I have sent to speaker Banks a copy of the pamphlet, from the last page of which I have quoted above some passages, on which page there is the admirable correspondence of the governor and the legislature of Ohio with his election for speaker. But I think, that other trifling business did hinder Mr. Banks' comprehending wonders and signs contained in that pamphlet, and that he did not study it so deep as to comprehend the correspondence of the contents of the last page of said pamphlet with his election for speaker on the same day on which I wrote that page. In this book is no room to explain the language by numbers; but we may generally observe, that the election took place under the spell of the Papel Imperial Royal spirits; and it was said, that it did not happen, till a Roman catholic priest came into the House of Representatives and performed his prayer. Whether that report was true or not, is is not my business to investigate; but it is true, that the spell was taken away, when I in my application to the governor and the legislature of Ohio wrote on the last page of the above quoted pamphlet: "You are requested to cast so many copies of this pamphlet in the Cabinet and Congress of Washington, and also into the legislature of each State, as are required to kindle a great light everywhere." Reference is made to the "Candle-mass," as the feast of the 2d February is called. It is Mary's purification and Christ's presentation in the temple; and that our reference to the casting of votes for the speaker in the House of the United States destroyed the spell and they agreed at length in the prophetical name Banks, with which there was already great trouble, and the greater troubles will follow the longer nations delay to apply our remedies against the manifold enormous evils with which nations are harrassed and ruined. I made some acquaintance with Governor Banks after my last arrival in Boston in Nov. 1858. I found proper to write to him a lengthy letter in which I assured him, that if he would become a great supporter of the true Republican cause, he would need[Q] some private lessons to know what happened in our age for the introduction of the universal Republic of Harmony and Peace; because without that knowledge he in the present course of the Republican Party would contribute his share not for Peace, but for revolutions and war. I offered in that letter to give him some private lessons in his house, if he would wish to receive them regarding our message of Peace and the credentials of our mission, and I added, that in that season of short days and long nights there would be at candle-light good opportunity for our lessons. I went then to his house in Waltham, several miles from Boston. But on that evening he had not yet returned from his office, and I was informed, that on the next morning would be the best chance to speak with him. I then went there but he had not much time to speak, because he had to go to his office, and he invited me to see him in his office. From that circumstance I concluded, that he did not keep in mind the contents of my letter in which I assured him, that his office would not be the proper place for our lessons, but that the night hours in his house would suit best for our lessons; but then there was no time to expostulate with him on this point. I started then for New Hampshire, and at my return to Boston I wrote to him again, that I intended to see him again, but not in his office which would not be the proper place for our lessons, but in his house, that if he would be desirous to receive lessons I would remain for some days in his village and give to him lessons at candle-light. I came then to his village, and prepared one of his acquaintances, a zealous spiritualist who appeared to comprehend easier than other spiritualists! that Presidents, Governors and other officers cannot save this Republic from the grasp of monarchs except by the use of the spiritual weapons which are concentrated in my writings for the commencement of the promised New Era and that Governor Banks to use his influence for Harmony and Peace of all nations, had to take lessons from me. When I thought, that the spiritualist partly by hearing me partly by reading one of my pamphlets had understood the matter so far as necessary to move the Governor to accept my proposition, he went to see Governor Banks. But he returned with the message, that the Governor had started for Hartford.
I could not stay longer in Waltham and understood from this circumstance that Governor Banks was not the officer, who would commence to open the door at the government for commencing the New Era. I thought that if he would comprehend our message, by his instrumentality the Legislature of Massachusetts and by their instrumentality the Congress of the United States might be moved for using our spiritual weapons against the anti-Republican powers, I heard in November 1858, in the night before the election of the Governor and the congress members Governor Banks deliver his speech in Chelsea City. He affirmed that he did not speak for himself but for his friend Burlingame, that he might be re-elected for Congress. I heard this same Burlingame haranguing against Buchanan and for Fremont during the last Presidential campaign, and understood that his speech was nothing else but a heap of "burly games." Mark well, that in our meetings with remarkable persons, names are expressive, but sometimes their signification is so hidden, that some letter is to be changed, to be understood. The great heap of burly games spread in newspapers and in public speeches against Buchanan instead of studying our message of Peace and communicating it to President Buchanan to save the country, prove nothing else except that this degraded generation are preparing the way to such a tyranny as will destroy the largest part and chain the remnant of the people in such a manner that no word will be heard against the cruelty and tyranny which will keep them in slavery, if they do not sooner open their eyes and make use of our message of Peace. I thought[R], that if Governor Banks would be converted, he would convert also his friend Burlingame and act through him in the congress. I came after that in Boston, to the office of Governor Banks to see him there; but I was told, that he was expected to be in half an hour in the office. But instead of waiting at, or returning to the office, I was told by my leader, that I had accomplished my mission in the State of Massachusetts and was carried directly to other States.
Wonders and signs which have been given in Boston and Chelsea City near Boston at that my visit there, are spoken of in the following treatise. But before we finish this treatise, we should mention somewhat regarding the Governor of New York in connexion with the Governors of Ohio and Massachussetts. We do not take any interest in the campaign for officers, except when we are directed by our leaders to give in this way a great lesson to nations: as it was the case in the first treatise of this book.
While I intended in Summer, 1858, to start from Philadelphia for the West, I was directed by my leaders to New York. I arrived the same hour in the City of New York, in which the laying of the Atlantic Cable had been accomplished, and while spiritualists were rejoicing in a public meeting at the success, in the supposition that the success was certain and that it was a great blessing for the United States, I explained in that meeting, that the success would be a great scourge for this country, if people would not receive our message of Peace and convert monarchs into true Republicans. My explanation was then confirmed by signs. After the exchange of President Buchanan's message with the message of Queen Victoria the use of the Atlantic Telegraph has been suspended by invisible agency, and while the City of New York, the great Babylon of the United States, was celebrating the first time the success of the Atlantic Telegraph, the tower, the cupola and so much of the interior of the building of the City Hall was destroyed, as could be reached by fire. And at the second solemn celebration of the success of the Atlantic Telegraph the whole Quarantine with numerous buildings was destroyed by fire. The materialistic spectators who looked only on the surface, were not aware of the interior agency. But in connexion with these warning fires other signs were given testifying also in this connexsion of matters the subjugation of this country by Papal Imperial Royal or Monarchial spirits, while citizens of the United States are not yet aware of. I wrote a peculiar treatise on those signs, which will be published in due time. There was a coalescence of strange correspondences, While the Queen of England was celebrating with Emperor Napoleon the tremendous naval exhibition at Cobourgh, for the subjugation of the world by monarchs, the laying of the Atlantic Telegraph was accomplished and the President of the United States exchanged the message with the Queen; and the destroying fires accompanied the celebration of its success, till at length also the Crystal Palace was consumed by fire; and the spirits who are subject to Popish prelates and monks, announced the "Philanthropic Convention in Utica," and the Archbishop of New-York laid the corner stone to his new cathedral by the assistance of six suffragan bishops. All these in connexion with other memorable events happened according to the spirit language of the prophetical calendar, and I was directed to perform corresponding memorable actions which are explained in this treatise, and amongst those actions here I mention the trial of the three candidates for the Governor's office of the State of New-York. I have already remarked, that I wrote to Hon. Gerrit Smith after he had been proclaimed candidate by his party. But when he was not ready to become messenger of the New Era, I wrote then two lengthy articles, one to be used by Judge Parker, the Democratic candidate, if he would receive our message, and another to be used by the merchant Morgan, the candidate of the Republican Party. I do not belong to any party, and I had only to try spirits of the candidates for Governor in the State in which is the concentration of all monarchial speculations, against which and for the true Republican cause only that Governor could act with power, who would have so much understanding in spiritual things as to comprehend the substance of our message and of the credentials of our mission. Such a man would be a blessing not only for his State, but for the whole country. Both my articles have been written in a manner, that only that Candidate could make use of the article prepared for his use, who would be convinced of our mission, which I intended to explain to him privately, if he would take an interest in my article.
Here follows only a synopsis of our trials of spirits at the two candidates, to wit, the Democratic and the Republican for the office of Governor in the State of New York.
According to the direction of our leaders I paid first my personal visit to Judge Parker of Albany, Democratic Candidate. He appointed a certain time for an interview in which he would be ready to read my writing and hear what I had to say. But when I would return at the appointed time, my leader interfered and said, that I had to try the spirits of merchant Morgan of the City of New York, Candidate of the Republican Party. Morgan appeared to be shrewd as I supposed him to be; because otherwise, having commenced in poverty he would not have become a rich merchant. When I mentioned my business with him, he replied that he had a business, which he must attend in the city, and that his clerk who was in that room, would settle my business with him; and he left the room. Then I talked with his young clerk and mentioned my former charges and my present charge, as far as he may have been able to bear, and that I had with me a document which I had prepared for that campaign. I added, that whereas I belong to no party, that candidate would be most qualified for the Governor's office, who would comprehend my document and make use of it. The clerk insisted, that I should go with my document to the editors of the Tribune. But I replied, that my document was not prepared for the Tribune, but to be studied and used by the candidate himself. But the clerk remarked, that Mr. Morgan would not have time to study it. And I said, that if Mr. Morgan would not have time, I would go to Judge Parker; and I assured the Clerk, that if Judge Parker would have time to study my document and to make use of it, he would certainly become Governor. Then the clerk was moved, that he appointed the hour of the next following day, in which I could speak with Mr. Morgan. I came at the appointed hour; but Mr. Morgan spoke with another man, and when he saw me, he went with his man in an other room. In the mean time the clerk insisted, that I should go with my document to the editors of the Tribune. I did not leave directly the room but was waiting till Mr. Morgan dispatched his man. Then without speaking with me a word he went to other business.
After that my experience I thought that in our dealings with material men we must be provided with very tangeable arguments. I made shortly before that trial acquaintance with a stubborn materialist in the City of New York. He had great influence upon people of certan classes, and had all his trust in weapons of iron to put down monarchs. I found him accessible at the point of human magnetism and convinced him by degrees so far, that he confessed that the weapons of the spirit were the right weapons to overcome the monarchial powers. He was, when I made acquaintance with him, running against Judge Parker. But I came after my trial of Mr. Morgan to him, showing that Judge Parker was amongst the three candidates the man who if he would comprehend our message of Peace, would work powerfully for the true Republican cause. During my explanation he was inspired to do all in his power for Judge Parker's election, if the Judge should settle matters with me and pay the expenses for what was to be published in German and in English circulars from each position separately, to be put in circulation in all directions of the State of New-York. That man gave me then in writing the promise to excercise all his influence for Judge Parker's election, if the Judge settles with me the matter.
It is to be repeated, that I according to my mission, am working not for any pay or reward, but only for the great cause of my mission, satisfied with simple food and raiment, which I get when needed, from those who understand that I am working without pay for the great community of mankind. The man who gave me the above mentioned written promise gave me also money to pay my fare from New-York to Albany. I arrived there on a Sunday morning, which was the best time for trying Judge Parker's spirit. I explained to him briefly the reasons why I could not come at the appointed time, without mentioning the invisible direction; because I supposed that the Judge was not yet prepared to comprehend spiritual things. But I insisted, that he, to secure his election, had to spend that Sunday in studying my writings instead of going to church; for he mentioned that I did not come the proper time to him, because he was preparing to go in the church. I showed to him the title page of my pamphlet; "Redemption of oppressed humanity! Christ's manifestation by his messengers for the Abolition of all kinds of Popery." On that page not only my former offices in Babylon are expressed, but also my present office is mentioned, by virtue of, which I represent the messengers by whom the promised New Era will be introduced. If he had read the title page on which the substance of our message is concentrated and our mission is expressed, with such attention as to comprehend it and to reflect upon it, he could have understood, that to spend that Sunday with me was exceedingly more important than to attend his sectarian church. I repeated that to study my documents on that Sunday was most important for him.
Two things seemed to deter him from receiving my advice. In the first place he saw on the title page, that I, after having been eighteen years Roman Catholic Priest, appeared in public for the abolition of all kinds of Popery. He may have been afraid to scare Roman Catholics from voting for him, if he would be in any connexion with me. I found not proper to explain, that what I intended to publish in behalf of his election, would not scare but strengthen Roman Catholics to vote for him, but would scare many Republicans and Abolitionists to vote for their candidates and would draw them to him. In the second place he seemed to have been in the same opinion in which I found Democratic editors of newspapers, who told me expressly that they were certain, that their candidate would be Governor. When I found him not ready to study my document on Sunday instead of going into his sectarian church, I did not show him the writing of the champion who was determined to act under the above mentioned condition for Judge Parker's election, but I reported directly to that champion that which happened at my trial of Judge Parker's spirits and I started straightways for the States of New England.
Attentive readers of this treatise do comprehend, why in the cloud of witnesses of our mission amongst the men and women of the so called Republican Party I selected the three acting Governors, Hon. Chase of Ohio, Banks of Mass, and Hon. Morgan of New York. They appear, because they are Headmen of the three most dangerous States to the true Republican cause. Those are the principal States from which there is spread also into other States much zeal for freedom of nations without knowledge of the means for the true freedom. This their zeal instead of promoting the true Republican cause is promoting the cause of monarchs and ruining this country. I could write much in connexion with these three Governors for a warning example to all Governors and all other officers; but these few hints may suffice, that all might know the necessity to study our message of Peace, to promote in their offices the true Democratic or true Republican cause and establish Peace on the whole globe. There is a general hue raised by Republicans, that there is great corruption at the Federal Government. There is in all parties and sects a general and exceedingly great corruption; and we must repeat, that those political and ecclesiastical heads who belong to the parties of Abolitionists and Republicans, are the principal cause of the horrible degradation and corruption, by which this country is ruined; because since the time in which I commenced to urge the American nation by English addresses and publications, my principal applications were especially to those who profess to belong to the parties of Republicans and Abolitionists. If they had studied our message of Peace and had applied the remedy which is comprehended in it against all kinds of degradation and corruption, we would have seen several years ago the fruits of our work. But when they in their degradation and corruption, instead of having received our message of Peace, did all in their power to stop it, as I have shown, instead of hundreds of instances of our experience only by the remarkable specimen of the Utica Philanthropic Convention, they are to be regarded as the principal cause of such awful warnings, as a specimen was given on Sunday Sexagesima, February 27th 1859, on the President's Square of Washington by the executive power of our leader who has Revel. xiv:14 a sickle in his hand, and will make use of "sickles" to sweep away the scoundrels and corruptors of females. Their abominations will come to day-light in this "Judgment Dispensation," when the criminals will least expect. The farther you proceed in reading and understanding this book, the more light you will receive in regard to the inner life of man and to the world of spirits, to know the secret enemies of true Republicanism, and how to stop the degradation and corruption, by which Republic is destroyed and monarchy or tyranny is established.