The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-06-26

county for them, which was done
at the session of the legislature OF
1861.
a was a member of the legisla-
ture and drew the bill organizing
Caldwell County for the Mormons
exclusively. and the offices of the
county were given to their people.
The new county filed up very rap
idly AMI they made great progress
| in agricultural and other improve
menfs. They continued to live pros
parously and TRANQUILITY until the
summer of 1888, when Joseph Smith
came out from Ohio and soon after
thev commenced forming a settle
ment in Davis County, which, under
their agreement, they had no right
to do. This occaSiOned difficulties
with the citizens of Davis County,
and in September, 1888. large num-
Der of citizens Of Davis and adjoin-
ing counties collected with arms in
the Mormon settlement called
'ADAM-ON-DI-AHMA
In Davis County. The Mormons
also gathered at the same point, and
|, being at that time brigadier-gen-
eral of the western division of Mis-
souri,, was sent out by Gov. Boggs
with a regiment of Clay County
militia to prevent collision,
which, after being there one week,
| was able to do, and left them APP
parently harmonious, the MOrmOns
agreeing that they would return to
Caldwell County as soon as they
could take care of their crops, etc.
About one month after this new
difficulties arose between the citi-
zens and the MormonS, from what
causes | never knew, which culml-
mated in the MormonS burning and
sacking the Gentle towns of Mill
port and Gallatln, then very small
villages. A few days after this
battle took place on the line be-
tween Caldwell and Ray counties
between the Mormons, under the
command of Capt. Patton, and citi-
zens of Ray County, under COM
mand of Capt. BOgard, in which two
Ray County citizens and several
Mormons, including Capt. Patton,
were killed. The place where the
battle occurred is still known as
'BoGARD'S BATTLE GROUND.
General Atchison, who was after
wards United States senator, was
then major-general of northwest
Missouri, and ordered me to raise a
regiment of militia from Clay, Clin-
ton and Platte Counties. | did so,
and proceeded at once to the battle
ground, and the next day l received
an order from Governor BOggS to
take command Of all the forces and
remain in Ray County until the ar
rival of General Clark with the state
troops. Being satisfied that the gov
ernOr had Over-eStimated the num-
Der of MormOns, l went on to Far
West, county seat of Caldwell
County, where all the Mormon
forces were assembled. [ sent for
Judge King, of the circuit court, to
come to my camp, and at that juno
ture General S. ID. Lucas, of Jack
son County, arrived with a small
number of men sent out by the gov
ernOr. / opened negotiations with
the MormOns by going up to their
lines in person, and when Judge
King came out [ consulted with
him, and upon his advice the Nor
mons gave up their arms and TUNED
over to me such men as had violated
the laws of the land, and those
upon the other side who had
done the same were arrested upon
warrants issued by Judge King. 1t
has been said that in the treaty l
made with the Mormons [ stipu-
lated that
THEY MUST LEAVE THE STATE
Under penalty of humiliation if
they refused to do so. This is en-
tirely untrue, as / made no such
stipulation. 1t is true, however,
that in an order to me and other
officers, Gov. BOggS used the express
sion that the MOrmOns must leave
the state or be eXterminated,'
whereas this order was entirely lille
gal. l paid no attention to it. In
MY report to Gov. Boggs l stated TO
him that I had disregarded that part
VI Ills OlQC1, olo IllO cSO VI C-NCCA III
nation was over, and if | attempted
to remove them to some other state |
it would only cause additional
trouble. The Mormons commenced
Immediately after this to move TO
Nauvoo, Ill, and / know nothing
further about them. While the
Mormons resided in Clay County
they were a peaceable, sober, indus |
trious and law-abiding people, and
during their stay with us not one
was ever accused of a crime Of any
kind"
Gen. Doniphan is now in his 73d
year. but is still hale and hearty.
He is a man of fine appearance and
intellect, and is well known and
highly respected all over the state.
He has resided in Richmond during
the past several years. His state |
ment as given above may be relied
upon as strictly the truth in every
particular There are a few old
citizens still living near Independ- |
ence who Were in this county dur
ing the troubles of 1888, whose
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