Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-12-31

SION was recommended by him to a young
friend.
For general Ethics, which are the foun-
uauon oil all Law, read Xcnophon's Memo
Taoiha, lullys Offices, and Woliastou's
hehglon OF Nature. Yeu may likewise look
INTO Aristotlc's Ethics, which YOU will not
IKE; but 1t Is one of those books. s,,,i . H,,;ne
satuta'id ssuat ne rerbe nobi, derattr-
FOR the law of nations, which is par.Iy
founded on the law of nature, and partly nos
iuVe, read Gotius, and Pufendorfin Bar
Deyrac translation, and BuIlamaaui's Dro;t
Naturei: as these author treat the same sub
Jee. Ia ,he head, they may be read and com
when you have laid this foundation, il
W.. WIN become TO look into those systems of pos
,uve law mat have prevailed in their turn.
lou wan Degln, Of course, with the Roman
Law, for the history of which. read Cr,v;n,'s
elegant work, DE ORTIZ G. Proeressu .Jp-is Ci
ra'S; hen read and study Justitian's Insti-
'u'es' without any other comment than the
snort one by Vinnius. Long comments would
ohiy cohiound you, and make your head spin
Iouiu. mp occasionally into the Pandects.
-hl'er o,hs' u wiz be proper to acquire gene
raj idea OF feudal law and the feudaI system
"hicn Is so interviewer with almost eyery
constitution in Europe, that. without some
khoWiedge OF it. it is impossible to under
stand modern History Read Craig de Ecu
dis' an admirable book for matter and meth
90 ana DIP occasionally into the Colpus juris
r., reuuals' whilst you are reading Giannone's
.iis,ory Oh Naples, one of the ablest and most
Instructive n books that was ever written
= hese writers are not sufficient to give YOU a
thorough knowledge Of the subjects they treat
oi' oul ,hey Will give you general notions,
senelai leading principles; and lay the best
n" mat can be laid for the study of
land, Scotland, France. SC. &cn
who does not recognize in this nlan NJ for.
ehslc preparation the mind of q master. who
wen knew and had himself travelled this road
70 sreatness' Who that has ever been upon
'ile mountain submits here pointed out, does
lo' eI,e:loer, with rapture, the wide and
sranu norizon which they opened to his mind
ana the invaluable treasures of which they
pun nun IN Possession.-From this noble route.
oy winch alone great men can be made, turn
10 tne preparation for the bar which is nr,c-
used m this state.--Blackstone and the Vir-
sihia laws, now and then Coke upon Little
ION ana few Reporters make the whole
S T race OF our young Virginia LAWYERS.
LEI ,lese young men, thus crude and spoil
Gu anu crippled, are in few years returned
IRON ueir Counties to theeseneral Assembly
-lof lne solemn and important function Of
nnahihe laws Tor the Commonwealth-In a
AZ. a." yeaIs they go to Congress-and when
the Industrious remains of the reyolut;on shall
leave US, such alone are TO be The men who
are 70 DC our presidents, and law-giyers.-
WIN what foreign nation shall we then be
prepared to cope?
ieave this subject to the readers rcaec-
uoh. Fathers, think of it, Sons, for your
own sake' ponder wen upon it; and arouse
your souls to the glorious emoluments ftho,e
virtues ana accomplishments, which made
you Tree and your country great.