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arrived upon the border of the Red Sea and embarked on board a vessel.

In this they floated about a long time on the ocean, but at last reached A- merica and landed upon the shores of Darien. From the different branches of this family were made to spring the various aboriginal nations of this continent. From time to time they rose to high degree of civilization; but desolating wars arose in turn, by which nations were overthrown and reduced again to barbarism. In this way the condition of the Indians, at the time of Columbus's discovery, was accounted for, and the ancient mounds, fortifications, temples, and other vestiges of former civilizations, found in North and South America were explained. The government of these nations were represented to be theocratic, like that of the Jews from whom they descend-

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ed, and their national transactions were consequently regulated by their prophets and priests, who received their commands directly from the deity. In order, therefore, that the style of the romance might be suited to the subject and to the popular notions of the people, the author of The Manuscript Found, adopted that of the Bible-the old English style of James the First. When the work was ready for the press, Spalding endeavored to get the pecuniary assistance necessary for its publication; but his affairs were in so low a condition that he could not succeed. He then removed to Pittsburg, and afterward to Amity in Pennsylvania, where he died. The widow of Spalding, states that while at Pittsburg, she believes the manuscript was carried to the printing house of Peterson and Lambdin; but how it afterward fell into the hands of Joseph Smith, jr., by whom the Golden Bible was published, cannot be positively proved. Circumstances, however, may be traced, suf- fd. Si;i.i:y one, : i!!;i.'!n as ci. e ol ' "';'N However, mav ne -.- .11 Si. i v)i:r l.) v ace (nat tho eccur-'u throuuh of one Siiiaey U;g vV,. vho tne tnst proacheis o, -1 i - -VXv.l Uhai J. oe ma, a- r, ;um ever, in w occurred is ot In;ie impos t at. u tills ;a-e. It iiiCe the a. ;a'. ;.- vviaaii ,s Si ; :ta' in 'i'ite is bc. n proved. .Mormon i,oie bee; ,n tion: that ;;; -u, i'-c ii a me wo. k of ii t the sa.me as t eo: i a .MiUiUsC. ipi k-Utld o! .jkmO:l S i, Amo'ig Ihc inr.iiV ;eif ,aahle w W ho hiiv e Ce'liiicd to this ihc irotiierae.d also a sister-in-law author. - e j s e s are a i the TI. anu pi ne aa! tit liiiOi s Jo to i.tiniou:; oi ruermoaism. !i! Smith, jiiti!'. the ureat i;i: i psiesl. prorute . : founder of the irho'hvi. Joseph Smiih. (lie f in her o: the proph.c:. emigrttted from Itoyalton in Vermoitt with his family. abeuMhc year 1 C CO. and settled in Manehosfer in the State ol New ork. oust.-' Joseph, was nt tins lime lb veaisof v.-jc. The l.'uniiy e !'(.-- pears to ha e 1.. very peeled by its neigh b'e oa.lv fur bcintr ors, atid rcmtu ka-az-a ienoi'ant and iprrst'.lious. They believed iirmly in tiie appearance ot ghosts, ihc pow er of witches, and the telling of fortunes. And from time to time tliev were ugaged, in conformity with dreams a: id oilier signs and wonders, in ubt'inr: in solitary places for treasures, supposed to be hidden by Kidd or the Spaniards. oung Joseph became by degrees very mm h skilled in the aits of necromancy and juggling, lie had the power of usnig the divining rod and of discovering wonders in a peepstonc ; and having had tee address to collect about him a gang of idle and credulous young men. ne rmploved in then diguing lor sudden treasures, it was afterward pretended that in one cf the excavations thus made, the mvsiei ions plates, Irom which the Golden Uiblc was copied were found. About the year 1CJ5, iL was said by the family that Joseph began to have communications with an gels i'.nu e !s. by which he learned that were hidden to the many iiin senses and una is.anuiii" ot ordinary auHiiii" o i men. Among otiicr litmus. ne v;ts iiiio! jneu o an atau ot certain niaies ol unspeakable vakr ", and of the man ner in which ihey might be obtained. lut as is usual in such ease?, ne was opposed and thwaned for a !o time by an evil spun, and it was not until K! 27 (hat they were final' v obtained. The discovery was then noised about the r.eighboi hood by the family, who said that the plates contained a history of the aboilgincs of this country, w i itIon in ''reformed f Igv pihm characters," which coca! no! be read bv nnv or.o of ' i . . - ; ' i.e ot esela o..y ( C( pa. la v i i i.ai. aiaay p; e -', a s ! anion" the ett ea'eu-: iait t ''' i - oC ! vlt i the, 1 e ; ! W e;e i;..; mi, ;(a', ;!',;.. tit. : v. !v ! OP !cs, (or it was tv that no one cou'd look upon them and live. J ne transjniiou wats coma by the prophca himself, who wa rt -' . i :.iu-eu ena-! bled io read ! ne. . ei rntei. vpoa by the ;iid ol 'the eop-stom This w as done or box, ; (he propMSI 11, tl stone in a hat face one nd iia -n id v as i i'S iiaiaed to read word at a lime, w hi aloud (a an.nnurn tie pronounced PC! com ,uuing in this manner for some time, w as eomtn unhal by Cod h it.mova to l.mti 'v. aiia fat the j, at pose of capo,- i;-iu ta i lam cv ii nand Whi) W( ii iilSli. (!, . J,y lie h destio) him. Thcie the fianslalioii

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cop.m v. c i!i .!! Lin , ! . ... . 1 . : ; 1 1 .'!! C i L 1111 :GW :.i ; .'Oti ti; :;;.VC uCvti i:i:.i:C 1-v 1 o; (oiL I.octtu:-e it was k . j liieai b)- tiie dci: y h'ticif. ! ' ig!;t I C tlii i i !i ! i :'J V 1 1 l.CSSOs,, i broiiicis oi Whitman and ti.i j i. !1: : of Sti'.iU.. power t'(iU to ): ti.o ' were eC Ci lae JWoiiiion D.l'io. as !. l.-lCU O! V et pa i ! oi tiie .le . iSil Uiion, 1 1 aia.i a tii.it ij'ai: t.'i; .le; usi.Sein GOO ve.ats before Lilt! Ciii .s a ah Ci'a. took w .in hilt! i;.e plates being liTtiisiiii'.ieu irom iataer to son, the i e; o: ais tit' the people ve;e t oiitinueu, u.ttil the Uttii centm v. when tiie liibe being ncaiiy ex'e: mit-a f d. tiie plates vveie seahai up iit.u liitldoii in tiie eartiu v. here ihey v c re uat.rwaal toetai by Josoph the propite:. A cordii.g to these re ord-', pi opiiets ttiid geaei'ais iirosc lrom time to (iuie of .;re;;t feaow a aniotig the people, and tee vataotis events whitii onnaoiilv i aok oao e in i tie p. o re Oi il.t ..)!:-. occurred in their regular (.riler. thepror-ihcts the most n: orniaeai coming L , L S. eveitts vveie ib-etoid, especially the coming and a ueiiiaioa oi' Ctitast, the c;i r)y condition of (he Christian church, the re!bia:ation. and the comiagof the prophet Joseph in later times. A great many mirraclcs were wrought, ol course, to prove the divine aiuhoi'.iy of (he prophecies. The generals had oecunaiion cnoui;ii in the vairious vvars which emamong the nr-.xicv descend -'- d lie!)! t!ie family of Lein... fit one of their military cxpcd; lions an army was led into a distant ccunliy, vvhii a they (bund eafirely desolated by the ravages of war. and filled with the bones of men .'ted b-t'asts. Here, .among the ruins, they found some golden plates , containing a record of the people of Jared, who had escaped the confusion cf Called, and had been conducted by the Lord through Asia to the sea , and finally fo America. These people having been entirely exterminated in wars, their records were presci ved and sealed up wilh (he records of the people of Lab!. Ik-lbre the publication of the Mormon Bible, many ignorant, a! id credulous persons had been prepaied to receive it, by the wonderful stories related by Smith. It was accordVegly tecoived nssoon as it issued from (he press, by a sut-utient number to form the nucleus of a new community of devotees. The argument pi ini. ipaliy re bed upon at first to incteasc the number of proselytes-, wore the internal evidence of f'ne book ilself.and the striking i xhibitions of (ho will atid power of Cod through Joseph Snail), lii.tuaaii.it to the cxiraordinarv condescension of the doily in sending angels and spirits to hold communication w ith hen, ;t seemed marvellous in the eyes of the people, (hat a man who could not read or write, .and who was consequently unacfjuain'.ed with (he science and literature of the world, should be able to produce such a wot k a woik wonderful in itself, and still more so for having been translated from a language no !oa;;'-r understood by the wo; 1.1 and i'Mad engraved on plates v.hnh had he a a buried for cel.! m ies ii: tiie - a. ti;. Smith is teprosonicd as a m:i:t x-a-ed tegty we! pet form. Pied !-r tiii las 'or, iiUhouirh i 1 I'w 'ho i-.-1 hf h;i.l O, tie iia-. il stroa;; n;tiu-;'i powoi t mind, an tu en! ive t;e;au-', fasrina.tir." manne rs, a mil iSV ial.iw.: .fad sober i. exleiier, a.-.al wa; withal an ( xceihutl judge cf human feelings and passions. Scon aftci ihe aloiinon Bible was pubhsled, a member of a ongregaiion in Ohio (ailed Campbci'hcs, happened fo he tiave!lln; in the Slate of New VaiL. w'.erc he heard of ihe golden pi .' s. Urged by cm io.-aly he called upon Smith fo make impi'iiie.-, and was ottv ei led (o (he new fnih. Onhi.tiei it ! di n ! ie.e? w as a.a omp.ui'aai ny itti .aoo.t who had hi cu coioiiii Moiled by Smith to conveit (iic Indians, And

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t I-Ml' 1 1 a : . . ' ' !ss, pr. ,. r , ee.ae the ,u !), i,..-,' r , i .oa.it ' ! a a.. ' ,1 Set i : . at .: ai. t a. v n i .',) ii oi J .;!!!. trv !..:-;, We read it w iia de:;;-.iii, a ad . a li ibr oi.'!-1 tau'e. s 1 i,e toiiow iiii't !.' raa ' -i!;. as :i sa.a; ie of ta;e w likag ;aal paaioUc : ti a a ; -liapoeit what mav to our laea v . tats i eas'ui'e :: u novel oe ra't i um j in .. lie; i i.u's in i iiii..; : aai . 'a - iiior. her Ik-Ids iii. a ika C.nnpai , in. r pet ts i. ::e 1 ', o. aiai 1.. r 1 1 i I s !.ko ( she may stil! p, u i' i.aa-.i thai she i;a-gte-,e aaa to ti e wo: sd, w a; has ! devoted n.s oca days to tiie so; a e ol i Ins coiiiarv men w Ithotu ni. oar r :e-i wa ! U faan iht-it lovn aad : , I s owii fif'i appaiitiiiion ; who gaaiU r'-iinejuiph.-d supi-o-iie an; hoi i . . when the ; a. la i , e ' ' i i 1 ol jus ch'uacler was reeve: waaiedj io coiisolidiiio the infant iastite.iuii of! t!ie Ibpubiie ; aad who theii. i'p-. ia e;-:s;ti;ii iii glory, iiuaiiaad as few I ha v e ht ( n inoii i an (1 l eila e ' ;a, aad ! i'i.via al at.er him. Ile:'lt! ii.i-. h.e; j w ho.se ioitiidakocs were laid by his own I tad ; ;:ei'e uiaier i h d(,-::ie, v. ;oo.-.a o.n iti oa ti-i: phe. e oi h - sepulte, e ; tKa e ia ibis cay name,! from his name, and ? C-h't did ior h...il oh) ei ay ia-; i 'loit e, ! a! Us I'Oe ail taa ; e. -a-i.ng a;-;cs. A ;ai w hen tiieta; wai.s .-hall he tiree ivoai and honored, and tie.: A-mo'-;can oa(h shn!! come up, a? :he will come un. io this (emph- of hbei y. to iii'-uitah: upon the pa?;, ami eonie.mpliite ;h- future, may they I lime find h'- oiis and examples of wisdom a.-id paiiio-ism to slndy and to emulate. i;d v p u t!lC VOl't'-y of f'"";!ci: hi;;?!! maivo his pilgrimage to the fomb of Mount Vernon, ant! lay his hand upon the lowly comeiary, let him recall the vliiues and bless the memory of WASHINGTON.'" TO2ACCO. Tiie following incident will exhibit (he destructive cflecls of smoking tobacco. 'J'lie young man of whom we now speak wnsanncquainfance of ours ; ;uid for a considerable (ime attended an academy, located in the dace of our ministerial labors in JNew Yotk. This young man (whose name we do not meniion);tad another fehow siudent tniilertook to see w ho could smoke t!ie gre.aiest ju;iijfily of fobaceo at one siitiisg. We are uotceilahi wiiich surpassed (he other in theit feat. But this young man who so foolishly made (he experiment, and who smoked eigh'cn pipes of lonaceo, io-l it. 21 is physical powers were so pros fi'.tled, lii.it he could not tecover his strength, lie was cairic.i ha-me to his father's hoUs.e, and hnge;-, j a w bile, i ...i.i .. a ; ' .o,..i ..i ! . a ' ! aiat i-ii.ii in, ,, aieu .is a iooi one, n , iiiiJ disttppoinfed the load h mcs oi beloved paieais. The cO'ects cf tobacco are of the same nature on others; but by ''moderate u-e"' (he system is not thus prostrated at oiice. Time is given for recovery and resfora'iOii from (he destructive effects. ... JI. Obs. v. u. r , y r n i 7 1- a i . p v . In early childhood you lay the foundation of poveuy or riches, in the habits ou give your children. Teach them Io save eve ry thin;; not fr (heir own use, for that would make them selfish but iV.-Ut;r u-e. Teach t.: -m (o share t very thir.;: w. a tie ir lay-fii-o'es but never a! law thorn fo destroy any (liiug. 1 once is, od a tanaly wh;M-e the mast ".ct eeonomy was observed ; vet noshing mean or uncomfortable. Il is the ciiarai 'rr of true economy to bo as mfoi -table with a jillle, as others are wiih much. In (his family, wheat (he father brought home a package, (he older children would, of (heir own accord, put away the paper and (wane nea(! instead o (browing (hem in(o (he lire, or (cann. them m pieces. If the hide one. wanted a pin e of (win.- fo spin a (op there it was in readme;..;, or if ;i,V thing was upon liut llooi, (lie older children had no need to be (old to put it again in ih- place.

. 1 t': r '! r " r, -P-a - - ; - --'-.- r cx'-'J, a t: ' e: a ;, i":v p-p.x. i! iir v '! io mo' la i s more I e, -. , i ,. i ta- r i i .-, a j a i! tience i v e :d'- n. aiai i. jure them, :' -',' '-o'e.-; : pr.-i'-h a decision, o - it li.t.e i, t will iiiusfrafe aa. i,.aa aa a ci tlai couisc - :;u i !" eia; ;.; d, a -hort time i P.' aver hat-, ivimv mi-;,.

1 ;' 'j''' ' r i tiia! she woohl liaye 1 '- 'l--: ou lor: ofte:,," said I, "l - -; ( '' . r i a ,.ay reniarhed ':Vt,: '::,L )ou;a.re last whiter is ' 'l - ' ' ;irs'- ' ha t she did not in- - -;,. .i-;:a,p. . .' rav a mul a ' -i-hloii in h.-r !.; ! girl ? n'; '-" iypiie.l she, -no matter ibr fiiat ; io; niother said that sistrt Susan should iio! go io :ii-5 W -"s paiiy (he ;;-ci '.o a.,. . haeaus.. she was alr;iid t-.. --ie would he iloiciag there; but u nen s:-h r ceo,! about i;, and made ;i Ptis abcut il, tr.olher consented fo let nor g , ;;; . h-.ubi her a new pair of ybA-s. i na ;i pi-c-tiv blue scai f. Bei.ues, i am sere it is (jiiite light fo wish Jo h.tve a fashionable hat to go lo churt h lis. and t ran Se;i:e tili gel one. And I know- thai i shall get it ; for mother often changes her mind. -c.-'n Mi.iiihl; Joat'iial. j- v.- A . t ...... i , C i. -i. ouid vou r- as apprenfie eship happily, be (in - .'ai always foconsult the w isle s rather tha.t the orders of v our master or emahr er. A few extra - tops taken to oh! go, are. c-hen worth to the appi enti, es more than he i;iwa;;e of. or (-:-iaiag'ne. Do v on live in i.'is fam-!;. '.' Si'.!; above all things to pi- a so the ! aiy c ihe house. The good wiHaial conhdence of that departtnent alwai, s smooth the path which to appi r eih-es appears rough ,-oa.il unlnvi tiag. You h;iv e only to sa .k .V tee laatus of (he family that you arc delcrmined to merit their good, ophiion. and vou are sure to obt.iin it. . Ijiprciiliccs Voiiipanion. iWUAGVJAi'H FOIL TiJI; LADIES. From a long and interesting communication in (he Mew York Commercial of 'Tuesday, written from Cassvillc, Wisconsin Territory, by Mr. lavis,lhc intelligent mul enterprising editor of tiie Winchesier .Republican, we extract a short paiagraph for the special benc(U of our fair readc'is. To such of Ihemas should be inclined to the territory of Wisconsin and the stale of matrimony what a prospect is thus opened. D, L Pair in!. i;A great disparity in numbers prevails between (be sexes. Three fourths of ihe population, for miles .around, is of (ho hardier mould. Marnageble ladies, conscepicnily, .are in gie.-it demand. A married lady told, me she had acted as bridesmaid at three weddings wifhin the last year, for (he want of an unmarried one to perform that service. In two of the ces (he bibles were 11 years old the other 20. At Dubuque the proportion is said (o be 7 to 1 ; and the gallant editor of the V isitei a judtrc of the county too stands publicly committed (o (nke the hand of the first fair emigrant who shall arrive! No unmarried female w ho has entered her teen., can remain single longer than n few months alter coming into the territory. Till: QL AiiEUS. The following is copied from the obituary of the society of Friends, for the year 1033: "if is a remarkable feature in the present obituary, that, out of rather more than two hundred adults recorded in ih the ages of full one third, or taore than eigidy persons, are from sex eaf v to ninct v-seven years of age, pie eniiie; an average of eighty-five; hilt one -111 h cf the two hundred being hum eiphtv io ninety-seven years old." A Qowua: Woman-".- Situviox. Dear Friends There are three (lungs 1 very much wotuh r ah The fir: lis, that children should be so foolish as te throw up stones, clubs, and brickbats into fruit I reus fo knockdown fruit; if (hey would let il alone il would fall itself. The .-ei end is, that man should he so foolish, and even so w icked as to go fo war and kill each ether, if let ;-Jo:ie they would die themselves. And the third "and 1, 1st thing whh h I w onder al ts, that oun men should be so unwise as to go after the young women; if they would slay at hama (he )oung wonijii would come alter them.

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