The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-06

hat same table 70 be tinted up or two legs It's top ..
n ange WITH the nsor Oh lor'v five Degrees when 1t
prssen. put back On a. nor tO cSas ss na hsvs
seen . mahogany table having oniy q centre
leg and with lamp bur Afng upon H. Nfsed nom the
Aoor At least foot n spite Of the efforts OF those
present, ana snase'z backward and forward a. ons
would shake gor <et in his hand, and the lamp re-
tain - place Agh it, glass pendants rang again.
have teen me same table tipped up with the lamp
upon IT, 70 Chat the lamp must have fallen of an
lees ietains there by something else than its own
gravity, yet II fell not moved not. have known
dinner bell taken from high shelf in closet, rung
over the heads of four five persons IN that closet
teen rung around the room over the heads OF Twelve
or fifteen persons in the back parior and then borne
through the folding doors to the farther end OF the
front paIlsr and there dropped on the door; have
frequently known persons pulled about with force
which it was impossible for them TO resist and once
when al my own strength was added IN VAN 70 tnat
of the one thus affected. have known mahogany
chair thrown on its side and moved swiftly back and
forth on the floor, no one touching it, through
room where there were at least dozen people sit-
ting, yet one was touched, and it was repeatedly
stopped within few inches Of me- when 1t was CON-
ing with violence which, mot arrested, must have
broken my legs.
This 10 not . tithe-nay net hundredth part Of
what have witnessed Of the same character but it
is enough TO show the general nature Of what was
before me.
At the same time, have heard from others, whose
testimony would be credited in any human transac
ton, and which could not permit myself 10 disre
gard, accounts Of still more extraordinary transac
tons, for have been by no means as much favored
IN this respect ~ some
While these things were going on, there appeared
in the newspapers various explanations and expo
them with care in the expectation of being assisted
In my researches, and could not but smile at once
at the rashness and the fstity Of the explanations
For instance while certain learned professors IN But
T~l- .k.I~A hn~ ruo Ia
tested it IN the toe and knee joints, the mani.
ettaftions in this city changed to ringing q bell
placed under the table, They were like the solution
lately given by learned professor in England, who
which are laid upon it, overlooking the material fact
that tables quite as frequently move when there
is no hand upon them.
What have thus mentioned has happened in the
presence Of others as well as myself have not
alluded 10 any OF the things which have occurred to
me when have been alone for as that would depend
upon my testimony only, have preferred not to sub
ject my veracity to the rash and reckless contradic
lions Of those who venture to denounce as an afro
eiOus impostare that OF which they are profoundly
ignorant, and which has been examined and is be-
Geyed in by thousands and tens of thousands Of their
fellowstizens, who are to say the least every whit
as honest and as intelligent as they are. Nor am
very anxious to submit my faith to the judgment of
those who would have prosecuted Calico nigh unto
death for discovering planetary system and have
united in the cry of folly at Fultons steamboat,
humbug'' at Morse's telegraph, and insanity" at
Gray's iron road.
Having thus, by long series of patient inquiries,
satisfied myself on this point, my next inquiry was.
whence comes the intelligence there is behind it all
For that intelligence was remarkable feature OF the
phenomenon.
Thus have frequently known mental questions
answered, that is, questions merely framed in the
mind Of the interrogation, and not revealed by him
or known to others. Preparatory to meeting a cir
Gle, have sat dowT alone in my room and carefully
r,rnr rod a n N 10 an
have been surprised to find my questions answered,
and in the precise order in which wrote them without
my even taking my memorandum out Of my pocket,
and when | knew that not person present even
knew that had prepared questions, much less what
they were. My most secret thoughts, those which l
have never uttered to mortal man or woman, have
been freely spoken to as If had uttered them. Pur
poses which ! have privily entertained have been
admonished that my every thought was known to,
and could be disclosed by the intelligence which
was thus manifesting itself.
have heard the mediums use Greek, Latin, Spa
nish, and French words, when | knew they had no
knowledge of any language but their own, and it is
fact that can be atested by many, that often there
has been speaking and writing in foreign languages
and unknown tongues BY those who were unacquaint-
ed with either.
Still the question occurred, may not all this have
been, by some mysterious operation, the mere reflex
Of the mind Of some one present! The answer was,
that facts were communicated which were unknown
tneu, aIt6IWdTu 10 DC ike L1lS, ICr
instance when l was absent last winter in Central
America, my friends in town heard Of my wherea-
bouts and Of the state Of my health seven times and
on my return, by comparing their information with
the entries in my journal it was found to be nvaria
bly, correct. So in my recent visit to the West, my
whereabouts and my condition were told to a me
dun in this city while was travelling on the rail
roaa Detw cen cleveland and Toledo. So thoughts
have been uttered subjects not then in my mind,
and utterly at variance with my own notions. This
"a n&1raw E,1
to establish the fact that it was not our minds that
gave birth to or affected the communication.
Kindred to this are two well authenticated cases
Of persons who can read the thoughts Of Others in
their minds. one an artist OF tins CITY q kss
and the other the fate Wrote me- that IN
rn,g VIE three friends he had tried the expert
ment, and for over forty successive attempts found
he could read the secret thoughts OF his companions
as soon as they formed and without their being
uttered &c. too there is the instance Of two persons
one OF them also resident In this city who can give
faithful deneation Of the character and even the
prevailing mood Of Mid of any person, however
known TO them, upon whom they fix their attention.
These are not apocryphal cases. The parties are
at hand, and IN our very midst, and any person that
pleases may make the Investigation, as have and
satisfy himself.
But all this, and much, very much more of cog
nate nature, went to show me that there was high
order of intelligence involved in this new phenome.
non-an intelligence outside Of and beyond mere
which could devise or hear Of that could at all ex
phin that, whose reality is established by the tes
monyof tens Of thousands, and can easily be ascer
tanned by any one who will take the trouble to In
quiTe
If these two points were establshed-and there
are now in these United States hundreds OF thou
sands Of sentent beings who hive investigated and
believe they are-then came this mportant question:
ctu brno? To what end is it ALL For what pur-
pose! With what objectl
To that inquiry have directed my earnest atten-
ton devoting to the task for two years all the
leisure could command, and increasing that leisure
as far as could by Withdrawing myself from all my
former reereations. / have gone from circle TO
circle, from medium TO medium, seeking know
ledge on the subject wherever / could obtain it,
either from books or from observation and bringing
TO bear upon it whatever OF intelligence have been
gifted with by nature, sharpened and improved by
over thirty years practice at the BAR in the egisla
ture, and on the bench
| found there were very many ways in which this
unseen intelligence comInuned with us, besides the
rappngs and table tippings, ard that through those
other modes there came VERY MANY communications