Polynesian., 1858-08-14
No. Is.
Spiritual Extraynganza.

Prom the Westminster Review: Spirits spirsppingl
1.-The scarcely credible extravagance we shall
next mention is so utterly incompatible with any
notion we have of intellectual sanity, that must
suppose that the epidemic had developed among
those affected by il vast amount of real but un-
recognized lunacy. About the time of the con-
structiOn of some mysterious mechanism ut High
Rock, Mass, 1t was announced by spiritual intel
hgenee to Mrs. - "a celebrated medium is here
referred toy, that she TO become mother in a
new sense-that {" she would become the Mary of
new dispensation." The information was COM
municated with peculiar solemnity, and in a way
that left IN the minds of the persons present clear
conviction of the superior capacities and exalted
moral attalnments of the spirits communicating.
Mrs. - had for some time experienced sensa-
tlons indicating pregnancy; and the Indications,
as they increased assumed more and more pecu-
liar and somewhat inexplicable character. At
length request from the spirit world came through
the mediumship of the Rev. Mr.. Spear, described
as person OF high respectability, that on q GER
tain day she would visit him at High Rock. No
sooner had she arrived there, when totally uncon-
selous of what was to happen to her. she seized
with the pains of labor, which. though differing
somewhat from their ordinary character, inasmuch
as - they were Internal and Of the spirit rather
than of the physical nature; they were neverthe-
less quite uncOntrOllable as the latter and not
less severe" As the labor proceeded, so il was
observed, did the different portions Of the mechan-
ism previously mentioned begin to acquire move
ment, and To give signs of mechanical activity or
life; and when, at the end of two hours, the
difheut parturition had been brought to an auspi-
cious close, motion, to the astonishment OF the
behOlders, had been communicated to the machin-
cry throughout al Its parts. The lady had been
brought to bed Of a - Motive FORCE"
We entreat our readers to be grave. The infant,
having been born, required nursing. For some
weeks did the afectionate mother, d" under pro-
cess entirely analogous to that Of nuI sing (for
which preparation had been previously made in
her own organization, while she was in utter ig-
norance of such design)," suckle the young Force,
and pour out the precious life-food from her ma
ternal-we really know not what. For reasons
undiseOverable by u.s. Mr.. Capron is unwilling to
give this marvel corner in his capaeious and mis-
celaneous faith; but he nevertheless canddly
avows, That quite number Of persons Of great
intelligence, candOr, and unmpeachable character,
fully believed in this second edition of the miracu-
lOus conception and birth, and that the most un-
bounded enthusiasm manifested by many"
1t was denUminated 60 The New Motive Power; the
Physical Sdrior; Heavens Last Best Gift to Man;
New Creation; The Great Spiritual Revelation of
the Age; The Philosophers Stone; the Act of all
Acts; the Science Of all Sciences and various
other extravagant epithets were applied to this
wonderful new BIRTH Mr.. Capron we perceive
suming with him, Judge Edmonds, and Professor
Hare, moment, that il is true, that in the United
States the usual physical laws are daily subverted
that tables, untouched by human force, rear and
paw, and scamper about rooms, and go up into the
air with outside passengers upon them that do
mestic furniture entirely forgetting its place. wan
ders and even romps and riots about houses, as
seems good to it, defying housewives and house
maids as a rabble does police; that iron-mongery
Ot all kinds, tongs, shoves. pokers, once steady
going race, go Gathering about like troopers that
stalr-rods shooting mPdly from their fixtures rat
tie down stairs, endangering the limbs and break
ing the pitchers of ascending women that guitars
go drifting about the room, finding their own mu-
sic, over the heads of responding pianos, which
though furnished with pedals, have not yet we be-
lieye, begun to skip; that the loose bones Of a
skeleton parade round a room, the skull keeping
its sockets fixed on the medium that spirir-hands
can be seen beating tambOurines like mad that
the French horn can hand over q fiddle, and on be-
ing asked for the bow, be heard to inquire Can't
you get along without itl' and that the same
horn name tune, while fddles are heard to
play, accompanied by drums, accordeOns and voices,
all human agencies being absent we say we
assume these things to be true, which are gravely
related as true, any portion of them, then sup
ported by as good evidence, ready to believe
and we defy anybody to show why We should not
believe, that lady can be brought safely to bed
of fine plump Motive PJwer,'' and give suck
to 1t by some peculiar spiritual apparatus with
which she has been spiritually furnished. 1t is
no use Mr.. Capron saying, in disparaging italics,
that nelc nlsOr Po1cer lDOuld not 10 any pur
pose," since its very uselesSness is another confirm
atUry proof of its intimate connection with the
other phenomena. In a word, throughout the
whole series of the marvels there is not a single
one which rests on more positive, more weighty,
and more unexeeptiOnabe evidence than this; and
since the staunchest believers and most influential
champions OF the movement reject such testimony
nconclusive in this ease there is not the shadow
of reason why testimony, never better, in gener-
al incumpar.bly worse, should be rendered or ac-
cepted, conclusive, even worthy Of attention,
in any other. Could the spirit Of the illustrious
HobsOn be consulted, he must inevitably answer in
his stern cold way. " This none and since Mr..
Capron ri icules the idea of accepting This, we
cheerfully submit to the other alternative Of ac-
eepting none"