Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-27
Mormon War Ended.

The Utah War is ended. We believe
there is no longer reason to doubt the fact
that Gov. Cumming peaceably entered Salt
Lake City on the lst ult., and that con-
siderable portion of the MormeHs had al
ready left, or were leaving, for some point
in the South West. We may fairly pre-
sumo that Brigham Young and his CHIEF
counselors were in the advance of this
movement, and that neither marshal mol
troops will be able to arrest them. We
shall be disappointed if the Mormons do
not make their way out of the Union and
found a new "Zion," either in Sonora,
Lower California, in some of the isles Of
the Pacific. If such be their purpose, we
trust they will be allowed to consumate it
without further molestation on the part Of
our Government. This is the third distinct
settlement within our boundaries, from
which the Mormons have been driven by
force. Ifthey are now willing to leave the
country, why should they be obstructed or
harassed? fthey have sinned, have they
not sufered9 If they are willing to leave,
ret them depart in peace.
We trust orders will forthwith be dis
patched from Washington by telegraph to
arrest the dispatch of provision-trains from
Fort Levenworth westward, The corn,
the cattle, the horses, the wagons, collect
ed in or near that Fort for the Utah Army
present and prospective, are all needed and
will do good service in Kansas and Ne
braska; the contractors and forwarders
have made their fortunes; now let what
ever is not needed be fairly sold in small
lots to the highest bidder, so that the set
tiers may have chance of benefit. 1t
would be absurd to send forward another
man or OK or bushel of grain, if this news is
to be credited.
We trust, too, that the Volunteer Regi-
ments act will be held in allegiance by the
President. He has no shadow of need of
those regiment now, while his Secretary of
the Treasury will inform him, if applied
to, that the public Golfers can i'll spare the
Three or -Four Millions per annum which
they must cost, if created. We trust it
will not be necessary to repeal the act; let
it stand for use in an emergency; but no
such emergency now exists, while the
Treasury is in galloping consumption. 1t
should be favored so far as possible.
When the full truth becomes known,
we believe it will be found that great cred
it is due to Col. Thomas L. Kane for this
auspicious termination of the Mormon
broil. He went out to Utah with the con-
sent indeed, of the President, but prompt
ed by his own generous heart, animated by
an earnest desire TO prevent a needless and
therefore culpable effusion of human blood.
By his past services to and experiences
with the Mormons, be had won the conf
dence of their leaders, while his knowledge
of the purposes and preparations of the
Government enabled him to convince those
leaders, that resistance on their part was
hopeless. We wish he had gone to Utah
some months earlier; but his bold and self
sacrificing mission has doubtless been un-
dertaken in season to save millions 10 the
Treasury and avert from our Nation the
stain of fruitless slaughter Of thousands
and the devastations of their homes
"Blessed are the peacemakers."