THE MORMANS.—The St. Louis Republican of the 14th inst. appears to anticipate serious troubles in the Mormon country, from the exasperated state of pub-lic feeling in that vicinity. We quote the conclusion of the article, as it tells some stories that we have not heretofore seen:—
It is reported to us, though not in such a shape as to justify us in asserting that it is entirely true, that Governoi Ford has requested the Mormon leaders to send, immediately, to some other and distant point, all the members of their church who do not hold real es-tate or have no vistble means of support.
In urging this, he is said to have told them that such is the feeling in other counties, that if a fresh outbreak occurs, it is questionable whether the power of the state can be so exerted as to protect them from being driven from their homes in the Winter. If the Governor has given such advice, it is a prudent step, and the Mormons should profit by it.
Reports of continued depredations on the property of the Anti-Mormons—the old settlers—continue to reach us from Hancock. We are informed, that du- ring last week, a party of Mormons went into the southern part of the county, and entered a man's house and stripped it of every thing they thought de-sirable—the owner and his family being absent at the time.
Mr. Warren, one of Gen. Hardin's aids, arrested two men having possession of the stolen property, on their way into Nauvoo, and brought them back to Warsaw, where, after undergoing an examination, they were committed to the jail at Carthage, to answer for the outrage.
Considerable excitement has been created, espe-cially in the northern part of the county, by the dis-covery of the murder of an old citizen and Anti-Mor-mon, of the name of Debonaire. The facts are stated to be, that Mr. Debonaire was returning from Car-thage to Pontusuc, on the Mississippi, about 12 miles above Nauvoo, where he resides.
He was missed for several days, when the neighbors turned out to search for him. After a search of sev-eral days, a party, on Wednesday last, came to a place where the earth seemed to have been lately disturbed. It was in the bottom of a ditch of a prairie fence.—Upon examination, the body was found buried a short distance below the surface.
He had been shot by some one in the rear of him; the bell entered the back part of the head, passing through the brain, and lodging under the skin of the forehead.
The body was found about midway between Car-thage and Pontusuc, and from appearances, much force had been used to get it into the small hole in which it was buried No clue had been found to the perpetrators of the offence. Other persons in the coun-ty are missing, nor has any thing yet been elicited as to the fate of Mr. Wilcox.
All these things, whether they be rightly chargea-ble to the Mormons or not, contribute to keep up, and spread wider and wider, the spirit of opposition to them, and may, with other exciting causes, lead to serious outbreaks.
We have also a report, very imperfect in its details, that two travellers who left the vicinity of Warsaw a few days ago, to cross the Mississippi at Madison, were missing, and fears were entertained that they had been killed. But we place little confidence in this story.
THE MORMANS.—The St. Louis Republican of the 14th inst. appears to anticipate serious troubles in the Mormon country, from the exasperated state of pub-lic feeling in that vicinity. We quote the conclusion of the article, as it tells some stories that we have not heretofore seen:—
It is reported to us, though not in such a shape as to justify us in asserting that it is entirely true, that Governor Ford has requested the Mormon leaders to send, immediately, to some other and distant point, all the members of their church who do not hold real es-tate or have no vistble means of support.
In urging this, he is said to have told them that such is the feeling in other counties, that if a fresh outbreak occurs, it is questionable whether the power of the state can be so exerted as to protect them from being driven from their homes in the Winter. If the Governor has given such advice, it is a prudent step, and the Mormons should profit by it.
Reports of continued depredations on the property of the Anti-Mormons—the old settlers—continue to reach us from Hancock. We are informed, that du- ring last week, a party of Mormons went into the southern part of the county, and entered a man's house and stripped it of every thing they thought de-sirable—the owner and his family being absent at the time.
Mr. Warren, one of Gen. Hardin's aids, arrested two men having possession of the stolen property, on their way into Nauvoo, and brought them back to Warsaw, where, after undergoing an examination, they were committed to the jail at Carthage, to answer for the outrage.
Considerable excitement has been created, espe-cially in the northern part of the county, by the dis-covery of the murder of an old citizen and Anti-Mor-mon, of the name of Debonaire. The facts are stated to be, that Mr. Debonaire was returning from Car-thage to Pontusuc, on the Mississippi, about 12 miles above Nauvoo, where he resides.
He was missed for several days, when the neighbors turned out to search for him. After a search of sev-eral days, a party, on Wednesday last, came to a place where the earth seemed to have been lately disturbed. It was in the bottom of a ditch of a prairie fence.—Upon examination, the body was found buried a short distance below the surface.
He had been shot by some one in the rear of him; the bell entered the back part of the head, passing through the brain, and lodging under the skin of the forehead.
The body was found about midway between Car-thage and Pontusuc, and from appearances, much force had been used to get it into the small hole in which it was buried No clue had been found to the perpetrators of the offence. Other persons in the coun-ty are missing, nor has any thing yet been elicited as to the fate of Mr. Wilcox.
All these things, whether they be rightly chargea-ble to the Mormons or not, contribute to keep up, and spread wider and wider, the spirit of opposition to them, and may, with other exciting causes, lead to serious outbreaks.
We have also a report, very imperfect in its details, that two travellers who left the vicinity of Warsaw a few days ago, to cross the Mississippi at Madison, were missing, and fears were entertained that they had been killed. But we place little confidence in this story.
