The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-07
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
The Mormeas at Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Ledger gives q different ac-
count Of the 500 Mormops who arrived there Friday
from that given by the Bulletin. The saints
don't appear to be 80 good after all. 1t says:
The whole party has been up to the present time,
under the special care Of Mr.. Richard Harper, who
has been presiding officer. This gentleman Ia q
native of lincoInshire in Ergland where be has
.erved the cause of Mormorism for the last Ave
ears in the capacity of general President OF the
tezjon of country from which be comes He Ia
accompanied by his wife and family, The com.
psny In general are from Denmark, England
8, o:iand, Sweden and Wales
From what could be gathered st the hands OF
those with whom our reporter conversed, the
statements which have been published 10 the news
papers with reference - Utah have been publicly
denounced - them as ff Sc. These current stories
have, however, shaken the faith of some OF the
young women who have come 20 the deiermina-
tion to proceed no fS,ther until they have satis
ded themselves that q liSiog cannot be made
without goi, to Utah, and heaven gained without
crossing the desert
One youug womsn, who started from Glasgow,
In Scotland, IS q Mormon, said she was dress ma
ker that her chief ref on for leaving Scotland wP'
y desire to Ins ke living. She would not 60 to
Utah. If ne could get alongin Philadelphia.
OBe young m&n With BIZ wife snd small family
had expected TO 60 out 70 Utah, but bad been dis
appoutedin In the expec' 1tion of letter with money
TO carry him on He wr7 a Golfer, .fom Gle 3gow
and upon beirg Informed that Pennsylvs MIA
great cott dstrict he countersncs beamed With
Joy, did that Of ~ wife s'so, ard be sf.d that
being the Gaze he world suspend RS piglima ge to
Utah, End lcok out for the cof mines.
young English grlSBformed our repo. .er that
the name Of the Master was Ricf I'D Al per; that
be was Hirglishman; that there wr1 only one
Hirisbmsn on board the ship, who. bring no Nor
On might be set down In the m, uifest a Gf- Ok
This young woman dscIarC that she was bound
for the land Of Utah but not til she hrd gone 10
service and hr sent for her brothers aud sters
so that they could ell a. rt the pa Ms lge,her
her idea of the pie ms was lieh in describing
them she spoke Of taking shelter benz nth trees
loaded with folis Te and rich fruit she Anticipated
the foe breeze waving the blade of ersss the eli.
nate was genial, aud tue b. es were peltifui pro.
ydnR honey, which would be rTri instead of but
ter and bread of home mP nufscture ms lie in the
tents, baked in the wagons, and eaten with glad,
Her picture of pilg. image wf1 de- eide div
beautiful but not exactly applicable to.the pIs 'ns
~hch lie between Philadelphia aud Brigt am
Young
Another young woman, thinking that our reno Ter
was representative of tha Home Missionaiy 90.
eiety, made scr iptural assault upon him, but he
informed her be wf1 not a preacher, upsn which
welsome information, she sad, "bec.r }, IL Won
we | could prove ffom the Bible, that our religion
nEst Of mormonisnl 10 of Divine origin" She im
ne6iateiy rsttled of an indefinite number OF pas
sagss from the Scflntures and concluded by w'"htus
that she was over ner journey ard settled dow i iu
Utah. boy of some l8 YssIs of age aid that the
passage had only lr1 ed i've weeF7, su6 he wi ed il
IN.
ne never had such TIM amorg the lal 10 a. his
life As he ss1d this he bes' ,wed bi, am upo. the
neck OF a we'll shaped young Danish woman who
seemed to receive the salute with the greatest go.
oiah'ity
From ali accounts, stfict disci eIine on board the
shio wou have been an object to many of the fe
male passengers. We foTbe8r rublisling the re,Ul,
Of leEsh ned converse. ons which 20 or had
uth some Of these deluded creatures Ono grand
slemsut howeve is at wo,k in rhis comuauy ma
,Ithoush i2purs"ce may for swhi ife the freedom
0f conscience yet that poteu. ele in oil great
eO ma ions, ano in progress in gene raI 'he Enxlirh
language, viii fulfil its egtinsts mi.sion. snd open
he way for the advansemt Mt of truth among thc-e
ubjeet the deIuyiors of the age But little intel
igsnce can he attributed to this company, but they
NJ seem inclined to industry, and mt sty come from
.g'icultuial distdcs.
During the pr ,ge, there were * deaths-two
hi Greu two women, spd two men. Yesterday two
children died on board. There were a.o du .ps the
,ussaEs, two mai -.sges and Two biIths There VIZ
mt one lr.shmsn on BOARD, who. being no Mormon
nsde immediate tracks when the ship came to her
noorng.
The comp8uy OF the Saints look generally in
Healthy condition number of the females apparent
ready to pay their tribute - tie authority Of bu.
nsu nature, were, WIN their tV bands, bu J preps-
lns for going r1hore. very small proportion Of
he company anticipate crossing the grassy" plair.