The Mormons—As mankind is a religious being, I will add some observations on the Holy land, and the prophet Joseph, as he is familiarly called at home. I went down the river on board the steamer Gen. Brook, with a good load of passengers, but there was not another besides myself whom business or curiosity called to Nauvoo, so I was landed, "solitary and alone" at day light in the morning, and on enquiring for a good house, was rejoiced to learn that the Nauvoo Mansion was open for the reception of guests, and kept by Joseph himself. This is not the big stone tavern house, the foundation of which was laid some two years ago, but a very decent wooden house, built on the opposite corner; and here I took up my abode during my stay in the holy land. My first visit was to see the mummies, I observed to Joseph that on entering his house I saw a sign by the side of the door which read "Egyptian Mummies, arid Ancient records to be seen here, price 25 cents," I enquired where they could be found, he said his mother kept them in her room across the hall, that she was old and feeble, afflicted with the rheumatism, and was not able to do much else to get a living. I was surprised to hear the prophet himself say that his mother was afflicted with disease, when his followers profess to cure all diseases by the laying on of hands, so I suggested to him that he had better send for Dr. DeBonville professor of animal magnetism. Oh, says he I don't believe in animal magnetism, and turned with a jerk and bounded up stairs to his room, and I went in to see the mummies and hear the mummery that Joseph had taught his too confiding mother to retail to all the fools that call to see them.