The Washington union., 1857-09-25


who numbered $780, as "a frst-class lot of people, as
they supported thirteen elders and also paid their tith
ing, and approved all that the elders proposed They
had also TO bear their share of opposition but they had
felt the better for it,
The president from Essex said he had rebaptsed in his
district 24l out Of 374 The people rsrate In the
work. and willing to pay their tithes and offerings The
Lord had been with them this year more than ever
The president from Reading was happy to be present,
surrounded he was by the saints and servants OF the
Great God In his district IA poor agricultural onel
of 800 400 saints there were 100 who were good
for nothing OF the remaining 250 the greater portion
lived rather vegetaed parish allowance They had
subscribed $50 during the past year to the emigration
fund.- and large number of them would emigrate du-
ring the coming season. .....
THE LONDON TIMES on THE MoRMoNs.
The London Times appears to take lively interest in
the proceedings of the United States government in refer
to the Momons of Utah 1t that the Pres
ident has resolved to break up the communyat Utah.,
and adds
There will be great difficulties owing to the weakness
of the federal government half Of uhoe force is reported to
haze deserted already But the President is resolute
man when he has undertaken thing, and we hope the
days of this abomination now counted We certainly
ought to wish for this for 1T must be confessed that we
are good deal concerned in the growth of Mormonsm.
1t is fact that the majority of the communty-Mr.
Carvalho says nine -tenthsare English, Scotch and
Welch. How is thisi Who Is responsible for this?
What have orthodox parish priests been doing and
what have orthodox dissenting ministers been doing
that their congregations have been the feeders OF such
enormity as thiss
pastor from Southampton and Dorsetshire complain
ed of the want of honesty con the part of learned editors
Not long since the papers teemed with accounts of the
vicious character of their edersof their doing everything
unbecomng man, much less saint circulated by Judge
Drummond 1t had been proved by the American papers
that Judge Drummond had invented his stories to nure
the Latter Day Saints and to bring them into collision
with the United States government.
The proceedings Of the afternoon pleasantly varied
hv rpr shnau such pin hper
drinks. Here and there might be noticed atectionate
pairs with their arms around each others waists.
The proceedings of the evening consisted chiefly OF
rapid review of the origin and history of Moonism down
to the present time, by Mr. Orson Pratt.
Collections were made after each service
1t is very poor consolation but perhaps it is lit
tie consolation, to find that with respect to peo
pie anacsm has had to do with the current to this
wretched delson than vice. 1t would indeed be dread
full to think that many thousands of men, and
pecialy women, had designedy and with their eyes
open, joined system of the grossest poygamy But it
is only just to that to great extent this was not the
The religion was, indeed, itself sensualty
but it joined by the great under that idea
The prophets had the wckeness to disguise its groness
till their miserable victims had got deeply mbedded
in the system that they could not extcate themselves
1t is fact that in order to be beforehand with report
they actually forged service book protesting to be the
service book Of their religion and containing among
other Offices marriage Office framed on the ordinary
principle of monogamy What, then, was the induce
ment to this deludcd crowd to join the religion 1t
to have been mainly the extraordinary prophetic
show and pretence Of the Mennonite mposture.
THE LAUNCH EASTERN
The London News says
As have said it is expected to take place in Octo
ber and will begin at in the morning. when the Great
Eastern will be moved down the tide Gibbs till she reaches
ow-water mark exactly at low water AS the tide flows
again she will of course be hoated off moored in the
centre of the river and continue her fittings so as to be
ready for about February next AS matter of course
if the monster left to ITSELF the instant the shores
knocked away it would rush down the ways and very
probably strand itself the opposite side of the river
To prevent this catastrophe massive chains fastened
to the cradles which passed through double heaves
secured to cumps of piles driven 80 feet into the solid
earth The ends of these chains, after passing twice
through the sheaves will be attached to windasses
that working them may sacken the speed of the
ship, stop it altogether if required
While passing the first 200 feet of the ''ways
great must be used but that distance safely
accomplished the Great Eastern may be safely left to find
her way into that element which for years to
she will be regarded as marvel and wonder The
great extent which the launching ''ways cover dimin
shes the weight per square foot which they will be
qured to bear to little than threeq quarters of ton
The ordinary weight launching .'ways is "a tons
the square foot though launches frequently made in
London at three tons tellale indicator will be fixed
to the two cradles that any difference that may
in the rate of descent of each will be Immediately rectfed
by the check tackle.
AN AUSTRIAN VIEW OF ENGLAND's MILITARY SPIRIT.
teraehtsehe Nitltng:
" The cry of vengeance which raised in England
the cruelties committed by the Indian mutt
neers became known was but natural. Women and chill
dren cry for vengeance, but men do 1t is
remarkable fact that not band of volunteers has yet
offered to proceed to the seat of The universities
the public Schools the factories the cottages of the pea
SAINTS havo not sent forth with his gun sword
in his hand In any other country thousands would have
been carried away by their feelings, and offered their
vices at such highly critical moment When the Uni
ted States at with Mexico ten times many
volunteers presented themselves could be accepted
Not only young belonging to the first and richest
families but grayheaded fathers of families hurried
to the of action and served in the ranks. The taste
deeds of almost extinct in the European brach
of the Anglo Saxon 1t is only for lucrative ap-
pontments that there is superabundance of applicants
The lower classes when enlisted and paid do what they
bid but when the times prosperous and wages
high recruits not to be found In fact the English
army has almost become myth
Miss Juiana May, native of Washington city, made
her dca at Niblos Tuesday evening The musical critic
of the New York Tribune says mature has given her
fine voice. extensive compass, purity of tone, and what
is to be much priced strength in the lower scale Her
voice is positive soprano. The first impression the
hearer very much avo the cantaticc account of this
radically fine quality In regard to execution the power
to throw forth tide of notes with dazzling apdity
and real apparent spontaneity that hides all the
methods of art cannot praise Miss May ripe art
ist She has much to learn before she rank with the
great msresses of the art Miss May may compare ia
voby with certain artists who listened to but the
rank she should aspire to is not of doubts qualf
n