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I t is nearly sixty years since the events I am now about to uarrate took place. I was then in my third year a t the University of Gottingen, aud a merry, idle, thoughtless lad I was. Of course I had many acquaintances, both among the students and the townsfolk. B ut there

only two whom I could call friends. One of thorn was a Scotchman namoJ M^o.lvimio. The name of tho other, a German, was Lauren- berg. They were both students.

I t was the summer vacation, and we three resolved to make a pedestrian tour together. So, after some discussion, we decided on visiting the great Thuringian forest, and one fine morn ing off we set. Ju st a^ we had got beyond the town, Macdonald said, “My dear brothers, let ns return; this expedition will bring us no good." “You would almost make one think you were a prophet," said Laurenberg, with mock gravity. "And what if I be?” cried the other quickly. YVhy, then, don’t be u prophet of evil—that is to say unless you cannot help i t Come, my dear fellow "— “ I tell you,” inter rupted Macdonald, “ that if wc go on, one of us will never see Gottingen ngaiu; and, Lau renberg, my beloved Laurenberg, it is you who will be that one; you will never return unless you return now." “ Nonsense, nonsense," laughed the other, “pray, how do you know th a t? ” I t seemed to me that Macdonald slightly shuddered at the question, bu t he went on os if not hearing it: “ H e of us three who first left the house is destined never to enter it 'again, and that was the reason why I tried to get out before you. You, Laurenberg, in your folly, ran past me, and it is thus on you that the lot has fallen. Laugh if you will. I f you ta d let me go before you, I should have said nothing. But ns it is, I say, laugh if you will, and call me a dreamer, or what you please, only return, my friends, return. Let us go bock.” “ Let us go on. Forwards,” cried Lnurenberg: “ I do not laugh at you, my brother, but I think you are scarcely reasonable; for cither you have truly foreseen whut is to bappeu, or you have n o t If you have, then what is to hapjicn .will happen, and we cannot avoid it; if you have not, why then it will not happen, and that is all. E ither yon foresee my destiny— He was going on, bu t Mucdonald interrupted him: “ I t is by such reasoning that men lose them selves in this world and the next" “ Oho, dear school-fox," returned the other, “ wo have not undertaken our march to chop logic and wind metaphysics; but, on the contrary, to he merry and enjoy ourselves. So-—" and he sung:There wandered throe Burschen along by tho

Rhine;At tho door of a wine-house they, knocked and

went in;Landlady, bavo you good beer and wine?“ Laurenberg, your gayety is oppressive,” inter rupted Macdonald. “ W hy sing that song? You know that there is death in i t" “ It true," replied Laurenberg, somewhat gravely, “ the poor little daughter of the landlady lies in her coffin. Another stave, then, if you like it better,—

Up, brothers, up! enjoy your life!And so on he went with that obstreperous song.

Notwithstanding all his singiug, Iaiurenberg was evidently more impressed by onr compan ion’s words than he was willing to own; and as for me, I was much struck l»y them, lor the

young Scotsman wus indeed no common muu. But all that soon wore off Even Macdonald Hocmed to forget his own forebodings. W c inarched on right cheerfully. That night wc stopped a t lleiligcnstadt, very tired, for it was a long way for lads so little used to walking ns wc were.

The next night we slept nt Dinglcstndt; and I remember that at supper Lniircubcrg knocked over the salt-cellar, mid that Mucdonald said,“ See, I told yon 1 Everything showH it." Next night wo were at Mullmusen, making short jour neys; for, after all, our object was to enjoy, not to tire ourselves. Tho next afternoon we got to a place whose name was Langelsalza; and tho following day we arrived at Gotha, and lodged nt tho sign <?f the " Giant” in tho mar ket-place. Here wc made acquaintance with three tourists, Rludcnts from Jena. They were each of a dillbrent country. One was a Freuch- mnii; one a Pole; the third alone was a Ger man. They were making a sort of pilgrimage to the different places remarkable for events in the liffc of Luther,—had been a t Erfurt, to sec his cell in the Orphan-house there, and were now going to Eisenach and the W artburg to visit the Patmos of “ Junker George.” How ever, on hearing th a t we proposed marching through the Thuringian forest, they gave up their original plan, and agreed to join us, which pleased us much, for all three were fine fellows. That night we got to OhrdrufT, and the next day we set off for SufaL But wc were not des tined ever to reach tha t town. About noon, Laurenberg said, “ Come, brothers, do you not find this road tiresome? This is the way every body goes. Suppose we strike off the road, and take this footpath through the wood. If all we wanted was to walk along a road, why, there are better roads near Gottingen. Into the wood, then, say I! YVho knows bu t there may be an adventure before us? Follow me!" Macdonald would have remonstrated, bu t our new friends, and I also, I am sorry to say, felt much os Laurenberg did, so we took the foot path, aud plunged into the forest W e soon thought ourselves repaid. The solitude seemed to deepen ns. we proceeded. Except the almost imperceptible footpath, everything bespoke the purest state of nature. The enormous pines that towered over our heads seemed the growth of ages. Great red deer stared a t us from a distance through the glades, as if they had never before seen such animals as we, and then bounded away in herds. As we pushed mer rily onward, tho glen in which we found our selves gradually opened out into a plain. But the footpath had long been lost sight of, and wc had no idea where wo were, o r which way to turn, in order to find a resting-place for the night. Nevertheless, we pressed on as fast os our failing limbs would admit of, and after three or four hours’ march across the wooded level, we were rewarded by coming on a sort of road. I t was, iudeed, nothing more than the' track of hoofs upon the turf; but we were in ccstacies a t its appearance. A fter pursuing it for half an hour, we saw before us a house among the trees. I t was a cheerful sight to us, and we gave a shout of joy. W e soon reached i t I t was a long building with low walls, but a very high thutched roof. A t one end was a kind af round tower, which seemed much older than the rest of the structure. I t might a t one time have been much higher than it then was, but in its actual state it scarcely overtopped the gable built against it.

Well, we came np to tlic door, nnd knocked. I t was opened, after a short delay, by a young girl. The evening shadows were closing in, but even by the imperfect light we had, wo could see she was very beautiful W c asked if we could be accommodated for the night, and she answered very readily that we could, but that

should have to oloop in ouo room, and that wc must be content with a poor supper. Well, after some talk, wc went in, all glad to get shelter except Macdonald, who would fain have pushed on to Am stadt, which the girl told us was distant only about two hours’ walk. En tering by a short passage, wc passed into n kind of hall. Here wc heard the Frenchman, who had preceded us, say, “ Come along, my beauty, and show os the chamber where wc are to sleep,for I suppose it is there we are to sup too. I have been trying all the doors, and not one of them will open."— “ This way, gentlemen," said the girl, disengaging herself from Laurenberg, who had taken hold of her hand, and openiug one of the doors—“ T hat is your grandmother, I suppose?” said Macdonald, pointing to a fig ure bending over a small fire which wus expi ring on the hearth. " Good evening, ray good woman, you seem to feel c h i l ly a n d as he ad dressed these latter words to the crouching creature, he made a step as if he would ap proach; but tho girl, quickly grasping his arm, whispered in his ear, “ Do not disturb her. Since my father’s death, she scarcely ever speaks to any one but me. She is very old and feeble. P ray leave her alone." Macdonald threw a penetrating glance at the girl, but said nothing, aud he followed her along a passage some twenty paces in length, and very narrow. A t

tho cud of it was another door, and this opened into tho chamber wo were to occupy. I t was

round room, und wc immediately guessed that it formed the under story of the lower wc had remarked. Tho girl brought a lump, mid wc found thnt the furniture consisted of u table aud some stools, a large press, a heap of mat tresses and bedding, a few mats of plaited straw, and a pile of firewood. The most curiftfi# thing about the place, however, wus a strong pole, or rather must, which stood in the very center, und seemed to pass through the roof of tho room. This roof, which wns a t n considerable distance front the floor, was formed (a thing 1 hod never seen before) of furze-bushes supported upon slender branches of pine, and appeared so rick ety as to threaten every moment to come down about our heads. Ou questioning the girl, I wns told that the mast supported tho outer roof, which was possible enough. " In the first place," said Ritchcr, the German from Jena, when wc had seated ourselves, and tho damsel seemed to wait for orders, " is this on inn or is it not?” “ Y ou may sec, gentlemen," replied she, “ by tho scantiness of tho accommodation, that it is not exactly an inn. NcvcrlhclcR*,you can make yourselves ntfhomc as if it was, and welcome.” “ Good. Then, in the second place, have you any wine?" “ Plenty. W e sell a good deal to the foresters, who pass here often, and so have always a supply." “ Where is it?" asked Macdonald. “ Below, in the cellar. “ Very well,” returned he, “ I and two more of us will go down and help you to bring up a dozen bottles or so, if you will show us the way.” “ Certainly," said the girl. W hile Mac donald and two of the others were absent with her, I contrived to light a fire, aud the French man, on exploring the press, having found that it contained plates, knives and forks, he and tho Pole laid the table; so that when the oth ers, laden with bottles, reappeared, the place had somewhat of a more cheerful look. “ They have not had time to drug our wine, at least," whispered Macdonald to me. “ Pooh, my friend,” returned T, “ you are fur too suspicious. You will smile to-morrow a t having had aqcb ideas.” “ W c shall see,” said he. Presently the girl brought in some bacon, some eggs, and a piece of venison. These we cooked ourselves, staying our appetites, in the meantime, with bread and wine. Then we made a hearty sap-, per, and became very merry. Richter and the Pole plied the bottle vigorously, while Lauren berg and the Frenchman vied with each other in somewhat equivocal gallantries to the dam sel As for Macdonald, he wore an expression of mingled resignation, vigilance and resolution, which made me uncomfortable, I knew not why.

YVhcn we had supped, smoked n few pipes, and finished our wine, we began to make onr beds. As we were so occupied, the girl came in, and offered to help us. YVc readily con sented, for we were tired enough. In a very short time she had made six beds on the floor. “ YVhy do you lay them all with the heads to the middle of the room?" asked Macdonald, observing tha t all the pillows were arranged round the mast in a circle, and as near it as possible. “ This is the way I always do,” said she with a careless air. But she did not suc ceed in concealing a certain strange expression which her features assumed for a moment, and which both Macdonald and I remarked with out understanding it. YYre well understood afterwards what it meant. As she was retiring, the Frenchman nnd Laurenberg assailed her with some rather too free jokes. She turned and cast "on them a look of ineffable indigna tion and scorn; then, without n word, she passed out at the door and closed it behind her.

All, except Macdonald, were seen in bed. YVc had, however, only half undressed. As for Macdonald, he drew ft stool before the fire, and seating himself, buried his face in his hands as if in thought. I almost immediately fell asleep, and must have slept for some time, for when I awoke the fire wns o u t But I did not awake of myself, it was Macdonald who roused me. H e did the same to the others. He had thrown himself on his bed, and spoke in a whisper, which, however, as our heads were close together, was audible to all. “ Brothers,” said he, listen; but, for your lives, make no rtoise, and, above all, do not speuk. From the first moment wc arrived nt this house I feared that all was not right; now I am sure of i t It seemed to me odd that two solitary women should inhabit so large a house; that the girl should have been so ready, or rather so anxious, to receive us; that she should have shown no fear of six young men, all strangers to her; and I said to myself, *She and licr grandmother do not live here alone; she depeuds upon aid, if aid be necessary, nnd that aid is not far off.'— Again, I um used to read the character in the countenance, and notwithstanding her beauty, if ever treachery wns marked on tk e human face, it is on hers. Then, why make us nil sleep in one room? I f the others ore empty our beds would bc'as well on the floor in them os in this one. However, all that was mere suspicion. - But there is more. You

examine tho windows during supper. I could then open the outside shutters; they have since been fastened, alid, what is more, the door is locked or barred 5n us, and will not yield.— But, whut is more important, my cor, which is very quick, caught the sound of steps in the passage—heavy steps, though taken on tip-toc

iteps, in short, of a man, or rather, I should nay, of men, for there were a t least two. I stole to tho door, and distinctly beard whispering?.

Now what do you think of all that? Hpeak one a t a time, and low.” "Bah !* whispered the Frenchman, “1 think nothing of it. I t is quite common to fuslcn the shutters outside; and as for llie door, your friend and I were rather free with tho girl last night, and she may have lock ed us in for her own security. As for the foot steps, I doubt if you cau distinguish a man’s from a woman’s; and the whisperings were pro- ably the girl nnd the old woman conversing.— Their voices coming along the passage would sound like whisperings.” This explanation was

plausible th a t all expressed themselves satis fied with i t Bnt Macdonald resumed, and this time he spoke in a whisper so terrible, so full of mysterious power, that it went straight to every heart: "Brothers,” he said, “be wise in time. I f you will not listen to common sense, take warning of a supernatural sense. Have you never had a dim presentiment of coming evil? I know you have. Now mark. I have at this moment the sure certitude of its ap proach. I know, I know, I k n o w , tha t if you continue to l'e here, and will not listen to my words, neither you nor I will ever sec another sun. I know that we shall all certainly die before the morning. YYill you be advised?— I f not, your blood be on your own heads! As for mine, I forgive it to you. Decide!- solve!” These words, the tone in wliicb they were uttered, and the character of the speaker, produced a profound impression. As for me, I shuddered; but it was less at the idea of the threatened material danger than at th a t 'o f an occult influence hovering round us, inspiring Macdonald, and filling the place with its mys terious presence. Laurenberg was the first to speak, or rather to whisper. “Macdonald,” said he, “I yield myself to your guidance.” I immediately said, “and I.” The others follow ed the example. Macdonald directly took the command on himself. “Rise,” said he, “but make not the slightest noise. Collect your selves, and pay attention to the slightest thing. Leave your shoes; take your swords. As it is so dark there will probably be confusion. YVe must have watchwords, therefore. L et them be Jena and Gottingen. Also, to avoid our blindly encountering one another, let each of us, if i t comes to a fight, keep calling Burschen, Burschcn! I believe the attack I apprehend will come from the door. Let us range our selves three on each 8idc of it. YVe from Got tingen will take the right side, you from Jena the left. When they opeu the door, we rush into the passage. I will lead my file, and do you, brother,” said he to the Frenchman, “lead yours. YVhen you hear me cry Burschcn! fol low me, and remember, you strike for yppr lives.” All this was said in the lowest whisper, but so distinctly and deliberately that we did not lose a word.

W e took the place assigned us, grasping our bared swords. For a time—it seemed an in terminable time— wc stood silent and hearing nothing. Of course we could not sec each other, for the place was quite dark. A t last, our excited ears heard footsteps cautiously ap proaching. Some one came to the door aud was evidently listening. In about a minute we heard the listener whisper to some one in the passage— “They must all be asleep now.— Tell Hans to cut loose. Our hearts beat quick. There was a pause of some minutes; then sud denly wc heard overhead a cracking sound among the furze bushes that composed tho roof, and the next instant something fell to the ground with a crash so tremendous that the whole house seemed to shake. Then we heard a bolt withdrawn, then a key was turned. The door began to open. “Burschen !" cried Mac donald, as he dashed it wide ajar, and sprang into the passage. “Burschen!" cried the French man, and the next moment he was by ourcom- radc’s side. “Burschen!" cried we all, as wc mndo after them. -The robbers retreated pre cipitately into the hall, where we had seen the old woman the previous night. I t was bright ly illuminated by a large fire which blazed on the hearth. Here we fought “Burschen.1" thundered Macdonald, as he struck down a man armed with a hatchet. “A bas les voleurs!" cried the Frenchman, quitting German for his mother-tongue in the heat of the moment.— “ Jena! G o t t i n g e n shouted some of us, for getting in the excitement that these names were our pate-words and uot our war-cry. “B ur schen .'"cried Laurenberg, as he drove into a corner one of the enemy armed with a dagger and a sword. “Burschcn!" cried he again, as he passed his weapon twice through the rob ber’s body. “Jena!" yelled Richter, as his left arm, which he .interposed to defend liis

head,'was broken by a blow from an iron bar. And “ Gottingen T added he with a roar, as he laid his assailant at his foct Meanwhile the Pole und I had sustained a fierce ottuck from three robbers, who ou heuring- the cries and clashing of arms, had rushed out of one of the doors opening into the hall Tho Pole was al ready slightly wounded, and it was going hard with os, when the others came to onr assist ance. This decided the fight, nnd wc found ourselves victors.

W e hod gained the victory, I repeat, and all the robbers lay about the floor killed or wound ed. W e stood still a moment to take breath. A t this instant the girl of the previous’night rush ed into the hall, and threw hcniclf on the body of the man who had fallen by the hand of Laurenberg. She put her hand on his heart; then she approached her check to his rnouth. “He is dead!” cried she, starling to her feet. “You have killed my Heinrich, my beloved Heinrich! dead, dead, dead!” Still speaking she disappeared, but returned almost instantly, a pistol in each hand. “ I t was you, young air,” said she, calmly and deliberately “ I saw yon and, as she spoke, she covered I^anrenberg with her weapon, taking a cool aim. YVith abound Macdonald threw himself before the victim.— B ufthc generous movement was vain. She fired, and the ball, grazing Macdonald’s shoul der, passed through poor Laurenberg’s throat and lodged in a door behind him. H e stag gered and fell W c all stood thunder-struck. “Y our life for his and mine,” said the girl.— W ith these words she discharged her other pis tol into her bosom, and sank slowly on the corpse of her lover.

I knelt down beside my friend, and took his hand. Macdonald raised him up a fittlc, sup porting him in a sitting posture. He said, “my pocket-book—the letter—my last wish.” Then he pressed my hand. Again he said, “Fare well comrades! farewell my brothers! Remem ber me to my mother and Anna.” Then he pressed my hand again. And so he died.

i need dwell but lightly on the after events o f that murderous night. Ou examining the field of battle, we found that the robbere were nine in number, and that two besides Heinrich were dead. W e bound up the wounds of the othere as well as we could, and secured them for the night in one of the rooms, after fasten ing the windows, and providing in every possi ble way against escape or attack. Returning to the room where we had supped, we found that the thing which had fallen from the roof with such a crash was an enormous ring or cir cle o f iron, bigger than a cart wheel I t was lying on our beds, the roast being exactly in the ccptre of it, and serving, as we found, to sustain it when hoisted up. H ad we not obeyed Macdonald's voice, we certainly should all have been crushed to death, as it was plain many a victim had already been; for the infernal thing was stained with blood, and in some places patches of hair were still sticking to i t

The journey to Am stadt in the morning, the interview with the burgomeister, the referonco to tho rural amptman, the expedition of that functionary to the scene of the tragedy, the imprisonment of tho surviving robbers, their trial, confession, aud execution, I will not de ta i l From the letter to which Laurenberg referred with his latest breath, and which wo found in his pocket book addressed to me, we learned that Macdonald’s presentiments were weighing ou the writer’s mind more than he was willing should be known until the antici pated catastrophe, if, indeed, any should lake place. Neither need I relate to you how, after burying our poor comrade, I performed the sad duty of bearing the news of his death to his mother and sister, or how Anno, in three years afterwards, became my wife. As to my other comrades in that disastrous tour, the French man rose to high rank in the service of Napo leon, and fell at Y\ratcrloo. Richter was killed in a duel The Pole died amid the bloody snows of Prussian Evlau. Of Macdonald’s fate I know nothing. YVhen I returned to Gottin gen after visiting Anna and her mother, he was gone. H e had left his rooms the previous day with a stranger, an elderly man, dressed in gray. H e never returned. I made every in quiry all round Gottingen, but could get no tidings of him. N o one on any road had seen him or his companion pass. His books and things were sold some two or three months af ter. I bought everything I thought be cared for, in order some day to restore them to him. But he has never appeared to claim them, and so I have them still. His sword hangs in my study, between Lanrcnberg’s and my own.

As regards the old woman, I had almost forgotten to say that wo found her clothes, but not herself lfcncc wc guessed that some ouo of the gnng had personated the character; and Macdonald reminded us bow the girl hail pre vented his approaching her supposed relative, and how he lmd got no answer to his address, the mnn in disguise being probably afraid that his voice might betray him.

F ic t io n s are pictures of truth.

^ g e o f | ) t ‘ f l g r t s s .STEPHEN ALBRO, Editor.

B U F FA L O , D E C E M B E R , 9, 1864.

The Season of Legislation.

Now is the general season of legislation.— Congress has already assembled, and soon our S tate Legislature will commence the annual labor of taking the laws to pieces and recon structing them. Those whose business it is to labor with the legislatures, state and uational, for the procurement of acts productive of emolument to themselves and their employers, are gotting their machinery prepared for active operations. Sometimes it happens that a pow erful class of men have a mammoth project of emolument in view, which will require legisla tion palpably inimical to the interests of the people. This will require not only a heavy lobby force, but a system o f operations upon public sentiment, which will make the worse appear the better reason. In such a case, the veuality of the public press is developed and brought into requisition. Public meetings aro called in all parts of the State, and the most ingenious sophists are employed to sec ond the efforts of subsidized journalists, to de ceive the people aud lead them from the truth and into the embracemcut of error. Such was the project of breaking the great seal of the State Constitution and tearing down the sa cred wall of defence, which the people had erected around the treasury, to keep out those clutching hands which plunder by millions.— Under the specious pretence of a great public necessity, where none existed, the barrier which defended the State treasury against those wholesale robberies which have become so rife in the present generation, the State of New York was thrown a dozen millions farther in to debt, and a necccssity created for doub ling the sum. So urgent was the necessity for having the Erie Canal enlarged, that the reg ular session of the legislature could not be waited for. A special session had to be call ed to break through the Constitution, and let the plunderers into the treasury. Since the accomplishment of that great desideratum, nothing has been heard of that pressing neces sity. The Erie Canal has been fully compe tent to do all the business that came to it, and so it will continue, as long as railroads contin ue to be a much more expeditious method of getting produce to market, which will be till the irou mines of the world are exhausted.

W e have witnessed so many of these gigan tic schemes of plunder, that we are glad to see the intimation in the President’s Message, that he will not favor any project which will draw the general government iuto a paying partner ship with any Atlantic and Pacific railroad company. N o such partnership can be entered into by government without its suffering enor mously by the fraudulent transactions of its partners. Corruption so generally pervades the hearts o f those who engage in such pro jects for the purpose of enriching themselves, tha t fair and honorable dealing, in such a con nection, is totally impracticable. W here there is any laxity of moral principle, there seem3 to be no difficulty in arriving a t the conclusion, tha t the people are fair game for plunder; nor Is there ever any difficulty in bringing over some of their agents to the favor of any pecu lating scheme, where they can see emolument and impunity.

Although it is true, tha t rogues and pecula tors become more and more adroit, ns they practise fraud from generation to generation, we are not of the number tha t believe that the human family are progressing backwards, or growing tforse, instead of better. Steadily, with the progress of cunning in those whom the passion of avarice leads into temptations aDd the commission of fraud, progresses the means of detection, the degradation of moral delinquents, the general detestation of dishon est aud corrupt principles, and the general bet terment of the human heart. R ight Is fast getting the upper hand of wrong. Virtue is no longer afraid to hold up its head in the pres ence of vice. The voice of truth is daily more distinctly to be heard over that of falsehood ; jmd men of all classes arc continually becoming more willing to surrender chronic errore, and embrace the truths which the age is develop ing. 'The paramount evil genius of this nation, is Avariec. Could that passion he subdued, and the fearfully prevailing habit of inebriety be eradicated, there would be nothing to in jure us, or make us afraid. All might then lie down and rise up in safety, for corruption and crime would die for want of sustaining stimu lants. How beautifully would then work our representative systems of government, and how permanent would be our free institutions.

B ut we have uucousciouly strayed from the subject indicated by our head-line. W e in tended to promise our readers to keep a watch of the legislative, doings of the State and nar Liqn, daring this law making season, and com ment freely and candidly ou whut shall be done.

Wo have somewhere seen an account of a kind of employment for convicts, resorted to )w their keepers, when they hud nothing else to do, which >ve should be much pleased to see introduced iuto both houses of Congress, for the employment of members, at the expiration o f the first sixty days of each session. Each convict was furnished with two tubs, one of which was empty, and the other filled with sand. An iron tea-spoon was then given to each, with which he was required to dip the sand out of the full tub into the empty one.— The Bizes of the spoons and the tubs were so calculated that it was a reasonable day’s work to transfer the sand from the full one to

the empty one. How much better would it be for the country, if our representatives in Con gress were thus employed, even all the time, than to be legislating in the way they have been for a number of years past.

The Post Office Department.In the President’s message, we find the fol

lowing paragraph, which comprises the whole amount of the information which the Execu tive had to impart to Congress on this depart ment of the government. To us, it is sugges tive of some reflections which do not appear to have struck the mind of his Excellency:

"The report of the Post Master General to which yon aro referred in relation to this im portant and rapidly extending branch of the public sendee, shows that the expenditures for the year ending June 30th/ 1854, including $133,433 of balance due to foreign offices, amounted to $8,710,907. The gross receipts during the same period amounted to $6,955,- 588, exhibiting an expenditure over income of $1,755,321—a diminution of deficiency as com pared with last year nf $361,756. The increase of the revenue of the Department for the year ending June 30tu, 1854, over the preceding year, was $979,309.

“No proportionate increase, however, can be anticipated for the current year in consequence of the act of Congress of June 23d, 1854, pro viding for increased compensation to all post masters. From these statements it is appa rent that the P ost Office Department, instead of paying its expenses, as was designed a t the time of its creation, is now, and under existing laws must continue to be to no small extent, a charge upon the general treasury. The cost of mail transportation during the year ending June 30, 1854, exceeds the cost of the prece- (Jiug year by $495,474”

The President does not, in terms, reccommend a modification of the post office laws, taking a retrograde step to high letter postage; but his language, when read with the emphasis which the sense obviously requires, has a strong lean ing that way.

Now, we deny the truth of the assertion that the Post office department' “Instead of paying its expenses, as was designed a t the time of its creation, is now, and under existing laws, must continue to be, to no small extent, a charge upon the General treasury.” W e deny the truth of the statement, because we prcceive that he aims a t the law reducing the rates of letter postage, aud not at the regulations which niake the post office department the bearer of bur dens—as well as dispatches—for all the other departments of the government. W e affirm that the post office department does pay, nol only all its own legitimate expenses, but con tributes largely to the general revenue besides. On what principle of right or equity is it re quired that the post office department shall be taxed with all the transportation of mail mat ter, for all the other departments of govern ment ? W hy w as that department established ? Was it for the purpose of producing a revenue to the government? N o one will pretend that this was the object The principles on which our institutions are based, do not allow the General government, which is an agent of the people, to engage in a business to make money out of the people. The representatives of the several states, in forming the constitution, ce ded to the General government the power to establish this department, and to arrange, reg ulate and manage the whole postal system of the country, because in no other way could uniformity be secured, or clashing and confusion be prevented. If the states had retained their supervisory power, each over its own postal system, there would have been as many postal regulations as there were states for the mails to pass through. The rates of postage would have been as various as the caprices of state legislatures. Each state would have been em ulous to take from the corresponding public as much as any other state received, and cheap postage would have been an impracticable idea. Some would have required prepayment, and others would not. Some would have charged for every piece of paper, whilst others would have charged by weight. Some would have conducted the postal system through govern ment officers and agents; others would have let out the whole to the contractor who would do it on the best terms; and others still would have left it entirely to private enterprise.— There would have been no practicability in mail transportation, without some kind of treaty arrangement, entered into by all tho states.— All these difficulties were obviated by ceding the power of making postal arrangements to the general government. Aud for the sake of obviating these difficulties, and fo r no other reason, was it done.

I t was not contemplated, a t the time of this cession of power, that the government was to make this agency a source of revenue. N or was it expected that it should be a tax upon the government. I t was calculated th a t it should be so regulated that it would pay its o w q expenses, thus taxing those who use it for their own convenience, to the amount of the expense incurred by the government. But who, at that day, ever dreamed that the cor respondence of the commercial community, the parental love of fathers and mothers, the filial affections of sons and daughters, the greetings of distant friends, and the words of fondness that pass between lovers, should be taxed with the cost of transporting the hundreds of tons of mail matter for all the departments of the general government? Who, but a mad man, could have anticipated snch monstrous injus tice?

W e feel shame for the executive of the na tion when we see him holding out the idea that the franking privilege, extended to all the members of congress, heads of departments, and all the functionaries of government through

out the whole country is a boon arbitrarily granted to them, at the erpense o f the current' literature, friendship and affections o f the country. The President virtually says: Raise the rate of letter postage, because the present rate does riot cover the expense of mail trans portation for all the departments of the gov ernment—because it does not cover tho ex pense of all tho correspondence between mem bers of Congress and thou- families, and home politicians—because it does not cover the post age of all the books and electioneering docu ments, sent from Washington to every locality in the United States—because it fails to pay the expense of all the thousands of packages of petitions for office, and" office seeking lettere, sent to members of Congress, from everywhere and by every body—and because it does not pay for all the official correspondence between the government and its forgein agents through out the world.

Ju st as reasonably might tho war depart ment charge the post office department with the cost of transporting armies and ordnance from state to state and from country to country. 'The whole postal system, os it is, is a groos im posion upon the corresponding portion of the people, and reflects shame upon those upon whom devolves the duty of conducting it.

I p i r i t n u l i f l m .Is Buffalo behind every other place?I t is with mingled emotions of grief, shame

and surprise, tha t we listen, at this day; to ema nations from minds in this city, which, in most other matters, manifest an ordinary degree of capability, going to show that they doubt the spiritualism o f the otherwise miraculous com munications and manifestations which are re ceived and witnessed gll around them. W e place no stress upon the vulgar and senseless effusions of those paragraphists who come forth every morning from the stews of moral corrupt ion, to take upon themselves the dirty work of those journalists who esteem themselves not quite base enough to blackguard sacred things in the columns of their own papers, bu t who are still willing to pander to depraved tastes, by hiring it done. Such infamous creatures are only worthy of those who employ them, and of those for whose gratification they are employed. Those citizens of whose want of faith we speak, are of a different class. They are men and women in good moral standing, with intellect enough to lead them to the de- veloperaent of truth, it they dared to allow themselves the privilege of investigating.

In all other places of note, the question wheth er the phenomena are spiritual or not, seems to have been settled, and citizens have taken then- positions accordingly. The orthodox clergy, in all those places, have been forced to the acknowl edgement that these wonders are from the spirit world; bu t they attribute them all to their patron spirit— “The Devil.” And, as a matter of course, the flocks whom they teach most adopt their dogma and cry “devil” too.— The class of citizens who worship gods of mar ble, mahogany, rosewood, damask, silver and gold, with which their princely dwellings are furnished, and who attend a t those splendid pagodas where God is mocked every Sunday, with the lip-homage of pompous phrase, and the mummeries of ceremony, performed by the hands of pride personified, cap no more conde scend to believe th a t the spirits of their depart ed relatives manifest their presence by rappings and tippings, than the Scribes and Pharisees could persuade themselves that a child, born of bumble parentage, and in a manger, was sent of God on a mission of mercy, to his human children. These, as a matter o f course, do not b'elieve in the spiritualism of this age, nor in that of the age when Christ lived in the flesh. N or will they allow themselves to investigate either. Indeed, they arc sure tha t their de parted relatives would never so bemean them selves as to come slyly slipping into rooms and makiug those ticking raps on tables and other resonant articles. I f spirits came in chariots of fire, or in the clouds of heaven, announcing themselves by the roar of all Jove’s artillery, they might believe them to be those of their departed friends. N o t otherwise. Pride, now, is just what it was when the question was ask ed: “Is not this the carpenter's son?"

Another class is composed of those whose minds are entirely abrorbed in the pursuit of wealth; whose souls are dwindled to pygmies by the withering influence of avarice, and who view the transition from this to the next state of existence, as a thing too remote to be thought of yet in many years. One of these replied to the question; “W hat do you think of a future existence?” “I don’t care a snap whether I exist after this life or not.” But whilst these classes are makiug the most of this life, in their own way, true spiritualists are not only enjoying a thousand fold more happi ness in this life than they do, b u t1(ftre prepa ring to take an elevated position in the next slate of existence, and receiving an upward mo mentum which it will take many ages to ac quire, if neglected here. In all places which we heai- from, besides Buffalo, the last named class is getting to be numerous and influential, embracing the best minds and the most kindly hearts.

Here, the clergy have not advanced far enough in the philosophy to lay it all to the devil, as their brethem of the black gown do in other cities and localities. They are far be hind the intelligence of the age. They will just be entering into the faith of devil agency, as their more advanced brethern are stepping out of it into atheism, to which all those are bound who ultimately reject the spiritual phil osophy. Atheism aud annihilation, or spirit ualism and eternal life, arc the alternatives of faith, between which all must make choice.—

There can be no third position for any one to take, us the remnant of the otemal-damnatlon doctrine, is so fast running off of the reel of time, tha t tho end of it will be reached in a few more revolutions.

There ure yot a few stultified minds, here and elsewhere, who cry “humbug,” delusion," “cheat,” “trick." They are as harmless and worthless ns they are ignorant and base.

A Spiritual Lecture.There seems to be a difficulty which elevated

spirits have to encounter in controlling the hands of writing media. Although the medi um may be strictly moral, there may be a lack of spiritual elevation which renders the dispa rity of conditions too great between the com municating spirit and the medium, to admit of such contact as is necessary for direct commu nication. Hence, in most cases, a spirit me dium between the incarnate one and the com municating spirit, is indispensable. There arc, as yet, very few media of sufficient spiritual de velopment for spirits from the wisdom circle to communicate through, without an Interpreter, or an amanuensis, out of the flesh. And the less the medium is spiritually developed, the lees developed must the spirit be who acts as spirit medium. The elevated spirit communi cates to the spirit medium in the spirit lan guage, and the latter translates and passes it through the incarnate medium, as it under stands it, and according to its knowledge of the human language. The same difficulty occurs when the communicating spirit has to employ one of a much lower degree of development to communicate by raps. This will account for the fact that lectures given by the spirits of men known to have been highly gifted when in the flesh, seem to fall far short, in purity of dic tion, harmony of construction, and forco of thought, of their efforts whilst in the flesh.

Tho following purports to come from the spirit o f E d g a r C. Da y t o n , first through a spirit medium, and, from that, through Miss B r o o k s by her hand. L et it be also under stood that communicating spirits, out of the flesh, frequently take the same liberty with great names that many do in the flesh. Poli ticians frequently append the names of T h o ma s J e f f e r s o n , P a t r ic k H e n r y , and other nota bles who long since passed from the stage on which they acted such conspicuous parts. But writers who do this, do not intend to impose upon their readers by such fictitious signatures. They only intend to keep back their own less popular names, and to indicate that the senti ments which they express, are in accordance with those entertained by those whose names they use. Spirits out of the flesh, do not con sider themselves any more bound to give then- own tree names than spirits in the flesh do. N o r cun falsehood or deception be imputed to the former with any more propriety than it can to the latter.

I t may well be that this lecture really came from the source from which it purports to come; but whether it did or not, its merit is none the greater or the less :

“ When Earth was formed, it was so crude that it was only productive of the lowest order of animal life. From the chaotic mass as pri marily conglomerated, sprang the lowest spe cies of the animal kingdom. A s years rolled on, the Earth continued increasing in refine ment, until vegetables, flowers and trees .were produced. Then through different processes of chaloric, rocks began their formation; and as earth advanced in development, various spe cies of the genus homo were capable of recei ving the gross electricity tha t pervaded- the atmosphere; and as ages still passed, earth be came more sublimated, and those beings that then existed, progressed. in refinement, until intellect was exhibited. A s the wheel of time revolved, it refined the condition of the atmos phere, until it was capable of sustaining be ings of that degree of elevation which is only attainable by Man. Thus gradually was Man created; and as earth advanced in development, the higher and holier became the elevation of Man. The science of geological formation, was the first study of man. W hat was the origin of the rocky mass continually springing- up be fore them? W hy were decomposed objects petrified? and why will heat form rocks? This was the science for the study of man, a t that age. Then came the astronomer, and farther back than biblical history relates, or the hu man mind can imagine, lived Man, as highly developed as our wisest men in these modem times. There was then harmony throughout all earth’s great creations. The lamb could roam with the lion, and all the animal kingdom move together in peace. B ut when the mind- power commenced searching for knowledge, and stretching forth to learn the origin of thiugs, there arose . contention. One mind could only study as far as its facilities would perm it Others had the power of ascending higher on the scientific ladder; and as step by step they ascended, their minds were more sub limated, till they became capable of receiving truth. Then, necessarily, arguments originated. Man having sprang from mere animal exist ence, yet retained animal propensities. These becoming disturbed, overbalanced his intellec tual, moral and spiritual development; and here originated hatred, envy and contention between men. Each had a brain acting as a medium, through which the mind could act. Motion, action, intellect were greater in some minds than in others. T h is mind could know, from the great immutable law of nature, that a God existed—a Supreme Ruler of the uni verse. Other minds had intellectual power, but the animal flcvelopment ruled, and they could only appreciate the earthly. Thus dis agreements originated, and-contention arose therefrom.

A t last, human mind became so refined, that, from nature, science and a propensity to search

for truth, for the origin of earth and the philo sophy of its formation, geologists and astro nomers came forward to know why the sun gave light by day, and set a t night. W hy de composed objects become petrified. Inquired about stratified and nnstratiAed rocks, aud about the coral formations. And when they' discovered luws which accounted for these strange developments, and proclaimed them to the world, they were derided, scorned and call ed idiots. And why? Because the ignorant could not understand the philosophy they ad vanced; and hence many noble and intellectual men suffered at the martyr’s stake. W hen Galileo advanced his laws to the world— that Earth revolved on an axis, ho was martyred for truth’s sake; and when other philosophical minds discovered principles and laws unknown to men, and advanced tbeir ideas, they too perished a t the martyr’s stake. Still Earth existed, advancing in refinement, until many advanced minds combined their efforts, pene trated the ruling principles of nature, proclaim ed them to the world, and established the laws thus deduced ns the standard of science, for human Investigation. Many, then, as now, cried humbug and delusion; but, there were others who reflected, studied deeply, and be came conscious th a t there must lie a universal governing law of nature, earth and its elements; and the small number increased in strength, until many were convinced tha t there were principles which must govern the lmman mind. And even Newton’s scientific development of the laws that governed the solar system, was laughed and hooted at. W hen Franklin stud ied the phenomena of electrical combinations and forces, and the philosophy of lightning and thunder, of cloud and vapors, he was hissed at by thousands. Still earth continued to perform its revolutions, until what was then scoffed at now stands before the world the noblest and deepest science of the age. W hat was then delusion to many, has become a universal be lief as well as law. Still, a t this day, we find earth moving methodically on, until the mind refuses not to learn of truths important to the world. And thus will earth continue in devel opment, until no man shall stand back and cry humbug. Proof is before you, and the human mind is so far developed a t this excitiug age, tha t the infinite can hold converse with the finite. The departed spirit can descend in glory to earth, and teach mortals of yet higher and holier pervading elements of nature, of scientific laws and universal principles, that human power or thought hath not reached. Shouts of praise reach from earth to the spirit land, and soon man will be so developed as to recognize departed spirits in the form, and by the demonstration of truth and affection, know they live and are not dead. B ut philosophy must meet philosophy, science meet science, man meet man, the thunders and the lightning’s flash rend the earth, ere this shall be accom plished.- The patriot’s foe, the religious bigot, all will engage in this fight, and as the combat deepens, the heavens of wisdom shall open and the angels of truth descend to earth and place the crown of love and mercy on wisdom’s brow. Knowledge shall knopk a t every heart till it shall be opened, and truth, truth alone, bind and sustain the human mind. Hark! the can non’s loud roar from foreign shores is felt at the heart of your nation. Liberty sits quietly enthroned in your republic, while other powers and nations envy her her position; and soon they will gird on the helmet of war, and Atlan tic’s mighty deep shall drink the blood of many noble heroes. Oh! arouse thee! sleep no lon ger! awake from your lethargy! voices from above implore you to beware! Rise—gird on the armor of truth—fight for love and liberty; and as earth yet exists, it shall become a hea ven— a paradise where knowledge shall be re flected from the spirit world, and wisdom shine from immortal minds. As dr6ps of water formed the ocean—grains of sand, its shores, particles of dust your land, so shall the human mind penetrate deeper and deeper into the universe beyond. The intellect is expanding, and contemplates the momentous transition of the spirit from a finite to an infinite existence. Mystery has been a curse to the world; J^ut mind, tho great and universal, the everlasting and infinite, shall sweep away this gross cover ing, and spiritual intelligence shall be opened, and the truth shall be clasped to every heart, with all the avidity of satisfied mind.

A Sermon on Death.

On Thursday evening last, a t the house of Mr. L. B r o o k s , on Palm er street, but few of the little circle which meets there were present, on account of the storm, the very bad walking and the darkness of the evening. Missing the foot track and blundering over snow banks that were continually forming, I frequently came near complete prostration. A fter speak ing of these encounters and the great difficulty of getting along, I spoke to the spirits and asked them not to disappoint us, seeing we had come so far in the storm to have an interview with them. Whereupon the raps commenced, call ing for the alphabet, and a spirit with whom I was familiarly acquainted, when it dwelt in the flesh, thus addressed m e:

“My friend, yon shall not come so tar with out onr bidding you welcome. W c admire your perseverance. May you be ever thps faithful, though snow banks rise in pour path way and many missteps prostrate you to the ground. Pick yourself up, and posh ahead.— Y ou shall not be alone, for spirits arc with you who can assist you in your progress.

I am your old friend,L ------ A.”

When the name was given, I remembered a song which she used to sing, nnd asked her if she could see a stanza of it in my mind, and rap it out for mo : she replied :

“Stephen, I am engaged Just now. There is a spirrt here, who will shortly ppeak to yon."

I replied : “W e shall be pleased to hear him, and will await his pleasure." W e then entered into conversation, which we continued for some fifteen minutes, when raps commenced very loud and distinct, calling for the alphabet. 'Hie first word which was given, was “Death I" This we understood, was to be the subject of the discourse, and so it was; for the spirit went on and gave us what I esteem an excellent dis course; the best indeed, that I ever listened to on that solemn subject The preacher came to the end of a paragraph, and said, “rest a litlle, I am called away." H e was absent for some ten minutes, when he returned and resumed rapping. There was another pause made, to rest, when he was not called away. I used this opportunity to look at him and see if I could discover who he was. I could only see the upper part of his face, he keeping the lower part concealed, so tha t I should not recognize him. I asked him if I ever knew him in the flesh; to which he responded in the affirmative, by rising. H e again resumed and finished the dis course, to which he appended the signature of Stephen R . Smttfi.

W e shall give this discourse in onr next is sue; nnd if there is a man or woman in Buffalo* who frequently sat under the droppings of the Gospel, as it fall from his lips, and who will not recognize the language and the style of that eminently good man, such person must have paid little attention to his matter and manner, whilst those pure streams of reason and truth were flowing from his fountain of wisdom.

“Evil Spirits."I t will be observed that this term is used in

the account of the wonderful manifestations in New York, as related by Mr. P a r tr id g e of the S p ir itua l Telegraph. One of the spirits represents himself to be “an evil spirit,” and acknowledges a propensity to do mischief Let it be understood tha t this term, as used by spirits and spiritualists, has no reference to those fabulous spirits which M ilton tells us of, and whom he designates as the “horrid crew" who, with the “infernal serpent” were “hurled headlong, flaming from the eternal 6ky, with hideous ruin and combustion, down to bot tomless perdition.” I t has reference, in all cases, to those spirits who arc prone to evil whilst inhabiting the human body—who enter the spirit world with their propensities un changed and their sinful courses unrepented of, aDd who, consequently, are low, undevelop ed and unprogressed. These are said to be more capable of producing such physical man- festations as those related by Mr. P a rtr id o e , than elevated spirits are, because of their great ly more gross materiality. They are subject, however, to the control of elevated spirits, who take care to prevent tliern from doing essential mischief

£ 3 ~ From two gentlemen who have been to R o o d s ’ Spiritual Room, in Lorain county, Ohio, and who are now on their way home, we shall receive thrilling accounts for our next issue. So we learn by a letter which has preceded their arrival. “ Bnt,” said the bigot who dis gusted us, a day or two since, with the drivel- ings of an enslaved mind, “ if I should see a table or other inanimate object move without human contact or agency, I would not believe my own eyes.” There is no hope for one thus eaten up with bigotry. Let such ones alone— they are joined to their idols.

B u f f a l o , Dec. 6th, 1854.M r . E d it o r :—I deem it but jnst to say to *

the public, through your valuable paper, that I comider the clairvoyant powers of Mr. Ca r t e r , (whose advertisement I see in your paper,) in the examination and treatment of diseases, either chronic or acute, second to none in the United States. Having had acquaintance with a number of Clairvoyants who examine and prescribe for diseases, some of whom have ob tained celebrity, I do not hesitate to say, tha t his clearness of perception surpasses them all, in tracing disease to the cause, which should in all cases govern the treatm ent l i e has sel dom failed to give entire satisfation in his ex aminations and treatm ent during three years practice in W estern New York. I, therefore, cheerfully recommend him to the afflicted, feel ing confident tha t all those who employ him, will not hesitate to endorse my opinion. I would add, that I have been acquainted with Mr. C a r t e r during the last eight years, and have always found him worthy of all confi dence—a candid and truthful man.

A C it iz e n .

W c learn, by a letter from a friend, that Mr. Co n k l in , the medium, who proceeded hence, some two weeks since, bn a visit to K o o nb’ Spirit Room, has returned as far as Cincinnati, where he will remain till Monday next, when ho will leave for this city. Ho will probably remain here a week before returning to New York.

Conference of Spiritualists.By appointment of the Executive Commit

tee, the first Conference Meeting, under the Spiritual organization, in this city, will take place a t two o’clock in. the afternoon of Sunday the 17th instant, in the Lecture Room of the Sons of Temperance in the Kremlin Block, Main st. I t is contemplated to have a Lec ture on that occasion.

I have somewhere rend, that of the two or ders of fallen spirits—the Angels of Love and the Angels of Knowledge—the first missed the stars they had lost, nnd wandered batk through the darkness one by one into heaven: but the last, lighted ou by tliejr own lurid splendors, said, “Wherever ice go there is heaven!” And deeper and lower descending, lost their shape and their nature, till, deforme'd and obscure, the bottomless pit closed aronnd them.—Bul- icer.

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Synopsis of the President's Mossage.[Received by Telegraph on Monday Evening.]

The 'President commences with an acknowl edgement to Providence for favors bestowed upon the country and our exemption from war.Ho proposes to leave to foreign powers the ad justment of their own political systems, bu t de nies their right to any interference with onr own. Our present attitude and past course, give assurances which should not be question ed, that our purposes are not aggressive, nor threatening to the safety and welfare of other nations. H e thinks that tho territorial expan sion of onr country, which some European powers have regarded with distrust, nro but ne cessary results o rtlic legitimate exercise of so vereign rights. H e advises the executive and legislative branches of the Government to exer cise a careful supervision over our commerce.The policy which he has had in view embraces tho future and the present security of that in terest. The President rc-asscrts the doctrine, that “free ships make free goods,” except arti cles contraband of war, and says that a propo sition to make this a principle of international law, has been submitted by this Government to those of Europe. Russia has assented there to— the King of the two Sicilies has expressed to our minister at Naples, his readiucss to con-1 of happiness so exquisitely blissful ns tha t which fer with us—the King of Prussia entirely ap- will be yours when yon kindly and delicately proves of a treaty to the same effect, sub- ] administer to the necessities of tho virtuous

early day. Renews his recommendations In regard to tho judicial establishment of tho Uni ted Stales, tunl the iillnim of tho District of Columbia j and concludes with a patriotic enu meration of tho duties and trusts devolved up on us as a Government and ns individual cit izen*.

To those who onu.Undies uud gentlemen who ran holp tho

poor, und still have plenty for your own com fort, this hard winter wcathor uud tho high price of every thing that is eatable, appeal to your sympathies with imperative voice. Sue how mnny poor mechanics and laborers urn turned out of employment on account of tho miser able condition of the finances of tho country, occasioned by the villany of bunkers and the madness of railroad builders and importers.— N ot only arc they tamed out of employment, at the commencement of this threatening win ter, but they arc also stripped of what thoy had saved, by the rascality of such bunkers ns ho who lives in thnt palace on Main a t W ith out tho aid of those who huvo abandonee, many of tho poor of this city, who ore so con stituted that they cannot appeal to the author ities for aid ns paupers, must, suffer for fo o d - nay. starve in this plentiful country. What would not a high-minded American woman suffer, rather than make that Inst humiliating and degrading appeal? Could Bitch ones die instantly, without criminality, there would be hundreds who would choose th a t alternative, rather than to bring the everlasting reproach upon their children, of resorting to the pauper system formcans of sustenance. Go, you whom fortune has favored with abundance, and seek them out. Yon have never onjoyed a moment

mitted to him; b a t proposes also, the renunci- ating of privateering. The President looks with disfavor on this latter project, inasmuch as those conntries having small navies, conld not afford to part with the right of privateer ing, as one of their means of offenco or protec tion. Should, however, the leading powers of Europe concur iu proposing as a rule of inter national law, to exempt private property upon the Ocean, from seizure by public armed crui sers, as well as by privateers, the United States will readily meet them on tha t broad ground. Since the adjournment of Congress, the treaty relative to the coast fisheries and reciprocal trade with the British North American prov inces, has been ratified. To perfect these inter national arrangements, the President recom mends the cancelling of bonds, and the refund

and noble minded poor.

M ovem en ts o f th e M orm on*.

Wo learn from the Chicago Tribunt that the Mormons of Salt Lake City have determined to form a chain of Mormon stations throughout the western states and territories, at which the pil grims to the Salt Lake, many of whom are very poor, may stop to recruit, or to pass tho winter, and from which they maybe helped forward by such aid as they require from the brethren. By this means it is expected that the Mormons will the more readily undertake tho great journey through the United States and the far western wilderness. Arrangements bavo already been made for a Mormon settlement on the Kansas riv er, in Kansas territory, and stations of this kind are to be formed in a chain from Salt Lake east ward. This movement has a twofold character. First, it is intended to hasten tho day when the

Presidential Goinoldonoos.

Tho Boston Transcript, has collated quite a cariosity of literature, founded on certain oo- incidoucCH noticeable in contemplating tho names nml lives of tho fimt seven Presidents of tho United Slates : — W a sh in g t o n , J o it n A d a ms, ,Tkk pe r s o n , Ma d is o n , Mo n h o e , .r. Q. A d a ms, J a o k so N. First— Four of tho seven wore from tho sumo State, (Virginia.) flocond—two others bearing the sumo name, (Adams) wore from tho same State. Third—Tho remaining one of the seven, (Jackson) being particularly tenacious of his opinions and ways, came very properly from Tennessee. Fourth— All ofthorn, except one, wero sixty-six years of ago on retiring from office. Fifth—All these last, men tioned served two terms. Sixth—Tho ono who served one term only, had ho served two terms, would also have been sixty-six years of ago on retiring. Sovonth—Three of tho seven died on tho Fourth day of July, and two of them on the sattiO day and year. Eighth—Ono only of tho seven had n son, and that son was ono of the seven Presidents. Ninth— Two of them were or tho sub-commit tee of three **.nt cd the Declaration of Independence, and these two were they tliut died on the same day and year, and on the anniversary of tho Dcelara- tinn o f Independence, and jnst half a century from thedny of the Declaration. Tenth—The names of throe o f the seven end in son, yet nei ther of these transmitted his name to a son.— Eleventh— One difference as respects tho elder A d a ms and the younger, (not worth noting on any other occasion) was that the latter sported a Q in his name; but the elder the cue on his back, as nn appendage to his head-dress.— Twelfth— In respect to the liothce of nil, it may be said, iu conclusion, that the initials of two of the seven wore the same— and of two oth ers that they were the same—and the initials of still two others w ere the same. The remain ing one who stands alone in this particular— stands alone, also in the admiration and love of his countrymen and of the civilized world— W a bt iix o t o x .

Wan tod to carry tho Nows.Among tho curious ami sad details of tho

recent but l ies in the Crimea, wo read of an old soldier, who, feeling his end approaching, and wishing to die like a good Christian, sent for a clergyman to administer to him the rites of the church. A fter having attentively listened to the exhortations of his confessor, and receiving extreme unction, he asked him, with a feeble voice, "Cun you loll m e, reverend father, if Se vastopol is taken?" Tho clergyman, astonish ed a t such a question from a dying man, aD swered, “T hat us yot there was no positive ac count of its fall." Tho sick man continued, “The reason I ask tho question is, as I am about to depart for tho other world, it would liavo given mo great satisfaction to be able to announce tho good news to Marshal Bt. Ar- uuud.'' A t these words his head fell back ou his pillow, and after half an hour’s suffering the poor soldier breathed his last.

W hile Dr. Samuel Johnson was court ing his intended wile, iu order to try her, ho told her "that, lie had do property: and. mnw. over, ho onoo had an old uncle ’that was Rang ed.” To which the lady replied, “Thnt. she had no more property than he had ; and as to her relatives, although she never had one that was hanged, she had a number that deserved to be.n

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ing of duties on fish brought to our market by j territory of Utah will have sufficient population British subjects, after the ‘fishing grounds had ' to demand admission into the Union as a state,

‘ been made accessible to our own citizens, and tha t the free lists o f both the United States and the Provinces be rendered more equitable by the refunding of all duties pertaining to the articles on the free list o f the treaty. The ̂ Jfext it is intended to establish Mormon church- ■President recommends a contingent appropria- es or colonies in all the principal cities of the tion for extinguishing the possessory right of United States, 6o as to give the Salt Lake set-

and if the intentions of the Salt Lake chiefs be carried opt* this will nut Lwkjng licuce, for it is stated, uud, uv doubt, truly, mat mere are one hundred thousand Mormons in Europe, all of whom are willing to emigrate to the Salt Lake.

the Hudson’s Bay and property of the Puget’s Sound Agricultural Companies. H e thinks such an arrangement can be made upon just terms ; and th a t it would settle many serious disputes. The Soule affair is dismissed in very few words. The correspondence upon this subject is submitted. The position of affairs with Spain is similar to that at the close of the last session of Congress. W hen her domestic affairs are more settled, we shall be able to ad just the questions which now exist between the two nations. The President proposes to give notice to Denmark, of an intention to modify or terminate the treaty by which they levy du ties on our vessels which pass through their Sound. H e congratulates the country upon the success of the Japan Expedition. The frontiers of Mexico are spoken of ns in a state of disturbance from depredations. The boun dary survey thereof, as indicated in the treaty of the 30th of December last, is organized and will be soou completed. The L a P ln ta has been opened to us by our treaties with the A r gentine Confederation, and the Republics of Uruguay and Paraguay ; bu t we have not met with the same success as to tho river Ama zon. The President proposes to take special care th a t the avernie across Central America stouil be kept safe and unobstructed, bu t docs not say a word about Cuba and Dominica.— After stating the circumstances of the San Juan affair at length, and viewing the place as a piratical resort of outlaws, or a camp of savages, he fully sqptains the course taken by Captaiu Hollins. H e will continue to apply the surplus revenue in reducing the publio debt. H e endorses the various recommendations of the Secretary of the Treasury, aud calls for in creased military forces in the Indian territory. Tho bill increasing the pay of the rank and file of the army has had very beneficial results. H e regrets coYresponding consideration wus not bestowed on the officers. H e calls for the establishment of four now regiments—two of infantry, and two of mounted men ; recom mends the establishment of a retired list, and other reorganizations. Recommends the re organization and gradual increase of the Navy. In view of the recent maritime disasters, he considers it deserving of serious reflection, whether it may not be desirable to revise exist ing laws for the maintenance of discipline at sea, and that the same laws for the punishment of misconduct at sea, might be applied as in cases of accident and loss of life on land. He shows that the increase of the revenue of the Post-office department for the year, ending June 1854, was 3 970,399. Calls attention to the subject of the Ocean Mail service. Considers it better to leave all railroad works to private enterprise, without granting land to aid in their construction. Will send in a special message on the subject of Ipternol Improvement at an

! tiers friends who will defend their cause and congregations from which they may derive em- grants when desired. Mormon preachers have already commenced operations at various cities, and in S t Louis there are stated to be two thou sand Mormons. B r ig h a m Youxo’s calculation

that such colonies scattered over tho country must make his cause respected, by politicians at least, if by none else. There can bo no doubt that the operations of this Sal^Lake directory are conducted with great shrewdness so far as concerns the attainment of political importance and success. They are greatly pleased with the squatter sovereignty principle of the Nebraska bill, and calculate to come into the Union under

This is the idea held forth by the Deseret New, which, of course, speaks the sentiments of Y o u n g and his associates. The last train which arived at our western frontier from Salt Lake brought the intelligence that a fresh batch of missionaries had been appointed to go forth to tho United States and Europo, and stir up tho church, that emigrants might pour into Utah more rapidly, and so enable it to become a sov ereign state. The troubles experienced with the government officers has made this desire quite ardent.

[Special Despatch by the Ilouee Line.]W reck o f Hi© S choon er G eneral C ass—Eire In

A kron.

Oo n n k a it , Dec. 8.—The Schoouer Gen. Lewis Cass, with a cargo of corn from Toledo, was dis covered off this port yesterday morning in a crippled and helpless condition, and about noon in endeavoring to make the harbor, went ashore about 5U rods below tho light house, aud about the same distance from tho beach. The gale was at its highest, and after the vessel struck on the bar.cvefy swell of the waves swept across her bow, aud the spray covered every portion of the deck.

The ice was making fast, the officers and crew were completely drenched, and their clothin g coated with ice. Their condition was discovered from shore, but there was but little hope of res- cuiug the sufferers from tho wreck. The piers aud shore wero lined with people, who were watching the vessel, expecting every momentto see tho crew washed off and find a grave be neath the angry waters. The government life boat was then launched from the end of the pier, and manned by a noble band of men, who perilled their own lives to save those of their fellows on the wreck.

The first attempt to reach the wreck failed ; tho life-boat weut ashore and wns dragged upon the bench, and again to tho end of tho pier, every man cqld and wet, and their garments frozen and coated with ice. The boat was launched again, and succeeded. A rope thrown from the vessel was secured, and the boat hauled alongside. Tho chilled, and almost frantic men were taken off and safely landed about 3 o’clock. Two of them were unable to stand when they reached the shore. A more trying scene wns nover wilnessod.

A patent has just been taken out in France for making sugar from pumpkins. The quantity produced will be at least as great as could be obtained from an equal quantity of beet-root.

Equestrian Statue of Washington.H. K. Brown, the sculptor, Las, for two years

past, been engaged upon, and bos nearly com pleted, a model of the equestrian statue of Washington, commissioned by a few of oar public-spirited fellow-citizens. I t is to be set up in the space on Union Square, where Broad way and Fourteenth street run together—Si- amesc-twin8 like,—and it is hoped will prove an auspicious beginning to some practicable system of planting liberally these seeds of pop ular taste and refinement along our thorough fares. Mr. Brown has executed his commission with judgment, skill and care. The chieftAin is represented in a peculiarly advantageous moment: his head is uncovered, and his right

oA.«ouuen, os i i addressing a victorious army, or stilling tumultuous applause. The attitude is singularly marked by the grace and dignified repose which were characteristic of the man; and the countenance has a majestic mien, with an expression of serenity. The like-

i8 very striking, and is authentic, being copied from one of Houdson’s busts, now iu possession of Mr. Rogers. Tho height of the statue, from plinth to crown, is fourteen and a half feet; but from the harmony of its propor tions one would take it, at the proper distance, to be scarcely above life size. There is manifest in the execution a commendable scorn of petty details, and a careful attention to masses, so that what appears coarse, near by, is a capital merit at a little distance. I t is to be raised on a base fourteen and a half feet high, aud will present a very commanding appearance.— I t will be cast in bronze, a t the foundry of Mr. Ames, Chicopee, Massachusetts, and will be completed in about a year.

Governor Ma n n in g , of South Carolina, in his recent message to the state legislature, said that there is too much banking there. Two yeais ago, a number of new banks were started, eD- largiug the banking capital to $2,685,475, under the impression that it would make money more abundant, whereas the reverse has happened.— Previous to the increase of banking capital, ono-third of what then existed was employed beyond the limits of the state, showing (hat even there was more capital than was necessary; but since tho increase, the umount sent out of the state is equal to one-half of all tho banking capital of the state. Tho wants of the great mass of tho community ore thus neglected, especially as the banks can make more money by employing their capital iu Now Orleans, Mobile, Now York, Ac.

Circumstances confirmatory of tho rumor that Senator A t c h is o n has been engaged in forming asecret society whose members were hound to go into Kansas tho night befor tho election (to have been held on tho 29th u lt) so as to control the rcsult.is confirmed. I t is a bold stroke for sla very, and be may successful once. But i f suc- cesful now, in tho olection of a delegate to Con gress, tho “ patriarchial ” institution will not bo greatly benefitted thereby. Tho great work of deciding the character of the domestic regula tions of tho state is to bo done hereafter.

JBsr A h John Randolph was walking one day, lie met a man, who walked straight on, re marking "Hint he did not turn out for a ras c a l” “I do,” quickly rejoined Raudolpli; im mediately stepping aside, to let the ruffian pass.

Tho Secretary of the Treasury says that for $204,689,209 of bank notes in circulation, there is a gold and silver basis, for its redemption, amounting to $240,000,000. Thus with an ex cess of $35,000,000 of specie over the paper cur rency of the country, there cannot be any good ground for panics or pressure.

jM r The Greek merchants in the different cities of England have made themselves con-, spicuons in rejoicing over the progress of the Russians, and the leading press have thrown out intimations tha t they should be expelled from the kingdom as spies.

J25C The Eastern war costs tiie Allies sixty pounds sterling a minute!

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Jo in t Stock Bank will hold a meeting this evening at Townsend Hall, commencing at the usual hour, to take into consideration the con duct of M. B. Sh f -r w o o d , Esq., the owner of the said bank, who has added insnlt to injury by pretending to make an assignment of real estate, for the benefit of said bill-holdeis and other creditors, much of which estate had been previously disposed of, and all, or nearly all, so involved as to be worthless to them.

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ERIE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK.INCORPORATED APBIL 10TH, 1 854— OFFICE cor-

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TO BE OPENED FOR BUSINESS SEPT.1st, 1854. Office hours from 9 A. M-, to 3

P. M., and from 6 to 1% P. M.O F F I C E R S .

WILLIAM A. BIRD. President.GIBSON T. WILLIAMS. 1st Vice President

• STEPHEN V. R. WATSON,2d Vice Pres’t CYRUS P. LEE, Secretary and Treasurer.E. C. SPRAGUE. Attorney.

T R U S T E E S .Wm. A. Bird. Henry Roop, Stephen W. How

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The object* of this Institution arc to afford a secure place where Money may be deposited for safe keeping, drawing iutereot.and be drawn out at any time ; and also to Loan Money in mod erate suras, to our citizens upon Real Estate, at a legal rate of interest. It is hoped that the names of the Officers and Trustees are a suffi cient guarantee of the character of the Institu tion. and the safeguards imposed bv its Charter and By-Laws afford the amplest security to de positors. In addition to these, the Trustees of the Bank have made such arrangements, that in no event can the deposites be assessed for the payment of the expenses of the Bank. It is be lieved that this Institution offers the following advantages to our citizens, and especially to workingmeu :

1st, I t receives deposites of any amount, down to ten cent*: thus affording an inducement to

ir poorest cit tzens, and especially to the young, save their earnings.2d. It pays sir per cent, interest on all sums

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K irw an 's L e tte rs to Bishop Hughes.n u m b e r XI,

Mv d e a r Sir ,— In my lust letter, I submit ted to your decision the quustiou, whether or uot the Homan catholic is u church of Christ, after briefly stating to you how some things bearing on its truthful decision strike mo. J design the present letter to hove uo very rc- moto bearing upon the same question; and would ask you to give it the degree of consid eration to which, in candour, you may deem its statements entitled.

In reading the prophecies of tho Old Testa ment, 1 find that they ull speak with the most glowiug anticipations of the yet future King dom of Messiah. That kingdom was to pro duce the civil, moral and spiritual renovation of the world. W hen I turn over to the New Testament, I find that on the birth of Messiah, the angel of tho Lord stated to the shepherds that he caiue to bring them good tidings of great joy which should bo to all people. And having announced the b irth of the Saviour in the city of David, ho was suddenly joined by a multitude of angels, singing, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will towards men.” The Old Testament aud the New,—patriarchs, prophets and apostles, all unite in teaching us that the effect of Christi anity upon our world would be to restore it to its primeval state, and to re-instamp upon the heart of man the lost image of his Creator.— Now, how far has Popery fulfilled these pre dictions, and the reasonable expectations of the faithful, founded on them? In other words, what arc the fruits o f Popery? Our Saviour tells us that a good tree yields good fruit— a bad tree, bad fru it A nd with this test in view, my object in the present letter is to state to you how some things strike me.

"What lips been the effect of popery upon human liberty? Perm it mo to use the word “liberty” in its widest sense. As to civil liberty, it has been its unchanging enemy. I t has never permitted a spark of liberty to glow for an hour when it could extinguish it. There is not in Europe, at the present hour—perhaps not on earth—a greater civil despot than the Pope. The man that, in Italy, writes a page’ or makes a speech in favor of liberty, must fly the kingdom, or be dragged to a dungeon.— A nd we are to judge of popery, not by its pli ability where it cannot rule, but by the way which it shows its heart where it can do so without let or hindrance. Kings as well as people have groaned under its tyranny. Hen ry IV . of Germany, was made by the pope to stand three days in the open air, with bare head and feet Frederic L was mode to hold his stirrup, l ie caused Henry H . of Eugland, to be scourged on the tomb of Thomas n-iteek- c t And the present state of Spain, Austria, Italy, show the effect of popery on civil liberty.

I t is equally the foe of mental liberty. The Bible is without any authority, save what your church gives i t Aud the Bible must teach nothing save what your church allows. And man must believe nothing save what the priest permits. Aud philosophy must teach nothing save what the church sanctions. You know th at for this last offence Galileo was sent to study astromomy in prison. Pure popery “and real liberty, never have breathed, mid never can, the same atmosphere. The principle of your church is to allow nothing tha t bows not to its yoke.

W hat has been the effect of popery upon human knowledge? W hen Christianity like a new sun rose upon the world, there was much that might be called education in the lloman Empire. The obvious effect of Ohristianty was to extend it. A fter the lapse of some ages, popery by gradual stages crept, serpent like, to the high places of power. How soon afterwards the lights of learning go out; how soon the dark ages commence, and roll on os it they were never to endl And those centu ries of darkness form the golden age of your church. And what spirit did it manifest on the revival of learning in England after the sacking of Constantinople, and at the Refor mation? Leo X prohibited every book trans lated from the Greek and Hebrew. This blow was aimed a t the Bible. He forbade the read ing of every book published by the Reformers, l ie excommunicated all who read an heretical work. The Inquisitors prohibited every book published by sixty-two different printers; and all books printed by any printer who had ever published a book of heresy! N or has one of these prohibitions been ever recalled. A t tliis hour, the uoblest products of human genius are under the ban of your church; and the Index Kxpurgatorius is iu full operation a t Rome!

And what has been the effect o f all this up on human knowledge ? Look iuto the countries for an answer, where your church rules undis turbed. The nobles and the people, in Spain, Portugal, Austria, Sardinia, Sicily, arc sunk iuto almost the same state of ignorance. Upon the intellectual degradation of Catholic Ireland I have already dwelt. The Book of books which the Lamb died to unseal, your church has re-sealed; it has laid an embargo upon human knowledge; it allows the people to read only what it permits; and it permits only what tends to rivet its chains, and to perpetuate the darkness which is its natural element When the Reformation occurred, the retrogade movement of the world towards ignorance, and barbarism, and idolatry, had almost been com pleted. H ad it not occurred, a radiance might coutinue lo gild the high places of the earth after the gospel sun hud set—a twilight might be protracted for a few ages, in which a few might grope their way to hcaveu—but each age would have come wrapped in a deeper, and yet decj>cr gloom, until impenetrable dark ness had fallen on the world. Even the degree of knowledge which has obtained in the papal world, it owes to the Reformation.

And what has been the effect of popery upon the happiness o f our nice? This is a question of wide bearing, yet I cun do little more than glance at i t lia s it over laid out its onergies for the promotion of human happiness? I f so, when and where? Has it not, on the other hand, set itself in opposition to every thing cal culated to promote it? Does general intelli gence promote it?—Your church has always opposed i t Docs the free circulation of the Word of God promotoit?—You have opposed this, uIbo. Does the inculcation of pure relig ion promote it?—Y ou have poisoned, or closed ap all its fountains. Docs advancing civiliza tion promote it?—Y our efforts ore untiring to reverse its wheels and to roll us back to the darkness of the dark ages, whose very light was darkness. B ut what can 1 say more? for tho time would fail mo to tell of your monas teries aud nunneries—of the wars which popery has excited—of its crusades—of the bitter jeal ousies it has sown between states—of the oceans of blood it has shed to obtain its objects,—of the Inquisitions it has erected to torture tho unbelieving—and of the way and manner iu which it has caused those of whom the world was not worthy, to have trial o f cruel mockings and scourgings; yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment: how it caused them to be stoned, to be sawn asunder, to be Blain with the sword; to wander about in deserts and in mountains, in dens and caves of the earth. 01 Sir, the pathway of popery through the world is mark ed by the blood and bones of its victims. It has gone into the earth feeling that Joshuu's commission on entering Canaan was in its pock et; and tha t all who questioned its authority were H ittites and Amoritcs. And almost with out a figure of speech it can be said, th a t the uations which it found as the garden of the Lord, it converted into a howliDg wilderness.I know not that human happiness has ever had a more determined foe than popery.

W hat is the influence of popery os to the exercise of Christian charity? By charity I mean not alms-giving, nor yet the love of God which the Spirit inspires in the soul, but that grace which induces love to those who differ from us, and- to cast a mantle over their de fects. The Bible teaches ns to do good to all as we find opportunity—to love our enemies— to trea t with kindness those who despitefully persecute us. How docs your church obey these injunctions of Christ tho Lord? Let your inquisitions—your auto da fe’s—your Barthol omew’s day—your Irish massacre—your yearly anathemas against heretics—your consigning to perdition all beyond the pale of your church, answer. All non-papists you place beyond the pale of mercy—you refuse their bodies Chris tian burial, if such your burial can be called— you convert into the bitterest enemies of the man that becomes a Bible Christian, those of his own household—you make tho poor Irish servant to feel tha t his master, and her mistress are the enemies of God, however pious, whose reading of the Bible, and whose prayers to heaven cannot be heard without committing great sin—you ouact a ceremonial law, and proclaim that all who submit not to it are speckled with plague spots. And, hence, your priests, wherever located in Protestant commu nities, instead of going about, os men, to pro mote the general welfare, move about ns spec tres, as if afraid of the light of day; here ab stracting a child from a Sunday school; there burning a Bible; here poisoning the mind of a servant against his master, aud there tha t o f a maid against her mistress;—and seeking to place all save his own unlettered followers, like tho lepers of Samuria, without the city of God. Does this look like the spirit of Christ?

W hat is the influence of popery on true re ligion? To this point I have already spoken.I have told you, sir, how it has corrupted our Rule of Faith, and the sacraments, and the doctrines of the Bible. This is bu t the theory of the matter;—O, how can I speak of its prac tical effects? The religion of Christ it has converted into a system of idolatry in which God and witches—the Bible, and traditions, canons, decretals—the worship of God and of saints—the meditation of Christ and of Mary —prayer and scourging—pious deods, penances, and processions, are all o f like authority, and like efficacy!

The mind of the poor papist it fills, not with light and love, but with darkness and fear. It closes to him the way to heaven through the blood of Christ, and opens it through the fires of purgatory. Leaving him in doubt ns to whero he will succeed best, he now prays for pardon to God—now to the Virgin—now to Peter or Paul—now before some old picture utmost ob literated by uge—believing alike the truths of scripture, and the absurdities of your system, and knowing little of either.

I t impresses the poor papist with the idea that religion consists, not in love to God and man, bu t in external submission to rites and forms. Hence, the Spaniard will go to confes sion with his dagger under his mantle—and the poor, generous Irishman, will go from the Mass and Missal to the pot-house. And your inquisitors have gone out from your cucliarist to kindle the fires which consumed your here tics and our martyrs, and which illumined their pathway to glory 1

But I must stop, lest my emotions swell be yond due bounds.

These, Rev. sir, are some, and but some of the fruits of your system. How do they ap pear to you when thus brought together? Is the tree which bears these fruits good, or bud? Has popery, in any one particular, in any one country, or in any age, ever produced the re sults which prophets and apostles have told us the religion of Messiah would produce? If not, are not popery and Christianity, not only different, bu t antagonist systems? .

W ith great respect, yours,K ir w a n .

Spiritual Manifestations in New York.From the Spiritua l Telegraph o f tho 2nd

inst., wc take the following account of most nstoniahing manifestations, witnessed and pub lished by Mr. C n a r i .e s P a r t r id g e , ono of the proprietors and publishers of the Telegraph. All who are intimately acquainted with Mr. Partridge— as we nro not—unite in represent ing him to bo a gentleman of exemplary moral# and ns possessing a mind too well fortified by common sense and reason to bo easily thrown off of its balance and led astray by dccoptivo ageucics.

I t appears that there is a circle of Spiritual ists in that city who keep themselves apart from the outside world, for the purpose of preserving that hnrmony, without which it is impracticable for spirits to perform such physical feats as they are continually witnessing. W e learn from other sources, tha t this circlo is composed of persons of both sexes, from the highest walks of life, as regards morals, intellect uud refine ment

W c omit much preliminary matter of interest’ on account, of the space which it occupies, and profited directly to tho detail of facts, which Mr. P . thus commences and narrates:—

“ Before proceeding, wo would premise to the reader tha t we had scut a note to the gen tleman a t whose residence the meeting was to be held, for a permission to sit a t tho circle, to which request we received a very polite answer, and shortly afterword another one, complaining of our rudeness to him in sending him bo insults ing a letter as our second one, which second one, we never,’to our mortal knowledge, penned’ and which fully merited his indignation. E x planations followed, and wc were permitted to avail ourself of his gcuerosity. W c shall again recur to this subject in a paragraph presently.

“ W hen we arrived atthcp loco of meeting, we found there assembled several prominent members of public life, together with many others, forming altogether with ourself about fifteen persons. The circle had been already formed. W c were politely given a scat there at, and waited patiently for such manifestations as the Spirits felt pleased to make. I was then showD, a t my request, the letter which had given 60 much umbrage to the gentleman at whose table wc were seated. I t was certainly in our handwriting, and the signature was un exceptionable. W e were puzzled to kuow from whom or whence he had received this objec tionable note, and expressed our wish that the Spirits would enlighten us.

"There were at first nothing but knockings given, and presently the younger medium wrote, through the aid of a Spirit: ‘As soon as the minds of all are couceutrated.upon the subject, the manifestations will begin.’ Many persons were touched on various parts of their bodies, and consequently there was u comiderohla noise produced by their remarks thereat The Spir its then wrote: ‘To prevent confusion aud un necessary action—which are opposed to the currents of electricity desirable to be here main tained—when any person or persons are touch ed, he or she, as the case nifty be, will be pleased merely to hold up a hand.’

“ W e then asked who wrote the letter in ques tion bearing our name? The reply was:

“ 1 You wrote i t! ’“ ‘ Ah, that won’t do,’ we answered.“ ‘But it must do,’ was the retort. 'Y o u

did write it; and permit us to give you a tri fling piece of advice. W hen you say a thing will not do, yon infer—we speak of course of our own affairs—that it’s an imposition or u falsehood. Now, as you do not know every thing, you are very much in error to make such a general and insulting statem ent Now you do not know whether you wrote th a t letter or not, therefore, you were very greatly to blame in your rashness.’

“ W e then inquired if we really did write tho letter, and under what circumstances it was done? The reply was:

“ ‘As yOu are, you did not write it; but it is very evident that you arc not learned in Spirit-lore, or you would know that you arc not always as you note are.’

“ ‘ Then you affirm that I wrote that letter?’I said, interrogatively.

“ ‘ Perhaps I may make too general an asser tion when I say, you wrote. I t may be under stood you as yon note arc.’

“ ‘ Explain, if you please! ’ we exclaimed.“ ‘ When you enter that state of unconscious

ness, known to yon mortals as sleep, your soul is not always in your body,’ was tho reply.

“ 1 Will you tell me when and where I wrote the letter, and under what circumstances? ’ we asked.

‘“ Yes, you wrote it when your body was asleep, and your soul was absent fro m it. Un derstand, that it is not necessary a body should be dead that a soul should be absent from it. In fact, many dead bodies have souls in them after life has departed from them. You must be made aware of the fact, that life, soul, and miiul are three entirely different things, each independent of the other. Your soul was ab sent although your mind and life were in your dormant body. Am I plain? ’

“ ‘ Partly!’ wc assented, and then continued:' Then I did really writo tha t letter? ’ Upon an affirmative answer being given, wo then asked: ‘ When and where was it done, if I am privileged to ask? ’

“ ‘ A t the office of the T e l e g r a ph , 300 Broadway, at five minutes pa3t 1 o’clock, a . m.’

“ * W hat caused me to write it? ’“ ‘ Your waking thoughts acting upon your

mind—which is always active—during your body’s sleep. Have you never in the course of your life done some act which you fancy you have committed at a previous time, or visited some place which you seem to have an indis tinct recollection of, though you are certain within yourself that you never have or could have visited it before? B ut this has all been

explained before to Mr. ■ — . I lo can explain verbally to you without much loss of time. I t is not a thought or dream, bu t‘ an active exer cise, wish, or desire of the mind, which exerts itself during sleeping hours. I t proceeds from such causes, aud is the realization of such a forthcoming funcy, if I con so express myself* The body sleeps; the mind and soul never, even in eternity.’

“ ' I am perfectly satisfied with your expla nation,’ wo replied, ‘ and would now like to have a description of this strango and ucwly- discovered attribute in man.’

“ ‘ Ah, that you cannot bo made acquainted with. Did mortals possess cognizance of that power, they would have too much knowledge for their own good and safety. They would kuow almost all tha t they could wish to know. Society would not be safe, and would soon crumble a t its foundation, and become a heap of shapeless ruin. W hat is thut tiling which man desires to know above all others? The secret of life, and its entrance with the soul into the body; a search for the first cause, its com position, and by what subtilo and minute de grees or powers I t . acta. No, you can never kuow of that I ’

“ ‘ I am satisfied,’ we replied; ‘ but there is one thing more which I wish to know: Ilow can the immaterial act on tho material? How can life, soul, aud mind be separated in the living form?’

“ ‘ Mind, life, and soul are different things.'“ ‘ Will you explain, in a few words, your

meaning?’ wc inquired.“ ‘I can not in a fe w words; M r.------ will

read you some of our remarks upon the subject H e has many of them, if your patienco can brook i t ’

“ 1 Thank yon,’ wc replied. ‘ I did not will it so.’

“ ‘ Do you iciU your dreams? Can you help them? This is us unavoidable.’

W c are still perplexed nt not having any recollection of this strange fact I ’

“ ‘N o t ut nil. The mind is always active. For instance) you may bo seated reading a book; persons around and about you are talk ing aloud. The sounds of course must enter your ear, though your mind does not instanta neously act upon them, it being engaged upon your book. A fter a time, your mind docs act, and then words are brought to your recollec tion. You have heard them somewhere, you can’t tell where; or perhaps yon fancy you have dreamed them, or thought of the same subject before. You are perplexed, and cannot a t all understand i t Y ou relate the circumstance to one of your friends who was present a t the time the conversation occurred, and who joiued in i t H e attempts to explain. No, you had not heard it then, for you have no such recol lection. I t is perfectly unaccountable to you.I t lb a lio ro j uwi C1HU||" 1 ■ anil. ii*»*is above your comprehension, is either wonder f u l or fa lse . You judge only according to your limited capacity, therefore we would rec- ommeud, although it is opposite to the subject a t issue, th a t whenever you, or others, meet with seeming contradictions in holy writ, not to condemn, but to trea t them as things for which your comprehensions will not allow you to sat isfactorily account’

“ This conversation continued for some little time longer with much interest. A fter this, a t the request of some present, tho argument was dropped for a time, for the purpose of get ting other communications. Several Spirits came up, and spelled out their names through the mediumship of the alphabet and the raps.

“ Then, one gentleman present was told to put his hand under tho table, and to hold it there for a little time. W hen lie drew it back, it contained a letter. Now, how this letter got into his hand is a perfect marvel, as the hands of all were resting upon the table.

“ This letter was- written in a Bcratchy hand, upon a very smooth and curiously colored pa per, and was, furthermore, dated from ‘L o n d o n , Gr a v e n S t r e e t , St ha n d ,’ to ‘ Mr. —, aud his select party of friends.’ I t was from an evil Spirit, and its purport would be of no great momeut to the reader, were we to give i t B ut there was one thing iu it especially worthy of note: I t fully described the dress of a gentleman who was present (giving his name also), who had uot tho slightest idea of being there, until brought by his frieud upon tho impulse of a momeut Tho letter was ex cessively prone to a sharp, bitter sarcasm, very disagreeable to those against whom it was lev eled. The following are extracts:

“ ‘ I tell you that I am on evil Spirit. I wish to deal frankly with you; and I hereby caution you all, that there is no species of mischief but it shall be practiced by me. I will deceive you iu spite of yourselves.’

“ And again:“ ‘ I am half tempted to disturb this circle

by splitting this table into a thousand atoms, and dragging the parties present by the hair of their heads about the room, without regard to age, sex, or party ! ’

During this time the tubles were agitated violently, and we, nnd others, were touched upon the knees, hands and feet, in the mean while.

W e were then requested to put our hand under the table, and having complied, another letter was placed in it, in the same mysterious manner, all hands being upon the table except the one engaged. Tho direction ot this letter was written in hues of almost every possible degree, the words being joined together by straggling picturesque lines like the branches of a vine, and presenting a beautiful appear ance to view. To a mortal it must have been u work of immense and unprofitable labor.— Strange to say, it was utterly impossible to tell where it began or where it ended. There were four different shades of blue, nino of scar let, four of red, four of brown, etc., and all har

moniously and artistically blended. Its interi or was no less wonderful in apiienrunce than its exterior. I t wns written in myriad colored inks, embracing every hue, shade, uad degree, which were scattered over it in miraculous shades and gradations. Ono letter had as many us seven different hues in i t I t was us follows:

JVovember 12, 1854."Creatures o f Ye Flesh—Y c are doubtless

assembled to viow ye marvels of Spiritualism, inasmuch as they may nflbrd you amusement. I f any such there be now assembled at this ta ble, it may bo proper to undeceive them on certain points connected with this viow—our object being not only to amuse, but also to in s truct

“To those present who can not, or rather will not, profit in a moral point of view by our teachings, let them be warned, lest certain in iquities be exposed, the publication of which may, perchance, cover them with shame and confusion 1

“To those who have already witnessed our manifestations, this exhortation is particularly addressed. W e caution them, ere yet it be too late, to turn their minds toward the power aud wondrous mercy o f th a t g r e a t a n d A l mig h t y God, whose eye is everywhere, nnd whoso judg ment, though slow, is nevertheless sure! There fore see that ye sin no more.

“W c are advertised of those who sin carnally in the flesh, and whose brute natures, unsub dued by the precepts of ye most h o l t com mandments, do, nevertheless, follow in ye foul wake of Lechery, deceiving with reckless false hood ye tender companions of their lives. * * * W e therefore, out of the spirit of humanity, caution such persons, if there be any present, to reflect upon what is here writ, lest further caution arrive too late, and ye wrath of the A l mighty fall upon them ere they list

“A prevailing* notion hath gone forth into ye world, to yc effect tha t we arc Devils, seek ing to devour yc souls of those who follow our teachings.

“God hath endowed man with reasoning fac ulties, whereby he is enabled to distinguish right fro m wrong, so tha t if ho be not a brntc and past redemption, he will, of his own accord’ be able to distinguish vice from virtue; and so must he judge of us!

“W e warn mankind against ye influences of evil Spirits. He, man, must judge according to ye advice and counsel he receives from a spiritual circle, and act accordingly. W e here by draw his most especial attention toward the T en Commandments, they being the tenets of good Spirits, and we never depart from them. I t therefore behooves you to come with clean and godly minds unto our circles, and with a fervent design to amend the wicked errors of your past lives. * * * * Pluck ye, therefore, the moral fr u it , and ju d g e vs by our teachings.

—JTlicro »n» of. this cirplfl those Who havebeen tempted by evil Spirits, and have manful ly resisted their wiles. I f they have not other wise progressed morally, ‘their sins be upon their own heads and upon those o f their chil dren!’

“Our office iB to teach the doctrines of mo rality. I t is man’s duty to profit by our dis course. * * * W e frequently encounter those who, from a desire of worldly gain, and with out any belief whatsoever in our teachings, atr tend spiritual circles for ye purpose of making a profit therefrom. These worldly mortals at tend mock-circles, knowing them to be such, and connive a t the rascality of the knaves who obtain money from the credulous under false pretences. W c caution all present to oppose these vile practices, seeing that they but lead men into the committing of heinous crimes, and the upholding of swindling.

“BEN J0N80N.”

W o have given the main points in the lottcr, the parts in stars being partly personal, and partly a repetition of what had been before written. A fter having commented upon tliis extraordinary letter for a short time, another gentlemun was requested to place his hand under the table, and another letter was brought forth, but uot before a violent struggle had taken place between the recipient and some unseen power that bestowed it. The hands ivere never stirred fro m the table during the whole time, and our legs had free play beneath. This letter was signed by the autograph names of nearly all present, ourself included; bu t none of us lmd any knowledge of ever having signed it. I t was a short petition. I t was very cu riously sealed and folded. I t was burned by order of the Spirits. This I saw complied with myself. Another gcntlemau was then request ed to put his hand under tho table os the others had done. I t was the same, or a fa c simile of the same letter which had been burn ed, with the exception of some additional lines and a portrait, which the other had n o t A small piece of paper was then torn, having nothing on it, and thrown under the table.— W c were presently desired to hold out our baud, and we received the same paper with a name written upon it in pencil. These things were accomplished with the greatest rapidity in succession.

A lady was then told to hold out her hand under the table, which she did, aud a letter was delivered iuto i t ’ She could not, however, bring it forth until she had pulled violently at it, and torn the corner off the envelope in which it was enclosed. I t was a letter upon scientific subjects, containing a new aud wonderful theo ry upon the tendency of air and light objects to ascend. I t purported to be written by a gentleman present, who, however, denied all knowledge of it. I t was, he owned, on exact facsim ile of his style aud writing, but be de nied having penned it to his remembrance.

After this a letter tell upon the table, appa rently from the ceiling. I t was written in French, aud wns also from an evil Spirit, and began as follows: I t was signed Ralph!

“M et Cherts Amis—Jo vous souhoitele bon solrl Comment cola va-t-il? J e suis a votro service; c t vous pouvez disposer de mol! Vous n’avez, qu’a pouler, j'attends vos ordres. J e ne puis rien vous refuser, e t j e suis charmo do trouver foccasion do vous rendre service. Or-doimez et vous screz obei 1 e tc"

I t was partly translated by a lady present, but in consequence of her not being able to read the cramped spiritual baud in which it was in dited, tho Spirits completed its renditioa

We thenstated that we hod never witnessed any manifestations us wonderful as these, and only one thing tha t a t all approached them.— W c mentioned having seen a key taken from a door, and deposited in a gentleman’s pocket as the instance in question. W c hod scarcely ceased speaking when a gentleman was asked to place his hand under the table, and a key was put immediately into i t Upon examina tion it proved to be the key of an adjoining room, at the other find of the apartment, which had been locked, bu t which was now found open, and minus the key. The rapidity with which these things were accomplished wus as tounding. This fully convinced”, as the men tion of tho key had been entirely impulsive with us.

W e were then told to place our hand under tho tablo again, and felt a cold hand plainly placed iff it, while the hands of all present were on the table. Tho table-cloth wns forcibly dragged off and drawn to the ground through the space between the tables, and afterward deposited in our hands.

W e and other gentlemen were then request ed to place our fingers between the crevices of the tabic, which we did; and we then both felt a cold and clammy hand clutch us, os likewise did tho mediums and two others.

Our son-in-law then felt a cold and damp hand seize his under the table. Pencils, pen knives and pens were a t times placed in the hands of those assembled, by invisible agencies. The manifestations now grew very violent.— Tables wore thrown about, and a penknife wns thrown a t and struck a gentleman upon the head with exccssivo violence, bu t doing him not the least apparent injury. Our clothes were pulled ut, and we distinctly saw—as did likewise sev eral others—a ghastly colored hand arise slowly between the crevices of the table. A lady who was evidently t>f a very timid disposition, had her silk dress roughly pulled in all direc tions with such force as almost to pull her from her chair, at which she appeared greatly alarm ed; but whenever she moved, the same results followed. Three other gentlemen saw a naked foot of a little girl about 13 years of age, which they described as a perfect model of beauty and symmetry. There was no child whatever in the room. W e received a pencil from the hand of a Spirit under the table. Our sou-iu-law saw a large, dark hand seize upon the aforesaid lady’s dress, aud pull it downward. H e says it was surrounded by a species of pale red light W e likewise saw a double-bladed penknife clutched in a naked hand beneath the table, and several persons felt sharp punc tures in their flesh simultaneously, for they cried out with pain. The tables were then dragged violently across the room, carrying the medi ums along with them. In fact, it would be tiresome to ourself and to the reader, were wc to give an account of a ll we beheld a t this most extraordinary circle upon this memorable night. Suffice it to say, that we never saw any thing so wonderful and so entirely satisfactory. W e were completely hors du combat. W c have asked permission to attend tho future meetings of this circle, and should it be accord ed to us, we will perhaps be enabled to lay be fore the public some more of the wonders there enacted. Tliis circle—which is assertedto be tho most powerful in the world—is en tirely private; nor have its members any inter est whatever in convincing the world a t large of the truth or falsehood of Spiritualism.— They ore satisfied of it, and that is sufficient for them. W ith such proofe as we have there witnessed, for whom would it not be sufficient?

CHARLES PARTRIDGE.

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