The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-07-08
From the Peat
MPie sPiritualism In Washing.


AwAsHfseTOS, Dac.. Jugs 22i,Alse3.
sPef6eps me most wonder lni ,ieuens,rs.
Ion Of spiritnalistn that hay yei SURPRISED
tbe world to,ik place last exsning. Al the
house Of fSectlary stanton in thissiiy CON
plelflv eclipsing, sf lhcse. l1it ERIC reported
as,fiaying oome on atVhe Wmtszhou-e and
elsewhere. under the auspices OF celebrated
mediums and professors do not mean
that on his occasion there were any Of those
extrayagaat manifesto ions Of cabalistic or
mesmerIc power, that are the usual results
OF "circle" meetings, but that the prof ssing
visitors Ir,m spirit land gave such evidences
ol their generalsh p as to convince the mos
-credulous. Calm. quiet and thongbtul were
the auditors throughout the whole evening
and alth ,ugh there were no broken chairs or
fractured tables, no ruined pisnos or torn
dresses. the company present without ex
cepiin seemed derply impressed with what
they saw and heard. .,t .-.tt..,f-
But few persons were present, as the ms.
d'nm--a trembling pale fac d, blue eyed,
fnx haired little daughter Of Mr. -a---, OF
N u a------t'IiH Y street desired it shouldSbe
sosy ! was introduced to the father Of the
little girl in. the afternoon of the same day,
and by him was inyited to be present at the,
scenes in the evening Beside myself there
were President lincoln, Sacte tary Stanton,
Cnase, Uphsm, WelIes and Postmaster Blair;
iGenersl -llaileck, Colonel Don. Plat, and the
medium with herr ather. The little miss
did not arrive until some minutes. after the
rest or the cnmpany,,1and for SEhile we were
OF Che opition we had bee ,hoa xst, and Mr.
Lincoln had already commenced the narra-
lion, Of q, little Joke, when the medium en-
tered. i think | hever saw ,elseH here so
per'ect a pictlirs Of youthful ihnocbnce and
beauty as. IN the face and person OF that little
maiden f ten summers;l she camc into the
room. and;with the sweetest, smile and most
,defere ltial obeisance, saluted the waiting as,
.semblage.t The President instinctiVeIy took
her by the hand, and scanning her with his
sleepy though searching eyes, : as though he
would look her through, asked her q lew
questions to satisfy himself, as. to her power
.ol deception, aid then, as the hour was get,
ting late, requested her to proceed with the
evenings entertainment ii5 !2!0' i0-''''@
j need not take time to write in what or
der we were arranged around the long table
which had been brought into the parlor rom
the dining hall suffice it 10 say, all Join
invoking, the adyenJ0I The disenbodied i'm
mortal' who were to mystily and surprise u.s.
The little girl stood upon the centre Of the
table, holding the right hand Of her father In
both Of her own, while his other rested up
onthe table, where disposed also one hand
of each 81 the company, the other resting on
The. 'shot7d der Of him who sat next The
most perfect silence reigned Tor few mo
ments, when the medium, with a long drawn
sign, turned ber, lace upward and stood as
once transhxed Simultaneously with this
movement, a Succession Of quick raps we're
heard within the table lmmsdiaely under
the Presidents hand The girls ia,her then
suggested thai the spirit wished to colnnu>
nicate with him. and requested Mr., Lincoln
to ask question which could be answered
by Eyes" or ''no," saying tFat one rap would
be given for the affirmative, and two for the
negative. The President complied, and the
following conversation took place: ....
Mr. Lincoln--Are you the spirit OF any
relative of mine?
Two raps-No. lrs - bHs. 'E. 1i 1914
President-Do you wish to make known
any hing to me? j.. yEf,. r sast.
One rap Yes. ,.ss ..,.,,,,.z.. s...,..,-,..,,
Presi ent--Ts it Of Importance enough TO-
pay for the time? ''''':. ''4 saG't'
Yes Hf1~ft' f@#' .tG rG lsa
Presiispt-Are you the spirit OF warrior
or statesman, or financief, for just DOW do
not wish COUNSEL from any other chap?
T Yes.
President -0f which? "'' dIii ~
Three raps were given, when Mr., Lincoln
said: t.att leit jr.4b.~& .g4 al
"Ah! all three eh! Well. he's Just the
man was looking for. | with knew who
1t is, and il he has a counterpart on earth"
The lttle girl then for the first time broke
silence, and in sweet musical voice com.
mencsd the stanzas. r
On lone barren isle where the wild rushing
Assails the. stern rock and the wild tempest rave
The hero liesstill while the dew dropping willow
Like tond weeping mourners hang over his
grave F" - 3tI' a',s iG. gt
She had sang g'but the fur lines when the
rapping was heard again. t .rr,
"Wel,Y said the President, IL Should say
# was to guess that the rapper is Bony.-
Is it sopn '
No answer .1taat T*sltan AE"
o Presldenr--Well. Can you tell me how
to get Hooksr'a army or any other army to
Klchmond? ., u,,.,,.
es. 'F '-5 "'' 'e-
President--Well. How? .hod iF9re G'
The little Miss. now spoke again'and said,
'die cannot answer that by yes Or mo- /
must write it Tor him.. A. pencil and some
paper was handed her, when she kneeled
down on the table and commenced writing
in French. ifi'3 ''ft5iHba itG2tGa ~
i"HoH on" said the President, as no sa W
what was going on. ",write that in English,
for there is but one man in my cabinet who
has got sense or education enough to read
French and he is not here - " ~" 20
avery well !" said the medium, and imme.
liately comm eaCed writing in English. ALL
eyes. were csnlsred upon her as she rapidly
Wrote in full round hand over two leaves
81 the paper. When she had done she arose
rom her kneeling posture and breath OF air
hands waited or showed the man.
lscript toward the President. Hs took II
from the table and read as follows: ia .., /
e ,"You have now at your disposal upon the |
Atlantic seaboardt and within the Eastern
OF your army the following
otces, sea tered from New York to. Florida,
n seven divisions :4H. ,3aayi O., l1fqst
Rockers Army OF the Kappa. lmtI
b hannosk, l a,!sT -, /, 10000 men,
deintzelman's Army of, Wash
ington, $1,000 4"
'henck's Army OF the Shenan- ot7'i ttt.
doah, 5 edf a&pW ea $4,000 g"
)ix,s Army iot the Peninsula, 10000 a"fs
Reyes Army ofthe Virginia, 10000
fosier's Army Of N Carolina 10000 g"
;llmore's Army of s. Carolina, 10000 +" y
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