Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-10-02
Published every Thursday
mnRnrON TROUBLES.

MORMON TROUBLES.
correspondent of the st. Louis Republican, writ
ing from Warsaw, under date of Sept. H. gives the
following particulars of another outbreak in the
Mormon neighborhood:
''On Tuesday morning last the 9th inst, an attack
made a school house in Rocky Run Precinct, |
by some persons unknown, but supposed to be Nor
mons, in which there at the time of the attack
convention of Anti-Mormons. old settlers of the
county. The door and windows of the house were
completely rddled by the shots fired by the asSail-
ants The attacking party approached under cover
of the woods and bushes, and fired one round and fed
No person was injured, but many were, presume,
much frightened at this sudden and unexpected as
saut The old settlers in that section of the county,
armed themselves for defence, and if they backed
by their friends in other parts of the county, blood
Will flow.
By messenger just in, who came to purchase
lead, powder, hnts, &C. learned that four build
ings burned down last night, and one man shot,
and very badly wounded, but not MORALLY. Yester-
day, thirteen wagons, loaded with furniture, were
vending their way to the city of Refuge, (Nau-
voo)
2 O'Clock, p. w. Another messenger has just ar
rived from the country and reports that large bodies
of Mormons are patrolng the southern parts of the
county, and that number of families from the inte-
ror arc on their way to Warsaw, seeking protection
| can form opinion what the result will be.
Latest Intelligence-ITo Houses burned-a conflict
apPrehended.
Office Of the Daily Morning Courier,)
Quincy, Adams CO., H., Sept. IA, 1915
Genlemen-We write in haste to inform you of a
serious disturbance that has taken place in the upper
part of this county, between a portion of the sold
citizens of this and Hancock county, and the Nor
mons. gentleman belonging to this city, returned
from Lima, in the vicinity of the outbreaks, last eve
ming, and informs us that on Thursday last the anti
Mormons attacked a settlement known by the name
of ''Morleys Settlement, short distance north east
of Lima in this county, and that up to the time he
left t,centy.fre or thirty houses had been burnt, to-
gether with several barns and wheat stacks. The ex
citement very great and large numbers Of anti
Monnons were pouring in from the adjoining coun-
ties and from Missouri, and they were still burning
aud destroying property, and were determined drive
the Mormons out of the county. Our informant
about 30 Mormons under arms, within about two
miles from the settlement who appeared determined
to defend themselves 1t was in contemplation by the
anti Mormons to attack two more settlements last
evening. In haste, yours, &c.
The St. Louis Republican, from which the follow
ing is taken, says:
In addition to what is stated in the above letter.
we learn by the Die Vernon that the gentleman who
had visited the camp of the anti-Aormons, near Lii
ma estimated them be about three hundred strong
He was also at the camp of the Mormons, and found
them to number about one hundred. After leaving
the camps, he returned to Warsaw, where he remain
ed some time, and learned there that the Mormons
had all moved into Nauyoo and that Backenstos, the
Mormon Sheriff. had ordered the Legion to arrest
those who had commenced these disorders. If this
report should be true, and the Legion turns out, q
conflict is inevitable. A letter to Messrs Matthews
& Patch, of this city, Saturday evening, from
Warsaw, says that business was suspended, on ac-
count of the difficulties with the Mormons, and
that several houses had been burned and lives LOST
STILL LATER.
We have just received slip from the Illinois State
Register, dated Sunday, Sept q, as follows
We issue extra for the purpose of furnishing
the latest from Hancock.
1t appears that the anti-Mormons continued their
work of destruction until upwards of 100 houses were
consumed. Sheriff Backenstos failed in raising a
posse strong enough to stop these without
resortDg to Nauvoo owing the fear of all welldis
posed persons In the country that their houses
might be consumed. We learn that he had raised
about 500 men. from Nauvoo, all well armed, with
which he had dispersed the rioters, commanded by
!, Col. Williams, at Green Plains.
In this affair no lives lost as the "Ans" run
and took shelter a corn-ield before the posse came
within firing distance.
Backenstos had been driven away from Carthage
and returned with about 500 men, to his fam
ily on his retreat he fell in with a large body OF
i-Alormons when battle ensued. 1t is said tha
eighteen anti-Mormons and three Mormons were
killed 1t appears that Williams, Sharp, Davis
other leaders, escaped. large number of the anti
Mormons were taken prisoners and are now confined
and guarded in the court house at Carthage.
The people had all fled from Carthage, Augusta
and other antl-ormon towns, and carried their ami
lies into the counties of Adams Marquette, Schuyler
and McDonough, aud are beating up for volunteer
in those counties to recruit their forces with which
t to renew the war. 1t is unknown how MANY meT
they will be able TO raise but it is believed that they
have disgraced themselves by the incendary mode
in which they have carried on the war, that thei
success will not be very great But if they succeed
another bloody battle may be expected, in the
{ of this week.
Before this news arrived the Governor had issued
call for five hundred men to quel the disturbances.
We advised that it is fact that no letters hav
been received at this place from any of the Mormon
b party since the commencement of these troubles
e cept one from very obscure man in Nauvoo, an
another from McDonough county, and no newspa
pers Ii is rumored that the mails have been stoppe
and there is story afoat that mail carrier ha
been murdered. No messenger has arrived from a
that section of country until to-day, when commit
tee arrived from Mt. Sterling
II Every good citizen must regret this state of things
II From the information in possession, it wcul
e seem that this attack on the Mormons wholly ur
provoked and uncalled for, and doubt originate
with persons too lazy to do any thing but rob an
plumber We have not single sympathy with Il
tenets of the MorGions but we do contend that viii
" they demean themselves peaceaby, they have rigl
to the protection of the laws. Because few fanatic
II among them occasionally 'act the fool, it does
:, invest the mob with the right Of inficting punisl
e ment assuming to be executors of the law even
no outrage be committed. We have noticed for son
at time the inammatory language of several of the
linos presses, and could apprehend none other ths
an outbreak Their apDeals to the lowest and base