The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-30

to call Dcseret and sent delegates to Washing
ton. Congress granted them 4 territorial gov
ernment under the name OF Utah. and Presi-
dent Fillmore appointed Brigham the first
Governor
From 1850 to 1854 the growth Of the church
Almost every country in Europe sent its quota
TO swell the number. Villages grew into towns.
towns into cities, The capital. Salt Lake. City.
uaily Increased in size and Importance. Brig
ham inculcnt.d constant industry. In his
creed. 70 be idle was tO be vicious: and no all
In 1854 n Governor, not Mormon. was ap-
pointed, and Brigham began to show an inrli-
nation to resist For three years the Territory
was in an unsettled condition. The saints. act
ing upon the orders Of Brigham, committed
many crimes. the most revolving of which was
the Mountain Meadow massacre. In 1857 Presi-
dent Pierce appointed Alfred Cumming Cover
nor OF Utah. and sent with him force Of 2 500
soldiers. Brigham submitted with bad grace
As he controlled the courts the Jurics and all
elective offices, the power Of the new Governor
was. of the slightest. He could plan reforms,
but he could not carry them out.
1t was not until the Salt Lake colony had been
iairly started that Brigham proclaimed the
celestial lawo marriage" which sanctioned
revelation in 1913 directing him to promul-
gnie THIS doctrne; but that he had failed TO do
falsehood. but the power Of Brigham. Ginning
IN with the shes and inclinations of his peo-
was srhsm In the church. hut the Smith fac
ton were speedily driven to the wall.
Keen and % iarsshtcd & h. piioted % % his oI pe"ple sn
through all their troubles into n haven of
PROSPERITY such as no people ever attained
sparcd Himself 7ne Ror others e%o "WsieH G't nnI
work. not Watch and pray" was his motto.
Brigham Young WAS one of the most far seeing
ana cnterprsns business men in tho coun-
M MS SINNER lost e tne n n by
chasc, of property in places likely to. grow
rnpldly: and ny MS railroad operations he a.
slnmlusptcl one Of The largest fortunes in ,hc
he region "[ST ,oyeT Witch he hSr SO sSwH long s
ruled in which H. did not own property. BY 4
system oi 1.-THE collecting. he made the people
contribute directly To his Golfers. The tthes
were for the church. it is true. but Brigham was
the church. In the early days OF the Pacific
Railroad he took deep interest in the scheme,
and WAS aiterward contractor for portion Of
the national Government is shown 10y the fact
that he WIS n large holder of bonds purchased
in the early ycars Of the war.
In person Brigham Young was. until over
com" by age. large and portly. In conversation
he was pointed hnt afl,ble. especially to
strangers. by whom his courtesy wns sdmrod.
He tai ked freely and in an on-hand -tyle. occa-
sionally ornamenting his conversation with
some quaint epigram or quotation from tho
Mormon Bible, OF his pulpit oratory one who
knew him we'll says:
Ihs,c seen him bring audience to their fcctani draw
appear mere arcca r,d' montnde have been powerful
WI, w were .rkn N hun ~. mann.r i raNnt
studnt lie d not preach hut merely tak, lis voice
i strong and soulfou~ and he u an excellent
! bass anger His gestures aui seldom
violent He feels his funns The t.uple Dee Tee ls
them lie makes constant and uuni.tnkahlr nlu.ons
a. individuals imittuns their personal appearance
ant Ifcuiarlurs. and rcieatn. ther cNlrc--iun.
Hl.ham T. q .ooi mimic. and Ntrs readily ~.
tirs laughter Much thrt tolls. therefore. snl
itslV o. salt Lake Hu nccs. who uni ~ iuf the Hiin
sin, ana recognize TIE pnrffr- ms rliuln'- Wnt ~
r'tf ven ou reading. f. tr dcnrlnt Nh. sermnu- ui
g." riicnlN- and obscure. there D., an evident t,ln Of
sNNnt. frIrfrnl ssn-r IN,N are. however. much gar
~ 300 .tiii.iu-. uh' are sni more cNf.c aud gruiio
| w. % spu.Nu Rf-hun ii~ nu ,'ueuflUn. lie never
wrirs hi- ,iief- merely dictates them This was also
/ J -Iuth.