Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-10-17
THE MORMOES.

z canflook npon them iii no ethsf light, see
y to carry with them The curse of Ishnae
n against whom every hand is raised, and [
of consequences their hand must be raised i
, Idefence. Wehave watched The progress
y this sect since lis originating by its propbe
If Smith. and have heard it denounced, abb
% tsed and ridiculed by It's enemies. yet IT
!, increasing in power and numbers. Th
It most hagitiOus ac.s have been committe,
9 against It. and religious phrenzy has bee
: enlisted to uphold the most outrageous an,
s unprovoked assaults upon the lives, per
n sons and property of those protesting iha
o faith. The unnatural war that has been "a
= glng between the Mormens and ansi-Mor
i mans in Illinois for the last three weeks
q has been one ofaggression against the for
+ ner, which has been borne with meek
ness On their part. .tha, has astonished ev.
.5ery oue-their houses have been burned
over their heads, and their crops consum ed
4 by the work of the midday incendiary,
and yet they have not visited evil with evil,
!. until forbearance ceased to be ayirtue, and
o hen by defending themselves from their
bitter prosecutors, an enemy falls. the cry
is raised, that blood has been spilled by the
Mormons, and all the dogs of hell are in-
vo&ed TO take vengeance upon them
Why is this! Why does no. PUBLIC oP1N-
ION put down this unholy war upon the
rights Of conscience-why has not the
State authority, ere this. interposed TO stay
the advance Of persecution? There is we
fear another spirit at work in this business.
besides religious bigotry and zeal, and that
is the fell spirit of Natirisn. The ST.
Louis New Era seems TO arrant this con-
cIusion in an article commenting OF these
disturbances, from which we extract the
following:
"Wherever a few families have settled in
the country. remote from the body other elan,
they have been treated kindly and respectfully.
and have been permitted to enjoy their absurd
religion, and to indulge in their gross superst-
tons without Dolestation; but wherever they
have congregated together in formidable for
elgn masses, and attempted to form dangelens
political hierarchy they have brought down8pcn
them the flerce vengeance Of the American peo-
pie. The Importation of whole cargoes and
boat loads OF blind zealots from Eng LAND, and
embodying them under despouc control of de-
signing ecclesiastical leaders, have alarmed
lhe fears OF many who are very Jealous on
the subject of religions liberty. Te see so
large Number Of persons so completely priest
ridden as to believe all the absurdities and SUI
Perstltlons incu'cated by their prophets and
ecclesiastical rulers, and ever ready to obey
their commands-no matter how contrary to
the laws OF the country-has given much |
strength to the anti-Mornon party. The mir
acle-mongerlng of the leading imposters has
heen their reliance for deceiving and mislea-
ding many credulous persons, and has added |
strength to the excitement against them.
"ihe sway that has been exercised by the
Mormon ecclesiastical leaders over the minds
OF the mass of the people, is entirely repup
oant to republican principles and hostile to lib
erty' Persons who are in state of religious
slavery are not very suitable persons to form
members of republican community
We should like to know what any press
in this country has to proclaim a mystery /
gross" absurdity, and the followers off
hat naytery blind zealots,'' while their
own eyes are filed with beam so enor-
nous that it is impossible for them to dis e
FERN Alright! We know nothing and care t
nothing. for the religious professions of the
they have the right guaranteed c
o them to think and worship their God, as p
hey please-but the paragraph quoted o
loove shows that it is the Notives fighting
he battles of the Almighty, in order to ex. Il
ermInate the ''cargoes and boat loads, OF
orelgners who are not, in their eyes ..suita- :
lie persons 10 form members ofa republican n
n
More than thirty OF the Mormon farmers - -
!ouSes have been destroyed by fire, before o.
hey attempted to repel the aggressors II
y force. They have at last gathered force. a
M under the lead of the high sheriff of a.
ne county. J. B. Backenstos, the incen- II II
lar'es are flying from the injured Mormons
he New Era of the 22d further saws:
"lhe contest now appears to be civil war
10 70 De carried on with the full belief III t h
ne parry or the other must lea We the country II
he 'e"er from the editor of the Republican.
eP'is"eo I'D that paper, describes the oDeratior
"ouSe burning as Carried on in the Mormon to
ouh'ry' and also mentions the fact that the fr
loi'non eioers had made a proposition for q SC
0mpromlse. A cessation of hostities. and tie
promise that the Mormons would leavs ,ha k.
eun'!y next spring, were the leading features b.
lnelr proposition. separation or hloodv
onnlct may be anticipated In few 49,
g may again bear of Gov. Ford starting ont
grand WOsf Hunt."-OM Dominions ~ Of
Gen; 1asks'n.--Mr. Walkop's address de. e,
seIeo on the 4th of July last, in Union conn. :,
I. touches new theme-one of peculiar inter &C e
81 TO North Caroinians, and the citizens IF th
n particular. He proves. beyond ez
'nToVersy, We think, that Gen. Andrew Iack. CO
% was born in North Carolina. and no, - Al