Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-09-05

has left the impress OF his genius upou The aga
IN which he lived; ne has carved out ur hl.n-
sell lille 10 page III the hl,iofy oi hi, cnuu-
Try, and his name will be Icn-n,hereti for good
or Tor evil when the names Of bali he r.,he-
neral Statesmen Of The age Will be forgnuen
Born In The very hulnblesi \. aks of HE,
reared III poverty and obscuTIty, without educa-
lion, wi.hou, in neigence, accus sinlned or years
To rude and labor, rough even lo The
hour of his death IN his depor'ulent, coarse,
vulgar, low, he has succeede IN establishing
Religious Creed, which has been procIinnrI
throughout America aud Europe, IA the Bsrha-
~ States ui Aiflea, along The BANKS Of he Nile,
aiutl The runs o ancient JeTusatri,I, aud IN the
Cnurily Halls oi The modern capital oi The Rus
Sian Emplre. The Creed which he has estail-
llshed, and which IN The last few years has
made rapid progress throughout The civilized
world, will continue Ia flourish until million, uf
converts will slake their eternal destiny upon
It's ruth
He has founded city upon one Of The most
beautiful spots IN the whole Western world,
where he has gathered together more lhanrweu-
" thousand inhabitants lIom every part of the
earth of every nation, tongue aud kindred; hu
has planted one oi the rnos magnificent archi,
teciura specimens OF the age, aud reared to tho
height of forty feet Temple which, when cun-
pIered, will be at the most beautiful, the
most costly. aud the most noble building IN
America. 1t, walls are of solid stone four feet
in thickness, supported by thirty lofty pillars.
whose huge size and strength will endure a.
long as time will last. That building is mon
ument which will never decay, and the name
of lis founder will never be lorgoueD WIN
can gansay that Smith was a remarkable man!
He ruled by the force of his genius. Like Be-
napar,e, he could control and command his fel-
low men. The secret of his power is unknown,
but the fact that he lived in the full enjoyment
of unbounded influence up TO The hour of his
deah is indspuiable. For The las, lew years
he had acquired property rapidly, and wbenev-
er he travelled he used All expensive equlpage.
He was pretended prophet Of God, and 4 lav-
ern-keeperI He Iabored for the souls Of men
graluitously; he supplied their temporal neces-
sites for dollars and cents.
In his personal appearance, have said joe
was rough; he was remarkably siOui aud
athletic man, he loved to wfesle, and glorpd
in his ability 10 floor the strongest man III his
community In his department, be either
gay or angry, sometimes ndulgng IN hearty
but coarse Jokes and sometimes lGiprecatng
curses opon those who had displeased him.
! He was an arbitrary man, and loved powex
/ Il claimed for his Municipal Court such nn-
/ bounded power as no Court ever vel exercised,
and under shelter of such claim he committed
acls alike destructive of law and order. He
was also ambitious and vain, and il was this
last trait that involved him IN all his difficulties,
and finally cOnsumaIed his ruin Ii he had not
! been intent on The exercise Of his power, and
determined To crafty his vanity as well as To
gul hi, revenge, he would in all probability
have been alive at this hour. But his vanity
prompted him TO disregard The threats OF his
enemies, and TO persevere in The execution OF
his own plans, when he ought To have concla-
| led and Welded II was his great fault 10 per-
severe in all his plans, even when prudencs
and circumstances demanded different course
! HI has been accused of many crimes; of adul-
iery forgery, counler(elling and of an attempt
TO murder Governor Boggs of Missouri. That
! he avalled himself Of the power which he
welded TO crafty his sensual apperlis have
no doubt; he was man of strong passions, and
| his education had not taugh, him 10 control or
suppress his desires; but that he ever engaged
in the other acts wherewiih he Stood charged,
! | seriously doubt. The men who would nave
sworn 1.-THE men who murdered hIn-would
not have stopt at the commission OF less crime,
TO crafty their revenge They had resolved
on his destruction, hut they feared To encounter
him. when he had The ability TO defend himself.
/ He was man OF genuine courage, aud wond
have fought 10 the last momeui ol l'ie he
was pursued by band Of three hundred lniu-
ried demons, and cruelty shot down like Wild
beast, while confined in small room ~here ne
could not escape. II was glorions exn TOR
him. Whatever there was OF EVIL IN his heart
will be forgotten in the recolecin'u oi his death.
He will be euogized by his disciples. and wor-
shipped as god. Time and distance ~lil en-
bellish his life with new and rare virtues, aud
more ltan earthly power; his doc'rnes will
flourish, his influence will extend 20 ages Yet
unborn, and future generations will celebrate
his birth and death by public festivals. PnHsla
nrave,s and unlimited ieyo,,on. Ii. NJ.
Lewistown, Illinois, July 10, 1874.
Thankssiyins.