Ancient and modern Michilimackinac, including an account of the controversy between Mackinac and the Mormons.

The Beaver Islaind Mormons are defended in ou" columns
Ii thi morning by MJr. J. J. Str-anSdoritheir lei'r Ile w viites
~ ably, ~nd, makes out(a strong10 case. If hlis representaitions
mre ~correct, no body mfjen were ever more caluminiated
ihin~ he, anld h)I's d i scilplIes,-. W-e have hadof' themn ais dIl
luded Cari d vi cious persons-, stlrr-ers up of cr~imye 11nd (I)SO1Crder,
~JJ~ and sure o reccivo prom t and condig punishment.
~ These reports h a v, however, not been) verified bytibe s~ubsequen-t chiastisement offthe alledged offenders, and now we
are informed th~at the reason is, dthat th11ey heave com mitted 116
offence at, ail. We annot, of c o ur seI jdgLe whethner Mr.
Styang is right or his accUsers, bniit wNe must stay that h is
statement is a, very plausible one, and1 that if they do not~
presently ov'erthroW it by clear evidence, the putblic in tins
"artr I'illincline to grive a verdict inii oro the avet
q Mortrmos willYrk DillTjWujfiivo of the
Ti 3IEAVER ISLAND ThIOUBLES.-Th e lete from J. I
Strnte omnleader on Beaver Island,~lltrcti
tention. ll is a ely to the letter of a correspondetxo
~I spoke freqly against the alledged conduct of the Mormnons ~
As a mattet. o f Justice we grive MiKW' Strang('s letter, wVith1 thle
reakthat It is accompaned with ver mpe evdec of
hs repctability, from those who have had excellent opportnrtmtetg of for m ing a 'correct opinion.-Rocteir _De;~c't
~~ August 7t1h 1853.- ki~~~ Strang's, senatoriai1 career has bee aneoquentan
an honoable on~-'~-Deroi( re Pres Feb. 14th, 1853.
--leThregotn~g Pooice from ~the press, are saetd
f 'm-Among n"umou tirnilar ones, as in'dicaiting ae cht
rlio~ faoaletu Morons. / go

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