of Alexander, Till he find ii stopping a bung-
hole9''
hrssas. EDlroRs: Your paper of Tuesday last
,optslns letter from ex-senator Tallmadge, of
View fork, afhrm ing spiritual revelation from
he late Hon (I don't know if the pre6r attaches
m the spirit-land) John c. Calhoun, announcing,
alter several days Of condemnation and in 'his
characteristic terse style, m ,cth you still " This
communication, although it may not have startled
Us from our propriety, has certainly produced a
wonderful sensation, particularly in nurseries and
the vlcinage OF grave-yards; and 1t IL has been
|rumored, know not with what truth that the
only ayowed abohtionist in Maryland has. in con-
'eqaence thereof, drawn his Ieag usd boots
md started for parts unknown.
III the communication made by the ex Senator
lad related TO the fsncs which survives the grent
itatesman of the South, to bis political teachings,
which ever and will shine forth in illustration
)f his wisdom, we might well think that it needs
10 spirit 10 come from the grave to tell Us this.
'ns appearing, "a 10 seriously asserted, In the
ldsd,crsIrny OF Mr.. Calbour's ghost, and declaring
naseJ 10 be present, "still with u.s." curiosity has
Prung to up-toe, and the inquiry ia eagerly put
orIh on all sides, as In other days by
Hamlst-"W bat may this mean,
That thou, dead corse, again
Revlsli'st thus the glimpses of the moon,
Making night hldeous; and We, fools of mature,
So horribly to shake our disposition,
With thoughts beyond the reaches of our souls?'
Have the great political measures which so long
gltated our country and divided her leading men
he currency, tariff, internal i'm provements, public
ands, &c.-been finally agreed upon by the i'm
Mortal trlumvirate, who now longer the
uiurc as through glass darkly, and influenced
by no conflicting interest, scan the truth, eye to
Eye, and face to facee And has Mr.. Calhoun been
delegated TO traverse upmeasured space, and re-
urn to the regions of mortality, to announce their
lnal settlement, and to require, at the hands of
warning partisans, obedience to the terms of COM
promise agreed upon by them? Or have they, in
advance OF the prosrsss of the day, adjusted Presi
Dental rivaries, and adopted subtabt.lar form of
crttsng tessgrGph for the purpose of communicating
their agreement Are to be informed of the
result OF the Japan expedition-the future destiny
OF Mexico and C1ba-what ia to become of the
Mosquito coast-or insist upon the free navigation
Of the Amazon river, and send Yankee enterprise
up TO the water shed OF the Andes, and thus ap-
propriate the whole of Lieutenant Maury's cornu-
coptG to ourselves? Or shall we be told when the
Rrial nayi cation of our own Pennington ia to su-
Persede steamboats,, and railroads, and thus head
Cd the enormous expenditures now threatening to
snguf many of the States of this Union in bank
ruptcyl
Whatever may be the precise purpose of these
g ma niiestations" Of the great nulliher, it
certain that Mr.. Tallmadge, of New York, IS the
selected organ Of communication TO Us less favored
beings. And the further quotation OF the dialogue
IN continuation of the above cited apostrophe of
Hamlet, opposite as il ight seem to some, would
therefore De unjustly personal, without disclaim
er OF Intention to apply Il to the distinguished
witness, whose oyerw helming testimony authenti-
Gates the rappings, writings, and table gymnastics,
about which the public have been much en-
ightened:
''Horatio 1t beckons you to go away with it,
Az if it some impairment did desire
To you alone.
"HGmIst.-Go on, Pll follow thee.
"Horato He toares desperate tcith m1gination.
MISUNDERSTANDING is rotten tn The State Of
Denmark 4"
After what was promised, / can have no fear of
misapprehension in thus recalling to the memory
Of the reader this striking passage of the great
bard, raose eOquence alone, IN the estimation OF
the ek Senator, 10 competent TO describe the "ful
and gushing symphonies" Of the spirit. struck
guitar under The table and who, by his remarka
Bile faculty Of thus portraying prophetic strains
that fassen on the very soul, drawn out by an in
visible hand from the spirit world" taken in con-
nexion with his singular aptitude for describing
all kinda Of supernatural proceedings, really seems
10 have had, ii some dealings with the devil -
nj least a wonderful fancy for spirituality, mod
ernly yclepsd ghOstology. Query Was Shak
spesre the hrst ''mediuns'tse founder Of the order
of Hrappeys 2" j leave the question 10 be settled
by the learned in spiritual antiquities.
In confederation of the wonderful capacities Ind
ACHE yements of Mrs. and Misses Fox, the material
agents of imnaksrial mani fsstattons, TO whom ref
erence ia made in Mr.. Tallmadge's letter, let me
relate the particulars of ''interview" throu gh
their medium, which came to my knowledge In
the city of Cincinnati more than year ago.
gentleman desiyr ated f" DOCTOR" beng pres
ent at one of their spiritual soirees was ind uced
TO seek IN interview with the spirit of a Mr.. Mug
gins, vho. recently deceased, he represented to
have been his greatest enemy in life, his persecu.
tor and tormentor the destroyer of bis happiness,
and his veKatious competitor IN all undertakings.
If he were a indicate for office, Muggins opposed
him. if be assayed to gain the favor OF beauty, he
was bis rival; if be sought contract, Muggins's
proposal Was sure to be lover; if professional hon
ors Muggins in rome way interpreted; in short, in
all business operations, schemes 81 aggrandize
ment, or plans of pleasure, Muggins was the ever
present evil genius, marring all his enterprises,
blasting his every hope. As was feelingly stated
by the doctor the recollection Of these events, even
at the time he spoke, saddened his existence and
poisoned the sources of all happiness. He was IN
dor constant that Muvpina would