New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-02
FROM BOSTON.

-. our Own Correspondent
BosroN, Tuesday, jane 80 l'n'
Since last wrote to you the Republican o."
ventior has been held, and turned gu. -, ps,l.
in the triumphant nomination OF W., r,., ,hov
The opposition to him made the s'c"'e'. ho.. 81
Ia "a 90, INTO the Convention III nu :"
,.uoror+;oned TO their real strength
"e.," ,oan,o there is and has been no OPPOSE
"'a w AT, lis except among the Democrat"
ii'n - men. from whom, of course, 1T was to
,-...,ed. OF the Fremont men, only kno' Vi
W.f",sble and "ugly" politicians opposed nl'il;
unreason',hev when they got to Worcester, and
and e'en .o,ly where they stood, "cayed in" The
RI men of mark and influence who went win
them At the outset, Messrs. Allen. Adams and Hop
LIZ. came over TO Banks, like sensible men as they
are on learning how things really stood Inc nom
nation made certain the election OF Mr.. BANKS
Having passed the Convention his future course Is
Main sailing He will get great majority III spitc
IF any combination that can be formed.
The nominations for subordinate State oifcers
ueIe hastily made and it is likely that some
changes will be made in them before the election
The Cambridge investigation into Sprltuaism
proyed TO be- properly speaking, no investigation at
all was present at all the sessions, ana loon ho'e'
of all that occurred. So far as eau see tnc mat
tar rests nrecisely where it did before. Nothing
was nroyed or disproyed The COMMITTEE, be-
Rove think differently, and will report in day or
tyro IJnt their report is published feel bound
- abstain from publishing the details OF the
sessions. They are entitled to be heard hrst
I can only tell you, as matters OF interest u
your spiritualstic readers, that the Com
mittee consisted Of Professors Pelrce, Agasslz
and Horsford of Harvard University, and OF DR.. Is.
n. Ciould. IT,. of the Albany Observatory, who re-
sides in Cambridge. DR.. Gardner conducted the
exhibitions on tie part of the spirits. The Hon:
Ceorqs Lunt the poet and novelist, represented
The Courier of which he is one OF the editors. your
correspondent represented The 1rareler. Inc
other spectators were Mr.. Adams the founder OF
the Express which bears his name, the Rev: Allen
Putnam. and Major G. w. Rains OF Newburgh,
n Y. The three gentlemen last named are
sn;ritnslsts. D. Luther V. Bell of Charles,own
was also present by invitation OF Dr. Gardner. lie
was formerly Superintendent OF the Mclean Asylum
for the Insane distinguished politician OF tne ola
Wing school, and was last year the Wing candidate
for Governor He is Il man of ability and character,
an eminent physician, and having for two years made
a careful and extended investigation of the MANI
festations has come to the conclusion that they re-
ally exist and are not the result OF mp0sture or de-
lusion. He tells me that he has repeatedly seen q
table move without being touched at all. His III
ouiry into the phenomena has been pursued sys'
Dramatically and in the most thorough manner.
When he commenced 1t, he was an utter uhoelle'ei
in the reality Of the manifestations.
Among the mediums who were presented to me
Cambridge Committee, were Mrs. Brown, Miss
Katharine Fox, and MIR. George A. Redrnar
of New York. Mrs. Brown and Miss Fox are
sisters. and are the original "rapperS OF Roches,
ter. The other mediums were Mr.. Mansfield OF
Boston, Mrs. Kentrick and the Davenport boys OF
Buffalo.
The death of Stephen c. Phillips of Salem, who
persisted in the burning of the steamer Montreal on
the st. Lawrence, is great calamity to the State
He was one of our most eminent and valuable Puo,
lie men. No conspicuous man of the old Free-sol
party was so universally popular. Although ioI
two years that party's candidate for Governor, he
was always respected and spoken well OF by Ms po
Itical opponents He was man of great sagaclty
Of large grasp o. mind, and of eminent purity o
life and character. At the time OF his dean a.
was engaged in very extensive operations 10 ll
lumber trade, and in few year, had he hVch
would haze probably realized ole al tLe larse" Tor
tues III he State. He had successfully overcc1f
all .he obstacles In his way, and was making ~
mense profits, to which his energy and ability iairi
laA him