Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-06-28

| the north, so that all the vast rlcn count
back of the shoulders of this bend mus
naturally become tributary to other ant
nearer towns on the river.
The town has no water powers-al
though within great expense, by plar
which no man but Joseph Smith, or some
person with such gigantic notions, would
ever think of putting into operation. cana
might be cut across this bend, and thu:
tap the Mississippi two miles Two above, and
power could thus be manufactured which
would only be secondary to that of St
Anthony. This plan was suggested by
Smith, and if be had lived to the present
time in undisputed possession of this
place-the lowlands would no doubt have
now been studded with manufactures
Smith was murdered in 1874.
The Nauvoo Temple was quarried with
in two miles of where the ruins now stand
was commenced in May 1s41, and was
burned October 9Th, !s4s. The stone is
of peculiar quality, and presents an ap.
pearance strongly resembling second class
Italian marble, being nearly white with oc-
casional streaks of blue and gray. 1t is
composed of hard slate mixed with pebbly
sand stone, and numerous shell petrifac-
tions. The temple stood upon the ground
"a feet from by 12O feet deep, and was 80
feet 10 the caves. The fre-which was
the work of an neutrality-suspicious. with
the severe storms peculiar to this section
have made sad havoc with the noble old
structure, and there now only remains
the front wall - facing the west-and
about twenty feet of each of the side walls
extending to the back wall of the vesti-
bule. This will no doubt soon tumble, as
it is already badly cracked, and perceptibly
leans to the east. There are six columns
in the front wall, about sixty-five feet in
heigh', each colum having..a carved repre-
sentation of the old moon at the base, and
the bright blazing sun at the top. The
style or architecture is unlike anything Ell
ther in this country or in Europe, and re-
fleets credit on the taste and conception of
the architect and builder.
Having now given history of Nauvoo
and its appearance, we will give report
of our debut in this famous place, and our
reception. We crossed over in a row-boat
from Montrose this Sunday morning at
nine o'clock, and proceeded at once with car
pet sack in hand 10 the Mansion House,
kept in excellent style by Lewis G. Bida-
mon, the husband of the late widow of
the renowned Joseph Smith. On making
ourself known-not by signs, grips, winks
and profanity-as visitors too often at
tempt to do here-we were Hospitality re-
ceived, and were soon introduced to the
late Mrs. Smith and her three sons-Jo-
seph, Jr., Alexander and David. 1t is by
the choice of the Mormons in Illinois and
Ohio, and many of the best of those in
Salt Lake City, that the shoulders of Jo-
seph, Jr., shall wear the mantle of the ia
nous Prophet.
Joseph, Jr., stands fivs feet eight and a
half inches in height, walks with firm
upright step, weighs 165 pounds, is dark
complexion, has black hair, dark hazle eyes,
a long oblong head, prominent but straight
nose, thin face, though not thin in flesh,
as the lines from his temples to the edges
of his projecting lower jaw are straight
and expressive of shrewdness, intellect,
self-reiiance and an unwavering frmpess.-
We had not been in conversation with this
gentleman five minutes before we were
firmly impressed with the fact that like
Louis Napoleon whom we met in Paris in
1851, he had been greatly underrated by
newspaper writers. Like Louis Napoleon
MIR. Smith feels that he has got to sus-
tain the name of the hero that has gone
before him; that he has destiny to fulfill,
and like Louis Napoleon-unless we err
in our judgment-he will yet astonish the
world by bis natural energy and self-reli-
ance. Both be and bis mother are uncom-
promising foes to polygamy, and claim
that if they ever re-unite the Mormons in
their name, that they will only claim the
rights and the liberties granted to other
religious denominations. Mr.. Smith was
born on the 9th of November, 1882, and
will therefore, be but % years of age this
coming fall. He lives in neat little one
story dwelling opposite the Mansion House,
has three acres of land, facing the river for
his garden, has an accomplished wife and
one child, daughter three years of age,
and enjoys the confidence and esteem of
the citizens generally to such an extent
that he was elected Justice of the Peace
withom opposition. When in connection
with this fact IL hecnmes known that the
citizens are all opposed to Mormonism, and
that there are but two avowed Mormons in
Nauvoo, it must be admitted that the COM
pliment is one of no ordinary value or
meaning.
Mrs. Bidamon-once Smith, is woman
of perhaps sixty years of age, straight as
an Indian, has bright piercing eyes, flu
ent tongue, and displays that native vigor
and energy which, when found in moth
er, invariably produce children who make
their mark.
Mrs. Smith stated that of the people
who went TO Utah there were but two
classes fools and knaues. Those of the
first class, were humbugged into the belief
that a reformation would be commenced
by the selfconstituted leaders who were
rotten in morals, reputation and inclina-
ton; while those of the latter lived only
for their base, wicked passions regardless Of
christianity, morality or decency.
Alexander Smith is about eighteen years
of age, and somewhat resembles Joseph, Jr.,
but has not that di0nity or foroa of obor