New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-16
The NIorrnons-Their Prosecutions. suffcriug-
and De-ritutinn.
FORT LEAT ESvoRTiz. Upper Missouri
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FORT .lE-AT ENTVoRTii. O pqeF M-ssoUrl,
November y. 80 4,
Horace GRsFLET. Es9.-1)sRT ST.; wish You
could call public attention 70 the situation O; the
Mormons. who we're driven out OF Illinois hot long
since They are above Us here. West OF the MIS-
souri, about nine hundred miles from It's mouth in g
position sngulary exposed TO aggression from the
hostile indians IN their ne-hborhood. Il It comes
70 open fighting. they can beat OF whoever attack
them but j, 5 likely that some Of their wonen
and children nav be killed first and NJ am rate
they viii be apt 70 lose their COWS and neat stock
upon which they principally depend for their sub
sstence during the Winter. In this case. they
would not have more to dread from death outright
since they are already on the very verge OF starva-
ton and only calculate that they have food enough
with their most careful husbandr to keep soul and
BODY together til next sumner
You NAV depend upon it. Mr. Greeley, these poor
creatures have been greatly vronged. and In moth
M more than In the succeSsiu! robbery winch SIAN
der mas made OF their good name. My own expert
ence shows me that the public mind has been
abused concerning them 70 st least very great ok
tent had highly respectable man N my quar-.
tiers the other dav who was at Nauvoo during the
final sack of that pretty town and who had scquaint
ances anon tue leaders OF the mob and he tells me
that they none OF them even pretended 70 believe
the charges against the MormOns and SAID their
houses was only because there was no other way
ofclearinc Them out Ny informant did not see
ANYTHING OF the MOrnons himself, bat mad good
means OF Judging something OF their real character
during the presence here OF what IS called the Nor
mon Battalion. last July In all the Army OF the
West dispatched from this post did not see a finer
body, Individually or collectively and their deport-
ment was the subject OF universal admiration They
were in great part married men 1t seems and left
families behind them; and they had stald manner
which was in queer contrast to that of some OF our
mad bows in the other regiments Yet they were
spirited fellows enough and did their military
duty scrupulously well by day. though at night
thew were sure 10 mite all in prayer and 90
to their rest ike docile children Their commander.
lanes Allen : \. who became my friend when
he resided at this station nj the head OF the LIST
Dragons was very proud OF them. and was fond
OF speaking of their society generally from his
perience when among them recruiting the battal-
ion II e described them rs wonderfully pure and
unexceptionable in their moral conduct. as frugal
industrious and seitdenying. and as manesting a
degree OF patient heroism III the endurance OF SUIT
iering worthy the noblest Christian character He
was indignant at.what he thought their outrageous
persecution and he told and others here that II
was his intention TO vindicate them. particularly IN
report which it was his purpose to make 70 the
Secretary OF War on the subject. But think he
never GOT anything done in II. He contracted the
seeds o. mortal congestive fever in the unhealthy
country where he found the Monnons, and only
came among us here 10 die. He was noble sol
der and loved him well and when think OF his
memory think also OF those whom he called his
poor friends and whom to protect. had he lived
know would now have been his CHEF pleasure.