The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-18
NsEy ApouT PoLrsAsy.
The Mormons and Their Prophet.

A LECTURE BY JOSIAH QrffCY, III, TO sHE NEk-
CAMILLE LIBRARY.
Josiah Quincy, IT., delivered n lecture the Nor
mons ard their Prophet, before the Mercantile Library
Association, on tuesday evening. in Clinton Hal Tis
lecture was peculiarly interesting from tho fat tbs, Mr..
Quincy had a personal knowledge OF the Mormon FRO
rhet and var thoroughly conversnt with The rra pie.
Of the Mormon creed II listened 20 with earnest
attention, ara the punteni part excited tie frequent
laughter OF tho audience The l;c,urr commenced by
svrg bri, hsiofy Of the rise OF aornoui'n ,nd pro-
eeedcd ~ follows
In tho month Of May, Isi, in company With trend,
(ssid he a,c ended the Missssppl. Iay amor isy,
night srer night, we had been poushlng way 10 It's
rapid, muno'obous and turbf waters projecting
Ioint covered mall houses. and watched ever py
large unfinished building, attracted sttcn,lon
for many miles before VIC Ycsehtd H. We nj length
isno.d, and after rss,ips through the streets where
the Gcr'h OF the mud striking evidence Of The fer
urty Of the soi reached tw, story wooden tavern
Al stlod the landlord, the Mayor the General
the Preacher, the President. the Prophet, the civil.
mllnary, religious hcs1 Of the community, lo"ph
smnh the Mormon Prophet, Joe smith, career
i.urratcd the Yankee charscter or rovel scene.
lie County men have always been ready 70 make
q profit. 100 the only ono Of the nation who
undertook be prophet himself snd the ssgac,y he
sho~ed end the effects he produced were most rcmarx
able cor secrpg origin and the dsadvarsscs under
which be sborcd. Smith had not The sdvan-
isse Of navns, IKE o'her Imps'ors; any mys.
Vermont, and IN passing through anu sojournlng
In the state OF New Yorx 90 bic way 10 the West gaued
hmso the msgcal pafspberns, OF 'he nccrom RS
q cd. be trusted his native vii, ard, like asktul
icgstr deceived by bis apparent opcrncs He received
U.s. not in scriuus bal 81 midnight but s tho door OF
tavern at that unromantic Of oil periods, halt an
hour before breakfast Hs onclsl garb consisted Of
striped Jacket ard duck rsnaoons, and his beard had
tho majestic lous,n Of belonging 70 man who had
no, shaved for q week. daughter Hs manners ~sre
unlike his appearance 70 those OF the ancient sagcs
c gave no his bCnedicou expressed the gresiost Dc
Usht at our Wilt ard hurried us irto be bouEe, As
have be ore stated carly In the ,rniug. and the
pencra resurrection OF the saints had not ~ yet tsken
place lie opcncd The lrst door he came 20. II
contained two bees and four M0rn0ns. The room
was small and ia ventilated. The Catholics teach
that a delightful fragrance, called tue "odor OF
ssuo,i,y.'' surrounds the bodies Of dead saints,
but 40 Tho ros,rs OF Gentle Ike myself coming from
The orsn ar Tits particular evidence of The tsncsy OF
thtss uxtus one. A. not voucllsafed daughter The
pyopbet made not the slightest apology, but the
pcst where we met with prcc' ely the same result on
a tnrd tr,sl We -cre more successful for We found q
roorn That contained hut Que led and sleeper. The
yochet entered drew the bed clothes toe head OF
the occupsnt and ordering him to be still, handed NJ
chair, ana entered into alton With much
placency an we had beeu seated "a hall OF state
bye slfss, uss soou zer announced, and while par
ooE of n IN the Kitchen CT the avtrn the arst pary OF
Mo, Va, ns ge RAJ Visited the beds made the
sorn, .Ireg ard by ne time had fnisbed our repss
yu ready ror cur reception saa a 'ne same lime The