The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-03-15
THE DAILY DISPATCH
r1I SpIRITS mn WASHINGTON.

TIL SPIhlfo NV "AohaSoAON'
Col. srrv. the able and distinguished edi-
Ar of,n. Greenville, s. c., Patriot, has been
.,eod;ur sometime in Washington City, and
:. seems has become partial CONVEX, to the
spiri,ual rappers. In one of his letters he
.;,es the following narrative, which Will at
least he read with interest:
WASHINGTON CRY, Feb. 20, 1883.
Yesterday was very bad day. and instead
If going 10 the capital, we vent 10 sec .no
eniTi,uhi rappsrs, Mrs. Fox ana ue' "o
a.nah,rrs. VINO have filled the Federai CITY
80 ",nslement. bv calling from the regions
.h"ye I'll the spirits OF all the departed trends
- 80 rho visit them. General thompson,
A. n Rurr and myself went at s O'Clock,
and remained with them an hour and matt.
'Thc no,ner was plain looking woman, with
n good head aud good countenance. The
dauchIers were also PLAIN glris, and appear
81 re no sensible aud well behaved. When
,,,e went into their room they were all seated
,ound /. centre table, with gentleman who
yss coavrrsiug with the spirit ofhis deceased
xyite he asked e eat many questions, some
of which were answered correctly aud others
moi. The poor man seemed TO be in great
distress. al the thought of being put in cominu-
nicatjou with his vile. He asked her if she
would communicate with him alone, and she
nfOHtse0 10 40 So WISHED 10 KNOW
when AID she replied, very soon. He asked If
she had any message to send her mother, and
received no answer.
Gen. Thompson then seated himself at the
tabie aud asked If the spirit of his uncle, DIR.
Williams, was present and would communi.
cate with HIM.
There was instantly loud and impetuous
Farung.
lie inquired if there were any persons in
the room who saw him die?
The ponse was in the affirmative.
How many!
Two
Who were they!
Perry aud Thompson!
Who wrote h's will!
Perry
Had any portion OF his property been sold
Yes.
VINO bought his fine horse Steel!
His wife
Was he happy ?
Had he seen Judge Thompson, Mrs. Thomp-
son, &c.
Yes
Were they oil perfectly happy?
Yes
d d he find his religious notions correct?
Partially.
The spirit oftien. Gldsscuck was then called
for, und answered il variety Of questions, all
correctIv as did the spirit of DIR, Williams.
Dir. Burt then took his seat, and called for
che spirit of his father. which responded very
promptly. and oId where he died, was buried
&c. The spirit of Mir. Burt's son was called.
and responded.
This is all very wonderful, to be sure. and
still am incredulous, and cannot bar think
the Whole matter is an arrant imposture. Three
raps is yes-one rap is no. The old woman
runs over the alphabet till she pronounces the
letter necessary to spell a word or name and
there is a ran. Names are written down, and
the spirit is asked to rap when the right name
is written or pointed TO. In this way The COM.
munica tons are made and after all il NAV be
lucky guessing. Ny mind is naturally skep-
ticai, and always require strong proof before
1 believe any thing strange and unnatural. /
antend 10 60 come day and call for the spirit of
my departed friend DR. Crook, and have no
doubt there will be loud and prompt rapping,
and that shall learn from il great deal about
the world Of spirits, and the world of living
men, too.
But really, the most extraordinary stories
are told in regard TO rapping, and the dancing
of tables in private families. 1t is said Gen
Bailey's daughters, of Virginia, are perform.
ing all these tricks as successfully as the Miss
Fox's. We were told, too, by Mrs. Burt, of
the same feats being performed ia her parlor
by MIR. Burt and herselfand Mr.. and Mrs. Bell.
They likewise succeeded in calling up spirit,
or, rather the rapping of spirit. General
Hamilton, who i, here end looking very well,
was put in communication with his two sons,
who are dead. The General Expressed himself
convert aud believer in the rappings. In
speaking of 1t this morning he was affected 10
tears. The experimenter announced that the
spirits OF his sons were both present, and ex.
ceedingly anxious to be put in commune alton
with their father. At that moment there vas
fierce rappings. Enquiries were made of their
spirits what had accustomed the r deaths, and
She response was correct. A great deal more
took place.