The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-18

Cssy-The News C~A~n~A.
The Mormon news which we issued to our
reeders on the 10th, IN our brief bat Important
special despatch from Fort Leaveu worth Of the
18th Instant, is substantially confirmed N the
telegraphc advices from St Louis which We
publish this morning According to this infor-
nation the new Governor for Utah, Colonel
Cumming, appointed by Mr.. Buchanan to super
sede Brigham Young had beea Invited to tho
Salt Lake City by Young himself; and Colonel
Cumming, availing himself OF this polite invite
ton, and without an escort, had entered tho
Mormon capital. but only to find it evacuated
by "his illustrious predecessor" and the chief
members Of the male population.
The reported date Of the advent of Governor
Cumming into Salt Lake City is the first Of
April, the most suspicious day in the calendar;
but this circumstance does not impair the con-
sistency of the report with all the we'll sscer-
tanned facts in reference to the resources, the
movements, and the necessities of the MOrmOns.
Their asoertained military force and means
are 30 coutemptible that, with all their
blowing and threatening, any deliberate
attempt on their part to arrest the march
Of the United States army would be
extremely ridiculous; and they know it, If
there were any previously existing notions
among the Saints of their capability to repulse
the government troops, we doubt not they were
speedily set right upon that point by their tried
friend and public defender, Colonel Kane, upon
bis arrival among them. His appointment, in
this view, a. q special peace commissioner was
a coed one. He is the Gentle to whom the
Mormons are indebted for the most earnest,
eloquent and able defence of their cause before
the world which has ever been published He
had witnessed their expulsion from NauvOo, aud
their suffi rings, privstions and indouitabls
courage, consistency and perseverance in their
exodus over that long wilderness journey to the
Great Salt Lake. He had seen how promptly,
ON the requsition of the government, when
they were in the midst of that wilderness, they
had raised battalion of five hundred Of their
best men TO serve in the Mexican war; but at
that day none of those later abominations of
their faith had been disclosed. Colonel Kane
saw them as inofiensive religious fanatics, and
as the victims of a cruel persecution. He saw
nothing of that horrible polygamy, nor of those
bloody instructions Of the Destroying Angels
of Dan, which have since grown into sue rank
luxuriance at the Great Salt Lake.
Col. Kane, therefore, of all men, was the
Gentle to reason with the Mornons, and to
convince them of the suicidal folly of an armed
resistance against the civil authorities and the
or xba Cod
Thus we regard his arrival in Salt Lake City,
bis cordial welcome by the Mormon chiefs, and
bis confidential conferences with them, as most
probably having settled the question Of resist
ance or submission in favor of the latter alter
native. We doubt not that he has convinced
them Of the resolution of the President, of the
public opinion Of the country, of the certain
calamities which must follow the ruinous policy
of war, and Of the advantages which they may
command by adopting the policy of peace.
Very little argument would be needed to
convince Brigham Young Of the folly-frst,
of resisting the ingress into bis capital of the
government troops and secondly, of scattering
bis armed bands among the mountains for the
purposes Of guerrilla warfare. Ne community
in the world is so badly situated for such an
experiment of war as these very Mormona
Without artillery and with but q
scanty supply of ammunition, and with
out mills, magazines, or any extraneous
resources, their available warlike means would
probably be exhausted in the first general skir-
mishes among their mountain passes Bat If
not, then in the abandonment of their city and
villages for a guerrilla campaign, they would
be compelled to leave their women and children
behind them TO the tender mercies Of the invad-
ing Gentiles-the very last mark Of confidence
to be expected. Meantime, the government
forces would be content with the occupation of
the settlements of the Saints and If their lead
ers and warriors were disposed to starve them
selves among the mountains, they would he per-
mitted to do 80. 1t would be folly to pursue
them, inssmuch as, excepting the habitable
places which are occupied by their city and viii
lagos, their desolste desert mountains valleys
and plains are without subsistence for man or
beast Thus the occupation OF their settlements
would be blockade as complete against the
guerrllas a. II they we're inclosed within their
city's walls and reduced to few days rations
We apprchend. therefore, that this news Of
the evacuation Of Salt Lake City by the de-
posed Governor, and Of the visit, by invitation,
Of the new one, Is true and that the noisy but
ssgacious Mormon Prophet has had re-
violation instructing him not to fight for
the absolute supremacy Of Utah; but rs-
Their 10 negotiate compromise. He has
fed meantime, most likely with his chief priests
and government subordnstes, to get TO the
Of that indictment for treason II
he can secure q general pardon upon that
point he will, perhaps, next proceed 70 q treaty
Of peace csmprehendins certain local and re-
ligious concessions while In the country, the
right OF way for bis whole community out of |