Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-21
Lawyers but No Law.

There is less law, really, among Il
body Of lawyers than among any set
Of men on earth. Look at it, if you
please. What is the old adagc, the old
rule? Twill not repeat the Latin aph-
orism, because | am not a Latin scllol-
ar. But | will give you the English of
it, and it is this: "Where the law is
uncertain there is no law Take Your
1853 lawyers in the House, and they will
debate in high and low debate and get
furious, and after all, after Il debate Of
two and d half days, You cannot Gna
two of them who agree about any sin
gle proposition of law TO save your
llves. See how they are changing here.
Why, gentlemen, in all candorand fair
ness, I would not give the intuitlon Of
an honest rustic's heart in pursuing
and attempting to attain The truth for
all the ilne-spun arguments Of the law
yers in the universe.-Jones, of Texas,
in Congressional debate.
"Dunbar," Washington correspondent
Of The Redlield Sun, says: There have
been $50 new posto1tices established in
Dakota during the past nine months.
Thatisthe best Indication of thegroWth
and prosperity Of the territory that
could be found. know the postotiice
Official who establishes these offices and
he informs me that there are now on
file in his office applications for nearly
a hundred more new offices. The ma
jority Of the petitions will be granted.
Before any action IS ever taken in these
cases, the government must be assured
OF the need ofthem, and that takes time.
When they are established, you may be
sure there is a new and growing com
inunity in that locality who need mail
facilities. Therefore do ] say that this
great number Of new Offices is Che best
possible Indication OF the growth Of the
territory. More new ctlires have been
established in Dakota than III Nonta-
ma, idaho and Wyoming combined.
That tells the story of comparative
prosperity and improvement. Doesn't
it?
That the color line IS net wholly
wiped ont in American politics becomes
evident once more through the recent
decision Of the SnDreme Court OF the
case of John Elk. The suit was hrougt
bv Elk. an indian, against an DmahA
ward officer, fol- refusing ta register
Sim as a voter. The Court held thai
even an indian WHO has permanently
separated from his tribe and dwe.t
among whites, net having been natur-
allied or taxed. is not 4 citizen Of The
United State. within the meaning OF
the Fourteenth Amendment to the Con-.
stif,tion. Justices Harlan aIil Woods
disseAted from this opinion: and prob
ably even the majority Of the Conr;
, ]o0E forward to az eventual relnoy%.
Of the DISQUALIFICATION Iy express law
since it is rot to lie supposed that fet
viii he forever q DISTINGUISHING color
/, when black is E0t.-E. y. sun.
/, MARYLAND paper informs It's r2a3
ers how to tel tie }nHrEs o. y goo&
cow, We don't know much about aS.
: rjculsure ourselves. but we . intern
our readers how to Tell the marks OF /
good muIe. By,theshoes' II the m''l'
! hits Won square in the face he WI leave
F., ihp impression OF his hisd shoes, sur"
ang, 9oopIe will think you are wearing
fhe,u for luck. The proper way t
work TIE mule is to place d barrel pe
: bi1n hjln, stand on it ana snddeniylan
: :, si,srn Stick into him. Then yoa VII
| get yoE. :ntrN7.
r. 4se island Of san Domingo thei"
: - :. remarkable moUntain OF SAT-,
mess Of crystalline COLT nearly 10Y
, miles long. estimated to contain $751;
: eco tons. and 'ai2i to be SO clPaf Una
+,,,n c,n hc read th:oogh . block . HOO
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