The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-09-14
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In 1916 the exchiepsSas, hiJansas .iaasSsa4sys4as
Normons at Nauyoo REACHED itSI lHight.
The people of the surrodndihtsi eUdntrry
determined to drive them awsy9s the Sssn>s
resolved to defeud themselves ao1Xt civil
war seemed imminent Gotera6f Ford
dispatched regiment to put ldo%Fbo>A
oelligerentsl This regiment, consisting
Of $50 men, was under conhiandof Col.
ohm j. Hardin, the old pofiticSlst1
nent, but warm personal friend of Mr..
Douglas, i who hea The posi- VI Ma
j,r. -S'lHoo aaS'e'iA -
AS the littlebodY ofltroops approached
Nauvoo they saw lthe Sfor4aoMs, 1000
strong, drawn up to Oppose thsifaaSdhS0
Every man Of them was fnowHfo be arm
ed with q seven stooter. and d brace of
Colts 'revo.vers'A Twenty ions asheeStdA
man, besides q bowie Knife. Eokkoo
Hardin halted hisatfoUps 5iet out of
rifle range and addressed tBenis ssiiiah -
There are the .Mormons, ten to- pne
against us I Intend to attack tthhe4nA If
there is a coward herelwho wishes to go
home, he may do sbJnoM ' Lat any one
who wiehes to GO step tothe feeu&"
Not arnan eailie fefwarf4 Al
There were, I dare say says Mr.
Douglas, .justA45lJ of 6s,i iia6A618Skur
Colonel, who would thaie yBsen glad to
have retired; butAE 6t bheAof .hS1ad the
courage to wnNthaE he was a COW.
ard" WO1AOK N .
Major DorglssSasIsaid the Colonel.
will take 100 men, i&iIkpFoceed to Nau-
700, arrest the Twelve "A postlds and bring
them heren aEl30lA Il NV
T Colonel Hardm,' ,'n,asked the Major
quietly so that no oneeIsh heard, is this
peremptory order?a5o rSI
: 1T is.'iiIdHW " NH0L
a Then shalEnake anI AtenPtto exc
cute it. ButI givesvyod warning that
s not man Of ushwiH evertretufh'
I The Apostles mustSbe taken. Major
t Douglass replied the Col6hel2
t Very we'll, Colonel. If-you-wupd
E me alone you will be much mere-EE to
But you will ll,ae lose, your Sa1:IRf fs .s''r va
g II viii take the responsibility n YOU
II send me alone 1 win ipiedgeyd mssearto
reach the city. AS to bringing in the
Twelve, or getting back my yselsz2Rt is
qnite another question: islBilhsrysasQ
DO you assume the responsibility2,,
|. 4 do
N ri Major Douglass said the Colonel af-
i ter rejecting few moments. will preeeed
a to Nauvoo, taking such esto:t as iheeAsees
$ it.'A .aohi ladi 2fi1sdmsm91 I'd ysrom
$. The order owas hardly given olehsaAhe
IN little Major-for he was WA lp9t, thsn aukttft'
b, tie Glant'-dashed on at full speeq, AS
n he approached the Mormon Legion Cen
eral Wells came forward to meet him; and
lie after a brief conversation escorSsa him
l. through the hollow square oftroopsoiato
of the ety. He was enoe long m assepg
', Brigham md the 5Twelys,s Az p5 jhPm
u were old sacqpaintaanccss a Of bis aoM2n OF
them had, in fact, been RetSors S a9 gig ga Tor
,e trial. as Judge, upon some charge or
ut other. b.,t;y a,sdT s..-.avy-
| The Judge is famous Tor MShking
Of manners; and in d very breftime Ne es9dc.
h. ceeded in inducing Brigham dhR shs-
er,f sociates to ,aecompa NY shin ssdT hssssall
ut packed, themselves sintod the IL ,;aARaaAtelio
n, Coach drawn by eight hSrssss az apS pre-
1 sented sIt themselves The stTg In the camp
b. The lighting was postponed. and nego'
as tiations for the removal of the Mormon'
he were entered upon, Judge Dodgleubeing
to tchief negotiator non nneisidsi lob Bu6ean
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