Mormon History
Missouri Governor's Call to Mobilize - 1838
Daily Missouri Republican – September 25, 1838
THE MORMONS.
Information has been
received by express from Judge King, who [resides in the Circuit where the
difficulty exists that an insurrection is now actually on foot in the counties
of Caldwell and Daviess. -- The same information has just been received from
Gen. Atchison, who is now at Richmond, with 250 men, and intends proceeding
immediately to the scene of difficulty. Gen. A. has ordered out 400 more men
from his Division. In consequence of this information, the Governor has, by
expresses, ordered Gen'ls Grant of Boone, to have 360 men, Clark of Howard, to
have 500 men, Lucas of Jackson, 400 men and Crowther, of Cooper, 400 men,
organized and to march immediately to the scene of doifficulty, to suppress the
insurrection and restore order to the community. Gen Atchison states that the
men now under arms in Daviess and Caldwell, are not less than 2000; the greater
part of whom are Mormons, and the balance citizens.
The Governor has also ordered out the Boonville Guards, to be in readiness, to
join him at Boonville on Saturday or Sunday next, and march with him to the
scene of operations. The Governor, Adjutent General, and two Aids leave this
morning.
Major-General Bolton will also repair to the scene of action with some two
hundred volunteers from the county in two or three days.
The only object of the Commander in Chief seems to be to prevent the shedding of
blood and restore order to the community.