The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-15
Departure OF the nlormons.

Departure OF the hlOrmons.
FIVE HUNDRED GONE wEsT-NEw AccEssIoNs 70
THE COMMUNlTY-THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN
FINE SPIRITS.
Last evening about five hundred Of the Mormon emil
grants that arrived in the city on Friday nom Europe et
for the West by the Albany steamer Isaac Newton Thd
Mormon agents stationed here having received positive in
structons from "President Brigham Young" 70 send al
emerants in future early in the season. in order avoid
the sad caames Of being caught in early winter on th
Plains, as in 1855, used every despatch and In thirty
hours fom landing In Castle Garden had them
again In motion up the Hudson In emigration
business the Mormons ahead Of the Gentes consde
bly,. The chief conceves his plans makes all contracts
sets the whole machinery In motion, and superintend
everything and everybody Without employees to assist
he calls in action the willing hands Of the emgraut
themselves, and teaches the that they the
teresed into what has be DONE and holds forth the vr
tue Of useful labor Carrying out matters n this style th
five hundred DID all their luggage business Castle Carl
den got 10 the depot Of the Michigan Central railroad
pans, and were ready at the appointed hour TO bid
gcod.by to Gotham, and give three parting cheers
the warm grasp Of friendship and fraternity.
The Motmons seem 70 have very decided objections u
having uDeeevers minele with their crowd. Some osne
emgrants for Albany got into tho part Of the
where they quArtered, which led to remonatr
the part Of the chief elders and subsequently 70 th
reentered at the call Of nxmes an the outside
quarered in another part the vessel This seps
rating Of the sheep from the goats detained the
Newton full an hour after her usual time of sailing
The company had very large amount Of baggage foil
people Of their class In addition TO their free bag
gage with each ticket, they had nearly six thousand
pounds EXTRA altogether they had wards Of fifty thou
rand pounds Considering tho expense Of
In Europe before they reached Liverpool and the charges
going West@close upon twenty cents a pound-ts pre-
sumed that the Sants had only held to the valus
bles heir,ooms from father to son, &c to enrich the
"valleys Of the mountains.n
By this arrival New York and adjacent cities have had
an addition to the Mormon population Of something like
two hundred SOULS Over those remaining the same care
and supervision exercised the emgrsn going
West The chief elder In Williamsburg "as busy g
bee all day yesterday and before shutdown he had the
Free" &c.
Some idea Of their interest to 60 West may be drawn
from the fact that not person tarried behind who had
the mears 70 continue the journey 70 the frontiers and
several OF those now en- route entirely destitute Oh
the means sufficient TO get bread by the way and had
start depending on the Lord and their BRETHREN Seve
raj before The starting encouraged TO "exercis
faith" and way would be opened up, by which they
could arrive at their destination. With all their pecu
arites the exhibition Of such earnesness Of purpose and
determination to carry out faith in spite Of nnumerab
and dsheartenipg difficulties as those that bay Deaore them
the Utsh cmigrant commands respect Tho end Of Nor
monism Il not yeti