Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-09-10
MORMON DIFFICULTIES

~ 'uc itl owing extract OF letter dated:
-, WARSAW. Sept. /. 1916.
ih' eoii mormon posse moved from Car
'h"b' towards Nau,oo ON SUNDAY mornin.
">'' ""d enrnmped on the Fort Madison road.
zen miles from Carthage. where they vet re-
Nn'',, anu VIII not again take up the IL march
uh'h thursday. awaiting in the meantime the
c'P'lpn oi tnorc rcinturCcmsnis. ami the re-
uy'piS d some heavy artillery from 81. Louis
PERSONS Who left the camp today. at II a..
clock ssy that the number is about Sg0 4,
'o'ce Which many consider entirely adeona,e
'o enter Nau'oo with; bat the officers i'm com.
ii'1h" aern II best Co march with sut d a mum
~ "s WI bear down all opposition. and at
"' N'"e u'nr accomplish their object with as
''''h l"Ns ui iile as possible. The cnramp.
'""', u l. expected, will receive large acccs.
son nom the adjoining counties between now
aud the resumption ol their march. persons
'"m several ol iltrm having visited the posse.
anu ionnd that ~ wa, tn determination To
'oltr Nauvoo certain this time
the Anu Mormon camp II well supplied
with Provisions OF al kinds the citizens OF
'hr county freely contributing aux ihing
n their possession To further tha caus
without dcmanlipgor expecting amy rcnumef.
alton.
A quanti, Of powder. cauislrr shot and
'n"Nh"i~, intended Tor Nauvoo, came az on
sunday night last. and while th.v wer, heinz
pas an wagons To be conveyed thsr,. snila,t|
wa, mutc beipU magistrate. TINT The, wrr.
intended TO b. us-d lur unlawful pnrpoSs - an /
they accordingly stopped. Last evening.
a"e'al'hment from the Anii-Mormon camp
went up the riser opposite keokuk, and sue
trrdcd ingetung possession OF The whole aud
1dHhg ihrm 10 the camp. Ouc hundred and 1.
aud MY men We're sent out rom Nauyoo du- I
ring the might Ia intercept the party aud a..
capture the ammunition, bat the expedition I
aii,'l, the anti Mornons taking a different 1
rnid' This expedition i said b, persons from
NduNou, tu have been under th. immediate .
command ol Capt. Bickcustos oi the United
States Army; % true, % certainly presents
new j allure iu The history ol the couutry-olb.
'ei, oi ihr suIdrauuy heretofore being COM
''iird io abstain from al Interference IN the
domestic qarrrls oi the people, uulcs, order.
~ 'o"o 80 by the regular constituted author
Regular >cntricsarc placed hy the plr,ies ON
ne lnue between Nauvoo and The Anti
Mormon camp, and the pickcts of each arc al
'haltly driven IN during the night
We learn also from The Quincy Wing that
'ol. John b. Cri,tenden was takenprisoner and
at Nauvoo.
on the eVcnIng of 3lst, a numerous meet.
% OF the citizens OF Quincy was held. Reso.
IioUs were adopted by The meeting. that 5
loy bad learned with Indignation of the dis
racciul capture and detention, BY the Nor.
IONS. of their esteemed fellow.citizcn, Col. \,
DIN u. Cri,endcn; that said detention de
lands the sevcrest retrbution: that a com.
itee OF six be appointed to confer and co on. ,
ate with Colonel James w. Singleton in {
duc,ng the Mornons 10 obedience. and el- b
cling the Immediate Liberation OF Col. Crit I
ndyn; ihit the dlsgmcclul conduct of the !,
lormons, IN inviting Col. C. 10 their city. q
nd then trcacherou-ly holding him as prison c
{, proves them entirely unworthy OF conf
enccr aud prcciudcs all negotiation with i,
hcm.
A committee was then eppoinied under 4
'ne of these resolutions:
That IN cases of emergency delays ore ,ion-
erous; ~. That in order To- carry out the re-
Olives OF the meeting, to assist ia cXecniina
hc laws oi The State, Il - essentially Hcccs,d- ,
y all should nc given those who are engaged
u the l. g'l discharge at their duty in Hun
ock county, opposed by mob IA NauVoo-
We therefore recommend that ~ many noun
ed volunteers as can be mustered at he court
iousc on Wednesday morning. The "a inst,
aimed ior the OCCASION ready Tor marching TO
he scene cot action, with Tor days provision
IN the meantime. the committee will visit
Carthage. and meet the volunteers at sra at
u O'Clock on "Wednesday aud report as cir
-umsianccs may require.
The editor OF ,l'e Hancock Eagle apologies
tl'e want OF general variety IN tie paper, by
saying AN hands connected with the Eagle
from thc editor itp to the "six-loot-two'
devil, have been nndcr arms night and day
for the last week, and have worked literally
in armor."
ENTHUSIASTICALLY German by the
name nl bowers committed sniride i'm BY.