The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-08-18

The Salt Lake correspondent of the
New York Times has drawn the following
portrait of Brigham, as seen while going
through one Of his characteristic SER
Or the Sabbath morning, June 81,
Brigham Young delivered q sermon to the
Saints in the Bowery, at Provo. AS he
rose, every eye was turned upon him at
once. and the stiffness of the grave per-
vaded the place. The power which Brig
ham holds over his people is almost iu-
comprehensive They hang upon his
lips with reverence and awe, catching and
treasuring his lightest word as though it
were pearl of inestimable value. Hav-
ing repeatedly witnessed evidences of this
worship of the Prophet L was dismally
disappointed with his personal appear.
ance. l had imagined a tine-looking man,
upon whose expansive brow dignity and
power sat euthroned--a man whose pres
ence would inspire respect for his genius,
even in the scoffer or unbeliever. Moth.
ing of the sort. He is man little
above the medium hight, somewhat inclined
to corpulency with a dull, bull-looking
sort of q head, sandy complexion, and an
exceedingly sensual-looking mouth. When
walking in the wind he usually wears a
great pair of green goggles. With these
upon his nose we would naturally take
him for country school-master, who had
welded the birch years enough to acquire
. chronic back-ache. Without them, he
looks the wilful, unrestrained, and vulgar
maa of the world, who has just lost a
heavy stake at q rat fight Far be it from
me to caricature the mani have no such
intention. ! do not mean to charge him
with any of the vulgarites shadowed in
his face, for have not had sufficient
opportunity for observation to be able to
judge of his tastes in. such connections;
but the language employed will give a
clearer idea of his expression of counte-
nance than any other can employ. He
is affable in his manners, exceedingly kind,
but patronizipg to his associates and in
feriors, easily excited at times. aud al
wars aping the dignity of royalty, with a
mock gravity that is ludicrous to the un-
ayed beholder. Heis evidently man of
much shrewdness in worldly matters, q
good business manager, a Judge of human
nature, and skilful player upon the weak
ness Of his fellow men, knowing exactly
how to touch the chords which shall pro-
duce the music he wishes.
The order of his mind, nevertheless, is
low and vulgar. He is not logician.
and is easily cornered in an argument
upon almost any question with which any
ordinarily skilful opponent is familiar.
Everybody knows that he is uneducated.
He is, withal, full of self-righteousness
and vanity, and it would probably be diff
cult to find any more certain mode Of
giving him ofense than by exposing his
ignorance on any point, no matter how
trivial, before his subjects. Among edu-
Gated men of mind and mark, stripped OF
the glitter with which his position OF
prophet and priest surround him among
his deluded followers, he would sink to
the level of quite an ordinary man. Ell
der Taylor, of New York, formerly editor
of the Mormon, is far his superior in per-
sonal appearance and in intellect. z,.,
Such is Brigham Young as he appeared
to your correspondent. Now for his ser
mon.' He has fine, full, clear voice,