beach, & belongs to the city & not individuals I will reprove the lawyers & docters any how
Jesus did & evry prophet has & if I am a prophet
I shall do it, at any rate I shall do it for i profess
to be a prophet. The laws & Constitution of the
United Statese has ceded up the right to corperate
cities to regulate all wharfage of shiping & steem
Boats &c all laws of taxation is subject to the
city & not individuals. And I want from this
time forth evry fool to stay at home & let the steem
Boats & captain alone and let the peace officers alone
How can we keep off mobs & keeping innocent Blood
from being shed. By striking a blow at evry thing tha[t]
rises up in disorder & I will war an eternal war with
those that oppose me inwhile I am labouring in behalf
of the city. A man has been writing to the New York
Tribune I will not mention his name. He says
that much has been appropriated for the building the Temple that has been spent for other purposes
But I pledge myself that any man that has paid any
old shoes, harnesses, horses, or any thing els if he will
come I will show him on Book that evry farthing
has gone on Book & been appropriated for the
building of the Temple if not so I will pledge
my head for a foot ball that this is true. their
are men in our midst who are trying to build up themse-
lves at our expense & others in our midst that are
watching for iniquity & will make a man an offender
for a word. But I will rest myself & give way for
others. President Hyram Smith arose and made
some singular remarks quite romantic compared
the Lawyiers to polewags & wiglers & toads He said
they would dry up next fall. these characters
He thought was made in gigard making time
when it was cheaper then in soul making time
beach. & belongs to the city & not individuals
I will reprove the lawyers & docters any how
Jesus did & evry prophet has & if I am a prophet
I shall do it, at any rate I shall do it for i profess
to be a prophet. The laws & constitution of the
United States has ended up the right to corperate
cities to regulate all wharfage of shiping & steem
boats &c all laws of taxation is subject to the
city & not individuals. And I want from this
time forth evry fool to stay at home & let the steem
boats & captain alone and let the peace officers alone.
How can we keep off mobs & keeping innocent blood
from being shed, by striking a blow at evry thing that
rises up in disorder & I will war an eternal war with
those that oppose me while I am labouring in behalf
of the city. A man has been writing to the New York
Tribune. I will not mention his name. He says
that much has been appropriated for the building the
Temple that has been spent for other purposes.
But I pledge myself that any man that has paid any
old shoes, harnesses, horses, or any thing els if he will
come I will show him on book that evry farthing
has gone on book & been appropriated for the
building of the Temple I will pledge
my head for a foot ball that this is true their
are men in our midst who are trying to build up themse
lves at our expense & others in our midst that are
watching for iniquity & will make a man an offender
for a word. But I will rest myself & give way for
others. President Hyram Smith arose and made
some singular remarks quite romantic compared
the lawyiers to polewags & wiglers & toads. He said
they would dry up next fall these characters
he thought was made in gigard making time
when it was cheaper then in soul making time
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