The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-07-10
sPIRITUALlsM.
AN ATTACK UPON Us BY LUCINDA JANE
our Gentle Reply 20 the Gentle James
Abuse.



counting death by sunstrokc as yon how
your barred head for the laurels of an adj
miring public. Proudly you stand on
the dead carcasses (ilgurative you know
Of the mediums you have exposed stanc
on this towering mountain, flying tn
stars and stripes from one hand the eagl,
from the other. and timing the drum
with one lor,lly foot. 10 the musical strains
of your bassoon dare not gaze On ms
inspiring picture more. lest my heart fail
me, and neglect the duty OF pointing
out few discords in the harmonies OF
that instrument whose blasts 30 often
call US from the realities and facts OF life
that immortal editorial hassoon.
Your latest and best expose of Eledi-
ums contains several points which
would be very excellent indeed. were
they only true startling facts, were they
only facts, but they are n9' thar ;hcy are
not, ~ no fault Of yours :you we're only
unlucky in selecting them. Among them.
is tins sentence: This We d. know,
that most Of the Spiriiualists IN Cairo
who really seem to be informed with the
spirit of prescription, and would, if they
dared. burn unbelieyers at the stake. de-
nounced US as a traducer OF good
mans character, and wrote to Mott urg-
ing him to come to Cairo TO reiutc our
calumnles." Upon reflection Mr. Editor,
think g.. will flni yourself unable 10
mention the name OF even one Of these
stake burning individuals. # you can
warn the public against such an inLuman
monster, you should do so inquest iona
bly,. think (yonr paper being n relig-
ious organ You threw that bait in for
some Inildel TO fight the Christians with,
knowing that the church reserves TO her
self the right to burn unbelievers At the
stake.
You will also find 1t little awkward
to produce any evidence that most of the
Spiritualits Of Cairo urged Mott TO come
and refute your calumnies. | doubt if
even one letter to that effect was ever
written. Why need we trouble ourselves
SO much. when we know that vou knew
nothing about Mott before he came here ?
Your nero assertions against Spiritual
ism or mechanism amounts to nothing
but assertion; and however agitated YOU
become on the subject. II does not folio"
that we are the same. Wnen You cease
taking the "sayso" Of Others and kao,o
the things which you only desire now,
then, and not till then, will we Spiritual
lists respect your opinion. This seems
difficult for you 10 realize, hut ii is true
all the same. When you shoao Ms the
fraud, we will admire your cool judy
ment. and thank you for your help. So
far, your exposure" have been made
for you, and in some instances by per-
sons who, according to their own show
Ing, are incompetent being positive to-
day that a thing is true, and equally posi-
tive tomorrow that it is ,mtrue. No
wonder that in dealing with such persons
you speak Of 'dunes." Not being able
to trust in their own judgment, they can
not be foolish enough to expect others
to do SO. In your article, you take TO
yourself an unmerited compliment
in saying that yor suggestion put Mott
to flight. II anything hurried him. it
was some propositions made by Spiritu-
alists, and agreed upon by Mott. They
desired and arranged for some seances
which should be held under the most
rigid test conditions: but Mott, falling to
Keep his promise, may make his own ex-
PLANTATION. | have no apologies to make
Tor his conduct. Whether he is a "hum- |
bug or not, am as little qualified to say
asyou are. Not having investigated tor
ourselves, We are incompetent Judges.
ana would only parade our ignorance to !
claim TO Eao,e what isyct unproven. You
make another little assertion which II l. |
impossible for You to sustain, viz: that
Mrs' Hciiis was unable to produce writ.
ing after her "method was exposed" II
am not aware that her method icos OK
posed or In any way explained, but am
aware UhaI her inuepeuuent writing
went on after your publication Of that
string OF misstatements regarl!pp her
anu after the exposure ccrta Il. iduals
made Of Themselves. witnessed her
communications, in company with ,ye,
or eight Others and having IN. ~. b.. T.,
your possession, you are at ,.rtv ~
satisfy yourself as TO the truth Of wbo.
say. You repcatagal ia your last. tb,,
the spirituallsts denounced all yho ana.
TONED Mrs. Hollis good faith. If Won
say TINS earnestly, am sorry Won ono
In error. No one was ever denounced
Tor doubling her, and all other MEDIUM
until they prove themselves genuine. We
would be singularly crodulous. did
We not doubt. Those persons only were
ucnoehced' VINO loudly proclaimed the
a.'i' sue gave them, and without any
'Ho' investigator. a. loudly declared
her iraud' Cheat, and CHAIRMAN rhou
were e'thcrf false in their frat or ,hoi,
last statements, and we have a ius, oon
tempt for their evidence. We onIv ,lan'aa
you for giving such evidence lin an ', aa',o
rial) - your "expose." Had Won 80
any Of the many unkind thing. vo,'
said 70 be true, We would have felt a re-.
spect for your knowledge, however dis.
agreeable It might have seemed to US. We