Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-10-05
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r,,Y Ncrysss We had hoped remarks the ST. Louis
PsnnIrnn, Of the lg!h ult, That tie difficulty was at
on end hu more recent intelligence leaves no doubt OF
the o,arn being of serious character ihah was
\, FIRST anticipated Below we give an extract from
Latter ytIt;ep By respectable gentleman OF lexington
md atIrf ssed citizen Of this city ms account oil
The da;e of affairs is truly alarming. lhe writer says
rrat excitement prevails the other side OF the TlVer
AGAINST the Mormonslry are all up III arms ana nave
we understand This morning, hcd some hsh'hs, "nca
resulted in The Killing OF few o! ous paI'ieS. Inc
czrns of Ray county gent wagon load oil arms ana
ammuntion The citizens ot Div!tSs Tor 'he purpose
NJ defending themselves On their way out they "'rfe
ciD,ured by company Of MomOns, and taken to Far
West committee has this morning arrived The other
aid. asking for men 10 assist them Iii The Protection
of their property" We learn from The c:crk OF TIC
steamboat Howard, which down yesterday, that
rrno :as circulating along The Missouri river that the
Mrr,urns bad fortified their town (taT Wesl) and were
determined To hold out. They stated to be about
enc thousand strong and well supplied with arms and
ammunition The i,ilow ing statements from The Boon
vile Emigran, OF the 18th con.Fmatory oil his re-
port: =,
u,yyon Tr0ubL,s-We have just converscd with
General wilson oil Howard county, who states that on
last Saturday he letter dated on the fh instant
from committee Of gentlemen in Dawes co"Gy, 10
lie pGOp!? CT county, Gaming "" W. '''>
force and TO their assistance, ana ad mem III eA
peIliHg the M0rmnns from the county, hat the CHI
zens uf DaYesS hat removed their families, ana were
u!ahi"g Preparations tor warke operations; mat Tue
MOrIODs were IN state OF rebellion against Inc
laws, and between them and The citizens was nev
table; that The people Of Daviess had come 10 the liked
determination OF commencing the attack on Saturday
last.
From The best information obtain the Slo7!nons
from 800 TO 1000 fighting men; and /, IS stated
upon good authority that large emigTa;ing party oil
Mormous their way from Canada Ia ra iae!F
friends in Missouri, which will increase their force so
make them very formidable. II this war should
break out it become Of determination, as lbe
Momons desperate, and rendered more so by The ia
nsi!cal spin! Infused into them by that arch deceive! 10
Smith, under whose banners they act, and by whose
mulisn influence they misguided and read for any
Of dcs pcraon Their disoFtery conduct for months
past has erasperaled the people that they can no
longer tolerate permit them to remain among them
=. S Since writing the above, We have understood
that gentleman from Ray county has just arrived al
Boonge, rho brings information, that the inhabitants
Of Davies county have postponed wurIke operations
against the Morsuons until Monday; the probable reason
for this change ofday is, of The Sabbath day
coming the after the first fixed upon. They cOnsI.
il that Monday instead Of Saturday, day
appropriate expecting to be able to prevail against
them better by having the whole week before them.
Interesting LGtc CdSe--he hlhens (rcnncssec) Jour.
nal has the following notice Of interesting which
was recently decided at that place by Judge Keith:
A Ch.rokcc Indian confined by Gen Scott for npro
per conduct, was brought before the Judge on writ Of
tabcns Corpus, with view Of procuring his discharge.
This argued AT full length, and with consde,a
bic abIItyon part Of the prisoner, by Judge Rosne. OF
North Carolina. and }. r. Grspy. Esq, OF Madison.
vile, Tenn in defence Of The application by General
Scott who appeared in person, and made his own de-
fence assisted, however, by Maj JarnsgIn, who was
e9pIGyrd we suppose by The Cherokee authorities to
attend 10 any general question: which might arise 10 the
course of The nvrstisa alton involving the general in
thn thn pT
For tile prisoner il was contended first: That he
citizen of North Carolina because his had
pr.riou.ir taken reservation in that State under the
treaties Of III aud 1919; aud lastly that he had been
permitted hy Gen Smith, Superintendent Of Emigra
ton With tie appreciation OF the Commissioner Of In
dian Affairs to remain in The country. On the other
SIDE it was conlendrd, that Tie prisoner not Gill
zen, and that the permission 10 remain void being
III violation Of The treaty Of lcjG and not ven by the
auh Cfi;y o! the President OF The United States. Ge
neral Scott moreover, claimed the right, and did,
form in the badly OF his return TO the writ of ahsas
Corpus, revoke the permission given TO the prisoner
! remain in the country.
judge Keith determined, in substance, tia, the pr-
ciiizen-lhat, by the terms of The treaty
nj l-'-, the Ch"roke"s were bound t. leave the
try cclcd, and the time agreed upon in which they bound
themselves TO remove having expired, the Government
oi the u States not only had authority but bound
to remove the Indians from the ceded territory; and that
Inc JUDICIAL 1icrfI OF The Sa'rs possessed -" authority
10 discharge nom he c''"dy OF me Queer chaig'o win
me remof"' o. I've in"shs me noGy u any prisoner
legally 'aRrh 10 'e execution "l MS "Icef OF IN G''
c"l,2e o! us o'e'' 'u"'t"S' a'u 'hi' 'e Pe'"7
I" 'ht prisoner 10 remain" g'eh was Vod, no n''"
ny ""'h granted" as no power tAis'ec ~ any once u"
The t%V'th"r"t 10 grant pctm!ss'" 20 any na''"ua
| III 'io'a"o" o' Tic 'e'hS c' 'he treaty
| lAttaHAsSrf. SEPT we nave int,her ihi"rma
non hS "trr % 'e ":!F ci apt kowes slr'"Ps wi'h
The Indians. supposed 10 he f;.-i MS n"Tiv l0pt
Lowell WIN "r'"c""'nt y" - men lei" 10 %''h me
no'" o''i o"u . y c'. On T iurS"ay "I i"sl "eeN
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