Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-02-25
THE MORNONS.

We gather from several articles in the War
saw SigsGi. and other qusysers, that a portion
II not the whole, OF the Mormons intend soon
To commence their pilgrimage foe California.
That they should brgin their journey so early
in the scsson--beforc the winter has termina-
ted. AMI long before grass shall appear, upon
which TO subsist their cattle and horses-is
hazardous. and likely to be attended with Sc
we're trials aud much suffering. But il is sta
ted that from ten TO twelve hundred have al
ready crossed the rivcr IRON Nauvoo, and are
eacampcd on Sugar Creek, Iowa. sven miles
distant. Among them were the Treire. the
High Council. all the principal men Of the
church, aud about one HUNDRED females. They
were several days aud nights ia getting across
the river. IL Is said 10 BE- the plan Of The
leaders to send this company forward as a
pioneer corps. They are TO proceed abou,
i've hundred miles westward, where they are
TO halt, build a village, and put ia n spring
crop. They arr TO remain there until thos.
who follow in the spring reach them-wheu
another pioneer company will start Tor a point
five hundred miles still further west, where
they will stop, build a village. aud put in q
fall crop. The company remaining behind
will. ia The spring, move on TO tins second
station; and IN this manner they hope to &C
complish the long journey which is in contem-
plation. Many OF those who now 20 as pio-
ncers. are 10 return, ~ soon rs their crop i
in, Tor their families. There is q spice oi
romance about this emsnt Tor their Jour
ney-an apparent Indifference To the suffering:
which they must undergo confidence la the
plans and orlers Of their church leaders; which
must attract some portion al the public sym
pathy, even though IL be undeserved. Tbcil
future joumeyings will be observed with in-
tercst,
A., : LII :, H. rs1.,I H., r. 7,.-.t-
crossed the river on Sunday night, apparently
uppwbensive OF some visitation from Officers
" no might interfere with their DEPARTURE
They lett behind them. ssagcnts for the sale o
the remaining property, A Babbitt, Eulmel
and Haywood, formerly oi Quincy.
Maj. Warren. who has been I'm command
OF the Illinois Militia. stationed during TN
winter IN Hancock county, has issued an al
dress To the citizens OF that county. In thi,
address, he says:
That he has learned with much regret, tina
a body OF men, some twelve i'm number, hav,
assumed the authority Of notifying a nunbc
oil iamiiies To make preparation to leave IN.
country by the first Of May next, on pain O
being burned out; and this, too as they said
upon ,hr authority OF Gov. Fond. Lookin,
forward, as ! now do, to the consummaiio,
IN good faith, OF the compromise effected la,
NNh Atot"hu, Duulofs DDu,tdsS, NC
Dougail and myself. and believing as I do
That IL Is the duty Of all good citizens and low
crs OF good order 10 abide by that compromis
and To avoid oil causes Of excitement, l feel |
my duty 10 declare, that all persons engaged Il
notifying ciiizsns ut this time 10 leave, or
riotafers of The peace. amenablc to the law o
The land. aud that they ought TO be puni.he,
TO the utmost extent OF the law. The deciar
alton that they wee authorised To give sucl
notice by Gov. Ford il false and sfamderoms
And ! hereby pledge myself, and the force un
der my command, To move at q moment
warning, to put downs ll violence and breacbe
OF the peace, and TO assist in the execution O
all proper legal process, le, il come from wha
party IL may, either Mormon or anti. Mormon
and further. ndrise all good citizens, Of sggres
sions arc made upon their persons or proper
~, when there isno chance TO procure the ne
sisiance of the Volunteers) To defend thci
persons and property with powder aud lead.
The Sigaai also condemns any attempt {.
IA terhsS wisis ,hs compromise h-,~e~u th,
two parties in that ~coun,gy. (Ab. Rep.