Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-02


of all that the advocates of the spiritual theory MAINTAIN
have never seen crowded into so marrow compass.
forgive it, because it is the sin OF ignorance anu
pity from the bottom of my heart any whose super
servceabe yea" leads him into such gross absurdes
If the writer had consulted the publication of the Rev
Adm Ballou, to which referred and from which ex
tra"iAd the sentanaa 0arh'ad nv M" M ''
full confirmation Of the construction which gave
that sentence from the Rev. Adm Ballou himself will
quote him once more. He says:
Our alwise and bengnant Father in Heaven has left no
essential ~ righteousness dependant the preten-
sion or ancorobored testimony either of departed or aade
parted spirits He has addressed his reyeaments Of essential
truth and duty to the moral of mankind and authen
tcated them by every attesaon Any attempt
therefore, TO build religion moral philosophy radca
y different from the genuine Christian Testament what is
being disclosed to the world through dreamers somnambu
lists impressbe airvoyants spirit media spirit appngs
& absurd and must mscheyous rather than bene
fetal to the human But fundamental truths and duties
may be reairmed clarified from demonstrated anew
and powerfully commended to the embrace of mankind by
fresh spiritual communications. of opinion that this is
really the and the conversion Of many confirmed
atheists and descal reector of the christian revelation con-
firms me in it."
If the writer had had the proper disposition in discus
sing this subject he could have saved himself from the
awkward and unenviable predcament ia which he is
placed, by consulting the above quotahon instead Of
quoting garbed sentence from my letter, as my autho
rty for what he calls rank blasphemy" have always
maintained and still maintain, that these Esprit maii
festaons 60 TO confirm the great and leading doctrines
Of Christianity. If they differ in any respect from the
particular tenets of the denomination which this writer
belongs it is greater difference than that which he
will hear from the pulpts Of other denominations every
Sunday of his life And still, ali denominations main
tain the great and lesdng doctrines of Christianity and
all the Bibeto establish the particular enets which
consulate the discrepancies between each ether Why
does not this writer denounce all other denominations
than his own? They differ as much from him spirit
manifestations do Why does he not make one gigantic
stride and charge them with maintaining crank BIAS
phemy," he has very kindly and very courteously
chargedme? make pretenson any over righteous
make profession Of any zeal for the Bible,
that Imay thereby manifest my prowess n its Defence
by fitting against windmill of my creation. Those
who have known me best and longest know that have
always maintained the great truths of the Bible as the
anchor of hope that skepcism has never darkened
my mental vision; that have contributed as much as
any one according to my ability in the circulation Of the
Bible and In the building and establishment OF churches
to propagate the truth of its doctrines. have seen
nothing in these spiritual manifestations to change my
opinions, but much to confirm them And still, by total
perverson Of what have said, graciously charged
as authority for frank basphemy." bow with deep
humility TO the ghteousness Of this ncognto of the
Intellgencer, and confess with shame that with all my
efforts to live up the doctrines of the Bible which he
and profess have far short of the requirements
of that sacred volume From the apparent sancty which
he has thrown around himself, feel that am following
him In his career of righteousness, luus followed
Eneas from the flames of Troy shdHd passdus a9s But
am not without hope From my investigation Of
spritualism getting the fundamental truths of the
Bible reafrmed" All ask is to be permitted to pursue
this investigation unmolested by either Church State
with the full belief that the results will make better men
and better Christians of US all.
In regard the decisions of Judge EDMoNps the writer
says he has uttered He says i merely stated
that it rumoredand it is rnmored widely-that the
gentleman in question has consulted spirit manifestations
in regard to his decisions" And he makes this rumor
it be established ground g to show that the APP
picaton of coercye is already and nperavey
needed" Now it was very easy matter to ascertain
the fasy of this rumor if the writer had desired not to
circulate the SANDER No respectable citizens Of New
York would for moment give countenance TO it.
Every acquainted with Judge Edmonds knows 1t to
be untrue. And yet this is assumed basis for
Legislative enactments" and the ''heaviest penalties
of the law.
1t seems that when this oaoania eizes any of these
ansprtual denouncers, that it is accompanied by sort
OF procyy for SANDER from which their sanity other
subjects is exempt do not therefore, incline to hold
the gentleman responsible for this retaed SANDER on
Judge Edmonds his libelous charge of crank bias
phemy" me although he whether priest ayman,"
knows that the retailer OF SANDER the republsher OF
libel is equally responsible with him who originates it.
But, let this all pass. make great allowances for
these monomanacs and would advise them in their lucid
intervals to argue this question without denouncng those
who investigate il. With that will be content and
far as concerned they shall have the whole field Of
argument TO themselves But if they continue their de-
punciations, shall repel their assaults as would the
assaults of any other madmen matter whether they
imagine themselves Don Quixotte, Hyder Ali, Tong
Whdng
down the investigation of this subject by the strong
of the law. Well let him and those laborng under the
same Authorization persevcre in their praseworhy efforts
As the venerable JOHN Quincy ADAMS said a
morable occasion, 1--WE shall what shall see In
the mean time let have the Of this writer, when
entering this crusade against civil liberty and religious
freedom, emblazoned his monomaniac banner that his
ignorant and infatuated followers may under what
sign they conquer lie has put his your service.
insist that you give to the world that the whole world
may reye in the efugence Of this uminary of the nine
teenth century Very respectfully, yours,
n. 7. TALLMADGE.