Evening star., 1869-08-04

ham-The Status Of the Negrs in his Do.
minions-He holds them rs ''the Sons Of
CaIn''-The Mormens and the Indians
The Health Of Brigham Yeung-His
Lungs all Right-Throat Troubles Him
How Brigham, Jr., Became Bald-A
Parting Benedictien from the Prophet.
Editorial Correspondence Of The Star
SALT LAKE CRY, July 20, 1869.
Brigham Young At Home.
Mr.. George Q. Cannon. editor OF the Deseret
News, who has kindly aided rs to see the prin-
cipal obs cts of interest in and about Salt Lake
City, took MS yesterday to see Brigham Young.
We were received in his private ONCE, opening
to the right Of the tithing office, and situated
between his two residences known as the Lion
House and the Bee Hive House. The ooics is
q spacious room, divided 10 the middle by
railing, and carpeted with ingram, and with
furniture of walnut, croll.pattern, uphsl-
stored in brown rep. The front part Of the di.
vision, used apparently as an audience cham
Der, had chairs and lounges, and i'm the center
q stand holding q vase, a foot high, with ar
immense boquet, built up in the shape Of
spruce.tree, Of open-air flowers, doubtless from
his own gardens. On each side Of the inner
room was q desk, one occupied by Brigham
and the other by his Secretary. The furniture
seemed to be mostly of pine, with some pre-.
tensions to carving, or cabinet display. The
desks were peculiar in shape, the table being
supported by what appeared to be uerd antique
pillars, but really wood painted in imitation
of that stone. All the furniture Is made here,
it being the policy OF Young to use only home
manufactures. On the walls, near the ceiling,
were suspended portraits of leading Mormons,
including those Of the present "Quorum Of
Twelve Apostles" the post of honor beng oc.
cupied by the pictures of Joseph and Hiram
Smith. The portraits were evidently painted
by native artist; the likenesses being fair, but
the execution Of the sign. board order Lower
on the walls were pictures Of Andrew john
son and Ben. Halliday, of stage line fame, sent
to Brigham Young by these worthless.
Front View of a Modern Prophet.
The mantle Of Joseph Smith fell upon Brig
ham Young, as all good Mormens believe, and
consequently he succeeds TO the title Of the
Prophet. When we entered the Prophet was
seated IN the rear Of the room, and he rose to
receive MS. Naturally we took scrutiniZing
look at the man who has occupied SO much of
the public attention for many years. As l have
mentioned already, he is more Insignificant in
figure than pictures Of him would indicate.
He is about feet sK inches, but is said to
stand an inch shorter than when ten years
younger. His head is pear-shaped, heavy At
the base and narrowing towards the top; and
the resemblance to that fruit is considerably
heightened by his wearing his sandy hair in
the form of roach. He has a full beard, run
mig below his mouth, the lower part pretty
gray and nesting IN his capacious neck cloth.
His eyes are a grayish.blue, cold, small. and
more than half veiled by dropping eye.lids.
They are badly mated orbs, for when he un.
bends to tell jecose story the right eye lights mp
with considerable humor, but the left, perhaps
from some defect Of the nerves utterly refuses
to obey the helm, and remains as umsy mpa.
thetic as glass.eye. A seam across his face,
taking the place Of lips, divides pair Of mas
sive Jaws, and when opened, disoloses q set OF
imperfectly fitted false teeth, the workmanship, D,
probably, of q Salt Lake dentist. His blonde
hair, fair complexion and light clothes were
all in "concatenatIon according" He wore
yellow Russian duck pantaloons, white duck
coat white Marseilles vest, black neckerchisf,
and heavy hair watch guard, from which
was suspended a number of charms, made
mostly Of hair, the most prominent of which
was a woman's gaiter.shoe, fashioned OF hair
with a golden sole, beneath which was q tiny
skate, also Of gold. A puff f-bosomed shirt,
fastened by substantial pearl buttons, aud
heavy calf. skin boots completed the costume Of
this latest Of the line OF Prophets and Patri.
archs.
Free Talk With Brigham.
Brigham Young does not dote upon newspa-
per men, and there was an ominous compres.
sion Of his lip.less mouth as one after another
Of our party was introduced to him as con-
nected with the press.
swell, Mr.. Young, we find you here no,
quite SO black as you have been paintedp'
Brigham, (tartly. .)-"lt is you who have
painted us"'
In the conversation that ensued Brigham
complained that correspondents had come 10
see them, and pains had been taken to show
them every thing, and they had gone away and
utterly misrepresented everything they saw.
Some had treated them fairly, but most Of the
correspondents had utterly misrepresented
them. But said he-"We are used to abuse
and it does not harm Us. The mountains thai
surround us"-with lofty wave of the hand
"are so high that the abuse aimed at us goes
above them far over our heads!''
Apostle George A. Smith, First Counsellor tc
Brigham Young, who was present, complained
that FItz Hugh Ludlow, IN his fanciful mar.
rat.ve, had set him down as uttering rebe
sentiments in an address delivered by hIm a
the Tabernacle in 1865 The fact was the address
was purely OF historical nature, based on the
Book OF Mormon. giving sketch of their early
nlstOTys anu udO uOtuinS 10 90 Win pOllucs
Some complaint was made Of the statements oil
Richardson, Of the New York Tribune, but they
held that he was f.irer than Bowles, Of the
Springfield Republican. Mr.. Smitn charged
that the visit of Colfax, Bowles. Richardsor
and party was tq pAts political capital oy
Efuside against the E6riohs. The report 10
the Chicago Tribune OF the interview between
Senator Trumbull and Young was referred to
more than once, and II was alleged that it va;
distorted and mischisvous account of wha
took place. a.s
Altogether the Mormons seemed to havs
worked themselves mp TO q state Of pretty hard
feeling towards the Newspaper fraternity, bu
having vented their griefs, the conversation
took moro cheerful turn, and Brigham, de
scending frum his stills. became quite chatty
In discoursing upon tbs ,ndition Of affairs IL
Uhh. Much that he said was the Iteration o.
views hsretofsre expressed by him. and whict
have appeared in print. He stin holds to tn
se1sible opinion that the prosperity Of Utah ha,
bsen due largely to their policy in declining 4
l Join In the hunt for gold, but he seemed K
| think it possible that they might yet undertak'
l to develop their gold resources in business
i like, Systematic way. But he welt with evil
l dent satisfaction upon the richness Of thei
l territory In useful minerals, iron especially
l and showed Ne q bar some four feet Ia length
l worked ont with q hammer. BY d man not
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