Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-10

Gus to a people, they aggravate and per-
pleK them and they cannot understand
them. The fewer the laws, if they be
Just and equitable, the better for the
community. We have good laws, and
we wish TO say to all that come here, we
expect you will observe the laws Of the
territory whether you are governors,
princes, potentates, lawyers or anybody
else. We have legislature here, and
let me say right here, | am accused Of
debating elections. spoke OF this
yesterday. don't feel disposed to die
tate elections; if you get the best men
for office, that is all want; but if you
find an evil-designing person seeking
Office / certainly would, if / could, drop
the stool from under him and let him
fall.
Twill say right here that of all men
whoever did live upon the earth lawyers
are the worst. Doctors and priests are
bad enough, but lawyers will ruin every
body and send all to hell. They are the
worst and most unfit for human society
of any beings that live, and if mankind
would do as Peter, the Emperor Of Rus
sia, talked of doing when watching the
doings Of lawyers in Westminster Hall,
England, they would not do bad thing.
Being asked Do you not have law
yers in your kingdom?' Peter replied:
"Yes have two, and when | get home |
shall hang one of them" IL all lawyers
were served in the same way, communi-
ties would be saved great deal of anx-
iety and trouble. This is speaking of
-, "a ,uh so s,;rr,n., nm "a -, 20 nd litioa-
ton. They pick here, pick there, and
destroy this and that If they were to
do as they should do, they would tell
every man how to keep from going to
law. This should be the business of the
lawyer. Says he, 81 understand law;
take such course and avoid lawsuit" "
This is the legitimate business of law
yer, and not to stir up litigation. ah
want for moment to speak of what
Brother Pratt, one of our pioneers, in
his last remarks referred to. mean ce-
lestial marriage, plurality of wives, or
polygamy.
/ want to tell you what have done. /
sent word to Congress by DR.. Bernhisel,
our former delegate, and W Ii. Hooper,
our present delegate, that if they would
pass law that every man in this govern
ment that is capable of taking care of
himself shall marry wife, and then add
a penalty to every man who interferes
with his neighbor's, or with single wo-
men, we will dismiss our wives and have
but one each But until you do that we
will see you-well, anywhere. We will
try and fulfill the commandments of the
Lord; but could we not live as other
men do2 Is it not my privilege to lead
about a wife or sister, neighbors wife,
or any female, as much as any other
mans? Certainly; but when do it do
it legally and lawfully, and not clandes
timely. This is the curse that is upon
this nation, and one of the greatest
curses in the sight of heaven and justice
that now rests on the United States 1t
is their abuse of females; millions of
them are wasted. According to their
own showing thousands of females have
perished in the streets of New York
since we have been in these valleys
probably double and almost triple the
entire number of females we have in
this country,
In our lives and practice we seek to
save life, while the world is seeking to
destroy life. We say, Away with wars,
away with contention and disputing,'
and if two men cannot agree, pick two
neighbors, not concerned in the affair,
and let them judge and be satisfied with
the Judgment, and dismiss courts, law
yers, and juries They are blot, a
stain, pest They stop improvement
wherever they dwell Away with all
this mischief and come to the proper
standard of civilization and live accord
ing,y; and when we want officers get
the best that we can for President, Con-
gressmen, and for all officers; put them
in office, and let them stay during good
behavior. God bless you. Amen.