The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-28

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ST.. LOUIS, April Is, 1858.
Pist to Nauvoo-7xe harian Colony uinos,
! Aspect Of their Settlement Probability of Mei,
Speedy Dispersion-Jos Smiths Famly-An I'm
believer IN the Enjoyment Of the Prophets Success
| sioS-IHs Old Mormon Temple Removal Of Post
master Armstrong- Rsuiuai Of Business, &c.
Ihave just returned from visit to Nauvoo, the for
mer seat of the Mormons and the regions thereunto
adjacent; and thinking that perhaps your readers
might wish to hear something of "the holy city" and
the prophet Josephs" widow and family, who still
reside there hazard this lett trusting that It will
escape the BALKAN box and in time see the light.
Nauvoo 10 dull, slumbering place, at present in
habited by an Icarian colony of Philosopher
Greeley's pet friends, the French Fourierites.
more beggarly, Godforsaken place / have
scarcely ever seen in this country. Communism
they have practically demonstrated is humbug
With every advantage to begin with, they have run
head and ears in debt and their buildings present
dingy. squallid miserable appearance. They are
built directly upon the street in long rows. like sta
bles-no trees about then-no shrubbery-no &C.
thetic influences of any kind to satisfy the taste or
fancy.
am told that a gentleman of tb;s c;,v
has a mortgage upon their property for
eleven thousand dollars, and that thew will soon he
sold out and dispersed. They have a distillery at
Nauvoo, and an old mill, but carry on no farming
operations. Where all are masters there is often
great wrangling about the dirty work to be done.
am told that they lveupo thin soup and garlic all the
year round being too indolent to raise anything else
Brisbane and Dana of the Tribune, we're out to see
them, but did not enter into what the "revivalsA"
call close communion. Philosopher Greeley did not
even call when on his windy lecturing tour in the
neighborhoOd.
Joe Smiths widow still resides in Nauvoo-has
nd hroh .l..A-
humbugs and keeps house of entertainment They
have "cut' the Mormons, and the husband of the
late prophets wife believes in nothing but his I'M
belief. slept in the prophets chamber where he
natural strangers.
Young Joe Smith, who should by right have been
at the head of the Mormons and upon whom the
mantle man Of the prophetic Joseph ono. descended
about two and twenty, who hates Brigham Young
and damns the Salt Lakers. His motler had mush 7
and milk for supper when / was here, and as |
could not drink the tea proposed t. try the mush.
still standing, onamented with strange devices of !
men in the moon, rising suns and stars II was
built, sad the prophet, from plan furnished from
above. without intending irrevernce should say
or else tumbugged Joseph. Nauyoo is a place Of
ruins, and seems fast going to the dogs. II once
CONTAINED a population of twenty thousand and is |
doubtless the only genuine American ruin we have.
AHc Aibi'osPPi oPIeAuS out lutV DTOaU, lake-nKe
expanse in front Of the place, and the scenery is
dreamy and beautiful. A dull Opiate atmosphere |
broods over Tie scattered town, and
1t seemetelways afternoon.
All ronnahe coast the angud air doth swoon,
Like one NO breatheth with q weary dream
1t is a goodplace to read Tennyson's Lotus
Eaters
We are gent agitating ourselves about the
recent removal Colonel Armstrong our late
Postmaster. AS ,tation in office is a democra-
tic doctrine, MI John Hogan thought that there
was no harm In apying for this place, and being
backed up by sue host of business men and in
terested GitHens, Seeded In getting the appoint
ment. Inc ,riehus Colonel Armstrong are snarl-
ing good deai apo this, and one or two of our
city papers, VINO ieeiust about the old lady did
when her huspaha a. the bear had the fight, pat
a shame" These hers do not however
express public opinE and the great ma,
iority OF our citizei think tho, pros;domt
Buchanan has done vel rood thing in anno;nting
so courteous and estmabf oentleman as NJ Iohnn
Hogan 10 once; ne WI, n,h excellent Postmaster
business mere rs OPP open, aa n spring like fresh
and warm delightful weathc md baimv sbo,vsr,
make the grass look green in c;tv aaraens We
haven't any public squares yT5s c;tv "a .so
poor and land out West 80, 49,, thot 20 oonst
have splendid park Of seven ndred acres lii Ike
! Gotham. hope when our ne%t,, pa.ho,, I'M ,,0,
INTO once .ney WIN '"'AA VI '' Is q disgrace