Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-09-19

thar that the store, printing sace, - tsAssd AZ
cher nschasic shops, must ~ slsssd forthwith ssd
tas sssiety leave the county in.sdiasssy. TAess
propositions were Snsxpesssd, that . certain
time was asked for to consider the subject before
an answer should be returned, which was refused;
and the men being Individually Intercepted, each
one answered that he could ncs coasent % comply
with their propositions Ose Of the mob replied
that he was sorry, for the work Of destruction
would commence Immediately. In . short time,
the printing Office, which was a two-ssory brick
building, was assaied by the mob. and soon
throwa down, and with IL much valuable proper.
ty destroyed. Next they went to the store Cor
the same purpose, but Mr. Gilbert, one ~ the
owners agreeing TO close H. they abandoned their de-
sign. Their next move was their dragging of Bishop
Partridge from his house and family 10 the public
square, where, surrounded by hundreds, they par
TALLY stripped him Of his clothes, and arred and tea
thered him from ,ad 10 foot. man by the III
Allan, was also tarred az the same time. This
Saturday and the mob agreed to meet the following
Tuesday, to accomplish their purpose 81 driving 80
massac reing the society. Tuesday came, and the
mob came also, bearing with them red hae IN Co
ken of blood. Some two three IL the prime pei
Of the society offered their lives, ~ that would
appease the wrath OF the mob, so that the rest Of the
society might dwell in peace upon their lands. The
answer was that unless the society would leave
masse,' every man should die for himself Being In
defenceless situation, to save general massacre.a
the county by the first Of the next January and the
remainder by I, c first Of the following April
treaty was entered into and ratified, and all things
went ON smoothly for q trhi!e. But time In De-
tober the wrath ofthe mob began again 10 be kinded
insomuch that they shot At some NJ the Mormons,
whipped others, and threw down their houses, and
committed many other depredaticns; indeed they
were harrassed for some time both day and night
their houses were brickbatted and broken open
women and children insulted, SC. The store house
Of A. S Gilbert 4 Co. was broken open, ransacked,
L = L.. ~er.
abuses with many others Of very aggravated nature
so stirred up the indignant feelings OF the Mormons,
that party them, say about thirty, met company
OF the mob about double their number, when battle
took Mace in which two three OF the mob and
one Mormon were killed. This raised, as it were,
the whole county in arms, and nothing would satisfy
them but an immediate surrender Of the arms Of the
Mormons, and they forthwith to leave the county.
Fifty one guns were given up, which have been
returned or paid for this day. The next day parties
of the mob, from 80 to TO- headed by priests, went
from house to h.use, threatening women and chill
dren with death if they were not of before they re
turne This so alarmed them, that they fled
in different directions; some took shelter IN
the woods while theirs wandered in the prairies till
their feet bled In the meantime the weather being
very cold, their sufforings in other respects were
very great.
fast they could where the people aecs.y
ter the society had left Jackson county their build
ings, amounting to about two hundred, were either
burned otherwise destroyed, and much OF their
crops as well as furniture stock, etc, which, il pro-
periy estimated, would make large sum, for which
thew have not as yet received any remuneration.
The society remained in Clay county nearly three
wears; when at the suggestion OF the people there,
they removed to that section Of the country, known
new as Caldwell county. Here the people purchased
out most of the former inhabitants, and also entered
much OF the wild land. Many soon owned namber
Of eighties, while there scarcely man that did
not secure to himself at least forty. Here they
were permitted to enjoy peace for season, but as
the society increased in numbers, and settlements
were made in Davies and Carroll counties, the mob
spirit spread itself again For months previous to
giving up their arms to Gen. Lucas army, they
heard little else than rumors Of mobs collecting in
different places, and threatening them IL is well
known that the Mormons W no had located
DE Wit had to giveup to amoband leave the place,
the militia were cal ed out Tor their
protection. From De Wit the mob went towards
Davies county and while their there they took
two Mormons prisoners and made them ride upon
the cannon and told them that they would drive the
Mormons from Davies to Caldwell, ana from Cald-
well to HE'LL and that thty would give them quar-
ter only at the lannon's month. The threats OF the
mob Induced some Of the Mormons to go to Davies to
help to protect their brethren who had settled at
Diahman on Grand river.
The mob soon fed from Davies county: and after
they were dispersed and the cannen taken, during
which time no blood was shed, the people Of Cald-
well returned TO their homes in hopes OF enjoying
peace and auiat but in this they disappointed,
for large mob was found to be collecting the
Grindstsne from to fifteen miles of, under the
command Ot T.. Gilman, r scouting party oi WnlCn,
came within four miles Of Far West, and drove off
stock belonging to the Mormons, in open dav light
About this time word came To Far West that party
of the msb had come into Caldwell county to the
south ri Far Wcst--that they taking horses and
cattle-brrnng houses, and ordering the inhabitants
to leave their houses y-and that they had
then actually in their possession three prisoners
This report reached Far West in the evening and
confirmed about midnight. company ofabout sixty
men went forth under the command OF David w.
Patten, to dsperse the mob, as they supposed.
battle was the result, in which Captain Pstten and
two Of his were killed. and others wounded
Bogart, il appears, had but one killed and others
wounded. Notwithstanding the unlawful acts COM
mitted by Captain Bogars meR previous to the bat
tie il is now asserted and claimed that he was
gularly ordered out a militia captain, to preserve
the peace along the line Of Ray and Caldwell
ties That battle was fought four or five days pre-
vious 20 the arrival Of Gen. Lsoss and his army.
About the time Of the battle with Captais Bogart,
q number Of Nsrmons whe were living Hona's
MILL on Shoal Creek, about twenty miles below.
Far West, together with a number IT emg grants who
ad been stopped there in consequence Of the
element made agreement with the mob which
was about there, that neither party would modest
the Other, but dwell in peace. Shortly after this
agreement was made, mob party Of from two to
three hundred, many Of whom supposed to be
from Charlton county, some from Davies, and also
those who had agreed 10 dwell in peace came upon
the NIormons there whose number in men was about
forty AZ time they little expected any such thing,
and without any ceremony, notw outstanding they
begpc ed for onarters shot them down AZ they would