New-York daily tribune., 1845-04-30
The Mormon Troubles.
Correspondence OF The New-IO'k Tribune

NArvoo. ulirsis, April le, lsi5.
TIL. difficulties between the Mormons and Anti
Nornous, which have been 50 rlie toE a yeaI past,
still coc,inue Mormonism, instead ct exploding
here, as II was supposed II would, upon the death
OF the Prophet, Joe Smith. has cosnnued as -four
ishlng ss ever Joe'S place has been supplied by
The Twelve Apostles who row rule the deSiI-
MES ei this band OF ignorant. lawess and nnpVinci-
pied fanatics with the sway Of deSpoiisui The
Temple IS still progressing, and the onistde WI!
probably be completed this season. When com
pe,ed, !; viii be beautiful edfce, lar surprising
auyting in the State Il Is one hundred aud twen-
freight feet ors and eishtyeisht feet wide, aud
siN;v feet from the basement 10 the caves They
are now building wall eight feet wide ana four
teen feet high all around II, enclosing SIX acres
" hai the object OF this wallis am aware. bu,
the Anil NormonS see IN II d great Mormon torn6-
cation One thing Is certaIn-ihe Normons are
fast increasing III power and strength and they talk
openly Of defending themselves against everything
tha, does not suit their actions. Every house has
arms in II. aud there Is scarcely man IN the city
who does not carry arms on his person. lney
permit no process ct law 10 be executed upon ihe
inhabitants of the Holy City unless II suits the so",
ereirn majesty of the Saints. No man is permitted
10 express any opinion here derosatory 10 the char
acter aud standing of the People II ne does So
he is immediately driven ou; OF the city by Mer-
mon Mob There have been several instances oil
this kind lately.
The trial of the persons indicted for the murder
of the Smiths last summer comes on al Carthage IN
this County IN four weeks from Monday next 1t
will BE- a time of tremendous excitement. Some
six or seven of the most respectable citizens OF the
County are Indicted for The murder OF the Smiths.
snd among The number are Hon jacob {. Davis.
Safe Senator: Thomas c. Sharpe, Esq Editor OF
| ths Warsaw Signal; w. y Grover. ESQ. Coun-
sellor at Law. and Col Williams. All these gen
llemen have strong friends who are determined they
shall have fair piay-several military companies
from the AntI-Mormon portions OF tins County ana
from, the adjoining Counties will recounoltre at the
County Seat in Court week. The Nauvoo Le-
gion y will probably be on hand also. II the ay,
pearauce OF the Mormon Legion would not put old
JACK Falstaiis ragged regiment TO The blush, am
mistaken.
One OF Mr Polk'snomisees, a Jack. Mormon, by
the name Of BackenstuS, who resides al Carthage,
is in trouble The Mormons sent himto the Legis-
! Ia,ure last winter where he made himself busy IN
abusing the old citizens Of the County, and when
he returned from Springfield week or two ago.
the citizens Si Carthage went en- mdSse 10 MS house
and gave him notice 20 leave the town IN a certain
time Before the time expired, he received notice
of his appointment by the President TO some lucfa-
tive Office in the Lead Mines. and by begging hard,
the citizens on account o his amiiy, concluded TO
let him stAv week or two longer 10 settle up his
business They did not extend this act OF grace t0
MIN. however withoutpeltlus his house with rocks
What will be the end OF all these troubles no man
can fore,el: but am app-ehenSive that there viii
be- terrible collision one of these days The Nor
mons and Ants can never live IN peace any more
the hatred existing between them is deep, deadly
and nveterate One party must leave; and if the
old citizens of the county driven from their
homes and their iresides by Mormon persecution,
feeling of ind isnatou will be aroused among the
people Of illinois that will not be quelled, until the
last vestge of Mormonism Is driven from lillnois,
as il was from Missouri. Yours, &c.