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THE NORNOyS

HE rrport OF q battle between the Nor
mons and The eitixen, Of Jackson county,
Missouri. In which il was said that the Nor
mon lesd<r Was slain, Is not confirmed. The
accounts from 81. LOUIS make IL probable
that NO such collision has taken place, but
that, on the contrary. the Mormons have
abandoned the attempt 10 use force in order
70 regain possession
Jsck.oo county, the disputed lands in which
are the object of Mormon zeal, ~ the Holy
Lard Of their rsii ;son, where the n,ile nm ium
of their faith Is To be accomplished. TLey
still adhere TO the rsrsuasiou that they will
be put in possession, and establish their doc
trines tri.mphantiy on that spot. Their
prophets Who have taught them these notions,
have, however, with n shrewd regard TO their
present credit, given them warning that
their triumph may not be completed for .
hun,red years d Is TO be hoped that their
+ faith, 70 be strong enough 10 diges; the
prophecy. will be strong enough To induce
th< N "a wait patiently for its accomplishment,
s'thouf erusadipg, sword in hand, against
the IDhdeis. whose stay IN the land is thus re-
dueed TO lease for years. Ball. i'm
A particular account Of the last
Mormon campaign in Missouri.is given
ar the Western papers. The bellige-
rants seem to have been mutually ex-
asperated, and to have approached We
" near to general and bloody battle.
The Numbers engaged in the contest
on both aides are much larger than ne
had supposed, before seeing these au.
thentie details. The Nor mons assem-
bled late in June in Clay County,
Me- and were reinforced by parties
principally from Ohio, until they mus.
tered from 500 To 1000 men. armed
with guns, tomAhavks, knives, and
iron two 10 feor braces Of pistols each. -
Their desigu vas To cross the river
aud take possession Of Jackson county,
the ZiOn,' - they term 10, Of their
faith Their leader, the prophet 10
Smith, promised them 10 s.raise again,
all who should be slain in fighting the
battles for the possession Of this HOLY
Land The Jackson county people
we're equally determined 10 resist the
passage Of the river, at all hazards.
n letter from 4 person on the spot,
Psblished IN Msysville, Ky, saws
that Jackson County raised 900, and
lafayette 900, and that several hun.
dred more we're ready 10 come At n
moments warning. The feeling Of the
people may be eonjectured from the
expression Of opinion in the letters
qsoted, that had the Normous attempt.
cd TO cross the river, not one Of them
woeld have -been left 10 tell the tale. "
"NO quarter would have given, and
We cOaid have killed most Of them be-
lore they get across the river"
There were some attempts At neRo-
tiatIoa- The jackson county peoole
ofered to buy all the lands Of the Aior.
noss at doable priee-whieh was re
fused. The Invaders professed peace.
able intentions, and a desire only TO
take quIet possession Of their own
lands-professiens which appear TO
have cot no credit.
In the end, however, they desisted
iron the enterprise, and postponed the
crusade for the possession Of their
-Zios," for city or . huuidred years.
They will take up their intermediate
residence somewhere else; and thus
the battle, which must have been oh.
stInate and very bloody, was avoided.
Its 20 be hoped, for the sake Of Ordi.
gary justiee, that means will be found,
for making compensation 10 these de.
luded men for the property they are
forced Co abandon, as we'll as for the
damages they have sustained by being
driver out Bolt. inner.
The Greenfield Mass. Mervury, contains the
following sketch Of . Boted character Who for
sosse ,iss< h.sI besa ProsInx up.A ns.y "a o,,r
'lnsssPsstSS citizens, bu, has a fsss been sag~s-
sharg~d 9Th feloay. far ~hieh ~ - nov uo.Ier-
gOssE N penalties q the hwy y. Star.
Among the recent criminal con.
SictioRs IN the city. New York. We no.
tIce that Of an individual. known by
the name oG Lord Rivers for grand
lareency. The name recalls many re-
collections Of q career so various and
fell Of Incident. that IL il could be fol.
iy portrayed With all its success and
reverses by food and field there are
bot few TOmsness which could com.
pare with u for dramatic effect. Lord
Rivers alias doctor Dubois alias
Honorable Sir. Blanchard (the last
81 them We believe vas his real namel
- probably well remembered in Hos.
tos- as sn ihdi,idusl whose speculative
ShiskeTs- innsmerable frogs. magnifi
cent wstSh guarJs, and distinRuished
Ned Pepperish air attracted universal
aitention uhersver be deignsd 10 e1.
hIbit himself Both here and in Eng.
land he occasionally relieved the mon.
etony Of ordinary life by passing Tor .
nobleman a character which he would
support with tolsrAble taceess, ull
sosns slight mis-adSentaFe. such az an
arrest for swindiihg. OF a charge Of
PiekinR pockets, cane 10 reduce him
sga'n - the rank Of ordinary MORALS.
IN VIsit 10 Rsglsnd. two o. three
years since. he vas detected in some
cIIme. and transpnrtsd 10 Rnianu r.