Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-08-08

GJMt. Vernon, the home and grave of Washing
ton has been sold TO company IF capitalists, with
the reservation that Congress shall have the Hrivi-
lego of taking it ut higher bid, at its next SESSION.
Ii Congress does not avail itself of this privilege,
it will merit the Indignation of the An eTiCan peo-
ple and from every hill and valley where the name
OF Washington has reached will go up voice of
condemnation against the reCreanlS who b"Sely
suffered the nations birthrght 10 go for mess of
potage, and traded, Judas like, what is held rs no.
ly and sacred into the cold hand Of the money
changer. 1t is to be hoped that the ashes Uf
Washington will not thus be lgnobly treated
that his glorious name, the world wide homage
paid 10 his virtues, may not thus be made the MIR
cenary elements of a speculation Yet Specuia-
ton is obviously the design of this company They
only wish 10 get these relics in possession, TO real
ize handsome per centage IT IN the patriotism, or
call it the curiosity, of those who Will be drawn to
the spot. And 1t must be most Profitable one.
The number that visits this spot in its present di
lapidated condition Is said to be immense, omuch
So ms to prove most serious grievance upon lis
possesSors; what would he the patronage when
added to the bones of Washington are the attrac-
tons of pleasure, the means oil dissipation, ana
the accommodations of fashionable reveIry. The
company will doubtless make lavish expenditure
Of money, TO improve and beauliiy the grounds,
they will adOrn them with StatuaTy with nrchlteC-
ture md with Shrubbery vet all this Splendor will
be furnished ry the reflection that 1t has been
bought with gold, not given as the free will Offering
of Al grateful people The traveller on the Potomac,
the navigator on its waters. will dof his hat, or
strike his colorS, not al the tomb cf Washington,
but at the shrine of Mammun The money idea
will permeate and corrupt every thought engender-
ed at the spot. Let Congt=sS buy the gIound at
any price, and may the hand of the SPECTATOR new
er deSecrate this SpO--the only natolIal spot yet
sacred from the PROCLAMATION of this busting, con-
ScienceeSs, sentimentlesS utilitaHan age.
NeHSburg Herald.
RUNS OF THE MORMON TEMPLE AND TIE lcARI-
ANs-A correspondent of the Dover IN. H. Star,
under date of June 18th, gives some interesting
facts in relation TO the city Of Nauvoc, Mormon
ism, &C.:
"Belore the temple burnt it was nearly
finished. Now all that remains is the end facing
the river and this is seen for few miles back IN
the country, and at some distance on the river,
below and above. 1t was built of limestone; the
outside ewn and carved, exhibiting some OF the
most beautiful figures that l ever saw made on
stone. The location for the city is considered one
OF the best on the river. 1t is on point land
formed by great bend i'll the river, overlooking
quite portion of Iowa. A considerable part o.
the city is below the bluff yet it is SO high 1t is
never inundated. The present number OF inhabl-
tants is about 5000, and there is but one evange
icaI meeting, and this is the Methodist. The Cath
olicS have meeting i'll he place.
''The ruins of the temple are not the only runs.
Many of the brick houses in the back part OF the
city are deserted, aud the remains OF many burnt
houses continue upon the grounds. Had the Nor
mons, even With their humbug, conducted little
better, this would have been great place. Most
of the villages in this county were under their
control.
'eJoe Smiths widow has married, and lives in
the city. She and her husband keep the Man
sion House. Her Oldest son is about twenty years
of age. They have no fellowship with MormOnS.
Boynton, who first preached in Maine Nor
mon, and induced about thirty families, with their
innocent children, 10 leave my native Town, has
fer twelve years been an anti-Mormon. Yet Nor
monism is sill fourishng. few miles below
thousands are now encamped, preparing to emi-
CRATE 10 the Salt Lake country. Most of The Nor
mon SUITE ers have been women aud children.
"The temple site is owned by company Of So
cialistS, called Icarians mostly French. They
number about four hundred, publish weekly pa
per in English, and are inidels. visited their
buildings, had an interview with their President.
They are noted as being peaceable and temperate.
They all dine in one rom; yet every man has a
separate room for his iamiy.'