, 1876-03-25

MAY, tho jai(n Wore filed with poErons arrestou
% suspicion Of Tscrs Ens and pfSmnsry o.
sion OF that d!rofnl tragedy is N immouso In
provoment ovor tho fsnclful narrative Of Up.
liam, its apoclal historian. and Of bancroft aud |
stnt sf ' "I'ff sueo w9 e syS
hams Inaccuracies in tl.o North American Re-
ricu for April. 1861. no writer Of Now |
England history will venture to ,ro-
Sir. ralfroy, however, makos : mistake IN a.
tempting TO account for tho abnormal manilcstA-
tons In tho "afIlicted children" simply OH thc
ground Of trickery and deception on thoit part:
10 beliere That tho ohillrou acted soioly and
porslssontty from this mosiyo,. and that hfty
pofuons confessed themselves 10 be witohee. aud
svoro away tho lives OF their psronts aud beat
friends, is greater demand upon oae'a ctedultty
tic alleged spiritual Manifestations Of Our titno
No 500 ito wlolo ptlenomona OF tlioae Bconch ro-
produced. but diveBtod Of tho tstrora which Ellen
surrounded thom.
ton bfa.her wAs tho inhtigasor aud fomontc5
Of tue witchcraft-kiolusson, haa disappoared
from a1r.. patfroy'a uarIatiyo Thomas l
ptattlo, Tfoasutor OF .lan. mafysfa cohssos thssss
dcenca tho yoar they occurred aud Gov; liueeh.
tnson. who had convorsed with personB living o.
tho time, and had tho uso Of documents which
umo Of his History OF the nlassachuactts Colony
witclcrafk whict, laa boon printed. Noith0r Of
these wtiters mentions tho namo Of Cotton Mhttl-
tbo peRes OF our modern Histories hayo boon
trumpod up within tho last tlfty years. and arc
now fortuna.o,y receiving their ,qusetus.
Tho two Mathcrs father aud son, were tho
writors Of thoir day In Now England. Or. Pal
ffey recognizes thoir groat abilities, and draws
tlloir characters in moro favorable light than
| any rccent writer Of Ills school m New
x1n$ law ftt11 III al
himself Of that projudce In which he
has boon educated and which has impaired tho
| historical value of Buoh works as BavaEn's odl.
tiou OF Win.hrop's journal. aud ouinoy'd History
in 1851, "Tbo ministers sont out q papcs for
proposals. for collecting facts concerning witch
craft and other strange apparitsons. il'a
brought out liz los4l work ffon pIcnilont nNI,
acncoo' ii which thnt influential person re|atod
numerous etorics Of tho performances OF por.
sona loaguod with tho terlI. The imaElnation
OF Lii restless son tCotton aathor] was stinntat- t
statement ho uaos to counect Mr.. Mathor wlth
q case OF wi!cI1craft which occurred In
| 1888, two 5osrB later. Thoro Vas no possible
connection batweeu tho book and tho case named.
we1e sojicitod, usmely: "Dlyino Judgments,
temposts floods, varthruakes, thundera as are
unusual, remarkable Judgments upon noted sin
prayer." A London reprint Of tho book ia bsforo
~, OF lie 26G pages, only 73 arc devoted TO re-
ports of oaPon OF Wischctatt, nohrIy al Of Which
had hoen Bent in by ministers from the other
Colonies. But for these repoEte tho history or
Now England wtchcraft would DO aingulasly In.
complete. Tho work ia really volume Of
Historical Collections" tho first Of tho Kind
In this country and 1t will compare fayoEably.
In quality aud matter, with similar collections
made at that tsmo in England. Tho Corporation
OF Harvard College issuod proposals. 70 tho min
lstors of tho Colony, tWo years after tho o1ec'1-
tons at Salem. for papers OIL "apphtltione'
posscestong, aud enohautments' os x tho mar
kes Lad not Alroady boon supplied. ".Iho imagt.
nation Of lis ro,tlesa young sou uaa stimulated,
rays Dr. palfroy, sand circumstances fed tho
flame." Tho son Was 10 yoars old whom tug
appeared, DR.. Paifroy knows nothing OF the
effect of tho book on the imagination OF the SOD.
The remark Is evolved wholly FROM bis own tuAg.
tnation. Witch-books wore DC common IN England
and Amorica. A. that tinle, ~ -grasaloppera 10
Nebraska. Thora mas no "1amo' then fol
circumstances TO foed." Thorn were no Witch
trlals and nobody uns undor accusation. Why
aocs Dr Paitroy vtlto history IL tha nnne5 =; Tea5
Upllam charges Cotton Mathor With "Gett!nR
up" shis case. Dr.. paifreJ doos not; but lo
otnits to ntato worry important fact that hlr.
mahor hsd nothing t9 40 w1n sho cano t na !,
when, With three other minister's, ho "as invited
by the father to moot aud pray for tue
afflicted children, no Was 90 Hacn , -
stranger 70 tho tatnos I'M, IN. 'aGy s naa so s
Mr. Mather's name IT ~ ehIllor ataKe; Ia,1 aaa
gives tho impression that 10 vas eoaneetoa WIN
The case bolo5e tne mseung OF nc s
The children AZ Iocoserca aoa Gtow Up ~ sep
utablo cltzone. of'o OF thom' Hho We taS .ass sG
recover, ME. Mathor TOOK TO ha honaS; opeesHeo ~ M
and wrote out tho ptonomenA c1nlp.oa ~ J.. ", .
case and, ~ l1S9, prloteu nb manusc1ps ~
book entitled taox.oSusas 1not s,;s n.
, uas reprinted 10 London ~ Io91. WIN cuui
mendatoEJ preface by Iacnata haAsel: !. it Ieau
like book OF nouein hpiltua! mahuoheaHohs y,
Or. pafroy has not STUDIED tnis nooR 10 u u
l should liAyo dono. Hc would lind hero the 70
, eemhlanco IN eho p4enomen9 nauGu sno .aa
oil. Matnots metnoa " no'nus III, ,'.ai,,c ~ ~
not pY puolo PtoheeIun and ~ ~ s,,,,a,
done IN sale ". ~ hsps ee,snd suv snt pr"v
7 | ing With and for lilo sufferers. "IrayeE,' h
says IN h'a nooA, n 11,, sn'uk ~ as
drove tho aes!s 1Eum .an en'atba' ~ .nrI1 ~mI