Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-08-07
| mons IN language which would disgrace

| UuSt oeHeVe, SO long as KNOW tnemst0 De
men Of strong sense in regard to other mat
ters but tho masses OF the people whom /
have met rather seem to me TO have been
willingly blinded-to have schooled them-l
selves into the belief that they are performing
religious duty 10 carrying out The disgusting
system Of polygamy.
PoRTRAiT OF BROTHER BRIGHAM.
lie Is man little over the medium
height, some what inclined TO corpulency, with
dull, bullet looking sort of head, sandy
complexion, and an exceedingly sensual look
! ing mouth. When walking in tho wind he
usually wears pair OF green goggles. With
these upon his nose, we would naturally take
him for country schoolmaster, who had
welded the birch years enough to acquire a
chronic back.ache. Without them, ho looks
the wilfu unrestrained and vulgar man OF
the world, who has just lost heavy stake at
| a rat fight. Far be it from me to caricaturc
| the mani have no such intention. | do
not mean to charge him with any of the vul-
gari,es Swallowed in bis face, for have not
had sufficient opportunity or observation TO
be able to judge Of his tastes in such connec.
tions; but the language employed above will
give clearer idea Of bis expression OF coun.
tenance than any other can employ. He is
atiable in bis manners, exceedingly kind, but
patronizing, TO his associates and interiors,
NoShl thNiteu ~ liH1tS, anu always uDlU2 tUp
dignity OF royalty, with II mock gravity that
is ludcrous TO the unawed behoider He is
evidently man ofmuch shrewdness in worldly
matters, good business manager, n Judge of
human nature, and sklful player upon the
weakness OF his fellow. men. knowing exactly
how to touch the cords which shall produce
the music he wishes
The order Of his mind nevertheless, is low
and vulgar. He is not ogicau, and is easily
cornered in an argument upon almost any
! question with which any ordinarily skillful
opponent is familiar. Every body knows that
he is uneducated. He is withal full of self.
! righteousness and vanity, and it would pro-
! badly be difficult to ind any more cpitaiu
mode Of giving him oifcuce than by exposing
! his ignorance on any point, nc matter how
trivial before his subjects. Among educated
men Of mind and mark Stripped Of the glitter
with which his HoS';Cn Of Prophet and Priest
| surrounds him r.nong his deiuded followers,
! he wop'@ eink 10 the level OF quite an ordinary
! n'-.u. Elder Taylor Of New York. formerly
! editor of the llorm0n is far his superior in
personal appearance and intellect. Such is
Brigham Young as be appeared to your cor
respondent
rEIGuAM's INDECENT ABUSE OF TIE PRESIDENT.
The next day Brigham delivered o sermon
in which he held forth as follows:
What is the present situation Of affairs
For us the clouds seem to be breaking.
Probably, many Of you have already learned
that General Johnston passed through the
Great Salt City, with his command under the
strictes, discipline. Nut house, fence, or
sidewalk has been inlringed upon by any Of
his command. OF course, the camp.followers
are not under his control but 80 far as his
command is concerned, while passing through
the city he has carried out his promises to
the letter.
We told Commissioner Powell end Nc
: Culloch, in conference. in answer to questions,
that we most ussuredly believed all they said,
and all that President Buchanan dictated
them to say, so FAR us their interest was con-
, ceFGcd. We said that we believed that Pre-.
si6eLt Buchanan would fulfill his words,
, when his own Interest prompted him so to do
We did not say whether he would or not, in
opposition to his interest
= We have reason TO believe that Colonel
= Kane, on his arrival at the frontiers. lele.
graphed to Washington, and that SDjeers
! were immediately sent to stop the march ui
= the army for ten days. That savors of an
. anxiety FOR peace. | expect to see, if the
= late advces of the Government are carried
;, out that portion of the United States army
- NOW here have the privilege of going where
. the interests Of the country demand them
# and the portion that was 10 start for thi.
q place ordered in other directions.
. Here the Prophet becatne excited ant
u burst into TRADE against President Blu
g chanau, calling him u diireliing oiH dotdrci
v ,cdoSe ocn party aiio,c should haze been Pre-
J. Stdem tcemty nee gears ago, when he lad {
e little sense 0boW him, u erer But the Saint,
G did not court war. They preferred peace, i
d it could be had, and they had made il. The
r. were willing that 1.-The world" should b "
l. the shadow Of the settlement, provided til
q Saints had the substance, as be malntanet
ir they had. lie cared nothing f,r his ow
Ii name. lie cared not if thew irampled
r. under foot, but he had tod them, don
tramrie me under foot. FOR IT you DO YOU
haze trouble Great aughter,l
COY. ro- F.!L's ASSURANCES.
i, Gov. Powell addressed the Mormons, q
ne surng tb2m that, The Federal Governmer
D. demar 10 nothing Of you, fellow citizens, t.
in day, which it does not require of the inhab
of t..n.s OF every State and Territory within ii
c,i Union, that you shall be obediCnt 10 the law
ed of your country, that you will respect il
nd civil authority, and that its officers shall /
ms received by you, and enter upon the discharl
cd of their duties unmolcsted. All this, | u
M. happy TO say, you assure me you are willr
IL. to yield, and you claim that you never hay
ed been otherwise
no In regard to the location Of posts, he say
'as The President has ordered the establis
cir mpnt OF one or two more military posts
this Territory for various purposes, but chief
lis 10 protect travellers from Indian depred
tly iions. While he claims, and will exercis
as the right to s-nG the army wherever be nj
zen please. his object is not to make encam
h mehts in my OF your cities. General job
est ston told me that he did not wish his arr
ely to be stationed near q city. lie said that
ion would corrupt the morals Of the army, as y
on know is always the case when an army is
in such neighborbood. ! am not adyis
iey where the army Of Utah will be stutione
BUS but if Carson Valley is the best place for
ub. encampmen,. as you inform me-, | belle
er. that he will take them there. ] believe th
Pile he will be very prudent in the disposition
Ihe the troops. II were at the heud Of I
est army ] would wish to station it where
yed would be convenient TO protect the gre
nly highways to the Pacific from Indian deITed
ND tiOns, and where it would have grass, wor
ma. and water in abundance In relation to q