New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-25
VARIOUS MATTERS.
DIR. VIM. j. Young sends us communication Civ

ing variety of Facts Of Spirituahsm % foiio"s'
gsbhemsn, yourself well known and eI we
known small psed from the carpet beneath the Ao 700
ssdeber,iey placed IN several aereni inavdn. a.he.
rrusreoUsy while each watching the other 70 sec tha
Deception coud Be psetieed and he kf then held is hts
hsnt. the sEteal CONS Another senientn eonntasa ~
the shove thst 81 he house a. 'thef as hu
hers Of another psrtv dsberaiey aud BY dretoa
IN psrre irsis to make smooth surface upon which they
each laid perc and thea ai rsa around thef abe SAD
soon heard the psneimoving ihes fall and uPOn taking ap
eseh PAPER found Communication distinctly written 10
hanos aHd signed BY different each purPorns
be Of he departed friends These occurred at Ms
= hlshly intelligent and educated Presbyterian
writing and rapTns medium, Zone, too who fee. sap.
rrehensve Of the phenomena. a. ,ay oas Of your
Iqi the oicee.s sround him IN the third person add
.udy as thought almost received ron Il direct and correct
.nwer throuss COnckia. hand the hsh toned and
classical phrsseoosy ard beyond his acquired capacity and
orc rrtss 1t bat himself understanding Lan-uot word Of
which the medium could Competent much e<s dictate aud
me hat 10th be aud the medium. owing 10 the sepa
zion 81 yabe that occurred in the hay aud unconscious act
& 70 sp he syils6c. make them reed cOaneetedy
snd constitute the sentences written out ;"
and coed Esesh scholars Of bu ness and truth ia this
y-ies se that he TO Mrs Coan Pesei -
- ~ rr,.srt and while sitting seeing her writing Tor
snober rsry opposite him almost startled by aer hand
and ne being suddenly driven across The table and SaS
10 front OF him directed TO he and 70 the SpaHn
sisssse OF yr b,o5bsr we'll and signed Manuel the
,,s he IA besr from some months before being sick,
but he was not ct the time thRkng OF the sa3eoS
"Aasin Twas cree At Mr.. Corklin's with NJ. Tappsn
Townsend nan Of unGuslded truth aud integence VINO,
after reeev,s number Of correct snswei' Az sss
them who then very deliberately sitting very dst.at
dsey Inverted uron the table, my father control the
mediums hand ss TO describe 10 me MS sensations on
WiIi Awe Two tirsJ Understood IN ty-when
Immediately ard rapidly Mr. hand these words
n. ees,.S away and saw my gain" signed s r. Now
no one what had been written BY either the aer or
the medium until cue on sud read together and
eli seen ed certainly deeply moved BY the result; and
the Of the thing lies in the fact that the answer spy
de.pye Of closing of the good mans life, the
close resemblance to bis style Of breyy and language when
eIng quesions while living .
We give place to these statements though they
contain nothing that We have not published fifty times
before and though the alleged facts have nothing in
them of any apparent Importance. II may be urged
that these phenomena 60 to prove the reality spir
itua existence aud the immortality OF the sou but,
on the other hand all sensible persons will admit that
such spiritual existence has little 10 be desired, and
that an Immortality whose Manifestations consist OF
raps on tables and floors, jerks at the elbow OF
mediums, and the variety of senseess grimaces and
contortiors that may be witnessed in any numerous
circle" is of very degraded and unsatisfactory
sort. But our correspondent will observe that his
communication mainly refers to the rery OF the al
legged manfesationf-a branch OF the subject which
we have not recently considered We have been
CHARGED at different times with affirming and at other
times with denying that verify, when in fact we
hive not docmatized at all on tho subject. Our crit
csms have concerned the value and the utility rather
than the authenticity ofthese uDfoldngs, and we in
our ast structures asked the dssenters from our view
to oblige US with citing important and previous
unknown truth or truths which had been originally
pronounced and established by means Of the modern
. spiritualism" We desire no controversy, but we
again proer the use of our columns for the pu5ca-
ton OF such truth.
We published the other day the addresses of many
prominent public lecturers whose services may be
desired by Lyceums and Young Mems Associations
during the coming season. We are requested to an
nounce the following names in additions:
The Rev. JoHN LORD, Stamford Conn ,,.,N
Count A. GURowsH (auihOr OF Russia az II IL new
ProS SaAsA Mccoy Ban,ton Spa, NY
II. c. WETaoRE, Fishkih Landlog N A.
While upon this subject we may be allowed word
IN one gentleman who writes to cay that If his
name is put in the list " be will make it all rgh; y
with us-in other words, he will pay for it. He will
allow Us TO observe that we regard this as not much
short of an insult. The advertising columns of this
journal are open to all respectable person and SORTS
of busnesss for each in advance; but the editorial
columns are not accessible on any such conditions
We publish very cheerfuy any intelligence which
we regard az interesting to the public and very often
pay for il pretty roundy. But if Mr.. A. or Mr.. b..
desire 10 have their personal axes ground at 50 much
line, We respectfully advise them to resort elsewhere
for the service.
Doubt having been expressed ms to the authenti'
city of Capt. Canots twenty Years of an African
s. SLAYER" the following letter has been written by
DIR. Lugenbee who for many years was the colonial
physician At Liberia:
COLONIZATION Rooms,
WtsuycTos CITY, Wednesday Sept. 10, ls5hi
DEAR SIR: have your favor OF the th inst Ia answer %
ycur inquiries respecting ny tLowedge OF Capt Canot
have 70 saw that durug my residence Ia Lbes ffon 1913 70
1910 several times met Capt Canot at Monroyis and
though knowledge Of the fact Of bis having been
Of his thou not openly tor me Tear
OF the GpeasUre and opposition OF the Lbean AUTHORITIES
i,many beerng and his polite etentions 70 me would otner
have ecitsd set there VS. something IN hs man ~
srpsreLt ngeIuOusness which admired and which would
have iTductd to seek biz society nan known tnh
E kris were clear OF the stain Of the abominabe slave
trade HIS rput4tiun among the citizens OF Llorra-"h
oe Of WHOM he engsged considerable extent IN le-
climate tr,de-was liberal and honorable man and nave
feounfy heard q who bad considerable deal
fncs with him speGk him OF integrity ena sefaJ
have never the captain 10 this country Day shono
believe he mas entirety Gyandphso lHS sH'o
,-sJe bofh dec,y s,d Indirectly should be pleased 20 re.
new acquaintance with hun add should feel Tree 70 exepa
No. M those cyes which his position as save a1ef on the
Africa herdeted on my part durus my 'oo'fn "
bsVe not vet had lime read the whole Of the ineresn,
book hc YOU have given the pablo as ne experience Asd
eysous o Gait Cannot during twenty years OF Dis event
nj m but from the partial examination that have gwen H.
n induced 70 regad truthful narrative o tne edVeN
cf extraofdinsFy man. rs descnptoh' o. As