What was the Nauvoo incident affiliated with the Mormon religion?
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The Nauvoo Expositor was a newspaper in Nauvoo, Illinois that published only one issue on June 7, 1844. The Expositor was founded by several disaffected associates of Joseph Smith, Jr., a few of whom claimed that Smith had attempted to seduce their wives in the name of plural marriage (polygamy).
The bulk of the Expositor's single issue was devoted to criticism of Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement and the mayor of Nauvoo. Smith and the Nauvoo city council voted to declare the paper a public nuisance, and ordered the paper's printing press destroyed. These actions generated considerable disturbance, and culminated in Smith's assassination by a mob while he was in legal custody and awaiting a trial in nearby Carthage.
The criticism of Smith was focused on three main points: The opinion that Smith had once been a true prophet, but had become a fallen prophet in the last few years because of his introduction of plural marriage, exaltation and other controversial doctrines; the opinion that as church president and Nauvoo mayor, Smith held too much power; and the belief that Smith was corrupting young women by forcing, coercing or introducing them to the practice of plural marriage. (Smith was in fact actively seeking multiple wives in secret, while publicly denying such rumors and accounts.)
Nauvoo's charter granted the city council powers equal to the Illinois legislature within the jurisdiction of Nauvoo. Power was granted to the city council to pass ordinances for the order and welfare of the city. For several days, Smith and the city council debated and discussed the matter. Ultimately, after considering William Blackstone's canon, Smith, as Nauvoo's mayor, declared the press a nuisance and ordered the city marshall to destroy the paper and the press.
Although the legality of the destruction of the Expositor is ambiguous, based on the laws of the time, critics regarded the press's destruction as an ethical affront to the freedom of the press. There is general agreement among historians that the press's destruction escalated the continuing conflict between the Mormon community and their critics, leading ultimately to Smith's assassination.
Edit your question to be a little clearer on what you're asking. Nauvoo was a city built by the Mormons. So yes--it was very much affiliated with the Mormon religion. But I don't understand what 'incident' you are referring to.
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