The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-02-07
4 CIRCULAR TO STUDENTS OF LAW
IN THE UNITED STATES.

A NlR&OkAft I " . - - $3.50
IN THE UNITED STATES.
TN the year 1924 under ths auspices OF onisef
siy Of yiand rsts blishsd In the city OF n.'-
timors Las School, under the denomination OF tue
MARYLAND Law Institute This establishment sonii-
nucd Ia successful operation nearly eleven years. ha'
ing roceiv. students from sisrfn OF the States and
fsom two foreign couniries Ow,ng 10 The pressure
of an extensive practice, simultaneously WAN 'ne ao-
iies which the Institution involved resolved IN 'he
year 1886 IA abandon moi y the practice oil my ever
and long cherished profession, bu, also the Law ins,i-
tute; aud for health and ease sought the more genial
CLIMATES oi Europe. Finding, at this time, my health
perfectly n stored and with no abatement whatever
of zeal and devotion 10 that great gcienee WHICH
ia this county of all others needs 10 be intellectually
and carefully Sutherland seeking, moreover, indus
trous and continued oecupatioD, essential 10 hsppi-
in land that knows iders reso, ed 10 e-esta-
blish the Law lnstlu,ion-and have selected I'hila-
diphia he place OF lis locston In doisg have
thought that city 10 the Union affords such various
aud ample Inducements for all the purposes OF The
| Law Siudent-and that in more worthy
| economy be preserved, and yet with every requisite
comfort,
| The frequent app icalioDs made to from dis
lance the former occasion, IN regard To The parte-
ui9s Of my enterprise induce me 10 anticipate similar
| inquiries now-and, TO meet all such in advance,
now Address this Circular, all that can offer Ia
explanation, and, probably as all that may be rsqa'-
| site. .
The Institution, dedicated alone to law studies,
and their cognac and auxiliary topics, Is spacious
.nit lie fnr ,l@ occommodation of about six,v ,u
dents. The rooms are all suitably tum she'd supplied
with an extensive law and miscellaneous library
c preedents Of practice IN every conceivable and APP
proved firm. Siujsn are admitted at any time
throughout The year--courses OF study, and the
innate hooks are suppcJ "a "a ex.c,v N .o.e, the
wants and views of the student, according he may
design practice his profession cher in the country
or in some Of the maritime cities. The laws Of every
n.o.,;.s i cnns,,n,iv hl.nJsJ ,,;.h -. h, ,h
d., IA "a teal or,,, r nar,n1. "a Iii - " ,J,,s
IL cs,ern,,v wooded sindc 70 the !, sr,onsa"s M
,;on ,ha, sw .,mdsn,s 80 ~, hs nal. ,n.,. ,"sshan.ay
aysans-Inere afforneus learninp praces nv role and
ieaIous of hook kaoncisdo. ma heinz tao sor,i;c =
This mschievous error must inevitably degrade the
science and profession and i, oross mi,take aimee
no practising attorney was ever o. Oh and lasting ne
who was no, also Ierriy versed in the reasons and
theory of the law. therefore cannot acauiesce In
and never will Weld TO- the yulp,r error Of puttino
practice before and above tbeorySit is an unnatural
inrersion of the established oder of naurean igno
rant and soyeniy way of urging youpy men on TO at.
| tennis far beyond the powers of the human n ind
for f he grounds and reas,os of The science he n,,
| wei, known the nrac,ic, : ,nnot he ,ye,l known
| Rnt the error IN wbirh / al .,rn.s,Iv aII,ls i
feu died upo another which IL eouaIlv false and mar
row viz,hat students can learn the practice ooy in
practising aioyer'y Office! On The con,r ry as zen.
e,.I ru. n j. n. ycrv ms, ,,ac. in "a IN r.. g.,
does mr. ca learn n. n,,rcesod Ibis can Ic mad,
extremely msniCest Wbat !. ,,ac,;c, A. d,s,n,ni.h
| ed from ihsory? Take sinyle example-,nd ,r ,no
disee ou,nes rhe t,sorv or a law mint snvs to the
s,ndent # A lend. Y b,s ,ya,rb ami r se,I !, n, ..
fuse, 10 return il NAV brinu What il called an nc
lion of Trover and Conversion Nov tror,r mems
fn,ipg and conr,r,oo ms, ma ,o,,,n,s,;, II \, bis
own u.s. and here ay,,n ths s,nisn, Lam ,wo
other theoretical law points-yiz ,bat The find g j,
now mere We ,bal ficon not a, ali nateyi,i ar E ne
p,orsd-nnd secondly ,bat The conversion Inv The do
l. nda Mt 10 his orn ms, consists in the m, r yubtoJ
ing the propeIy from the uianti aI,bouvb il ,houI
be ever so clearly proved tbat he IN no vay u.,o The
propeuv for himself ~, for ,nv ,uros. v.bs,.y,, h,
| 10 wihnod II from the ,l,;n,a,
| N IA. ~
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- - frt '' ~ n"on''oee
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| 80 I'M, I'm. Ts ' W '"t J""" u vi. PEA
| Jo", ~ ae, '"''e"'e, v''Ns Peoe-
.hA, 70 go. o",o ': 80 pa''a. p'ooeeo'"p
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In '"e =, '"e w'" 20 'ne IihA'
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espu ,',' Jg" teuuoh-rs'orn OF
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p''h - ~ ~ " ~. '"''" :" ,''e fP''cea'"sj 80
'ra =, b., W., p u p'eo'as, SHOWS Inos'
| VI pass oa' sH'' ,sI fo'e'e"'s eanho' mem,
e'ts W uH r' soVo' "'.uou' previous "eofene"
| NV -, '''."i ~ ~ !. mo , 'h,s,
| os"y , '' 49, w VIZ E'ounu'' !" a.i ,he
49, - ""o sa" P''ous'"g
lawyer on'', h.u why DO, on tne contrary
. rI - NJ ~, Ps.uOe W ne Juu-
.ous '"p " ",' .ne Jo "u,o l"p'en he
wv ~ ~ Po.s awe o'nos) 'han ny
rii'lns - ~ s'"p" Ano ooo'-,1n
az 'n' u'a'ei % an Onoe
Ii I,a;,',, . no' Tue 50
.oy, !. done bv the master himself wibout ey,r ye,rh
inc The eve of the sudent-or II /, docs onv to me
cb,oicoliy eopu in Ataio: Who can dist,ncuish he
,ween real .v in eour, and 6ei;tio,, one I'm ,bich
one student urepares the rut-sn.tber The return
,no,her The Jeelemi,n- some Other The N ., Nc
un,il al, the practical proceedings. are gone ,h,ouch
A., . h, preyents these stud.n,s nal ,,c ,..o,J =,