| 453 of Missouri persecution; and are respectfully inscribed to Mrs. Emma Smith;
By Miss Eliza R. Snow.
I saw her in the throng, that met to pray Beloved of God and every faithful saint!
For her companion-torn from her away, Thy bosom feels what language fails to paint,
And from the church; thro' the device of those, When persecution, cloth'd with heartless pow'r,
Who in Missouri, vow'd to be our foes! Seeks with untiring malice, to devour
I gazed a moment, then I turn'd aside, Thy head-the partner, chosen of thy heart!-
The agitation of my soul to hide; With proper deff'rence, I would fain impart
And asked the Lord, to send a quick relief A word of comfort.-God, our God on high,
To her, who ever wept o'er others' grief- Regards thy suff'ring, and his people's cry;
To her, whose presence heav'nly lustre [luster]shed- And will restore the absent to thy side,
Who cloth'd the naked, and the hungry fed. And crown thy joy with virtue's sinless pride.
Ah! why should deep, intense anxiety, Shall wickedness forever triumph? No!
Pervade a breast where sensibility "The haughtiness of man, shall be brought low"-
Like hers resides? Oh! why should trouble roll Th' oppressor cease, and wicked men in power,
Its restless waves across her spotless soul? Like hungry wolves, no more the saints devour;
Ah! why should sorrow's bitterness corrode The time will come, when truth and righteousness,
A heart that is sweet innocence' abode Will fill the earth with peace and happiness.
Why should suspense, with racking torture bind City of Nauvoo, June 10th 1841.
The impulse of her noble, virtuous mind?
Why sadness shade the brow, so wont to glow
With love's bright radiance, "chaste as winter snow"?
Why should oppression aim another dart,
To wound the peace of her oft stricken heart?
Hymenial.
Married-On the 7th ult. in Armstrong co. Pa. by Elder Wm. Smith Mr. Christian Lehman to Miss Martha Long.
Also, Mr. Joshua Helser to Miss Matilda Clinger, all of that County.
On the 30th ult, in Geneva, Scott co. Ill., by Rev. David Nelson, Hazen Kimball, Esq. of Hancock co., to Miss Derinda Clark of the former place.
On the 9th ult. In the town of Henderson, Jefferson co. N. Y., by Elder Zenos Gibbs Elder Briggs Alden, of Oneida co. to Mrs. Lydia Bates, widow of Mr. Cyrus Bates.
Proposals For Publishing The Nauvoo Ensign and Zarahemla Standard.
The publisher of the Times and Seasons, will issue, about the middle of July next, the specimen number of a newspaper bearing the above title, to be published simultaneously in the city of Nauvoo, Hancock county, Ill., and in Zarahemla, Lee county, Iowa Territory.
In its prosecution, the editor will not descend to the low scurrility and personal abuse, resorted to by many of the Journals of the day; but will unwaveringly and assiduously advocate and sustain those pure and sacred principles of the Constitution, which warmed the hearts of the patriots of seventy-six, and for the perpetuity of which, they cheerfully fell martyrs in the battle-field; he will, without respect to party, award to every individual, of whom he may have occasion to speak, the just reward of merit, without prejudice or restraint.
In contemplating the many transcendant [transcendent] advantages which Nauvoo possesses over almost any other city, or location in the West, to insure her prosperity and unparalleled growth-the extensive territory of densely populated country that surrounds her-the immense tide of emigration that is daily pouring within her limits and the adjacent country-the industry and enterprize [enterprise] of her citizens-the unequalled [unequaled] beauty of her landscape, and the fertility of her soil-the editor looks forward, with feelings of pride emulating his bosom, and anticipates the day not far distant, when, in point of population and the magnificence of her edifices, who will be, by far, the rival city of the West, and attain to that high scale of exalted preeminence, which renders distinguishable the most populous cities in the East. Under these considerations, and, as the public weal imperiously demands the establishment of a weekly periodical, devoted (as Nauvoo Ensign and Zarahemla Standard will be) to the dissemination of useful knowledge, of every description-the Arts, Science, Literature, Agriculture, Manufactures, Trade, Commerce, and the general news of the day-the editor cheerfully engages in the laudable enterprise.
It will be the editor's studious care, at all times, to serve up a choice dish of poetry, for the gratification and profit of those who indulge in the inspirations of the muse.
Terms
The Ensign and Standard will be published, every Saturday morning, on an imperial sheet, and on new type, and will be conducted in such a manner, as will meet the approval of every person anxious to perpetuate the free and glorious institutions of our beloved country; at
$2 payable in advance,
$2.50 within six months,
$3.00 at the expiration of the year.
Advertisements inserted on the customary terms.
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