Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-10-18
THE MORMONs.
FROM THE ST. LOUIS srw ERA.

FROM THE ST. LOUIS NEW
The Mormon difficulty is quoted temporarily, but must
be manifest to all that the Mormons must remove from
Hancock county, the tunuts win continue 10 be ex
cited till they shall be finally banished exerminated II is
impossible for such community build itself up in the midst
Of free country, without exciting the uncomfortable indigna
ton and hostility Of the surrounding country An ecesas-
teal olgarchy exercising despoic control large body
of fanatics and making the bodes and mpuden pre-
tensions to power will not long be tolerated any part Of the
country The principles Of the Mormons will always eneen-
der hoses between them and the American people amongst
whom they reside That such will be case might be rea-
Oily inferred from their doctrines prctension and system of
civil and eccesastcal poy and such has been the effect
wherever they have attempted to form settlement AtKirt
land Ohio they excited the deep hostility of the people of
that peaceabe county, and had leave the country they
to Jackson county, but created such degree hostility
among the people of that county that they driven or by
force of The people of Clay county sympahized with
them and treated them kindly but compelled let
them know that they off some other portion Of
the country They then took possession Of Caldwell county
and portions Of the Grand river but they became so in
oen offensive and odious that the laws and Constitution
of the country would afford them protection from the fierce
Indignation Of the people of the surrounding country They
compelled fee for their lives from Missouri and were
received with deep sympathy by the citizens Illinois but
there again they proceeded build uphe system their
oous union Of Church and State and practise the same
deteabe system of imposure larger scale The effects
just such might have been predicted The laws and
Constitution Of Illinois win be found utterly insufficient to
protect them from the hostility of the Of the people
The ST. Louis Republican contains correspon-
dence between JOHN ]. HARDIN, SAMUEL A. Douo-
LASS, w. B. WARREN, and j. A. McDoUGAL, on
the one part, and BRIoHAM YouNo representing the
first President and Council of the Church of Nau-
VOC, on the other part which dscloses the nten-
ton of the Mormons to remove from the State Of
Illinois in the spring, and the acceptance Of their
proposition by the Anti-Mormons Of Hancock and
the surrounding counties. This will Of course put
end TO any further difficulty for the present The
proposition of the Mormons is thus stated by Gen.
HARDIN and his colleagues, in letter addressed to
the Ant-Mormons:
'The Mormons have pledged themselves, by word and in
writing, from the State. Aside from these pledges
there which incline the opinion that such is
their intention You desire them removed We think
ALSO that the preservation Of peace and quiet this
ty, they had best and we have advised them
But is not consistent with proper Of justice hui
mainly that families Of and children should be driven
from their homes by threats violence this Of the
year. breast the storms Of winter unprotected by the
enng Of a roof.
Five six thousand OF the Mormons including the en-
tire church organization, their prominent men, and al their
church udcatores have pledged themselves
spring and judging from appearances they viii do The
history their church has shown that wherever the leaders
60 the membes will follow This part of their religious
duties When, therefore, this colony shall have started for
home Of the Rocky Mountains will be the best possible
evidence that all design removing, and will Many
citizens Of other counties than Hancock have resolved
cept the proposition OF the Momons in the springs
and most nearly all Of those with whom we have had
opportunity of coDveng have expressed themselves satisfied
with the agreement Of the Mormons 70 remove as submttedto
u.s. il i is carried out in good faith