The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-18

S2,bOO they were making many repairs and improve
ments in the mill and esewhere thy decorating
the reectory they were purchasing dinner services in
deli and glass; importing another Of wrought iron
from Paris; buying tabricating machines and
utensils; were commencing Ky mnasium were embeish-
ing the espanade OF the temple placing In II trees and
seats and designing verdant swards with aowery borders
and having their music In the open air Sun lay after
supper performed by twenty Of their own musicians,
children OF their school,
community somewhat; nevertheless the report claims
that the carams have certainly been better nourshed
than the of curriers' any where else In the morn
drop Of whiskey with some bread; at breakfast they
have soup, vegetables, cold meatthe women gene
two dishes at supper they have soup and one or TWO
6shes They have butchers meat and rich soup several
times week; sometimes mutton fresh pork regularly
portions Of the pig; excellent fish onoe twice week
during tie fishing season. pies, potatoes, sweet potatoes
tables OF all kinds salad radish, cabbage peas carrots
onions &c; sometimes fowl. This year they to
They had no
they intended to cultivate the vine. For economy sake
they had used water at meals for several monhs but
they generally drank coffee a. breakfast dinner,
tea at supper between meals workingmen drink water
tempered with whiskey they intended to brew and to
drink, they could, beer every other drink
Their clothing is of the simplest material at the
time adapted to the variations Of climate Every thing
tending to luxury and coquetry is the report says
contrary to our necessity OF economy to our prnc
pies Of reason and morality. All straw hats
in summer, made by the young women For econo
clogs, sabots instead Of leather boots The idea Of
the President Ia to have separate dwelling for each
cuded the realization Of that for the present The fur
nure is simple but should comprise everything neces
sary It is made by themselves, but their stock is Gar
from being complete They had established pottery for
manufacturing eartheXessels The wells were not nu-
merous enough, and there scarcity of pumps.
They wanted stoves and lamps for every family; char
ccal and wood candles and Gil carriage and morse, rs,
physician, who is at the time surgeon takes
care Of their SICK making daily visits to the nrmary
| n nd tn In heir 0mi A
midwife pIesdes accouchementB. They have baths
for the prmary and for children The women and girls
battle in the large washing basin and the and boys
in the Mississippi ''When build city" says Mr..
CADET, "every house will perhaps have its bathroom
There is large school, divided into two parts-one for
boys from five to sixteen containing thirty nine pupils,
and the other for girls OF the same age, containing
tairyree pupils; and small school, place Of safety,
comprising taenty.t two children, boys and girls from
three TO five years independently of thrty6v children
below that age who remain constantly with their moth
ers who have pretty little carriages to promenade them
The children OF the large school eat and sleep in the
school,
The mill which is on the banks of the Mississippi and
is worked by steam machine Of eighteen horse power
has been acquired principally to the colony the
invaluable advantage of having always with certainty lis
habitants of Nauvoo and for commerce. Temperance
being Of the principles of the carian community, 1t
probably would not have constructed dstlery for the
fabrication Of whskey but there being ds.illery at
ached TO the n i'll which it needul buy, the dis
eiy mad 70 be acquired and then II was necessary to
utilize 1t either for the wants of the community or Of
The dstilery furnishes food for twenty
twenty- five oxen, and over three hunired pigs The
community also runs faw mill. which it uses for its
own work and for the public II has also for the
vice of the mill to Tor corn, &c. and to carry their
produce to Keokuk, whence conveyed by steamboat
ST. Louis two large boats and barks served oy
seven eight men, and larger, deeper and more SUB
stantal fiat boat. They attend agriculture garden
ing cutivating fruits aud flowers raising cate poultry
&c. They have printing press by which they print
jourals in French, English and German, and many
pamphlets and tables. 1t also does job work. and thus
adds to the support of the colony They first
newspaper in Ell gsh called the Popular, afterward the
III
in French, published weekly but the French police pro-
hibed its circulation in France. Then they published
the here harmne monthly the publication Of shi;h In
France the police have also prevented They also pub
lish German monthly, unoer the title of the Communists
The colony has public library, containing 1000
france and America which left in the retectory. They
have also pretty little theatre with handsome decora-
lions executed by their painters in which, Sundays
in presence the whole colony and even of some resi-
cents OF Nauvoo, company OF the members perform
pieces ana sing either separately in chorus. Their
band Of music composed Of thirty four pieces almost
all The boys learn music They often employed to
play public occasion, and sometimes have received
high slOo for their services They have also balls
during the winter.
Our establishment at Nauvoo, says Mr. CADET, has only
been provisional because all the lands there
ped were very DEAR we had not money enough to
buy item; and we had to rent them unable
to profit by improvements, and consequently would
moi make improvements. We could not undertake any.
thing, found thing create anythipg and could not
establish there the community deinitive establish
pretors Of vast territory therefore indispensable
to But where gos Oregon, Texas, Kansas and Ne
ash being too distant, too much occupied not
sui'pg us for other reasons, We had Immediately after
my return from France in 1852 selected Adams
~ in lib, The state Of 10. Iowa. nearly Two. two hun,
Mississippi and Missouri, at fourteen fifteen days dis
tance with oxen or five 10 SIX with hores This place
not everything that coulo be desired for perfection
under all aspects; but where could then to-day
find The object OF al desires9 We found the e. under
climate as healthy and even more perhaps than
nTAfG AItnnf hta land
capable OF producing all sorts OF grains vegetables and
fruits small river, and water every where, with wells;
wood in sufficient almost sufficient, quantity which
might improve and increase indefinitely by planting
places suitable Tor the raising Of great number OF catte
stone and brick earth for building purposes coal Ia the
county, the certainty Of railroad to unite the East
with the West which won pass within few miles only
Of our projected colony and which would be in
ration; the possibility Of having steam engines
water power might fail In hne, tie facility, in
Tine Of industrial and commercial communications
Thee are the capital adva ntages which determined us
in selt citing this county Of Aoams in Iowa. We first pre-
emptec and afterwards bought lands OF which aleady
possess more Than 1900 acres near the little river
cssivey eight conveys containing II persons. Several
having returned for various reasons the colony only
men 10 women young girl and children. These first
colonists have built wooden houses cleared lloored
planted, mace a garden, q mill, saw mill brick, &c
They have some horses, some oxen than hundred
cows or hticrs, pigs, and goCd deal of poultry. They
have harvested corr, maize potatoes, vegetables, &C.
But in spite Of al desires and all anxiety to
transport completely the community into Iowa the
thing for the moment npossibe because is first ne
cessay to prepare dwelling places in Iowa. and the
pese and dehnve translaton will necessarily require
tine and much money We must therefore keep Nauvoo
Tor some years stil as provisional station novae
as school for our child, centre Of propagandsm
must preserve these habi who do not
leave at hrst and for from France
preserve our MILL agriculture reduced work
shops, &C.; In word our general organization.
In the meantime shs go with the colony every
thing myself and TO de ernire the site Of small city or
1carian community the building Of which may be COM
menc.d in the spring T,en shall go ard ask Congress
for an answer to the petition which presented it in
the autumn OF 1854 10 obtain the grant of 900
of and even its sale, with the payment II
we are able to succeed, as expect shall have much
credit and may be bold in enterprises.
Mr. CADET then proceeds to d the moral situation
Of affairs and recaptu the cond ons Of admission
These TO be II acquainted with caan writings
to know how to read and write, to be actuaed by devo
tion to the lcarsn community TO be especially devoted
to the cause OF women and children adopt the prnci
pie Of equality in every thing to adopt the principle OF
fraternity, 10 plecRe careful avoidance Of all injuries
all crimes ard nil caumni nnnnt tho nrinciua