The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1858-08-10
BRIGHAM YOUNG.

his family block, Brigham Young has his
office. Ho is man of business, having
large possessions, numerous mills and ex-
tensive herds Of horses and cattle, and en-
ploys several clerks to keep his books, &c
An hour spont in his Office, satisfied u.
that Brigham fully understands the value
of the axiom that "Order is Heavens first
law" Brigham came here a poor man,
and his adherents assure us that he receives
not cent from the Church as President,
or in any other way. Yet he has become
immensely wealthy. If the premises sta
ted are true, he must have discovered how
TO snake bricks out of straw"-for his
riches cannot be the product Of the labor
Of his own hands, nor the result of specu
lation, nor the rise of real estate in this
Valley, where no man holds title to foot
of landed property.
My first view of Brigham was obtained
at public service on Sabbath morning.
Service was held in "Bowery," as it is
called, on public square in the centre of
Provo City. This Bowery is constructed
simply OF posts driven in tho ground sup.
porting framework some fifteen feet over
head, upon which ara laid willow brush
cut on the neighboring creeks TIE bow
or thus constructed was capable of seating
perhaps two thousand persons. A. one
end is erected rude platform or staging
for the Presidency, the preachers and cld.
ers. AS the hour of meeting approached,
the streets were throngcd with the people
Of all ages and conditions focking to the
bower, each with chair of some sort in
hand as no benches has been provided un.
der the shelter The City Marshal super
intended the seating of the crowd mani
testing quite as much energy in closing up
all all gaps and makinS the most of room
as would the most indcfatigable usher at
the Academy of Music on Lagrange's benc-
hit night-for room was "an object" A
round the dge of the bower, within hear
ing distance of the stand, wagons were
drawn up, their occupants maintaining
their seats in the vehicles while awaiting
the words of inspiration from their Proph-
cts lips.
BRIGHAM AS AN oRAToR-HIs INFLUENCE
OVER THE MoRMoNs-PERsoNA DEscRIP
TIoN.
On Sabbath morning, Juno 27, Brig.
ham Young delivered sermon to the
Saints in tho Bowery ut Provo As he
rose, every eye was turned upon him at
once, and the Stiffness of the grave perva-
ded the place. The power which BRIG CHAM
holds over his people is almost incomprc-
hcnsiblc. They hang upon his lips with
reverence and awe, catching and trcasur-
ing his lightcst word ms though it were n
treasure Of inestimable value. He is is
man little above tho mcdium height,
somewhat inclined to corpulency, with
dull, buletlooking sort Of head sandy
complexion, and an exceedingly sensual
looking mouth. When walking in the
wind he usually wears n great pair of green
goggles. With these upon his nose we
weuld naturally take him for country
schoolmaster, who had welded the birch
wears enough to have acquired chronic
back ache. Without them, no looks the
willful, unrcsiraincd, and vulgar man of
the world, who has just lost heavy stake
at rat-fight Far be it from me to carl,
caturc the mani have no such intention
| do not mean TO charge him with anv Of
the vulgartics shadowed in his face. for I
have not had sufficient opportunity for OBJ.
servation to be able to Judge of his tastes
in such connections; but the language en-
ployed above will give clearer idea of his
expression of countcnanc, than anv other
| can employ. He is afible in his man.
ncrs, exceedingly kind, but patronizing to
his associates and interiors, easily excited
Mt times, and always aping the dignity of
royalty, with mock gravity that is luli
crous to the unawed behoder. He is evi |
IDENTIFY man Of much shrcwdness in worll !
ly matters, good business manager and
sklllful player upon tho weakness Of his
fellow-men, knowing exactly how to touch |
the chords which shall produce the music
he wishes.
The ordcr Of his mind, nevertheless, is
low and vulgar. He is not logician, and
IS easily cornered in an argument upon al
most any question with which any ordina.
rily skillful opponent is familiar. Every
body knows that he is uncducated. He is
withal full of sclfrighteousness and vanity,
and it would probably be difficult TO find
any moro certain mode of giving offence
than by exposing his ignorance on any
point, no matter how trivial, before his
subjects. Among the educated mon of
mind and mark, stripped of tho glitter
with which his position of Prophet and
Priest surrounded him among his deluded
ollowers, he would sink to the level of
quite an ordinary man. Elder Tavlor, of
New York, formerly editor of the Mormon.
is far his superior in personal appearance
and in intellect
Such is Brigham Young as he appeared
to your correspondent. Now for his "scr-
mon.' He has fine, full clear voice,
which may be heard by largo audience.
His speech is rather fluent than otherwise.
and his attitude and gestures quite oratori-
cal. It's effect upon his prosclytcd hearers
is marked and decided.
In his speech above referred to he show
I'd anything but friendly feeling towards
The United States. He spoke of the TROOPS ,,
rs "ruffians," and of Mr.. Buchanan as "an ;
Did dotard whose own party allow, should ;
have been President twenty five years ago,
when he had little sense about him, if I,
,ver."