The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-19

Dancing seems 70 be considered an ed
flying exercise. The Prophet dances,
the apostles dance, the bishops dance. A
professor Of this branch of the fine arts
would thrive in Zion, where the most
learned Of pedagogues would require TO
elSe out living after the fashion of one
ArisiOcles, surnamed tho "broad-shoul-
dered." The saltation is not in the Lam
guild, done-up style shat petite Europe
affects; as in the days Of our grandpa
rents, positions are maintained, steps
are deliberately executed, and a some
what severe muscular exercise is the re-
suit | confess TO a prejudice against
dancing after the certain, which we are
told is the uncertain, epoch Of life, and
have often joined in the merriment ex-
cited among French folks by the aspect
OF some bald-headed and stiff iointed
"Anglais' mingling Grabbed age with
joyful you'll in public ball
NoGMoS CHORUS.
After supper dancing was resumed with
spirit, and in its intervals popular songs
and duets were performed by the best
musicians. The "lnest party of the
season" ended as it began, with prayer
and benediction, at A. M.-thirteen
successive hours--it shows 4 solid power
of enduring eDioyments. And, proba-
bly,; the jewellers wendell their way home
chanting some kind of national hymn
like this, 10 the tune Of the cole Ken
lucky shore !"
Let the chorus sill be sung,
Long live Brother Brigham Young,
And blessed be the Vale OF DeseTct--ret-fcu
And blessed be the Vale Of Descrel
SECESSION IN UTAH.
The MOrmons, if they are anything in
secular politics, are democrats. II has
not been judged advisable TO cast off the
last rags Of popular government, but, as
will presently appear, theocracy is not
much disguised by them. Although not
of the black or extreme category, they
instinctively feel that polygamy and
slavery are sister institutions, claiming
that sort of kindness which arises from
fellow feeling, and that Congress cannot
attacl, one without infringing upon the
other. Here, perhaps, they may be mis-
taken, for nations, like individuals, how
ever warmly and allectionately they
love their own peculiar follies and pre-
iudices, sins and crimes, are not the less,
indeed, perhaps they are rather more,
| disposed 10 Rbominate the follies and
preiudices, the sins and crimes Of others.
The establishment of slavery, however,
| though here il serves a humanitarian
rather than private end, necessarily
draws the Mormons and the Southern
States together. Yet the Saints preferred
| as President the late Mr.. Senator Doug
las, northern democrat, TO his Southern
rival, Mr.. Breckenridge. They looked
with apprehension on the rise TO power
Of the republican party, which, had not a
weightier matter fallen into their hands,
was pledged 10 do them n harm. can
not but think that absolute independence
is and will be, until attained, the princi-
pal end and aim Of Mormon haaRs p0hhque
and, when the disruption of the great
republic shall have become 5ait acc0mDE
that Deserct will arise a free, sovereign
and independent State.
The result of this secession will, in tho
authors opinion, make the regions about
the Great Salt Lake as exclusive as Nor.
thern China or Thibet. Polygamy will
be LOCALIZED; stripes or fine and impris
onment will punish fOrnicAtion, and the
penalty Of death by decapitation or be-
heading will be the penalty of adultery
The chief power will be vested in q Sc.
ries of pontills, and the President of UtAl
will be the. Pope of this far of dominion
In regard 10 the succession, Capt Burton
was naturally curious, and asked
WHO Will SUCCEED BRIGHAM YOUNG?
No one knows, and no one cares
They reply, with a singular disdain for
the usual course Of history, with = per
feet faith that their Cromwell will know
no Richard as his successor, that as Whei
the crisis came the Lord raised up il
him, then unknown and little valued,
fitting successor TO Mr.. Joseph Smith
Of whom, by-the-by, they now speal
with a respectful, reyeTential soto U0cs, al
Christians name the founder of thei
faith-so, Whcn the time for deciding tn,
>ucCessi0n shall arrive, the chosen Saint
will not be left without q suitable thcO
crat 20 eXalt the people Israel The Pro
phet coniesses, believe, 10 hold office il
a kind of spiritual allegiance 10 Tn
Smith family, Of which the eldest son
Mr. Joseph Smith, the third OF that dy
nasty, has OF late years, though blessed
by his father, created schism in the re
ligion. BY the persuasiOns Of his moth
err who, after the first Prophets death
gave him a Gentle stepfather, he ha
abjured polygamy and settled At tn
Mansion House at NauyoO. The MOrmonl
though ready 10 receive back tho famil
al Great Salt Lake City when manifesto
by the Lord, hardly look TO him as thei
, future Chiet. They All, however, and non
more than Mr.. Brigham Young, show tl
best OF feeling toward the descendant
Of their founder, and expect much frol
! David Smith, the second and pesthumot
|, son Of him martyred at Carthage. Il
was called David, and ohOicely blesse
before his birth by his father, who pr,
phesied that the Lord will see 10 hi
: children. Moreover, oil speak ia n
| highest terms Of Mr., Joseph A. Youn
/ the eldest son Of the Ex-Governor, wi
, travelled in Europe and England, and di
4 tinguished himself in opposition 10 Il
1 Federal troops
, Captain Burtons book sbounds
, quaint and attractive narration, and
a here and there interpreted by amusi
e anecdotes, told in a style of quaint bre
iiy and terseness. Here Is one about
. uoEsEssTEAIEaP
E As We entered the city We met mott