The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-11-18
From MackenzIe's (Toronto) Message
STARTLING DISCLOSURES.

We abridge the "Tribune's" criticism
upon Mr.. Justice Edmonds's new book,
in which he and Senator Talmadge en>
deavor to prove that the Rochester Knock.
ings, the prophecies and revelations Of
"mediums," the chair-dancing, beil-ring-
ing. fiddle-playing, knot.in.ha ndkerchief.
tYing, mysteries he recoun.s, are emana-
tions from the spiritual world, Gods
latest mode Of revealing his will 10 man;
and ina! the statements professedly made
10 coteries and cliques Of "believers," by
Bacon and Swedenborg, Calhoun, Clay,
&C., from "the future world" are sober
realities of,be age we live in.
The "Tribune" gives the Judge and
The Senator credi. for sincerity in their
disclosures. We haye our doubts. The
Judge has had many years experience Of
the gullibili,y Of the million. Joanna
Southcott had her fo'lowers-Joe Smiths
bodies! recruits emigratod from the heart
ofEngland. What will not man believe
what tale OF the unknown world has been
too absurd for him to swallow? Read
The history ofall the religions in the world,
their variety, and who professed TO believe
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them, and you will no longer be surprised
at on American Judge, in New York, en.
deavoring to ride the las, new hobby, al-
though it sets him down in a room with
fddles playing chairs dancing, &C., "by
divine permission," as our "lord" b:sh-
op here would say. ....
When keen, sharp politician and law
yer-.Mr. Van Buren's old manager in
the State Senate Of New York-sets up
as the apostle Of now faith-we do we'll
10 look at lis antecedents. Is not this
Edmonds who was concerned with Kem>
BILE, Bishop and Barstow, in the memora>
Bile stock; k;jobbing Of ls34-5-Edmonds
the colleague of Butler, whose Washing.
ton end Warren Bank, Stated Preaching,
and eq"ivocul pie,y, rendered his name
a standing jest throughout America? Has
he not for thirty years been the steady
worker with that political cabal who have
the greatest amount Of cunning
and intrigue, and the least Of principle?
And now, forsooih, he leaves his bench
10 converse with dead men, no. through
their works, but through pretended nee
ronancy, that answers questions before
he can ask them tells him his mos, se-
cret thoughts, and ties six knots upon his
His friend Tallmadgc who writes the
preface TO his book, which we have not
seen, is an old willy politician who sa. in
the United States Senate, wheeled round,
dabbled in stock and western lands got
shelved by the people, and now studies
table rockIngs, Rochester knockiDgs, and
spiritual communications" When the
book comes to hand we will again refer
10 it.
We had written thus far when we met
with Judge Edmonds's letter Of 10Th inst,
declining TO be the democratic candidate
for Judge of,he Supreme Court, next
month. He says he had been advised not
TO publish lis book, and that in that case
his reelection would have been certain,
but that public opinion would not accept
him and the book with its spiritualism.
Judge EdmOnds on Spiritualism.
SPlRlTUALISM. BY JOHN w. EEMoNDs
and GEORGE T. DEXTER, M. d. with
an Appendix by NATHANIEL P. TAILS
MADGE. Vol l., Svo. pp. sos. Pat
ridge and Britain.
The acquaintance ofJudge Edmonds
with DR.. Dexter, commenced about
year and half ago, but il was no, until
last spring ,ba, they engaged in series
Of Investigations together for the purpose
Of gaining more light. A circle was formed
consisting Of several experienced medi'
ums, in which remarkable communica>
ttcns soon began TO be received. They
purpor.ed 10 come principally from Lord
Bacon and Swedenborg. In the first
instance, the teachings were impaired
through Dr.. Dexter, as writing medium,
or lady belonging TO the circle, who
was speaking medium, and afterward
reduced TO form and written out by Judge
Edmonds himself. The most interesting
of these communications are contained in
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