Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1827-02-03
ygCVIDENCE.


luence ola reformation, very recently introduced
INTO our judiciary system; and whilst there arc
lew among us, who complain, and lament that we
are about to have courts Of Justice go re'mod-
iellel that they will bear sembance to Courts Of
Jusiice their winnings drowned IN the almost
.pontancous accamation and rejoicnss OF the great
mass of The people.
II was hoped, for the credit Of the State that the
,efnrma,oa would not be opposed by any class o.
people. aud i, certainly was not expected, that the
last remnant OF that little faction, the baeful inhu-
ences of which, have for the last thirty or forty
years, been indelltly imprinted on the Po!'hci
history of Rhode Island, would, at this junctare,
wh hen its winding sheet prepared, and the sep
ulch.e wusl to receive its odious form, come
forward TO utter its doleful notes, to frghten an
honest Ycomlnry. from the adoption Of measures
which are not only ca l:ulated to promote the best
u-. e.s of the present generation, but to place on
an adRn,antine foundation, an intelligent Judicl-
arv for those who are soon 10 Gil the paths OF their
foreCa.heys-But such is the melancholy fact "a
few who lose sight the peoples good when their
own individual interest AMI popularity are at stake
= W,
come forward, and are actively aud ardenily
engaged in cnjeavourins TO poison the minds of the
Yeomanry, and 10 impart TO them neef, that It
our Judiciary is rc-modelled one branch OF their
liberties will be cut OF, and with an efronry, which
whilst il astanshes, eits execration are endeav-
| oriny to propagate an opinion, that it is by no
| means essential that judge be learned in the
a.. llnln oil anil
y TO assert that it is not necessary for Judge to-
lie acquainted with the lesser rudiments OF that SCI
ence which he undertakes TO practice, whilst they
SET up most vndictiye and vehement cry against
those who have made the Law their study by day,
and leu dreams by night
| To propagate these doctrines. and to carry into
full and complete execution their designs, they have
employed neishboripe publications. and 1t has al
ready been seen that the print in question. and ITS
nominal conductors, have attempted to aws>cn he
prejui i.rcs .: DESCRIPTION OF our population who
think that man is criminal il il so happens that he
is learned in the law is capable Of utterns sen
tence OF correct Eoglish, or write.a newspaper
paragraph that will successfully stand the test OF
moderate criticism. la the ulness oftheir zeal, to
impede the progress Of reformation, the gentle men
attached 10 the old Court interest, have arrsyed
themselves and are determined that at all ha yards
the reform shall be defeated and the better to
ceel in this have undertaken to impress the far
ming interest. that Mey ere capable OF becoming
Judges Of the laws OF the land, are those, who
have devoted whole years TO its study; and that the
man who tolls al the plough is, from habit and edu-
cation, as well fitted for the bench, the regular
| bred lawyer.
| Whilst those, who in defiance of the dictates Of
common reason and common se,.se, attempt TO i'm
press such opinions upon the public minds. are con-
victed within Themselves that they are guilty OF a
moral misdemennor, amounting almost to suborna.
tion OF PERJURY, and will still go on in their shame
full career, what can be expected Of their after ef.
| forts, when for purposes still more uuhalowed, they
attempt TO oh.an ends which God aud Justice, must
condemn. But we vii! not further consider this
part o. our subject, it will he deferred for subsc-
! quen confederation.
The People Of the United States will be astonsh.
el TO learn, that in the State of Rhode Island aud
| Providence Plantations-a State embracing wltain
| itself "A greater amount Of capital aud eAIerprzo
than any ohe, territory in the United States the
| .ame given number of acres, has from the landing
ol Roger Williams, with but twot exceptions COM
! posed her Courts OF Jdstice-even hei SUPREME
COURTS of men, who are ignorant Of law, AMI IN too
many cases absolutely ignorant OF their Nernacular
lansuase-mcn incapable Of coars'nS jury or ex-
pounding the law.
And the people of sister States will be still moro
surprised, when they learn, that Notwithstanding
we have appealed for u redress OF this grievance
and have nominated men for the discharge OF the
intor,unt i. ,ies vi the bench, we have been tld
:. they must not be elevated 70 that distinguished
po,, cf honour, because they are LAwYEas-bc
c,u.e they are men OF more than ordinary capacity
anil are men VI lelucaon According TO the doc.
,ruc. of a .agc, who iourshes and fguro,, in the
Providence Patriot, aud who whilst ne attempts to
te up the old Judiciary System, very ably writes
down the English Language, no 'nan should be u
iad.e oC the law, II he be guilty OF the damnins
sin Of beng lawyer. TINS venerated !awsiver
this Lycursu., ths Solon Of the age, this hero Of
black letter toos, who probably can write hrs own
name, and lick the foot Of a patron, materially dif>
iers IA his opinions, with Sir William Blaok'ton'.
f tho rs 4ponsibiliiips OF "A Judge,