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THE 11ERALD OF PEOGEEBS. V o l . 1 . ] { c 274 Canal St. (Dp Stairs.) ) NEW YORK, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1860. A W O ( Payable in Advance. \ [No. 30. C O N T E N T S O F T H I S N U M B E R . A n s w e r s to C orrespondents ......................... W h ispe r in g s to C o rrespondents ................ T h e S pir it L and a C er t a in t y ................... T he D evelopment T h e o r y ............................... V oices prom t h e P e o p l e . . ............................. D octor T hom a s D ic k ........................................... M ore L ig h t on A stro no m y .......................... N .Y . S pir itu a l C onference (114th S e s s .) D e s t r o ying A n g e l s ............................................. P o e t r y ........................................................................... E ditorial B r e v i t i e s ........................................... T he I dentity o f S p ir it s (Editorial) ---- S e ctarian E x c l u s iv e n e s s ............................... P neumog astrical C u r e s ................................. M edical W h ispe r s ..................................... ........... T h e G a l l o w s as a P u l p it ............................ W hat is D oing in the R eform F ie l d — P ersons and E v e n t s ............................................ W h i s p e r s (Poetry) ...................................... T h e S pir it ’ s M ysteries ..................................... N otices of N ew B ooks ....................................... O ur A g e n t s ................................................................ O f W riters a nd S pe a k e r s .............................. page 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 m ind perceives the relations subsisting between forces ■'every where ; but it is superstition, a one truth and another—as between the law m o n strous faith handed down from mystical of g ravitation in m a tter and the law of pro- ages, th a t the Divine Mind is more expressed . . . . 1 . .V i r .......... ! 1 1 _ X I. ( i I rt l,rA AI/C *' gression in m ind—are very different from those faculties by which the p rinciple itself is perceived a n d appreciated. A m ind may perceive the m u ltifarious rela in books than “ in running brooks.’ Some persons seem to delight in the mys tifying and symbolizing effect of a n cient writ ings. The profound interpretations of such The sun of a new Dispensation is just rising on the world. Do you w a n t its light to shine into the depths o f y our present darkness? tions existing between different truths, and I interior commentators remind -is of Moore’s at the same tim e be wholly oblivious as to “ Fables for the Holy Alliance.” In o n e _of the principle itself which lives b ehind such re- them the poet describes the “ internal signifi- lations. Such a m ental condition is not ade quate to the fulfillment of T r u th ’s divine re quirem ents. For example : There are per sons, very illustrious Statesmen a n d e loquent 5 I scholars in public stations, whose abilities 5 1 shine brilliantly when expatiating upon 5 ■ Love between m an a n d m an, upon Justice be tween producer a n d consumer, Vipon Equality betww® ilic rich a n d the poor, &c., b u t it is shoclung*ly notorious th a t m any of these 8 same logical politicians and inspired poets 8 are the first tp transgress the beautiful rela- Questions and Answers. 11 The power to put a question presupposes and gua rantees the power to answer it.” B R I E F A N S W E R S T O O U R C O R R E S P O N D E N T S . BY TH E EDITOR. cations” of several external signs and sym bols, thus : “ The wise men of Egypt were secret as dummies, Add e'en when they most condescended to teach, _ • They packed np their meaning as they did their mitfnmies, In so triany wrappers, ’twasout of one’s reach. “ They were, also, good people, much given to kings— Fond of craft and of crocodiles, monkeys and mystery : tions they have so rhetorically delineated. And But blue-bottled flies were their best-beloved things— As will partly appear in this very short history- I s F i l l i l j u s t e r i n g R i g h t I H orace C W aterloo , *’N. Y. D a v is : I want to ask you one question, are your views of fillibustering?” A n s w e r : The name of the secret s p ring in the fillibustering machinery, is Vandalism. In the evolutions o f unfortunate parentage, i t is alm o st c ertain that, now a nd then, a Vandal will be born a nd projected into a N a tion’s vi tals. A constitutional Ishm ael, whose hand is raised against the neighbor’s interest, is a m o n strous production. He is a Vandal, a Goth, a W anderer, a Barbarian, a Spoiler of other's rights, a Selfish m ember of the hum an fam ily, and the benevolence and intelligence of the family should atone for his exist ence by kindly restraining his blood and pa tiently educating his unfortunate brain. All fillibustering is beneath hum anity. If why ? Because their souls have n o t yet ap preciated or conceived of the principles of Love, Justice, Liberty, &c.; and, consequently such experience no moral power- (or will) to. follow the good and reject the evil. The W ill is never paralyzed when the soul is f u lly inspired with the d ivinity and m ajesty of a Principle. Men a re weak when left to grope their way through the wilderness o f the circumstances. “ Doing your best under the circumstances ” is the same as putting yourself under their i a rbitrary jurisdiction. B u t acting from an What i *n*iercnt l ° ve of Principle—let consequences a be w h a t they m ay—is ascending the throne I « Surprised at such doings, he whispered his . ■ o f the Heavenly King. The power to cm- j teacher— 1T1 body a t r u th is comm ensurate w ith the m ind’s ! ‘ If ’tisn’t imnertineut, may I ask why ability to be inspired by its spirit. An unin-1 Should a bullock, that useful aud powerful crea- spired soul is naturally disobedient. Poets and prophets fall only when n o t inspired by principle. ‘ A Scythian Philosopher (nephew, they say, To that other great traveler, young A narcharsis), Stept into a temple at Memphis one day, To have a short peep at their mystical farces. “ He saw a brisk blue-bottle fly on an altar, Made much of, and worshiped as something divine, While a large handsome bullock. led there in a halter, Before it lay stabbed at the foot of the shrine. • Tf ' . j Should a „ I ture, Be thus offered up to a blue-bottled fly ? ’ For tho Herald of Progress. “ W H A T I S T R U T H 7 ” I have seen this question in a late num ber of your journal, and I have tried to answer it according to my fashion. If m an were the universe, and a thought in him were to ask : What is truth ? The an swer would be : “ T r u th is all th a t appears and exists in the whole being, and as it appears and exists.” And thus I answer likewise the question : What is truth ? asked in respect to the univer sal world. “ Universal world, in its inner and outer appearances a n d constructions, ev idently exists a t every m o m ent a n d in every particle precisely and really as i t exists, and not otherwise; a nd the when, where, how, why, and wherefore, as they are in themselves, are truth according to my view.” Now, Man ! try to keep thy m irror of the world clean a n d polished, in order th a t those appearances a nd existences o f the outer and inner universe m ay reflect themselves, as they are in reality. And the m o re thou suc- ccedest, the more exact this correspondence will become, the nearer thou approachest thy aim, and the more truth thou possessest. He who has ears to.hear, m ay h e a r ! Find out the way a n d begin thy never-ending career of discoveries. A r k t o s . C h arles G. F ., H armony S pring s , A rk Nay, nay, Brother! far be it from us “ to despise the (lay of small things.” We arc not yet prepared for self-renunciation—nor yet ready to practice “ abnegation ” as a cardinal virtue—-therefore “small things” are not overlooked and trampled down in our establishment. The “ Theogral” does not arrive at our office ; perhaps, Brother, this will account for the non-exchange. Your gentle words of heart-devotion to the cause we all so truly love are fully appreciated. May the leaves of your life-tree never be touched by the blighting frosts of disease and misfortune. J. H. R., C layto n , I n d — It would not aid the cause of truth, we think, to repair and amend the book of Luke in .the manner you propose. We want to so enlighten men’s minds that it will be easy for them to “ leave out superstition” from the religious productions of any author, ancient or modern. —The article you transfer from the county pa per is of local interest and value only. Your fear less expressions in behalf of “ light and knowledge —of equal rights and justice,” are congenial to every friend of Progress. We decline to publish the discussion, however, for the above-mentioned reason. “ F arm e r ,” M ich ig an .— Certainly, good reader, it is quite true that your corn may grow so fast that you can hear it.” The Commercial Bulletin truthfully says : “Let a person go into the inte rior of a field of corn, growing on a rich soil, as in hundreds of sections in the West, on a warm July day or August night, when a bright moon is up, (for vegetation grows faster in moonlight than in darkness,) and a few hours aftet a heavy shower that has fairly wet the earth-jand waked up the drowsy corn to its influences, and as the main Ik stretch e s , and sw eH * in its n e w ’strength up “ ‘No wonder,’ said t ’other, ‘ you stare at the sight, But roe as a symbol of monarchy v' ;w it— That fly on the shrine is Legitimate Right, And that bullock, the People, that's sacrificed to it.’ ” B ut i t is our purpose hereafter, to present O b j e c t s o f o u r H e r a l d . J. W ard O sborne , N ew Y ork .— “ M r . E ditor : In the entrance to the room occupied by the Con ference and Lyceum, lust Tuesday evening, a gentle man handed me a copy of your new journal. . . An opportunity is now afforded me for forming an both the pro and the con of the representative acquaintance with the facts and arguments on value which m any seem to fix upon oriental which you predicate your philosophy, aud I shall inspirations. First, however, le t each reader r is b e n e a t h h u m a n i t y i f a I **ea c e ^or^b a v a 1 ^ my*eff ot. the privilege. a t t e n d t o w e i g h t i e r m a t t e r s o f th e l a w , is u c n e a u i n u m a n n y . n a But, m y dear sir, w ill you, in a brief w o r d , define n „ f , i • i- -x x p e o p le are w ild a n d w h o l l y u n f i t fo r s e l f - j to m e the objects o f y o u r H e r a l d o f P r o g r e s s , f ° r * a s w ® s ° l e n i n l y 1 -rin-ve, l t m a t - governm e n t, and the f a c tis appreciated by a j if it be not, as the gentleman assured me, toestab-> ers LtGo to present races r tne an- neigbboring' n ation, i t is r ig h t to propose to | fish a-new sect aud religion ? ” - j *»ente Wc*s mysti&s o r not. them the arts, and sciences, and th e divine A n s w e r : We refer o u r s tranger correspond- hlessings of education. But to m arch an ent, Mr. Osborne, to the leading m o tto— “ 7'br arm y into their cities, to desolate their | the Discovery and Application of Truth.\ If, homes, to overthrow their governm e n t, to ! however, this definition be not brief enough, overrun their lands w ith fire a nd the sword, is ; a nd if its object and anim u s are not suffi- nothing less than barbarian Vandalism of ciently anti-sectarian, either in religion or the most degraded a nd degrading c h aracter. philosophy, we refer h im to the g e n e ralteach- P r e s i d o i i t i a l C a n d i d a te s . inSs of our columns, as unfolded to the world t .- w r „ , v M p ■ i from week to week. The object which the J a s . w . G r ang e r , B e r r ia n S p r in g s , w r ites Lr- i -. i n i x x-xi.- .tin.: “ Hxvinir c a u 0 d .no in Editors and Conductors of tins paper propose, (Kflbtsumitqs to ComsponticMs 1 !fcaecoutr«ct*diip.oft)M ° * *' , rfjli h a s them crash and byrst w ith•& sound t o /■r xjiig t b ‘ TO all whom it MAY CO :CERN-” “ Let us (since life can little more supply Than just to look about us, aud to die) Expatiate free o’er all this scene of man; A mighty maze ! but not without a plan ; A wild, wheie weeds and flowers promiscuous shoot, Or garden, tempting with forbidden fruit. Together let us beat this ample field, Try what the open, what the coverts 3 'ield ; The latent tracts, the giddy hights explore, Of all who blindly creep, or sightless soar ; Eye Nature’s walks, shoot folly as it flies, And catch the manners living as they rise ; Laugh where we must, be candid where we can, But vindicate the ways of God to man.” We may, in this connection, further say th a t our central principle is P r o g ress . This thus: “ Having confidence in your powersto judge . , . , - ,r. - , of men's qualities and adaptedness to fill public m Sene term s, is not much unlike th a t stations, 1 am induced to ask you to say which of | announced by Pope in his introduction to the the contending Candidates is the best for the good l inim itable Essay on Man of the nation?’’ A n s w e r : Many requests of this kind have reached us during the past six weeks. We question whether a ny psychometric exam ina tion of ours would weigh anything in the political scale of the coming election. In fact, to be frank and plain a t once, we do n o t very strongly believe in either “ election or reprobation.” And yet, in this late age of the world, we think it is fitting for every p er son, irrespective of sex or country, who can read a n d explain the preamble of the United States Constitution, to cast a vote for the Candidate who, in his or her opinion, is most competent a nd determined to do the greatest good from the fountain of government. America is ju s t now e x h ibiting internally one of the grandest spectacles in the career of po litical progress. It seems like “ A brave man struggling with the storms of fate, And greatly falling with a falling state.” And yet there is no combination of States more immovable than ours ; and, for the p re sent, i t will m a tter little which of the Candi dates goes as Chief Magistrate to W ashing ton. The N ation is rapidly dividing into Despots a n d Freemen. We shall have more M onarchy before we will be impelled to secure m ore Independence. The present election will not a m o u n t to much in either direction. This is our impression. S e e i n g a n d d o i n g R i g h t . R ichard R , U nion V illag e , 0 . — “ A. J. D a v i s , D e ar S ir : Among your Answers to Cor respondents, in the H e rald o f P rogress , for July 7th, I find the following statement: “ 1 The human individual’s responsibility is com mensurate with, or in proportion to the mind’s power to conceive of justice and freedom.’ \ Now, what 1 want to ask is, whether the T h e S e e r s o f E r r o r s a n d E v i l s . W. H e n r y W , W illiam s b urch , L. I. — This correspondent has written us at considerable length; but, while declining to print bis communi cation entire, we give his principal question, namely—“ Why is it, Mr. Editor, amid all your philosophizing, you do not explain the prevalence of evil, errors, and sins, in the social and moral worlds ? Why don't you expose the great scoun drels ?” A n s w er : We have not, we think, neglected to treat upon these subjects whenever they presented them selves for consideration. But we discern the reason why our correspondent is not satisfied with the universe as it is ; he is constitutionally discordant and m o rally o u t of tune w ith the tide and life of men and things. He has also, as a consequence of his hereditary bias, an instinct for exaggerating w h a t evil there is, and a m arvellous power of imagining evil where only good exists. This unfortunate Brother is a grumbler and a cynic ; a seer of errors a n d evils in everything a n d in everybody. A true mind, constructed and operating on the principles of justice like a balance, will “ E.W,”—Your selection from Ha together with the “ Short S kirt” * soon occupy a place in this papei WAV. C., C oncord . —Our counsel young reader, has been writti i : : “ a supposed injury till you know the •tives of the author of it, and c ; u late it.” . ; ^ D u d l e y W ., N e w B o s t o n .— - Ti takJs','tfie feel- [ ing out of m e, though ”— w ith the su c c e e d in g ex- ■ positions of the t e x t a3 applied to the m arriage \ question— will receive attention in due tim e . “ U nitary H ome at H armony S p r in g s ,” is the title of a valuable article imparting desired infor mation respecting the Society of Progress in Ar kansas. It will appear very soon. H. J. O strom , W a y n e C o ., N. Y.—We have not made any arrangements to re-visit Putneyville. A meeting with our cherished friends on the mar gin of the beautiful lake would be far more agree able to our feelings tbau consistent with our con victions of duty to the patrons of this publication. “E. W.”—Canuot say when your questions will receive attention ; they shall not be neglected when the “ wheel of fortune” turns them up. —“ What do you Believe?” is well answered. You may see it in print by looking over the present issue. a firelock, cud the spa prod»,','Mr'pi,i*^ ‘Ve tb. G. G. S., B oston . —The Aloe is a plant natural to warm climates. It grows for many years close to the ground. The period of flowering at length arrives after the sun light has departed; itbloomsat look at the truth which is in the world rather than at night, therefore, and fills the whole air witli a its errors and incidental follies. An angel will peculiar fragrance. Egyptians and Mahommedans contem plate beauty, and power, and wisdom, principle we hold is the “ Philosopher’s S tone,” | r a ther than deformity, and weakness, and which converts all metals into pure gold, ignorance. B rother: We admonish you to fix and explains a ll the “ ways of God to M an.” | y o u r affections upon flowers ; let the thorns If, however, the reasonings and illustrations take care o f themselves. Lift your eyes to- advanced by us seem to others inconclusive ward the m o u n ta ins ; let the dark ravines e x ist and illogical, we prefer and invite a candid where they m ust. Become a seer of the good examination and expression o f opinion by o u r th a t men do ; let their evils make b u t little readers a n d corresponndents, no m a tter how impression upon your judgment. Some men widely a nd painfully their convictions may are selfish by necessity of their circumstances; differ.from and antagonize with our own. I others, from the powerful force of their in- We have no fear of public opinion, and we j h e rited organization a n d temperaments. Let Testament is younger than several other records, cherish no love for the fleeting applause of I y our soul overflow w ith a large fraternal <.0 m a r , ” Lumberton, N. J.—We cannot spare the m u ltitude ; eo, therefore, our eyes a re a t charity. Sit in judgm e n t only upon your | oar lhouglltl from 0Ibev matters long enough to obtain an “ opinion” for you to act upon. Wise are fond of the leaves of this wonderful plant. C harles F. O’B., T exas .—The earth will not begin to decrease in size until the maximum point of its geological growth is passed. Droughts are not to be frequent, but less aud less in proportion as science is applied to the ventilation and treat ment of the earth’s surface. ■ —The Old Testament writings are not the basis of the moral inspirations among the so-called hea then nations, as is proved by the fact that the Old The Spirit Lana a Certainty. T I 1 E S E E N A N D U N S E E N . all times open to every d e p a rtm e n t of hum an concern, and our pen is ready to portray any evil in high as in low places, and we mean to prescribe the remedy, as far as we compre hend it. Being actuated by the principle of Progress, a n d having our faculties unfolded more and more by the industrious and fra ternal uses we put them to, i t can be no part of our plan to establish a sectarian form of faith . To help on the world’s advancement toward peace a nd unity, and thereby to pro ability to discern between the true and the false, j mote our own spiritual progress, is our para- the noble and the base, does, of necessity, involve j m o u n t aspiration. W ill our correspondent define to us the pivotal ambition of liis soul? the ability to follow the good and reject the evil ? that is : do we perceive Truth with the same set of faculties with which we accept Truth ? And may there not be such a malady us paralysis of Ihe w m —practically incapacitating some from in carnating in their lives that beauty and purity which they yet have power to recognize and to love? Was not the poet Richard Savage thus af flicted? And Hartley Coleridge? And Edgar Allan Poe? And, among other singing and artist prophets, many ---- 1 bright, immortal names That were not born to die?’ “ For on what other hypothesis can we account for the terrible discrepancies between the high and spiritual inculcations of their works, and the sol emn, warning lesson of their lives ?\ A n s w e r : The power whereby the hum an m ind perceives T r u th, m a principle o f tl.e Uni- rerte is the same us the puwer to personate and ’embody it. The power to conceive or or feel a principle is identical w ith the power to put i t in practice. But the faculties w ith which the hum an I n t e l ii il S i g n i f i c a t i o n s o f t l i e B i b l e . T.. B oston — This unknown corres- J ohn pondent writes a voluminous epistle concerning the internal meaning of ancient Scriptures. He says, in substance, this: “ I maintaiu that the Bible is not a history of persons arid events, hut rather an oracle, a species of allegorical revela tion, of great truths aud principles,” and asks: “ Do you not believe that the most ancient style ol writing was representative ? ” A n s w e r : Yes, Brother, we do believe that the more ancient the Scripture the more dou ble a nd twisted and unim p o rtant arc the sig nifications o f its external parts ; and further, we believe th a t the divine spirit is not more confined to such sacred writings than to the cornfields and summer flowers o f the preseni day and generation. Everything is full of signs and lessons. 'There is a celestial degree of T ruth in each pebble a t our f e e t ; in every living creature ; in all physical forms and love and genuine friendship are never guilty of be traying the interests of the objects of their devo tion. Neither is a true reformer ever guilty of do ing “ evil that good may come.” Heaven grant all the light necessary to guide you through tho wilderness of sorrow! You are comparatively happy now, are you not? We think you may re main somewhat as you are. W illia m G. B ., M endon C entre .— Dollars and n condition ; and use severity only among your own motives. “ Judge n o t ” the status of your neighbor, until your judgm e n t is m ade righteous liy self-purification and pro gress. Wordsworth, in his poem o f the Cum berland Beggar, wisely tells us that “ the poorest poor Long for some moments in a weary life When they may know and feel that they have been Themselves the authors and the givers out Of some small blessings; have been kind to those That needed kindness; for this single cause, cents we regret to confess, are inseparable from That we have, all of us. o n e h u m a n h e a r t . ” the bodily necessities of spirit-medinraa. But we The world will be lovelier when b e tter loved, know that many of them are not only unmindful “ Every hum an heart is hum an.” B rother: of remuneration, but some are almost culpably Hear and heed our words ! Cease complaining j willing to neglect self-justice in yielding to the and foaming. From the moment you read luxurious temptations of benevolence. Jesus did this paragraph, STOP! Repent'- Reform! Ad -1 not charge money for his services it is true, vancc! Your children (unhappy little ones !) cry neither do many who labor as mediums in these or turn savage whenever yuu enter the house, days, yet he and they must partake of others’ food Their ever-working m o ther, too (your long-en- an(i industry. duringw ifeidreatkthehourofyourapproach. s pom, 0lnBOX P x - Y e s , Brother, Your physical selfishness is a sad disease of the uni,.i. »> soul ; tin ?evil you see so clearly in others is in <>■» ™»\W- p yom fhut u ni t.y again ’ yourself. W h a taninfatuationisthis passion of »<• « * ‘° 1™™ °'lr \ T , “ unless critical” — forever \ '“any things which invite comment horn you.” ’ If it simply rqflectedyour views on every quest ion, yours — “ nothing, hawk-like, picking flaws in the conduct of others. 11 11 simply rqjUiC i Y o u r moral eye is diseased ; it cannot see the H» usefulness to you would rapidly come to an end. i m u i u i e y e is d ise a s e d ; m o n u u v v dui; wh; - good there is in the world. Your character | Hm is reflected in the life and actions of those about you. You want us to “ expose” G ------ H .; to • ‘ ridicule’’ T — D — W .; to “ hammer’ ’ the Misses T ; to “ show up” J- G and T. S. S., &.c , &c., &c. No, Brother: But we tell you tiiat your soul needs Reform at once ! plot , rakes, wheels, levers, pulleys, iprings, locomotives, winds, tornadoes, tempests- all the laws of Matter and Mind—are constructed and put in operation expressly to overcome inertia or idleness, to break up dead monotony, to trans cend the friction of conservatism, and thus to pro mote the glorious euds of progression. One o f the greatest reasons why many p er sons turn their backs upon the beautiful and spiritual truths of the Harmonial Philosophy with a smile of incredulity a n d contempt, is to be found in the fact th a t they rely too much upon the impressions of their physi cal senses, and put their faith only in that which may be seen. W hen they are told th a t there is an unseen spiritual world which they aro hour by hour approaching, a nd into which they will soon be adm itted ; when they are informed th a t we are constantly sur rounded by invisible intelligences, who d aily intervene in the affairs of this world, and whose influence a nd power have very much to do w ith the progress of events and the destiny of both men and nations, they look upon the assertion w ith contempt. They say : Show me these things, let my eyos be hold them , and then I will believe. The souls of such are as Plato hath it, “ Nailed to this body and inflamed with the love of i t , ” so th a t they 'have no apprecia tion of anything beyond this visible world, being, as it were, spiritually blind. It is for the benefit of these th a t this article is wrifc- ! ten. I wish to call their attention away from this world of shadows, which to them seems real and substantial, towards that o ther world of actualities which they ignorantly regard as but visionary. You th a t mock at the unseen and admit only th a t whioh is seen, need to be told that all powers and all forces whatsoever, are in visible and unknown; th a t there is nothing in heaven or in earth, within you or without you, which does n o t owe its existence to, and which is not constantly directed and sustained by, an invisible power, emanating from an invisible world, o f the essential nature of which nothing is known. This we will now dem onstrate. A power, or force, may be defined in gen eral as a cause of motion. All action, or motion, whether magnetic, chemical, or me chanical, is the effect of power, and thus be comes the infallible token of its presence and operation. Of the real nature and true essence of pow ers and forces we know nothing. We can only study tlieir nature through their effects, various motions, simple or compound, which they produce. All forces powers, or causes of motion or action are invisible. Look at I he train of cars, a s , drawn y locomotive; it flies along the P UH1 '' s0 speed of lightning, and ask w h , c h p u t s i t m m o t i o n ? ^ thTm a n of thought will not rest \'ith this conclusion. He will ask, what cause puts the
