INDEPENDENCE, Mo. }
May 3d, 1836. }
Mr. Editor: -- Letters from Kirtland, Ohio, have been received here by the last mail from persons of undoubted veracity, giving information that the Mormons in that place and its vicinity, to the number of 1500 or 2000, are arming and coming on to the upper Missouri. The letters state that they will not come in a body, but in small detached parties. This information is confirmed by our merchants returning, and other travelers coming from the East, who say that every boat ascending the River contains more or less of them; some 20, and one as high as 205. Those who did not show guns openly had boxes of the size usually made to contain guns. Add to this, that those who are coming, and those who are in the surrounding counties, speak uniformily of another attempt to take Zion, and no doubt can remain but that the peace of this section is again to be disturbed by a military array of ragamuffins, headed by the modern Mohamed. A meeting of the people of this county has been called, to meet on Saturday next, and energetic measures will be adopted to meet the coming storm, and a respectful but earnest request fir the co-operation of the upper counties.
At the last advices from Kirtland, all the County Offices were filled with Latter day saints, and a petition had been forwarded to the Post Master General to reform the post master there and appoint in his place the notorious Oliver Cowdery, who has given his name an infamous notoriety by bearing public and unblushing testimony to the advent of an Angel.
In the soberness and sadness of truth, where is this thing to end. Let others do as they may, the people of Jackson and their friends in the surrounding counties will be found at their post in the hour of trial; and this modern Hero of Revelation and Rags will be taught that the world is not rolling backward either in knowledge or chivalry. H. C.
Vol. 1. Liberty, Missouri, June 30, 1836. No. 21.
PUBLIC MEETING.
A respectable number of our fellow citizens met, being previously notified of the same, at the court house, in the Town of Liberty, June 29th, 1836.
On motion of Doct. Woodson J. Moss, John Bird, was called to the Chair. And, On motion of Col. Wm. T. Wood, John F. Doherty, appointed Secretary:
The object of the meeting was, by request of the Chair, explained in a few appropriate remarks, by Col. Wood; when On motion of Col. Wm. T. Wood, a Committee of nine was appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of this meeting:
Whereupon the following gentlemen were chosen, viz:
John Thornton, Esq. Peter Rogers, Esq. Andrew Robertson, Esq. James T. V. Thompson, Esq. Col. Wm. T. Wood, Doct. Woodson J. Moss, James M. Hughes, Esq. David R. Atchison, Esq. and A. W Doniphan, Esq. Who retired, and in a short time returned and made through their Chairman, (Col. John Thornton.) the following unanimous report, which was read:
It is apparent, to every reflecting mind, that a crisis has arrived in this county, that requires the deep, cool, dispassionate consideration, and immediate action of every lover of peace, harmony and good order. We cannot conceal from ourselves, the fact that, at this moment, the clouds of civil war are rolling up their fearful masses and hanging over our devoted county, solemn, dark and terrible. This painful state of things has been produced mainly, by the rapid and increasing emigration, of that people, commonly called Mormons, during the last few months. It is known to all, that in November, 1833, these people were expelled from their homes in Jackson county, without money, without property, without the means of subsistence for themselves, their wives and their children; and like Noah's dove without even a resting place for their feet. They came to our county, thus friendless and penniless, seeking (as they said) but a temporary asylum, from the storms of persecution by which they were then buffeted. Their destitute and miserable condition, at that inclement season of the year, excited the deep sympathies of the philanthropic and hospitable citizens of this county; and notwithstanding the thousand reports, that were borne on the wings of the wind, charging them with almost every crime known to the laws of our country: yet our feelings of kindness, and sympathy for human suffering prevailed over every obstacle, and they were received with friendship and treated with toleration, and often with marks of peculiar kindness. They always declared that they looked not upon this county as their home, but as a temporary asylum, and that whenever a respectable portion of the citizens of this county, should request it, they would promptly leave us in peace as they found us. -- That period has now arrived. Duty to ourselves, to our families, and to the best interests of our county, require at our hands, to demand the fulfilment of that pledge. They are charged by those who are opposed to them, with an unfriendly determination to violate that pledge. Their rapid emigration, their large purchases and offers to purchase lands, the remarks of the ignorant and imprudent portion of them, that this country is destined by heaven to be theirs, are received and looked upon, by a large portion of this community, as strong & convincing proofs that they intend to make this county their permanent home, that centre and general rendezvous of their people. -- These are some of the reasons, why these people have become objects of the deepest hatred and detestation to many of our citizens.
They are Eastern men, whose manners, habits, customs and even dialect, are essentially different from our own; they are non-slave holders, and opposed to slavery; which, in this peculiar period, when abolition has reared its deformed and haggard visage in our land, is well calculated to excite deep and abiding prejudices in any community, where slavery is tolerated and practiced. In addition to all this, they are charged, as they have heretofore been, with keeping up a constant communication with the Indian tribes on our frontier, with declaring, even from the pulpit, that the Indians are a part of God's chosen people, and are destined, by heaven, to inherit this land, in common with themselves.
We do not vouch for the correctness of these statements; but whether they are true or false, their effect has been the same in exciting our community. In times of greater tranquility, such ridiculous remarks might well be regarded as the offspring of phrenzied fanaticism. But at this time our defenceless situation on the frontier, the bloody disasters of our fellow citizens in Florida and other parts of the south, all tend to make a portion of our citizens regard such sentiments with horror, if not alarm. -- These and many other causes, have combined to raise a prejudice against them; and a feeling of hostility, that the first spark may, and we deeply fear, will ignite into all the horrors and desolations of a civil war: the worst evil that can befall any country. We, therefore, feel it our duty to come forward, as mediators, and use every means in our power, to prevent the occurrence of so great an evil. As the most efficient means to arrest the evil, we urge on the Mormons, to use every means, to put an immediate stop to the emigration of their people, to this county. We earnestly urge them to seek some other abiding place, where the manners, the habits and customs of the people will be more consonant with their own. For this purpose we would advise them to explore the territory of Wisconsin. This country is peculiarly suited to their condition & their wants. It is almost entirely unsettled; they can there procure large bodies of land together, where there are no settlements, and none to interfere with them. It is a territory in which slavery is prohibited, and it is settled entirely with emigrants from the North and East. The religious tenets of this people are so different from the present churches of the age, that they always have and always will, excite deep prejudices against them, in any populous country where they may locate. We therefore, in a spirit of frank and friendly kindness, do advise them to seek a home where they may obtain large and separate bodies of land, and have a community of their own. We further say to them, if they regard their own safety and welfare -- if they regard the welfare of their families, their wives and children, they will ponder with deep and solemn reflection on this friendly admonition. If they have one spark of gratitude, they will not willingly plunge a people into civil war, who held out to them the friendly hand of assistance in that hour of dark distress, when there was few to say, God save them. We can only say to them that if they still persist in the blind course, they have heretofore followed, in flooding the county with their people, that we fear and firmly believe that an immediate civil war is the inevitable consequence. --
We know that there is not one among us, who thirsts for the blood of that people. We do not contend that we have the least right, under the constitution and laws of the country, to expel them by force. But we would indeed be blind, if we did not foresee that the first blow, that is struck at this moment of deep excitement, must and will speedily involve every individual in a war, bearing ruin, woe, and desolation in its course. It matters but little how, where, or by whom the war may begin, when the work of destruction commences, we must all be borne onward by the storm, or crushed beneath its fury. In a civil war when our homes is the theatre, on which it is fought, there can be no neutrals; let our opinions be what they may, we must fight in self-defence. We want nothing, we ask nothing, we would have nothing from this people. We only ask them, for their own safety, and for ours, to take the least of the two evils. Most of them are destitute of land, have but little property, are late emigrants to this country, without relations, friends, or endearing ties, to bind them to this land at the risk of such imminent peril to them and to us. We request them to leave us, when their crops are gathered, their business settled, and they have made every suitable preparation to remove. Those who have 40 acres of land, we are willing, shall remain until they can dispose of it without loss if it should require years. But we urge, most strongly urge, that emigration cease, and cease immediately, as nothing else can or will allay for a moment, the deep excitement that is now unhappily agitating this community. If the Mormons will comply with these friendly requisitions, we will use every exertion, among our own citizens, to arrest this evil before it is forever too late; but if they are disregarded, we can promise neither them or ourselves, a long continuation of the blessings of peace and harmony.
1st. Therefore, be it resolved by this meeting, that they view, with feelings of the deepest regret, the present unhappy situation of our country.
2nd. That it is the fixed and settled conviction of this meeting, that unless the people commonly called Mormons, will agree to stop immediately the emigration of their people to this county, and take measures to remove themselves from it, a civil war is inevitable.
3rd. That a committee of ten be appointed, to make known to the leaders of that people, the views of this meeting, and to urge upon them the propriety of acceding to these propositions.
4th. That said committee consist of Andrew Robertson, Michael Arthur, Littleberry Sublet, John Baxter, Jas. M. Hughes, W. J. Moss, John Bird, Peter Rogers, W. T. Wood and J. T. V. Thompson, who shall meet on tomorrow at the house of Mr. Cowen and confer with the Mormons and report to this meeting as soon thereafter as convenient, the reply of the Mormons to these requisitions.
5th. That if the Mormons agree to these propositions we will use every means in our power to allay the excitement among our own citizens and to get them to await the result of these things.
6th. That it is the opinion of this meeting that the recent emigrants among the Mormons should take measures to leave this county immediately as they have no crops on hand and nothing to lose by continuing their journey to some more friendly land.
On motion of Col. Wm. T. Wood, the Preamble and Resolutions were unanimously adopted.
Be it resolved that this meeting adjourn until Saturday next.
John Bird, Chair.
John F. Doherty, Sec.
Vol. 1. Liberty, Missouri, Thursday August 11, 1836 No. 27.
Kirtland, O., July 5th, 1836.
SIR:
Presuming any information realtive to the Mormons is in some degree interesting to you I take the liberty to say to you a few words respecting them. I do this at this time, in consequence of having seen within a few days, several Missouri newspapers sent here by the Mormons of your county giving accounts of proceedings had in your part of the country to protect yourselves from the incursions of these savages. In this Township we are completely over run with them, I might say cursed with them for no greater curse could befall any people than to have these fiends in human shape settle among them. In this Township they have less than 2,000 acres of land and yet the control all the elections. They have been trying for the last six months to get the Post Office, but have not as yet succeeded, their conduct becomes more overbearing in proportion as they obtain power, they openly avow that they are at some time to have possession of the wealth of the world which they are to obtain by conquest, and such is the spirit of this delusion that a great part of their numbers are expecting at no distant day immense wealth which they expect to acquire by their exertions in the slaughter of those who do not belong to their number. You will easily perceive that with these feelings and views they can be nothing less than a scourage to this place. This idea of conquering the world is the main spring by which they enlist their followers. -- Their Prophet Jo Smith was yesterday bound over to take his trial for an assault on a respectable citizen. It is now expected that we shall be obliged to arm in defence of our rights and liberities and in defence of our lives. Immense swarms of them are passing through here, and have been for several months on their way to Missouri, they are mostly from the New England States, Upper & Lower Canada. Their general character may be summed up in these words, the indolent, the vicious, and the unprincipled. Great numbers have gone and will go in the course of the summer from this part of the country, being those that have sojourned here for a year or two past, so that the character of your state, must in a few years suffer by this transfer of the worst part of the population of the East to the West, for I candidly believe that the inmates of the Ohio Penitentiary are respectable as a body compared with them. Their plan of operations with regard to your country is different now from what it was two years ago, then they went with arms in their hands, now they go apparently peaceable, their object as I learn from them is to settle in any part of the State, most convenient, but as contiguous to Jackson county as circumstances will permit, they are to avoid giving any suspicion of the course they intend to persue, by adopting this policy they expect in a few years to fill up the counties on the North side of the River, so as to control the elections, and they expect to be able to raise a force sufficient to conquer Jackson county, & redeem "Zion." What may be the feeling of the people in the counties adjoining yours I know not, but one thing is certain, if they suffer them to settle among them and treat them with kindness, they will certainly suffer for it sooner or later.
I understand a letter was read at the "Mormon" meeting last Sunday by the prophet Jo, which was written by some person in this town giving notice to the people of Jackson of the movements of the Mormons here, which letter, or copy was forwarded to this place by one Marsh a Mormon preacher in Missouri with the information that it was written by the Post Master of this place, Mr. Hanson. The prophet after reading the letter proclaimed that Mr. Hanson was accursed that God would curse him, that God should curse him and that he the prophet curst him, and that all the people should say amen, which was immediately responded by his whole congregation of deluded beings. I note this that you may see what Mormonism is in this place, and to shew the propriety of withholding names to any communications from this place respecting them, for although their curses are of no consequences, yet it might not be altogether convenient to have one's houses or barns burnt by them.
Yours truly,
O. P. Q. [Mr. Hosmer Graham?]
If yourself or any respectable person in your vicinity should wish a correspondence with this place you can direct a letter to Willoughby, Cayahoga county to O. P. Q. which will be promptly answered and a responsible name given. Such is the atrocious conduct of the Mormons here that public sentiment appears to be taking the proper direction, and I do believe that you could rid your state of them if you could enlighten the People as it respects their character and design. [Suffered] to settle in the upper Mo; you will soon find them a formidable power at the Polls as their votes will all be given the the direction of one man so that there will be no division among them, and they will be sure to use all the power they can get, and get all the Power they can.
Post Master, Independence Mo.
==> Editors throughout the state will please notice the above letter.
[The Far West, Liberty, Missouri, Thursday, 11 August 1836, Vol. 1, number 27, page 1, col. 3.]
Vol. 1. Liberty, Missouri, August 18, 1836. No. 28.
From the DuBuque Visitor.
THE MORMONS -- UNPARALLELED IMPUDENCE.
Our readers have all no doubt, heard much of a singular sect which sprung up some five or six years since, in the western part of New York and eastern part of Ohio, called Mormons; and of their difficulties with the people of Missouri. It will be recollected, that the citizens of Jackson county, in that state, about a year since, drove them destitute and homeless from their section, for alleged crimes and irregularities. In this situation, the citizens of Clay county gave them temporary shelter, of which the tribe took advantage, and endeavored to make permanent residences among their protectors. -- But the people of Clay are getting tired of their company, and are casting about for ways and means to get rid of them. The "Far West' newspaper, (printed at Liberty in that county,) of the 30th ult. contains the proceedings of a meeting, held in that place on the day previous, for the purpose of inducing the Mormons to remove quietly and thus avert the horrors of a civil war; which they say must inevitably be the consequence of their longer stay. So much for the Mormons -- now for the impudence.
The people who composed the meeting, not content with attending to their own business, and providing for the riddance of their own county, have the audacity to advise the wandering fanatics to seek a home in Wisconsin. After many other complaints against the Mormons, the people of Clay charge them with "keeping up a constant communication with the Indian tribes on their frontier," calculated to induce a savage war, and then advise them to explore Wisconsin for a home? We cry you mercy, gentlemen. What with your runaways and those you manumit on account of infirmity we expect to be abundantly pestered with your negroes. Do not we pray you, make our territory the general receptacle of all your nuisances. Or if, as you would make appear, you are only actuated by a desire for the population of our territory by "a people whose habits, manners, and customs, are consonant to our own," (thank you for the compliment, gentlemen,) we beg you not to take any further trouble on our behalf. Our country is populating very rapidly without the aid of your kind attention, and at any rate, we stand in no particular need of a class of people to rouse the Indians of our frontier to another war.
And gentlemen Mormons, we pray you to be assured, that your "promised land" is not in Wisconsin; and although we are in tolerably northern latitude, we very much fear, should you follow the advice of your friends in Clay, you might find the climate too hot for you.
Vol. 1. Liberty, Missouri, August 25, 1836. No. 29.
PUBLIC MEETING.
At a meeting of the citizens of Ray county Missouri, in the courthouse at Richmond on Saturday the 23rd July 1836.
James Holeman, was called to the chair and Amo Rees appointed Secretary, when the meeting being organized, the Chair in a few very appropriate remarks explained the object of the meeting to be for the purposes of taking into consideration the Mormon relations with the citizens of Ray county, and to have an expression of the sense and feeling of the people relative to the emigrating Mormons and their location and settlement in Ray county. He denied all intention or inclination to go to violence unless in the last extremity, on the part of the originators of the meeting, but to meet the event of crowds of Mormons and vagabonds settling here and filling up the county, which he deprecated.
Mr. C. R. Morehead also addressed the meeting to the same effect.
After which a communication was handed to the secretary from the committee appointed on the part of the citizens of Clay county to confer with the Mormons &c. and a motion of Thomas C. Burch Esq. was read by the Secretary, the contents of which were that the Mormons had in conjunction with a delegation from the citizens of Clay county gone in search of a location for their people and had fixed on the county North of Ray county from the waters of Shoal creek North to the boundary-line of the state, and that the persons who resided in that district of country had no objection to their settlement among them and requesting that the citizens of Ray would throw no obstacle in the way of their settlement there.
John, Carroll [Corrill] who was there on the part of the Mormons was then called on by several of the citizens to explain to the people the object and intention of the Mormons in making that location, which he did, and briefly mentioned it to be for the purpose of procuring a resting place from persecution and to procure a home, and that they had no intention of breaking, but of supporting the laws, and pledged himself that they would do go and requested that there might be an expression of the popular mind on the subject of their location there as early as possible.
Whereupon Wiley C. Williams, Esq. moved that a vote be taken now, that the people of Ray county have no objection to the Mormons settling any where out, of the limits of Ray county if the people among whom they settle do not object either there or elsewhere. And after a few remarks by several gentlemen in favour [sic] of and in opposition to it. It was decided unanimously that there was no objection on the part of the citizens of Ray, so far as they were concerned, to the settlement of the Mormons anywhere out of the limits of Ray county, either at that point or any other - if the people among whom they settle did not object.
On motion of Charles R. Morehead, Esq. it was resolved that this meeting adjourn until Wednesday the 3rd day of August, and that a committee of nine be appointed to draft a preamble and resolutions, and report the same to the next meeting and that the chair proceeded to name the committee.
Whereupon the chair named the following to comprise the committee to wit: Charles R. Morehead, Joseph D. Ewing, Orval H. Searcy, Jacob Gudgel, Wiley C. Williams, Thomas C. Burch, David Thompson and Thomas Allen, Esq.
The meeting then adjourned until Wednesday the 3rd day of August next.
Wednesday, 3 August 1836, The meeting met pursuant to adjournment.
Whereupon the committee by their chairman Charles C. Morehead Esq. reported the following preamble and resolutions, to wit: Charles R. Morehead, Joseph D. Ewing, Orval H. Scarcy, Jacob Gudgel, Wiley C. Williams, Thomas C. Burch, David Thompson and Thomas Allen, Esq.
The meeting then adjourned until Wednesday the 3rd day of August next.
WEDNESDAY, 3 August 1836.
The meeting met pursuant to adjournment.
Whereupon the committee by their chairman Charles C. Morehead Esq. reported the following preamble and resolutions, to wit.
The committee appointed on the part of a meeting of the citizens of Ray county assembled in Richmond on the 23d day of July 1836, to confer with the Mormons relative to a proposition made to said meeting on the part of the Mormons to emigrate to a certain territory North of Ray county proper on the waters of Shoal Creek and Grand River, and for other purposes, report that they met a committee of two on the part of the Mormons and received from them a written statement or report which is herewith exhibited, your committee are informed by the report of the committee on the part of the Mormons that, "In consequence of the excitement and feelings of the people of Clay county to that effect, the Mormons have come to the conclusion, and it is now their intention to settle in the Territory North of Ray county and that they desire the consent of the people of Ray so to do; that in the event of their petitioning for a county on Shoal Creek, (which they will do as soon as practicable) they are willing that the settlement on Crooked River, say six or eight miles north of the Ray line shall be attached to Ray county, if they desire it, and that they will abstain from making any settlement in the above stated territory of Crooked river until the matter is decided."
Your committee concur in the opinion of the Mormons and of the people of Clay that the excitement of feeling in Ray is such that the Mormons cannot reasonably be expected to remain among us in peace. Your committee have reasons to believe that a very large majority of their fellow citizens living north of this county, proper, are decidedly opposed to the settlement of the Mormons in the country designated by the Clay county committee, and under these considerations they cannot concur with the committee of Clay county in advising the Mormons to remove to that territory.
Therefore Resolved,
1. That we the citizens of Ray county being its first settlers, and having incurred great expense, and endured much labour and toil in acquiring and opening farms do protest against the settlement amongst us of a community whose residence in our midst we believe will retard the propriety of the county, check future emigration of any other class except the Mormons and disturb the peace of our community.
2. Resolved, That we view with regret and concern the rapid emigration of the Mormons amongst us, and that we will rest satisfied with nothing short of the removal of this people out of the county as soon as practicable.
3. Resolved, That such of the Mormons as own land in this county be permitted to remain a reasonable time to sell their possessions without sacrifice. -- That those of them who have growing crops be permitted to remain until they can gather and dispose of them &c. and that the emigration of their people immediately cease.
4. Resolved, That it is expected of those Mormons who have lately emigrated to this country and have nothing to detain them here, that they will leave the county immediately.
5. Resolved, That a committee of three in each township in Ray county be appointed by this meeting to be called a committee of vigilance, whose duty it shall be to notice whether the foregoing resolutions be carried into effect, and if any three of the committee concur in believing it necessary, to call a meeting of the citizens of the county for further consideration of the matter agitated by this meeting and that they inform the Mormons of the proceedings of this meeting.
6. Resolved, That the emigrating Mormons cannot, must not, nor shall not settle in Ray county, "peaceably if we can, forcibly if we must."
7. Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be signed by the President, and countersigned by the Secretary and published in the Far West.
Which preamble and resolutions were adopted almost unanimously -- there being but five dissenting votes, in a crowded house.
The following gentlemen were then appointed the committee of vigilance under the 5th resolution, to wit:
For Richmond Township: Thomas Allen, Wiley C. Williams, & Orval H. Searcy.
Crooked River: Joseph Ewing, Samuel Snowden, and Anthoney McCustian.
Fishing River: W. R. Blythe, Thos. Hamilton, & John Dosier.
Marian Township: James McCustain, John Timmerman and Goodwin Creason.
Shoal Creek: John Keeny, Wallis McAfee, & Francis McGuire.
Grand River: Robert P. Peniston, Thomas Edwards and William Bowman.
The business of the meeting being done, it was, on motion adjourned without [delay].
JAMES HOLMAN, Chairman.
AMOS REES, Secretary.
[The Far West, Liberty, Missouri, Vol. 1, No. 29 (Thursday, 25 August 1836): page 1, cols. 2, 3, and 4.]
That the Undersigned offers for sale, four-hundred and forty seven acres of land, Lying on the Stae road, leading form Liberty, Clay, County, to Richmond, Ray county Missouri, with one hundred acres,and upwards under good fence, and ninety seven more or less under cultivation, with a good dwelling house consisting of two rooms above and three below, with three good fire places witha cellar thirty two feet
in length and walled up with good cut stone; and a porch in fornt of said dwelling - a good smoke house built of Hewn Timber and a barn forty Eight feen in length and two stories high, a good mill on an inclined wheel and a distillery adjoining same, also a house built for a carding Machine, new and built of Hewn Timber, neatly covered with Shingles, together with other out houses, to tedious to mention. There is also a good spring, of pure water as any in the State and two others adjoining said farm, all of which is Excellent water, there is also a
good oung apple orchard, with upwards of one hundred trees, beginning to bear fruit, and other fruit trees, such as Peaches, &c. This Farm is situated in a very healthy pat of the Country, and is a desirable stand for a tavern, and store. The undersigned having a stock of goods on hand and wishing to continue in that line of business makes known to the public that in disposing of said tract to reserve two lots in said town, and lots laid off but not as yet offered to the public for sale: The lots No. 2 & No. 6 the undersigned wishes to reserve. The said ract or parcel of land will be offered
one third Cash in hand; one third in one & two years; the purchaser giving ten percent, on the two last payments. This valuable farm will be offered at twelve Dollars and fifty cents per acre, a mor minute description would be unnecessary as those wishing to purchase can apply to the undersigned, living on said Farm.
JACOB Stallings, Sept. 9th 1836 - 32-C
[The Far West, Liberty, Missouri, Thursday, 15 September 1836, Vol. 1, number 32, page 3, col. 3.]
Vol. 1. Liberty, Missouri, Thursday, 22 Septmeber 1836 No. 33.
The Far West, Liberty, September 22, 1836
The Treaty.
The following letter from Gen. Hughes on this subject contains the most gratifying intelligence, and we hasten to lay it before our readers without any comment as it speaks for itself.
Fort Leavenworth, Sept. 17th 1836.
Peter H. Burnett. Editor of the Far West: Sir: -
It is with unfeigned pleasure, after a struggle for many years, I now have it in my power to announce to you and to my fellow citizens of the "Far West," that on this day a treaty has been satisfactorily concluded with the Iowa, Sac, and Fox tribes of Indians; by which they have ceded and relinquished to the United States, all their claims to the strip of land laying west of the State of Missouri, and North of the Missouri River. Nothing is now wanting but the confirmation of the Treaty, by the Senate of the United States, and the assent of the State of Missouri, to enable our citizens to enter, and live in peace and quietness, in this desirable country.
I shall be off in a few days with a deputation of Indians, who desire to meet Governor Dodge in the Wisconsin Territory, to hold council with him, on the subject of a cession of their lands lying North of the Missouri, giving room for a large state on the North of your state. If the efforts now making should be crowned with success, the Indians owing the country, will emigrate to the South side of the Missouri River, and our citizens enjoy their homes in peace, in a country, which for salulsity [sic] of climate, health, mineral commercial, and agricultural ad[vantages may??] not be surpassed by any section of North America. [?] respect and [?] your ob't sv't. [?and] S. Hughes.
[The Far West, Vol. 1, No. 33 (22 September 1836).
Vol. 1. Liberty, Missouri, Thursday, October 6, 1836 No. 35.
List of Letters at the Liberty Post Office [Mormons Noted]
James H. Aldridge
Alpheus Cutler
Rachel Drolinger
Peter Dustin
James Emmet
Jacob Gates
Jesse Hitchock
George Hinkle
Aaron C. Lion [Lyon]
John Lowery
A. C. Patton
Wm. W. Phelps
Isaac Sampson
Absolum Scritchfiled
John Tailor [Taylor]
Caleb WIlson
Nathan West
[The Far West, Liberty, Missouri, Thursday, 6 October 1836, Vol. 1, number 35, page 3.]
... According to an adjournment, the Court of enquiry, in Col. Pitcher's case, will sit on Monday next. We know not what will be the result of this investigation, but presume it will be found, that the Colonel has acted as become an officer and a gentleman....
[Vol. 1, No. 1 (January 11, 1834): page 4, Community of Christ Archives, microfilm reel 724.]
