The New York herald., 1871-08-23
The nrst was dismissed after q few words, but the

The nrst was dismissed after o rev W0rds, Dut the
pIREcrIoNs FROM TIE BOSS SAINT
as to q certain sawmill In which. as In everything
saSe "a ve Ts II i"s not %ancal interest When sun
dry details as to water course, 30. had been dwet
upon the model Mormon was told to see that every
thing In order TO begin running. to all OF which
the latter lent dllgent ear and promised observ-
"Wel. Mr.. HERALD observed Brigham, looking
at his watch. 'fs there anything else can inform
you On''
But Mr.. Young walked TO the other eng OF the
room where a desk was standing, and looked over
rested my attention with the remark :
"You see everybody comes to the President about
things 10 think about that the Ouy way he manages
to keep his head clear-and (sotto rocel
ITS A POWERFUL HEAD, SIR
Is just when subjects out OF conversation to drop
all regard for 1t TIL it comes uD again"
wne'ner seems 20 ones Ss
curious vein in the top MormOn's idiOsyncracies,
entertained y Ior mOmen S Dut NJ not seeing ana1t
naDpy poygamic herd, gave the thought no utter
ance Brigham had by tnls time got through with
his papers aud approached me with the air OF a
man prepared to meet any reporter on his own
.sWhat tel else is there you want TO knowm
REPORTER-You have had some difficulty with the
Internal Revenue Department on the score OF pay
Ing income tax Tor titning What is your present
YOUNG-The same 1t mas always been. We say
the has found that hat out soo az last
:. REPoRTER-rhen you affirm that the government
has Withdrawn all effort on the natters
fOUNG-Certalnly; you can find all that out at
Washington. They made great deaf Of SUR about
It for while, but mad to acknowledge themselves
beaten.
REPoRTER-About that Fourth OF July matter and
the acting Governor r forhddlng o the parade OF
in the procession, what were the reasons given Tor
tnat action?
not here at the time. l was down at soda Springs.
You had better see Mayor Wells about that. He was
concerned IN tnat affair throughout and can speak
from his own knowledge.
Brigham looked decidedly as If he did not wish to
be neld accountable for that onpeasantness. After
pause he turned sharply round and said:-
'Tnat IS the way. Your newspapers get o Lele-
gram and publish It brigham Young reads the
In collision on paper with the government, you
come down to find out II IT'S true
REPosrER-The people are always glad to hear
that polygamy is in trouble, Mr.. Young.
YOUNG-Oh. yes-poygamy, pOlygamy That's
! as good and better than most things to assail
| when times are dull.
Brother Brigham was proceeding to grow more
'.Do you complain OF the federal onicias In that
| YoUNG-See Brother Wells, Mr.. Reporter.
| HE is TRUTHFUL,
| and will give you the whole story.
Observing that Brigham resolved to hedge
| behind Brother Wells asked where this truthful
YOUNG TO the slight Scotch accent)-Let some one
| conduct this reporter TO the Mayor and say sent
him.
This sounded very like q passage from Richard
| ILL.,, where Edward Is sent with message OF like
import to Old Nick; 80 braced myself to meet his
Satanic Majesty II necessary remarkilg to Brigham
that they did not seem to pull well with
THE UNITED STATES AUTHORITIES
YOuNG-I have only to recall what said-that all
we ask is to be let mind our own business and let
the government mind theirs
couple OF inqulrng Mormons again came to the
relief OF Brigham, ana with the request that should
let MIN see what said OF HIM he bowed himself
bluniy INTO the adjoining ROOM 1t was very evi.
dantrh hot fhpro ia nj faor in
breasts that government will at last take steps in
regard to their institutions and their natural desire
possible.
After seeking the Mayor in vain at his house his
overgrown nose, led me to the Tabernacle, where
the truthful Daniel was seated chatting to Gentle
70 Dne sa
Lake City, Second Counsellor Of the President OF the
Church. Justice Of the Peace, "Lieutenant General'
of the NauvOO Legion, and thousand things be-
side, stood up with something very like scOwl
upon his unhandsome face. and as he clutched my
founded on Brignam's expression in his regard.
Wells IS six feet high a lantern-lawed long-faced,
There is little Of Brghams oily foxsn look in his
face II there is any at all 1t more Of the apes
neinef in ace or An form e there any fn'
dcation save OF rugged strength. His fore
and the massive jaw and Formidable teeth seen at
times through his gasn-like mouth are those Of
man OF rude, sudden action, not man OF thought
but long, grlzzled goatee adds oddly TO the length
OF his visage But ittle expression can be gathered
1.-THE lett turns outward at an obtuse angle from the
noses yet, as If nature were trying to surmount
difficulty, his body, arms, hands and legs wrthe In
a contorted gesture when he becomes excited and
enraged, until his whole person assumes demoniac
appearance almost inhuman. Verify a trusty ser.
want OF the Lord or the devil In the hands of such
man as Young fit for any deed OF violence, and no
is-havOc. Much more than his oily master did he
betray IN the conversation which followed the Bit
terness they feel at heart in seeing the ongtrium
phant iniquty Of
for backed down by the glorious surge Of cIviiza-
tion II has commenced to be at last. Wells spoke
without reserve the splenetic hate OF his fanatic
mind, and often in coarse language fed fat the an
cient grutige. with an undoubtful earnestness.
''The government" said he ''sends men here
whose every thought is how they can annoy US.
Adventures who, when they come here, do nothing
but SIT and hatch
PLOTS FROM MORNING TILL NIGHT.
Grant does 1t. He seems to select creatures csl-
culated to provoke collision with u.s. that he may
make capital out OF our troubles. He Will lose by
it. There were thousands here who would have
voted for his reelection TWO years ago. but not
day. day You want to know about the Attn Of Juiy9
Well, that was one Of their tyrrannles They for.
Spefa Sd after all A Al, ~ rsmembsr IN 81
Johnson's army came te destroy u.s. and then we de.
fed them and they dared not advance. After
with the rebels, as they called us, and they
glad to pardon us, pardonl (and Wells laughed dia-
DOIlCdlly1 TeDelUO0l anu we WdTrIUp Oh no Out
those coming root up our bearthhres, and as our
spies heard them boast, to sleep with our wives
through the winter time.
"liInes are changed, Mr. Wells; there is no
danger Of violence now, and the Union army Is
here" AS SAID this pointed over to Camp
Douglas. blacker scowl settled on his features
and he hissed OUT
"Granr says, Let US have peacer but he or his
damned satellites treat TO worse than war IN the
GANG OF HUNGRY CONSPIRATORs
he sends here"
He referred. with grim satisfaction, to the dis
content OF the Western volunteers, which the hopes
awakened and the defiance uttered by Brigham
Young and rne leading Mormons in the sad days OF
our tribulation caused TO be stationed in Utah while
their comrades were battling for the Union the
bloody fields OF the south. When he had satiated
his anger in THIS direction he sald suddenly,
81 NAY HAVE SPOKEN HASTILYo
and the conversation ran smoothly, mis- only other
scornful phrasing being poured upon the heads Of
the recalcItrant MOrmons VINO accept the leadership
OF W. S. Godbe, OF Salt Lake City, and called God
beites. Mr.. Wells grew more courteous still when
this was out Of ills way and as he u nothing If not
vigorous, the remainder of our conversation was
not interesting.
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