Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-05-06

The writer of "To Daimonion' has recently received
the following letter from the Count de GAsPARIN. The
Count NOBLE intelligent and pious friend Of religious
liberty and such has for years past been ready to
his influence in France, Greece and in the Turkish pos
sessions. He is well known in this country for his writ
ngs in the "Archives du Chrisanisme." He has lately
been publishing communications in French journals and
magazines on the Esprits Frappeurs, or Spirit Rap
pers From pleasant acquaintance formed as travel
ling companion in Egypt the writer was led send him
his book. The following is the Counts reply
[TRANsLArIoN.]
GENEVA, APRIL 8, 1854.
DEAR SIR AND HoNoRED BROTHER was very happy
and grateful for the precious mark of remembrance which
you have given in sending your remarkable work
Different circumstances have prevented me from reading
it promptly as could have wished; but after that
reading is completed recognise with much joy that
views the important subject which you have treat
ed agree perfectly in the main. Like you convinced
of the reality of the phenomena and Of their character
entirely natural When your book reached me was
occupied in writing essay upon that matter and upon
the supernatural in general our IDEAS your citations
your researches, interesting, will aid me muc in my a
bor Iought to say however that upon two points,
shall not be able to share your mode of view. Thus,
the uid to which attribute well you the
production of great number of extraordinary facts,
does not seem to me capable Of being considered in
termediate between the physical and the mora but
an agent relatively physical which will governs.
But, above all to you that should be far from
ayng myself to your respect for the philosophers
tiquty believe that they were deceived purely and
entirely who have believed in dvinatons and sorceres.
It is impossible for to discover among them despite
your ingenious and generous interpretations the propo
ston of agent which is natural and of effects which
are natural; the proposition indeed, which make,
both Of us.
But apart from these two EXCEPTIONS which allow
myself to make with that freedom which you have in
vited know not how to tell you how true safe, and
markable find your book You have been able to take
position which very few adopt against the denial
of facts that certain and the foolish belief in prodges
and spirits.
thank you for having afforded me this occasion Of
taking you again by the hand although it is from afar
this time Believe dear sir and brother in my regards,
lively, peculiar, and devoted in our Lord.
A. DE GAsPARIN.
aAs the first Of these exceptions the writer Of To Damo
MAN. merely suggests possible explanation, constantly
avowing to be nothing and he suggests purely
the ground of Horsches principle, that the detection of
possible by the comparison of assembled
lead to of two thngsether first the detection Of real
and of its Of acting to furnish COM
plete explanation Of the facts secondly the establish
ment Of abstract law of pointing out two pheno
mena of general kind as invariably
Prelim. Disc the Stud. of Nat. Phil 1872 As to the
second it sufficient suggest the charitable conclusion yet
the manifest truth, that is difficult for Republican
and Protestant European to dvest himself of agans
the Fathers than for American who is not personally
subec to the rammes of hoary dynastcs and dogmacs