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If the spirits have the means of pursuing the study of astronomy, it would be easy for Franklin to obtain this information from a Newton or a Hailey ; and it would l>e such a proof of spiritual communication, addressing itself to the scientific mind, th a t I cannot conceive th a t there should afterwards be any doubt upon the subject by those acquainted with the facts. H e n r y M. F a r k u u r s t N e w Y o r k , July 18, 1860. T H E H E H E R A L D O F P R O G R E S S . A N D K E W JA C KSON DA V IS, ED ITOK. Poetry. ‘•The finest poetry was first experience.” For the Herald o f Progress. BY MARY F. DAVIS. My Mother Nature! in this Sabbath time Of plaintive murmurs, and melodious chime Of running brooks And shaded nooks And tiny flower-bells growing by the sea, I, prayerful, turn to thee— Turn as the wanderer to his native clime, Turn as the pilgrim to the sainted shrine; Cling, as the aspiring tendrils of the vine Cling to the sheltering tree. Teach me, my Mother! let me hear the voice— The “ still small” tones which make the hills rejoice, And fill the summer time With melody sublime. Teach me the old and golden-clustered story Which filleth all the summer woods with glory, From countless silvery throats Where the pale sunshine floats; Oh! while I linger by the fountain sheen, Or bend in reverence on the untrod green, In this deep forest, by the world unseen, Teach me thy myriad notes. And, blessed Mother! let me learn of thee What meaneth every flower and leaf and tree. What saith the waving grass Each morning as 1 pass, What mean the whispers from the fertile plain, What song of blessing sways the golden grain. Thou for the vintage drest! Dear haven of my rest, My Mother still, though weary years should be, For these midsummer hours I worship thee ! With all their peace and joy thou bathest me, Until divinely blest. O r a n g e , July, 1860. For the Herald of Progress. OUR P E T LEO NE. N E W YO R K , SATU R D A Y , AUG. 4 , 1 8 6 0 . T E R M S O F S U B S C R I P T I O N : $2 00 .................... 5 00 10 00 ................... 30 00 S i n g l e C o p ies, per y e a r ,- - .—. . . T urku “ to one P o st Office; T en 11 “ “ T w e n t y “ “ “ And any larger n umber sent to one Post Office a t the rate of $1 60 each. Money sent a t o u r risk. For all large sums, d rafts on New York should be procured, i f possible. Additions to clubs received a t the club rates, only when sent from the same Post Office. Single copies of the H e r a l d o f P r o g r e s s may bo obtained of all the News Dealers throughout the country. Copies d elivered to City Subscribers for $2 50 a year, or 5 cents a week. Sample copies mailed from this office on application. A limited number of Advertisements will be received at the rate of ten cents a line for the first insertion, and eight cents for each subsequent insertion. Our friends will find the office o f this paper but a few doors e a st o f No. 41S Broadway. All notices, advertisem ents, or communications intended for publication, should be sent In the week preceding date of publication. The e a rlier the better. All letters to be addressed to A. J . DAYIS <k CO., P c b l i s h e r s , 274 Canal St., New York. N e e d we call a ttention to the contributions to our departm ent of “ Laws and Systems ?” M any readers will hail with pleasure the re appearance of Dr. H. T. Child in this number. T h e “ Doings of the Moral Police ” are re corded on our first a nd second pages. W e print Mr. Parkhurst’s rem arks on the recent test by the “ Lancaster Circle,” and trust i t will promote further inquiry into the detail o f astronomy through mediums. by ma ry n . Sweet as the twilight’s whisper, Pale as the moonbeam’s wane, Weak as a drooping lily, With scarce a sense of pain; Gentle as summer zephyr, As musical each tone, Were the voice, the face, the bearing, Of our precious pet, Leone. ’Twas in the pleasant spring time, When Nature did delight To fleck her hills and mountains With streams of amber light; When she threw her pleasant sparkle On meadow, shrub, and tree, Making the bowered village A paradise to see ; When the merry feet of children Were twinkling in the grass, Making the tricksy shadows In the sunlight as they pass ; When the violets and roses Threw their odor on the air, Ah, then ’twonld seek her window And nestle in her hair. When last she bending caught it, We heard her whispering say: “Come hithgr, little children! Come, it is time to pray.” Their quick ear caught the murmur; With their wreath of braided flowers, And myrtle leaves, they crowned her Queen of their sunny hours. Lightly they closed around her, Reverently kissed her hand, Watching the Christ-like sweetness As she spoke of the far off land. She talked of its fadeless beauty, She said: “ by the golden gate, With angels bearing company, For my loved ones I will wait.” Prayerfully and tearfully They knelt in the closing light, Receiving blessings pure and fond— Our Leone’s last good night. At the foot of the maple bower, Down by the gurgling stream, On a bed of blooming violets We laid love's fairest dream. P r o v i d e n c e , R. I. | “ T h e S p i r i t u a l R e f o r m e r ” —edited by : Harriet N. Greene and Bryan J . Butts, Hope- ! dale, Mass.—is one of the b rightest little stars i that twinkle in our progressive firmament. ! I ts editorials are rich in the imm ortal truths j of universal Justice and Freedom, and its ! pages record some o f the finest tests of spirit manifestation. Long may it live the life of J the righteous. O ur earthly life, with all its lim itations, is a chapter in the soul’s experience, which, if rightly improved, will afford us joy through \their families'• perm it a generous hospitality to he extended to the glorified guests from “ the Land of pure delight f” Will the few “ individuals’1 countenance investigation. We fear onr Brethren ot the new paper are honestly self-deceived. They have ' started a conservative\ journal, which is pledged to be cautiously opposed to all agi on in Church.” and wc therefore fear the resu ts will be “ three i n O n e \ - t o wit, RespeclahdUy, Stagnation, Bigotry. The‘Chicago Zouaves. This g allant little company of finely-drilled light infantry are making an almost tri um p h ant m arch through the country, band of n o t more than forty “ fighting men, they have “ conquered” a host, winning go ( - en opinions wherever they have gone. Their discipline differs widely from the old stereotyped form of m ilitary drill, being ess monotonous a n d mechanical, hence dema-nc - ing greater a c tivity and intelligence. In ts respect C o l . E l l s w o r t h and his company arc innovators and progressives ; and their visit to the East will be likely to introduce a revo lution in our national military tactics. W ith the quickness of apprehension, a n d a c tivity of organization characterizing Americans, there is little propriety in adhering to the dull, heavy, a u tom atic performances, having their origin in the stolidity and heaviness o f the common soldiery of the European continent. A regim ent of boys—in stature and appear ance—like the United States Cadets, of Chi cago, with their peculiar light exercises and rapid evolutions, would, in close contest, prove utterly invincible before a heavy regi m ent of g iants like the Hessian troops of the revolution. Their superior agility, intelli gence, a n d discipline, would more than com pensate for lack of physical strength and heaviness. Viewed in the light of simple gym nastic exercises, the drill introduced by Col. E lls worth is worthy of commendation. Its fas cinations will tend to introduce it where the less inviting details o f common health move ments could not become popular. Similar any other governm ent, were to declare war, these Chicago Zouaves would he among the first to volunteer for active service. And lutve we in this nineteenth century reached this hight and no more : t h a t our governm ent pays millions of dollars annually to support a n arm y and navy ; our children are taught to bum gunpowder, a n d train their ears to h ear unmoved thc booming of cannon on “ Independence Day;” our manufactories turn out thousands of deadly weapons; and our best young m en in times of peace prepare themselves for success in war ? Truly there is here great occasion for self- abasement and shame. Ours, a so-called Christian land, with a governm ent declared by religious papers to rest upon the basis of thc religion of Jesus of N azareth—a man of peace, who would suffer wrong rather than resist evil by violence—who prayed for his enemies a n d murderers, but would n o t deliver himself from their hands! And yet war, ar mies a n d navies, m ilitary schools, and m ilitia companies, gunpowder a n d pistols, a re popu larized—we m ight a lm ost say Christianized— by a t least a studied silence on the part o f the thousands of pulpits, and the hundreds of re ligious presses over the land. W hile Garibaldi a n d his liberty-loving fol lowers are forced, with their circumstances and views of right, to resist wrong at the point of the bayonet, a n d to “ conquer peace,” cannot we in this western republic, with a prosperous career of more than half a c entury, and a people marked for intelligence a nd pro gressive principles, show a “ b e tter wa y ” ? Can we not test among the nations of the earth the power of moral weapons, the force of a n example of love a n d good will ? Is it not tim e for the organization of a peace party, for a practical application of the essential tru th of Christianity, for a hearty recognition of the blessed gospel of a harm o nial religion, for the discountenance of all warlike m anifestations and semblances, and a practice of the a rts of peace? W e desire, after our words of hearty com mendation of the deportm ent of the Chicago Cadets, to u tter a n earnest p rotest a g a inst the combative character of their organization A N I N V I T A T I O N . All persons into whose hands a copy of this paper m ay fall, who believe th a t an inde pendent progressive journal is w o rthy of sup port, will p l e a s e consider themselves cordially invited to become subscribers, and to act as a g e n t s i n procuring o t h e r s . The H e r a l d o f P r o g r e s s will continue to be an invaluable avenue for the expression of enlightened opinions on all useful topics, from progressive minds everywhere. As such, its mission is world wide, and its claims on Reformers should not be overlooked. 0 J ° As will be seen by an a d v e rtisem ent in another colum n, Judge Boardman, our friend and brother in the spiritual cause, proposes to exhibit a nd lecture upon the paintings left by the late a rtist-m e d ium , Rogers. The genuine ness of these paintings has already been vouched for in o u r colum ns in a letterfrom the Hon. C .W .C A T H C A R T ,o f Laporte, Ind. We have no doubt th a t the lectures will prove deeply interesting to Spiritualists, both on a c count of their intrinsic m erits, and of the rem arkable origin of the paintings. We bespeak for our friend the kind attentions of the “ household of faith” wherever he m ay travel. exercises in our public schools, for boys, and ! a n d to cordially invite them to the broad girls too, could not fail to be widely beneficial platform of Universal Brotherhood, to spend 1 in promoting physical health and endurance. j their money and th e ir s tr e n g th in promoting I t is noticeable th a t the Chicago company I peace on earth and good will a mong mpn. have generally—perhaps invariably—since they have left their homes, chosen camp fare in the way of sleeping arrangements ; the floor, a b lanket, a n d a knapsack, serving them for bed a n d bedding. Still m ore yotiecable and praiseworthy is their strict adherence to the rigid code of regulations adopted by the company, relative all the eternal ages. “ Strength is born in to the private h a b its'o f the members. We the deep silence of long suffering hearts ; cannot learn th a t any charges are made and with our being thus renewed, we can go ; agajngt them of violating the rule which for- forth into the waste places to give sfrength j ^jds their e n te ring anv gambling or drinking to the weak, hope to the d espairing, a n d help I gaioon, or a n y house of bad repute. We be- to the faint and faltering pilgrim on the ijeve the entire tour o.f this company will be Public Notices. T h e following m eetings have been adver tised heretofore ; G r o v e M eeting, a t Lyons, M ich., Saturday and Sunday, Septem ber 1st a n d 2d. F o rt Recovery, Mercer c o u n ty, O., Friends of Progress, September 1st a n d 2d. W est Grove, J a y county, Ind., Grove Meet ing, September 8th and 9th. A shtabula Annual Convention, a t E a s t A shtabula, O., Septem ber 1st a n d 2d. SOCIAL E Q U A L IT Y . An a d journed m eeting of those interested in the question of Social E q u a lity, and o f the plans of organization w ith reference to this subject, will be held a t the H a ll, corner of Broadway a nd T h irteenth street, on W ednes day evening, A u g u st 1st, at h a lf past seven o’clock. The subject for consideration will be the choice of officers for the association. All men. and women are m o st c ordially invited to afc tend. scorching sands of life's arid desert. Not only do we become to others the m inisters of gladness, b u t sorrow gives us to ourselves. By the latent spiritual energy which i t awak ens, we can make all the lower in o u r n atures subservient to the higher and the highest, and convert the fetters ol circumstance, and the leaden mountains of grief, into footholds in th a t “ never-ending sp ir a l” which leads to the gates o f light. W e are in receipt of a pam p h let report of the late W oman’s Rights Convention held in New York. It was printed by Y e rrinton & Garrison, 221 W ashington s treet, Boston, and is a very neat document of one hundred pages. It contains the usual propositions, well stated, and is graced with the eloquence of W endell Phillips, Ernestine L. Rose, Rev. Samuel Longfellow, Mrs. J . Elizabeth Jones, and o th e r s ; but what makes it particularly a live pam phlet is the discussion on Marriage and Divorce, introduced by Mrs. Stanton and participated in by Rev. Mrs. Blackwell, Mrs. Rose, Mr. Phillips, &c. Mrs. Stanton’s ad dress has already appeared in the H e r a l d o f P r o g r e s s . Some of the others, at first ex temporaneous. but now stamped on the fade- | less scroll of history by the magic touch of made w ithout the aid of intoxicating liquors of any kind. The better class of m ilitary men are loud in their expressions of adm ira tion for thi6 regulation of the company. The thanks of all lovers of good morals and friends of temperance are due to the people of Chicago, who have been instrum e n tal in send ing out this band of “ missionaries,” inculcat ing the simple lesson o f the possibility of a company of fifty or sixty young men, upon a festive excursion, abstaining totally from in toxicating liquors or immoral excesses. H u m iliating as the confession may be, we are forced to a d m it th a t the spectacle is exceed ingly rare. Even high officials, S tate Legisla tive bodies,Congressmen. a n d Editors, when on excursions, whether of business or pleasure, rarely have furnished such an example. In deed, the reverse—a career of dissipation and folly—has been the alm o st universal experi ence. All thanks, then, to this proud company of western youth for such a noble example. • If, indeed, the Chicago Zouaves have been as faith ful to their excellent code of regulations as c u r rent report concedes, they are—notwithstand- No Jijdas. We now offer him a little inform ation gratis, which i t seems he needs, as he sends his infidel publications to this paper with the offer o f a bribe to induce us to bring them into notice. I t is. t h a t a lthough h e m ay look The World over in vain to find the nam e of its editor, he m ay be sure of one thing—it is not Judas .— Daily World. Mr. Blanchard, a publisher in this city, who brings o u t m any b ooks of a n “ infidel” charac- A F R E E MASS CONV E N T ION. Progressive Reformers of every nam e in Illinois a n d W isconsin, are invited to m eet in a Free Convention, at Clinton J u n c tion, A u gust 24, 25, and 26, 1860, to consult as to the best p ractical m ethods of securing E ducational, Social, and Religious Reform. The first day, Friday, will be devoted to Educational interests. The second, Saturday, the 25th, to Social, and Sunday to Religious. The necessity of united effort w ithout or- ter, some of which are good a n d o thers not so | g anization, of a thorough acquaintance to good, solicited a little a d v e rtisem e n t of a re- J inspire confidence, and a practical application ccntly issued pam p h let in the pages of ou r: o f g eneral principles to every day life, is so pious cotemporary. The occasion was to o ; u n iversally f e lt th a t the occasion m u st call good an one to be lost by its editors, who im- together not only representative m inds, but m ediately trotted out to the gaze of an ad- the masses. Hence let all come provided to m iring public a wide platter of g reat e x ternal j share in the responsibility and expense. Let cleanliness, a n d a w h ited sepulcher of m o st im m aculate brilliancy. The specimen above is a bone from the inside of the sepulcher. We can easily imagine the astonishm e n t th a t will overcome the publisher when he shall examine this bone, surrounded by his “ infidel” books. “ W h a t! ” he m ight say : ‘1 could the nameless e d itor of this paper not see th a t a m an of my stam p would look for anything else but a Judas among them ? I supposed the title to be indicative of the character of the s h e e t ; and surely in every issue thus far, it lias been m o st thoroughly faithful to t h a t character. I know that, on my part, in m any of my publications—in my ‘ Kisses of Joannus Secundus,’ in Ovid’s ‘ Art of Love,’ and in Rousseau’s ‘ C on fessions’ unabridged, I pander to the Flesh, and in my re-issues o f the rabid tracts of Rob ert Taylor, I lend wings to the Devil. But ing their warlike mission and c h a racter — d e - ■ i i r i xt j. i ” . , , , ., , . : among the conductors o f a journal t h a t apolo- servtng a place among the world s Moral Police! | c*,.w. ;*Mif ur~.u And to the c redit o f h u m anity, we venture the the reporter's pencil, will be placed before our opinion, th a t this feature o f ’ their code anil rhflnprc cliAnlrl aoooo,on .o n u i . o _ readers should occasion require ! T h e initial num ber of “ T h e M e t h o d i s t ! has made its appearance, bright a n d interest- gizes for Slavery, th a t styles itself The World, was it not natural to suppose th a t an advo cate of the Flesh and the Devil would find a enthusiastic reception everywhere, as their gay dress a n d b rilliant evolutions. We have thus far taken the bright, cheerful ! ing as a new planet in the blue sky, and from view of this company a nd their operations, its {air pages and promises we have a right to We are sorry to confess th a t there is another expect b oth good literature and religious in- j side to the picture—reflections in looking i practice has nearly as much to do with their ,• , 3 L , T A , , . i coadjutor? Certainly, said I to myself, here i p n t.niK iqcnrt rw / i n t u i n i*vi>rvwiii>rp -iw t u u r : telligence. It promises to oppose, though cautiously, upon them irresistibly saddening It is the thought th a t with all the beauty and ! all “ partisan and unhealthful agitations in ; g racefulness of motion, gayety of dress, and the C h u rch;” it will “ represent the con- high moral character of these United Btates T H E D I F F E R E N C E . H man survives'death, the d octrine of An- degree from controversial allusions’ servati've sentim e n t' of the M ethodist de- Cadets, they are still a military company, nom ination; it will refrain “ in an unusual I arm ed with deadly weapons a n d drilled with to th e ! special reference to skill in the work of slay- nihilation is a gloomy and horrible lie ; if j positions of other journals; and, altogether, ' ing hum an beings ! Disciplined to fight! annihilation is true, the doctrine of Immor- we have indications unmistakable th a t an Exercised in handling the sword, rifle, and tality is a salutary, consoling, and justifiable il-1 anti-sectarian journal will be regularly issued bayonet Probably n o t one in ten of the members of If Im m ortality is a truth, i t is best j for the religious advancement of the world at for us to know i t ; if Annihilation is a truth, large n o t only, but th a t “ The Methodist tfaU company have bad a serious thought of it is best for us not even to guess it. — — will appear every week more particularly to ! applying their lessons to actual use (?) in the I meet the approbation of certain “ iiulividuulr regular service. Few among them anticipate —A writer in Nicholson's Journal, gome ^ desire such a paper fo r their own families, being called upon to do what they are learn- years ago, estimated the damages done to the i and for such other families of the Church a* ague ing to do so efficiently. They perhaps have ecclesiastical structures of E n g landby light- | irith than in this deeire.\ never contem plated exchanging the happy S i ^ ’ * w S je F u ller'te his \church HistonMrf r , 1111* 15 *'1,at tlie Editor styles a free journal! \ cheerful, and attractive surroundings of their Great Britain, asserts that there was scarcely i !^oes ° a r “ ^ thodist Brother ever expect a visit peacc-fui drills, for the dreed realities of “ a great abbey in England which, once a t I .ro™ r 6 enfranchised spirits o f Adam Clarke, m o rtal combat on the field of battle. Our least, was not burnt down with lightning aze) Bunting, Robert Newton, and Richard word for it, were the actual horrors of from heaven.” Watson? If such a blessed visitation should war before the minds of these young men, The editor of the Portland Courier says, I<n er to him in “ The Course o f T im e,” j as the necessary consequence of their present th a t in th a t city, on Thursday morning, a t ' <le«‘re to he informed what method “ The j training, few would l>e found rem aining in least 80,000 sinners had their faces turned Methodist,1” or its talented editorial corps, • the company. Yet no other conclusion can heavenward, not, i t is to be regretted, in a would be a t liberty to adopt ? Would the few be reached than that, if for any reason the spirit of penitence, b u t t o n the eclipse. , •• individuals” who started the paper for Yew responsible parties a t the head of this and is a case where like m eets like ; and I s e n t in an a d v e rtisem ent to The World, of a p a m p h let in which its two partners are represented. I really thought th a t an advocate of Slavery and Commercial Christianity leaned on the Evil One for support, as well as myself. You are not a Judas ! Indeed, I did not think you were. Judas betrayed his m aster. You do not betray yours. You are never likely to betray him. You do business on the m o st perfect understanding; you c a n n o t b e tray h im . I t was because you are faithful to y o u r m aster, t h a t I wished you to announce my wares. Per haps, a fter you have blown your trum p e t at the corner of the streets a few m o n ths longer, polished anew all y o u r p latters, n ew-garnished your sepulchers, a nd proclaimed to the four corners of Christendom the miraculous effi ciency of the Fulton street prayer-meetings, you will give one who serves under the same banner a lift. Meanwhile, I throw m y self into the arm s o f the New York Observer.\ ° H T Lecturers are wanted a t Eugene City, Oregon. Address Jam e s N. Gale. Also, at Zanesville, Ohio, and vicinity. ffi.1 A cool, quiet, and comfortable city home, at moderate cost, for long or short periods, can be found a t 183 East Broadway, near Canal street. Friends wishing to spend a little tim e in the city, can obtain particu lars a t this office. all come, come w ith their “ dinner baskets'' and tents, their best speakers and mediums, best choirs a n d glee clubs, best songs a n d in strum e n ts of music, and their very best thoughts; come w ith cheerful, e a rnest hearts, prepared to m ake the occasion one of profit and pleasure. Jff* W ill friends see t h a t this call is pub lished in their local papers. By order. Paragraphical. “ Life is b u t a n endless flight o f w inged facts o r e v e n ts s s e ries o f suprises.” G A R I B A L D I ’S D E C R E E S . A late dispatch from Palerm o states th a t Garibaldi has issued the following decree : ‘ ‘ C onsidering th a t a free people should abolish every custom which calls to m ind the old s tate of slavery : “ Art. 1. The title of ‘excellency’ is abol ished, w ithout respect of persons. “ Art. 2. Doing hom age by kissing hands is prohibited.” This decree, if acted upon, is in itself a social revolution. In Sicily the lower orders call a lm o st every well-dressed m an his excel lency, and kissing the hand is a common com p lim e n t paid by a ten a n t to his landlord. W E L L E X E C U T E D P R A Y E R . The Cincinnati Daily Xeics has the follow ing comm ents upon a recent prayer by Dr. Bellows, which we com m e n d to the attention of the Fulton street and other m eetings : “ Dr. Bellows is a cultivated elocutionist. His opening prayer a t the evening service on Sunday was a finished and artistic piece of execution. It has often occurred to us that our preachers m ight vastly increase their power over th e ir hearers by taking lessons of elocution from the theatre, provided it could be done w ithout ruining their standing in the Church, which of course cannot be done in this city, especially if they should happen to sit in the pit w ith boatm e n and common people. But actors of fame m ight have im- provedytheir a rt by taking a lesson from Dr. Bellows execution of t h a t prayer.” W R R E L I G I O U S L I B E R T Y . The Pittsburg Chronicle is responsible for the statem e n t th a t the Pennsylvania Penal Code, as revised last w inter, makes all persons who speak loosely o r profanely o f God, Christ, the Holy Ghost, or the Bible, liable to an in dictm ent for b lasphemy, the p enalty for which is a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or
