The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-05-15

last Friday, afcut the time rur paper Vas CO.
ing - press We received the Hancock E,c'e and
Warsaw Signal o. the two preceding weeks. IN
last evening Ne received these papers # | ST
week, 50 that we have at present the Mormon
news i'r tarre weeks, up 10 Ma, S.h. We
have hastily run over She paper, before Us srd
"nd IN them n lnbgr Of Items ri news that ma,
i"ierest our readers, Il which We give in con.
ienscd way the l'.ncir,c ou,s.
And first, both theNornous aud Antics have held
= number Of meetings Ia IL, 5cra,e on the course
to tie pursued by each pact, respectively. Among
these We iud one in Adams, another IN Hrndrr.
s'n,nHd another in Brown county, hy the Antics,
a, all of which resolutions of the strongest kind
were passed, eyiucins their determination t.,u-
force compliance on tie pant Of the Morm,ns.
with the agreement If last f,.l tn leave, ever,
soul OF them, this sITng. They give the Nor.
nous time to toe first OF June, af cr which they
are determined TO drive gu, every Mormon left IN
the country, 10y force. Several meetings have
also been held 10 notify certain individuals 10
leave. who are not Mormrnsf and Nhosc,n'y sin.
the Eagle says, is democracy and opposition to
mobocracy. Among those Who have received
such notice, are Mr.. peun1ck. Judge Ovens, and
Nr. Blakesy, the p. VI. at Carthage and county
recorder. all men of the highest r,spccabIliy.
We have also the proceedings Of several meet.
Ings Of the 'ncw citizens as they are called
persons who have purchased Mormon ,ropcny
and came in lately. These dgnounce in the
strongest terms the mob spill, manifested by tn.
"oId citizens aud are for giving the Mormon.
reasonable time 10 leave.
Among the meetings held by the Norm,,s
was one auenccd by over ,OCO, at which it was
unanimously resolved never to cast another vote
IN Illinois. Another meeting. attended by Iik,
number embracing the whole church remaining.
resolved 10 offer tie temple Tor sale to raise fund,
to enable the poorer among them to cmisr.le.
The cd'icc, It IS stated, has cost over million Of
dollars but can bc purchased for 100000.
y long letter IS published from GOV. Ford
addressed to tue Norm. n, in which the Cover.
nor strongly urges the Mornous. 10 lcayeas soon
as possihir, and makes himsrlfcIcarly understood
that, in the event Of the people rising t, compel
he Motmors 10 remove, lac will not have the
P'wer-howevcr much he may desire ito prc.
won't the hostile measures which will certainly
be employed by the old CT liens against the Nor.
mons In reply to an inquiry, he tells them
that the agreement they made to leave the state
AIS no legal existence, yet, tie rcclls have
.::sht 10 expect the terms Of The ogrcsncn will be
complied With in coed faith
Maj Warren has s'ai,pcJ li.a5.l. a. Nauvoo.
md publishes weekly bulletin of the condition
ii 'hI"g', by way ofgi'ing official AMI authentic
Information to the public. His las. bulletin /
states that there are about 1000 wagons on the
opposite side Of the river, ready to leave, and tina,
the number is daily increasing. Indeed, the Nor
mons appear to be cEeriIng all their energies to
get away as soon as possible.
The last Camp Israel, states that they
were at the head Of Grand River, in Iowa. They
intended there to recruit, and plant some seeds /
m The head waters Of Grand River, after which .
Il is Their intention TO push forward To another
post, aud plant ain for those Who are to follow.
In this way they will establish line # recruit. |
ing stations to the base Of the mountains.
o, p. Rockwell has bcen arrested and is now
IN jail at Quincy, charged with the murder Of
" orreI las, sumner.
Strangers are coming in rapidly, filing the
'ouses as fact as they are vacated by the Nor
mons.
\ touch ofcivilizl;ion" has reached the holy
NY IN the shape of couple Of grog shops.