Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-05-20

THE MoRYoN WAR.-Justa at thisPaTticular mo-
ment We feel an intense impulse to lift the veil
that shuts out futurity from poor mortal vision.
and take peep over the shoulder of the coming
historian who shall chronicle, not the siege OF
Troy, but the beginning and ending of the
Mormon War. How he can do justice to the
laughable, the dramatic, the melo-dramutic, the
tragic and the absurdly ridiculous ms and outs
Of the whole performance is more than we can
imagine. To see those big, licenuons braggado-
clos, Brigham Young, Elder Kimbal & Co stand.
ing up in the Salt Lake Tabernacle on Sunday
and week days, talking about what they and the
Lords people were going to do in case Uncle
Sam made move and then to see how igno'
miuously and ingoriousIy they cowcd the very
moment our men appeared before the gates oil
their Sodou,, and how part OF the miserable NAM
alukes set off, with what little they could scrape
together, to some other part of the Territory.
But what else could have been expected of these
poor. emasculated specimens Of all nations, which
thew have there. The 40 or 80 thousand people
who live there arc the dregs of Wales-the coal
pits of England, aud the general canaie Of all
Europe.
What will the Mormons next do, is now
question, as well as what shall we do with all the
lumber and stuff we have started out for the
campaign. We notice article in the New
York Tribune Oh the subject which seems to
afford some light. The Tribune says:
The Utah War is ended. We believe there
is no longer reason to doubt the fact that Gov.
Cummings peaceabiy entered Salt Lake City on
the lst ut., and that considerable portion of
the MormonS had already left, were leaving,
for some point in the South West. We may
fairly presume that Brigham Y jnng and his
chief counSellors in the advance of this
movement, and that neither marshal nor troops
will he able to arrest them. We shall he dis
appointed if the MOrmOns do not make their
way out OF the territories Of the Union, and
found new "Zion," either in Sonora, Low er
California, or in some Of the isles OF the Pacific.
It such be their purpose, we trust they will be
allowed To con<umntc it without further mules
tatiOn the part of our Government. This is
the third distinct settlement, within our Nation.
al boundaries, from which the MOrmODs have
been driven by force. II they are now willing
to leave the country, why should they be OBJ
structed or haraSsed? If they have sinned have
they not suffered? II they are willing to leave,
let them depart in peace.
We trust orders will forthwith be dispatched
from Washington by telegraph To arrest the dis
patch Of pruyiSiOn.traius from Fort LeavenwOrth
westward The corn, the cattle, the horses, the
wagons, collected in or near that Fort for the
Utah Army, present and prospective, are all
needed and will do good service in Kansas and
Nebraska; the contractors and forwRrderS have
made their fortunes; now let whatever is not
needed be fairly sold in small lots TO the highest
bidder SO that the settlers may have chance of
benefit. II would he absurd to send forward
another man or OK or bushel Of grain, il this
news is To he credited.
We trust, too, that the Volunteer Regiments
act will be held in allegiance by the President.
EIe has no shadow of need OF these regim euts
now, while his Secretary of the Treasury will
inform him, if applied TO. that the public Golfers
i'll spare the Three OF Four Millions per
annum which they must cost, If created. We
trust it will not be necessary to repeal tho act;
let that stand for use in All emergency: but no
such emergency now exists, while the Treasury
IS in galluwinG consumption. 1t should be
favored tar as possible.
When the full truth becomes known, we be.
licvc it will be fonnd that great credit is due 10
Col Thomas j.. Kane for his suspicious terIHi-
nation of the Mormon brGil. He went out 10
Utah with the consent, indeed of the President,
hut prompted by his own generous heart ami
mated by nm earnest desire to prevent need
less aud therefore culPuble efTuSiOn of human
blood. BY his past services to and experiences
with the MnrnOnS. he had won the confidence
of their lenders. while his knowledge Of the pur-
poses and preparations of the Government ena-
hlcd him to convince those leaders that resist
ance their part was hopeless. We wish he
had gone to Utah some months earlier: but his
bold aud seli-Sacritiring mission has doubtless
been undertake in season TO save millions To the
Treasury ard avert from unr Nation the stain of
R fruitleS' slaughter of thousands and the devAg-
tatinn of their homes. blessed are the peace.
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