The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-06-25
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SPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS.


mutn'ng to the whole Of letter on the
subject Of the spiritual deivsion, written
by the Hon. y. +. Tallmadge, now Of Wis
| consio, The letter il u psychological pho.
nomenon. rs curious ~ To. suljcc; upon
| which IL treats. NJ iqlmsslus is ~ thor.
oughlv n convert Goo trr -ll.i ~ spirit
uxi,sm OF the m.,f .n.f .s Judge
Edmond., of ,c., l'.l rrf seth are men
Of mark in tia sofri. nnt i.eau,ty enthu.
siasts, but astnia mtn of t.o., heads and
practical bas,rnss ea .erit,. their minds
binary impressions by some agency which
they nrc fully persuaded is entirely spirit.
usl Judge Edmonds's queer experiences
W. have heretofore noted. Those Of MIR.
'rallmndge. which ws give to day. arc no,
less curious or more rational. Mr.. Cal
l.oun, who, during his lifetime. was a man
Of the moot grave and 0,editxiivs habits.
figures il these spiritual revelations - n
l.ngler Of bells aud guitar player.
Mr.. rallmadsc il Of ~ old New York
family. and was a prominent public man in
that State tweni, years ago. lie WAS
L. $. Senator from New York, from 1888
to 1880, when. having quit the democratic
party on the currency aud bank questions,
he joined first the Conservative third party.
aud then joined the wings in the election
Of Gen. Harrison. lie was afterwards
appointed Governor Of Wisconsin, aud il
known an man OF much capacity and
Intelligence. Such letters Ms this of his
arr the most remarkable facts Of The mania
oil the day. Picoyunc.
From the New York Tribune, May %
Hon. y. 7. TslInadgs speui much Of
the last winter in ashugion, where no
devoted a good deal Of tins and attention
to the alleged Spiritual Manifestations
whereof the Misses Fox, then in Washing
ton, were the mediyms.' Mr. Tallmsdxs
became thoroughly convinced VI the verify
and importance Of these Manifestations.
and 80 declared himself in "A letter Just
Published in the National Intelligence.
We declined printing that letter, because,
while il cxpasia,sd n length on the msni>
f-s,ations ~ rslisbls. it gave no facts to
iuatify such momentous conelusions The
iollo~ing letter from Mr. Tallmsdge 10 Of
= different c!ass. aud We chserful!y make
room for Il without ~ al endorsing ito con-
elustons:
BALTIMORE. April ~. 1863.
Dear Madam ~ seiss q few leisure
moments. while detained here on business.
n give YOU = moro extended account OF
the hystcai Manifestations 10 which !
alluded in former letter. Ia this acsosnl
| shall conine mysslf 70 those which pr
ro,, to come from ths spisit Of John C..
Calhoun.
| I have received numerous communities.
tious from him. from the commencement Of
NV Investigations Of this subject dow" to
,hs p,eaent time. Those communications
ksvs been received through tapping n'edi.
ums. writing mediums. and speaking mo
diums. They are al the most sxtrsosdi
nary character. In style and ss~tiasas
tAsy Do honor 10 him 10 bic bsse days On
earth.
Ansr The arrival Of the Mlssss fos Ia
wasAingtoa City In February lass. ssi'sd
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