The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-08
MoRMonDOM
Interview with brigham Young-His Personal
Appearance-rhe Status or the Negro
Views Upon the Indian Ouest;ou.
" July 20) editorial corresponds
Washington Star.l

Washington Star.l
BRIGHAM YOUNG AT HOME.
mr.. George z. Cannon editor OF the Deseret Nelcs,
who has kindly aided TO see the principal objects
OF interest and about salt Lake civ took us yes
| terday TO see Brigham Young we were received IN
nus private Office, opening TO the right OF the tthng
D,ev' aaa W. situated between MS Two residences
Inc ONCE IS spacious room. divided In the middle
oy a railing and carpeed with ingram and with
furniture OF walnut, scroll pattern. upholstered in
brown reps. The front part OF the division,
used apparently as an audience chamber, had
stand holding vase, q foot high, with an
Immense bouquet, built up in the shape OF
| his own gardens. on each SIDE OF tee inner room
was a desk, one occupied by Brigham and the other
by his secretary. The furniture seemed 10 be mostly
OF pine, with some preentions carving or cabinet
| display. The desks were peculiar In shape the
table being supported by what appeared to be verd
antique pillars bat really wood painted in imitation
OF that stone. All the furniture IL made here, it
being the policy OF Young to use only home manu-
features. On the walls, near the celilng
pended portraits OF leading Monnons including
those of the present quorum OF Twelve Apostles
the post OF honor being occupied by the pictures OF
Joseph ana Hiram SMITH The portraits We're evil
IDENTITY painted by native artists; the lkenesses being
faIr but the execution OF the lgn-boafd order.
Lower on the walls were pictures or Andrew John
son and Ben Halliday, OF stage-line lame, sent to
Brigham Young by these worthless.
FRONT VIEW OF MODERN PROPHET.
The mantle of Joseph Smith fell upon Brigham
Young. US all good Mormons believe, and conse-
quenty lie succeeds 10 tne utie Oh the Prophet.
When we entered the Prophet was seated IN the rear
OF the room, ana lie rose TO receive us. Naturally
We took scrutinlzlng look at the man who has oc-
cupied so much OF the Pablo attention for many
years. AS have mentioned already, he Is more IN
significant III figure than pictures OF him would indl
cale He Is about live feet eight and half inches,
but Is said to stand an inch shorter than when ten
| years younger. His mead Is pear shaped heavy at
the base ana narrowing towards the top; and the re-
semblance that nut is considerably heightened by
his wearing his sandy hair IN the form OF roach.
| He has full beard running below his mouth, the
lower part pretty gray and Nesting In his capacous
neckcioth. HIS eye are grayisn blue, cold, small
and more than half yelled by dropping eyeids
| nhau hnAi M al rp- yyha on he N. hand
to tell joc0se story the right eye lights up with
siderable humor, but the left, perhaps from some
| aefect OF the nerves. utterly refuses to obey the
helm and remains as unsympathetic as q glass eye
seam ycross his face taxing the place OF lips, d.
G ges pan set OF ted false eeS the
workmanship, probably Of Salt Lake dentist. His
blonde hair lair complexion and light Clothes were
all In a "concatenatiOn accOrdingn he wore yellow
| Russian duck pantaloons, white duck coat, white
MarseAes vest, black necRerchiei and heavy han
watch guard, from which was suspended number or
charms made mostly OF hair, the most prominent OF
which was "a wolnans gater shoe. fashioned OF hair.
! with golden sole, beneath which was a tiny skate,
also oil gold. pufr.bosomed shirt fastened by sub
stantial pearl buttons, and heavy caskn boots COM
pleed the costume OF this latest OF the line OF pro-
| phets and patrlarcns.
FREE TALK WITH BRIGHAM.
| Brigham Young does not dote upon newspaper
| men, and there was an omnous compression OF his
| lipess mouth as one alter another OF our party
| was introduced to him as connected with the press
''well, sir. Young. we hnu you here not quite SO
! black as you have been painted ~
| Brigham Qartlyl-"lt Is you who have painted us'
In Inc conversation that ensued Brigham COM
planned that correspondents had come to see them
and pains had been taken to show them everything.
and they had gone away ana utterly misrepresented
everything they saw some had treated them lairly,
but most OF the correspondents had utterly msre-
presented them. "But," said he, 1--WE are used TO
abuse aud 1t does not harm us. rhe mountains that
| surround us'--with lofty wave OF the hand-"are
SO high tnat the abuse aimed at us goes above them
! far over our headsp'
| Brigham Young, who was present, complained That
FlIz Hugh Ludlow, in his ianclu narrative, had set
INN down as uterns rsoei sensnenas IN an auurSss
fact was the address was purely OF historical ma
tire, based on the Book OF Mormon, giving sketch
OF their early history, and had nothing to do with
| politics. Some complaint was made of the state
nents OF Richardson, OF the New York tribune, but
| they held rnat he falrer than Bowles, Of the
Springfield Republican, Mr. Smith charged that the
VISIT OF Colfax, Bowes Richardson and party was TO
make political capital by crusade against the Nor
mons. The report IN the Chicago Tri1aae OF the H.
| terview between Senator 1ruinbul and Young was
referred to more than once, and was alleged that
it distorted and niischievous account o. hat
| took place.
Altogether the Mormons seemed to have worked
themselves up TO q state OF pretty hard feeling to-
| wards the newspaper fraternity, but having vented
their grieis, the conversation took more cheerful
! turn and Brigham, descending from his siilts be-
came quite chatty In dlscour-ing upon the condition
OF affairs in Utah. Much that he said was the tera
] ton OF views heretofore expressed by him and
which have appeared prlnt. He still holds TO the
| sensible opinion that the prosperity OF Utah has
been due largely to their poicy In declining to JON
in the hunt for gold, but he seemed to think 1t pos
sible that they might yet undertake 10 develop their
gold resources IN a businessllke, systematic way
Hut lie uwelt With evident satisfaction upon the
richness OF their territory in useful minerals, iron
especially. and showed us bar some iour feet in
| length, worked out with hammer by man not u
| practical iron forger. IL was OF remarkably fine
texture and too rich to make cast IRON from: This
ore is found IN large quantities about 200 miles south
| OF salt Lake City,
| In reference to the allegations that the Mormons
dread the approach OF railroads as nmical TO Nor
mon institutions, Mr.. YOUNG referred TO the TACT that
as long ago as .yz rnoy nsG GONG Cos
ior the Instruction of great national central rail-
rsau TO the Pacic and setting forth reasons for
It's construction precisely the same arguments in its
behalf that have been used effectively at later date
He sad the road ought to nave gone by the way OF
salt Lake CITY, south OF the lake, and that the COM
pany would yet find their mistake In undertaking TO
run 1t through the canons north, liable Ms they
\ to torrents and blocking SHOWS. The Union Pacific
Company he said, owed aim yet about a million OF
dollars Tor work done on the road, and he COM
planned, with some bitterness that they pad every
| We had some curiosity to ascertain how tile Nor
mons stood on the negro question, and the following
| was the result OF the inquiries propounded:-
care there any negroes IN your rerritory?r
Brigham-"A few. There are considerable num-
Der scattered through the Territ0ryn
Are they here as members OF the Mormon Church
Brlgham-"Ihey are connected with the Church,
"Wnat IL their status here IN the TerritOrys''
Brigham I'VE consider them and treat them as
what they are the sons Of Catn.n
"Are they admitted to equal Fellowship In your
Cburchl"
Brigham-"No distinction Is made against them as
members OF the Church,; but they are not eligible 10
them were brought here by Southern brethren hen
they came from the States. They are industrious
and useful members OF the community
GLOW many Indians have you in the Territory?''
Brigham.-"I have no idea. The tribes are nigra-
tory. Those within the Territory when we came
have III died OUT,
''Havc you been disturbed as people by the In.
dams Y'
Brigham.-'We have not. The principal difficulty
with the Indians grew out Of depredations commit
ted by passing travellers upon the Indians, who
taated upon Mormon settlers. II you Will wait q
mode OF dealing with the Indiais. When our band
Of las pioneers came out to locate place here for
settlement when we came to the Pawnee country,
through which the emigrant travel passed the In.
dams undertook TO levy tribute upon us, ac-
cording TO their practice upon emigrants.
We had but little TO give them, but
pavc what we could spare. The Indians were dis