Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-07-19

They are the guests of the city but the
authorities and citizens vie to-
gether as we'll to please their visitors
and make them pleased with Utah and
its people. The Mormons are eager to
prove their loyalty to the government,
their sympathy with its bereavement, their
joy in its final triumphs-which their ST.
lence or their slants and sneers heretofore
had certainly put in some doubt-and
they leave nothing unsaid or undone now
towards Mr. Colfax as the representative
of that government, or towards the pub
lie, to give assurance Of their rightmind-
edness. Also they wish us to know that
they are not monsters, but men of intel
ligencc. virtue, good manners and fine
tastes. They put their polygamy on high
moral and religious grounds and for the
rest, anyhow, are not willing to be thought
otherwise than our peers. And certainly
we do find here great deal Of trne and
good human nature and social culture
great deal of business intelligence and ac-
tivity; great deal of generous hospital
ity-besides most excellent strawberries
and green peas, and the most promising
orchards of apricots peaches, plums and
apples that these eyes ever beheld any
where. They have given us serenade !;
and Mr.. Colfax has addressed them at
length with his usual tact and happy ef-
feet, telling them what they have a right
to expect from the government, and re-
minding them that the government has
the right to expect from them, in turn,
loyalty to the constitution and obedience
to the laws, and complimenting them on
all the beauty of their homes and the
thrift of their industry. Gov. Bro5s and
Mr., Richardson also made happy andres
| SGS, anu INT CEoMu VI Nnc CNCullS, anu
the distinguished guests" show overysign
of being mutually pleased with each 9th
or. We have been taken on an excursion
to the great Salt Lake, bathed in its won.
derful water, on which you float like q
cork, sailed on its surface, and picniced
by its shore-if picnic can be had
without women for sentiment and to spread
tabls,cloth, and to be helped up end rocks
Can you New Englanders fancy a stas
picnic? We have been turned loose il
the big strawberry patch of one of thu
, sainte-very worldly Strawberries anC
more worldly appetitcs met and mingled
and VIC have had a peep into moderate
Mormon harem, but being introduced tt
two different woven of the anne name
one after another, was more than coulC
stand without blushing. In Mormon ct
iquettc, President Brigham Young is cal
led upon; by Washington fashion, tn
speaker is also called upon, and does no
call-there was question whethe
the distinguished resident and the
distinguished visitor would meet; Mr.
Colfax, as was met under the situation
of affairs here, made point upon it, anc
gave notice he should not call whereup
on President Brigham yielded the ques
tion, and graeiously came to-day with
crowd of high dignitaries of the church
and made, not one Of Emerson's prescrib
cd ten minutes calls, but a generous
pleasant, gossiping sitting of two hour
long. lie is a very hale and hearty look
ing man, young for Ga, with light, gra.
eye, cold and uncertain, mouth and chil
betraying a great and determined will
handsome perhaps as to presence ant
features, but rcpellant in atmosphere anC
without magnetism. In conversation, h
, is cool and quiet in manner, but suggest
i've in expression, has ideas, but uses ba'
{ grammar. He was rather formal, bu
, courteous, and at the last affected frank
, ness and. freedom, if he felt itnot. I
his followers, | observed he was maste
of that pfolounNrt of eastern politician
which consists in putting the arm atfec'
, ionately around Them and tenderly in
{ quiriug for health of selves aud families
and when his eye did sparkle and his lip
soften, IL was with most cheering, thoug
not warming effect--it was pleasant bu
did not meet you. OF his companions
Heber G. Kimball is perhaps the most nc
, torious his free and coarse speech ha