The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-10-04

Of serious disturbance that has taken place in th
upper part of this county, between portion ofth'
: "old citizens of this and Hancock county, ant
the Mormons. A gentleman belonging to th
city, returned from Lima, in the vicinity Of the
outbreak, last evening, and informs us tbat or
Thursday last the Anti-MormoDs attacked settle
ment known by the name of 'Morley's Settlement,
a short distance northeast of Lima, in this county
and that up to the time lie left twenty-five or thlr-
ty houses had been burnt, together with several
barns and wheat stacks. The excitement was ve-
ry great, and large numbers of anti-Mormons were
pouring In from the adjoining counties and from
Missouri, and they were still burning and destroy
ing property, and were determined to drive the
Mormons out of the county. Our informant saw
about fifty Mormons, under arms, within about
two miles from the settlement, who appeared de-.
termined to defend themselves. 1t was in contem-
plation by the anti -Mormons to attack two more
settlements last evening
| In haste, yours, &c.
In addition to what is stated in the above letter,
we learn by the Die Vernon, that gentleman
who had visited the camp of the antMormons,
near Lima, estimated them to be about three hun
dred strong. He was also at the camp of the Nor
mons, and found them to number about one hun
dred. After leaving the camps, he returned to
Warsaw, where he remained some time, and learn
ed there that the Mormons had all moved into
Nauvoo, and that Backenstos, the Mormon Sheriff,
had ordered out the Legion, to arrest those who
had commenced these disorders. If this report
should be true, and the Legion turns out conflict
is inevitable. A letter to Messrs. Mathews & Patch
OF this city, on Saturday evening, from Warsaw,
says that business was suspended on account of the
difficulties th the Mormons, and that several
houses had been burned and lives lost.
LArER.-A committee of Mormons with flag
oftruce, came into Lima and offered in writing
compromise, offering to sell their lands and i'm
provements OH certain conditions. 1t is useless to
add that the interview amounted to nothing, and
the work Of destruction commenced again that
evening. On Saturday. several more buildings
were burned. Up 10 Friday morning, twenty
three buildings were burned. During last night
and to-day the number is probably swelled to thir-
ty, or perhaps more. The party engaged in the
work go undisguised, in broad daylight, and apply
the torch.
The Mormons, are encamped about three miles
from the scene of destruction Their number on
Friday was vardusly estimated, from one TO three
hundred. Both parties are well armed.
Still LdtT-Various reports are coming in;
we have just heard that about sixty houses were
burnt near our county line. 1t is reported that the
Sheriff of Hancock county is leading party from
Nauvoo to arrest the antMormons, who have been
engaged in the work OF destruction.
From THE MORMON WAR.-The ST. Louis
papers of the goth continue their accounts of this
most outrageous civil war; The Reporter says:
Sheriff Backenstos has issued two proclamations,
and hazarded his life in endeavorng to re-estab-
lsh peace, at our latest dates. postscript to the
latest proclamation of the Sheriff states that the
MoImons have acted with more than ordinary for
misunderstanding quiet and offering no resls-
lance when their dwellings, and other buildings,
stacks of grain, and &C., were set on fire in their
presence. The Sheriff also states that Col. Will
out part of the militia to aid in the wanton des-
truction of property. Backenstos had taken
posse of about 200 men on Wednesday, from Nau-
vco, and prevented portion of the mob, about 40
in number, from destroying Mormon house on
Bear creek, which they were in the act of demol-
shing. 1t is stated that man named Linsley was
killed in this encounter, and another wounded
We do not doubt that firm officer, with few
hundred men, could, by stern discharge of duty,
suppress the mob and restore order Men who
heads OF women and children, can be brought TO
their senses without much blood-letting
The IDelre Elders, or principal men of the
Mormons, have addressed apropostion to the An
ties, which was received this evening, and which,
| trust, may put final end TO this war. The
Twelve propose that they will leave Nauvoo, and
the county, next spring. provided hostilities are
and the vexatous suits, which they |
charge the Antics to have instituted against them,
are Withdrawn, and they are allowed peaceably TO
dispose of their property, and prepare for their
moval. They have appointed committee of FIVE,
to correspond with committee OF an equal num-
Der on the part of the old settlers. This PROPOSE
ton is well received by many of the citizens of
Warsaw, and fthey do not reject it because of the
language in which il is addressed to them, (they
thinking il disrespectfu) it will most likely lead
10 settlement, and to the removal of the Nor
mons from among them 1t is very desirable that
this should be the result.
evening OF 18th inst, party of Anti-Mormons,
numbering some fifty men, near Green Plains,
about IL miles from Warsaw, engaged in the work
of destroying houses, were suddenly surrounded
by company Of 100 armed Mormons, who fred
a few shots, which killed two horses and wound