Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-11-01
TRE moRMoNs.

The Mormons have resolved to 60 to Oregon
and no, to California They have held grand
Convention at Nsuvoo, and resolved unsn.
mmay To leave Illinois and settle at Vancou.
yer island, on the Columbia river-the wealthy
agreeing to devote their means to assist the
poor to e'n'srate with them. Elder p p. Pratt
aJdfe the Convention, from whoh we make
the following extract:
"''" referred to the great amount Of expense
and labor we have been at to purchase lands.
build houses. the temple. &C. We might ask.
why is it that we have been at ali this outlay
md expense, and then are called 10 leave II
He would answer, the people Of God were al.
ways required to make sacrifices. and II we
have sacrifice to make, lie is in favor Of i's he.
inr something worthy of the people Of God.
We Do not want to leave deso,ate place, tn be
reproach to ns but something that will be
monument OF our industry and virtue. Our
houses. our farms, this temple, and all we leave,
will be monnment to those who may visit the
place OF our industry, diligence and virtue.
There Is no sacrifice required at the hands OF
Of COTS people, but shall be rewarded to them
an hundred fold, ia time and eternity"
This islaad is about three hundred miles
long, and from seventy five to one hundred in
width, 1t is separated from the main land by
long. narrow strait, and lies between the 47th
or 45th and SIS, or SD degrees OF north la,i.
tuse, extending elong the coast in northwest
direction. The boundary line between the
American and British possessions in the north.
west vii! probably pass across the island. The
English, we believe, have one or two trading
posts on the Island but for the most par. it is
inhabited by Indians, Of unwarlike disposition.
The Quincy Whig furnishes The following
facts and suhjnns an affidavit TO eli the mate.
rial points, mace by Thomas ]. Taylor
"'rhe house of Harrison Crawford of Han.
cock, was robbed on Friday night, the 3d inst.
Of every thing it contained Information of
this robbery coming tt the ears of Gen. Hardin,
he despatched posse of twenty men to recover
the property, and if possible to secure the thei.
YES, Col. Warren and his posse arrived in Nau.
VOC about noon, on Tuesday, the 7th, and i'm.
medstely searched the house of Mormon
brother, Daniel Smith, and found there various
items OF property identified by Mr.. Crawford at
his own; they then searched the house of one
Walton, another Saint where more of Craw.
ford's property was discovered--ffom thence
they went 10 the house ofbrother Benjamin
Gardner, where they found bed, bedng. harness
gun, some honey, jugs Of vinegar, &C.. all iden.
tilted az the property Of said Harrison Craw
ford. While they we're searching the las
house, two Of the robbers sprung through win
dow and made tracks for the centre Of the city
Col. Warren's posse pursued. and after running
the robbers down, secured them. They Oh,
prisoners) were taken to Carthage and placed
in jail-their names are Smith and Gardner"
CArHoiIcIsM--T The new movement among
the Catholics in Germany throwing of the Pa
pal authority, We see BY German paper ha.
spread already even in New York among thu
Romlsh German Catholic Clergy. One of thu
Catholic priests in The city, named N. HERMAN
is the first who has evnced courage enough t,
shake off the Roman yoke. He demands al
apostolic Catholic Church, cleared from the fol
lowing old abuses viz: Withdrawal OF the win
at the taking Of the sacrament; auricuar con
freson; ind,ssolubIIi'y Of the matrimonial ii
through adultery; involuntary ceibncy of tn
priests, the manifold matrimonial hndrance,
the orbddng Of the reading of the bible: tn
dePrIving OF the right Of suffrage Of member
in electing their ministers, bishops, &c. Th
confession Of faith, their code Of ethics and tn
sacrament to remain as they now are.
la Cincinnati, Ohio, also. an Independent
German Catholic Church, independent both G
the Pope and the Bishop, has been organized
The Congregation have advertised for Clergy
man
Faoa THE COPPER REGIoN-A number {
professional gentlemen, Prof T. Sheppard.
Yale College, among others, came in on the En-
pire, yesterday, from Sault s.. Marie, brlngin
great variety Of mineral and other choice spt
cimens gathered along the shoals of lake Sup,
rler, during the past season. One specimen
copper ore weighing 1900 lbs. apparently vii
scarcely any alloy, was also brought down an
attracts much atention on the wharf. II got
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