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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-07-25
MuRpER on JOE sMITn.


The Louisville journal q Tuesday Of
Of last week says:-Me learn this mo,n-
ing BY passengers on The Louis PHILIPPE,
lIssl Joe Smith. his brother Hiram SINH,
and another leading Mormon. Col. -,
were murdered in prison the other day a
Carthage. illinois. The murderers were
unknown. The dead bodies were taken
10 Nauroe This is anlhenlic."
II seems thai the circumstances attend
iag the Killing ollhe Mormon PropEel and
his brother Hiram sre as follows:
On yesterday Gov. Ford leli Carthage
with about l20 soldiers Cor The purposeof
taking possession oflhe .Nansoo Legion"
end their arms. They arrived Al Nausos
about noon. and called Cor the assembling
Of The Legion.
About 5000 men with arms immediate
~ responded 10 the call. These troops
were put under command Of Col. Single
ton Of Brown county. who accompanied
Gov. Ford 10 Nauyoo.
The Governor, finding all quiet. lefi
Nausoo about fiye O'Clock r. NJ. with
company Of sixty men Cor The purpose
OF encamping about miles from the city.
At about the same time that Governor
Ford left Nauyoo. The Prophet and his
brother were killed al Carthage, under The
following circumstances, rs near n We
can sscer ain them:
Jue and Hiram were both confined in The
debtors room 81 the Garbage Jail. await.
ing their trial on The charge o. treason.
The Jail was strongly guarded by soldiers
and ii-Mofmons. vino had been placed
there by the Governor.
A Mormon attempted 10 rush b. the
guard Cor The purpose Of forcing his way
into the jail. lie was opposed by the
guard, aud Cred pistol AT one Of the
guard. giving him Sigh, wound.
Ageneral confusion ensued in the crowd
around the jail. Joe and his Mormon lei.
low-prisoners IL seems had provided them-
srlre. with pistols, aud commenced firing
upon the guard within. he then attempts.
cd 10 escape from the window, when n
hundred balls entered bis body, and he lell
a hIeless corpse
His brother Hiram shared llse same fate.
Richards, leading Mormon, was badly
wounded. There our intelligence ends
what took plare after This God only knows.
Mormons Immediately lei. for Nauyoo 10
carry lie news OF The death ofthe Prophet.
II is feared that the Mormons al Nauyoo
will be so exasperuted as TO exierminale
the Governor and his small force.
The Cincinnati Gazette says:--A trav-
elier just from the scene. OF apparent can
dor and truth, gives the following account
Of the death of the Prophet:
Tie was left in prison, with Hiram, At
Carthage, and guard OF 60 men placed
over them by order Of Gov. Ford. The
guard, except abou, eight, had left Their
position a, The Jail. when amob disguised
in dress, and painted black in their faces,
rushed into the jail, shot Hiram dead. and
then killed Joe No resistance was made
by either. Joe was leaning or sitting upon
window when shot, he fell from il eX-
claiming, Ny Godl My God! and died.
After he reached The ground he was stab
bed, apparently by young man, in the
breas, who said" Damn you; take that;
you killed my father" rs v.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-07-25
ROBERT BaRNwELL RHETT.

The late prop"s Of this . ci'i.sl-
rou," son If ,hunder, 10 give ~ for the
pr, sent the project u Southern ConVen-
ton, and 10 turn the II ention ard ener-
g rs al the emp re of S1Uth Csr.iliha to
Modification Of the Taft, ha. tlicred
Durh curious remark concerning the gen
ilemsn. HIS name w4s formerly Smith;
but be had his name changed by act II
Legisl ,ture. for The purpose Of geli 9
possession OF large fitane.
,.TIIe Richmond Comp Ter says ,hs,
Mr.. Leigh. 10 the amusing remin SCIENCES
with winch he shor, TIME since delight
ed pretty large audience, tnlj an anrc-
,Ioie of Mr.. Rheii, illustrating his strong
dislike TO The Unisn. Mr. L stated thai
during tie null fic.ioo era. when he was
seut on as Pac fsstr 4, South Carohns,
he was present DUNG the s., ssion of the
msmors able Convention OF the 5 ate held
about that time. Goyernor Hayne, 10 a
message 20 this Convention. spike ol
SOUTH Csr"lin. a. protesting an " arien'
attachmeat q the Uuton.' Afes the
mes &c was read, this Mr.. Rhett he
was named /" Smnh" when knew hnn.
sait Nj. l.. gpt up aud ohjected 10 thai
passage. and declared he dij MT believe
any man 10 that assembly could pu. his
hand 10 hissbeafi and saw he had an az
dent attachment TO the Union. In mediate.
ly he sa, down, and az old revolutionary
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-07-25

I-by Prouiss = Prslfsdsa - sfssii-
a.
I.ssii n0s y suppnssd dhsi Ehs fan-
sempls,ioa q his sstj ees @ill stl'ls sper
upas % he rosslsliaa lbst he m~rhsa.s.l
.ndu.try slone j. 70 he psaiscsrd snc
eh.rsl.sd: OF sEly III those Ihsi are De-
Ipeadsul upaa Il ssd eaaosrisd wssA q.
land lhsss emkr.cs "a insaeass eoppaayl
eus every sslsshle islsfesa a he roshy
oh be sosi.iaed by iaalsians iafsa. sd
the made 81 laxslion shelsbY RENDERED
Agreeable 10 Ameriean frsling. mess soa-
So aaI % oar Tree in.nlaloas. and nc
al itself vii Be paid ~ilhoul - bsins
lsll a. . burden.
On lhs other hand. wish The boosted
:. free trade" system. &c have ne tx
galher comlng upon - ~ith his bali 10
- many dollars aid esnis--snd he rone'
20 the poor man az yell - The neh-all
Glasses Dssi pay--wkIle nnder he tsrii
sysssrn he mallsr Is made N . good DE-
gree crheaal siih persons IN moisrsls
eireumslsnees. Tie more foreign sTli'
eles you buy--ihs more lsxuries you an
dslge in--the more yoa Psy 70 The sup
pnrl0I lhs government. Bul ifyau choose
% Be sr0nem,esl and prudent yoa msy
make your taxes 10 The General G0yeTn'
men, very ligh,.
We haze DOT specially spoken Of shs
farming interest shirh - me basis ~ ~
oilers. The farmers ulll zee hos deep
81 interested they are in the eonlinnai G.
&c he rsT.iT. from shat has been airss'
dy said. More viii appear IN the pro-
gress Of The investigation. IL the NEAR
mme. lei us ssk The farmers Of Nmlh c.'o
lhna. who are in The neigIborhnOd Of Fae
tories. nihsy drsiie them and the IliIl'
villages they ehll,en or create. 20 b. bro
ken upi What say The fsImtTs Of Row
an, Guilford. &c.. &C.!
We shall rsler 10 this malier again. rer
hsps a. en- early dag. A. any rate. be-
tween this and No, ember. se intend y
sli, this subject lhnrougLly and discs
Of ihe myshfranuns and niekery thai Dc
msLngues throw Ground It--il we cen.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-07-25

0EcsF, naasG NJ sirsn. = ID . Mss Ca tf,
A0btlrd - - f0aF sha wlIh : fsrE0l shd
esrrsssue.s .kirh III. L. sai5 hs skeuld
neser fssssl plseed hls hspd spps his
beat. and said. = hsEs q sngsiisrh-
meat Ior ne UniorEs Ms. l. sad Il had
. possIfsl ssscl sron ~ PEssst--snd
dat he kiaah bad hssEd ne nosi d,s-
nssuished orslsa Il he rosnsEy - Ihs g
btsl SCAT. haa neseF IT, al Aa life did
&c hsar 80 sloqasli spesch - lhls iIom
IA.s Cd seldleE Il ne R.yolsnoa.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-07-25
EZEKIEL POLK. AGAIN.

The last Standard has the following pa
ragraph on the subject Of Col. Folks an
eestry:
"The Mecklenbufg Jcifarsonian, print
ed on the birth-spot Of American Inde-
pendence, states that he has at hand the
first copy of the Mecklenburg Declaration
ever put in print, and that the name of
Ezekiel Polk is signed to il. What will
the Wing vendors Of falsehoud do now!"
We pronounce. on The Uery best antto-
rity, any copy of the Mecklenburg Decla-
ration, containing EZEKIEL Folks name,
VILE FORGERY! We do not deny
that the JeiTenonian" may have print
ed copy Of that Declaration, with Ezeai-
81 Folks name attached to il, for we learn
from member Of the family, that when
James X. Polk was candidate for Co
vernon in Tennessee, some Of his friends,
to rebut the charge Of Toryism against his
grandfather, had spurious edition of the
Mecklenburg Declaration published, and
hterpolated his namt! We have this
Statement, on authority which cannot be
gainsayed. Besides, we have turned to
the publication, made by our Legislature
in 1891, on the subject Of the Mecklen.
burg Declaration, and the name OF Ezeki-
el Polk is not to be found in the list of
delegates present on the goth May, ITS.
The Chairman of the committee of our
Legislature, TO whom the subject was re-
ferred, was Thomas g. Polk, esq. Of Row.
an, as high-minded and honorable man as
lives. Ezekiel Polk was his great uncle,
and he would scarcely have permitted the
resolutions Of the patriots of Mecklenburg
to appear without his kinsman's name, Il
it had been legitimately entitled to place
there. Register.
A Machine has been invented in France
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-07-25

laslmlelia1ely pssasAeE A 1esxfaPiloa
q der nslnal feeilags ~ n0t b -
tenpsed. TIE % nan son expired =
ne arms q his 81. The lziler lsii he
srrKe. and bssaane Pious prearher q
ihs gospel n c.aaag the st0ry. The
minisseE u dc urnxing u he Bible SOci-
eiy. bowed 70 tise chairman. and sad,
: Sir, IN PDSr JACK.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-07-25

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msasse De- esnsfE. aPFfaEsa = I've
dug iuss - 81 PsFeE - gsisg y
I Dless.r
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-07-25

Hon. Gen. McDuilir it is said has re-
considered his resolution o resign his scat
IN tile u. s. Senate. He will retain I
until the close of the next session.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-07-25

A Machine has been invented in France
to make shoes, by which fifty pair can be
made in one day.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-22
How TO make tire E.ch Richer ana thc
Poor Poorer.

In order II plunder the poor, it is one of the grand
schemes Cf wealth al the present day, to devise some
ariful system which hall wear IA far and fattering as
poct, ard seek to obtain It's support by hold and impu-
dent appeals to tho @ very interests which this scheme
i calculated IN it, operation t, grind to tie dust. II
fIcts are Ct any weight. the present tariff system in
it, operation upon the farmers, DEVELOPS one Of the
most artful and INGENIOUS methods ever hit upon by
man to enable wealth TO enrich Itself, while Tie poor
are made thereby poor indeed.
Under the operation C the present tariff, the pro-
ducc Of the farmer : sold at Il lower pr.ce than itha~
been before for twelve years this takes of a part Of
his annual income. Put TIE goods Of tie mautflctu-
rcr, which tie farmer needs for hi daily use, sell alta
higher pr.cc than they have been for many previous
vcars-:his tlkes off another portion of the farmer
income. At The same time tie wealthy manufacturer
pays les for the provisions which he consumes, end
receives more FIR the good, lie makes than has lecn
done for years before. All this Is - much saved and
added yearly to his capital. \ portion # the earn
ings Of the poor man are taken from HIM and givcT
to tie wealthy manufacturer by a national law. for il
could not he done without the existence e TIL, law
The flcts to Su tain those assertions are most clear
" set forth in the following article, which we find !
the journal Of Commemorative tables. of which, -
can assure our readers. do rc2rc- cnt the true state O
tie market in this city.-N. y. Post.
In his speech at the mass meeting at Trenton, Ma
Doth. SIr. Webster appealed to the flrmcr, PRE- EFT
as follows:
.Tle American farmer has an interest IN two priccs.-
he purchases aud sclls,-a selling price as well as a pur
chasing price. Now a protective policy by creating
home market, enables the farmer 10 sell At home what h
raises ~ home. and thus saves him from The cost of trans
porting his products To a remote market. Without
hope market. he must go further 10 sell what he raise
at home. But when these appeals ere made To yon, here
and every where, apply the fact 10 theory, truth 10 dog
mas. and see il. in point az fact. what the farmer has I
+. buy tor himself. his wife, and his daughters. Is not cheaI
or with home production than when purchased abroat
When could YOU clothe your children cheaper. or :
cheap, as now l., Or Yourselves. or yonr wives? Nay.
saw. rs protection has strengthened home industry, all II
products have become cheap aud cheaper. (~Apriausc)
The farmer. we may well suppose. was lTterestc
in such a statement. and went to inquire about I
truth. by comparing the prices Of what lac had to g
and buy then. and a wear Def re. Tr,.s GLOWING wer
j, tie prices OF farmcr.' produce ON tie first If Juno:
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-22

him, ard VIC will all you. ia her, tell him that it is
UBIQUITOUS 20 say, that pOr men can assist ore another ~
@HNioe OF oihet~ie. We. the rich, Only can take care f the
poor, una lhen work. pay them wages, and protect them.
lbs IN short was the sonse and meaning Of the long and
luu'us haiaf que II Mr. Bradley, tie "Glcat Lad Lamp"
lie then Icad his pieaub.e and resolutions, and ma ched out
Of The Count iou-e with the ar 4 q IN opc1n dCodCcimo
p'IIoe, ailer he had told his subjects what they must d..
The Subalfe u then took The hooI ant piayel fl half an
hour 'het some b dy woull ign he rri.eNoithy ie- olgfious.
Pour i'i>ons DID 50: John Balsb, his apprentice in The tan
yard, Which" gloroIs pielece-s +" wa, followed hy Others,
AMI cautioned by constable Feller ger that some Of tLc
deceived, Il better infeIned b. the 10 Os. would erase their
nsmes. The Suhalteiu thea Dissolved the meeting. aud the
Iursh or PIX.
Such, MessTs. Editors, was the end u The trcmend. Us ard
glorious German Wing meeting. ] shall ask for a hUlc room
90 your next. FOR a few word. IN a moIe serious vein, u Mr..
bradley. concerning his not very decent attack u.on IN, self,
and his false destinations towards , u, and Others, persons
oil high standing as he expressed himself.
Re %pecuully, C. WALKER.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-22
TIrnIr;ciss County--Iscrrocrwcy Rrighi
side Vp

Mrssns CnArMavs: An adj urncd meeting Of the Young
Mems Hickory Club Of Washington township. was held at
the widow Mons, on the 10th inst, according 10 previous
notice, James \ Collins, Vice President. in the chair. On
motion. J. A. Wilson was apron. d Secretary pro ten.
After the call of the members being dis. en>ed with. the
President announced the regular business Of the meeting to
be, 10 make pIepai atoms 10 meet Gen. Cass ia indianapolis
on saturday, the 9th day &c Ausu l..
On motion, Resoired, That he President nominate a COM
miitee of six nomi es TO draft a sci Of resolutions exoressiye
4 our IcgaId Tor General Ca>s.
The President nominated The following gentlemen as said
Captain e. l.. Sanders. II. p. Smith. VI. Collins.
C. w Merritt. \ McCaimcut AMI Waller Ross, who sub
miiicd the following preamble and resolutions. vhirn ,ve,a
unanimously a!optd:
WHEREAS. our distinguished fellow cit zen, General Cass.
has signlhei his intention IN answer 10 an invitation Given
him by the Democratic St,te Central Commiftecl of visiting
indianapolis, on the 2ith of August. and whereas n- bisll
ut Ial worth AMI inie-fity as a private citizen # his repu,-
lie. his able conduct while superintendent Of Indi IN aft irS
his laboIs and perils in the camp and battle field, his able
and valuable Supyo rt Of Gen. JackSon's administration. his
discharge OF his duties aS Minister TO France, together with
his unwavcrng adhesion and support Of Democratic princi-
piles, erdears him u the democratic party, AMI stamps him as
a man TO whom honor Is due.
Therefore be IT II esoirei, Asa mark OF honor and regard
Of Gen Cass we will meet him in indianapolis, on Saturday
the 2ith inst.
Resoired. That all the Democrats Of the county be and are
hereby invited u unite with this Club in the procession Oh
that day.
On motion, Reso'red, That J. A. Wilson, G L. Sanders
and Eli Watson be app tinted Ma shals 70 command the uni
ted Club. Of Briigepor, and Washington townships from the
place of union until they jim the procession.
After The business OF the Club was di-po.ed of tho meet
ing was addressed in an able and talented speech # an houi
in length, by George l. Sanders, of Nation county, who cx-
posed the Wing TaliI, Bank and Distribution IN It's True
Iisht, anil the hearty cheers Of The Democrat, and the cha.
gin AID it~mav of his Whis hearers.
On motion, Reea'reR. Tha' the proceedings be signed by
the p.e-iient aud Stcretiry and be sent TO McssIs Chapman.
wi'h a request to rub!i'h H.
J. \. WILSON, Secretary Pro ten.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-22
Washington Tow i~:slli;s. Hendricks Co.

AUG ION, 1911.
Mcssrs. Chapmaas-I feel disposed to let yourselves and
our democratic friends throughout the Stpie know that the
Polk fever IS really contagious, AMI that y c have caught it,
and are pre- determined TO scatter il throughout the county.
The enthusiasm manifested to day al a democratic meeting
held at the residence Of the Widow Moni>'s, far exceeded
our INST sanguint anticii atoms. II has been admitted by
the wings themselves, that il was the largest gatheIi ing ever
held m the township IN any occasion. and we DO sincerely
hope that our wing fiends NAV see the error II iheir WAYS and
gain n knowledge Of the Truth, which is. democracy, un ,dul-
teratod, unc, Illuminated democracy. in the full acccp'atior
Of the term. aud IN fact we do not despair of success on the
first Monday IN November.
| must inform you Of a perfect farce tiat went Off on the
18th inst. The wings eudcavored Il raise a breeze in this
township, but o publish II not in Gath" \ few Of The
bell wcihers made the requisite arrangements t. have gath
cred 500 individuals, but 10 aud behold what we've the con-
sequences. But eight wings and thee lckies made their APP
peaIance. Esch and every whig had lis OWL series Of 70
productions when a-lack -a-i,y, conc to compare them, the
whole were precisely alike. As the whole Of them had un-
fortunately got hold Of the same number Of res lutions.
Wen, it was a case Of cor troveIsy, who, Of this august as
sembiy should receive The ptlm. After a great deal Of al
tercation. il was proposed, unanimously, that The said reso-
lutions should be thrown under the table, and a new set con-
cocted. Well, no sooner thought Of than done, each one con-
sitering himself a committee of the whole, and prepned
himself with paper, INK, &c, AMI went 10 some secluded
place where he should be able TO gather his ideas in. Well
after a long time, a signal was given AM they met. each ex-
pecied his own would be adopted. Well, they compared
aud hemmei and hawed for some time. At length a re,olu-
ton caught the eye of one Of those wiseacres, and read as
follows:
Resolved That Joseph II. Gilbert whip Can, James 81.
geIson. President Of the Democia'ic Club OF this ,own>hi,
(Wa>hington) the first opportunity. but be sure that he is
atle TO do -, before he, the said Gilbert make the at;em 4
Well. the resolutions i'm which the one ouotei from is
constituent part, were adopted, without a discerning voice
and also 10 be Published in the Whig Rifle. After thai
was If their hands. one Of hem mounted a bench, and Oh
served "that ii was a dsmned shame that thciI fellow whi-
hal no more regard FOR the cause and their county than tina,
and that it would be the las, time he would be caught il
another such a >ciape." A motion was made, that the tine
lokies present sing them A song. and they wauG pant Il
peace. So ended the most extraordinary meeting ever hcl
in Hendricks county-prehais.
Yru may expect a tall crowd On the 9th inst. ftom llend
Kicks. lie sure Of that. Yours Respectfully,
pUlLO.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-22
Franklin County.

LAi kEL, July %-i. lcii-
.Hess-S. Edfors-Suier me To- give YOU, IN "A bret
sketch, some account of Wig doing>" in this part ofin-
diana. Pursuant TO public notice. circulated in ~handbills,
publications, and personal solicitations, some thirty or
forty wings Gncludins boys and babies) convened IA The
town of Laurel. on Saturday the 2oih inst, for the pur-
pose Of raising an ash pole, and listening TO the burning
eloqueuce of some Of tiisir great lumlnarles who were IN
vited 10 dispense their dazzling light upon the occasion
Ahcr several Intellectual attempts % raise The pole they
finally succeeded in planting II. but not, however, until Il
goodiy portion was chopped of. n venerable old iaTmer
standing near. remarked upon the first failure, 'how en-
hlematic Of the whig parry. # they attempt TO elevate
Henry Clay 10 the Presidential chaIr, they will find hun
impossible To rar~e, until all his imperfec ions and wees
are lupid off. and then, like the mnthated ash pole. he
would stand but rs an apology Of what he was
I Will give YOU = quotation or TWO of the very gentle
manly and refined language used by two of call the de
cency party" At this stage of the proceedings a fss was
presented nv several ladies tn decorate the unfortunate
a>h pole. when Mr.. james Conwell, a candidate for the
Legislature rose. and in bshalfo'ihe thirty or forty wings
Qnrludiug bows and bahie-) commenced a very landdhle
and app opriaie address of thanks for their participation,
on rather infaiua'ion. in the ~henishied cause. - Tar We
have nothing ;o complain Of. for We are disposed 10 be
lievc the ladies generally ri-ht-imrul~e may unihonghi
ediy prompt. or excitement tor a moment lead them a.
tray. a in this insiance-hat their pure hearts must ~.
return to that cause. aud bear in echo 10 those slotion'
sires who bequeaihed the rich inheritance If freedom
the, were even now, uuconsciouSly assisting 10y HER pre-
sencc aad cosntcnlnce to destroy. l canno, say wheiAel