Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1846-11-17
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The Raaeoak ExP,lilian.


about 200 men; divided into five small
companies, to-wit: Captain Hopkins Ar.
tIilery; Captain Aliens "Rough and
Readies" (both from Springfield Captain
Jackson's young Hickories, !" ard Cap.
tam Heads company of infantry, (both
from McDonough county.) and Captain
Hanerclafl's company from Beardstown.
We arrived at Carthage on Wednesday
last about one O'clock the Governor and
mounted guard consisting of ten or IL
armed men, one mile in advance of his
troops. As soon as the Governor and
guard rode up TO Mr. Hamilton's Hotel,
he was introduced to General Brocknan,
and several others ofthe leading military
officers of the late Anti Mormon forces.
weIe pointed OFT. Governor Ford talked
to these men. in firm and decided tone.
as the Executive ofthe State should. He
gave them to understand, in plain Ian
guage, that his object was to re. establish
law and order in Hancock county, and
protect the prescribed and banished Gill
zens in their rights.
In the evening, after having encamped
about mile from Carthage, the Governor
returned, with a guard Of ten men, and
addressed the people in the court house !;
informing them of his determination to
sustain the prescribed new citizens in
their rights; and demanced, in the name
OF the people Of Illinois, the State arms.
After making his speech, he left the meet
ing for camp, leaving Gen. Brockman
speaking. The meeting afterwards APP
pointed committee, consisting of several
who justify the ,banishme of men who
express themselves opposed to the late
movements Of the Anti NIormoas. Gen.
Brockman was one of this commilie.
The committe waited upon the Governor
at the camp in the morning, bat the GOV
ernor promptly refused to have any inter
view with them whatever, as the consti-
tuition and laws pointed out his duty; and
he could make no compromise at all with
the violaters Of the Law, but assured them
that he would seek for the facts in regard
to the late disturbances, from the most
disinterested persons that could be found
in the county, and would act accordingly.
The State arms have all been concealed,
and the Antics refuse to give them up.
We arrived at Nauvoo on Thursday,
and the Governor has had an interview
with the hanished citizens, (who have
returnedand are unmolcsted by the Antics
at present and he has also addressed
meeting ofthe prominent Antics, dec!ar.
ing his intention to maintain the new citi-
zens in their rights, at every hazard
Many of the mobocrats are roaring and
ranting like a menagerie of wild beasts,
in iron cages, but they dare not attempt
to bite.
The Mormon5 have been driven off,
and TO ore desires their return; no one
would encourage the return of single
Mormon. The question of Mormon and
Anti Mormon is settled, beyond all doubt.
Now the question is-shall the laws and
constitution prevail, or shall mobocrary
rule with an iron rod. If the Executive
cannot Sustain the laws in one county,
the reckless in other counties will be
tempted to rebel against the government,
until the spirit of mobocracy will ride
triumphant over the ruins of civil and re
ligiouS government.
1t is said that, in the late battle, when a
boy Of fifteen years fell, being inangied
by a caaaon ball, he uttered these words:
81 die in defence Of my mother and the
laws of my country" i, His father had
been shot few hours before. Such a
sentiment uttered by a dying hero of
legally authorized army, would be printed
in letters of gold, for the admiration OF
future geneFatious--bu but it fell from tn
lips of poor Mormon boy, defending his
home against an illegal force.
The Governor, by some means. was
informed of concealed State Arms in the
city, and despatched small squad ofmen
about the dawn Of day, who took them
from a stable and brought them into camp
yesterday morning. They were buried
one foot under the surface Of the ground
and were loaded. We are determined to
take all the arms we can bear of at every
hazard.
1t is uncertain what will be the result
of this expedition. think 1t will he
crowned with succe The better di5pos.
ed and more Interested Antics want peace,
as soon as they can, assured that they will
be secured, AMI they will show their
hands aud lift their voices against gang
ofvagabonas who have carried destruction
and fire before them. IF a man utters a
word against these scoundrels to-day, his
barn will be in a blaze tonight, and, from
fears of this kind, men, good meaning
men, have been compelled 10 appreciate
the course the more reckless.
There are Rany good reasons why GER
tain men have not been arrested. In the
first place, it is generally believed that no
magistrate in the county would issue
writ-or commit them if arrested. If
committed to Jail, the jail woll1 be broken
open or if brought to trial, no jury dare
find them guilty. In view of this state of