The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-07-05
Iessien was recommended by him to young

cssion was recommended Oy MIN TO ycunS,
friend. ,
" For general Ethics, whichare the founda-
ton ofall Law, read Xenophon's Memorabilia
Tully's Offices, and. Woolaston's Religion. oi
Nature. You may likewise look into Aristotle's
Ethics, which you will not like but it is OF
those books, fui lin,ine sai1rGnG sunt ne verba
no6is denfuy.
Z" For the law of nations, which is partly foun.
ded on the law Of nature, and partly positive,
read Crotius, and Puitendorf in Barbeyrac 5
| translation, and Burlamaqui's Droit Natuycl: as
these authors treat the same subject IA the
heads, they may be read and compared toge.
Their. =
"When you have laid this foundation, it will be
time TO look into those systems Of positive law
that have prevailed in their turn. You will be.
g,a, t course. with the Roman Law tor the
history OF which. read Gravns's elegant work
De Orr. ct PIogressu Turis CiVifis then read
and study Justinan's Institutes; without any o.
Their comment than the short one by Vnnius.
Long comments would only confound you,
and make your head spin round. Dip occasi-
onally into the Fandects. After this, it will be
proper to acquire general idea of feudal law
and the feudal system, which is SO interviewer
with almost every constitution in Europe, that
without some knowledge Oft, it is impossible to
understand modern History. Read. Craig de
Feudis, an admirable book for matter and me
thod and dip occasionally into the Corpus Ju
ris Feudals, whilst you are reading Giannone's
History OF Naples, one of the ablest md mos,
Instructive books that was ever written. These
writers are not sufficient TO give you thorough
knowledge Of The subjects they treat Of; bu,
they will give you general notions, general lead
ing principles, and lay, the best foundation that
can be laid for the study of any municipal law,
such as the Law of England, Scotland, France,
&c. Sc"
* Who does DOT recognize in this plan Of
forensic preparation the mind of master
who well knew and had himself travelled
this road to greatness! Who that has e.
yer been upon the mountain SUBMITS here
pointed out, does not remember, with rap.
ture, the wide and grand horizon which they
opened tohis mind and the invaluable trea-
sures of which they put him in possession
From this noble route, by which alone great
men can be made. turn to the preparation
for the bar which is practised in this state
-Blackstone and the Virginia laws, now
and then Coke upon Littleton and few re-
lporters make the whole snail's race of our
young Virginia lawyers. Yet these young
men, thus crude and spoiled and crippled
are IN few years returned from their
Counties to the General Assembly--for the
solem and important function of making
laws for the Commonwealth--I
few. years they go to Congress-and when
the illustrious rem aims of the revelation shall
leave us, such alone are to be the men who
are to be our presidents, and lawgivers -
With what foreign nation shall we then be
prepared to cope
| / leave this subject to the readers refiec-
ton Fathers, think oft. Sons, for your
own sakes ponder well upon it; and arouse
your souls to the glorious emulation of those
virtues aud accomplishments, which made
you free and your country great