The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-06-05

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Of suii are never placed on the record.
/ Even lhs names oi " illnesses sre moi known
10 h'lh, as The summons is usually taken
onl IN blsnk' II he were disposed 10 snp-
press any papers, could he do il any better
Tor being an Attorney? Would he no, rath-
or be more c,rtnmspeet, on that very nc-
crun' AS TO the interruption il is mag
tned the Court may suffer, by his be,ng
engaged IN case, II is we'll know the
Court can attend 10 but one thing at n
tine When case is on ttinl there is no
calling of The Jury, ana il is always IN the
power of the Court 10 require his services
Whenever They may be wanted, and 10 pre-
Nent Rny Inconvenience OF this sort II Il
should he likely To occur. II the fees ofa
Clerk amount To bot $500. he mus, cas-, a.
bout for some other employment "a connect
with II, What is SO compatible with his du-
ties es the business OF an Attorney /? Al
most any thing else viii call HIM from his
oihcc, and those who 60 TO 1t, will often
hnd him absent. The business of an At
torney, will keep him IN his office, anu he
always can be found. The objection that
some make, that the clerk can favor his
client IN making up the bill of cost, is with
out foundation. lie taxes the cost, under
the eye OF the opposite counsel. subject 10
express rules, and he cannot commit an er-
ror, without detection, much less uo Il VIII
fu act OF injustice. In the instance uftho
Clerk Tor the County of Newport tNr.
Cranstonl against whom this law operates
IN partle ulsr, he has been admitted 10 The
bar--you have taken $40 as his admission
Zee, and now you tie his hands. 10 prevent
has practising. This you ought not to do,
unless the office he holds ah,olutel, Ie-
qnlres H. You would hardly pass an act
that no lawyer should be chosen Clerk of
n Court, and yet you completely dsiran.
chise that class OF citizens as respects this
Office.
Mr.. Gideon Green hoped We should Tn,
the law. and sec what effect II would hayo
on the Clerk
Mr.. j. j TiHinghoSi said ,ha, five up-
pointed public officers, with small incomes
arising from their Office, we could not ex-
pcct them to rcllnqush their vocations.
We cannot undertake TO legislato for all
evils that by possibility may happen We
appoint fair men for Clerks, they are pnt
under oa,h, and give bonds, and lfihcy nro
guilty OF any improperly II is enslly expos
ed. and the remedy ~ nj hand. Every law
yer knows, and every one who visits Inc
CLERKS office can at once convince himsell
that The clerk has no advantages over any
other Attorney. Even the dispositions that
are opened IN Court, do not come nnder
his inspection. He breaks The seal. nfliycs
hIs Inltlals 10 show the paper has been re.
,uIarly opened, md it may then be return
ID to the poriy who brings it, # he choos.
IS. The danger is altogether imaginary.
Mr.. Btckn,H thought the law q whole
ome one and he had heard no good fca-
on Tor appealing It before II went into on.
'ratlon. The law appeared TO hrm 10 be a
Who would be injured
~ ~ IL any one ~ Office, they could rc.
'gn. lie could sec no IeCcSsty tOi rec
,ealing the law There would b, csndi.
latcs enough for The office without law.
'ers, though the emolnmonts were small.
Mr.. Poa,r-W We arc tod that the Clerk
iont open deposItlons, nnd that hc lives
iut blank summons for WITNESSES Every
body knows this But the difficulty SEQ
< this. Suppose have case IN tourt,
md 20 TO the Clerk TO file my dcl, nec, or
q procure any papers Should not give
llm my grounds OF defence. and would not
10 know what papers wanted don't
'retend the Clerk II gong tosnske fraud.
llent entries, but be has advantages 10 IA
or client, that no attorney ough TO have.
The Court do not inspect the docket, and
III they do If one ofthe Judges, once year,
,ives n certificate that the judgments arc
egbly recorded. II it's asked, why should
,entlemen ofthe bar be excluded ?--iftbcy
ant pei along without clerks, they had
,et,er do something else. ! never knew
mo that had an Office, resign for want Of
Lawyers are pretty much
Ike muislers--man are called but fcw
hosen. can furnish you plenty Of law
,er- for clerks, II these are what you want.
\ hundred lawyers could be furnished,r who
ro hanging nbout the state, and who will
ome under bonds never 10 have any thing
o do with law, you will give them az Of
ics worth $3.50 a year. ltbos been said
lis Office has been held by great many
awyprs, who praeticed while clerks, sndI
inye been mentioned os one Of ,hsm. /
must confess ] never considored myself n
awyer. wss clerk one year, IN paper
money times, aud was turned out blythe
ating vote Of Gov. Collins, because the
eoDle said ! WAS hord money man. !
bink this place ef clerk can DO supplied
With people who are not Aliormes. I
hink If We can get candidates for $3.50
ho are not lawyers, We, had better havn
hem. The law preventing, Clerks from
tacticing, vas suspended IN Its operation
,r one year, by my consent. hope now
will 90 into effect.
.,fr. Bill Of .Ntrport The case, as ]
n.ersiand i is this, This county New
ofD Is the only one where this difficulty
bou, the Clerk being an attorney, is sup
osed 70 exist. Perhaps we can Judge
lte as 10 the effect Of this thing. ns yell
,.r,le,,on from atber coupttaa w.