The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-09-29
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In the last Sangamo Journal and other papers
we find the proceedings of a meeting Of citizens
of Hancock county, held in Carthage ON the 9th
inst, "for the purpose of giving an expression Of
their feelings and uniting their influence TO re-
form Mormon abuses in that county" The
meeting present formidable array Of charges
against Smith and tho Mormons, which, no, hav-
ing room for the proceedings at length, we con-
dense as follows: They charge Smith with having
committed violence on an officer of this state for
daring honestly to discharge his duty; with hay-
ing caused the city council of Nauvoo to pass laws
contrary to tho laws Of this state and Their arrest
ing aud Furnishing citizens for breach Of those
laws; with having caused the writ OF habcns cor
gus to be illegally issued by the municipal court
of Nauyoo, and himself prisoner arrested under
grave charges made by another state released; and
with having caused large bodies Of his "rngamuf-
fin soldicry" to arm themselves and turn out in
pursuit of officers legally authorized to arrest him
self. and having those officers wronglully placed
In durcss, that he nigh, enable himself TO march
fance to the laws Of the land and they charge
tina, citizens from the adjoining counties have been
denied the right to regain property stolen aud Ia
ken to Nuuvoo, even after they have found the
thief and the property; and that those citizens
themselves have, under the most frivolous pretcn.
res, been arrested, fined, and other property nncd
from them to satisfy the mock judgment and costs
90 the corinorant officers Of Nauvoo. Aud with a
view Of remedyins these grievances, the meeting
passed series Of resolutions pledging themselves
90 resist hereafter all the wrongs that may
he attempted to be imposed upon them by the
Mormons, "peaceably if they can, iorcibly il they
must" and pledeinS themselves further, that II
ihc authorities Of Missouri make another demand
for Smith, and our governor issue another war.
rant, they viii at all times stand ready to serve as
aposse to take Smith. committee was also APP
pointed to correspond with the neighboring coun-
tics with view Of getting up general orguniza-
ton against the Normons, and the president OF
the meeting was requested to communicate with
the governor Of Missouri and request him to make
another demand for Smith,
We have thus briefly but faithfully sketched
the proceedings Of this nesting. Whether tn,
bulk OF the charges brought agoins, the Mormon,
are true or not we leave for others to say but i
they are true, they would scarcely justify the VIC
lence of the language Of tho meeting, nor woul,
they justify the getting up of another Mormon
war, which may be tho result if the suggestion
Of this meeting are carried out. The Mormon
should undoubtedly be compelled to obey the law
40 well as all other persons but il appears to u,
upon view Of the whole ground, that the deieo
Of Cyrus Walker for congress had more to do wit
getting UP the Carthage meeting than the enumc
rated grievances" Of the citizens Of lIaneoe
county--in short, that this ia a mere cbulluton
wing indignation in consequences Of being disar
pointed in their expectation TO carry the Mono
vote, and tina. it is the lrst step in another NOV
that will ere long be attempted to make politics
capital by getting up prejudice sgains, the MOI
mons. But "we will sce wha, we shnll see."