The New York herald., 1873-04-11
SKETCH OF BRIGHAM YOUNG.

A Glance mt the Life and Charact cristics
OF the Chief of the Latter Day Saints.
Brigham Young was born in Whttingham, Wind
ham county, Vermont, the 1st of June. 1901, ana
Is consequently now within few weeks OF COM
pleting his seventy-second year. His iather re-
moved to smyrna Chenango county, In this State,
while ne still child, and from that time until
the thirty-1rst year of his age, when he embraced
Mormonsm, New York State was the home Of the
Rocky Mountain Prophet.
BRIGHAA's PARENTS
were very poor and could only afford to give him
eleven and half days OF schooling, and, naturally
without any ambition for the attainment OF learn
ing, he did little for himself, and has never been
able to write sentence in the English language
correctly.
There was nothing before him in early life but
hard work In the fields. and as he approached man
hood he learned the trade OF carpenter. painter
and gazier.
Brigham had no pe'achant for any religion In
particular. Some OF his fathers family and rela-
tives were Methodists, but whatever opinions he
ever formed concerning preaching, praying and
the Bible were inclined to scepticsm. No form Of
religion ever presented any attractions to him
until he heard of Joseph Smith, the young Mormon
Prophet. He was at once convinced of the
veracity OF the new revelations and
BECAME DEVOTED DISCIPLE
After being baptized he was ordained and sent
out by the young Prophet as O missionary, and
rom that time Qs32) he states that he "never did
o days work to build up the Genties.n
In those days he was fanatlcal enthusiast, an
excellent shouter q desperate exhorter, and he
early imbibed the idea that
'GoD HELPS THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES"
deducing from this that Brigham's first duty was
to Brlgham's SELF This he has never failed to re-
member
The only time that he was ever known to dispute
the dctum Of his propheteader was respecting
the propensity which he even then eyinced to ap-
propriate to his own use the tithing which he had
gathered from the poor disciples. Smith insisted
that Brigham and the other apostles should give
bonds for the honest performance OF their duty In
gathering the tithing and that they should not use
any OF 1t for their own private purposes Brigham
retorted with the words OF Scripture which de-
clare that it is unlawful 'to muzzle the mouth OF
the OK that treadeth out the corn" but the young
prophet was
MORE THAN MATCH
for his willy disciple and while admitting the truth
OF this statement, added that 1t was never said
that the OK should be permitted to eat up all the
corn. Brigham was unable to reply and very
wisely relinquished the point at issue.
The future leader OF the Saints was for many
years man OF no particular mark In the Mormon
Church, for among the apostles and elders there
periors. He was chiefly
DISTINGUISHED BY A TENACITY OF CHARACTER,
and what he purposed at any time to accomplish
ne never renquished until 1t was done. In the
troubles and prosecutions OF the Saints in Mis-
souri, and Illinois he had his share. and when Smith
was assassinated he claimed that the twelve apos-
Ties shoud lead the Church, and thus he, as Presi-
dent OF the twelve became virtually the successor
OF the Prophet.
Consequent upon the troubles which ensued after
the death of Smith 1t was resolved that Nanvoo
should be abandoned and that the Rocky Mountain
country should be the future habitaton oil the
Saints. Thither, In 1S47
BRIGHAM LED THE PIONEERS,
returning the same year to the Missouri River. In
the loiowing Spring he again set out tor salt Lake
valley, and from that time to the present he has
never been out OF Utah Territory
During the administration Of Miard Fillmore he
was
APPOINTED GOVERNOR OF UTAH
but II was net known by either the President or
the Senate, when his appointment was confirmed,
that he was polygamist, and at the expiration OF
four years he was reappointed by Franklin Pierce
The trying difficulties incident to settling IN a
new country taxed severely the strength and on.
durance OF the Mormons, but Brigham and the
apostles we're ulremtting In preaching I'M the
necessity and dignity OF toll, representing labor as
the highest virtue, and, thus encouraged. tie peo
pie endured for many years the greatest priva-
tons withouta murmur. When he FIRST started