The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-08-23


THE Cry OF NAuvoo.-The editor of the
Keokuk Gate City thus describes Nauvoo, Ill.
the former city of the Mormons, as it appear
ed TO him on a late visit:
Putting up at the 'Nauvoo Mansion,' the
former residence of Joe Smith, and the
devious of this clan, found 1t a cool coun-
tritied hotel. surrounded by shrubbery. every
thing neatly kept and cared for, and impart
ing a fresh wholesome air. The hostess was
the former wife of Joe. who, with her present
husband and children By her former spouse,
still reside the premises she entered with
the prophet when the Saints first founded the
city. She informed me that she had resided
in the Mansion for sixteen years.
During that period she had witnesse the
origin, growth and decay of the city; the in
cepton of new religion, the most strange
conglomerate Of trIth, fanasicism. superstition
and arrant cheatin. that was ever inaugurated
in civilized community; has witnessed It's
developement, been familiar with its character,
and coUnizant with the motives which ruled
its leaders: seen the last of the strange things
enacted there; passed through all the social
changes incidental to that community: OBJ
served all the important facts of its singular
and interesting history. and at last finds her
self the quiet housewife OF pleasant country
tavern which was but recently the home and
headquarters of a band OF men of peculiar
character and pretensions, and of her hus-
band who was their chief Nauvoo. and par
ticuarly the Mansion. must possess a strange
and remarkable interest for her. \ daughter
! (now a widow and several sons. children of
Smith. and falling to the family, has left them
very wealthy: but there are no : gns of os-
tenatiouS ljfe or in-Iinayion among them.
Ascending the hill to examine the temple
- the
munity Of Mons. CADET. who were gathered
4 for dinner in q large house in the rear. which
seemed to Be the common eating room Of the
and with entire uniformity I'm is cfiaracter
was enlivened by a band OF instrumental mu.
sic. numbering some thirty performers, and
they seemed TO be as intent on celebrating, in
their own way, the great anniversary Gath o.
July. as anv body else An address wa:
pronounced by Mons Cabet in the forenoon
in French. and other addresses were made in
German and English.
The Temple is pile of ruins, as most pao
pie know, except the front That, with the
exception Of the tower. still remains. There
is enough in that 10 afford some idea of its al
most wierd like, incongruous. heathenish bu
fresh and vigorous architecture. 1t is deeply
10 be deplored that vandal hands should hay.
been permitted to destroy that monument o
strange religion that caused it TO be cree
'eu and the strange worship TO which 1t wa
dedicated. The entrance to an underground
avenue Is still discernable among the rubbisi
on me south side of it. This avenue, an,
ethers, winch the husband of Mrs Smith in
ioFmed Us existed beneath the surface of tn,
.. ground led by the connection with them Il
se'efai points where the leaders for various
purposes assembled to conduct the affairs o ftI,
community, coneoct their schemes and eye
ecute their plans.
The large. and 50 far as completed. thor
, oughly built hotel. which is situated clos, h,
the mansion IS TO be finished up for nil
I and machinery which the heirs Of the pronb
ct design putting into it. Many of the one
fine. but now dilapidated residences have Ia,
teriy been occupied. and the town is evidentl,
; improving.