The Irish republic., 1867-05-11
Review.

One of the most entertaining books of travel ever
published by those English runners"-who come
to America, fly through the land on railroad cars,
up the rivers steamers, over the mountains on
the backs of mules and "'ome hagain" on the
Great Eastern-is Mr.. Hepworth Dixon's "New
America" Mr.. Dixon left England in the month
of August, shot through the United States, and had
his book out in London in five months. Quickest
time on record, as they say on the turf
Mr. Dixon has handled his work in more hbe
raj manner than his countrymen, who "do" Amer
lea to order, are usually accustomed to do; and
considering that he is an Englishman, and as such
of course never to be satisfied with anything outside
of England, it is surprising how well the writer Of
New America has kept his temper in treating Of
this s bawsted nation.' Indeed, he is willing to
admit that America is next to England, though, Of
course very far in the rear. This is owing to the
Anclo-Saxon race who have kindly consented to
emierate, from time to time, and save America
from barbarism.
We admire the very impudence of English wri-
ters. They stop at nothing. They are never salts
fed with anything unless with themselves Blessed
are they whose dark ways are lightened by the re-
fulgent rays of the British Constitution. Ireland
and India cry Amen.
We give some interesting details of Mr. Dixon's
experience among the Mormons and suppose he
must have felt happy when at Salt Lake City, for
there at least Irish to drag up their dead
and throw them in the teeth of British constitutions
Few of those who jest and talk of Mormonism
derstand what large fact Mormonism is, and how,
in this in others, persecution first trampled
the thinly scattered seed the EARTH but spring
up again, stronger and thicker for being soaked in
blood
After weary and perous journey the desert that
lies between the Mississippi river and the Rocky Mountains
Mr. Dixon and his companion arrived at Utah the Mormon city
He describes block in extent the heart of
the cty-he holy place. the harem of the young
rusaem of the West This centre gives pattern of form and
the whole CITY, AS only the foundations of
massive granite laid Brigham Young attending to the
social and physical requirements of his people matters of
Importance while leaving the perfecng of the temple
later and ripper time The city, which covers 5000
of ground laid in blocks of each each block
divided into of quarter the regulation
of land for cottage and garden From each side of
the temple hundred feet wde going out into the
level plain and in strag lines into Streets of the
width parallel to these north and SOUTH and east and
west each planted with locust and anthusree and cooled
b running But in Main street. the chief thorough
fare for and shops the gardens have been cut down
the trade and of the larger stores are built
now of red standing side side with wooden shntes and
In each apporoned lot stands cottage in the
midst of fruit sometimes there three cottages IN
the orchard wherein dwell the various wives of the
saint Elder Hiram Clawsons house lovely garden red
peaches pum and apples, where live his nrst
and second wives with their nurseries of twenty chdren but