The New York herald., 1863-05-30

sPlRlTUAlisM At THE WHITE HOUSE.
President Lincoln Has an Interview
With the Spiritual Rappers-secretsrass
For.ey Prsssns-i.ssrvis"~ " with With ts:
spiriss OF Napoleon. Lafayesse, Fra.h.
ceives Some Good Advisss.
tCorrespondonce OF tho Boston Gazette.
A few evenings since Abraham Lincoln, President d
the United states induced give spiritual so,res
derfu alleged supernatural powers Of Mr.. Charles X
Shockie II was my good fortune. friend o. the
Mrs Lincoln Mr. wsss. lie I Mr. stanton. sss H New
fork, and Mr. - OF Philadelphia. We took our seata
called away shortly after the maussations commenced
and the spirits, which had apparently assembled W
ynce him Of the power gave visible tokens OF the ds
pleasure at tho Presidents absence BY pnchng Mr. Stan
toms ears and twitchng Mr.. weles board lie sooe -
turned; but i was some time before harmony vac -
stored for the mshaps 70 the Secretaries cusel such
bursts Of laughter that the influence vcry unprcps
tious For some hall hour tho demonstrations q
physical character-sblcs were moved and tho picture
OF Eenry Clay, which hangs on the wall was swayce
more than foot and two candeabras presented " hs
Dcy Oh Aigsers 70 Presidon Adams. were twice ralses
Il nearly nine O'Clock before shocke was fsay 90
quent manifestations tina. twice during the evening reslo
ratlvos were applied; for he much weakened and
fathful an account as poss bio OF what took place
Load rappinu about nine o'cesk were heard directly
an Tosn y '1Sr sna mr. s'a'ee sn>
wWsl ssr !, so,d sha ,,sas,scn, r ss,o.,rs -. s- A..
hear what his lndan ma esty has 70 say. We have
the on,v dea.sa1"MhacS vh;,c ~ Nm I a. =
voluntsss advice about the conduct Of The wsr
vere sid unon tbe tab;e N s,eSt or all Ss:SSsreSs
was then taken from Mr. Stanton, and tho mate,k ves
has reoursd me 10 xrs this tnocs wcrc hoard ana
the paper WINS uncovered To tho surprise OF all rcseus
aIaste MAKES waste but doays cause yexatsous Give
vu.Is. ~ .rs.,w n. $3.50 ,o.ss AZ st1.~
as,io y enesgy we every % meens s 20 sSpcss ave-
INV ia va trators A. homo N tc caro M Lvr mon
note of nrearation less nerads ana cv .lr and moe
action 49, =" F"--''-~~ - - frTsNsY KNOX -
"Ih:, Ia nm. v,h,,, ,., ~ o,,..,n :, ia ~ n~x
dent .wno % Is Henri, Honry Kno.,, %' S"0'k S''' 'o0
vas and before The wor e. wers from nv iius Tho ~
diun oko in a strsnyc voica sThs 0rst s.rret.rv -
war; ~ N \ "-'Ero. -
+ oh vea Ceneral Knox >, said Ina presidect vho
turning 70 tue Secretary said Stsntou thst meSnse =
Tor YOU Il is from youf Predecessor !" - -
W. stanton made no repy
"I shoud ike IN az sc1c,. K,or >, Gaia ~ e~s
dent "N il Ia within the scope OF hs ABILITY 10 Toll n,
when this reneioo viii he mi down"
In tho same manner as before hs message was 70
ceived:-
leon and myse bav. held ireauon, consutatic1s ucoa
this point, there IS something which our spiritual oyes
~ ,,rcs hv rcmoy. ~ mon sroU hSh os;i,ors sn6
herc are ihose in rcsem"ns ,hoss shi,SS shoniA -
made use :" hasten Sa nd ssvs
rasa vour S,r cs ,,c ons ,r, th,oss 49,
the rebellion m die OF exhausou Franklin sees the cod
approaching, as the south mus, give up Tor want Of mo
70 opy
"We - eyci,rad ths pres,dent 1onin,ans d,nar
s,roro Tho Saint. ss ,vo .a ancns, sho airnara 1~~,
d ,s seom N mndersard rmnn;ng sbe machiree anonS
tho Ceesta,s much bct,cr than vc do Their taik and
ice sound very much lkc the t,k OF INV (ahiuea~
don i yo, THU 60 Mr.. we,lesf',
stwc d.n,, r,n, v;iI th,nL ,y,a r,a,,e, oyor .,A
sse ,,ha. conc rs,on ~ a,rva NJ INN ); '''' "'
neavv rsns were heard and tho anhs,,st ss cai,.a
for yrnsn Tba,s hoss The roo,tnr,, yras sns,t out
There vras shoo, or isugbter and Mr. Weiea strokaA
his heard. " ~
1Tb,t means Mr. woI,cs ,, said TIM president athaf
vou ant 10 e % Ionv ;udsd and think The Nearest wsv
+ is, ,hs s;s;ts coui ,e,I ne hov 70 caich hs Ais
hama ,, Wv 'f' ''~N 'o'' " ~"
Tn Limits which 4 ad beep par,iav lovered almost
hec,r,e ao S,n ,hat could moi sce snfa
~ the Seasres Of anv one in he room
mud on the mirror over the mantl niece there an
naorod ,ho vsSs ,,s,i ,tom,, ,ioturs
ever beheld r. renresenied a sea vjew-tho Aiabams
iar.e s,aamer To msrchantman in the distance wore
sacr naraIiv aessrousd hv Gre Iha nct,,re chsnred
and the Ashama was seen q, anchor nder tho shadow
an Eng,sh fort from which nm Enyish dae va wavin9
The Alabama was aosting idiv nj sou IN hoard anI
no signs or ifa viahIa oou her The nictnre
dsmsnacd Ar tha nr Fng,snd,s sristocracyI y; 'f>0I-,
$50 England IA 10 saxe the Aiabsms auaysn said ~
~, - " 49, - 49, .s ~ tkats. dcrss
et oue nunboat or 1y yon,pp nj sss be- S~
The sniriss called for ,ba snhshst ana auan Tst,a
na,s c p iha ,S s,, oru y ~, % s o,p ~p'' o, "uu s
81 see sas - ss,S Inc prssident oMo,hsr ENGLAND
thinks that ha, FOR the ~oose NAV be saur foe
shc car,o- =, 80 80 s-, harc.fsa. hrt
not very complimentary 70 our navy any how il-s
"wevo done our best Mr.. President said Mr. Welea.
I'm maturing plan wnicn, wnen penecsed. tnlnasu