The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-06-21
The Norm ons.

SIR
find it generally understood among my acquain-
tances and others, that have received the commits
| sion OF Major General from Joseph Smith, the Nor
| non Prophet Ibeg of you, therefore, TO permit
| me to correct this error. Surely any person who i
| At all acquainted with the constitution and laws OF
he States and United States must know that com
mission in any military service in this country
| come from the Executive alone, either from the
| Governor of State or from the President of the
| United States. Joseph Smith has, therefore,
power to grant commissions in the Nauvoo Legion
in any other portion of the militia of the State OF
| Illinois, he is only commissioned officer him.
SELF in the service of the State, being Lieutenant
| General Of the Nauvoo Legion.
am commissioned as Inspector General, with
the rank and title of Major General in the Militia OF
the State of Illinois, the Nauvoo Legion being a
corps of that Militia, organized under special act
of the Legislature of that State My commission is
| granted and signed by His Exceency Governor
Carlin, and counersigned by the Secretary of State
aud is passed under the great seal of the State as
| in all such cases.
All my authority, therefore, as well as that of
every commissioned officer in the State Militia, is
derived from the people of the State of Illinois,
subject TO the orders and directions of the Comman
der-n-Chef.
| 1t is true, however, that Major General John c.
Bennett, of the Nauvoo Legion, being aware of nv
having been an officer in the corps of United States
Artillery during the late war, and finding that was
| somewhat acquainted with Military Engineering
| nominated me to the office TO which | have been
elected. Major General J. c. Bennett was him.
sell, Commssary General Of the State of Illinois,
and N his selecting me to fill the important office
which hold, did 1t with view of benefiting the
Military service of the State, however short my
abilities may fall of his expectation.
take this opportunity, therefore, of offering to
the other officers composing the Court by which
was elected, my most profound acknowledgements
iorthe high honor conferred on me.
suppose It will be said that the Mormon Chief
has conferred on you the honorary degree of l.. l..
D., whereas the majority of the Regents, of the
| Nauvoo University, (25 in number) as am assured
are not MormOns. James Gordon Bennett and
James Arlington Bennett are the only persons who
| have had that honor conferred on them by the Uni
versty And the learned Chancellor assures me
that no others are likely TO have it very soon. You
aud must, therefore, be held in very high esteem
by the Regents and learned Professors of that nsti
tuition, which is chartered with large privileges BY
the State. For which honor on my part, return
them my most sincere thanks, and assure them that
value the Degree of l.. l.. ID. highly as though il
| come from Oxford or Cambridge.
| Your correspondent from Nauvoo signing himself
| "dn Officer Of AytMery,' might have spared him.
self the trouble of intimatng that the Mormons have
IT,.
| the Latter Day Saints quite SO dangerous PEG.
pie as he attempts to make them. On the contrary.
| they are extremely peaceable and well disposed
and will only attempt to defend their own rights
against mob Ciolencc, when the authorities are either
| unable or refuse to do it.
They called fanatics by others, but those are
greater fanatics think, who will not permit them
! their own conscience. Religious persecution has
existed quite long enough in the world.
| JAMES ARLINGTON BENNETT.
Arlington House, June II, 1912.
Burnham's, Bloomingdale.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EsQ.-
DEAR SIR:-
read few days since in your interesting journal
| brief and spirited notice of Burnham's, at Bloom
| ingdae.
Having after leisure afternoon, visited this
resort of the gay and fashionable, and passed few
| hours in pure enjoyment.
| strolled through the garden, inhalng at every
breath air laden with the perfume of thousands of
| roses and fragrant plants in full beauty; then
sauntered through the grounds to the banks of the
| far-famed Hudson, whose tranquil waters were CO.
vered with small vessels and steamers bearing to and
from thewesten world, crowds of passengers and
rich freights
l From a new summer house erected on a project
ing chh enjoyed one OF the finest views ever be-
| held, embracing range of over forty miles north
| and south
After returning to the mansion 1regaled myself in
marble hall with "A glass of ice cream, for which
the lady of the worthy host has Gas am inforined)
been tor many years celebrated, and / can assure
you that was superior TO any that have before
| found IN Gotham
Crowds of lovely females, attended by their gal
| lants on horseback, were momentarily arriving or
leaving, and for their especial convenience an enclo-
sure has been made on the north side of the man.
sion, where they can mount and dismount, protect
q at an n hpr MIA of
| the lsland) from the public view.
fingered in this Elysium, until twilight admo-
nlshed me TO return, and left with the determination
to taste again as as possible the pleasures OF
| this truly lovely spot.
Believing that some of your many readers would
be obliged for the information, where they may find
at so small an expense of time and money, retreat
unequalled within hundreds of miles of the city,
have penned these lines, which beg you will insert
IN your widely circulated columns, and in so doing,
oblige AN ADMIRER AND CONSTANT READER.
SCIENTIFIC BREEcnEs MAKEn.-One of the best
savons in this city to make elegant setting pana.
looms, is Charles Cox, 81 Nassau street. We have
been tutoring hun for three years-and he now
comes out one of the best cut in the world. Only
try him.
H.B M. STEAMSHIP RHApAMANTHUs, Commander
Lunn which arrived at Halifax on the 18th, in Sc
teen days from Plymouth, was TO start on the 18th
for New York.
INTERESTING FAcr.-Girs have more strength in
their looks than in their laws, and more power
in their tears than men in their arguments.
NIBLo's.-We could witness the classic groupings
of the Rave family every night and never tire OF
them-they are "beautful cxceedingly,"-a fine
study for Sculptor. Miss Wells improves nightly
The disasters of Godenski, personated by Ca
brie, sent the visitors home in high good humor.-
Tonight the gifted family give two of their best