The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1845-09-29
THE MORMON WAR.

The MORMON WAX.
SIXTY HOUSES BURNT. The dOings in Hi
nos between the Mormons and their enemies,
appear to be assuming a positive warlike charac-
ter; each days accounts surprising those of the
day before in cause for alarm and sorrow. The
origin of the trouble, gave it yesterday,
seems to be established-an attack upon a meet
ing of anti MormOns near Lima-but the Nor
mons deny that the attack was made by any of
their people, and intimate that it was got up to
afford pretext for making upon them.
Be that as it may, it is established that the work
of slaughter and destruction was Immediately
commenced by the anti Mormons, and continued
through Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. On
the latter day-the 12th-a committee of Nor
mons, with flag OF truce, appeared at Lima, to
negotiate, and three anti Mormons held an infor-
NAL conference with them, to hear what they had
to say.
The Mormons, four in number, representing
themselves to be committee appointed by the
Morley and Hancock settlements, proposed to sell
their farms, reservng the crops in the ground
and taking cattle, sheep, horses, store goods &C.
in payment But they would not agree to leave
the vicinity would they say where they would
60 So the overture fell through.
Then the work of destruction RECOMMENDED and
buildings were fired in all directions. The st.
Louis Republican Of the 18th says
Our accounts by the last boats brought
down to Sunday night The work of destruction
was progressing, and extending itself with hourly
increasing violence. The anti Mormons, it is
understood, have taken measures to secure gen.
eral concentration offorces from far and near, and
they declare they will not stop short of the ex-
pulsion of every Mormon from Hancock county
in which Nauvoo is situated 1t is said that up
to Sunday night about siaty houses had been
burned down in Adams and Hancock counties.
Capt. Dunn is at the head of four or FIVE hundred
anti Mormons from Augusta and expresses de-
termination to protect the friends of that party
against the Mormons.
Backenstos the sheriff Of Hancock county, is
sued proclamation on the 18th, commanding the
rioters to dispense, and calling upon all good citi-
zens to aid in suppressing the disturbances, sc.
He enjoined upon the people of Nauvoo to remain
quiet, but directed 1000 to hold themselves in
readiness for marching orders.
A letter from Quincy, dated the 18th, says
| understand meeting of anti Mormons was
to be held at Carthage to-day. The Mormons are
encamped about three miles from where the
scene of destruction first commenced. Their num-
Der on Friday was variously estimated, from one
to three hundred, but an hour may greatly swell
their ranks. Both parties are well armedi and
all the anti Mormons with whom | conversed
expressed the belief that the work of destruction
could not he stayed until the Mormons were driv-
ell into Nauvoo. Time will either confirm or
negative this belief.
Although the firing upon the school-house
may be the immediate cause OF the present out
break, still the real cruise must be traced to the
elements of society in Hancock. Everything is
confusion and disorder there. Law is PROSTATE
and cannot be enforced against either party, and
have long been ofOpinion that unlessthe old set
lersand the Mormons separated the fair soil of
that county would be stained with human blood
Inc present excitement may be queIled but |
repeat that nothing short ofa total separation win
permanently settle the difficulty The question
Is one OF too serious character to be trhed with