The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-12-10

tial industrious citizen Of our Terri
tory The man who plumbers on the
wild:prniries from transients win inyade,
without scrupIe, the sanctuary Of his
dearest friends, when his purse runs
dry
Here We have had, recently, reports
If horses and mules taken from the
stables Of Camp Floyd. BY
whom they were taken we cannot say.
But should we exercise any sympathy
for the oFenders2 In time Of ac-
knoWledged war, plumber might Be
considered lawful. III time of &C.
knowledged peace the rights Of a sol
der to his properly should be held as
sacred as those OF the citizen. Is )
common plundercr an honest man? i
an accomplished thief . good member
Of society,"
The evils o. which We speak do ex-
lat 70 what particular corner they
can Be traced we cannot tell. Is there
q remedy? Yes, there Is one and only
ono effectual remedy. We have been
burlesqued for recommending Ii. But
we shall, nevertheless, try ii again.
Educate the young men. Let them be
furnished with other places Of rendez-
rous than the grog-saIoon and gam
ing table Give them access to the libra
~, the public library Of Utah. Extend
II IL necessary. Isit not IS Mellto do 50,
as waste means for the salaries Of nm
necessary officials? Surely there i
knowledge, good, sound, and useful
knowledge to be CLEANED from the
world. Get wisdom from the best
books Is an advice originating with
the Almighty himself. Should that
advice be slighted2 Reclaim, reclaim,
but do not discourage and destroy.
Take the young man from his goblet,
and sheW him the beauties Of intclli-
gence. Tell him how lie can Be d bless
ing instead Of d curse to bis fellow
man, and our words in pledge, in nine
cases ont 0f ten. We will find useful
fellow-citizens, where. otherwise, We
would have common plaques and yaga-
bonds.
Much has been said against lawyers.
They may be reckoned, and perhaps
fairly SO, among the interrupters Of
social harmony. But they have then
honest claims to q seat among the
sciences. Where are the young mer
In Utah who have taken the first steps
Ito learn what their constitutional right.
are as American citizens2 Why no
6let them be instructed? Lawyers arr
cursed and reyiled in times Of peace
but they are sought for and consulted
when trouble comes Well, lawyers arc
an equiyocal set Of human beings any
how; but we would recommend every
man to be his own lawyer. While we
are governed and controlled by human
laws, there can be no very great harm
I in understanding them. At least Nc
coyet no monopoly. We have seen men
in our time presume to the profession
I who did not understand plain English
and we blushed. We wished at the
/ time that some Of our Wild mountain.
GERS had been in their place. Thret
months retirement from their WiIdnes.
would have made them the better ad.
iyocates! III. .s rs
Again, We have been compelled, il
sorrow, to witness the effects of qnack.
cry upon the human system. A few
Lectures, honestly prepared, and vel
! delivered, might in . great measur,
correct this evil. Why should We mo-
have them? The effects could be injurious
to nobody, and might be productive 81
good to many. We cannot learn too
much that is good and beneficial; anC
we can always have the privilege 81
casting the bad and baneful aside.
There are truths, many truths, to Be
learned IN the world. Our profession
teaches us to gather them all,
Many candle is now bid under
bushel that might give happifyint
light to hundreds. Let us adopt som,
plan to have that light distributed
Then, when We do this, heart and hant
together, we shall find that the grOg.