A History of Illinois From Its Commencement As a State in 1814 to 1847 Contai
A History of Illinois From Its Commencement As a State in 1814 to 1847 Contai
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To think of be- ginning a war under such circumstances was a plain absurdity. If the Mormons had succeeded in repulsing our attack, as most likely would have been the case, the country must necessarily be given up to their ravages until a new force could be assem- bled, and provisions made for its subsistence. Or if we should have succeeded in driving them from their city, they would have scattered ; and, being justly incensed at our barbarity, and suf- fering with privation and hunger, would h...ave spread desolation all over the country, without any possibility, on our part, with the force we then had, of preventing it. Again : they would have had the advantage of being able to subsist their force in the field by plundering their enemies.
All these considerations were duly urged by me upon the attention of a council of officers, convened on the morning of 27th of June. I also urged upon the council, that such wanton and unprovoked barbarity on their part would turn the sym- pathy of the people in the surrounding counties in favor of the Mormons, and therefore it would be impossible to raise a vol- unteer militia force to protect such a people against them.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
To think of be- ginning a war under such circumstances was a plain absurdity. If the Mormons had succeeded in repulsing our attack, as most likely would have been the case, the country must necessarily be given up to their ravages until a new force could be assem- bled, and provisions made for its subsistence. Or if we should have succeeded in driving them from their city, they would have scattered ; and, being justly incensed at our barbarity, and suf- fering with privation and hunger, would h...ave spread desolation all over the country, without any possibility, on our part, with the force we then had, of preventing it. Again : they would have had the advantage of being able to subsist their force in the field by plundering their enemies.
All these considerations were duly urged by me upon the attention of a council of officers, convened on the morning of 27th of June. I also urged upon the council, that such wanton and unprovoked barbarity on their part would turn the sym- pathy of the people in the surrounding counties in favor of the Mormons, and therefore it would be impossible to raise a vol- unteer militia force to protect such a people against them.
What to read after A History of Illinois From Its Commencement As a State in 1814 to 1847 Contai?
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