Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-01-19

sss,on: and so TOO, let me add, as 10 the rest
ycept the two who have but justmade beginning
g ,heir studies this session, and far as they
| ,,vc been examined, they have nothing 10 fear;
NIt, on inc cohu1ry, S'iouiu DC Stcauy ehCour-
,Sed.
=, these days OF turmoil in our country, allow me
~ cvnjure YOU, OF whatever party you may be, 10
g with nc your hest efforts 20 reconcile our fell
,,, citizens with each other; and act not for indi
;I,,ol interest but for the interest of our common
,onntry; and to this end let us unite and invoke
,bat Divine Providence, which overlooks US all, to
80, rs In those laudable efforts, and TO preserve
nj; sturbed our free republican constitutions and
\ government, TO the end of all time.
g0''''' CREED TAYLOR.
To which the Members ofthc Law School made
The following reply:
,v lament. that the time is so near az hand when
,Lev must part, not oly with each other, but aso
Nth their distinguished and highly respected Pt
nm. A part of their fellow-rnembers have alrea-
Nv taken their departure, towards whom they en-
srtain the same sentiments OF esteem and respect,
,yhich are expressed by the Patron. They also
most heartily concur with him, in the regret
which he expresses at the departure of their
flend who is to leave them tomorrow; the loss
Of whose society, will deprive them OF an agreea-
HE companion and an instructive member. But
Ihey would particularly return their thanks 10 the
PATRON for the lattering opinion which he express
cd of their capacity to succeed in the profession in
which they are about to embark; and while they
Eel unworthy of il, yet il will inspire them with
oore confidence and act stimulus to their fiI-
tlre cxcrtons. If, however, they actually pos
ssss those requirements which entitle them to
look for success at the bar, they are perfectly con-
cious, that they are to be attributed to the bene
hts and advantages which they have derived from
an attendance on the Lam School an institution,
from the plan upon which il is conducted, that af-
ior,s the greatest facilities to the student, of be-
coming acquainted no; only with the theory, but
also with the practice OF the law; advantages
which, they believe, are possessed by other
institution in the United States: for, while the fire.
ouent examinations which the students undergo
Upon the elementary and fundamental books Of the
law, and the calculating remarks and explanations
Of the Patron, are admirably calculated to faci-
tate his acquaintance with the law, considered as a
science, the Moot Court attached TO the Lar
School initiates him into the practice, and thereby
enables him 10 apply the knowledge which he has
obtained from his books, TO the practical purposes
OF his profession. These advantages attending the
Moot Court arc OF the utmost importance, since
they are such can be acquired only by actual
practice and experience, and which all the reading
that could possibly be bestowed upon the books,
even the lucrubaiions of twenty years, would fail
20 the student; and II, without these advan-
tagcs, one enter upon the practice of his profess
sion, whatever may be his legal requirements, he
must frequently teelem6arrassed, and although he
might be able 20 say, on most occasions, alta ler
Scriptd est, yet he would find himself at a loss
view. On the other hand, the student who has
had the advantages Of a practical education, goes
10 the bar without any such obstacle, Compare
lively speaking,) TO impede his progress and sue
cess. In making these remarks, the members of
the Ldlo School are actuated by the thorough
conviction of the intrinsic merit of the principles
upon which the institution is founded, and the able
manner in which il is conducted, and not through
any prejudice partiality which they entertain in
IFS favor, merely because they have received their
legal education at it. They disavoW any such
selfish considerations, but, at the time, JUS
Gce to the institution requires them candidly to
confess, that they think they have derived greater
benefits from attending il, than they could have
done by any other course of study.
The members of the Ld,O School thankfully re-
ceive the advice given them by the Patron, in the
conclusion OF his address, 6 to act not for inividu-
al interest, but for the interest of our common
country" and f they should ever acquire the con-
tdence of their fellow citizens, will endeavor to
let that be the principle upon which they will act
II IS one, they are fully persuaded, by which he
has regulated his condnct, through long life of
usefulness to his country, and which has resulted
in securing TO him the highest trust and confidence
HAT could be placed in an individual by his fell
low-citizens They also unite with him, in in
Yoking that Divine Providence, which overloals
lis all, to preserve undistrbed our free constiu-
tons and government, 10 the end of all tme.''
Permit the members OF the Law School, in con-
Guiding, to acknowledge the hospitality and kind
ness, with which they have been treated not only
by the Patron of the Sch6ol, but by every mem
Der Of his family. In whatever situation of life
they may be placed, they will ever retain CRATE
III recollection o. them, 6 look back with pleasure
Ipon the happy moments they have spent in the
retired shades Of .VeeJfan.