Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-03-18

tia. 10 the people already here The present is fill
ed with gloom The times have reached US here,
and their pressure IS heavily felt Our energies +
are paralsed, our motives action have ceased 10
be, the blight and the miliew have descended on
every branch Of business, eating its vitais and
drying up its fountains. In this state Of affairs
OCT Legislature has hunanely stepped in, and by
one act OF phiidnthropic riSdom, has brought IN
stantaneous relief to all business, by plunging
the legislative Bowie knife into heart, md end
ing It's sutferlngs In PLAIN words they
have passed radiation lac, making chips and
uhetstones a legal tender instead of gold and sill
rer, only the grateful creditor If he is not grate-
fu he ought TO be!) is required to take them
two thirds Of their value; one third being the dis
count allowed, account. suppose of their
depreciation. 1t needed but an act like this, 10
pu, the finishing blow TO the enterprise and indus.
try of community, and now this is done, let every
go work ge, Just trha. viii keep him a,
lire and ,carm, for that is all he will ed.lf he
has any surplus. he give il to lis poor neigh
Dor, or burn IT, Enough of this.
Egh, miles below this place, on the other side
of the river, is Nauvoo the city Of the Prophet
1t is beautifully situated pom, formed by
broad and sweeping bend of the rner. The
ground rises in successive benches, of several feet
in height, each bench extending back some DIS
lance, forming a level piece of table land to the
nextbench. On The last and highes, bench which
is level with the surrounding country, stands the
Temple, which is 10 be, magnlflcIen, building.
The basement only is raised. The iown.site
miles long and two three wide, being q
circular strip following the curve Of the river
Nothing can be more beautiful than the situation
of The city of saints. 1t contains at least 10000
inhabitants, and as motley a crowd you can
imagine.
There is bu, lille Of the prophet or saint in
Joe's exterior. He is large powerfully bull
man, and believe is reckoned to be social good
na,ured, good hearted clever fellow, with nerve
Of iron, an eve of fire. heart of stone, and
head full Of all sorts OF things. Let him alone
and he is your friend, but it dangerous ,riae
with him. Much has been said about the Nor
mons, bu, after all they are like other men, ant
their prophet Is man like unto all. Their,
is nothing in their belief that is incredible, excep
: it be the inspiration OF their prophet, and that
: must be permitted TO doubt. The greates, differ
cnce between them and the Mehodiss is tina
t. they have more OF the spirit than the follower
! of Wesley When a Methodist would SHOUT.
/ Mormon would prophecy, when the former wou'
II cry "olory,'' the latter would speak in unknow
= tongueS.-When one would pray a sick bro
i iher, the other would lay his hands and hea
~ him-if he could. You have doubtless heard
i" the ihievish propenslties of the Mormons. The
Z are not such great rascals they represent
y ed Much stealing is done their credit,
!" which they not guilty. They have bee
IL cha rged in this world with much of which the
D will be record against them in the next. NJ
O. sheet is dra wing close, and mus pull 10 m
hoyns. | could discourse of many matters 10 &c
'i had room. Y gu have heard Of the late treat
d by which new purchase has been made OF II
10 Indians that is all the rage here now, and q
o. the world is bound for The New Purchase"
o. Thousands, | verify believe, ready to sta
IL for that unirled region, as the gates al
ae opened which will be the II of May mex
= The liver has been frozen over solid for more thu
Us three months, so that teams have crossed on
constantly. We have had good sleighing most
r. that ,ine.--We have cold dry winters here, b
an no changes from wet 10 dry. Yours, &c.