Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-04-18

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We learn from Henry count, mn
that series Of outrsges have ~.
been committed upon the Swedish 10y
located in that county, and ,h,, 49,
threatened with exiermina,ion -
county. The men engaged in ,h.
RACES number about seventy. f,os
town Of Cambridge and Rock rive,
same county, and they are he,d.s
fellow named John Root. Til. u,
seems, married Charlotte Lou;.. 1T
but as they did not live happil, is
she left him and fed to her r.l,,;s
protection against bis violence !,
the 26th Of March, Root visited n. 49,
ny, with mob, with the intenl;es
gaining possession Of his wiis 49,
had left and gone TO . place Il ~.
Root irritsted by this desertiop. 49,.
ed to svenge himself upon the 49,.
members Of the colony collected . ~
paraded the streets armed, snd ,hrs.s..
TO burn the honses and kiln III inh...
They searched the COLONY. M ~. -
On the 9th they returned, NM u. ~
menced demolishing some &c M 80
tore of some Of the boards of M ehs,I
discharged their guns. and ordered N.:
habltan's 10 leave their houses. ]. ~.
they could burn them down. Tbs, 49,.
all the men Of the colony into INV a-..s
andthe women and children ihio M A.s,
tai. Next day the mob again assehhlrl,r,
burned the hay stacks Of The cotsut ~;
set fire to the buildings u Little Hill ".
miles from Cambridge. The priss-l
men and women Of the colony hed -
the fury Of the mob, and are nov !. y
Louis. No member Of The colonv "
any thing to do with The separation r.
and his wife, and Of course they % ~
answerable in any shape for Il.
Root pretends TO an intimate knowlear,
OF the bad designs on the part or me 81.
ony. and circulstes ISLANDERS OF al In
against them. But il is known that N,
are an innocent and unoffending pes,s
They are Christians, worshippine Ea
according to the Bible, which is their ~
guide. They eat at common table, ,pl
work for the common benefit, but "a
family lives by itself. Marriage Is ree,l.
nized by them. In nothing do they al
from other Christians, except that ihes q
at common table, and work for the so..
mon benefit. They suffered severely fssn
cholera last year. and seventy widows
with their children are lef, dependant upsu
the colony for support. The colony owns
about 1000 acres Of land. church, 1 hsss
four story brick dwelling house, Two
other brick houses, FIVE framing buildias.
and other small houses for Rooms I
windmill, flax.machine, two saw milass
steam fiouring.mill, and large part ofths
land is improved. The property, excla.
sive of personal effects, is valued al $50.
600. The colony now contains about 100
men, $50 women and girls, and 200 chill.
dren. In one respect, they resemble a.
Quakers-they hold to the doctrine Z
non-resistance; and have off red no Vic.
lence TO the mob. -
A people such as we have desc, bed
mainly women and children--sre u Ao
mercy, it seems, Of en- outrageous MD
We did hot suppose that Illinois cou1
produce seventy men IN any one csszsy,
who would willingly engage in such oui.
RACES, and particularly when The objects
were women and children. The scorer
they are driven from the State. The better
il will be for her reputation. The eoloay
deserves, and should receive The ihsssns
protection Of the laws, and The offenders
should not be suffered 10 go nnpunishsd.
According 10 the latest adyices, ths
mob had fixed the 9Th inst, for the a.
struction of the village in which the colo.
nists were located, but il is ho ped that ihs
threat was not put into execution. Il i
certain that all appeals 10 the authorities Il
The county for protection are in vsm, and
hey have besought the in'erposiiion Of tie
ofate-a request which ought moi 10 y
denied to Them [St Louis Repb.