The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-07-13
THE CITY OF NAuYOO.

THE CITY OF NAUVOO.
The following vivid description of the city of
Nauvoo Is extracted from volume Just published
by the Messrs, Appleton, New York, entitled
a Summer i'll the Wilderness" by Charles La
| man
! The Mormon City occupies an elevated posi-
[ ton, and, as approached from the south appears
capable of containing hundred thousand souls
But Its gloomy streets bring q most melancholy
| disappointment. Where lately resided no less
than twenty-five thousand people, there are not to
be seen more than about five hundred; and these
IN mind, body, and purse, seem to be perfectly
wretched. In walk of about ten mnuefS count
ed several hundred chiTuneys, which were all at
least that number of families had left behind them
as memorials Of their folly and the @ickedness Of
their prosecutors. When this city was in its GLORY
every dwelling was surrounded by a garden, so
that the corporation limits were uncommonly OK
/ tensve; but now all the fences are in ruins and
the lately crowded streets actually rank with veg
citation. OF the houses left stending not mors
than one out of every ten is occupied, excepting
| by the spider and the the toad. Hardly window
retained a whole pane of glass, and the doors
were broken, and open, and hingcless Not sin
/ gle laughing voice did hear in the whole place,
and the lines of suffering and care seemed to be
| imprinted on the faces Of the very children who
met me in the way. / saw not Il single one Of
| those numerous domestic animals which add so
| much TO the comforts of human life and Lcarl
| not single song even from the robin and wren,
which are always sure to build their nest about te
habitatiohS OF men. Aye, the very sunshine, and
the pleasant passing breeze, seemed both to speak
of sin, sorrow, and utter desolation
Yet, in the centre of this scene Of ruins stands
| the Temple OF NauvOo, which is unQueStionahlv
one Of the finest buildings in this coun:r- II is
built of limestone, quarried within the limits OF
the city, in the bed of dry stream, and the aHchi-
tect named Weeks, and every individual Nho la
brrn I.,.f
one hundred and twcntv-cight feet in length cigh-
ty feet wide, and from the ground to the extreme
sumnir1t measures two hundred and ninety-twO
feet Ii Is principally after the Roman style Of
architecture, somewhat intermixcd with Grccian
and Egyptian. 1t has portiCo, with three Ro-
man arehwavS. 1t is surrounded with pillSters;
at the base of each is carved a now moon, invert-
ed, while the capital Of each is formed Of an UNI
couth head supported 10y two hands holding Il
trumpet. Directly under the tower m front is
this inscription in gOldcnl etterS The House of
The Lord. B,1h By tie Church of .ksus Christ II
Latter Dcy .Saids. Commenced A11d 6h Is4l.
Holiness TO the Lord' In the Basement room,
which is paved with brick, and convergcs to the
centre, in Baptismal Font, supported by u oxen,
large as life, the whole executed in solid stone
Two stairways lead into it, from opposite dircc-
lions, while on the other side are two rooms for
the recording clerks and all around no less than
II preparation rooms besides. On the first floor
he chr sfVfsl
on the other side eiobt Roman v;ndo,rs Or
the proDbct's nuIni mr. ,Irnn. ;s ,I;s ;,.,i, ,;o
.JHe Iori has :. beLj o,r s1,7-,ts como ,,, -,
Between the first ard second aoors ore ,,,o lon.
rooms, appropriate TO the patriarchS, which
lighted with eight circular windows each. The
room of the second floor, in every particular, Is
precisely ike that of The f,st irounJ the hall
Of a spacious a,t. arr 10 small rooms viii, c;r
culor windows and !, massive IocL avn ,orb door
Az the two front corners Of the cdifIicc ar, tyro
Winding stairwavs which meet at the base of the
tower and lead to the summit. while the roof Of
the main building IS arranged for nIace nf ,,o,n
| enadc. and the vail. If Tho noble cJ;6cc ~,
from from TO six feet IN tL;rlncs,
Est;motine tho manual labor NJ tho ,,suoI miro
of the div II * s,id tb,t the cot If the Tfnni,
was obont SsOoOOO The owners now Offer ~
sell il for 5000 O0O-but il Will I've 81 lone timc I
foncv bcf,re a purchaser can Ie found
| TLe Nor,,n, Oh - 49,, - H. r-r,,Ia
and ,,ave me tho aL,,c ;rcrr,,,;on tens yearly
broken hearted. Like The ,na;oritv If his Lrrtb.
rem remaining in the ,itv he ,tns w;tbou, monev
and without Friends orj NO, :, ,,os n, L b;s ds
tinv in few d.,.s IN prsI, III. ,,,v into the vii
Jcrncss wi,b Isr,c f,p,;, d,,c,l;n', mon b;,,
for srnnort I, was in a mot rncIoncboI,, ,one
;pdced ,L,, b -. o., mo tho s,iIo,;,,,- ,,,
| Mine e;r i 4, b.rI b,r Ia, IvL,t e M, rcI;
,im Is falls. one If am s;ncerc i !, NO; c,ncl
in the cxfrrrnc for those who cali themselves tb,
only trc rLurrb to onrosr me and mn, my nco,,l,
ms they Lave dome Nv nronertv has becp fetoirn
from me. and nv d,yeIiin,, consnmrd~anJ now
while INV family Is JcncnJept mon q more t,r,un'
ate brother for support. INV little children cannot
90 into the street wi,bont bino melted with ,,oncs
and nv dou,,Ltrrs c,rnot 90 n tho well after n
nail ofwater without being insuIted Inv the vonI n
md uoJJe omon,, onr ncrScrutors do nor n,
serve tb;e ,rco,nen, am NOT scorn5-,I cr ,
fore;,,nerE from the ,rr, If dis
Nv ernndf,,ber sir ,r,s I;Ilcd =, The bo,,ic ~
Yoort tow as an nee- of ,bo ,,Ior;o,,s Rvo,,