Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-05-29

THE NEWS FROM UTAH-GOV. GU u
EEnNGs AT SALT LAKE CTTK
WAR PROBABLY ENDED.
Great interest has been felt with regard to the
correctness of threport Of peaceful settlement Of
the Mormon dlfhculties.
We oondenss from our exchanges the following
facts received by telegraph at 81 Louis;
ST. LOUIS, May l7-An unofficial dispatch was
received yesterday at Fort LesyenWorth, stating
that Gov. Cumming made a. peaceable entry into
Salt Lake City on the LIST Of April No resistance
was offered to the army which had not entered the
city, but which Was in readiness to march in case Of
an emergency.
LeavenwOrh eorroborated the foregoing statement,
which is universally credited here.
The St. Louis Repu5liean Of May 18th. says:
We had an interview with Mr.. Gerrish, an intel
ligent gentleman, who was passenger on the J. D.
Perry and who left Camp Scott the 10Th Of April
and stopped a short distance from that camp for
two days His information from that camp is there
fore to that date and from SadLake City to the 9th
While his information does not corporate the news
already given to the full extent, it leaves doubt
to question the fact that Gov. Cumming had entered
Great Salt Lake City In order to account for this
change in the aspect Of affairs, 1t may be well tc
| premise that Col, Thomas L. Kane, who was sent
O.
arrived 10 Great Salt LakeCity the 25th Of Feb
/ r1ary that he remained there eight days. that az
/ ter that time he proceeded to Camp Scott; that
while there he frequently passed from the Camp Il
/ a place Of conference with the leading Mormons
outside of the city thar, in pursuance Of the nego
/ tistions then entered into Gov Cumming left CamI
Scott for Great Salt Lake City the 5th, and wa.
mel by gentleman on the 9Th on Weber river, two
/ DAYS travel from the city he was accompanied BY
! Colonel Kane aud escorted by Porter Rockwell. II
/ Egan, al d other Mormons. His arrival antiei
! pated on the l1ih, and handsome apartments were
! provided aud preparations made to receive him il
! good style. A gentlemen who knows all about tbs
! Mormon people, and was just from Salt Lake City
i told our informant that the general feeling il
! favor Of peace, aud only portion of the leaders
! perhaps those who had offended against the laws
| advocating resistance.
Mr. Gerrish was only nine days in making th'
trip from Camp Scott to Fort Lamarie. Before hi.
departure, scouting party, in charge Of B F Flick
! lin, about whose safety some apprehensions haC
! been felt, returned to the camp.
The above statement that Cal. Kane was sent ou
as a peace commissioner by our government is in
correct. The report published in this paper yes
terday taken from the Washington Union, stating
that he is Mormon is also erroneous. Mr.. Kan'
is gentleman from Philadelphia, brother of DR.
E K Kane the hero of the Arctic expedition, Wht
went out to Utah On his own private account viii
the benevolent design of persuading Brigham Young
yield to the authority of our government, and pre-
venting blOOdshed
From the St. Louis Democrat, May l..
The following special dispatch was forwarded t.
this Office from Bonneville on the 18th:
BooNEvILLE, May Is, 1858.-Au express arrived
at Fort LeavenWorth on the 18th inst, from CAM
Scott.
The Mormons had laid down their arms.
Gov. Cumming, upon the invitation of Brigham
Young, had entered Great Salt Lake City, without
an escort
Many Mormon men had gone to the southern part o
the Territory, and the women and children were
preparing to follow them.
W. NJ. WIBLING.