New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-11-12
Letter. from the 1Iormon City.

The Belfast Republican Journal has been pub
fishing series of letters from one of its former pro-
prietors who is now on tour of observation through
the infested portion Of Illinois. AS they contain
many items of information which must be new 10
our readers We make the following extracts, omit
ting of course the writer's private opinions &c con-
nected with the subject =
OQuAKA, Qll) Oct 7.1a45.
Gertlcmcn-I arrived at Nauvoo yesterday at noon
The city occupies large amount OF LAND for the nan
Der of buuses-no two OF which within few rods OF
each other This they informed was TO prevent the
burning of the CITY, which they lear from their enemies
From one extremity OF the city to the other II must be
at least three miles If it as compact as other
cities 1t would not cover one quarter al amount Vi Ve
ritory. So,
Nauvoo is beautifully situated point OF land formed
in the Mississippi We in view oil 1t iul SIX miles
below and prominent above all stood iorth on an eeva-
ted piece of land the celebrated Mormon Temple The
Vemple is really splendid building, equal, snouid
think to some of the very best churches in Boston The
steepe is round and quite tall The building Is Eusned
on the outside and is built OF granite. All around the
Temple just below the caves and at the same hsht ~
each end, the faces OF men carved IN some about
eight feet apart paced the oullunS anu luuSe II oo0
feet long aud $50 feet wide.
Yor cannot conceive OF the terrible hate which nearly
the whole people OF Illinois bear toward the Mormons
have Travelled three hundred and fifty miles IL this
State and the cry every where and from every mouth
the women not exccpted-"thc Morinons are wicked,
base lying thieving numbering set of hypocrica vii
ains, and must and sinai! leave the state
Eighty-one Mormon dwellings have been gwen to the
flames passed twenty.one of them, and from the
stocks Of wheat that stood around hem and the helds
of corn that remain judge that many OF them were
forehanded farmers.
NV landlord at Nauvoo was fine, handsome look
ing intelligent active. fiery young man. He said It was
his desire TO meet his enemies the mobiles, upon the
Prairie and there leave his bones asked him how ma
ny fighting men they could raise. He said 3,o0O Ike
himself that would never turn their backs on death and
pointing to an old Of nearly seventy years. said 1000
more like him; and turning boy OF about fifteen years,
said 1000 like him. We burn said he for revenge
but Brigham Young who is second Moses to US. says
Lcnd-not brtak and We obey. As lett my host saia
ocosely 10 him quit stealing horses and CATTLE aye aye
said he Iea hare sole your team but trust some Of
mn rood brethren ,ciH do il before you get OF.
The old man, Of whom have above made mention,
informed me that he had three times mad MS mouse
burned by the Genties LAS they call all those VINO are
moi Mornons) twice in Missouri and once in Illinois He
was terribly excited told him he must pray Tor his
enemies He said he did, and his prayer was that they
might make their bed in hell He was OF years old; he
said he had suffered every thing was once weahy out
now moor part of his family murdered when they
were driven from Missouri; when he lett nome MS
brothers and sisters refused TO come and BID MIN rare
well because of his religion; he was now old was WI,
ling to perish in battle or remove as the Lord shou
direct.
The writer of the above also says that the Nor
mons have no idea of abandoning the construction OF
their Temple-which leeds US to believe that their
treaty with Government was only ruse, to give
time to finish the building and that when the day
appointed for their departure has arrived, they will
shut themselves up in il and bid defiance 10 the au-
thorities. The peculiar construction OF the Tenn
pe-which is said by those who have seen it, to re-
semble fort a large Scae-rather favors than dis
courages this suggestion.