Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-06-01

called for. Soon The sounds began to recede, and
grew fainter and fainter, till like the music of the
guitar, they died away in the distance. The al
phabet was then called for, ndit,was spelled out,
Clock" Hooked on the drawer, and found the
Bbeo open. took it up, and carefully keptit
open at the place as found l.. On bringing it TO
the light, found 1t open at st. Johns gospel
chapter IT. being on the leflside, and chapter III.
being on the right side. 1 said, "Do you wish us
| to look at chapterlII2p lAns.--:tNo.1 edo you.
wish us to look at chapter II12" Ans.-"Yes:"
And it wassthen said, "Read." 1 commenced
raps were given at.many verses; and at verses 8.
| IL, 10, "a, most pehement raps were given. By
looking at these verses, you will appreciate the.
sgnifcancy and intel gence OF this emphatic dem
II nstration. The manifestation purported to come
from Calhoun. who had previously invited us three
gentlemen to be present at particular hour.
In rejecting on the preceding manifestations,
one cannot but marvel the power by which they
are made, and the intelligence (which that pow
er is directed. And it would seem impossible for
one to doubt the source of that int, llgence. II,
however, doubt should remain on the mind OF any
lone acquainted with similar manifestations, that
doubt must be entirely dispelled by the account of
the manifestation which follows:
Twas present, by Calhoun's appointment, with
the Misses Fox and their mother. We were seated
| at the table as heretofore, our hands and arms
resting on it. was directed TO put paper and pen
Gil on the drawer. placed several sheets of un-
ruled paper, letter, together with a wood pencil
on it. soon heard the sound of the pencil on
the paper. 1t was then raped out, Goethe pen
| Gil and sharpen it," l looked under the table
but did not see the pencil. AT length found it
lying diagonally from me, three or four feet from
the table. The lead was broken off within the
wood. sharpenel it and again put it on IL e
drawer. Again heard the sound OF the pencil on
the paper. On being directed TO look at the pa
| per discovered pencil marks on each tide of the
outer sheet, but no writing Then was received
the following communication:
/ s"The power is not enough to write a sentence.
This will show you that 1 can write. If you meet
on Friday, precisely at 4, will write short sem
| tence. john G. CALHOUN"
We met pursuant to experimentation our
seats ut the table, our hands and resting it
as usual. placed the paper with my silver cased
pencil on the drawer, and said,
t''Aly friend, j wish the sentence 10 be in your
own hand writing, othat your friends will recog-
nze it.' ~
He replied,
"Youwill know the writing"
| He then said,
..Haye your minds on the spirit of John @. CAL
| houn.''
l soon heard rapid movement of the pencil on
the paper, and rustling of the paper, together
with movement Of the drawer. was then di-
rected TO look unjer the drawer. l looked, and
| found my pencil outside Of the drawer, near my
feet, but found the paper on the drawer where
placed it. On raising up the drawer, discovered
the paper all under it. The sheets were little
deranged, and on examining found on the outside
LueSe MOItS.-..l' III tOttH YOu StIH.'
afterwards showed the "sentence'' to General
James Hamilton, formerly Governor of South, Car
olina, General Waddy Thompson, former Minister
10 Mexico, General Robert B. Campbell, late Con-
sui at Havana, together with other intimate friends
OF Calhoun, and also 10 one Of his sons, all Of
whom are as we'll acquainted with his hand writing
as their own, and they all pronounced it 10 be Q
perfect fac sitciie OF the handwriting Of John G.
Calhoun. i,-
Gen. Hamilton stated a fact, in connection will
this writing, of great significance. He says tina
Calhoun was in the habit of Writing ''Pm" for 81
ann" and that he hes numerous letters from hin
where this abbreviation is thus used.
Mrs. Gen. Macomb has stated the same fact II
me. She says that her husband, the late Gen. NJ
comb, hiss shown 10 her Cahoun's letters to him
where this abreyiation "Pm' was used for 81 am
and spoke of it as a peculiarly of Calhoun.
How significant, then, does this fact become
We have not only the urequivocal testimony t.
the hand writing itself, but lest any skeptic SHOULD
suggest the possibility of an intimation or coun
tertet, this abreviaton, peculiar to himself ant
known only 10 his most intimate friends, and which
no mitator or counterfeiter could know, is intro
duced by way of putting such suggestion Il
r flight forever.
This sentence is perfectly characteristic o
Calhoun. 1t contains his terseness CT style ant
condensation of thought. Ii is text from whcl
volumes might be written.
1t proves.
/. The Immortality of the soul.
2. The power of spirits 10 revisit the earth.
| 3. Their AGILITY to communicate with RELATIVES
and friends. -'
A. The identity. of the spirit to all eternity.
How one's soul expands at these sublime con
cepiions How resistless is this testimony of thei
truth! How surprising that man can doubt, wheI
this flood OF living light is poured upon them b.
spirits who, in the language OF Webster, "reyel il
the eternal light of God.''
Very truly yours,
sges N. P. TALLMADGE.
Mrs. SARAH HELEN WHITMAN, Providence, X.
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