The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-06-08
of Gen. Hamilton, Gen. Waddy Thomp.

Il drawer under the table. placed it
there completely closed. 1t was n small
pocket Bible, with very fine print. Nu.
merous raps were then heard, beating
time to Hail Columbia" which had been
called for. Soon the Sounds began to re-
cede, and grew fainter and fainter, till,
like the music of :he guitar. they died
away in the distance. The alphabet was
then called for, and it was spelled out
Look" | looked on the drawer, and
found the Bible open. took i ur, and
carefully kept it open at the place found
1t. On bringing it to the light, found it
open at st. Johns gospel, chapter IL being
on the left side, and chapter Ill being on
the right side. l said, DO you wish us
to look at chapter liz" Ans. "No."-
ID" You wish lis to look at chapter III p
Ans. "lcs.' And it was then said
Rcdd.' | cotnmriccd reading the chap
ter, and significant and emphatic raps
given at many verses; and at verses 6, II,
10, -, most vehement raps were given.
l'y looking ut these verses you will apprc-
ciatc the signiii 'aucy and the intelligence
Of this emphatic demonstration. The
manifestation purportcd to come from Cal
houn; who had previously invited up three
gentlemen to be present at particular
hour.
In rejecting on the preceding manfcs-
tatlonS; one cannot but marvel at the row.
CIR hy which they are made, and the in
, t"lllgcncc 10y which that power is directed.
And it would seem impossible for Cnc to
Inllt ~ ~ tl,,.t A
however, doubt should still remain on the
mind of any one acquainted with similar
manifestation :, that doubt must lie entire.
~ diSpcllcd 10y the account Of the mani
tcstations which follow:
was present, 10y Calhoun's appoint
mcnt, viii, the Misses Fox and their mo-
thcr. We were seated at the table rs
heretofore, our hands and arms resting up
on it. ] WAS directed to put paper and
pencil on the drawer. placed scv, ral
sheets of unrulcd letter paper. together
with wc od'n pencil on it ! soon hca &
the sound Of the pencil on the paper. IL
was then rarpcl out, sect the pencil and
sharpen it." looked under the table.
but did not sec the pencil. At length
found it lying diagonaIIy before me. three
or four feet from the table. The lead was
broken off within the wood. sharpen
cd it and again put OH tic drawer. a. gain
heard the sound Of pencil on paper. On
being directed to look at the paper, dis
covered pencil mark on each side of outer
sheet, but no writing. Then WIS received
! the foil, wing communication
" The power Is not cnou sh To write
Sc 'tcncc. This will show YOU that caa
write. you meet on F'ilay, precisely At
: ven. | will write short sentence c.-.John
: G. Gihorn.
Ncmc: pursuant TO 'intncnt--took
our seats ut the table. our ha nds and arms
| resting on it rs usual. placed the pa
per with my silver cuscd pencil on the
drawer and said
'My iricnd, | wish the scntence to be
in your own hand writing, 50 that, YOUR
friends will recognize it," lie repIiel,
"Iou will know the writing"
He then said
"lIave your minds Oh the spirit Of John
G. Calhoun"
| soon hcard rapid movement Of the
pencil on the Paper, and II ruStlng "f the
paper, together with movement Of the
drawer vas thcn objected to look un-
der the drawer. looked and found INV
pencil out of the dtawcr, near my feet. hut
found no paper on the drawer where |
had placed it. On raising up the drawer
| discovered the paper AL under it. The
sheets wcro n little dcrangcd, and on cx.
| amiming fonnd OH Tie outside sheet these
! words
I'm w;h you SEU"
aftcrward showed the sentence 10 Gen
cral James Hamilton, former Governor Of
South Carolina, Gen. Waddy Thompson.
! former minister to Mexico, Gen. Robert i
Campl ell, late Consul at Havana. together
| with other intimate friends of Calhoun.
and also to one of his sons. all Of whom
are as well acquainted with his hand wr-
ting as their own, and they all prouounc-
ed it to be Il perfect fac Similc Of the hand
writing Of John {. Calhoun.
Gen, Hamilton stated Il fact in conncx
ion with this writing, Of great significance.
lie says that Calhoun was in the habit Of
writing "l'm," for IL am" and that he has
numerous letters from him, where the ab-
reviation is. thus used. Mrs. Gen. Nal.
comb. has stated the same fact to me. She
says that Ler husband, the late Gen. Nal.
comb, has shown TO her CaIhoun's letter I,
to him, where the abrcviation I'm wal
used fDr j am and spoke of it ms pecu-
liarity e Calhoun.
How significant, then docs this fact &
come? We have not only the most unc-
quivocal testemony to the hand writing it.
self; but lest any sccptic should suggest
the possibility of an imitation or n counter
felt, this abreviaiion, peculiar to him, ~,
and known only to his most intimate
friends, and which no imitator, or counter
fcitcr could know, is introduced by way Of
putting such suggestion to flight forever.
This sentence is perfectly cIarasc; eristie
Of Calhoun. 1t contains his tersencss Of
style, and his condensation Of thought
j, q text from which volumes might be
written. 1t proves
/. The Immortality Of the soul.
2. The power Of spirits TO revisit The