The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-09-09
For ahs MAssACHUsETT SPY.
F~lass,S. Caiss. Bay. aHg.G 10. 1913

a LiScs rIipectiag 80 AolHay as'eemS"l VI NV
LAWYERS, which is likely to be a tended win con
icaaeace, every iujuricu, to the people. 1t my
friend lhouj preleat It to any othe printing
ofic. than yours, you vii much obliss re y
Great number of people in this PIT OF the Pro
vince and doubt not in every other part whsre
your pager goes, by copying !, therein' paf!lcu'
lsrly your very humble isrVan', r. r.
VEIHILE our American patriots, fred
w with laudabe zeal TO promote
their country's welfare, are frequently dill
covering the plots and lchemes laid for GER
tain purpolcs, which in their confequences
evidently tend to oppreis and enhly" U.S. !
am not little furpiized that they have pail
cd over one as alarming and big with evil
tendencies as any ttat have adien, IN TINS
province, or perhaps this fee the Allan
tic, w That toe Lawyers in feveral
counties in this province have entered into
acombinaticn or agreement " not to siiilt
any plaintiff in the profecution OF his cauie
(howevcr iuff unleis the original writ fhall
be drawn by one of themfevcs." Such
an agreement if fcdfaRly pehiited in, will
doubtlsis be productive of consequences
v-ry detrimental to the already too much
injured pubic
NV pietent deGgn is not to point out the
particular evils that apparently await this
un.lue combination--l only with IN be-
half of my fellow countrymen that Tome
ADLER hand would expole this bafe attempt,
and abler faculties be exsrted to deitroy il
in its embrYo-Would to God | had
competent knowledge of the law, and ca
pac,ty equal to the undertaking.-No
expence of tims-no other syocation-no
envious taunis from the favourites OF def
potifm fhoud ever prevent the exertion of
my abilities to avert this impending evil
the poor induitrious labourer-the no.
neR fafmer--the diligent mechanic
iiould not be obliged to crafty Lawyer,
with eyerv exoi bitant fee, which t1~<T may
have the cxtravagzuce to ak or be forced
to behave with that fervile lubmiffion they
aGamingly expect from their two oblsqui-
Gus clients.
II is very evident, their dehgn is to mo.
nopolizr the management of all difputes a.
mong their neighbours in their own hands,
and IL any Of them are 70 difpofed (as may
hereafter be the CATS, if ir is not 70 already
may not only pfoIaef law fuits from one
court to another, but multiply aid divide
one fuit into as many Others as they think
they car. without being fufpeeted Of doing
manifeft injuRice TO their clients. The
more law -luits the better for them They
live upon uuarrels-~-and think IL 10 their
duty to do all they can in their calling tor
their daily bread.
1t will be well, it will be happy for this
country, if they can be kept within the
bounds of law and juifice, and prevented
from getting to fuch a pitch of power as
the LAWYERS Of late had il Carolina, where
vie ayarice wrung from oPPrsi:d inno-
cence fucn exorbitant fees,as rallied the fpi-
rits of the people to oppofe their diabolical
fchemes in a way that brought on calamity
TO the province.
Ii is plain their deiigns are baleful, their
views are odious-They furely mutt
have other motives than the bare lAving TO
th>mlclves the little patry fee which the
law allows for drawing a writ--And
why in the mans OF juRice, if writ is well
drawn BY the clerk of court, or any other
perlon who inclines to draw writ for him.
lei or friend or any poor perfon that la
bours for him, and cannot otheTwilc raile
even money enough to go to lawyer for
bis advice ana a writ, as is often the CAFE,
why ihould not fuch perfon have the adj
vice and sfIiitance of Lawyer TO manage
his cafe at court, II he is Obliged TO enter
his aaioh, as freely as if Lawyer drawed
the writ, Is privilege the goodnefs
OF our laws allow, and provides for thoie
who aand in need, and Ii is doing violence
to their oaths if they re:ule il, and more 70
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