The New York herald., 1844-07-13
Affairs among the NJ Observation-Disclosures Par
ticulars-Great Excitement.

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| Mississippi. The Boreas brings us some additional
IL ms OF intelligence. The official tairment OF
Gov. Ford confirms our previous information 10
the cowaraly and awless manner in which the
| pDposrrs were murdered. Ii is surprising ihi,
Gov. Ford. well knowing the solemn pl, dge ,i
protection he gave 10 the Mormons, and the pre-
vious excitement that existed against them IN the
| community, did not place stronger guard, and
take vigilant and Efficient measures for theii
| protection. II mghl have been known be for. hano
that small guard could not protect the prison.
ers, from the furious torrent OF public indignation
that setting against them in that portion OF The
country. The Warsaw Signal seems 10 be OF
opinion that the will not yet end, but that the
Mormon population must be removed; that they
and the other citizens cannet live together peace
From Warsaw Signal June 30
| On Tuesday evening, Gov. Ford had givenvor-
ders that all the troops should march Nauvoo
Friday On Thursday, the army was TO rendez-
vous at Goldens Polnt, about miles from he ci-
~. The obeci for this vIs WIS not made known,
| but rests entirely on surmse On Thursday Morn
/ ing a council Of officers called in Carthage,
and on account Of the desire ot he troops rom
| schuyler and McDoncugh, 10 return home, and
| the tear that II the army MAJ ched into Nau
VOC, II could not be controlled, il was de termmeo
Immediately 10 disband The troops This was ao-
cordingly don, with the exception OF the Carthage
| and Augusta iroops, and company under Captain
Singleton, who had possession of Nauvoo.-The
| troops from DINER counties who had been disband-
"a, lmm. dia!ely returned to their homes, and Gov
| FORD, accompanied by the Augusta Dragoons, took
| up the l!ne OF march for Nauvoo. Aboui touI
O'Clock. p. NJ, company Of about one hundred
armed men, marched to the jail in Carthage, and
guards, who fired, but hurt nobody. They were
Immediately secured, and the men rushed up
stairs the room OF the prisoners For about two
minutes the discharge OF fire arms within the jail
was very rapid. Finally, Joe Smith raised the
window exclaimed, ooh. my God" and threw
himself out He fell heavily on the ground,
and was soon despatched. Hyrum was shot III
the jail. There were two other prisoners, DIR
/ lpha arda WI hn u lparn Vva naf i n
| or, editor of the Nauvoo Neighbor, who received
| live balls, in his arms and legs. Immediately on
| the work being done, the men fled 1T was expec-
| ted that as so9n as the news reached Nauvoo, the
Mormons would take vengeance on Carthage and
| Warsaw. The Messenger, however, who started
| Tor Nauvoo met Gov. Ford returning to Carthage,
and was not pc rmitted to 80 further: The Governor
| sent for Capt. Singletons men, who were IN Nau
VOC, and proceeded 10 Carthage. The Public Re-
| cords We're removed 10 Augusta, and the women
and children sent out of the town. Gov. Ford left
| Tor Augusta, and we learn this morning, that he
proceeded to Quincy. In Warsaw, as soon as the
| news of the death Of the two Smiths was re-
ceived4 every thing was placed in an attitude iol
| detence, and the inhabitants Of he surrounding
1ntry requested to come 10 our aid. portion OF
| ,ne women and children passed over the river. On
Friday afternoon five companies from Quincy be.
ing about 25O in number arrived on the Boreus.
| MANY from Missouri and Iowa, have also come 10
our aid. We have three cannon, plenty OF ammuhi-
iion, and we arc fully prepared tor any attack
which the Mormons can make By the stag
driver from Nauyoo,we learn that about thirty men
were sent for The dead bodies OF Joe and Hyrum,
| and that they We're to be buried on the same eve
| ming with military honors. What will be the final
| issue is yet 10 be observation-disclosures suTmlst.
zems or The Mormons must Leave The county
not be gieted until the expulsion OF one the 0the
is eGected. We neglected 10 mention IN the prope,
place, that on Monday last, about hall OF the arms
belonging 10 the State, IN possession OF the Mol
mons, were taken from them, and all the cannsn.
u.rorn D,;rcy III vcroIJ nv.
Gov. Ford arrived n this city this morning, mucl
worn down by travel and fatigue. having lett Car.
'hage yesterday. y II will
IHyrum smith-but their murder was d cold
b!oodcd, cowarGly act, which Will consign the per.
petrators, ii discovered, to merlted IDiamy aDo dis
grace. They haye broken the pie dges 10 the Gov
ernor, dlssraced themselves and The STATE TO whci
they belong. They have crlmsoned their p,Ihd,
with blood The dead bodies OF the Smiths
conveyed to Nauvoo by order OF the Governor
Yesterday. II WAS suppose d by many that the Mo
mons on seeing them would break awav from b
| Irestrans and commence war OF exteTmHstIop
| But nothing OF the kind occurred. They recel,.c
their murdered friends in sonow- laid down ,hel,
arms and remained quiet. Colonel Singleton ano
his company OF sixty men are sill at Nauvoo,
and the Mormons submit TO their authority
The 300 troops which lett our city yesterday on The
| Boreas are al present IN Warsaw. A man lcas
sailed and knocked domn uih a nnusket IN Warsou
yesterday, for presurning TO express disaPp otation
at the murder Of the Smiths. 1t Will long be ie.
gretted that thugs have taken the turn they have
IN relation TO the MormoDs. After they had aiC
down Their arms, and submitted to the law, they
were entitled 10 the protection OF those laws
Gov Ford, in the meme OF the State, pledged then
that protection, and he extended II TO the IN so fai
as was IN his power The conduct Ot the Govern
or stands pre- emnently untarnIshed in this matter
Party is lost sight o II should be, and all unit,
10 award him The need Of pralse. Several public
meetings which have been held in this city durn,
the excitement, have passed resolutions approving
ot his course. Asihe troops were leaving our wharf
in the Boreasy yesterday, his Honor The Mayor
forward and proposed three cheers Tor Gov. Ford
| which were given in a manner that made The wei
| kin ring. In what we iave written above w
would not have II understood that our remarks j,
| relation to the assasslnaiion OF the two Smiths,
apply 10 the people Of Hancock county general,
The actors in the disgrace ful transaction pro
badly confined 10 few desperate characters VII,
are determined to ride over the law TO effect then
object.
A subscription is about TO be entered into at s,
Louis, for the purpose OF offering reward Of 1900
dollars for the discovery o the assassin in this case
HEAD QUARTERS,
| Quincy, June %, ls4i.
To the People of Illinois:
| desire to make brief but true statement OF The
recent dlsgraceiul affair at Carthage, in regard
| the Smiths, so lar AS circumstances have come {,
my knowledge. The Smiths, Joseph and Hymm
have been assassinated IN jail, by whom is MOI
known, but will be asceralned. pledged myself
for their safety, and upon the assurances OF thai
pledge, they surrendered as prisoners. The Nor
mons surrendered the public aims in their posses
sion, and the Nauvoo Legion submitted 10 the
command of Capt. Singleton, of Blown county, de.
puttd Tor that purpose by y me e, All these thing
cock, that the Mormons were peaceabiy disposed ;
| and to allay jealousy and excitement in iheil
| minds. 1t appears however that the complianc,
of the Mormons with every reqnisltlon made upoI
| them, failed OF that purpose The pledge of secu
| rity to the Smiths, was not gwen upon my ndv
dual responsibility. Before gave ii, | obtained
pledge OF honor by unanimous vote from the Off
GERS and men under my command, TO sustain me
IN performing IT, II the assassination Of the Smith,
was committed by any poruon ot these, they have
added treachery 10 murder, and have done all they
could do 20 disgrace the State, and sully the public
honor.
On the morning Of the day tie deed was comml