Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-05-28


our most favored speculations How beautiful
is the simplicity Of truth.-U. s. Gazette.
:" Observation-Disclosures every week brings
new reports of the fatal infatuation Of the Nor
monites. 1t will be recOllected that when they
made their appearance here, they declared them
selves immortal. Death, however, has paid them
no respect, other than by frequent visits. ln de-
fiaice Of repeated instances of mortality, they
still profess the power of healing, refuse to call
medical assistance, and many fall the miserable
victims of their faith The latest reports are,
that afew DAYS since. the witeof MIR. Murdoch,
daughter Of Judge Clapp, of Mentor, and be-
lever in MOrmonism, died among them IN child
bed, for want of professional assistance. The
wife of the prophet Smith hardly escaped the
same fate; she was in labor three days, during
which time they tried their spells in vain; at last
they called an aCcoucheur, and she was deliver
ed of the dead bodies of two fine boys. The mo-
Their barely survived.
Fresh Arrivai Within the past week there
have arrived from the State of New York, some
by the Lake aud others by land, at least 200
Mormontes. They brought with them their
household furniture entire, bag and baggage, and
roots and herbs and plants ready for the SOIL
They passed on to the "holy land" and we un
derstand are scattered about in the several COM
mou stock families. We are told that the wife
| of the prophet Harris refused to be Mormonite,
and he has left her among the Gentes." She
! ii was who purloined several pages of the first
revelation, and which, by the direction OF the
Angel, have never been supplied. Another TEL
| low had left his wife and children, and openly
declared they never should live with HIN until
they embrace the new faith.
| Every breeze watts to us some new rumor
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which proved true and some false. Fame now
whispers IN sly and obscure hints, something
about miraculous conception, from which we
conclude the Norman public mind is beng pre-
pared for the nativity of some wonderful person
age"
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| Our readers will recollect that we mentioned
the rejection of the Calhoun resolu ton. by the
Jackson meeting in Washington. On this sub
ject the Telegraph has an article. rather curious.
Which we extract, to let people see how the wind
is setting-and that fast too.
From The Telegraph.
The subject being brought before the public, 1t
NAV be proper for US to say that Mr.. Robinson,
the mower of the resolution, is merchant o! THIS
CITY, amongst the most Intelligent, respectable
and Independent of our citizens: that the Editor
of the Telegraph had no concert or consultation
with him; and, although he had been told, alter
he went to the meeting, that proposition favora-
HE To Mr.. Calhoun would be made, he did not
know, when Mr.. R. rose 10 make his motion,
what its character was. Mr.. X. preiaced Ills
motion by saving that he had been the advocate
of the election of Gen. Jackson IN 1924 and IN
1898: and that he was confident that every true
friend of the President would be In favor OF the
resolution He moved the amendment OF the re-
Iport OF the Committee. The Chair, and the
speciM actors on the occasion, urged that 1t was
out of order to amend the report Of the Commit
tee until after it was adopted; and, after that
was adopted, the Chair decided, upon reading the
notice for the call of the meeting, that inasmuch
as it was meeting Of the friends OF Zen. Jack
son, it was out of order to present resolutions IN
favor of Mr.. Calhoun!
There was manifestly desire on the part OF
most who were present, to avoid any thing when
might tend to disturb the harmony OF the pro-
ceedings, and hence the decisions OF the Char
we're acquiesced in by those who did not accord
in their proprietv; and when, after some remarks
upon the question of order, question OIL the
postponement was taken, very lew OF those pre-
sent voted on either side The Journal remarks,
in truth, that the popularity III MIR. calhoun Is
.oreater in this District than that OF either the
present OF pasA CdGiitts anu Nv WV
any thing of public sentiment in this District,
and has any regard for truth, will assert the con-
! trary. .
Although the resolutions proposed by Mr.; 10
hinson were not offered at the instance OF the
editor of the Telegraph, we confess our desire
to know in what light Mr. Calhoun and ms
friends are to be treated by those who undertake
to speak in the name of the Executive, and we're.
s,.ctG,lIv AK of the Globe its counseOrs. alders
and abettors to say whether they wish the proceed
ings, of the meeting in question, to be distinct,
" understood as declaration. on their part OF
a separation from MIR. Calhoun and his friends;
or whether they desire it to be construed into an
EXPRESSION of opinion by that meeting to the pre-
iudice of the Vice President: One, high in office
in a conversation with the editor of this paper in
relation to the publication of the correspondence
said, "If you identify yourself WIN Mr, Sa''
noun Won must expect to share his fate" Ii then,
there be an intention to make war upon Mr. Cal,
Ihonn. since his friends are to share ms fate, II
j. hut fair to let it be known. AS to ourselves
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