Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-08-01
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and attack their old 10 recover the New Jeu
salem from the inidels
"About the same time, letters written from the
State OF Ohio Informing the people OF Jackson Of the par
y that were starting from that place TO join their brethren
in Missouri. A, fret thought IL was all hoax, not
believing IL possible that many knaves aud Tools could
be mustered in that State could believe H. until
they bad actually arrived The arrival Of such body OF
armed troops whose object 10 bu cher portion
citizens. aroused the whole county against them.
The Jackson people offered them twice the valuation
Of all their possessions, which was refused They had
collected in Clay county, and built number OF boats.
their forces Last Monday doubt, the
time they ntsded and would probably have
done had II been Tor the numbers W no ircn
this county 10 oppose them Jackson could raise about
900 and 400 went from Lafay ee; about 800
would have matched in day or two, IL they had been
required know we had neihe law nor go-pel OH our
side, hut self urged that course
for knew that county would be the ext to su
from t.eit presence II they had the river very
much question II would have been lett tell the tale
No qni,er would have been given. We could have kill
ed most OF them before they ct across the river.
"Smiih now tells them, Che Mormons that il does not
matter about building the temple yeiihs, they may wait
so or 100 years longer Meanwhile, hey will locate
omewhere else am told there goodly number
about to leave the country"
A particular account OF the last Mormon campaign in
Missouri is given in the Western papers. The beige-
renis seem TO have been mutually exasperaed and to
have approached very general aud bloody battle
The numbers engaged in the contest on both sides
much larger than had supposed, before seeing hess
authentic details The Mornons assembled late in June in
Clay County. (Mo and reinforced by parie. prnc
paly from Ohio, until they mustered from 500 1000
armed with gums tomahawks, knives, and from two TO
four braces OF pistols each.' Their design cross
the river and take possession OF Jackson couniy-t e
Zion,' as they term it, OF their faith Their leader,
the prophet 10 Smith, promised them to raise again
all who should be slain in gh ing the battles Tor The
posses ion OF this Holy Land. The Jackson county
people equally deter mined 10 resist the passage
OF the river at all hazards letter from person
the spot, published in Maysvile Kentucky, says that
Jackson county raised 900, and Lafayette 400, aud that
several hundred more ready TO a moments
warning. The feeling Of the people may be conecured
from the expression Of opinion in the letters quoted, that
had the Mormons attempted TO the river
them would have been cleft TO tell the tale "No quar-
ter would have been given, aud could have killed
most Of them before they got the river
There were some attempts al negotiation. The Jark
county people offered buy all the lands OF the Nor
mons at double piice-which refused. The inva-
ders proiessed peaceabe intentions, and desire only
take quiet possession Of their lands-pi DECISIONS
which appear 10 have got credit
In the end however, they dessied from the enterprise
and postponed the crusade Tor the possession OF their IL
on," for fifty hundred years. They will take up
their intermediate residence here else and thus
battle. which have been obstinate and very bloody,
avoided.
II to be hoped for The sake Of ordinary justice
means will be found for making compensation these de-
luded men, for the property they forced TO abanon
as well for the damages they have sustained by being
driven out Bait. american.
Capt Bausakiewick one OF the expara,ed Poles. and