Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-12-10
From the Missouri Republican.
CIVIL. WAR

CIVIL WAR.
We lament to say that the following &c
count, in its most essential features, con-
filmed by other passengers in the steam
boat Charleston.
On Board Steam Boat Charlesson,l
| ST. LOUIS, 9th Nov. 1888.
| MEssRs EDrToRs-
! Itake this opportunity to give you and
nv readers brief sketch of the most flagran,
and outrageous violation oi'the Constitution
of our country, that has taken place since i,
was framed.
am member Of the church of Christ,
i(reproachfullvc called Mormons or Mormon
ites) and am directly from Independence,
the seat of war and bloodslled in the United
States
On Thursday night, Oct 81. some forty
or fifty of the citizens of Jackson county, Mo.
assembled above the Blue, Ga river about
eight or ten niles west of independence, }
and, in part, demolished twelve of the dwell
ling houses ofourpeople who occupied them
at the time. The inmates were obliged
to escape to the woods, women and children
running in every direction. hallooing and
screaming; and the men, being taken at
surprise in the dead hour of the night, were
unpre pared to defend themselves if they
had been disposed. They took two of our
men, and beat them with stones and clubs,
leaving only breath oflife in them. After
this the mob dispersed, it being about 3 o
clock in the morning
Friday night, Nov. l, the mob broke open
the store ofGilbert l. Whitney and scattered
their goods through the streets They
demolished Mr.. Gilbert's brick dwelling
house, and broke in the doors and windows
of all the dwellings, in independence belong
ing to our people. Saturday our people lef,
their dwellings, and took their most v,luabl
articles of furniture, clothing, &c. and
gathered together that they might be better
pre- pare for selfdcf;nce Night came on,
and tine mob CINE along with it, and COM
menced thc lr r-vi ges again above the Blue !;
and after they had fired five OF SIX guns upon
our peopi without effect, our people fired
upon them, and one of their number ex-
claimed, - my God! | am shotr' The
mob then dispc rs, d, taking their wounded
comp Mon along with them, who WIS., shot
through the thlgh. On Monday last, the
mob collected ag in, in the town of hide
pendence, to the number of two or three
hundred, well armed; they called it, scaling
out the Miiltla." They undoubtedly
thought that the above appellltion would
sound better than its real and legitimate
name, which - Mob; and ifthey could lesson
the magnitude of their crime in the eyes
Of the community by 50 doing, they, no
doubt, would be highly grstified. But this
plot to deceive, cover their :niquity
no more than the fig leaves covered our first
parents IN the garden from the piercing eye
ofJehovah. AT night par; Of the number
that they collected in town. went above
Blue, to drive our people ANY,, and destroy
our property; but they were met by a party
Of our people, nd being prepared, theyj
poured, dc ldly fire upon them. Two or
three oftheirnlunber fell dead on the ground
ind a number mortelly wounded. Among
The former, was Hugh l.. Brcazeale, Atty
II Law. Tuesday morning. there was u /
number Of the mob missing, and could not be !
accounted for, WIS told lief Ind pf n
lonce, and Came down the rvarto i,;:.o.ty;
,nding where we stoppe d to tak n ntre ga
nd w.Aic We were there (W-dn 81, y, IL /
o'clock, A. NJ. mess mgr rod. Fps wing
hat ne mad Just CONF from the set of r
md that the night before. mother, battle W S
ought. in which Mr.. Hicks Atty IT L.w,
!. Ii, having three balls nd some buck $40,
through MS body; nd about twen.v more of
he mob, shared similar fate. h;r. ii. was
NE OF the hands of the mob r. pos; ID lso
hat one or TWO of orr men were killed nd /
IS many wounded. The ccnnonading IN the /
asst eng cement, WIS heard on board the /
'oat very distinctly.
Twas an eye witness Of a part of the above
nut Things were in a state of
treat comnotion T. agitation at the time,
md should their be an error in the above, /
lopc TO ind pardon in the eyes of candid
'eople- One more item viii notice. At
he t;me Mcssrs. u. & WIS store was broke n
pen, Nr. u. with numter of others, sue
eeded in tsikng the one who broke OPT n
he door. ind brought aim forthwith before a
nag iStrlte 10 see il some, thing could not be
cne with INN; bur the IN Q strate refused
0 DO my t:ilng aoout it. Tiis VS. IN un-
us. move OF MIR. =. cut on seeing his proper
Y destroyed IN that barbarous IN inner, end
ne CITATION Of liz nd which he WIS nece SIS. III
' labourng under, ne was led to do - he
I'd: After they liberated the man, he took
h. m with " rant imme diately for false
nprsonment md put them in PRISON, viz:
lr. gilbert. fnt bps. the printer, and one
aore; and as near is c,n learn, the mob are =.
ct. I'M ned never to let them escape from !
rison alive.