New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-02
A,eu.1)ork Dailp orlbune.
THE BEAVER ISLAND MORMONS.
neyonsene. Of tn. N. Y. Tribune.

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June 4, the second article Of which is made up prnc
paIy Of Communication from Mackinaw 20 IAe DefToH
Ere, Press. concerning the Mormon Settlement at
Beaver Island. have nos seen The Free Press ana
do not know any further than appears by your paper
what the proceedings of the meeting AZ Mackinss
! 10 which YOU allude But feeling that you would
not willingly 90 With the multitude TO do evil nor lend
YOUR strength to the strong for wickedness rather than
the tor righteousness ask your attention, ana tna
| Of Your readers 10 the following facts.
The Mormon Settlement At the Beaver Islands mas oeeh
IL the jurisdiction of Macknsw County SIX years having
been commenced the th at Nsy, ls47, and JadcAy or
gained the County of Emmett the 9th day OF May 1888
The three y.srs Of that period have witnessed sspt Of
continued and bitter hostility the part OF large portion
OF the People uackinay toward the hIrmous duiing
which there have been arrested At different tunes ana
taken MAILMAN and rtd on various criminal charges
upward Of sixty M"rmon- every one OF whom mas oeeh
acquitted al discharged
have not overlooked the suslon to b1rmon nffnc'"s
snd Mormon ~ geH, OF which have word to s.y hers
after hi, place II Is enough TO say that not MORMON
sat on jury uAcknss and out Que ot tno,e shy
persons int in his defense. lone Vas
John HILL, charged with arson, who though ne sac an
ample defense nevertheless required by HcFtsac
Justoe TO give bail ~ answer But gentenen in Mack
nav though he totl stranger became his Dali ana
| hacl NAV Grand Jury refused t. indict nun.
From these facts, can there's be but onr CONCLUSION
II rspecatle citizens residing IL Oh lance c"uld Tor
msm ye-t m elns-yes Of preudc- ana Learn the qu7s
non esy Al issue tn attempts 10 produce acts OF law
tssness and mobocrscy could never become ioraidaoe
II IL for gn support mat gives e All 'ne consequence
IT, IL c.u.- Of the present demonstration against the
M0mous is this TIE state OF Michigan mas Liquor
Iav-pst the Maine Law which WAS passed Al the late
,,sou Of the g.atur aud to b. voted on by te p-oPs
next week but the Michigan Law, the eject 81 "h "a IS
substantially this, that NJ person sh' sell 'pt,tu'us VI
to1cnrins liquors IN quaniues les thAn = gallons IN
.s h. civ. rep n,ibe surers in large aoIn,s u An
,ver for ally DAMAGE cont gent, collateral or oDer"se
hstpe1ug iIom their USE a. III.
us Of Intoxicating drinks ana for the purpose 81 tkns
thu law quite G-ctus the Aains la" coua De- We
var every man who could justly As surety
for hquuy dealer En", full cous uitAtOn mutually
DE ged Ourselves each other To tho puohc 10 not
! u.come surely for any person - sell hiior.
THIS pledge being kept II was Impossible that any one
should get ai authority t. sell Many shifts wers made
io evad the Law, by isnerm-D and especially n.y. men tt
din " IA the Indians But the officers did tnec dly spite
o threats of violence, civil the destruction OF h-r
se cut death aud tue trade "a, suppressed On al
! the beaver lsl.uo group, * ept Coll lsland only.
At the spring election the three t"whsnPs" i frhre'
G.. Ii e. and Chsrev"ix composing the county OF EAn1t
.t led oic,rs of the stripe aud tha tne traders
MIL be fully warned before they laid IN their Supplies
I'D .ref r, have no o. hnd ttu tecdne my oere
,g1.Ned 10 kep The t4ie the following nstIce s-s inserted
! il Inc Northern Iiasdcr ct My l2th:
There prevalent practice sending out adias Ve 70 Aae
Tho GhLIs ahd. ~ih uPpy Vt A4So We T,a sdsi
,rih it tie sht to vi Ga Mcasan From Od
he vet Is Of d. STATE 'ea .a'a % DlaId l,7 -'A ~
If n. per.sd a. tie Sheni L 90 ot' aai MAKE AZ
lie fool h 4, be defeat y efns pirates
Iobitrs' That cry has bees raised once 10 0 tn .
o.
Ma, kpaw would not have Oern held, aud tie com mum
csti,n H. me Free Press would never nave been written
M.,binsw ha- deeprrnierrs IN ms n4u"r Ad-, prop
sty than any other town OF the same population Va me
state IRON 20 grOgg eriv are constantly during tue
hslrg s+asnul open t. custsmers the O1HI~ns houses
.r, GENERALLY SUPPLIED 9Th bsTs aud well pairJuz-d bat
M. nouo So nj on the ,hns grounds, aud Sold i ir
m r, thsb that drank IL Ma kEaw AND when tli that
M 4 If this Is the >ric known as Indian W lisky
Isrr4l Of With consists OF two ga ms OF alcohol thirty
gallons Of wner tobacco enough to make tn'ouctng'
and canine pepper enough 10 give sufficient sire. 9Th
and ustl, erttr 4 20 the ludiAn name OF Es~ Hef
c,.i Nv po SIX cent. pr gallon and sold Al - cents per
t Az by The so cents per gapn; you can TORN
.oue ous ids of what M.cSinAS w"ad "s- ~ the en-
/ f,icing OF Ibis quor lAS throughout the fisheries
Tb-r- Ar t. Emru-t County, rom ave q SIX hrnir'd
sdDlf H. ale Indians Ahoss principal business IS h'1ing
Each Dan viii with the as-l-tsnce he gets n IN MS He
enc cb catch sno cure IN AL av-tsg- 100 ~ e ot
tsk IL y stasOLi be keeps sober FrpDaoy lhry nave
On. hall that Tor i-W years pest the balance VI time,
md Le.ry al. the awaits, beng sacrificed 10 liquor
Five huud e. ,udtIs taxing each any barrels OF ash
malt. 5000 b-ir-l, u-uay sod ON tue grodni A. aD1at
s. prr barrel lihr surci furnishing barrels an salt
ustus The ,nug ,um"f sioO COO. Nov il s''0)J ut ihs
,urchase mol,y PAID IL iucan whisky csins say I'VE
cents pr gaion snd rpi Al irum y cr1t q one
d. lar a. The Other $4,000 iu goods of the worst quality
~ sub prcc. Intoxicated Indians can b. Induced u
t.kr h' a., y"U readily hat tie 'rale NUT %
v,r, lucrative those Engaged 70 H. nDseyof ranuus II
nay b. 10 he Indian hsrm-n sud Il 4 these outrage on
rso ana the Vast ass ot cpncoatant wrongs th%i
fh- MoTuOLs have st themselves - w"rk eusauty -
III. hy tlr rgu ~u"rcem M "it pa c statutes
coz : which ~ Threatened gIth cvu Wsr We VIII
fst- % is-ue CID giv- Property o. th- right
I Heretofore. when fn.re legal orr suL Non a.
Gr.r0 1rsyerse the Missionaries among tho luiiAu. there
iryBtd the quor traffic .itb these ban g. Dy inducing
ihr lnon- 70 IL body beaded o. their Cneis a1i
- pom The grouLd Any liquor ht vas brought th-re
trsl- ULfuUnse.y tsO years ago, @he there w.s a
hVl--s cru,ads slst The MUnnou, ~ tnfeE tn-ir
vi. b. ih- eide 81 N0ho,rA.y They have r-aY7d tne
aro Il th,r error by having numerous Otods ~ las
bss Teues ads settle u their ghbr establish trade
nguuT Introduce all auLrr ~ dis Al 81 aud c1u
iiDu,Ir-- amotg Indians that rapidy adv nfuS N
rou Grr-u aid snrhYrng ia the htrpJr 81 one
tie IL noLn,filg l.d4D tOsu. "n tirtnd traverse
u.uteo e1chal gug Nf-kY tor maple sug r. msnuAc
tuIea by tie boia1, h- ,sIossr-s apPurd 10 Mays
tTas ior tor THIS outrage upon TIE !aF ou wen
tie CIstabi- aboard ne vessel arrest t- Egr-s
= fAsg tex hf prIsOaer, aha hLIstIg ih-r trade
carried Nib Wise basin before tn-y let nIm %
AIo this submit Is the naiIra iru VI giving AID 10 law
. ls-sIess zEaD-t
The Indian vllszes Of the Cross, Middle All L. Ar.
bour Croche 10 County Of En net, have heretofore
nvush,o man ,thers in that region snd have grad
uay ucresstd IL population ss many bands around nav
bee ne exun,t Iii. fat be attributed % the great
Efforts he Catholic Priests residing these village,
T. prevent h Introduction 80 qu = among thee Indian
OIfs EIChth have been materially snG hnort )iy
aced bv the B.Otners Wendell merchants IN hsskinAw
vbo the principal r4iers N thee villages AMI II al
their ealing have shown norAole regtf 10 n1n.g
iiy, and the interests Of ih-ir customers.
But the great a the fishing business tnr the
last few YEAR has in,d The clss OF email peddug ira
ders 10 the fishing grounds and With then tie tdd
Ere wafer" ard wasting aud anlhl4ton" have
set their m irk on the bands Indsns sell a. ths
Others " th- Mcrmols cz-ts OF l. Imut c-ps'I' u-u
eIurce the LiQ1or LsE 81 tic Sftfe tlu-t "''a "-0
saved. Ii Dot, they are ln,t Bur the tridrf' W
e. H. r. 10 sell ~hl-key al - Loshug I'l'-s ~. -
h. a.