Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-22
Spiritualism TO be "EIposed."
70 the editor of tie Nctc York Herald.
SrRATyoRD Hollow, Coos COUNTY, }
NEW HAMPSHIRE December 10, 1858.


Nine years OF the most intimate acquaintance
with the facts, philosophy and theology OF splr'
itualsm, have most fully convinced me 81 rs
demoraizng aad runOuS tendency; ana as
have hitherto, while deiuded by lis idIlac!es'
been rs uEfl!nchIng advocate, no" intend 10
expose the damnlng practices OF us Dei!e'eiS,
It's deluslve theories, and Its pTosuiullohs ai!u
libertanism. In these articles snail also Si'e
the experience and observation oil many ot.ef
prominent Sprituaists. lis phenomena am
obliged 10 maintain, but Its moral, SOCIAL auu
religious bearings, most deeply depiore. NO
one III this nation is more acquainted VITA II IN
all lis bearings than myself, as nave occupied
one of the most prominent positions, IN cohhec'
ton with my wife, Mrs. Cora l.. '. hatch' III
the PRONUNCIATION OF Its doctrines 10 you de-
sire these articles! Please write me by return
mail at the date OF this note. Ny articles Will
bear date at New York. b. F. HATCH, NJ ID.
Mr.. Hatch it will be recolected, was the
husband of medium who was oil the rage
in the spiri,-world last year. She was al,
WAYS in a trauce--a sort of elyslum--and
Mr.. Hatch kept the gate Of it, and admitted
the vulgar public to her celestial soirees, at
the remarkably low price Of fifteen cents per
capita. Mrs. Hatch always saw scmo IAN
selic beings walking in sunlight with golden
hair" but one foe morning she became
(rightfully u,litarian, and awoke to the idea
tn at he was making too much money from
her efforts in the spirit world. She then Gu:
the connection, and the deserted hnauc!eT,
pinins 10 the sylvan shades of Coos county,
in the State of New Hampshire, resolves to
unburthen his soul through the columns OF
this journal We will give him chance
Let him send along his expose. One susges-
tion:--we trust be will not fail to give fran
cial statement of his speculation, and let US
know how much was netted tor glmpses at
the spirit world at the remarkably low price
of fifteen cents head.--N !. Herald.
MoRE.-Mr. Paine, great Spntual!st Of
Worcester, Mass, has, also, come out at late
meeting. lie was particularly elegant on
table turning" and now acknowledges that
the whole thing is fraud; that he had cheat.
ed from the beginning; bis wife and his most
intimate friends, as well as his numerous
converts, having been the dupes of his pre-
meditatcd deception.
Mr.. Coles stated these facts in the Spirit.
ual Conference on Wednesday evening, in
the presence of Mr.. Paine; and after be had
concluded, the bogus medium got up, pub
licly acknowledged the fraud, and defended
it on the ground that the end Justites the
means! lie believed that the great share Of
the reputed spiritual phenomena is sham, al.
though be was OF opinion that some Of them
are real lie stood commended to his own
conscience, and counted it among his trGa-
sures in heaven that be had charged nothing,
although small presents had from time to time
flown into his earthly Golfers; his labor had
been enc Of love. lie had resorted TO decep-
ton in order to meet deception, and ultimate
ly expose it.
Having defended his course, Mr.. Paine ex.
hibited piece of No. wire, as the veritGble
apparatus by which he had moved tables,
and converted hundreds to Spiritualism.
SplRITrALIsM ~ IrALY.--A funny story is
told in communication to the Spiritual
Age, by Mr.. j. J. Jarvis, the distinguished
author, now residing in Florence, Italy. 1t
is as follows:
AT recent circle in this city, q skept-
cal physician nexpocteily entered on visit
and seeing what the family were about, asked
permission for the fun of the thing to sit
with them. The phenomena soon began, and
directed towards bin too.
The mediums hand Ia titled lady Of great
refinement and distinction in society," was
made to write
"One of your patients when you killed,
d--n you"
Imagine the confusion of both PARTIES
The doctor disappeared; and the mJrtitca-
ton Of the lady medium has scarcely abated
yet"
CRUELTY TO ANIMALs--Not only the city
ordinances but the laws Of the State, shouId
be risidly enforced against al persons who
cruelty abu:e dumb animals in the public
streets. Yesterday morning Q dray driver,
after ovcrloading hispoor horse, beat him so
cruelty over the head with the buttof his whip,
because he could not pull through the mire OF
Dock street, that two gentlemen had to threa'
ten him with summary punishment to make
him desist.-Rich. DiSp.