Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-08-05

feet deep; 1t Is built IN the gothic style,
with peaked gable, and narrow pointed
windows projecting from the steep roef.
The high stone wall in front of it COM
pletely obstructed my view of the lower
part of it, The first is built, | believe, of
stone, on the ridge Of which in front, Is a
we'll sculptured lion, ''resting but watch
full" This is understood to indicate the
character of Brigham for he is known
among the Saints as ''the Lion of the
Lord" The house is said to have cost
over $50 900 and would have cost much
more but for Brigham's peculiar metho'l
of completing it, which is thus described
by an apostate.
"It 1.-THE house) was completed and
ready for shingling in 1855; the shingles
were ready and waiting. At Sunday
meeting at the Tabernacle. Brigham had
announced that he had mission for all
the carpenters, AMI demanded if they
would accept of it. They raised their
hands and were then cooly commanded to
'shingle the Lion House, in the name of
the Lord, and by the authority of the hol =
priesthood So Brigham Lion House
was shingled. for although the carpe ntcrs
grumbled, still they obeyed.
TIE TEMPLE.
| have already mentioned temple block
1t is situated near the centre of the city, a
little to the north of it, Noticing that the
entire block was surrounded by wall
more imposing AMI grand than that
which protects Brigham's block. return
| al, i,
ct to sec what all that work meant 1t
will be remembered that Temple block is
directly west OF Brigham's 1t is perfect
square and Contains ten acres. The
wall that surrounds it is so vast no one can
see anything within it. l walked along
to the centre of the block, where wide
gap has been left in the wall, doubtless for
an entrance, by large gates. Rough cut
stones are temporarily piled up in this
on them and looked within My disap-
pointment was great, when instead of be-
holding magnificent temple, | beheld
nothing True there was the tabernacle
on the southw west corner of the block. but
it has no architectural pretensions. There
was also demoralized saw mill, with
piles of lumber and stone, in the inclosure;
but there was no Temple, nor any sign of
one, save that in the centre of the block
the earth seemed TO have been recently stir
red anil leveled.
: The Mormons have as much veneration
for their Temple (Which is yet to bc) as
the the Jews door rather did-for Sol
omon's Temple. They have made great
cxcrtions and great sacrifices already for
the construction of this oue Nevertheless,
was much surpriscdto learn that over 81,
100000 had been expended upon the
works there-hid in the ground aud upon
the -r~rrv"siina wail.s- The foundation of
the temple is nearly completely; the wall
is sixteen feet wide at the bottom | am
able to present the following account of
the temple upon good Mormon authority:
1t is in shape a parallelogram, I63 feet
widlc, having an octaSonal tower, 10 fe,t
in diameter on each corner. The main
building is to be nearly 100 feet high TO- the
ridge of the roof. 1t is intended to build
it of cut stone, arl the Mormons, for the
list four years, have been unsuccessfully
digging at canal along the s.benchcs.''
to boat instead of cauing the stone Its
architecture is symbolicaf and original
On some buttrcsses will be representations
OF globes in all positions; on others the
sun in its various phases; on others Sat
urn, with its rings and satellites; and In
pompous Mormon syle every stone has its
moral lesson. anil all point to the celestial
world. Its entrance will be on the east
Surmounted by pinnacles it will point
upward continually" 1t was intended to
build it of adobe from the first story up
warl; but they have since determined on
erecting it entirely of cut stone 1t is
going TO be the chef R'euyrc of all human
architecture. and is expected to survive
the conhagration that will some dav en-
wrap the world. Its designer, Mr. Will
lam Ward, who was also the sculptor OF
the lion on. Brigham's house, has seeded
from the Mormon faith and left Utah.
This will doubtless delay the Saints in e.
er: ting the temple, if neither removal or war
should do So
The tabernacle. which now stands in
one corner Of the Temple block, is an adobe
building, l26 feet by Ga feet. 1t is capa-
bic of seating 1000 people. and is the
chief preaching house of Brigham and his
apostles.
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
The Commissioners entered the city on
the 7th OF June, and in few DAYS
Brigham came up from Provo where he
had gone, with most of the Mormons, and
then all the important negotiations for
peace and submission, or resistance and
war took place We condense an
account of them from the Tribune.
Arrangements wire made for grand con-
ference between the Commissioners. the |
Governor and the Superintendent of Indi-
an Affairs on the one hand and the First
Presidency aud Twelve Apostles of the |
Mormon Church on the other. which COM
menced in the Council House the next
morning at 10 O'Clock They sat until 2 |
o'clock in the afternoon, when Brigham
proposed and carried an adjournment to
3 o'clock. The conference was private,
but the outline of its proceedings, SO far
as l have been able to gather them, was
as follows: Mr.. Buchanan's proclamation
had been read in public in the city the