New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-26
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The Civil War in Illinois.

We nave already gwen 10 our readers such ln'or
nation from the seat Of civil war and commo,ior n
Adams and Hancock Counties Illinois a. we have ben
able 10 obtain. long letter in the Quincy Daily Cou
rer of Monday last confirms all ths, has been published
IN regard 10 the Pretended origin OF the ditcuues'he
fring upon meeting of anti. NOrm0ns. near Lima
semb,d consult upon measures Ia protect iheif wO
perty from the depredsrons of the MoTmons Ths
such an attack made. without injury 10 any =
admitted 10 be true. but while the sn Mormon parry
charge II upon the Mormons, the latter aege that q ws
a trick the former preext for the depe
iatons which they are now making The meeting. A.
all evsnis. broke up in hurry escaping ont OF the doors
and windows and some of thcm leaving their hats Be-
hind them ON Wednesday sud Thursday after brief
warning 10 the occupants the burning Of the dwelling
houses of the Mormons commenced. ON Friday Oiher
houses were fired In the course OF ihs day. commit
tee OF Mormons with lag of truce. entered Lima b
treat with their enemies. Captain Newton volunteered
to introduce them citizens Of Hancock County
and did so. They met in connci-Edson Whitney. Joel
Calm and Samuel Fleming rcprcsentiBe The suuNor
mons informing them AZ the same time that they
not authorized By the public Ia do thing but acet
on their responsibility They were ready, howey.
er 10 receive any proposition tending 10 ssy the excite
ment The following proposition was then submitted
ADAMS County Sept ~ 1875
I'VE the undersigned, a COMMITTEES appointed by the
Morley and Hancock settlements ia branch Oi the Mormon
church) Whereas rs there seeming 10 be some dihcuy
between said body and the Anti Mcnnons, We. As repre-
senatves Of said body. wish Ia make some propo.os ~
as to make peace We wish 10 sell our Decided Lands
well also lmprov~m MIS- NJ low ~ o ceud be
sonay Notwithstanding ourselves The s6W
he premises-and Will take In exchange Working tric
Beef Cate, Cows shsep Horses, Wagons and Harness.
Goods, and any available property and posses
lion our crops eau be AIKEN OIL and receive DE
pay for the the whole OF which may be purchased
from the undersigned, scng az Committee, or from us
bANirL TYLER, MARcELLus McKowN.
HORACE ). RAWsON. SAMUEL ALGER'
Mr. Whitney remarked Ia the committee that he believed
their proposition would be- unsatisfactory In PARTICULAR
that he bad lobby out bad neghbor 10 yet 70 of hun
he would Ike 10 know what distance De would remove
Hancock would they IN Whist part u that
county thew would again settle n useless perhaps 10 siI
that the interview amounted - nohing and he work u
destruction commenced again that evening On today
Saturday seyera more buildings were burned In passing
along road about three quarter OF mile distant abou
O'clock saw the smoke and flames OF two rising upon ihe
air. on arriving nj Lima ascersined the buildings wefs
situated about mle and nail rom mar pisct, nsY
were collected m groups IN me streets AM we uoofs
and windows Of the houses were filed with women ani
children looking in silent despair upon me ~o's OF re on
stroying element Where the work Of destruction VII
stop God only knows. The feeling !. deep and intense
and the excitement continually spreading Up TO fnds
morning, could ascertain, iwenyfhree tuAdnr
burned During last night and today the numbers
probably sweled to thirty perhaps MOE. Tho party sags
ged in the work undisgused In broad day light and ~
ply the torch So FAR has beer injured has
property, told, been destroyed but the houses.
cept by accident Sparks nom some OF The buldngsei
upon few grain stacks which igDed and were con
sumed
The party which first commenced the work OF desfnic
ton did not amounlk9 more lhan twenfy thirty What
the number IL vhnnot be Hscersned. The snn Nor
mons not engaged In the burning collecting and pre-
OF sniMoimon- was 10 be held 81 CaTthsge to-day wiai
will amount time will determine. The m0Tmons
encsmped about three miles from where the Of de-
-tructon first commenced. Their number Friday was
varousy estimated, from one 20 three hundred, tu 81
hours time may greatly swell heir ranks. Both parties are
well armed. and all the anti Mormon- with whom con
yersed expressed the belief that the work OF destruction
could be stayed until the Mormons driven into
NauvOo. Time will either confirm negative this belief
Our accounts by the last boats brought down 10
Sunday night The work of destruction was progresns
and extending itself with hourly increasing violence.
The anti MormOns it il understood have taken ssuss
general concentration of forces from far snd
near and they declare that they will stop short ofbe
expulsion ofevery Mormon from Hancock eouniy--n
which NsuvOO Is situated Il s Sid that up 10 Sunday
night about sixty houses had been burned down Hsn
cock and Adams counties. Captain DUNN Il At the -sd
of four 1--WE hundred anti MOTmoDs from Augusta and
expresses determination 10 protect the friends Of that
party sgainst the Mormons Meanwhile have from
Nsuyoo proclamation # the Sheriff oi Hancock county
commanding the said rioters and other peace breakers o.
desist forthwith, disperse and 30 their homes undef
the penalty Of the laws aud calling upon the Law abiding
cuzeDs posse 70 give their united AID
suppressng the rioters and maintaining the suprenseT
Of the law.