The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-12

Great Nlss M,s,lp, orths Manu-; a. uin
tary Hall-Response OF the MormOnites to
the Nomination Of Joe Smith-Curious
Prophecy Of one OF the Apostles, consign-
Ing Washington, the Capitol and White
House to the Lower Reg10ns-Awful Muir
ders In MissOuri-van Buren-Hemry Clay
Polk, and the Tyler rag-tag-and-bObtai
annihilnted.
We have had considerable share OF excite
men during the past six weeks in relation to the
Presidential contest The Wings, the Democrats,
the Tylerites, have all had their turn on the arena
We have had the Annual Conventions of Fourier
ties, Methodiss, Episcopalians, Bible Societies,
Tract Societies, .Millerites, and Meeting of
&c Darkies' in Leonard s,reet-a have come out
In due course, but the greatest event OF the season
took place last evening at MILITARY Hail." Bowe-
ry, which throws all the Meetings and Conventions
of the last month far into shade; and bids fair
completely to eclipse even the famous "Tyer din
ner."
At o'clock pursuant to requisition, meeting Of the
Mormonites of New York took place at the above hail.
for the purpose Of responding to the "Nauvoo" nomina
seven and seven Mormonesses were. assem-:
bed at the hour appointed The ladies had all passed
the Rubicon but seemed to take lively 10 the
proceedings The Apostles looked grave mustard potts.
but resoue in their purpose OF carrying their candidate
through There were placed in the centre of the
three legged table, with the four chairs pulpit
|
in the front seat and long beard being attesed
copy of that of the Prophets He dressed in mill
tary rock coat and seemed the presiding spirit OF the
| meeting At half past 8 o'clock another NormOness
rived with grown girl about six years Of age and took
her place near reporter On seeing him taking his
senographc notes she remarked that she knew the
sacred writing" and asked him 'where he had learnedP
Our reporter replied he had taken instructions from the
knew ii from the sacred characters in which he had
been writing and was on the point of giving him sis
erly embrace. from which he ungallantly made his
| A "PROPHET,"
| ished by the Hoard OF Control Of the Society for
the Diffusion OF Truth every Saturday morning at No
Spruce street New York at dollar per annum e
Bevin, printer" distributed on the table. The ar
ces discuss orcby the Prophets pretensions to the
Presidential chair, and continues
| "Wouli to God that citizens and all, would
the stand and would then select officers for
the good of tie country and not forthe especial advance
of faction Would could invoke the spirit that
animated those who bed for the privilege which c
their desceHdantswe would then have occasion to
cord the delinquency OF men high in authority as is
very often our painful duty now-but men would be Sc
ected with view to the hest interests of the country
At o'clock small accession to the numbers present
locaed themselves on the vacant seats, when
| GEORGE T. LEACH nominated chairman pro tenn
| and w. II MYERS was appointed secretary.
| GARREr d. NEWELL was nominated president pro tenn.
| upon which,
| The Rev BARNEY PRATT one of the twelve apostles of
Nauvoo came forward and said that the meeting
vened for political purposes and such as would
be acceptable to God II high time that the people
of the Union and land awoke from their ethargyas the
people had been living in slavery for the last ten years
white hung without traCatholic churches sacked
and burned down-coDvensd demolished and Is 400 latter
this done under the highest authority in the land at
| Mssour-the Governor of Missouri was a murderer-so
was the Legislature-so was their military, who plumber
ed them Of S240000 worth Of horses cattle and property
Van Buren, refused to aid them, and did the country
and all had failed in this state of things they should look
to themselves The halls of Congress dripping with
blood, and the whole national legislature pack OF
murderers for they connived the foul murders commit
ted Missouri and gave redress-they had all been
| shedding innocent
guaranteed the free exercise Of religion but il
mockery as the State of Missouri was backed up by
pack of murder treason rebellion robbery, and
pnnder could be laid at their door He charged these
upon them and upon the editors of the presswho also
| derer, well Van Buren,, for he too in 1889
denied them any assistance Joe Smith had even
that he would not pledge himself The Constitution
tramped under foot and they governed than
the days Of Nero by the political nggers Of the coun
than vote for such men az Clay or Van Buren, He pro
posed then that GENERAL JOE SMITH be the candidate for
Kisses and cries of shut up9 He would for any
candidate that in favor of the FREQ exercise of religious
principles He would go in FOR perfect liberty
the man that would worship toad-G.oud, vocifercus
tremendous applause and cheers) He prophesied that
cormorant the bittern the owl and the botthat would
soon be dripping with blood and that the words Meme
meme teke lupharsn would be written on the ruin The
mummery Of the 4th July in America a meme farce
as liberty was dead and he felt proud that there
was left monument at Boston-to tell the passing
its name had only survived the grave stone was
upon it. as it dead. loud, vociferous and remen.
and was enemy to the free exercise Of religious prn
cples He tooth and nail against any species of rel
gious oppression whether against the Catholic the Nor
mon the Heahen the Jew and to remedy these griev
ances he would vote for and nominate JOE SMITH. the
Mormon Prophet" candidate for the next Presi-
dency. NoHd and prolonged cheers)1
The following delegation then nominated to repre-.
sent the twelve Apostles and meet at Utica for further
action, on the Odd August NEXT
DOrpmus. E j. Reyens, John LeeCh, Leeler Lane.
Nathaniel B. james, Wikof, George T. Leech, w.
H Miles, Theodore Curtis, - Watkins, John swakum,
Rev OpsoN PRATT another Apostle then came forward
and addressed the meeting detailing the Of action
pursued by Congress towards the Mormontes in relation
to their application for redress the subject Of what he
termed the Missouri Murders
Mr.. J. b. NEWELL then rose and spoke at some length
on the claims Of his Excellency General Smith to the
Presidency.
After Mr. Meynel concluded, q motion was made to ad
ourn but the Chairman begged before the motion
put to say few words the subject Of the meeting
Just he commenced however evil disposed loafer
began TO play tricks on the gas pine lending to the
and the meeting broke up in very unceremonious
oblgng the worthy chairman to postpone his speech
till n favorable opportunity And thus terminated
the first great meeting for the elevation of the great
Prophet of the West to the Presidency II is very evil
dent that the the and the Tyler.
ties will be tough one and is hard to say who will
gain the leather medal.
IMPORTANT FROM SOUTH AMERICA We have re-
celved by an arrival at New London, the annexed
important letter from correspondent
PORT FAMINE, STRAITS OF MAGELLAN,1
March 18th, 1874 I
BY the barque Express, which arrived at this port
on the morning of yesterday from your port, had
the pleasure of receiving one of your Interesting
journals, the perusa of which gave me much Joy
and though may perhaps be taking too great a
liberty in thus addressing you, you will no doubt
excuse this liberty when you perceive the object OF
my letter Is to communicate to you the tact that
the Chill Government has taken possession of these
"a nj m thpn1
have no doubt that if YOU give publicity to this
in your paper, the news will be speedily propagated
and we shall have the pleasure of seeing YES
to the Pacific Ocean. The colony at present con
sists Of thirty-two men and thirteen women, in
Guiding a chaplain We have brought with us 9