The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-12-29

The French slave Trade.
COLONIZATION OYYIcE, BALTIMORE,
December Goth, '5S.
Letters have been received ct this Office
from Monrovia, dated Nov. 18th. DR.. M'Gill
thus refers to the new French SLAYER reported
by tho Niagara as being on ~ coast OF Lii
IBERIA:
Another French SLAYER lies at an Choir at
Mamma Rock engaged in buying slaves. She
WAS visited on the 18th instant by Attorney
General Payne, in II. B. LIS steamer Alecto.
MIR. Payne and the British commander were
forbidden TO board the vessel; the latter,
however, armed his boats and boarded, in
order, as he stated, to ascertain the nation
atty of the vessel. The Frenchman, on be-
ing Intercepted, acknowledged that he was
engaged In purchasing emigrants, that he
had landed portion Of his cargo and re-
ceived seven negroes. They are kept under
matches with gratings on, On armed sentinel
| being always on the watch. One Of the
slaves was recognized ms boy who had lived
with the late Cyrus Willis. He had been
seized and sold in our neighborhood to "Old
Sandfsh," by whom he was sold to the "Re-
| gina Cnli - after the massacre on board he
swan to shore, and was seized and kept con-
| fined by King Golfer at Mamma until he was
purchased by his present French owner. The
| Frenchman gave him up on the payment of
| $50 francs, which he stated as the cost, and
| gave q certificate Of his having purchased
| him as a slave. The man speaks English flu
emily. The Frenchman denied our jurisdic-
| ton, but stated no had orders not to encroach
ON Liberian territory. An armed boat was
left at the dallinas to prevent the future
shipment of slaves. The French Commodore
is expected shortly, and the Englishman here
is sending for an additional force, prepara-
| tory to Il row with somebody. We are in
the meantime disposed to fight the Vey PEG.
pie from Cape Mount to Gallinas. II we do
not, twill be for the want of money to equip
an expedition.
| Gonfessions of IA Table, m over.
| For long time Mr.. Geo. p Paine, of
/ Worcester, Mass, has been known as pow.
erful "physieal medium" and his achieve
ments in the line of table-moving have con-
verted hundreds Of people to Spiritualism,
and been an argument in the mouth Of it's
believers. His demonstrations were not in
the dark, like those of the Davenport boys,
but under full blaze of gas, or in broad
daylight. lie has made tables move appa-
rently without human contact, to the COM
fort of the believers and the confounding OF
skeptics.
The Worcester Spy Of the Goth of Octo
Der contained an account OF one of his ex-
hibitions, in which the table was so moved,
and Yankee Doodle raped on it in good
style in time with the whisting Of n gentle
man present.
From timeto time reliable mediums saw
I c,nirita hnr g.
was In fair way of becoming a lion among
Spiritualists.
| Recently MIR. Paine came to this CITY.
manly Tor the purpose of convincing Mr.
Coles, former medium, who has recently
concluded that physical manifestations are a
humbug. For this purpose n circle was held
| in Mr.. Paine's rooms, and Coles, with sever.
al others attended, but were unable to detect
any deception. AT second interview, how
ever, he, with Mr.. Henry smith, the "Raxor
Strop Man." and Mr.. Waters OF Worcester
determined to sift the matter to the bottom.
Paine being requested to change the position
OF the table refused, saying it would destroy
the conditions"
AT last a small hole in the floor and rent
in the carpet were discovered 10 close prox-
unity with the table legs. The three gentle
men proposed to take up the carpet but
Mr. Paine demurrcd, aud requested them to
call next day. MIR. Coles and his associates
determined, however, not to Yield the point,
and gave Paine to understand that thew would
not leave the room till they had taken up the
carpet.
! MIR. Paine, finding he could not stave off
an examination, finally aoknowlsd that the
whole thing Was fraud that he had cheat
ed, not only on this occasion, but from the
beginning; his wife and his most intimate
friends, together with his numerous converts,
having been dupes Of his prsmeditatod de
ception.
Mr.. Coles stated these facts in the Spirit
ual Conference on Wednesday evening, in
the presence Of Mr.. Paine, and after he had
concluded the bogus medium got up, public
~ acknowledged the fraud, and DEFENDED 1T
on the ground that the end justiies the
means. He belived that the great share OF
the repnted spiritual phenomena 10 sham, al
though he was OF opinion that some of them
are real. He stood commended to his own
conscience, and counted il as among his
treasures in heaven that he had charged
nothing, although small presents had from
time TO time flown into his earthly Golfers
his labor had been one Of love. He had re-
sorted to deception in order to meet decep-
ton, and ultimately expose it.
! Having defended his course, Paine exhibit.
ed piece Of No. 2 wire as the veritable ap-
paratas by which he moved tables and con-
verified hundreds to Spiritualism.
seiI Appreciation.
/ DR.. Holmes, in the last Autocrat papers,
says:
| "Self appreciation is a slow and gradual
| process. AT fret child thinks he can do
every thing. remember when thought
conld lift house if | only tried hard
enough. So began with the hind wheel Of
heavy old family coach built like that in
which Lady Bountaful carried little King
Pippin, IT you happen to remember the illus
! trations Of that story. lifted with all nv
might, and that pulled down with all i,s
might. The planet beat. After that, my
ideas Of the difference between my will and
my muscular strength were more accurately
defined. Then came the illusion that could
lick Serve OUT or polish off, various
small boys who had been or might be OBJ
noxious to me. The event Of the different
set tos' to which this hypothesis led not