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OF THE EXISTENCE OF SPIRITS. 307with spirits, and (.'xlioiting us to be discreet and l)old in speech, diligent inour investigations, faithful to the responsibilities which tliese privilegesimpose, charitable toward those who arc in ignorance and error, temperingour zeal with wisdom; and finally closing with a benediction.15o2. I am aware that these facts so much transcend the ordinary experienceof mortals, that few persons can accept them as true on anyamount of human testimony. I obtained the addresses of the followingnamed persons, and hope they will excuse me for the liberty I take in referringto them in this connection, for theconfirmation of my statements.They were present at some or all the circles which I attended, whenthese manifestations occurred: K. I. Butterfield, Cleveland, Ohio; "WilliamD. Young, Covington, Ind.; George and David Brier, Rainsville, Ind.;David Edger and daughter, Mercer co.. Pa.; S. Yan Sickle, Delaware,0.; S. T. Dean, Andrew Ogg, and Geo. Walker and son, Amesville, 0.Azel Johnson, Millfield, 0. ; W. S. Watkins, New York ; Thomas IMorrisand wife, Dover, 0. ; Dr. Geo. Carpenter, x\thens, 0. ; Thomas AYhite,Mount Pleasant, 0. Many other persons were present, whose names I didnot learn.Charles Partridge.Experience of the Hon. N. P. Tallmadge.1533. The following communication from Governor Tallmadge to Mrs.Sarah II. Whitman, of Providence, R. I., has been in print for some time,and came out early, when Spiritualism had made too little impression to beduly appreciated. I for one, at the period of its first publication, couldnot realize it. But the public are now better prepared, and it may be repeatedwith advantage. Besides, this work is made for the uninformedand incredulous, rather than for those who have been heretofore converted,and who are familiar with the earliest manifestations.Baltimoke, Tuesday, April 12, 1853.1534. Dear Madam : I seize a few leisure moments, while detainedhere a short time on business, to give you a more extended account of the^'Physical Manifestations'' to which I alluded in a former letter.In thisaccount, I shall confine myself to those which purport to come from thespirit of John C. Calhoun.1535. I have received numerous communications from him, from thecommencement of my investigation of this subject down to the presenttime. Those communications have been received through rapping mediums,writing mediums, and speaking mediums. They are of the mostextraordinary character.him in his best days on earth.In style and sentiment, they would do honour to1536. After the arrival of the Misses Fox in Washington City, in Februarylast,I called on them by appointment, and, at once, received a communicationfrom Calhoun. I then wrote down and propounded mentallijthe following question