New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-07-11
By This Mornings -'iaIi.
TO-, Philadelphia.

;,c, continues to be OF paclHC ''''''AS'e''
O.4o, had been completely restored, ard St
p.I.o.s Church had been given up TO The con
..o,,a,;on The crowds around the military
* ,na,4s,s Gi-.rd Bank, had dSindled ifom
thousands 70 hundreds, and no aPPFehchs'ons
,,.o-. fcIt Of : renewal Of the riots, P7ov'ded ihe
military did not enter the riotous district.
.oIdcr pbo had wandered into the vicinity
Of the church was compelled to leave hastily
bv small knot Of men, probably fragment OF
the dispersed mob
The following paragraphs arc from the Ga'eit'
OF Yesterday
We are panied to learn that party OF insuf
c.,,s are sti ben: upon resisting The laws ana
arc seeking the means Of dong so. We en'Fsat
our follow, 81 .izens not to enter into, OF counteh
apcc such mad proceedings lh.y can heTef
succfed. WAY should they sacrHce i"e N me
madness of a determination 10 have revenge on
,hos. who went 10 to the combat enIy 10 protect
property, and with no selfish wish
Il has been asserted in various quarters that
,bc ,,ililury were not warranted by any necessity
IN taking possession of 81. Philips Church on
Srnd.v2,ha, the civil forcc which had been 10
the Church until Sunday afternoon was comPe-
tent To protect the building, and wiling To CO
We are informed that, 50 TAR from this being tho
fact, committees waited upon the Maj General,
begging that the military might DC sent 20 taNe
POSSESSION of the Church. AZ the force OF Natives
then in il could not hold out against the mob half
an hou- longer. 1t was only after two or three
requests Of this nature that the military were or
derfd to- the SPOT. Their presence was therefore
not only justified, but demanded, and the Com
mandrr or themselves had no choice between the
coursc adopted aud u gross tect OF du'y.
We believe that what is here stated can be fully
siIbstantiatcd 1t Is of little import whether the
COMMITTEES were authorized or not t. state what
tbov dad. The duty of the military was 70 notice
and act upon the summons. IL was not mo.
mcnt Tor prolonged and formal negotiations
KExrucxy.-On the Sd instant the Wings Of
Kentucky molly responded 10 summons 10 as
semble in mass meeting at Lexington by con-
gregating there to the number OF some fifteen
thousand, rcprcs cntlng all parts oil The State.
The procession moved on foot, in carriages, on
horseback, in wagons, and every sort OF vehicle
that could be procured !; and, after marching
through the cty, proceeded to the grounds OF the
Kentucky Association, where the Convention
was organized by appointing the venerable Gov.
MercaLFE as President OF the dy. The order
Of proceedings Was linen announced by General
COMBS, and the meeting opened by prayer. When
these prelimnaries were concluded, (as we learn
from the Western Cluzen ~
Gov. .iErcALrE rose snd led the way in
most ieIic,ous and happy speech Of half an
hours length, which showed That thc strength Of
MS arm was still great and the lirrs OF his IN tel
lect vet bright and glowing. Then followed, in
their order. Hon. Ban. HARDIN, Hon. THos.
EWING, Of Ohio, Hon Mr.. MARSHALL. OF Indiana,
and last but not least, JOIN J. CRIrrKNDEN, Ken.
tuckys distinguished SON.
So great was the multitude that 1t became ne
cessary TO erect second stand for another Sc, OF
speakers. Among the orators that addressed Inc
people from this stand were Hon. WM SouTT
GATE, l.. w. ANDREWS, MANLlUs V. Tgor,,o.
joins B. THOMSON, Sc.
The DESTRUCTION OF THE FRY or k.sKAsKi.
AND Town OF CHESTER, s.. We regret TO le.Jn,
by late Western Pap-1ls. that the CITY of K4skasy
kla' illinois ~, oeen swept away by The FOODS
lew bu'ln'",gs only being left to mark The SPOT
wnert, but Il few days ago, stood tlouuslmg
city. Chester IL ruined also. Millions OF dollars
worth Of property have been swept from the
shores of tIc Missouri and the Upper Mississippi
Rivers and their tributaries, The business 81
Missouri and Illinois is sadly deranged. Farm.
ers, mechanics, gardeners, all have suffered and
BRICK yards, wood yards, and the DecessarIes oil
lie along the rivers, have been destroyed. We
are happy TO see that human life has not been
sacrificed, so far as heard from. TIE Convent
at Kaskaskia has been abandoned by the Sister
of Charity, who fed to st. Louis.
Mormon ExcITEMENr.--Thc Cincinnati Chro.
niclc says By a gentleman just from St. LOUIS,
we have the latest Intelligence from NauvoO-as
late as Sunday The 30.h Things remained que,
and the AiornIons were disposed to peace The
impression at ST. Louis vas, that Joe Smith had
been killed by tie guard, in consequence OF some
attempt to escape, and not, as was stated. by
dguaed mob. We hope this impression is cor
rect
Many believe the Mormons will be dispersed
by tn" ce.th OF 80 Smith. Ii they are. it will he
very unlike the course Of similar lanaiics. lite,
however, very probable their growth will be
checked, and that they Will no longer be an c1-
citing cause Of disturbance.
Mormon CoNvE.r1oN- Patrio, states that
a Convention Of Delegates from The Nounous
viii be held in Baltimore on Saturday next
The original intention Of The Convention, as we
are given 10 understand by the public notice,
was to nominate their late leader Joe Smith, as
a candidate for the Presidency, but his death val
render 1t necessary TO make other arrangements
upon the subject Some OF the members Of the
proposed Convention, we are informed. are now
IN the City for the purl ose Of making the neces-
sary arrangements iof tho meeting
Baltimore Sun
SUFFERERS BY THE FLooD.-Sufiercrs from the
" Bottm," and other submerged places. CONTINUE
10 be brought IN daily. and the baeemco. story Of
the Baptist Church IL crowded with them, an are
also sundry Other buildings in this city and the
oeighborhood. reported that Nr. VIM Sny.
der, OF SIX Miie," was drowned on the 26h
INST. while attempting drive his horses, cattle,
&c to The Bluff, bnt some hope is enrerta:ned that
the report is Incorrect AI,on Telegraph.
SENATOR McDuyFIR Mr.. McDuffie has re-
considered his resoluliun to resi- On his seat the
Senate Of the United st lies tie VII retain !.