The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-10-01

eencc OF considerable importance from inc scat Vi
war in Illinois.
1t appears that efforts for compromise between
the parties have thus far failed, and the Mormons
have now one thousand men in the field, including
three hundred artillery, and we may expect more
bloodshed.
From the st. Louis Republican, Sept 81
WARSAW. Sept Is, lsi5 I'm my letter of yesterday
did not allude TO the death ofone of the Mormons
named Samuel McBratney, as the fact was not ascer
party engaged in burning houses Bear Creek and fed
with the rest but he and Mr. Lindsey, who wound.
ed, were worse horses than the Others and in the
rear OF the company The Mormons fired upon them
when at the bottom of the hill and consequently did
of Col Williams cnor in Warsaw, that McBratney was
missing until in the night The fact having been
tanned about II o'clock at night aparty of men went
out from Col Williams camp, to search for him. They
found him in the prariedea lying his back his
and legs spread out When DO brought to town,
went TO see the body and never person more
mangled He had been shot in the shoulder the ball
passing out at the side and through the to the skin;
another ball entered the hip There were three four
deep sabre cuts the head and then eight
deep sabs in the neck and chest. am at loss for
motive Tor thus mangng the body for the shots he had
received were sufficient to have secured his arrest and
must have disabled him from making any resistance after
he fell from his horse. The body inferred the
morning without any parade but his death added much
to the excitement
have said that proposition from the Twelve Elders
OF the Mormon Church at Nauvoo. received in War
sa" yesterday afternoon insert copy of it, that the
reader may the better understand the objections which
the cltlzens entertained to acting upOnit.
10 Col LEVI WILLIAMS, and the Mob Party of whom he
the supposed leader, who have been and still
gagged in burning the houses and property Of the
peaceable citizens Of Hancock county
We, the undersigned, committee of the citizens of
the city OF Nauvco, have selected committee of five,
viz Peter Haws Andrew II. Perkins Andrew H. Der.
by, David D. Yearsley and Solomon Hancocke will
De the bearers OF this, confer With YOU and inform
yon that it is intention to leave Neuvoo and the
county next spring, provided that yourselves and all
others viii cease all hostile operations, to give
the short but necessary time for journey; and
n ratu
committee, whether you will your destructive
operations and vexaous law suits give us the opor
tunity OF carrying out our designs peaceably.
t-----s Brigham Young, Amasa Lyman,
John +. Page, Willard Richards,
49, George D. Smith, Charles G. Rich,
Samuel Bent Heben G. Kimball
ENauvoo Sept. l6 1916.
This communication, instead Of being conveyed by
the committee as purports to be, brought TO War
saw by individual, not member of the committee;
and although it is dated the 10TH it delivered
until the evening Of the 18th The citizens and the men
in Williams camp appeared be well pleased with the
terms OF the compromise proposed, but were unwilling
to act under it. The caption of the communication is
" to the mob party and those engaged in burning the
houses and property OF peaceabe citizens" Now, ma
ny Of the most influential in the anti Mormon party
who strongly desire the removal of the Mormons from
the county, have throughout opposed the burning OF
houses, and Were therefore unwilling make the ad-
mission that they were the persons to whom the
ceived, involved this admission Believing that there
was possibility of cfectng compromise and stay ing
the further destruction Of life and property consented
to change alter the address Of their communication
that the citizens might feel free to act under it.
left Warsaw about Ill A. NJ. and reached Nauvoo
about that evening Nothing Of moment occurred
the way up About eight miles out, was hailed, and
stopped by the picket guard of the city and was also
stopped as was about entering the city by another
guard but in each instance they very civil and
after being informed that was going to Nauvoo on bust
ness with the Twelve" they offered further resist
ance saw but few persons in the streets OF Nauvoo
Mr. Backensos the Sheriff. had left an hour before
fart 40 .;tx
for the present and every thing quiet and peacea
ble except the occasional appearance of armed ge
nerally with gun and knife.
met the Council of Twelve at Mr. Taylors, and laid
before them the purpose OF my visit endeavored to
explain to them the position in which the phraseoogy
the proposition placed those antiMormons who had not
been engaged in the burning destruction of property
aud assured them that they would change or mod
iy the address-ifthey would direct to individuals
70 tne anttMormons or 10 those iopposng the Nor.
charge OF crime that their proposal would be acted upon
and committee appointed Immediately to confer with
thcn. urged that II their proposition was made in
good faith, they could not object the modification
that did not affect the terms ofcompromse After long
and dcsultory discussion, they declined making any
change modification, ard left the meeting. Ny infe-
renee, from what said in the meeting was that the
events of the preceding day. the flight of the Antier
proclamation that he could in arretng the burn
had produced decided change in their feelings from
what they when the proposition written Consi-
derabe anxiety manifested to withdraw the PROPOSE
ton altogether, and repeated declarations made Of
son, and to punish those who have destroyed
their property They frequently declared that, if
the law failed to furnish them protection and
dress, they had the power and would exercise it,
to protect themselves, and realiae those who had
injured them They certainly can briag into the field
large body of well armed men, but fear they lack
eompaned on the trip By warp snti:Sormon~a dis lis
in which things are viewed bslbersons here, may
here state conversation which Occurred with Mr. B.
Mormon, who had been burned out, gave him descrp-
he came out from Warsaw%and invited me to empty
my house, and then set fire doing up the thing Just
politely if thoy had been selling bill Of $50
worth of goods" This pretty fair description Of the
way things done and the truth is that there
not many personally engaged in the destruction of pro-
perty. Those who are, reason thus They say that
the Mormons and old citizens cannot live together ana
that the burning down of their residence is the
phatic as well the easiest way to show them that
they must leave. The and the crops they say
are favorable for them to CO. and they may we'll be
convinced any other time OF the necessity Of
their going This is the reasoning of the Fire and Sword
party.
remained in Nauvoo all night, during which time Mr.
Backenstos in requisition for six hundred more
mon. About sun rise on Friday morning the alarm gun
"a large cannon stationed the hill the Temple
was fired and before left the city the people
hocking in was informed by prominent Mormon, Mr.
Bahbt that they would send out to Backenstos that
day about three hundred artillery and equal num-
Der oil foot or infantry. am disposed to believe the
numbers greatly exaggerated, for Backenstos,
party, which left the evening arrived in Nauyoo was
represented six hundred strong whan fact he had
not two hundred with him There is much sickness in
the country Each party about equally afflicted with
it, and from this neither party muster its full
force was frequently told that the object Of this great
force TO visit Warsaw and arrest the citizens who
were engaged in the depredations.
returned to Warsaw, having effected nothing, far
compromise concerned Upon the spread
of the intelligence of the number Of men under the
conn and OF Becker stos, most Of the citizens who
thought they were implicated and their families
crossed the Mississippi, to the towns OF Alexan
dria and Churchvlle where, believe, they will
await assistance from the antiMomons OF other parts
Of tho county and from Missouri | am we'll satisfied
that the Antics have disposition to give up the
test In fact many OF them have gone far
treat learned that they have invited Col Allen, of
Monticello, to take the command, and they expect
ing assistance from the vicinity of Carthage, and from
Mormons say that assistance has been proered them
from several adjoining counties parts OF Iowa
My opinion is, that both sides will receive less
assistance than they expect
On Friday, Backenstos had two encampments in the
vicinity of Warsaw One, which understood 10 be nm.
der the command of MIR Morcum in she vicinity of