New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-07-13

And thanked our God. with gratitude profound.
For simple fruits with which the field abound,
And for blessing Of our daily bread:
The Mormon Tragedy-Why was III
Correspondence OF The Tribune.
GALEsA, illinois. July /. 1874.
By the steamboat "Ohio," Capt. Atchison,
which is Just in from ST. Louis, we have the in.
telligence of the murder of Joe Smith, the great
Mormon Prophet, and his brother HyruIn Smith,
m the Jail at Carthage, Hancock County, Hi
out doubt, seen many accounts lately of the dis.
turbances between the Mormons at Nauvoo, and
the citizens of Hancock County. The imme-
date cause OF the last disturbance was the de
struction of the printing press and materials Of
the Nauvoo Expostor," paper established By
some seeding Mormons, for the purpose Of *.
posing some Of the enormties practiced by ihc
Prophet and his followers. The whole establish
Inent was taken into tho street, burned and de-
stroyed by the City Marshal, under pretended
authority granted by the charter Of the City OF
Nauvoo.
1t is known that in $40 the Mormons w.
ted for Gen. Harrison, and as they were incre:is-
ing very fast, it was thought necessary by The
Loco Foco Legislature to do something to change
the vote and secure it hereafter to the Loco tuc0
party. Hyrum Smith was in the Legislature,
and it is understood In this State that in consld-
Grafton of the Legislature granting TO the Nor.
mons the charter of the City of Nauvoo, giving
to the city authorities extraordinary powers, IN
cooperating the Nauvoo Legion and furnishing
the members of the said Legion with the State
arms, it was agreed by Hyrum that the Mormons
should for ever hereafter vote the Loco. Foco
ticket. To that agreement the Mormons nave
adhered, and the Loco. Foco Member of Cor.
press from this District elected by Their
votes By the charter Municipal Court Was
established composed Of the Mayor or Chief
Justice, and the Aldermen as Associate Justices"
which Court had the power 10 grant wrts oi
habeas corpus, &c. Under this power, whenever
Joe or any of his men had been arrested for any
crimes, wrts of habeas corpus would be sued
out and discharges granted. The consequence
was, that crimes have been committed at Nan
VOC with perfect impunity-the laws Of the Safe
have been openly set ut defiance. II was re-
solved by Joe that those engaged III destroying
the press should not be given up TO the proper
authorities and on the other hand it was deter
mined by the citizens of the County that they
should be arrested at all hazards. Marshal law
is declared by Joe at Nauvoo aud the Legion"
is called out aud put under arms. The citzers
Of Hancock and the ncighboring counties
mence rendczvousing at different points, mcssen.
gers are despatched to Missouri for men, arms
ammunition, and every thing wearsth eappcarancc
of actual war. In the meantime messengers are
sent to the Governor OF the State CIhomss
Ford) to request that he will order out the militia
TO enforce the laws The Governor soon makes
his appearance at Nauvoo issues powerful pro
clamation to the Mormons, commanding ohc-
dience TO the laws, and commenting in strong
and nervous language upon thelrrcceDt outragcs.
He finally induces Joe and Hyrum to surrender
themselves up to the civil authorities, by pIedsins
his honor and the honor of the State, that they
shall be dealt with only according to law. Joe
and Hyrum went to Carthage, the scat of Justice
of Hancock County, attended by strong guard
of armed men, where they delivered themselves
I'D and went 70 lai to await an examination on i
charge of treason. The Governor disbaneed
Joe's men, took their arms and sent them away,
but retained company of fifty men IN Carthage
to protect Joe and Hyrum from any violence, -
The Governor then returned to Nauvoo and
made stump speech TO the Mormons SAID TO he
characterized by much violence, and which was
received by murmurs and Kisses. He told them
that if they committed any farther violence they
would be held responsible, and that tens of thou
sands would come upon them and avcnge their
wrongs BY burning the town and destroying eve
nv man, woman and child within their borders.
On the night of the 9th ult. while the jail at
Carthage was only protected by guard OF eight
men, the balance OF the fifty beng about hall q
mile off, it was attacked hy a band OF about two
hundred armed men, disguised as Indians. They
forced and entered The Jail and shot both the
Smiths dead upon the spot The murcererS I'M
mediately fed to the woods, and before the com.
pany of soldiers at Carthage arrived al the jail.
Elder Taylor. a friend of the Smiths, was IN The
TAIL at the time, and received some wounds, but
not mortal.
The Governor. upon hearing that the Smith,
had been shot. and fearing the vengeance OF the
Mcrmons, after the violation Of the plighted fai.
of the State that Joe should be held harmless
upon his giving himself up, immediately put out
leaving matters to take care of themselves.
VIVA, will be the result of matters now, it is
impossible to tell We are waiting anxiousy c
hear farther, and il any thing important tran,-
pires will write again. fours.
ArrEMrrEp HomiclpE.-Jrst before going to
press, the peace OF on, city was disturbed by 81!
artempt at homicide. The circumstances, u,
nearly as we could learn them, are these 4
man, whose name we have not learned becam,
suspicious that an improper intimacy existed be
tween his wife and tailor named G,imes, who
has small shop nearly opposite the American
Hotel. He set himself to watch his wife, and
rust after dinner, her enter Grimcs's shop
He followed, and immediately on entering tn,
shop drew pistol and fired. The ball passe,
through piece of cloth which Grimes held u
Involuntary to defend himself, uad somcwhn
lacera,ed his fingers. The jealous assailant wa:
Immediately taken into custody, and is now il
Jail. Sutfa!o Com
GERMAN EMloRANrs TO TExss.-A friend ha:
translated for us, from the Deutschc Schnellpos
of this city, the following paragraph, from which
:. annAars that q large number OF Germans, eact