The daily union., 1846-06-25
THE DAILY UNION.
Prom the St. Louis Reyeills. June 10
WAR IN HANCOCK.

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character Misery, unavoidable on the part Of th
wreIched MormOns we fear, Is 10 be crowned bI
the shedding Of blood on both sides. We hay,
condensed both the Mormon and ant-Mormon ac
couats IL will be seen by the statement of eaei
that the antics had but retired for Teinforcements
while the Mormon strength was also increasing
| When the Prairie Bird passed, the expectation o
an immediate collision was generally entertained.
From the Hancock Eagle, (Extra.) June Is.
THE WAR IN HANCOCK.
IN armed force ,asnacss Misunderstanding Of the CHI
EsRs for dsteResii--.f battle srpsetsdN
Since the issue of our extra" Of Thursday night
the excitement IN sis city has exceeded anything o
the kind we have ever witnessed.
The cause Of this is already before the public
An armed force (sbout -four hundred strong, assem-,
bled without the pale of the law, now lies encamped
within striking distance Of the city, and It's advance
~ hostile attitude is hourly expected by most oi
the citizens. All possible preparations have been
made to receive the shock, should 1t come, and
there are but few at rest to night who have not ar
ranged TO spring into the street at the "Iap Of the
| bell" One thing is setted-f any armed force
should attempt to enter the place with misehevous
intent, they will have to walk the dead bodies
Of three hundred free American citizens, who have
recently purchased homes in Nauyoo, and estab-
llshed residence upon property vacated by the
Mormons The new citizens have solemnly deter
w COhutN dhsefnDleu, tndt VIII ucilncr
fly from their homes nor be dictated to by an arm
ed force illegally assembled.
Upon this point there Is but one sentiment The
power and influence once exercised by the MormOns
have passed into the hands Of community who
cannot be made to understand by what authority an
isyadng force presumes 20 dictate The conditions
upon which they shall exercise The privileges Of cit
lZenshIp In defence Of this principle, and for the
protection Of their lives and property, the new et-
Lens have armed themselves; and they call upon
their feow-cItlZens throughout the land TO sustain
them IN the struggle. This is their own language,
and II will probably be published to the world to.
morrow over their names.
This committee visited Carthage yesterday, and
returned with proposition that armed force
should be permitted to march within four miles Of
the place, and that they should be admitted into the
town by Gats. The proposal was submitted to the
new citizens and, as they agreed that It might ere
ate uneasness and tend to breach Of the peace, 1t
rejected.
IL having been announced that some three or four
hundred men were assembled in arms at Goldeh's
Point, Il suggested that a new committee should
visit them and endeayor TO induce them to disperse;
this objected to at first, but il finally agreed
upon hat delegation should meet them as citizens
Of the county
The new citizens composing this body visited the
hostile camp this morning, and returned in the after
noon with proposals Of compromise, which were
again rejected on the ground that the settlers
could not consistently negotiate with armed force
10 the attitude assumed by the party at Goden's
Point, lnasmuch no promise could be had that all
hostile demonstrations would finally cease in
the demands Of the Invading force were admitted
new committee was then instructed to wait
upon them, with a request from the new settlers
that they would dIsperse.
In the meantime, (pending these negotiatons,) a
general armlng has taken place. All manner Of
weapons have been collected and put in order. Even
some Of the females provided with guns.
One Of the propositions which has been offered is,
to send force into the city strong enough to put all
the remaining MOrmons on the Iowa side Of the
river or at any rate carry them out of the county
This the people Of Iowa and the surrounding coun-
ties object to, as It will surely entail upon other
communities the burden Of hundreds Of paupers
who will not have roof TO shelter them, or food 10
subsst upon.
II lfhnsulities against the place should cease, they
can sell out (tempe and alD in a few weeks, and
wind up Mormonsm in Illinois forever. These are
the views Of the new citizens who have spoken
the subject, and the only rational position which
can be taken.
Our reporter has just returned from the Iowa side
of the nVer and represents the condition Of some OF
Sss %saesP M9s"SS asa rs JdsPIoEa9s able, Trhsy baYs .h6.
and children liable to all the distressing
consequences of exposure TO the weather, and II
starvation is avered disease will finish the work. As
one of the 81 eOkers remarked, "the sufferings OF
the starving Irish cannot be exceeded by that which
we have in our own land, for the Irish have q roof
to die under"
Sunday morning, o'clock The only city is in an
uproar. The bell has struck to call every man to
arms, and men Of might moving hastily TO the
muster ground The force sworn in to act under
the sheriff exceeds 600 men. They will move in
two or three hours towards the hostile camp.
The issue is made, and in few hours the result
will probably be known.
Captain Clifford, formerly Of Quincy) who has
been depuzed by the sheriff to act, and who heads
the new citizens, desires us to say that he is the
friend of peace, and has done all in his power to
make peace, but in the present emergency, both
himself and the citizens generally think proper
to call upon the friends of Justice and civil liberty
in Quincy and elsewhere to lend them their coun-
tenance and assistance in the protection Of their
property
P. s. The Nauvoo force is now marching in a
body the verge Of the city, with the star spanged
banner at their head, and to the music of yankee
Doodle"
From the Warsaw sgnal-Extra.
Sunday, u o'clock, m.-We are again called on to
announce that the county of Hancock is the theatre
Of war. Two opposite and hostile forces are now
in arms, and unless third party intervenes, col
sIon is inevitable.
On Friday last large number Of citizens assem-
bed at Carthage, armed; and after conference with
a committee of the new citizens, resolved to march
further on the propriety Of entering the city.
Accordingly, yesterday, large force was put in
motion, and rendezvoused at Goldens Point, five
miles south of Nauvoo. Here they were met by a
committee of new citizens, and sundry propositions
were made and discussed.
The committee of the citizens returned to
Nauvoo last night, and made report; but in the
meantime, Backcnstos, who had been absent, ar
rived in the city, and by the aid of the remaining
Mormons, overturned all amicable arrangements,
| and booted at the committee and the proposition
ubmitted by them. He declared he would take
the field and put down the mob" Accordingly he
enrolled posse which, TO the best accounts, is about
500 strong, many Of the settlers Of Naayoo
icing forced into the ranks, and large number oI
Mormons who were encamped on the other side OF
the river having returned to assist in driving the
| anti-Mormons from the field. This state of facts
having been ascertained at the camp at Golden's
Point, council was called; and it having been
certained that the men were supplied with but about
five rounds Of cartridges, and but about one days
provision, it resolved to retreat to Carthage, in.
crease their supplies, collect the artillery in the