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[p. 2] ; column 2 ; 5 ¼ col. in. ; Some Mormons have not been able to leave Illinois before the deadline. A military force has been protecting them, but because the deadline has passed it may be dismissed. It is feared that the dismissal of this protection will invite mob violence.

[p. 2] ; column 2 ; 1 ¼ col. in. ; The Hartford Courant informs that a group of Mormons has petitioned the Governor of Connecticut to provide asylum for them, as there are "many citizens of Connecticut among them." Their petition has been referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

p. 6 ; column 2 ; 5 ¼ col. in. ; A letter from the St. Louis Republican relays the information that the Mormons denounce the government on every occasion possible and have taken the 20,000 dollars appropriated by Congress for public buildings to pay off the debts of the Church. Maybe now people will begin to see that trouble begins with the Mormons, not others.

p. 392 ; column 2 ; 15 ½ col. in. ; Extracts of a letter from a federal officer at Salt Lake City. The Mormons are rebellious towards the United States government and have threatened his life. From the Washington Union.

[p. 2] ; column 4 ; 2 ¾ col. in. ; The Illinois House has referred a bill repealing the Mormon Charters to the Judiciary Committee. The charter was originally given to the Mormons for political reasons; if the legislators of Illinois had never granted the charter, the violence practiced upon the Mormons never would have happened. From the Cincinnati Gazette.

p. 373 ; column 3 ; 3 ¾ col. in. ; The St. Louis Union reports that Governor Ford, while in Carthage, interviewed mob leader General Brockman and was told that the mob felt "justified in all their proceedings, and were fully prepared to do the same again; that they were 'freemen,' and should do just as they thought fit under any circumstances." The article describes Governor Ford's visit to Nauvoo and mentions that Ford plans to "place a strong posse in the city" to keep order until the legislature meets in January.

[p. 3] ; column 2 ; 3 col. in. ; Rumors circulate that the Mormon surrender may not have been as peaceful as reported. Thirty-two Mormons who were fortified in a house were killed, and the governor ordered troops to imprison Mormons until the meeting of the legislature. From the St. Louis Bulletin.

p. 2 ; column 4 ; 2 col. in. ; The St. Louis New Era reports an arms scandal at Keokuk; Anti-Mormons seized arms and ammunition that were intended for the Mormons. When four Mormons found the arms missing, they made threats and were chased out of the city. "All experience proves that a separate religious political hierarchy, such as the Mormons, cannot peaceably remain in any part of our country."

[p. 1] ; column 7 ; 3 ½ col. in. ; Mormons promise to "deliver up all murderers and rogues" that take shelter in Nauvoo. The Warsaw Signal advertises the Mormon land and property in Hancock County. Also, two anti-Mormons, General Brown and Colonel Patterson "were elected easily" to the legislature in Iowa.

[p. 2] ; column 4 ; 7 ½ col. in. ; The St. Louis Republican states that the destruction of property in Davies County has been great, but a military force of 5000 men should be sufficient to drive the Mormons out of Davies County. The Mormons have attacked Captain Bogart's company and interrogated a captured prisoner. "Opposition to the Mormons is not because of their religion."

[p. 4] ; column 1 ; 11 ½ col. in. ; The Missouri Legislature has determined that although the Mormons aren't guiltless, they are more "sinned against than sinning." The editor of the Peoria Register echoes this idea and hopes that the Mormons will receive a better reception in Illinois, where they are now seeking refuge.

[p. 2] ; column 4 ; 2 ¼ col. in. ; The Missouri Legislature has been asked to aid the suffering Mormons.

[p. 3] ; column 9 ; ¾ col. in. ; A Mormon mob has broken up a meeting of the Liberal Union in Salt Lake City.

p. 399 ; column 1 ; 1 ¾ col. in. ; Controversy between the Mormons and the government in Illinois is impending. The Mormons consider the recent arrest of Joseph Smith to be illegal. Smith has called in all Mormon militiamen to Nauvoo, where there are weekly military parades and disciplinary drills by the "Legions of the Lord."