Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-07-16
From the o.iOvS tIll.I Free rr'ds'
Important from NauVoO.
DESTRUCTION OF A PRINTING
PRESS Al WAR OF EXTERMINA.
TIoN rHREATENED-.G GREAT
r-~ptsf1sfi "A FAT

ems 10 end IN ths most serious
eokssdde6oess IN the ST. Louis Ga
Ss,te, and the St. Louis Transcript, OF
the 10Th 10 the, l7ih inst, We hSve two
Is,isrs fam Mr.. c.. A. Foster, aud ex-
tracts fromlhe NanVoo Nsighbor and
from the WSuaW Signal, and other ac-
eoulls,u giving history Of events as they
traaspifsd Al the holy city, down 10 the
lSiL inst. Il
"A appears that, some time in April
lasl, ,piImber of MOrmons residing at
NaavOO, becoming for 1901 alleged rea'
sons, dissatisfied with Smith and The
shuich Regsrally, as managed by him
and his tools. formed into new society
NVledt the .'ReiOrm Mormon Church,
VOd elected William, Law their Presf
don't. The seceders were, Of course, a.
onee feFcsIy sssailsd by The papeIs at
NSuvOO in the interest Of Smith; an !,
HAT thsysnight be able to defend thcm-
Ives, they determined TO start an Op.
isiIion press Accordingly about al
! len OF them clubbed together, contrib
ND the funds, and had tho necessary
materials brought on. All things having
been aTengsd, the FIRST number Of the
new paper, under the tiIls-of the 'Nau
vOo Exposition ,'made its appearance on
the 7lh inst. Wsibaye not seen copy
Of il, nor any extracts from it, but Pre-
sume il Ofcpurse bore down severely on
Smith and his party, which is, indeed
certain, from what subsequently, took
place. One day after the paper appear
ed, special meeting Of the city cosn'
Gil was called to deliberate on the best
course TO take 10 reference TO it; and Fl.
uaily, sftei two days deIiberation, il was
solemnly determined that the said press
was q nuisance, and that the city mar
OhaI be directed 10 destroy it, which du-
" the marshal performed TO the letter,
By IumbliDg the p ess into the street, sst-
ting FIRE 10 them, and demoIishing what
would not burn with sledge hammer
The marshal was backed 10 the perform-
ance Of his part by about 200 Of the LIE
RiOn, land the owners Of The press were so
oVerpowered by numbers that they could
make no resistance.
In justification Of this outrage, CGr
outrage il certainly was, the NauVoo
Nsiqhbor says the paper was filled with
IibsIs'--aud was got tuP to destroy lh"
city charter and TO further the wicked
AMI malicious designs OF knot Of base
men towards the Church Of Jesus Christ
OF Latter Day Saints, and bolster UP tho
inIenlsOl blacklegS and bogus makers,
and TO advocate the characters Of murder
Ors.'
sOn the other side, Mr.. Foster sSyS the
only offence the press committed was, TO
tell The truth and expose the iniquiliss Of
Smith and his adherenIs, whom he char,
gee with every species Of saOTIRities -
OF Smith himseIfhe says, he is man
whose crimes are TOO dark 10 be recor
dsd. and whose character is stained with
dssGs that would blacken the bOtlOmless
Sit:' be charges him with having hired
Rockwell to shoot Gov BOggs, and states
that DR.. r D. Foster has made affidavit
that Smi;h offered him $500 to pay his
expenses TO 60 to Missouri to shoot
BOggS, promising 10 reward him hand
acmIy. He also euumsrales among the
eaormi,ies oI Smith, that he had ensnsr-
ed scores Of credulOHs females (mlTisd
and aingls) ia bis net, under prsIence Of
divine author iIy, thereby running fami-
IiSs,' sc, that 'he las been prominently
engaged Ia bogus making and COunlerfl
inq'--that be now stands indicted before
he Hancock circuit court for PERJURY.
foTnicaiiun, and adultery'-that he has
used his power IN shielding fugitives
from Justice e'--and host Of others loo
numerous TO mention
On The day siler lhe press was de-
a.royed. [the 1lIhl large meeting Of
the cilizens Of Hancock county was held
Il Car.bsge, and, after adopting a series
of strong resolutions, writs were taken
out 10 arrest the rioters, and a large
committee appointed to accompany and
aid the sheriff Ia the performances Of bis
Office. They proceeded to Nauvoo, and
were allowed Peaseably TO arrest ell for
whom they had wtits; but no sooner were
they arrested than they were taken, by
awfit Of kabeas corpus, before the muni-
cipal court d the city and discharged!-
The sheriff then returned with his posse
10 Carthage, where another meeting Of
the citizens was held, Ion the I4th,] and,
after hearing the report Of the
sheriff. adaptation Of two discreet
men was appointed to proceed 10 SPRING.
Aold 10 solicit the inlerposition Of the
fGosernoylo 10 all IN executing the laws.
Meantime the citizens Of Hancock
county are preparing for acOntest, wbelh.
or the Executive lAlerpOses or not. Six
different Villages in the comfy have been
appointed IS places Of sncampment. A
seenlTal committee Of 8 has been appoint.
.meBf, and resolutiOn adopted that con-
s,sbles Ia The different precincts hold
themselves In readiness TO obey the OH
Ger in possession Of the wri,S, whenever
called upon, 10 summoning posse.
AL...s .;.,,r, 'atanA nf.aPna have haaa