Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-08-12

BRleHAn You've New YoRkER.-Both Brigham
Young and Heber G. Kimban are New Workers..
Brigham lived near the line dividing Ontario and
Monroe countless in the town Of Victor, at the time
he became Mormon. He had always manifested
procvity to religious fanatcism, or rather he
lazy rapscallion, good for nothing except to howl
at a camp-meetng. He lived in a log shanty, with
diaPidated, patient, suffering wife surrounded by
a host Of tow-headed children. Occasionally he made |
up lot Of axehelves and traded them off for sugar
and tea in other fits of industry he would do days
work in the bayfield, for neighbor hoe the potatoes
in his little patch, pound clothes for his wife
a washing day. But his special mission was to |
60 to camp meetings and REVEALS where he man.
aged to get his daily bread out Of the more wealthy
brethren, in consideration of the JUNCTION with which
he shouted galo-rah! !" On such occasions Brigh
am took no thought of the morrow, but chesrfully
putting on his old wool hat would leave his family
without -four in the barrel wood at the door, and
telling his wife that the "Lord would provide" he
would put off for weeks absence.
Poor Mrs. Brigham managed by borrowing from
her neghbors with the small hope of PAYING chopped
the wood herself, and with an old sun-bonnet-
Navarino style-went to the spring after water,
thoroughly convicted that her lot was not of the
easiest, and that her husband was, to use a western
expression, an "ornary cuss; in which sentiment
all who knew him joined. People were getting very
tired of Brigham when Mormonism turned up. He
was just the for the religion and the religion
seemed expressly adapted to him. He became an
howled his doctrines into the minds Of others
weak as himself and finally went West with the rest
| of them, where he has developed his powers until
the poor miserable rustic loafer is Governor of ter
rtory and the chief prophet of great religious sect
He has just the mixture of shrewdness and folly
which is required for in fanaticism quack
cry. wiser man could not hold his place. A man
must be half fool and half knave to be successful
quack.
Heber G. Kimball was man of more respectable
| ty. He was born fanatic, and if he were not
Mormon would be something else Just like it.. In his
| church-he was Baptist originally-he was one of
those pestilent fellows who want resolutions passed
| at church meetings Withholding fellowship from some
body else and insist on having political co3ic ad-
ed to the Bible. We believe he had some property.
He has much more talent than Brigham Young, but
is inferior to him in the elements of quackery. He
has very respectable relatives living in the part
| of Monroe county from which he started
A THRILLING DEMONSTRATING from visit to
| New Orleans we were fortunate enough to secure
passage in line steamer, with but few passengers.
Amorg the ladies, one especially interested u.s. She
| was widow of wealthy planter, and was return
ing with only one child to her fathers house. Her
devotion to the child was very touching, and the
eyes of her old black nurse would fill with tears as
she besought her mistress not to love that boy too
much or the Lord would take him away from her.
We passed through the canal Of Louisville, and
| stopped for few moments at the wharf, when the
nurse, wishing to see the city. walked out the
guard, at the back of the boat where by a sudden
effort the child sprang from her arms into the terri
bic current that sweeps toward the falls and sap
| peared Immediately. The confusion which ensued
attracted the attention of gentleman who sit
ting in the fore part of the boat quietly reading.
Rising, hastily he asked for some article the child
| had worn. The nurse handed him tiny apron she
had torn off in her efforts to retain the babe in her
arms. Turning to splendid Newfoundland dog
that was eagerly watching his couutenance he point
ed first to the apron, and then to the spot where the
| child had gone under.
In an instant the noble dog leaped into the rush.
ing water, and also disappeared By this time the
excitement intense, and some persons shore,
supposing that the dog lost well as the child,
| procured boat and started off to search for
the body. Just at this moment the dog was seen
| far away with something in his mouth. Bravely he
struggled with the waves, but it was evident his
strength failing fast, and more than one breast
gave sigh of relief the boat reached him, and it
was announced that he had the child, and that it
was still alive. They were brought on board-the
! dog and the child.
Giving single glance to satisfy herself that the
child was really living the young mother rushed for
ward, and sinking beside the dog threw her arm
| around his neck, and burst into tears Not many
could view the sight unmoved, and, as she caressed
and kissed his shaggy head, she looked up to his
| owner and said:
"Oh sir, must have this dog! am rich, take
all Ihave-everything-bu give me my child's pre-
server"
The gentleman smiled and patting his dogs head
said II am very g,ad, madam, he has been of SER
! vice to you, but nothing in the world could induce
| me to part with him."
The dog looked as though he perfectly understood
what they talking about, and giving his sides
a shake laid himself down at his masters feet with
an expression in his large eyes that said palmer than
words, mo, nothing shall part us!"
The MINNESOTA TRoUBLE.-PosITIoN OF MATTERS
"
Paul some facts in relation to the two conventions
there later than any thing by mail.
The bogus convention, composed of a minority
of the MEMBERS admitted to their sessions the four
frauduently returned delegates from the St. Antho
nv district, thus giving themselves what they call
quorum, or a number of persons who, if honestly
| elected, would form majority of all the members.
| The regular convention, composed Of the demo-
cratic delegates elected, has continued in session.
and through a committee on credentials invest-
eating the frauds by which the bogus black.repub.
can delegates returned from St. Anthony.
They prove concusively that the democrats were
elected by majOrities ranging from 56 to POI, and
entitled to their seats. These, with the Pemb-
ma delegates, will give the democrats actual ma.
jorty Of three out of all the delegates elected thus
forming quorum ready to proceed to the business
offrainng constitution.
The facts in regard to the Pembina delegates are
these They all live within the boundaries fixed by
Congress for the new State of Minnesota which is
included within the Pembina legislative district but
| is cut off from the proposed State This fimsey
pretext is set up by the black republicans why they
should not be admitted, while three of the members
of the black.republcan mob, which they term a
convention, elected under precisely similar cir
| cuInstances. ... ..
The regular convention, composed of democratic
members, will frame constitution and submit it to
the people of Minnesota. If adopted, it probably
will be, it will 60 before Congress; which will Ger.
tainly recognise it the act Of the regulary.con-