The New York herald., 1864-06-15
New Sort Of PhtIosOphy-Hctier's Ca.
binot and LincoiM,s Cabinet.
Arrival OF Maxsmilfan I'm BIexiso-Stsrt-
ing Of the new Empirs.

There are all kinds of rumors aaoas in regard
70 contemplated changes in Lncoln's Cabinet.
The resolution concerning the Cabinet mem
hers which forms part of the sboddy republican
platform cuts both ways, like a two-cdged
sword. The Chase men are sure that Seward,
Blair and Bates will be turned out The
Seward men are equally sure that Chase will
have to walk the plank. Old Wellcs expects to
see Stanton decapitated, because he is.too ener-
getic. Stanton anticipates that old Weles will
wake up from his nap some fine day and find
that his own head has been dexterousiy severed
from his body The mutual envy, jealousy.
scandal, slander. pickering and hackb,ting
among these members of L.ncoln's happy IA
miiy provoke general remark and assist e. keep
M the political excitement. How the imbrog-
Iio will end is as entirely matter Of specula-
ton as the price of gold.
But there is another cabinet Of curiositics
which is attracting almost as general public
attention as Lincolns Cabinet. OF course we
refer 70 Heler's cabinet. Mr.. Heller is one OF
the neatcst, cleyercst and wittest philosophers
we have Lad in this city for many
long day. In deed, be is ahead OF
other philosophers in several OF his fcats,
and can only be surpassed by Coniuror Chase
in the art Of making money. Heller's cabinet
Is exhibited every evening at his establishment
on Broadway, called the Devils Drawing
room. A splendid fruit store, full OF luscious
grapes and delicious bananas and golden
oranges, and kept by descendant Of REM
~ tho nj ic nrth o;1
A millinery store, or something of that kind, is
on the south side. Between these stores. and
precisely opposite the Metropolitan Hotel,
where Mrs. Lincoln always stops, is the Devils
Drawingroom. Heller keeps his cabinet in
this satanic saloon and very wonderful cab-
net it is. With it he produces all the spiritual
phenomena, and beats the spiritualisis upon
their own ground. The ringing of bells, the
sound Of musical instruments the visionary
hands, the voices from the spirit land and the
tying and untying Of tightly knottcd
ropes arc performed by Heller as we'll
as by the so-callcd mediums Yet Hell
Ter Is no medium and does not employ any
The only medium with which he has any con.
nection is the circulating medium. By the aid
Of electricity, magic lantern and certain pecu.
liar applications Of natural philosophy, be de-
monstrates that the spiritual manifestations can
be easily reproduced, and thus reduces spiritual
ism to the rank Of jugglcry, and shows the ut
ter absurdity OF the pretended communications
from the dead.
For these reasons we pronounce Heller's
cabinet quite as curious concern as Old Abe's
Cabinet. The one serves to expose the tricks
OF spiritual mediums the other to expose the
tricks Of political mediums. Seward rings his
little bell in Lincoln's Cabinet; but we know
II to be all jugglery, like the bell-ringing in
Heller's cabinet. Every once in a while we
hear the sound Of musical instruments from
the White House; but We know that IL IL only
Lincoln's Cabinet members blowing their own
horns, just as the men in Heller's cabinet do
Now and then Lincoln shows his hand; but we
know II TO be nothing but trick, trumped up
to deceive the spectators, exactly as Heller
shows us hand at his exhibitions. At inter
walls we are told to listen TO the mysterious
voices from Lincoln's Cabinet; but we know
them to be ell humbug and deception, "mere
sound and fury, sgnifying nothing" AS for
the tying and untying dodge, Lincoln has been
WORKING At thst Until al his rooss sss sx-