New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-09-23


doubters.
Now, VIZ mean to be fair. In the new
philosophy il is taken for granted that "a spirit
ha. carried with il the passions and the prciudces
which possessed il here: and therefore it is not
strange that it should be piqued IS phantom BY
what piqued it. or would have piquei it, in the
flesh But. then. two unfortunate questions st
once srise Ii the spheres have no better effect
upou their denzens than this, OF what use are the
.nbsre, ALL And # these disembodied intelli-
cepcss are no wiser and no more equable than those
still embodied why should they be summoned with
40 much pains For j, Is clear that II the mundane
teacher is falLble. these ultra mundane teachers
are not less co. A modern spirit we nave
noticed, is usually 3 very stupid pers"nase' nc
(or III blunders and higges and hesita,es; nc say
nothing when he is understood. and - only I'M
pre,sire when he j. incomprehensible. We hsve
cen three or four hundred printed pages ali dc
ated by spirits" and anything more drear! ana
dryelins. more platitudinOus and psltry, more ao-
surd and unimpor.snt, il would BE- Impossible 70
msgine. To ask The world TO receive sn TINS Tor
truth, in spite Of sensual demonstration OF l'' ao
surji,y; 10 demsnd that we should dsbeleye
Newton in the fesh, and conhde IN Po'herlnx'
laundering, quacbish Newton in the spirit, IS
little too impudent. Wewill not believe IN New
ton who repeals the law Of grayitaton, seoli'he'
the Copernican system, and wastes MS Vaiu'
able tine in descauting about free love-
which i. only another name FOR forniea-
ton and adultery, if not incest II he has
nothing better 10 communicate, It would
be wiser for him 70 return to his sphere and
rs.ume his poli.hed conversation with Alexander
the Great and Capt. Kyd.
When so much is undertaken, We demand
tha, something should be accomplished We
have q right to require that what the spirits
say. should b. said clearly; that what they
think, they should think strongly; that what
they do. they should do decidedly; that what
they teach, they should teach plainly; that, IN
short. they should either make this world wiser,
better and happier, or el.e leave it altogether to
old influences aud well recognized powers. Hthere
i. 10 be special spiritual revelation in these days let
il be Of great and not of little things; and If We
are to have new prophets, let them command re-
spect by lives OF purity and by intellectual yigor.
no man accustomed TO better things cen fail to
perceive that there is about all these doings de-
nominated spiritual faint of earthiness, if not an
aroma Of pastiness. Wherever the new doctrines
are carried, the tongue of scandal is at once let
loose. We are not about 10 argue that this Is s
necessary result. That is to say, If disembodied
creatures are permitted to visit the woria-and
these are of necessity good and bad-it is prsny
positive proof that the bad surpass the good In
number and in power when the aggregate Of re-
suits is pernicious; and that it wonld be better
for US to discontinue the eyocation of all, rather
than submit to the malign majority. We must
Judge these inspired people by their works. We
have a right 10 ask if they have made ind-
viduals better society happier. the impure pure
and the pure purer We have witnessed no such
result We have under these Influences seen
chsste women grow monument, the industrious
idle the sensible Anticipated, the steady erratc,
the placid pugnacous, and the honest knavish.
None Of these people seem to be any better for
their new friends. Spirits" who set father
against child, husband against wife, and neighbcr
against neighbor, are unworthy Of respectful
treatment. and should BE- booted back to the hsbi-
tstions whence they came. They will otherwise,
being treated with so much consideration. grow
arrogant and -elf-suficent. II We had the largest
faith in their existence, and absolute authority
over them We think we should exercise our power
by sending the whole pack about their business.
The best way TO deal with busy devil is to tread
him under foot But if we shske hands with him;
if we invite him into the drawing room; if we feast
him and fondle him, he will probably before be
takes his departure, make houses too hot to be
comfortable. at present the spirits" seem to
constitute rather miscellaneous mob; and we do
not care 70 associate with after he is dead
with whom We would not have associated while he
was living, especially if the testimony be quite
strong that dissolution has not mended his
manners.
The newspapers have recently referred TO all
event in this city of scandalous character, of
which. in what We have just said. We have no.
been unmindful. If the parties were private per-
sons we should have no RICH. to allude TO them;
but Mrs. Hatch is professional medium. and /
receives solid silver dollars for her reyelations.
Heretofore her husband, Dr. Hatch, has received |
and put into his pocket the proceeds Of her public !
performances. But, alas for Spiritualismi Here |
WAS woman who knew all things in heaven and /
earth-who could have profitable conversation at
any time with the salt Of her ia every age and
country-who could chat with Lucrctla, who !
take tea with Volumnia and Vlrgilia, vino could
walk with Sarah and Rebecca, and sit with Eliza
beth aud either Mary, and who could, face to face