Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-01-15

god for four day, each party firing about nine
hundred cannon balls, with tho loss Of only four
men; three Mormons and one Anti Mormon.
AT this iuncture Of alIairs committee arrived
from Quincy and effected a cessation Of hOstili-
ties for short time, and finally arranged the dif.
fculties: the Momons agreeing to deliver up
their arms TO the committee and remove from the
State; the Trustees Of the Mormon Churchto bo
permitted to remain until they coulddispose of the
properly belonging to the Mormons the new cit.
izens Of Nauyoo TO continue undisturbed in the
possession of their homes.
The Antics Immediately marched in and took
possession of the city. The Mormous we're or.
dered to leave the State; an hour orIwo being the
longest time given them, and that in rare ca.
ses, to make preparations. Nor was this all the
enormi'ies committed by the Antics. The new
settlers, people who had only resided in Nauvoo
for few months, and who, previous to their ar.
rival at that place, were unacquainted with the
state of affairs existing in that county, were, con.
ary TO the stipulations Of the treaty, ordered to
leave the State. They refusedtogo; whereupon
their houses were broken open, their properly de.
stroyed, many of themselves ducked in the river;
and finally allwere forcibly ejcctedfrom the State
The Antics, having now complete sway, in a
few days dispersed, leaving few menin Nauvoo
to prevent the return Of the ousted citizens. This
force remained atNauvoo, ,perpetratng numerous
acts Of cruelty and oppression, until late in Octo.
Der. The Governor having again been apprsed
of the state of affairs at Nauvoo, summoned sew.
enty five men to his assistance, and marched to
thar place. Before he reached the theatre of ac.
ton his force was swelled to two hundred men.
The small forceremaining in Nauvoo, upon hear.
ing of the approached the Governor and his pos
Sc, dispersed. The Governor reinstated the ex-
PEELED citizens in their homes; and, after remain
ing at Nauvoo some fifteen days, returned to the
seat Of Government, leaving force Of fifty men
to protect thecitizens. During the time the Gov
ernor remained at Nauvoo public meetings were
held by the Anti Mormons in all the villages near
that place, and his Excellency denounced in Sc.
we're terms for his impudence in interfering in the
matter; and declaringthat, as soon as the military
were removed from Nauveo, the Objectionable cit.
izens would again be expelled. The Governor
is of the impression that this declaration will be
carried into effect if the force in Nauvoo is reno.
we'd, but as the Legislature is now in session sub
mits the whole matter to its serious consideration,
without making any recommendation. No per-
son engaged in the late riots have been arrested,
the authorities of the State regarding such step
as entirely useless; former experience having
convinced them that the offenders could not be
convicted in Hancock county, and the law gave
them no authority to remove the trials TO a coun.
ty where the excitement, growing out of the late
disturbances, did not prevail.
Such is the substance Of the Report of Cover
nor Ford upon the difficulties existing between
the Mormons and Anti t-Mormons for the last two
years. 1t contains much that is new to US, and
we doubt not, to large proportion of the people
residing at any distance from the seat of disturb.
ance The state Of society it discloses is scertan.
ly lamentable. 1t behooves the authorities of the
State, and the citizens generally, TO apply them.
selves diligently to the work of reformation, or
the reputation of the people of Illinois will be
seriously affected.