Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-12-06

m general Add i, effected without labor or sacrifice
Livery lawyer as well as every liberal nded statesman
who reads the work, reads il task but for the in
tcrcs and pleasure he takes in the pcrusa Many of the
spceuans which constitute the first part OF each num-
Der are by some of the ables usts i'm the United States
ana they have been contributed from various parts of the
country IRON Moinc 10 Louisiana They generally relate
10 questions the decisions upon which materially affect the
Of affairs and the PROGRESS of the community The
nature and plan Of the afford scope for the most free
ana bold discussions, in which the writer's unfcttcrcd
~ auinor'y and unebarrssed by official responsibility
New ideas may be thrvun out without reserve and u
ed pains earcssly explored, by these pioneers of egs
lauoh ana jurisprudence without jcoparzng any
gnis or exciting alarm for any institution. The wide
ned legislation and jurisprudence is open TO expaatc
m ana the reading OF these spccuaions upon the various
topics sprnging into interest and import
ace, instead oil being, 10 OF busincss, continual
uon oil iabours iapas;mc. OF the various pubca-
ons constantly presented 10 the public, the Jurs will he
ed TO It's pages for independently Of professional para
nes what's more interesting than observe and follow the
operation and progress of those deep, vital and
ing principles OF law and Legislation, which mpcl and
control the movements of the mighty machinery society:
For the investigation Of actually under discus
SION, me Jurst affords TO lawyers a convenient cheap,
ana indeed the only TO the decisions;
ana those who have become accustomed revert
It's pages ind ii an indispensable professional assistant
Pracucc since questions are constantly &C.
CURING upon whch lawyer is not safe in giving Opt
mon without Knowing what has, has not been recently
decided.
In another view of the Jurist the work Is of great ma
onal imporance for il forms the most immediate link be-
tween the American and European iursprutlencc-Bc-
lore It's publication, who in England heard thought
oil american law! Since its publications. and i'm
OF H. American law occupies large space i'm English ju-
rsprudcncc in which il has been late not ONLY very fire.
queny alluded TO, but entire works have been devoted
H. In the discussion in Parliament in relation reform
OF the English laws, the pages of the Jus have supplied
the British legislators with the practical results many of
the projects that had been started by thcm and the day is
not distant when the American decisions will be cited in
the British courts, the English always have been in
those Of the United States
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will he perceived that all the questions treated i'm the Vi
articles. constituting the first half the number are either
important, curious and interesting. In the first the
right oil arguing either question OF law fact the Jury
Is lcarncdy and ably discussed and the writer
y contends that party has right address the jury upon
either
The second article treats of the origin and characteristics
OF property very similar question is discussed in the
July number of the London Law Magazine in some crti-
clsms upon passage in Mackinosh's History of England
OF the least interesting part OF the article in the Jurs
the reference to the actual Legislation of the Cherokecs
Illustration OF the origin and progress Of this right the
incipient stages OF civilization.
In the third article the whole subject of the usury
laws is reviewed in bold rapid and lively, though some
what abrupt style The writer's object is push the le-
gisaon upon this subject to the point which the ge-
neral opinion has already arrived for which purpose he ex
poses with great force and vvacy, without the
hmc much care in constructing his periods the absurdy
oil tho legal provisions in relation to usuy of which
remnants still remain in statute-boo
The article the Cherokee is in reply to some cr
tcsms upon that in the July number of the North
american Review, and is defence of the opinion of the
Supreme Court.
The sixth article is opinion the question whcher
IN case ship puts into port TO ref and unloads for this
purpose the storage and other expenses incurred on the
cargo shore should be included the general average
or be considered particular average on the fieighn"
he contributor of the article is Of opinion that of the
latter description for which he gives the reasons The
questions of practical Importance and very frequent
occurrence, and this article illustrates the utility of the
Jurist in presenting the public with the fruits of the la
Dor OF counsel in which do come into the
ana also leading the way in the presentation and discus
sion oil legal questions of general importance which are
either thus satisfactorily settled without being made sub
Jects OF adjudication, enlightened and satisfactory
decision IN the tribunals promoted by previously calling
the attention OF the profession TO the subject.
The decisions of most general interest are given i'm five
volumes oil reports viz: Peters Wendell 3 and Ohio
and Pickering, making in the whole work since its COM
mencement digess OF the of general interest in 80
volumes OF American reports In these digess all the
cons relating TO local practice and statutes of every
cal interest are omitted, except in where something
curious and strkingly characteristic of the Jurisprudence
legislation pursuits ola state presented To the dgess
OF American those of the English have been occa
sonaly added in the previous numbers the regular adj
don oil these would be very useful and to the
profession II the conductors bring them within the
limits and plan OF their work This probably depends up
on the extent of patronage the gradual increase of which
WILL as the publishers heretofore announced enable them
proporonay increase the size of the numbers "a IL
pears they have already done in degree.
The present number contains the legislation the last
ana tc recent sessions OF eleven States, making
is part oil the number fuller than usual but not too full
Tor this IL part of which the importance to the profession
and particularly to statesmen and legislators fully usies
ne aDor ana expense 1t must necessarily the
ducors entIie 1t to place, even to the exclusion of
original specuatons The plan upon which these abstracts
are made renders them easy consult well as to
rea e each abstract being indicated the be-
ginning by Italics and thereby occupying very little and of
ten no additional space the page This part the pre-
sent number affords some examples of pretty lcgisla-
oh In relation TO the Cherokecs by the State Georgia
Ii gives many striking circumstances relative TO the nan-
ces pursuits and species, and outfit of improvements in
several Of the States.
We may occasionally observe striking condolences in
legislation and Jurisprudence in various places Thus
while in England p. J6I, the discussing whe-
'ne ana under what circumstances, by the law
mschievous dog may be killed by person other than
ING owner the Legislature of Ohio p 1920 is passing sta
tutc providing for this very case.
The great object, and at the same time difficulty in
work OF this description is avoid local temporary cha
racte This has professcdy been kept in view by the
ductor OF the Jurist from the beginning, and the inu-
ence oil the work itself must evidently operate continually
In making more easy TO maintain character of general
and permanent characterization Daily .4dp.