Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-11-13

." board steam boat Charleston,
ST. LOUIS, 9th Nov. l833.{
MEssRs. EDIToRs i take this oppor-
tunHy TO give you and your readers IA
hriet sketch OF the most fragrant and out.
rageons violation Of the Constitution of
our country, that has taken place since i'll
was formed.
am member of the church of Christ.
(reproachfuiiy called Mormons or Nor.
monItes) and am directly from Independ-
ence, The seat of arar and btoodshed in the
United States.
On Thursday night, October 81, some
forty OF fifty of the citizens of jackson
county, Missouri, assembled above the
Blue, IA lriver about eight or ten miles
west Of lndepend"nce,) and in part, de.
molished twelve Of the dwelling HOUSES
OF our people who occupied them at tn
Time. The inmates were obliged TO e>.
cape TO the woods, women and children
running in every direction, hallboing AID
screaming; and the men. being taken AT
surprise in the dead hour of the night.
were unprepared TO defend themselves il
they had been disposed. They took lw,
OF our men and beat them with stone
and clubs. leaving only breath of liE
In them. After this the mob dispersed.
1t being about o'clock in the morning.
Friday night, first November, the mob
broke open the store of Gilbert y Whit
hey and scattered their goods througl
the streets. They demolished Mr.. Gil
beft's brick dwelling house, and broke
in the doors and windows of all the dwei.
hugs III Independence belonging to our
people. Saturday our people left their
dwellings and took their most valuable ar.
llcles of furniture, clothing. &c. and gath
cred together that they might be better,
prepared for self defence. Night came
on, and the mob came along with it, aud
commenced their ravages again above the
Blue, and after they had fired FIVE or six
guns upon our people without effect, our
people bred upon them, and one Of their
numb, exclaimed, so my God! I'm
shot :" The mob then dispersed, taking
their wounded companion along with
mem. who was shot through the thigh.
On Monday last, The mob collected
gam, in The town of Independence. to the
number of two or turee hundred. areH arm
ri; they called it, ''cALLiye OUT THE MI
LITIA.' They undoubtedly thought that
me above apPellaton would sound bet
Ter than its real and legitimate name.
which Is Mob, and if they could lessen The
magnitude OF their crime in the ewes Of
the community by So doing, they, no doubt
would be highly gratitied. But this Gun
nlng plot TO deceive, covers their iniquity
no more than the fig leaves covered our
hrst parents in the garden from the pier.
eng OF Jehovah. Al night, part of the
number that had collected in town, went
above Blue, to drive our people away,
and destroy our property; but they were
met by a party of our people, and being
prepared, they poured deadly fire upon
them. Two or three of their number
tell dead on the ground, and a number
mortally wounded. Among the former.
was Hugh L. Breazeale, Attorney atL,w.
tuesday morning, there Was number OF
Ihe mob missing, and could not be ac.
counted for, was told.
Left Independence and came down the
'Iver to Liberty landing; where we stop
ped to take in freight, and while we were
here "Wednesday, eleven O'clock. A. NJ.
messenger rode up, saying, that he had
"st come from the seat of war, and thai
lie night hefore,another battle was fought
n winch MIR. Hicks, Attorney at Law,
ell, having three balls and some buck
'hot through his body; and about twenty
more OF the mob, shared similar fate.
'ir. II. Was one of the heads Of the mob.
report said also that one or two of our
hen were killed and as many wounded.
The cannonadng in the last engagement
Vas heard on board the boat very distinct
y.
was an eye witness Of part of the
'oove statements, but things were in a
tate OF great commotioD and agitation al
he lime, aud should there be AN error il;
lie above, | hope 10 fad pardon in the
yes OF candid people. One more item
VIII notice. AT the lime Messrs. G. Il
" store was broken open, Mr.. G. with
number of others, succeeded in taking
he Que who first broke open the door.
md brought him forthwith before a ma |
'ls'raIe to see if something could not be
lone with him, but the magistrate refused
o do any thing about ii. This was an
lnwise move in Mr.. G. but on seeing his
property destroyed in that barbarous
manner, and the agitation of mind which
'e was necessarily laboring under, he was
ca to do as he did. After they liberated
he man, he took them with a warrant i'm.
for false Imprisonment and put