Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-06-16
Cav. Cumming's Despaiehes---The Mormon
Dispersion


but does not add much to the telegraPhic sum
mary heretofore published That he acted
wisely in preceding the army at the suggestion
of Col. Kane and treating the Mormons kindly
but with firmness, the peaceful result shows
His tone, says the n. Y. Times, was very dii-
1ereut from that observed by Col Johnston IN
b;s negotiations at the head of the army,-being
much more respectful ard conciliatory, ana
mncb better calculated to win the confidence
and command the assent of the Mormon com
munirv. In fact, the whole military movement
AGAINST them seems 10 have been blunder' aho
TO have accomplished nothing. A display OF
force NAV have had some effect upon tns oosu-
nacy OF Young, and II is quite possible that' ou'
for this, he would have Persisted to the Ast ln
,af,sing to surrender his authority as Governor
Rnt Il sbouId be borne in mind that Young de
elared his willingness at the very outset TO give
nlaee to Governor Cumming,-to receive hlm
INTO the city, to treat him gentleman, and to
transfer to him the executive power, provided
he would come t1iihOut troops. And tins Is
nreeiseiy what he did d. at last. II President
| Buchanan had begun operations by sending the
Governor alone,-or by sending his ridiculous
Pence Comrnission,-and said nothing about an
army until these endeavors had been rePulsed,
there Is no great reason to doubt that lac would
4 have attained the same result and saved sCme
Ten or ftrslrs millions Of dollars to the Federal
Treasury -.
The Washington Union, in the true spirit OF
a retained organ, says the peaceful termination
of the Mormon War Is due entirely TO the
energy Of The President and the Cdblaef." This
| IS meant for praise, but 1t sounds Ike satire
/ II is not easy TO see what the energy OF either
President or Cabinet has had to do with the
affair at all The whole thing has been brought
about by volunteer diplomatist. The Mormon
War has been ended,-as the Mexican War
was.-by single ind sidual, without the sane
ton of the Government and against its wishes,
as indicated by its official acts. n. p. Trst
negotiated, " solitary and alone" the treaty OF
peace with Mexico, and the Senate was obliged
/ To confirm it. And in this case, Col. Thos, l..
| Kane is the man who procured admission INTO
Salt Lake City for Gov. Cumming, and opened
the way for the submission Of the Territory TO
the authority Of the Federal Government The
Presidents army was not within hundred
/ miles of the place, and his Peace COmmissi IN
/ was svTimming rivers in Lower Kansas. The
/ Uaion will find it difficult to manufacture any
great amount Of glory for its employers out OF
/ the Utah War. Their energy has been
mainly shown in rolling up mountain OF ex-
pense, without having the slightest possible ad-
vantage to show for IT,
Il is impossible to read Gov. Cummings des-
patch without feelings of pity and almost re-
spect for the fanatics who were leaving their
homes and plunging into the remote wilder
ness. To avoid Nhat they were evidently sincere
in regarding as tyranny and oppression on the
part Of the Government Coy. G. himself was
evidently impressed by their eaTnestness, and
by no means inclined to underrate the resist
ance they would have offered to the violent
coercion Of the Army.
Gov. Cumming in his despatch states that the
records of the Supreme and District Courts, the
Legislative records and other books belonging to
the Office of Secretary of State and the large
and v4luable territorial Library, are in perfect
state of preservation. One of the charges made
against the MormOns by the former fleeing U. S
Officers. was that they had destroyed the Court
records, &c The fact, too, that the very
small number of ihy-six men and thiIty-eight
women registered themselves under Coy. Cum
ming's notice that all desirous of his assistance
aud protection in proceeding 70 the States
should have it, adds another proof to the falsity
of the reports By which the public mind has
been prejudiced against the MOrmons, and the
strength of Brigham YOung's hold upon the
people. Gov. C. in his despatch says:
The large majority Of these people are of
English birth, and state that they leave the con-
gregation from desire to improve their circum-
stances, and realize elsewhere more money by
their labor. Certain leading men among the
Mormons have promised them flour, and TO as
sist them in leaving the country.
Tae intelligence from Salt Lake by way OF
California is that the migration OF the AOmOns
was first started about the middle OF MaESh, at
walch time Young issued a circular calling up
on the people OfSalmon River, Ogden, Browns
vile. Suffers Corner, Box F lder, &c, north of
Salt Lake CITY, as well as the city itself, to va
e1te their homes and remove with their families
and goods to the southern district of the Terri
tory, there to await further orders. Itwas sup
posed that the migrating MOrmOns would make
their frst rendezvous in the valley of San Pete
about $50 miles from Salt Lake City toward the
Rio Colorado. Other accounts mention ParO-
wan. about 100 miles further in the same diree-
ton. The ultimate destination is no doub. So
nora. and Brigham Young intimaied IS much in
sermon aftsr the arrival of Gov. Cumming.
The telegraph abstract Of the closing portion
Of the despatch of Gov Cumming vas 50 in
perfect, that we add it in full 1t gives an in
teresting account Of the meeting in the Iaber-
naele;lthe spirit of the prosecuted peoples and
of their resignation in leaving the valley re-
claimed from the wilderness, to "plant their
stakes " in another they know not where The
reference the Governor makes to "juries COM
posed Of teamsters and followers Of the camp" I"
Is hard hit at the indictments found last win
ter against YOang and others by Chief Justice
EcKIes' Court. GOV. Cumming says;
Nv presence at the meeting IN the tabeFHsele
will Be remembered by me as an occasion OF IN
tense interest. Between three and four tlOu-
sand persons were assembled for the purpose of
public worship; the hall was crowded 10 over
| lowing; but the most profound quiet was OBJ
served when l appeared. President Brigham
Young introduced me by name as the Governor
of Utah. and addressed the audience from .'the
stanJ" | informed them that / had come
among them Ia yindiests the national sove-
rsienty; that it was my duty to secure the Gu
premacv of the Constitution and the laws that
/ had taken my oath of Office to exact an uncOn-
dItional subHission on their part 70 the dictates
of the law / wEs not interrupted In dis
course Of about Thirty EiRnles' duration, l
touched las thought best) boldly upon si The
leading questions at issue betweenthem and the
General government l remembered tLat had
to deal with men embittered by the remem-
brance and recital Of many real and imaginary
wrongs, but did not think il wise 70 withhold
from them The entire truth. 1ney listened Te-
specially TO ali that had to say-aPPrOyingly
even. Ifancied-when explained to them wha;