New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-11
AROIrT 1.-THE SPIRITS"

IS n It's statements were novel, astOuuuin< incTrui"h
though there is not single marvel related therein whc
not fully paraleed or surpassed by statements Of wi
Desses every way a. credible as Judge EdmOnfs who
which were published through The TrsbHAs years ago
! As prefer TO 6ll colamns with news and tR
Ste space for topics hsckne ed this is w. hav
ceased for some years 20 take much interest ia or Dc
vore nuch attention 20 the Spiritual business but
since Ols Fcgyism seems inclined to wake up and pau
the cotton from It's ears. sill treat IL 70 casptef
on the SUBJECT
Public attention VS. first cstled 20 these alleged
Manifesto icn, bys fall report of the proceedings ot
two or three seeugs hoi} R)chrs er. lat- in lsis.
and Of Certain Committees # Investigation So, fJst
thereby for the purpose Of testing the Preeasons Of
I Spiritual COmmucica,ion or Intercourse With persona
Eho have passed rom This nor's sage OF being,
skreugh three sisterg named Am Leah Fish. nos Mes
Brown of this City, MargsrettS and Cathariae Fox,
formerly of Hydesvllle, Wayne Co.. but then residing
in Roche ster Having gwen place these statements,
VS. offered TO print sy Of facts thss might
De sent Us throsDg lighS the subject from either
SIDE aud We have done This day. When the Fox
family came to this City in che spelnS N ~, PAID
some to the alleged Manifestations whereof
they we're the mediums" aud became satisfied thst.
not produced by any juggle trick or legerdeman on
the part Of the mediums Nevertheless, have pub
shtd they ranspred the Profrssed exposures from
Rochester. those of c. Burr & Co, Of the Bif,o
Doctors, Of Betsy Culver, Ne. &e--n short, all that
have successfully been given the public alec tho
explanations of Table Moving aud other occals or
mystic pnenowr"-' Wa have excluded from our
columns, So far could all IheOIugIv IT,, SO
or Metapby steal speculation on the subject whether
from the other hoidng that all phil0s-
ophy based on full knoSledge Of the facts involved,
ard that n this case these have not yet been col
ected arranged and classified 20 render speculation
thereon either timely or profitable.
Our course this subject has subjected us TO the
grossest misrepresentation and the unwarrantcd
prejudices Our enemies aud the enemies of fee nves
gation have habtually denounced aud exposed US TO
odum as champion and apostle of Spirit RaOpnSs."
wble We have been subject to imputssIon. OF time
serving, nsincerity and tmdity from the other side
Veto al language has uniformly been. If you
have any facts casting Light tue subject lee us
Have them, and We WILL with due regard to matter
of more urgent consequence, lay them before our
reoders We have opinions to propagate no creed
to maintain in the premises, bus will at all times
make room Cor any impor ant and novel facts, no
hypothesis" Yet TO this day we are studoasly mis-
represented this question, aud cotemPorares nave
from tlme 10 time denounced our advocacy chuckled
over our abandonment of the Spiritual theory. whom
in fact we never advocated that theory and OF
bad opportunity 10 renounce or desert It. He'd
facts been presented 60 our mind leading irresssiby
conviction that this theory is true 80 should not
have hesitated THAI conviction. Had Va been
fully need that said theory false and unf'aoded.
we should have declared But the evidence addaoed.
pro and con- has been confused, chaotic conrsdic-
tory, that have postponed any Judgment on tue main
point until could gain more, At least clearer Light
on the general subject content Go observe aud record
facts where others, sho knew nothing Of and.csrei
nothing for the facts, eagerly and confidently pro-
nouneIng the most sweeping judgments.
AID, by The way, our experience in tais connection
bas convinced that the popular love u truth as
such s very generally ogerrated Men rarely seek to
square their opinions by facts their general effort is
adjust facts heiropinons. Nor do they common
~ seek data ghereon TO base sn Independent juds-
meut they prefer 70 lean against post or o.ber
whenever They address Themselves the ardl0as task
Of thinking. We have received many letters asking
cur opinion with regard the alleged spiritual Inter
tercourse rarely one asking Tor iacs reference to
works abereD such facts might be found Iucldy and
metbOdicallJ presented
Most Of the books elected by the Spiritual demon
STATIONS very unsatisfactory. Cfpron Vilietts
original pamphlet, giving account Of the Rochester
phenomena and inyestga ions about good any.
Rev c. II. Harvey, OF Kingston, Lnzerne Co, Peap..
recently published pamphlet, also on the SPidtuI
side which though narrow in s range Of observation,
is quite Impressive. Tifanys Lectures cco'ain some.
striking statements Of alleged facts cilcused 70 arrest
attention But portions # even these gi'h the gfsas
body Of the works on the side, assume the ,aly
points wherein alone d. the great majority feel pres
ent ntefest-that Ct the reality Of the alleged Mani
fesfaoDs and thar " their ernanatiOn from the spirits
Of decsased h0mas beiugs-and spread themselves IN
whole continent q gas over the Ebole broad Universe ,,
Theology, Metaphysics and immortality, as though
Spir uasm aers one Of the soeUces Ike Mithe-
naiics and Only needed To be applied 90 tho solution Of
a.. problems Of general Interest,". OF course, such
wsJks ale acceptable TO Out Of tho select circle
os those wha saye already had evidence enough or ~ho
never wanted sny. hnd the publications on ths other
side are generally 10 last degree bg0ted. Ignorant
tra.hy and contemplate.
These latter generally start with the mptOn that
the so-csled Rappiogs' are al produced by some
palry juege-sy supple play Of the anklejyat OF
sIDing OF the knee-pan Now 80 long as RaPpiags'
ere the only mode Of manifestation and confined to a
very few persons this theory not absolutely ndjcu
lous Bat now thai the mediums" are numbered BY
Thousands tgO-thrds al whom any member Of
the FOX family and embrace grave and venerable clef-
zens who have maintained anbemished cnAfSstefs