The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-06-11

WAsnI~cNroN. January 10. 1853
Ny Dea SIR IL wa. pleased to see in
the January number Of " i'at"Am's Month.
~" n statement OF ,onr experience IN
spiritual manifestations. In our convsr
sAiio" at " Washington. during ~ last s~s-
s'"n Of Congress. you had stasoo the sam~
10 me.
My experience is. probably, more limit
I'd than yours but yours has served. in
son,~ measure, to strengthen III. inprcss
loos made On my MUD by the invest. alton
have 6Ds~o to this mysterious subject
! lad heard Tor long time NJ III. "Korh
Ter knockngs.' hut had paid M heed to
th.m; on the contrary. hsd consiie'ed
them u d-lss,om which would soon pass
away. ! continued under these impress
Alons ill s"n,s time lat r.sing. when my
ntt-ns'." Vas caii'.,! :" n newspaper attack
"n Judge Edn.o"ds Tor being believer in
these " spir,,usl manifestations" had
knowo Judge Edmouds ior thirty years
had prnc,,c-d law IN the ssm~ courts had
served il the Senate Of New York with
hun had been associated with him also
~ \ member OF the Conr: tor the Corrcc
ton OF E,rors. the highest court N the
State had known him ,iuc. that time ~
u Justice of the supreme taa't. aud more
recently ~ n Judge al the Coun ri Ap
,wnI., where ks holds \ deserv-dIy high
aud d,s,ing a,sl,<d vsnk amongst his bee,h
zen, the able Isdgrs Of thu, court OF last
.esnrt IN tho Stat. OF New York. | also
k"s~ hun - gentleman Of finished elias.
s'esa education. aud No lawyer Of An &C.
cute mud. and = decided talent lor invss
t,sa,lon. Aud. shove all, I knee him to
In \ mnu OF snimpsachabls integrity.
Knowing all these things. | concluded that
u he had b-con,e \ believer in the spirit
oal manifestation" il was. At least, = sub.
j.ct worthy OF investigation.
Accordingly. determined to Investigate
il. ~ "ppp,tanity should present. Thought
| could br,os IL b.ar on il = pretty good
shatc II common sense. and a reasonable
talent ior investigation. And knowing
w,,hsl that l had not great deal Of sQ1hu.
s,ssm in my composition. | believed mat
could enter upon tho investigation without
much danger ot being carried away BY
any d,lusion.
Ia this frame Of mind I commenced the
Investigations Of this subjecsi being an en-.
tire unbeliev~r. but snt~ting apon II with
sincere desire to ascertain tho truth. will
10, lrouhl. you with the facts which were
developed IN the presrrsa Of my insessi.s>
lion. Satli-s il 10 say. they were oi the
mos, astounding character. I soen hs
came satisfied af two shing.; 6ss. that tho
" medium did not know from wl'."e. the
+" rsp." poc-+ds<t ssc""dIy ihs, she dbl
not i .ow from whsWes the commune stioas
came. Perhaps ought. IN this c"nn~csi"".
IL .hse,ve that. in pu' saing this i"vrssisa
nnk1on. all my questions ~~ss pr"poa"d,d
9SwfviIv The medium did not snAooa'd
M. know what 10y were, and NJ eosFss
eoulA not tell Whist answ~ss Ia give. or
what woald be appropriate response. TO
~ qs%s,,ons thus mr"'a'ly prot'a''t'ss'.
Ohisctoss eauno, deny that thsss -.
swess como from m intelligent s"sses bit
they scsnst',,ss say that they an ~ >
fosnd In shs mind 81 the intsnnxstos. u
10 trs4 that the iassrcgst"s oft~"senes
/ knows The a1ewsv 10 ths question mentally
propound~d ny him and u + equally tsss
ihai h do~s nes hsew sAas ~ appropriate
answer sA"sN ~. ~ asesstains u ssseh
Afterwards. Nsiihss "a - = ssy way
an(icjnaes ssaay epomeeleAaloWs Which ~
49, wleAsat ~ qssssiess hs,ae aeeeA'
hsvs ltvqsnty ssesivsd ~ qnsssa'ea.
80 Il n eJevaAsd stAsastots 81 ~
q, ~ sapast1 = ~ as1tsa J
1eae1nis. t1oenpeg ~ - - eeae o.
i sAs ~. aa..... - - -. lnana r. - -