The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-15

Judge Edmsnds' Last Astounding Revela.
ton from the Spirit world-Hls fnterv:sy "
with tho Fictitious Hero or Mr.. Ewer's
Californian Romance.
TO TEE EDITOR o. THE HERALD.
With your liberty / desire to address q few line.
reply to the ettsrs Of Judge W. Edmonds and one
j. Bauer, published in the HERALD of tia goth Of
March, having reference to and to The Eventual
Nights Of August Goth and 2lst"
IL perhaps folly for me to state evident fact as
that the Judges letter is utterly wide Of the contro
versy BE does not make the prstenson to meet
the real merits Of the affair at all He incontuenty
packs up, without saying word and leaves the field
Yes, it is even so he has been weak enough to re.
publish ~ trueas corroborave of his theorya fiction
from which the slightest analysis would have developed
several impossibilties and numberess mprobabltes-
fiction which is evidently an argument showing his
proposition to be absurd-s fiction which, even il
it were not an argument against himself, contains q
theory before which his own must fall; and to crown
all he has held solemn conversations with fictitious
character, with whom, IL the tale true he
could not according to its statements have held any
communication whatever. Not one item does he deny,
and the contro~eray Ia, La fact, closed.
But he 10 not utterly undeserving praise In the
affair for il cannot but be admitted that he has had
initiating though 1t may be) that he Is in a
corner FrAnbness is jewell. Whether he could
have taken any ether step is not, perhaps, to be
inquired into too closely It is, must confess,
very pleasant admis sion for man to be compelled TO
make that after having been for years upon the bench
deciding upon the soundness fallacy Of arguments
he should have been far led sstray-he should have
been STOOL enough" to his phrase-to admit
and repuslish an argument going decidedly to dis
prove the very proposition which he seeks to establish
Indeed, Mr. Editor upon the principle Of not kicking
whom he is down. have desire to do aught else
than to commend the Judge the kind sympathss Of
the public.
But what does this lame rejonder of his amount tor
WHY, finding himself in inextrcAble predica ment he
struggles to get out of his By explaining hsw it
happened that he got in and under the circumstance
crying 'Msrcy!' The Righteousness of his psu stu.
alton would induce me to say more, but ~ his
PLANTATION contains several assert IONS expressed and
implied, which call for fat denial from NE am forced
to the melancholy resort OF driving him out of his
per-pnshing him from the last beam where be has a
foothold.
His explanation appears to be, that, first, he
on nd rshors tina.
fraud l commend him to the aame kind autho.
rites STILL and to thst portion of my letter in the
HERALD Of the 18th of March, to which he has forgotten
to alude where stated that IL conceived hna per.
feet right as truthful man TO PROFOUND theory which
had never seen print before, ana which bRsy5d
might not be without interest TO aometc hold up
at charge Of arrogance the result of unaided nind
on earth in contrast with theory purportrg to come
from q world hey ond the srayeto contrast theory
which s az think, consistent in all its parts, and to
say the least not impossible with theory which
tradcts itself and therefore t possibly be true
believed had perfect right to that theory into
fiction, which as whOls would be the argument re
ductio dd d6srdam to be applied against spirituaiism
without Getting myself to the charge of being
regardless Of the high dictates of truth" 1t may
evidence Of ssgacty in the Judge that he has
the correctness of the above. But until he shall have
done 30, he must not expect ms to exhibit equal
want of common sense with himself by noticing fur
Their mere assertion of his-that because wrote
The Eventful Nights have shown myself reg Ardless
of truth-whioh has already been fulIy ans wersd.
Bis second explanation is that sent him copy the
magazine by gentleman direct from San Francisco
ing to that gentlemen Do you think would publish lie
under my own namef' My memory is tolerable and it
only serves me with the fact that sen exchange to
Judge Edmonds of the Sacred Circle, while the other
exchanges were preparing for the mail. Bat this is
chd's play What could the Judge desire to establish
more than that wished to have magazine go direct to
hims IT. in his agitation he is anxious to excite SYM
patty for himself through this fact will give him the
opportunity did direct magazine to him. put 1T ins,
the mail, and of positively intended that it
should reach him. But sefore proceed further let me-
in this connection, make extract from his letter.
f the object of the devics says he Sand all tue pains
taken to carry it out was TO impose on my conddeac
positively deny that there was any devic. on my
part positively deny that took any pains to deceive
feet rsSt either through private hands or through
mail, to place beneath his eyes The theqE; asvso ped
in i YES ptstEl; OPPOSED 70 Bis And supposed it
tsat he would read i with interest. But i's gave
the Judge credit for ordinary sasacity; he
had been for year, spsa the beach Of a
in my life than when received his letter, ncing
that he had been rash enough to publish the rst half
half he would Ger tainly find out his error But no. he
completed his humiliation by reputlishing that ALSO
and giving several communications which he, forsoot
had fha Rnttt ~ Il
Lane, who, as have sad above, even II the article
we're true was as entirely beyond the reach
Of communicating with any earth.
But whether any else did did not send him
the the Judge seems to forget In his agitation.
that it really difference Surprising for the
sake OF argument that sent him magazine by
senger direct it will not help the matter for him. since
he the less blndy overlooked all the internal evil
dences OF the :ttious character Of the ar L. dis
regarded the advice Of his friends who cautioned hm
against it.
There is little else for me to state The Judge remarks
that IL the object of the "6evice,o forsCoth nwas to
show the great LIABILITY to deception is under from
false or fabricated communications unnecessary
against it." is to be regretted that the Judge not
guided by the light of his experience ", saysbe ths
object give the pain Of learning hat gentleman
&c &c. was unworthy of confidence il WAS unneces-
ssry for had learned the public ebad made of
my private letter to him and it not that
he should supersdo to the humiliation OF proclaiming
his fraud" As for being unworthy of confidence,
have answered that above sy quoting an extract from
my frat letter. Which the Judge has wssIy ignored
that the Juoge is misinformed The letter has MOI besa
published 1t has never left my hands any copy of
It. consider it equally sacred with letter from my
sister. "Proclaimng my own fraud is worthy any
answer after my f9t letter to the HERALD.
"H" says he, " the pur pose to convince that
men may Tot be what they seem, ii unnecessary;
for had not presided so long over criminal court,
without learning something OF TIE degradation to which
the influence Of evil passions aud perverted eduoation
may sink the farest seeming among u.s. The Judge
OILY makes the matter in his agitation thu far
tbeI he GOES For, admitting that were man regard
less of truth, he here proves that his experience
avAIed him naught.
"But" says he, "i the purpose to induce me to
withhold al confidence In my fellow men IL has sgnay
failed" All, Judge, 1t should teach you to have less
oopfdepce in yourself.
BEAR in mind, again that there no Intentions
whatever my part for sin cersy assure him that
had all, ha haI