Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-09-17
Tnc Norm on war.

Of the most awful and terrific scenes tina,
has ever occurred in this part of The coun-
try. Blood has been shed--lives have been
lnst--wives have been made widows and
have been made fa,herless and
yet there seems 10 be very little feeling
or excitement, i'll view OF il all. Our peo-
pie seem TO aci as if il was no business OF
theits-as if these terrible transactions
were nothing but mere sham fight. Our
merchants supply the be!ligeren,s with
powder and lead. and take the money Tor
il. and think no more of such trade than
ii they were selling piece of calico or
dozen pounds of sugar, only as II IS more
lucrative and on larger scale. There is
a moral obliqui,y in all this which calls
for rebuke. We should feel tina. such
state of things is awful and that that indi-
vidual or community who can manifest no
anxiety to pu, stop 10 its progress Is on
the trail of wrong doing. We know lha,
all in This region of country who have not
been personally identified with the an
novances occasionel by this Mormon ex-
element on one side or the other, have
become fairly worried out with the vari-
Gus futile attempts lha, have been made
to remedy the evil. Their feelings have
become blunted and their interest in The
matter has almost died away. 1t is on
account of these of repeated abortive at
tempts tina. our community manfests no
more interest and exhibits no more abhor-
renee of the scenes tina, are now being
transacted in the vicinity of Nauvoo.-
They do no, yet seem to realize the seri-
Gus impor, Of these transactions. Another
cause of their apathy is occasioned by the
contradictory rumors they daily receive
from the vicinity of these movements.
Whatever can be done, should be done
speedily in bringing this civil war and
bloodshed to an end. Situated as we are
in the Territory we can perhaps do bu,
little directly in the restoration of peace.
The result of the Mormon controversy
if indeed it has reached its result-has sc
far changed the whole aspect of affairs, as
TO forbid our people from cooperating
with either party. The controversy be.
longs to Illinois. On the heads of those
demagogues who encouraged the settle.
ment Of Nauvoo by the Mormons by Of
fering them privileges that were deniet
others, for the sake of obtaining ,hei
votes, will rest, in a grea! measure, the
responsibility Of all The misery and woe
tina, mus. follow these bloody dongs. 4
party that would purchase votes a. such
fearful cost,wil have a dreadful account IL
render, when inquest is made for the bloot
of these slain. The loco foco party o
Illinois are alone guilty in this matter
and even now lis weak and pusilanimou:
executive has taken no steps bu! such a
are dictated by political policy and which
will never accomplish the end. in putting
stop to this civil war He has had am
pie time to check these hellige.en: move
ments, if he had possessed the desire o
the courage or the wisdom TO have don
so. By taking decisive. energetic course
he nigh, have prevented the firing Of
single gun and the death Of single indi
vidual. What he will now do none cal
tell. As party to the agreement between
The citizens and the Mormons, where
the latter agreed to leave the State ,h
las, Spring, lie was bound. as he had tn
power and the author ity, TO compel III
ratification of the contract in the wa
pointed out. Blu, he was too much inter
ested in the election of TURNER to insi:
upon all going before the Angus, election
Their votes were necessary 10 accomplis
that object, and they were permitted t
remain. All the mischief tina, is now eA
perienced is the result of a combinalio
between religious and political fanaticis'
-hypocritical and political knavery.-
These two ingredients never could ha'
accomplished separately what they hav
accomplished together.
The men now arrayed against the Mo
mons have given up every thing to al
complish their object. Farmers ha'
neglected 10 put in their seed-mecha
D les have left their shops-and profession
i men have relinquished their business. wi
i the determination of Kidding the State
Y those whom they consider their worst e
emies. Their only object seems TO be
pc, them oal of the State; but do lh
consider that in doing so they may
en,ailing upon their neighbors in Iowa
\ great injury! In consequence of the
j position they NEE. with in Illinois, t
Mormons are scattering themselves
over the Southern and South western p'
tons of Iowa. Lee county has more
i them than it ever had before, and our o,
citizens in Des Mo!nes are becomi